Candynavia A/S
Public limited companyCVR 20883499SilkeborgActive
Candynavia A/S is a public limited company, based in Silkeborg, active in wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery, founded in 1998. Net profit fell 87% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 59,209. With 34 employees, the company is about 6 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 16.5m.
- Net profit fell 87% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 59,209.
Employees
- 4 fewer employees than a year earlier: 34 (08/2026) against 38 (08/2025).
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 | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 8,288 | 11,354 | 15,116 | 16,237 | 17,283 | 16,477 | −4.7% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 483 | – | 2,487 | 2,532 | 979 | 613 | −37.3% |
| Profit before tax | 300 | 773 | 2,144 | 2,205 | 566 | 76 | −86.5% |
| Net profit | 231 | 602 | 1,672 | 1,718 | 441 | 59 | −86.6% |
| Total assets | 27,721 | 46,399 | 48,283 | 51,333 | 51,371 | 61,567 | +19.8% |
| Equity | 5,823 | 6,426 | 8,098 | 9,816 | 10,257 | 10,316 | +0.6% |
| Liabilities | 21,742 | 39,690 | 39,956 | 41,346 | 40,978 | 51,251 | +25.1% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 789 | 6,419 | 859 | 1,399 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Average number of employees | 21 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | −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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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresProfit for five years in a row
Net result has been positive in 2021–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is positive in the five 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 | 01/05/2024 – 30/04/2025 | 11/11/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/05/2023 – 30/04/2024 | 31/10/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/05/2022 – 30/04/2023 | 28/10/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/05/2021 – 30/04/2022 | 28/10/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/05/2020 – 30/04/2021 | 14/10/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/05/2019 – 30/04/2020 | 21/01/2021 | 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 wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.1m, net profit DKK 686k, equity DKK 3.6m, 6 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison | No. 3,756of 9,892 Better than 62% | No. 3,039of 9,922 Better than 69% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees15 companies in the comparison | No. 9of 15 Better than 43% | No. 9of 15 Better than 43% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 4,035of 24,791 Better than 84% | No. 6,592of 24,909 Better than 74% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 6,795of 17,786 Better than 62% | No. 8,650of 18,024 Better than 52% |
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
Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery- Candynavia A/SDKK 16.5m
- Nestle Danmark A/SDKK 367.5m
- Haribo Lakrids A/SDKK 226.9m
- Candynavia A/SDKK 59,209
- Nestle Danmark A/SDKK 38.9m
- Haribo Lakrids A/SDKK 118.5m
- Candynavia A/SDKK 10.3m
- Nestle Danmark A/SDKK 85.1m
- Haribo Lakrids A/SDKK 174.2m
- Candynavia A/S34
- Nestle Danmark A/S353
- Haribo Lakrids A/S87
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterManagement
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Düring Larsen | Director | 11/07/2024 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Torben Hansen | Board member | 03/12/2021 |
| Carl Erik Larsen | Chair of the board | 11/07/2024 |
| Kenneth Düring Larsen | Board member | 11/07/2024 |
- Founders
- Benny Korsholm
Former management (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Korsholm | Director | 28/05/1998 | 30/05/2013 |
| Torben Düring Larsen | Director | 30/05/2013 | 03/12/2021 |
| Carl Erik Larsen | Director | 03/12/2021 | 01/09/2023 |
| Carl Erik Larsen | Board member | 03/12/2021 | 10/07/2024 |
| Kenneth Düring Larsen | Chair of the board | 03/12/2021 | 10/07/2024 |
| Line Holmen | Director | 01/09/2023 | 11/07/2024 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør alene.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsBavnehøjvej 22
8600 Silkeborg
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANDYNAVIA A/S | Bavnehøjvej 22, 8600 Silkeborg | 34 | 1003130141 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er engros-handel med sukkervarer og anden dermed beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
34 registered events20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20247 changesaccounts 1 · management 6
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementCarl Erik Larsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKenneth Düring Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementKenneth Düring Larsen appointed director
- ManagementLine Holmen stepped down as director
- ManagementKenneth Düring Larsen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementCarl Erik Larsen stepped down as board member
20233 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementLine Holmen appointed director
- ManagementCarl Erik Larsen stepped down as director
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20218 changesname 1 · management 5 · accounts 2
- NameName changed from CANDYNAVIA ApS to CANDYNAVIA A/S
- ManagementKenneth Düring Larsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementAlfred Torben Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementCarl Erik Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementCarl Erik Larsen appointed director
- ManagementTorben Düring Larsen stepped down as director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20202 changesaddress 2
- AddressMoved to Bavnehøjvej 22, 8600 Silkeborg
- AddressMoved to Bavnehøjvej 22, 8600 Silkeborg
20191 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Bavnehøjvej 22, 8600 Silkeborg
20142 changesname 1 · address 1
- NameName changed from MC KONFEKTURE ApS to CANDYNAVIA ApS
- AddressMoved to Bavnehøjvej 23, 8600 Silkeborg
20133 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 1
- ManagementTorben Düring Larsen appointed director
- ManagementBenny Korsholm stepped down as director
- OwnershipCHOKODAN STRUER ApS registered as owner (100%)
20091 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 200,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery (463600)
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to F.L.Smidths Vej 9, 8600 Silkeborg
20021 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to F.L.Smidths Vej 9, 8600 Silkeborg
19982 changesfounded 1 · management 1
- FoundedRegistered as MC KONFEKTURE ApS
- ManagementBenny Korsholm appointed director
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- Konditorbager A/S23 employees
- Coalas Naturprodukter ApS7 employees
Same people in management
- Chokodan Struer ApSvia Carl Erik Larsen
- Chokoland A/Svia Carl Erik Larsen
- Bowl'n'fun ApSvia Carl Erik Larsen
- Maximum Kolding ApSvia Carl Erik Larsen
- Bowl' N' Fun, Silkeborg ApSvia Carl Erik Larsen
- Bowl'n'fun Viborg ApSvia Carl Erik Larsen
Largest in the industry
- Nestle Danmark A/SDKK 367.5m
- Haribo Lakrids A/SDKK 226.9m
- Cloetta Danmark ApSDKK 157.3m
- Chokoland A/SDKK 55.1m
- Perfetti Van Melle Danmark ApSDKK 43.8m
- TC Brød ApSDKK 41.3m
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.