Cesco A/S
Public limited companyCVR 19748480GørdingActive
Cesco A/S is a public limited company, based in Gørding, active in wholesale of other machinery and equipment, founded in 1996. Net profit fell 19% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 1.6m.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 7.9m.
- Net profit fell 19% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.6m.
- Equity rose 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 19.9m.
Employees
- 3 fewer employees than a year earlier: 11 (08/2026) against 14 (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 2018–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 4,409 | 5,334 | 7,266 | 7,997 | 7,903 | −1.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 548 | 1,758 | 2,338 | 2,605 | 1,318 | −49.4% |
| Profit before tax | 877 | 1,786 | 2,151 | 2,504 | 1,835 | −26.7% |
| Net profit | 745 | 1,377 | 1,706 | 1,994 | 1,607 | −19.4% |
| Total assets | 15,985 | 18,707 | 28,162 | 28,506 | 32,307 | +13.3% |
| Equity | 7,022 | 8,249 | 16,340 | 18,335 | 19,941 | +8.8% |
| Liabilities | 8,777 | 10,359 | 11,609 | 9,908 | 12,049 | +21.6% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 3 | −45.7% |
| Average number of employees | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | +8.3% |
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 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures. The register has no financial statements for 2020, 2021, 2022 (changed financial year or not filed).
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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 2018–2025.
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
5 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 26/05/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 17/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 24/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2019 | 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2019 | 29/05/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2018 | 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2018 | 14/05/2019 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
1,000 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of other machinery and equipment based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 6m, net profit DKK 772k, equity DKK 4.8m, 6 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. 7,097of 69,742 Better than 90% | No. 5,806of 69,964 Better than 92% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees769 companies in the comparison | No. 200of 769 Better than 74% | No. 71of 769 Better than 91% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 7,121of 24,791 Better than 71% | No. 4,447of 24,909 Better than 82% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 10,038of 17,786 Better than 44% | No. 6,185of 18,024 Better than 66% |
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 other machinery and equipment- Cesco A/SDKK 7.9m
- HydraSpecma A/SDKK 854.1m
- Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 779.2m
- Cesco A/SDKK 1.6m
- HydraSpecma A/SDKK 142.1m
- Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 204.2m
- Cesco A/SDKK 19.9m
- HydraSpecma A/SDKK 1.2bn
- Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 592.3m
- Cesco A/S11
- HydraSpecma A/S365
- Sanovo Technology A/S216
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Cesco Holding ApS100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Carsten Elo Schmidt | Director | 23/12/1996 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Carsten Elo Schmidt | Board member | 15/03/2004 |
| Helle Nielsen | Board member | 28/04/2005 |
| Max-Jørgen Schaumann | Board member | 04/12/2014 |
- Founders
- Carsten Elo Schmidt
Former management (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annette Jensen | Board member | 15/03/2004 | 06/05/2008 |
| Henrik Lodberg Jensen | Board member | 15/03/2004 | 28/04/2005 |
| Børge Hansen | Board member | 06/05/2008 | 04/12/2014 |
| Charlotte Friis Bjerregaard | Board member | 26/06/2013 | 04/12/2014 |
| Peter Rex Drescher | Board member | 30/10/2018 | 27/03/2019 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsIndustrivej 3
6690 Gørding
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| CESCO A/S | Industrivej 3, 6690 Gørding | 11 | 1004812680 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er handel og finansiering.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
31 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20203 changesownership 2 · accounts 1
- OwnershipCesco Holding ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipCarsten Elo Schmidt is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2019 published
20193 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1 · management 1
- AddressMoved to Industrivej 3, 6690 Gørding
- AccountsAnnual report for 2018 published
- ManagementPeter Rex Drescher stepped down as board member
20181 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPeter Rex Drescher appointed board member
20143 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementMax-Jørgen Schaumann appointed board member
- ManagementCharlotte Friis Bjerregaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementBørge Hansen stepped down as board member
20131 changemanagement 1
- ManagementCharlotte Friis Bjerregaard appointed board member
20092 changesname 1 · address 1
- NameName changed from POUL MADSEN EN GROS A/S to CESCO A/S
- AddressMoved to Ørnevej 4, 6705 Esbjerg Ø
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
- ManagementBørge Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementAnnette Jensen stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr (466900)
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Håndværksvej 3, St Darum, 6740 Bramming
20052 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementHelle Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Lodberg Jensen stepped down as board member
20046 changesname 1 · address 1 · capital 1 · management 3
- NameName changed from POUL MADSEN EN GROS ApS to POUL MADSEN EN GROS A/S
- AddressMoved to Håndværksvej 3, St Darum, 6740 Bramming
- CapitalShare capital changed from 125,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
- ManagementAnnette Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Lodberg Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementCarsten Elo Schmidt appointed board member
19963 changesfounded 1 · management 1 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as POUL MADSEN EN GROS ApS
- ManagementCarsten Elo Schmidt appointed director
- OwnershipCarsten Elo Schmidt registered as owner (100%)
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Same industry in Esbjerg
- Macartney A/S156 employees
- Andritz Feed & Biofuel A/S131 employees
- H.t. Hydraulik A/S37 employees
- West Diesel Engineering A/S33 employees
- GSFleet DK ApS31 employees
- West-marine A/S23 employees
Same people in management
- Hans Aa A/Svia Annette Jensen
- TNI Partner A/Svia Peter Rex Drescher
- Danish Art Weaving A/Svia Max-Jørgen Schaumann
Largest in the industry
- HydraSpecma A/SDKK 854.1m
- Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 779.2m
- ABB A/SDKK 608.4m
- Macartney A/SDKK 487m
- Toyota Material Handling Danmark A/SDKK 395.5m
- Alstom Transport Danmark A/SDKK 327.3m
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.