Bryggeriet Kølster ApS
Private limited companyCVR 34090122HumlebækActive
Bryggeriet Kølster ApS is a private limited company, based in Humlebæk, active in manufacture of beer, founded in 2011. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 1m. With 10 employees, the company is about 3 times larger than the industry median. Equity grew to DKK 19.3m in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 45% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.7m.
- The loss got smaller: from DKK 1.2m to DKK 1m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 480% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 19.3m.
Employees
- 5 more employees than a year earlier: 10 (08/2026) against 5 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Mikkel Bethlowsky Rasmussen (board member, 10/12/2024), Per Kølster (board member, 10/12/2024) and Jesper Teichert Marcussen (board member, 11/03/2025) (+7).
- Stepped down: Harald Hvalkof Kristensen (director, 09/06/2026), Thomas Alexander North Harttung (chair of the board, 10/03/2025) and Jens Peter Bredholt (board member, 11/03/2025).
- New owners registered: Thomas Harttung A/S (11/03/2025), Mens et Manus ApS (11/03/2025) and Bethlowsky & Co ApS (11/03/2025) (+1).
- No longer registered as owner: Per Kølster Holding af 2012 ApS (11/03/2025), Thomas Harttung A/S (10/03/2025) and Mens et Manus ApS (10/03/2025) (+1).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 23/07/2026: Share capital changed from 16,981,668 DKK to 17,124,168 DKK
- 30/10/2025: Name changed from KØLSTER - MALT OG ØL ApS to Bryggeriet Kølster ApS
- 11/03/2025: Share capital changed from 4,430,000 DKK to 16,981,668 DKK
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 thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,217 | 3,768 | 4,781 | 4,687 | 4,964 | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 1,886 | 1,750 | 1,466 | 1,175 | 1,189 | 1,722 | +44.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −78 | −169 | −280 | −551 | −1,199 | −1,671 | −39.4% |
| Profit before tax | −84 | −173 | −328 | −678 | −1,266 | −1,723 | −36.1% |
| Net profit | −66 | −133 | −258 | −550 | −1,231 | −1,050 | +14.7% |
| Total assets | 3,827 | 4,136 | 5,376 | 6,421 | 5,238 | 21,212 | +305% |
| Equity | 2,645 | 2,512 | 2,255 | 4,555 | 3,324 | 19,274 | +479.8% |
| Liabilities | 1,096 | 1,578 | 3,121 | 1,866 | 1,914 | 1,939 | +1.3% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 63 | 686 | 0 | 1,435 | 0 | 77 | – |
| Average number of employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0% |
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 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresLoss for 6 years in a row
Net result has been negative in 2020–2025.
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| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 01/05/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 26/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 28/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 30/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 30/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 06/07/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
67 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of beer based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.8m, net profit DKK 26,701, equity DKK 881k, 3 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison | No. 34,038of 69,742 Better than 51% | No. 5,924of 69,964 Better than 92% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees55 companies in the comparison | No. 25of 55 Better than 56% | No. 3of 55 Better than 96% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 18,327of 33,588 Better than 45% | No. 2,370of 33,687 Better than 93% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 32,905of 66,379 Better than 50% | No. 4,348of 66,505 Better than 93% |
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
Manufacture of beer- Bryggeriet Kølster ApSDKK 1.7m
- Hancock Bryggerierne A/SDKK 47m
- To Øl ApSDKK 36.6m
- Bryggeriet Kølster ApS−DKK 1m
- Hancock Bryggerierne A/SDKK 5.6m
- To Øl ApSDKK 96,018
- Bryggeriet Kølster ApSDKK 19.3m
- Hancock Bryggerierne A/SDKK 32.2m
- To Øl ApSDKK 20.2m
- Bryggeriet Kølster ApS10
- Hancock Bryggerierne A/S84
- To Øl ApS91
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Thomas Harttung A/S15%
- Mens et Manus ApS10%
- Bethlowsky & Co ApS10%
- Investeringsselskabet af 6. marts 2025 ApS50%
Management
8 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Brandt | CEO | 08/06/2026 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mikkel Bethlowsky Rasmussen | Board member | 10/12/2024 |
| Per Kølster | Board member | 10/12/2024 |
| Jesper Teichert Marcussen | Board member | 11/03/2025 |
| Slim Bouricha | Board member | 11/03/2025 |
| Esben Bay Jørgensen | Chair of the board | 11/03/2025 |
| Thomas Alexander North Harttung | Board member | 11/03/2025 |
| Christian Brandt | Board member | 11/03/2025 |
- Founders
- Per Kølster
Former management (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per Kølster | Director | 22/12/2011 | 30/04/2023 |
| Harald Hvalkof Kristensen | Director | 01/05/2023 | 09/06/2026 |
| Thomas Alexander North Harttung | Chair of the board | 10/12/2024 | 10/03/2025 |
| Jens Peter Bredholt | Board member | 10/12/2024 | 11/03/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør sammen med bestyrelsens formand eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsKrogerupvej 3C
3050 Humlebæk
Fredensborg Municipality · Postcode 3050
Other companies at the address (1)
- Planetary Impact Ventures A/SFund management activities
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryggeriet Kølster ApS | Krogerupvej 3C, 3050 Humlebæk | 4 | 1017360678 |
| Kølster malteri | Esrum Søvej 33, 3080 Tikøb | – | 1029204604 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed med produktion af malt og brygning af øl, og andre dikkevarer, samt enhver i forbindelse hermed stående virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
50 registered events20264 changescapital 1 · management 2 · accounts 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 16,981,668 DKK to 17,124,168 DKK
- ManagementHarald Hvalkof Kristensen stepped down as director
- ManagementChristian Brandt appointed ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
202518 changesname 1 · accounts 1 · capital 1 · management 7 · ownership 8
- NameName changed from KØLSTER - MALT OG ØL ApS to Bryggeriet Kølster ApS
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- CapitalShare capital changed from 4,430,000 DKK to 16,981,668 DKK
- ManagementSlim Bouricha appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Alexander North Harttung appointed board member
- ManagementChristian Brandt appointed board member
- ManagementJesper Teichert Marcussen appointed board member
- ManagementEsben Bay Jørgensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJens Peter Bredholt stepped down as board member
- OwnershipTHOMAS HARTTUNG A/S registered as owner (15%)
- OwnershipInvesteringsselskabet af 6. marts 2025 ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipBETHLOWSKY & CO ApS registered as owner (10%)
- OwnershipMens et Manus ApS registered as owner (10%)
- OwnershipPER KØLSTER HOLDING AF 2012 ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementThomas Alexander North Harttung stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipMens et Manus ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipTHOMAS HARTTUNG A/S is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipBETHLOWSKY & CO ApS is no longer registered as owner
20245 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementMikkel Bethlowsky Rasmussen appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Alexander North Harttung appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJens Peter Bredholt appointed board member
- ManagementPer Kølster appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20238 changescapital 1 · ownership 4 · accounts 1 · management 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 3,000,000 DKK to 4,430,000 DKK
- OwnershipMens et Manus ApS registered as owner (20%)
- OwnershipTHOMAS HARTTUNG A/S registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipBETHLOWSKY & CO ApS registered as owner (20%)
- OwnershipTHOMAS HARTTUNG A/S is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementHarald Hvalkof Kristensen appointed director
- ManagementPer Kølster stepped down as director
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20195 changescapital 1 · ownership 4
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,080,000 DKK to 3,000,000 DKK
- OwnershipPER KØLSTER HOLDING AF 2012 ApS registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipTHOMAS HARTTUNG A/S registered as owner (90%)
- OwnershipTHOMAS HARTTUNG A/S is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipPER KØLSTER HOLDING AF 2012 ApS is no longer registered as owner
20174 changescapital 1 · ownership 3
- CapitalShare capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 1,080,000 DKK
- OwnershipTHOMAS HARTTUNG A/S registered as owner (90%)
- OwnershipPER KØLSTER HOLDING AF 2012 ApS registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipPER KØLSTER HOLDING AF 2012 ApS is no longer registered as owner
20121 changeownership 1
- OwnershipPER KØLSTER HOLDING AF 2012 ApS registered as owner (100%)
20113 changesindustry 1 · management 1 · founded 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of beer (110500)
- ManagementPer Kølster appointed director
- FoundedRegistered as KØLSTER - MALT OG ØL ApS
Related companies
Same people in management
- Lemvigh-müller A/Svia Jens Peter Bredholt
- Scan Global Logistics A/Svia Esben Bay Jørgensen
- Jagger Junk ApSvia Christian Brandt
- SH Group A/Svia Esben Bay Jørgensen
- Aarstiderne A/Svia Mikkel Bethlowsky Rasmussen
- Körber Supply Chain DK A/Svia Esben Bay Jørgensen
Largest in the industry
- Hancock Bryggerierne A/SDKK 47m
- To Øl ApSDKK 36.6m
- Aktieselskabet Thisted Bryghus & Thisted MineralvandsfabrikDKK 19m
- Herslev Bryghus ApSDKK 15.3m
- Svaneke Bryghus A/SDKK 14.5m
- Skagen Bryghus A/SDKK 10.1m
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 24/10/2026.