Chr. Olesen A/S

Public limited companyCVR 15208791GentofteActive

Chr. Olesen A/S is a public limited company, based in Gentofte, active in wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds, founded in 1991. Net profit fell 6% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 10.6m. With 67 employees, the company is about 13 times larger than the industry median. Equity grew to DKK 67m in 2025.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 409.6m+1.4% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 10.6m−6.3% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 67m+18.1% vs. 2024
Employees67latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 26.4m.
  • Revenue rose 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 409.6m.
  • Net profit fell 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 10.6m.
  • Equity rose 18% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 67m.

Employees

  • 6 more employees than a year earlier: 67 (08/2026) against 61 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Thomas Kovsted (board member, 05/02/2025).

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 thousand

Equity and net profit

DKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50mDKK 60mDKK 70m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Chr. Olesen A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue335,438394,580497,677402,269403,834409,586+1.4%
Gross profit19,21325,40334,98027,81526,87826,351−2%
Operating profit (EBIT)12,33416,57625,50817,72715,40614,540−5.6%
Profit before tax12,89616,37525,29214,11914,57815,139+3.8%
Net profit10,88513,25718,68010,72911,31310,599−6.3%
Total assets142,216193,268221,053195,414217,702217,631−0%
Equity25,79130,33148,79454,26956,73267,003+18.1%
Liabilities116,359162,906172,260141,096160,970150,538−6.5%
Cash and cash equivalents3694,8705,60412,42512,29417,590+43.1%
Average number of employees667569–8895+8%

Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Group figures; change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.

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DKK 0DKK 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20mDKK 25mDKK 30mDKK 35m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (70 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • Profit 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
Annual reports for Chr. Olesen A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/10/2024 – 30/09/202506/02/2026The groupPDF not statedXBRL
202401/10/2023 – 30/09/202415/02/2025The groupPDFXBRL
202301/10/2022 – 30/09/202314/02/2024The groupPDFXBRL
202201/10/2021 – 30/09/202227/02/2023The groupPDFXBRL
202101/10/2020 – 30/09/202108/02/2022The groupPDFXBRL
202001/10/2019 – 30/09/202016/02/2021The groupPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

70 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 26.4mNo. 13 of 70
Better than 83% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 67mNo. 12 of 70
Better than 84% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees67No. 6 of 70
Better than 93% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.9m, net profit DKK 1.1m, equity DKK 9.6m, 5 employees.

DKK 163kDKK 2.1mDKK 26.7mDKK 342.7mDKK 1.9bnHere
Distribution of gross profit for 66 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison
No. 2,944of 4,412
Better than 33%
No. 961of 4,466
Better than 78%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 2,311of 10,152
Better than 77%
No. 1,672of 10,275
Better than 84%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 4,826of 17,786
Better than 73%
No. 2,970of 18,024
Better than 84%

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 grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds
Gross profit
  1. Chr. Olesen A/SDKK 26.4m
  2. Danish Agro A.m.b.a.DKK 4.4bn
  3. Dansk Landbrugs Frøselskab AMBADKK 1.6bn
Net profit
  1. Chr. Olesen A/SDKK 10.6m
  2. Danish Agro A.m.b.a.DKK 483.1m
  3. Dansk Landbrugs Frøselskab AMBADKK 260m
Equity
  1. Chr. Olesen A/SDKK 67m
  2. Danish Agro A.m.b.a.DKK 7.3bn
  3. Dansk Landbrugs Frøselskab AMBADKK 3.1bn

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
Chr. Olesen A/S

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

7 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Chr. Olesen A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Mads Christian OlesenCEO01/09/2022
Christian Dam OlesenDirector01/09/2022

Board of directors

Board of directors at Chr. Olesen A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Mads Christian OlesenBoard member01/05/1991
Phillip Christian Dam Quitzau OlesenBoard member23/01/2019
Dan MoalemChair of the board23/01/2019
Nikolaj VejlsgaardBoard member15/05/2019
Thomas KovstedBoard member05/02/2025
Founders
Benny Schwartz, Henrik Legarth, Claus Høxbro
Former management (14)
Former management at Chr. Olesen A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Niels GadeBoard member01/05/199104/05/1993
Benny SchwartzBoard member01/05/199120/11/1992
Benny SchwartzDirector01/05/199120/11/1992
Henrik LegarthBoard member01/05/199120/11/1992
Claus HøxbroBoard member01/05/199120/11/1992
Mads Christian OlesenDirector01/05/199131/08/2022
Jens Havskov ThorsenBoard member01/05/199122/12/2016
Jacob HjortshøjBoard member23/01/200201/08/2008
Steen Meldgaard AstrupBoard member31/01/200819/01/2016
Stig PastwaChair of the board23/09/201023/01/2019
Ole Christian Frost OlesenBoard member23/09/201014/06/2012
Carl Erik SkovgaardBoard member19/01/201622/12/2016
Dan MoalemBoard member22/12/201622/01/2019
Christian Dam OlesenBoard member23/01/201901/02/2022

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening, af en direktør alene eller af den samlede bestyrelse.

Address and production units

1 active production units

Jægersborg Alle 164
2820 Gentofte

Gentofte Municipality · Postcode 2820

Other companies at the address (2)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
CHR. OLESEN A/SJægersborg Alle 164, 2820 Gentofte671004113601

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed med handel og industri, herunder direkte eller indirekte via besiddelse af kapitalandele i andre selskaber.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

59 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Thomas Kovsted appointed board member
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20225 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
  • Mads Christian Olesen appointed ceo
  • Christian Dam Olesen appointed director
  • Mads Christian Olesen stepped down as director
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Christian Dam Olesen stepped down as board member
20217 changesownership 4 · capital 1 · merger 1 · accounts 1
  • Gustavo Luz Penz registered as owner (5%)
  • Share capital changed from 625,000 DKK to 725,807 DKK
  • C. Schrader Beteiligung GmbH registered as owner (10%)
  • Bardaix GmbH registered as owner (10%)
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Vitrio ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20196 changesmanagement 6
  • Nikolaj Vejlsgaard appointed board member
  • Dan Moalem appointed chair of the board
  • Phillip Christian Dam Quitzau Olesen appointed board member
  • Christian Dam Olesen appointed board member
  • Stig Pastwa stepped down as chair of the board
  • Dan Moalem stepped down as board member
20182 changesownership 1 · name 1
  • Vitrio ApS registered as owner (15%)
  • Name changed from CHR. OLESEN & CO. A/S to CHR. OLESEN A/S
20168 changesmanagement 5 · ownership 3
  • Dan Moalem appointed board member
  • Carl Erik Skovgaard stepped down as board member
  • Jens Havskov Thorsen stepped down as board member
  • CHR. OLESEN HOLDING A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
  • CHR. OLESEN HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Nutrition Animale Luxembourg SARL is no longer registered as owner
  • Carl Erik Skovgaard appointed board member
  • Steen Meldgaard Astrup stepped down as board member
20121 changemanagement 1
  • Ole Christian Frost Olesen stepped down as board member
20103 changesmanagement 2 · address 1
  • Ole Christian Frost Olesen appointed board member
  • Stig Pastwa appointed chair of the board
  • Moved to Jægersborg Alle 164, 2820 Gentofte
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
  • Jacob Hjortshøj stepped down as board member
  • Steen Meldgaard Astrup appointed board member
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds (462100)
20021 changemanagement 1
  • Jacob Hjortshøj appointed board member
19961 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 625,000 DKK
19931 changemanagement 1
  • Niels Gade stepped down as board member
19925 changesname 1 · management 4
  • Name changed from UTX NR. 10.015 A/S to CHR. OLESEN & CO. A/S
  • Claus Høxbro stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Legarth stepped down as board member
  • Benny Schwartz stepped down as director
  • Benny Schwartz stepped down as board member
199111 changesfounded 1 · management 8 · ownership 2
  • Registered as UTX NR. 10.015 A/S
  • Jens Havskov Thorsen appointed board member
  • Mads Christian Olesen appointed director
  • Claus Høxbro appointed board member
  • Henrik Legarth appointed board member
  • Benny Schwartz appointed director
  • Niels Gade appointed board member
  • Benny Schwartz appointed board member
  • Mads Christian Olesen appointed board member
  • CHR. OLESEN HOLDING A/S registered as owner (50%)
  • Nutrition Animale Luxembourg SARL registered as owner (33.33%)

Related companies

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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.

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