Centralværkstedet A/S
Public limited companyCVR 32324436Aarhus CActive
Centralværkstedet A/S is a public limited company, based in Aarhus C, active in contract catering and other food service activities, founded in 2012. Net profit rose 287% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 2.8m. With 35 employees, the company is about 7 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 88% of the companies in the industry in the database.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 14% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 12.4m.
- Net profit rose 287% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.8m.
- Equity rose 14% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 6.1m.
Employees
- 20 more employees than a year earlier: 35 (08/2026) against 15 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- Stepped down: Michael Hansen (board member, 28/09/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Contract catering and other food service activities (562200)
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 | 4,644 | 9,309 | 16,905 | 14,500 | 10,910 | 12,439 | +14% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −1,486 | 776 | 4,669 | 2,815 | 946 | 3,581 | +278.5% |
| Profit before tax | −1,459 | 742 | 4,751 | 2,807 | 919 | 3,524 | +283.5% |
| Net profit | −1,138 | 579 | 3,707 | 2,191 | 710 | 2,750 | +287.5% |
| Total assets | 8,591 | 12,675 | 15,937 | 14,935 | 12,340 | 14,582 | +18.2% |
| Equity | 2,937 | 3,516 | 7,223 | 7,143 | 5,353 | 6,104 | +14% |
| Liabilities | 5,655 | 9,159 | 8,714 | 7,791 | 6,987 | 8,479 | +21.3% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,422 | 4,734 | 8,252 | 894 | 4,032 | 2,708 | −32.8% |
| Average number of employees | 15 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 18 | −10% |
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 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 17/04/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 25/05/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 24/05/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 01/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 20/05/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 02/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
227 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in contract catering and other food service activities based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.3m, net profit DKK 113k, equity DKK 384k, 5 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. 4,949of 9,892 Better than 50% | No. 4,247of 9,922 Better than 57% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees44 companies in the comparison | No. 11of 44 Better than 77% | No. 7of 44 Better than 86% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 3,461of 33,588 Better than 90% | No. 5,291of 33,687 Better than 84% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 8,014of 17,786 Better than 55% | No. 10,701of 18,024 Better than 41% |
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
Contract catering and other food service activities- Centralværkstedet A/SDKK 12.4m
- Compass Group Danmark A/SDKK 1.6bn
- Meyers Contract Catering A/SDKK 280.8m
- Centralværkstedet A/SDKK 2.8m
- Compass Group Danmark A/SDKK 73.3m
- Meyers Contract Catering A/SDKK 14.4m
- Centralværkstedet A/SDKK 6.1m
- Compass Group Danmark A/SDKK 494.8m
- Meyers Contract Catering A/SDKK 29.7m
- Centralværkstedet A/S35
- Compass Group Danmark A/S3,737
- Meyers Contract Catering A/S764
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterManagement
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mai-Britt Jensen | Director | 29/05/2020 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Skov Schelde | Chair of the board | 12/12/2016 |
| Mai-Britt Jensen | Board member | 29/05/2020 |
| Simon Skov Hedelund | Board member | 27/05/2021 |
- Founders
- Jürgen Frühwirth Holding ApS
Former management (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jürgen Frühwirth | Director | 19/06/2012 | 06/12/2016 |
| Peer Rysgaard | Director | 06/12/2016 | 29/05/2020 |
| Peer Rysgaard | Board member | 12/12/2016 | 29/05/2020 |
| Henrik Hjorth | Board member | 12/12/2016 | 08/05/2019 |
| Henrik Rene Raarup | Board member | 01/06/2017 | 27/05/2021 |
| Daniel Roger de Visme | Board member | 04/11/2019 | 29/05/2020 |
| Michael Hansen | Board member | 29/05/2020 | 28/09/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af formanden for bestyrelsen i forening med et andet bestyrelsesmedlem, af formanden for bestyrelsen i forening med en direktør, eller af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening med en direktør.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsVærkmestergade 9
8000 Aarhus C
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRALVÆRKSTEDET A/S | Værkmestergade 9, 8000 Aarhus C | 35 | 1017770035 |
| Smedien | Værkmestergade 7, 8000 Aarhus C | 0 | 1020719075 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive hotel- og konferencevirksomhed og anden virksomhed, som efter bestyrelsens skøn er beslægtet hermed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
34 registered events20262 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementMichael Hansen stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Contract catering and other food service activities (562200)
20242 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Værkmestergade 9, 8000 Aarhus C
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20213 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementSimon Skov Hedelund appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Rene Raarup stepped down as board member
20206 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementMichael Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementMai-Britt Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementMai-Britt Jensen appointed director
- ManagementDaniel Roger de Visme stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeer Rysgaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeer Rysgaard stepped down as director
20192 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementDaniel Roger de Visme appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Hjorth stepped down as board member
20181 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Anden restaurationsvirksomhed (562900)
20171 changemanagement 1
- ManagementHenrik Rene Raarup appointed board member
20169 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 5 · ownership 2
- NameName changed from CENTRALVÆRKSTEDET ApS to CENTRALVÆRKSTEDET A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
- ManagementPeter Skov Schelde appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Hjorth appointed board member
- ManagementPeer Rysgaard appointed board member
- ManagementPeer Rysgaard appointed director
- ManagementJürgen Frühwirth stepped down as director
- OwnershipCOMWELL A/S registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipJÜRGEN FRÜHWIRTH HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20124 changesindustry 1 · founded 1 · management 1 · ownership 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Event catering (562100)
- FoundedRegistered as CENTRALVÆRKSTEDET ApS
- ManagementJürgen Frühwirth appointed director
- OwnershipJÜRGEN FRÜHWIRTH HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same industry in Aarhus
- Park Catering ApS70 employees
- Friends & Fries ApS46 employees
- Turbinehallen ApS37 employees
- DDL Drift 9 ApS30 employees
- Madværftet ApS30 employees
- Frederikshøj ApS26 employees
Same people in management
- Great Northern A/Svia Peer Rysgaard
- Comwell Copenhagen Portside A/Svia Daniel Roger de Visme
- Comwell H.c. Andersen Odense A/Svia Mai-Britt Jensen
- Comwell Kolding A/Svia Henrik Hjorth
- Comwell Roskilde A/Svia Henrik Hjorth
- Comwell Kellers Park P/Svia Henrik Hjorth
Largest in the industry
- Compass Group Danmark A/SDKK 1.6bn
- Meyers Contract Catering A/SDKK 280.8m
- Gate Gourmet Denmark ApSDKK 259.5m
- Cheval Blanc Kantiner A/SDKK 210.6m
- Det Danske Madhus A/SDKK 194.8m
- Newrest Denmark A/SDKK 193.5m
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.