Chas. Hude A/S
Public limited companyCVR 12938179København KActive
Chas. Hude A/S is a public limited company, based in København K, active in patent agencies and marketing-related services, founded in 1989. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 10.3m. With 18 employees, the company is about 6 times larger than the industry median. Equity fell to DKK 18.6m in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 26% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 6.3m.
- The loss grew: from DKK 8.5m to DKK 10.3m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity fell 36% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 18.6m.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- Stepped down: David Mark Würgler Damsholt (director, 28/02/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/07/2026: Moved to Bredgade 20, 3, 1260 København K
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Patent agencies and marketing-related services (749100)
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 | 22,327 | 7,998 | 9,208 | 10,175 | 8,520 | 6,283 | −26.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −4,563 | −18,010 | −16,170 | −12,694 | −10,744 | −11,197 | −4.2% |
| Profit before tax | −2,606 | −10,305 | −26,558 | −9,336 | −8,531 | −10,252 | −20.2% |
| Net profit | −1,606 | −12,305 | −28,558 | −9,336 | −8,531 | −10,252 | −20.2% |
| Total assets | 98,070 | 93,213 | 59,343 | 46,623 | 35,861 | 26,179 | −27% |
| Equity | 85,570 | 75,264 | 46,707 | 37,370 | 28,839 | 18,588 | −35.5% |
| Liabilities | 12,501 | 17,949 | 12,636 | 9,253 | 7,022 | 7,591 | +8.1% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8,500 | 1,371 | 3,965 | 3,515 | 6,917 | 1,550 | −77.6% |
| Average number of employees | 34 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | −11.1% |
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 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.
Equity fell sharply
Equity fell 36% from 2024 to 2025 (DKK 28.8m to DKK 18.6m).
How is this calculated?
Equity has fallen by at least 30% from the previous annual report, and it was positive the year before.
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 | 30/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 23/06/2025 | 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 | 28/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 30/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
47 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in patent agencies and marketing-related services based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 4m, net profit DKK 654k, equity DKK 2.4m, 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. 10,088of 69,742 Better than 86% | No. 6,070of 69,964 Better than 91% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees36 companies in the comparison | No. 10of 36 Better than 74% | No. 1of 36 Better than 100% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 5,163of 10,152 Better than 49% | No. 3,532of 10,275 Better than 66% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 11,023of 17,786 Better than 38% | No. 6,437of 18,024 Better than 64% |
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
Patent agencies and marketing-related services- Chas. Hude A/SDKK 6.3m
- Nykredit Mægler A/SDKK 106.3m
- Høiberg P/SDKK 60.6m
- Chas. Hude A/S−DKK 10.3m
- Nykredit Mægler A/SDKK 50.1m
- Høiberg P/SDKK 12.3m
- Chas. Hude A/SDKK 18.6m
- Nykredit Mægler A/SDKK 206.5m
- Høiberg P/SDKK 15m
- Chas. Hude A/S18
- Nykredit Mægler A/S44
- Høiberg P/S46
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Vpm Vi ApS100%
Management
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Brit Olesen | Director | 01/06/2023 |
| Bo Stenhuus Hansen | Director | 01/06/2023 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Frans Vestergren Thomsen | Chair of the board | 31/08/2020 |
| Hanne Pape | Board member | 19/11/2020 |
| Peter Malling Lambert | Board member | 16/03/2021 |
- Founders
- A/S Pse Nr. 1444
Former management (62)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birgitte Stephensen | Deputy board member | 01/04/1989 | 31/01/2000 |
| Susanne Saul Stakemann | Director | 01/04/1989 | 04/12/1989 |
| Tage Nørgaard | Chair of the board | 01/04/1989 | 23/01/2020 |
| Tage Nørgaard | Director | 01/04/1989 | 27/09/1995 |
| Hans Preben Mathiesen | Board member | 01/04/1989 | 27/09/1995 |
| Hans Preben Mathiesen | Director | 01/04/1989 | 13/02/1990 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Board member | 01/04/1989 | 04/12/1989 |
| Ulrik Nørgaard | Board member | 27/09/1995 | 31/05/2019 |
| Ole Jean Thierry-Carstensen | Board member | 27/09/1995 | 17/06/2009 |
| Kaj Louis Henriksen | Board member | 27/09/1995 | 17/06/2009 |
| Kaj Louis Henriksen | Director | 27/09/1995 | 31/12/2013 |
| Peter Kim Jensen | Board member | 31/01/2000 | 17/06/2009 |
| Ulla Klinge | Board member | 31/01/2000 | 31/07/2007 |
| Lilli Merete Fanefjord Pedersen | Board member | 31/01/2000 | 27/05/2004 |
| Birgitte Holstein | Deputy board member | 14/04/2000 | 27/05/2004 |
| Per Skjødt Jacobsen | Board member | 14/04/2000 | 27/05/2004 |
| Irene Risgaard Geisler | Deputy board member | 27/05/2004 | 11/04/2008 |
| Elke Heinemann | Deputy board member | 27/05/2004 | 31/12/2007 |
| Conni Jensen | Board member | 27/05/2004 | 11/04/2008 |
| Anette Krogh | Board member | 27/05/2004 | 11/04/2008 |
| Morten Rosted | Board member | 27/05/2004 | 27/05/2004 |
| Henrik Zeuthen-Aagaard | Board member | 27/05/2004 | 11/04/2008 |
| Ebbe Johansen | Board member | 31/01/2005 | 11/04/2008 |
| Tommy Lindved | CEO | 01/11/2005 | 30/11/2007 |
| Ole Jean Thierry-Carstensen | Director | 20/06/2006 | 01/11/2011 |
| Christian Kragelund | Board member | 30/06/2006 | 17/06/2009 |
| Søren Casparij | Board member | 27/09/2007 | 17/06/2009 |
| Mikkel Bender | Deputy board member | 11/04/2008 | 14/05/2011 |
| Brit Olesen | Board member | 11/04/2008 | 14/05/2012 |
| Ellen Merete Lund Breddam | Board member | 11/04/2008 | 14/05/2012 |
| Steven Richard Kitchen | Board member | 11/04/2008 | 28/02/2010 |
| Bettina Schleicher | Board member | 11/04/2008 | 28/02/2010 |
| Lotte Hvied Josephsen | Deputy board member | 11/04/2008 | 14/05/2012 |
| Frans Vestergren Thomsen | Board member | 17/06/2009 | 30/08/2020 |
| Knud Erik Nielsen | Board member | 17/06/2009 | 06/01/2014 |
| Michael Christiani Havemann | Board member | 17/06/2009 | 05/07/2012 |
| Ulrik Nørgaard | Director | 24/06/2009 | 10/07/2015 |
| Sieglinde Jabs | Board member | 28/02/2010 | 31/03/2011 |
| Kirsten Valum | Board member | 01/03/2010 | 14/05/2012 |
| Bo Christensen | CEO | 01/02/2011 | 31/01/2013 |
| Ole Kragh Møller | Board member | 14/05/2012 | 30/04/2013 |
| Adam Hosam Bach Bassiouni | Deputy board member | 14/05/2012 | 31/08/2012 |
| Henrik Jespersen | Board member | 14/05/2012 | 09/06/2016 |
| Fabio Pezzolato | Board member | 14/05/2012 | 31/07/2015 |
| Marianne Johansen | Director | 01/05/2013 | 22/08/2019 |
| Tina Jarl Christensen | Board member | 01/05/2013 | 31/07/2015 |
| Viveka Ostenfeld | Deputy board member | 01/05/2013 | 31/07/2015 |
| Julie Sikker Hansen | Director | 01/01/2014 | 10/07/2015 |
| Waldemar Schmidt | Board member | 06/01/2014 | 07/03/2019 |
| Viveka Ostenfeld | Board member | 01/08/2015 | 31/03/2016 |
| Laila Ekberg | Board member | 09/06/2016 | 28/05/2019 |
| Jens Foldager Bregnballe Rasmussen | Deputy board member | 09/06/2016 | 30/11/2018 |
| Jens Bergholdt | Director | 17/09/2018 | 04/01/2021 |
| Kirsten Wissing | Board member | 31/05/2019 | 23/01/2020 |
| Kirsten Wissing | Chair of the board | 24/01/2020 | 31/08/2020 |
| Tage Nørgaard | Board member | 24/01/2020 | 19/11/2020 |
| Henrik Christian Zangenberg | Board member | 31/08/2020 | 16/03/2021 |
| Arne Reinhardt Steinmark | CEO | 04/01/2021 | 23/08/2021 |
| Brit Olesen | Director | 23/08/2021 | 01/02/2022 |
| Stig Benthin | Director | 23/08/2021 | 30/11/2021 |
| Michael Stiig Madsen | CEO | 01/02/2022 | 01/06/2023 |
| David Mark Würgler Damsholt | Director | 01/06/2023 | 28/02/2025 |
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Address and production units
2 active production unitsBredgade 20
1260 København K
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAS. HUDE A/S | Bredgade 20, 3, 1260 København K | 11 | 1000471275 |
| Chas. Hude A/S | Inge Lehmanns Gade 10, 5, 8000 Aarhus C | 7 | 1014374236 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive patentagentvirksomhed samt virksomhed, der er naturligt forbundet hermed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
145 registered events20262 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Bredgade 20, 3, 1260 København K
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20253 changesaccounts 1 · management 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementDavid Mark Würgler Damsholt stepped down as director
- IndustryIndustry changed to Patent agencies and marketing-related services (749100)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20235 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementBo Stenhuus Hansen appointed director
- ManagementBrit Olesen appointed director
- ManagementDavid Mark Würgler Damsholt appointed director
- ManagementMichael Stiig Madsen stepped down as ceo
20224 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1 · management 2
- AddressMoved to Langebrogade 3B, 1411 København K
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementMichael Stiig Madsen appointed ceo
- ManagementBrit Olesen stepped down as director
202110 changesmanagement 8 · address 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementStig Benthin stepped down as director
- AddressMoved to Langebrogade 1, 2, 1411 København K
- ManagementBrit Olesen appointed director
- ManagementStig Benthin appointed director
- ManagementArne Reinhardt Steinmark stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementPeter Malling Lambert appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Christian Zangenberg stepped down as board member
- ManagementArne Reinhardt Steinmark appointed ceo
- ManagementJens Bergholdt stepped down as director
20209 changesmanagement 9
- ManagementHanne Pape appointed board member
- ManagementTage Nørgaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementFrans Vestergren Thomsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Christian Zangenberg appointed board member
- ManagementKirsten Wissing stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementFrans Vestergren Thomsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementTage Nørgaard appointed board member
- ManagementKirsten Wissing appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKirsten Wissing stepped down as board member
20196 changesmanagement 5 · capital 1
- ManagementMarianne Johansen stepped down as director
- CapitalShare capital changed from 12,500,000 DKK to 14,000,000 DKK
- ManagementKirsten Wissing appointed board member
- ManagementUlrik Nørgaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementLaila Ekberg stepped down as board member
- ManagementWaldemar Schmidt stepped down as board member
20186 changesownership 3 · capital 1 · management 2
- OwnershipVPM VI ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipCHAS. HUDE-FONDEN is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipVPM VI ApS is no longer registered as owner
- CapitalShare capital changed from 12,000,000 DKK to 12,500,000 DKK
- ManagementJens Foldager Bregnballe Rasmussen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJens Bergholdt appointed director
20164 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementLaila Ekberg appointed board member
- ManagementJens Foldager Bregnballe Rasmussen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHenrik Jespersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementViveka Ostenfeld stepped down as board member
201510 changescapital 1 · ownership 3 · management 6
- CapitalShare capital changed from 10,000,000 DKK to 12,000,000 DKK
- OwnershipVPM VI ApS registered as owner (15%)
- OwnershipCHAS. HUDE-FONDEN registered as owner (66.67%)
- OwnershipCHAS. HUDE-FONDEN is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementViveka Ostenfeld appointed board member
- ManagementTina Jarl Christensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementViveka Ostenfeld stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementFabio Pezzolato stepped down as board member
- ManagementJulie Sikker Hansen stepped down as director
- ManagementUlrik Nørgaard stepped down as director
20143 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementWaldemar Schmidt appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Erik Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJulie Sikker Hansen appointed director
20136 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementKaj Louis Henriksen stepped down as director
- ManagementTina Jarl Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementViveka Ostenfeld appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMarianne Johansen appointed director
- ManagementOle Kragh Møller stepped down as board member
- ManagementBo Christensen stepped down as ceo
201210 changesmanagement 10
- ManagementAdam Hosam Bach Bassiouni stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementMichael Christiani Havemann stepped down as board member
- ManagementAdam Hosam Bach Bassiouni appointed deputy board member
- ManagementFabio Pezzolato appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Jespersen appointed board member
- ManagementOle Kragh Møller appointed board member
- ManagementKirsten Valum stepped down as board member
- ManagementEllen Merete Lund Breddam stepped down as board member
- ManagementBrit Olesen stepped down as board member
- ManagementLotte Hvied Josephsen stepped down as deputy board member
20115 changesownership 1 · management 4
- OwnershipCHAS. HUDE-FONDEN registered as owner (100%)
- ManagementOle Jean Thierry-Carstensen stepped down as director
- ManagementMikkel Bender stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementSieglinde Jabs stepped down as board member
- ManagementBo Christensen appointed ceo
20104 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementKirsten Valum appointed board member
- ManagementSieglinde Jabs appointed board member
- ManagementBettina Schleicher stepped down as board member
- ManagementSteven Richard Kitchen stepped down as board member
200910 changesmanagement 9 · capital 1
- ManagementUlrik Nørgaard appointed director
- CapitalShare capital changed from 5,250,000 DKK to 10,000,000 DKK
- ManagementFrans Vestergren Thomsen appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Erik Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Christiani Havemann appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Casparij stepped down as board member
- ManagementChristian Kragelund stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeter Kim Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementOle Jean Thierry-Carstensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKaj Louis Henriksen stepped down as board member
200812 changesmanagement 11 · industry 1
- ManagementEllen Merete Lund Breddam appointed board member
- ManagementBettina Schleicher appointed board member
- ManagementSteven Richard Kitchen appointed board member
- ManagementMikkel Bender appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBrit Olesen appointed board member
- ManagementLotte Hvied Josephsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementEbbe Johansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Zeuthen-Aagaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnette Krogh stepped down as board member
- ManagementConni Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementIrene Risgaard Geisler stepped down as deputy board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Andre liberale, videnskabelige og tekniske tjenesteydelser i.a.n. (749090)
20074 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementElke Heinemann stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementTommy Lindved stepped down as ceo
- ManagementSøren Casparij appointed board member
- ManagementUlla Klinge stepped down as board member
20063 changescapital 1 · management 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 5,250,000 DKK
- ManagementChristian Kragelund appointed board member
- ManagementOle Jean Thierry-Carstensen appointed director
20052 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementTommy Lindved appointed ceo
- ManagementEbbe Johansen appointed board member
200410 changesmanagement 10
- ManagementElke Heinemann appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHenrik Zeuthen-Aagaard appointed board member
- ManagementMorten Rosted appointed board member
- ManagementMorten Rosted stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnette Krogh appointed board member
- ManagementConni Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementIrene Risgaard Geisler appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPer Skjødt Jacobsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementBirgitte Holstein stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLilli Merete Fanefjord Pedersen stepped down as board member
20005 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementPer Skjødt Jacobsen appointed board member
- ManagementBirgitte Holstein appointed deputy board member
- ManagementUlla Klinge appointed board member
- ManagementLilli Merete Fanefjord Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Kim Jensen appointed board member
19957 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 4 · merger 1
- NameName changed from VPM I A/S to CHAS. HUDE A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
- ManagementOle Jean Thierry-Carstensen appointed board member
- ManagementKaj Louis Henriksen appointed director
- ManagementKaj Louis Henriksen appointed board member
- ManagementUlrik Nørgaard appointed board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19911 changename 1
- NameName changed from VPM I ApS to VPM I A/S
19901 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
19892 changesname 1 · founded 1
- NameName changed from ApS SMBK NR. 1829 to VPM I ApS
- FoundedRegistered as ApS SMBK NR. 1829
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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 24/10/2026.