Brugsforeningen Vækst Amba

Cooperative society with limited liabilityCVR 12673213VardeActive

Brugsforeningen Vækst Amba is a cooperative society with limited liability, based in Varde, active in retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores, founded in 1967. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 7m. Operations are spread over 8 production units in 5 towns. With 305 employees, the company is about 38 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 39.7m−8.6% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 7m−88.4% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 48.1m−12.6% vs. 2024
Employees305latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 39.7m.
  • The loss grew: from DKK 3.7m to DKK 7m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity fell 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 48.1m.

Employees

  • 14 fewer employees than a year earlier: 305 (08/2026) against 319 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Simon Nimb Eriksen (director, 06/03/2025), Lars Pedersen (board member, 24/04/2025) and Frants Bilde Kjeldsen (board member, 24/04/2025) (+1).
  • Stepped down: Michael Thygesen (director, 06/03/2025), Per Bovien Thorning Christensen (board member, 22/04/2026) and Jens Kristian Sørensen (chair of the board, 23/04/2026) (+1).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 04/12/2025: Name changed from KVICKLY VARDE to Brugsforeningen Vækst Amba
  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores (471120)

Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.

Financial statements

Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 10mDKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50mDKK 60mDKK 70m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Brugsforeningen Vækst Amba
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit48,69044,62333,72147,66143,45339,719−8.6%
Operating profit (EBIT)–−4,676−13,277−1,063−6,648−10,277−54.6%
Profit before tax3,622−3,439−11,61125−5,042−9,008−78.7%
Net profit2,825−2,436−9,21049−3,705−6,978−88.4%
Total assets119,052112,026109,692111,855100,899103,093+2.2%
Equity70,09867,71058,60458,70355,04848,121−12.6%
Liabilities43,28039,64648,81950,90744,94354,972+22.3%
Cash and cash equivalents1,5441,6311,6649,7801,128954−15.4%
Average number of employees1091071071049592−3.2%

Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report. Revenue is not stated for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.

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DKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (604 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • Loss for 2 years in a row

    Net result has been negative in 2024–2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Net result is negative in the two or more latest annual reports in a row.

The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Brugsforeningen Vækst Amba
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202528/04/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202406/05/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202306/05/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202212/05/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202105/05/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202008/06/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

604 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 39.7mNo. 26 of 603
Better than 96% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 48.1mNo. 34 of 604
Better than 95% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees305No. 16 of 604
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.6m, net profit DKK 66,737, equity DKK 2.1m, 8 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.5mDKK 21.7mDKK 320.7mDKK 1.9bnHere
Distribution of gross profit for 593 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison
No. 687of 763
Better than 10%
No. 541of 796
Better than 32%
Same industry and 200–499 employees13 companies in the comparison
No. 11of 13
Better than 17%
No. 10of 13
Better than 25%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 1,774of 10,152
Better than 83%
No. 2,046of 10,275
Better than 80%
All companies of type ABA312 companies in the comparison
No. 46of 311
Better than 85%
No. 63of 312
Better than 80%

The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.

Compare with the industry

Retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores
Gross profit
  1. Brugsforeningen Vækst AmbaDKK 39.7m
  2. Coop Danmark A/SDKK 4.7bn
  3. Nemlig.com A/SDKK 465.5m
Net profit
  1. Brugsforeningen Vækst Amba−DKK 7m
  2. Coop Danmark A/S−DKK 232m
  3. Nemlig.com A/S−DKK 28.1m
Equity
  1. Brugsforeningen Vækst AmbaDKK 48.1m
  2. Coop Danmark A/SDKK 1.9bn
  3. Nemlig.com A/SDKK 39m
Employees
  1. Brugsforeningen Vækst Amba305
  2. Coop Danmark A/S14,722
  3. Nemlig.com A/S1,448

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Management

8 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Brugsforeningen Vækst Amba
NameRoleAppointed
Simon Nimb EriksenDirector06/03/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Brugsforeningen Vækst Amba
NameRoleAppointed
Henrik FlindtBoard member22/04/2015
Mark HansenBoard member27/04/2021
Per Møller DaugaardBoard member27/04/2023
Anne Marie OlesenBoard member14/12/2023
Lars PedersenBoard member24/04/2025
Frants Bilde KjeldsenBoard member24/04/2025
Per Bovien Thorning ChristensenChair of the board23/04/2026
Former management (37)
Former management at Brugsforeningen Vækst Amba
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Birthe ChristensenChair of the board08/02/196722/04/2015
Erik LyngsøBoard member08/02/196719/03/1997
Erik MorthensenBoard member08/02/196719/03/2002
Elly Søgård BredtvedBoard member08/02/196727/03/2001
Evald PoulsenBoard member08/02/196724/03/1998
Bent Emil KnudsenDeputy chair08/02/196701/04/2008
Tage Verner Raupach HansenBoard member08/02/196724/03/1998
Anne NielsenDeputy board member08/02/196720/04/1999
Helmer Leonhard JensenDeputy board member08/02/196719/03/1997
Jens Kristian LadegaardDirector08/02/196719/05/1998
Michael ThygesenDirector08/02/196706/03/2025
Ingrid Gitte AndersenBoard member19/03/199724/03/1998
Solvejg SvennesenBoard member19/03/199727/04/2023
Laurids BjerregaardBoard member24/03/199824/04/2024
Inge Vest BoddumBoard member24/03/199819/03/2002
Annette Kate HynkemejerBoard member24/03/199827/03/2001
John Østergaard LundorffBoard member27/03/200119/04/2007
Tommy LauritsenBoard member27/03/200102/04/2013
Merry BrydsøBoard member19/03/200228/04/2016
Hanne KjeldsenBoard member19/03/200204/04/2006
Niels SigmannDeputy board member30/03/200501/04/2008
Anne Marie OlesenBoard member30/03/200519/04/2007
Preben de Padua SchouBoard member04/04/200628/04/2014
Claus SørensenBoard member19/04/200702/04/2013
Jens DahlgaardBoard member19/04/200702/04/2013
Viola Sørine HansenBoard member01/04/200829/04/2009
Betty StøttrupDeputy board member01/04/200827/03/2012
Jane Riis LauridsenDeputy board member27/03/201228/04/2016
Jens Kristian SørensenBoard member02/04/201321/04/2015
Lena BrandsborgBoard member02/04/201327/04/2021
Tue Kring NielsenBoard member02/04/201328/04/2016
Per Bovien Thorning ChristensenBoard member28/04/201422/04/2026
Jens Kristian SørensenChair of the board22/04/201523/04/2026
Per Møller DaugaardDeputy board member28/04/201626/04/2023
Anne Marie OlesenBoard member28/04/201727/04/2021
Uffe GeorgsenBoard member27/04/202114/12/2023
Uffe GeorgsenBoard member24/04/202413/03/2025

Signing rule: Ved køb og salg samt pantsætning af fast ejendom og optagelse af lån i øvrigt, tegning af garantikapital eller afgivelse af anden sikkerhedsstillelse, tegnes foreningen af formanden og direktøren i forening eller af en af disse i forening med 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer Bortset herfra tegnes foreningen af formanden eller direktøren

Address and production units

8 active production units
Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Brugsforeningen Vækst AmbaØstervold 5, 6800 Varde1111002928968
SuperBrugsen Esbjerg StorcenterGl Vardevej 230, 6715 Esbjerg N621022621749
365discountakta Varde, Nordre Boulevard (brf)Nordre Boulevard 76, 6800 Varde431019427303
Brugsen AlslevBredgade 32A, 6800 Varde271002928981
365discount OksbølØstergade 3, 6840 Oksbøl251020456384
Brugsen SigVardevej 33, Sig, 6800 Varde251018615009
Brugsen Starup TGl Grindstedvej 1, 7200 Grindsted241003085757
DAGLI' BRUGGSENStoregade 11, 6753 Agerbæk21003172543

Purpose

Stk.1.Foreningens formål er at skaffe medlemmerne de bedst mulige varer til de lavest mulige priser samt optage andre opgaver af økonomisk og almennyttig art til gavn for forbrugerne. Stk.2.Til opnåelse af dette formål skal foreningen være medlem af CoopAmba Fællesforeningen for Danmarks Brugsforeninger og så vidt muligt indkøbe sine varer gennem Coop Danmark A/S. Stk.3. Foreningen kan efter bestyrelsens beslutning være medlem af andre foreninger, selskaber samt institutioner, som er af betydning for foreningens virksinhed, og kan tegne kapital i disse.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

96 registered events
20264 changesaccounts 1 · management 3
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Per Bovien Thorning Christensen appointed chair of the board
  • Jens Kristian Sørensen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Per Bovien Thorning Christensen stepped down as board member
20258 changesname 1 · accounts 1 · management 5 · industry 1
  • Name changed from KVICKLY VARDE to Brugsforeningen Vækst Amba
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Frants Bilde Kjeldsen appointed board member
  • Lars Pedersen appointed board member
  • Uffe Georgsen stepped down as board member
  • Simon Nimb Eriksen appointed director
  • Michael Thygesen stepped down as director
  • Industry changed to Retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores (471120)
20243 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Uffe Georgsen appointed board member
  • Laurids Bjerregaard stepped down as board member
20236 changesmanagement 5 · accounts 1
  • Anne Marie Olesen appointed board member
  • Uffe Georgsen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Per Møller Daugaard appointed board member
  • Solvejg Svennesen stepped down as board member
  • Per Møller Daugaard stepped down as deputy board member
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20216 changesaccounts 1 · management 4 · address 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Uffe Georgsen appointed board member
  • Mark Hansen appointed board member
  • Anne Marie Olesen stepped down as board member
  • Lena Brandsborg stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Østervold 5, 6800 Varde
20171 changemanagement 1
  • Anne Marie Olesen appointed board member
20164 changesmanagement 4
  • Per Møller Daugaard appointed deputy board member
  • Tue Kring Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Jane Riis Lauridsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Merry Brydsø stepped down as board member
20154 changesmanagement 4
  • Jens Kristian Sørensen appointed chair of the board
  • Henrik Flindt appointed board member
  • Birthe Christensen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jens Kristian Sørensen stepped down as board member
20143 changesmerger 1 · management 2
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Per Bovien Thorning Christensen appointed board member
  • Preben de Padua Schou stepped down as board member
20137 changesmerger 1 · management 6
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Jens Kristian Sørensen appointed board member
  • Tue Kring Nielsen appointed board member
  • Lena Brandsborg appointed board member
  • Jens Dahlgaard stepped down as board member
  • Claus Sørensen stepped down as board member
  • Tommy Lauritsen stepped down as board member
20123 changesmerger 1 · management 2
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Jane Riis Lauridsen appointed deputy board member
  • Betty Støttrup stepped down as deputy board member
20091 changemanagement 1
  • Viola Sørine Hansen stepped down as board member
20085 changesmanagement 4 · industry 1
  • Betty Støttrup appointed deputy board member
  • Viola Sørine Hansen appointed board member
  • Niels Sigmann stepped down as deputy board member
  • Bent Emil Knudsen stepped down as deputy chair
  • Industry changed to Anden detailhandel fra ikke-specialiserede forretninger (471900)
20074 changesmanagement 4
  • Jens Dahlgaard appointed board member
  • Claus Sørensen appointed board member
  • Anne Marie Olesen stepped down as board member
  • John Østergaard Lundorff stepped down as board member
20062 changesmanagement 2
  • Preben de Padua Schou appointed board member
  • Hanne Kjeldsen stepped down as board member
20052 changesmanagement 2
  • Anne Marie Olesen appointed board member
  • Niels Sigmann appointed deputy board member
20024 changesmanagement 4
  • Hanne Kjeldsen appointed board member
  • Merry Brydsø appointed board member
  • Inge Vest Boddum stepped down as board member
  • Erik Morthensen stepped down as board member
20014 changesmanagement 4
  • John Østergaard Lundorff appointed board member
  • Tommy Lauritsen appointed board member
  • Annette Kate Hynkemejer stepped down as board member
  • Elly Søgård Bredtved stepped down as board member
19991 changemanagement 1
  • Anne Nielsen stepped down as deputy board member
19987 changesmanagement 7
  • Jens Kristian Ladegaard stepped down as director
  • Inge Vest Boddum appointed board member
  • Annette Kate Hynkemejer appointed board member
  • Laurids Bjerregaard appointed board member
  • Ingrid Gitte Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Tage Verner Raupach Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Evald Poulsen stepped down as board member
19974 changesmanagement 4
  • Solvejg Svennesen appointed board member
  • Ingrid Gitte Andersen appointed board member
  • Erik Lyngsø stepped down as board member
  • Helmer Leonhard Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
196712 changesfounded 1 · management 11
  • Registered as KVICKLY VARDE
  • Erik Lyngsø appointed board member
  • Michael Thygesen appointed director
  • Jens Kristian Ladegaard appointed director
  • Helmer Leonhard Jensen appointed deputy board member
  • Anne Nielsen appointed deputy board member
  • Tage Verner Raupach Hansen appointed board member
  • Bent Emil Knudsen appointed deputy chair
  • Evald Poulsen appointed board member
  • Elly Søgård Bredtved appointed board member
  • Erik Morthensen appointed board member
  • Birthe Christensen appointed chair of the board

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Source and updates

The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026.

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