Colgate-palmolive A/S
Public limited companyCVR 43418114København ØActive
Colgate-palmolive A/S is a public limited company, based in København Ø, active in wholesale of perfume and cosmetics, founded in 1926. Net profit fell 34% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 31.2m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 3 of 126 companies in the industry in the database. With 43 employees, the company is about 8 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Revenue rose 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 725.3m.
- Net profit fell 34% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 31.2m.
- Equity fell 12% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 120.7m.
Employees
- 4 fewer employees than a year earlier: 43 (07/2026) against 47 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- Stepped down: Rita Moestrup Skånstrøm (board member, 30/06/2026).
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 | 559,880 | 593,014 | 593,615 | 661,248 | 716,788 | 725,271 | +1.2% |
| Gross profit | 188,749 | 206,178 | 208,148 | 236,368 | 252,680 | 252,169 | −0.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 18,469 | 30,735 | 28,029 | 28,730 | 29,781 | 39,543 | +32.8% |
| Profit before tax | 18,468 | 57,401 | 42,477 | 44,315 | 55 | 41,363 | +74,584% |
| Net profit | 13,768 | 49,977 | 35,688 | 36,757 | 47,467 | 31,168 | −34.3% |
| Total assets | 151,133 | 157,819 | 178,864 | 163,790 | 197,052 | 183,274 | −7% |
| Equity | 99,432 | 113,035 | 118,897 | 127,597 | 136,524 | 120,710 | −11.6% |
| Liabilities | 51,701 | 44,784 | 59,967 | 36,193 | 60,528 | 62,564 | +3.4% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Average number of employees | 53 | 54 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 0% |
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.
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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 | 06/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 03/07/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 04/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 07/07/2023 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 30/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 07/07/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
126 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of perfume and cosmetics based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.4m, net profit DKK 191k, equity DKK 2.6m, 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. 44of 9,892 Better than 100% | No. 294of 9,922 Better than 97% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees16 companies in the comparison | No. 1of 16 Better than 100% | No. 1of 16 Better than 100% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 353of 10,152 Better than 97% | No. 1,112of 10,275 Better than 89% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 613of 17,786 Better than 97% | No. 2,012of 18,024 Better than 89% |
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 perfume and cosmetics- Colgate-palmolive A/SDKK 252.2m
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 1.5bn
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 311.8m
- Colgate-palmolive A/SDKK 31.2m
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 635.6m
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 113.1m
- Colgate-palmolive A/SDKK 120.7m
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 897.7m
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 673.6m
- Colgate-palmolive A/S43
- L'oréal Danmark A/S660
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S171
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Colgate-Palmolive Services S.A.100%
Management
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Trevor Morrison | CEO | 04/10/2022 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Berit Kryger Mortensen | Board member | 31/05/2018 |
| Colin Trevor Morrison | Board member | 04/10/2022 |
| Ingrid Claire Stewart | Board member | 07/03/2023 |
| Stephane Jean Yves Lionnet | Chair of the board | 07/03/2023 |
Former management (87)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Gregerz Jonsson | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 09/06/1995 |
| Henrik Holm-Nielsen | Chair of the board | 06/05/1926 | 30/05/2012 |
| Christian Theodor Kjølbye | Deputy board member | 06/05/1926 | 30/05/2012 |
| Ray Kjærulff | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 14/07/1989 |
| Peter Mikkelsen | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 30/05/2013 |
| Peter Mikkelsen | Director | 06/05/1926 | 30/05/2013 |
| Flemming Villiam Nygaard Larsen | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 14/07/1989 |
| Anni Herdis la Fontaine | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 30/08/1990 |
| Peter Martin Dessau | Deputy board member | 06/05/1926 | 30/08/1990 |
| Martin Pedersen | Deputy board member | 06/05/1926 | 07/12/1994 |
| Per Stanley Madsen | Deputy board member | 06/05/1926 | 07/12/1994 |
| Søren Otto Burchardt | Deputy board member | 06/05/1926 | 07/02/1991 |
| Flemming Gottlieb Hansen | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 26/04/1999 |
| Neil Pearson | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 30/08/1990 |
| Neil Pearson | CEO | 06/05/1926 | 30/08/1990 |
| Jens Aaløkke Angelbo Pedersen | Deputy board member | 06/05/1926 | 24/05/2006 |
| Martti Elmar Kirotar | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 04/06/1992 |
| Per Anders Lennart Graffner | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 07/02/1991 |
| Per Anders Lennart Graffner | CEO | 06/05/1926 | 07/02/1991 |
| Kaj Albert Nor Møller | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 24/05/2006 |
| Ole Friis Christensen | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 16/01/1997 |
| Leon Fellsgaard Cuber | Deputy board member | 06/05/1926 | 07/12/1994 |
| Jørgen Grønnegaard Lauridsen | CEO | 06/05/1926 | 11/02/1993 |
| Henning Jakobsen | Director | 06/05/1926 | 26/07/1995 |
| Ian Miller Cook | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 07/12/1994 |
| Ian Miller Cook | CEO | 06/05/1926 | 07/12/1994 |
| James Clark Shoultz | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 11/06/1996 |
| James Clark Shoultz | CEO | 06/05/1926 | 11/06/1996 |
| Leif Andersen | Deputy board member | 06/05/1926 | 30/09/1996 |
| Christopher Ernest Pedersen | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 29/10/1999 |
| Christopher Ernest Pedersen | Director | 06/05/1926 | 29/10/1999 |
| Jørgen Richard Hansen | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 30/08/1990 |
| Brian Francis Bergin | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 04/10/1993 |
| David Alfred Metzler | Board member | 06/05/1926 | 23/06/1997 |
| Mogens Lange | Board member | 16/01/1997 | 26/04/1999 |
| Herroz Adolfo Javier Garcia Teruel | Board member | 23/06/1997 | 30/05/2000 |
| Lois Juliber | Board member | 23/06/1997 | 26/05/2003 |
| Jean-Mathieu Hellich | Board member | 28/05/1998 | 26/05/2003 |
| Werner Philip Nielsen | Board member | 26/04/1999 | 24/05/2006 |
| Jørgen Grønnegaard Lauridsen | Board member | 26/04/1999 | 24/05/2006 |
| Michael Petersen | Deputy board member | 26/04/1999 | 24/05/2006 |
| Mona Henriksen | Deputy board member | 26/04/1999 | 24/05/2006 |
| Bo Andersen | Board member | 26/04/1999 | 24/05/2006 |
| Alexandre de Guillenchmidt | Board member | 29/10/1999 | 29/05/2001 |
| Alexandre de Guillenchmidt | Director | 29/10/1999 | 29/05/2001 |
| Franck Jean Yves Henri Moison | Board member | 29/06/2000 | 25/10/2007 |
| Peter Brøns-Poulsen | Board member | 29/05/2001 | 25/10/2007 |
| Peter Brøns-Poulsen | Director | 29/05/2001 | 25/10/2007 |
| Ian Miller Cook | Board member | 26/05/2003 | 25/10/2007 |
| Jules Perry Kaufman | Board member | 26/05/2003 | 25/10/2007 |
| Karin Jessen | Deputy board member | 24/05/2006 | 27/05/2016 |
| Kim Rune Rolsted | Board member | 24/05/2006 | 25/10/2007 |
| Rita Moestrup Skånstrøm | Board member | 24/05/2006 | 30/06/2026 |
| Ole Lisberg | Board member | 24/05/2006 | 30/11/2006 |
| Lisbeth Top Jensen | Board member | 30/11/2006 | 27/05/2016 |
| Erik Anders Rasmussen | Board member | 25/10/2007 | 27/05/2016 |
| Michael Townsend Sload | Board member | 25/10/2007 | 25/05/2009 |
| Michael Townsend Sload | CEO | 25/10/2007 | 25/05/2009 |
| Alexandre de Guillenchmidt | Board member | 25/10/2007 | 25/05/2009 |
| Katherine Elizabeth Hargrove Ramundo | Board member | 25/10/2007 | 01/09/2009 |
| Massimo Poli | Board member | 25/05/2009 | 30/05/2012 |
| Massimo Poli | CEO | 25/05/2009 | 01/08/2011 |
| Victoria Dolan | Board member | 25/05/2009 | 27/05/2011 |
| Peter John Graylin | Board member | 01/09/2009 | 29/05/2015 |
| Jesper Andersen | Board member | 27/05/2011 | 30/05/2012 |
| Riccardo Ricci | CEO | 01/08/2011 | 29/05/2015 |
| Henning Jakobsen | Chair of the board | 30/05/2012 | 28/05/2015 |
| Riccardo Ricci | Board member | 30/05/2012 | 29/05/2015 |
| Stefan Ettrup Zeuthen | Deputy board member | 30/05/2013 | 29/05/2015 |
| Caroline Ann Banerjee | Board member | 30/05/2013 | 29/05/2015 |
| Henning Jakobsen | Board member | 29/05/2015 | 05/02/2018 |
| Henning Jakobsen | CEO | 29/05/2015 | 05/02/2018 |
| Nikolai Saxil Nymann | Deputy board member | 29/05/2015 | 27/05/2016 |
| Mathilde Fleury | Board member | 29/05/2015 | 31/05/2017 |
| Mathilde Fleury | Director | 29/05/2015 | 01/03/2017 |
| Tina Stoian | Chair of the board | 29/05/2015 | 03/11/2016 |
| Bryn Gareth Thomas | Board member | 29/05/2015 | 27/05/2016 |
| Berit Kryger Mortensen | Deputy board member | 27/05/2016 | 30/05/2017 |
| Charalabos Klados | Board member | 27/05/2016 | 07/03/2023 |
| Paolo Rossetto | Chair of the board | 03/11/2016 | 07/03/2023 |
| Marcus Henriksen | Director | 01/03/2017 | 31/05/2018 |
| Berit Kryger Mortensen | Deputy board member | 31/05/2017 | 30/05/2018 |
| Marcus Henriksen | Board member | 31/05/2017 | 31/05/2018 |
| Nicola Jayne Baty | Board member | 05/02/2018 | 18/11/2019 |
| Nicola Jayne Baty | CEO | 05/02/2018 | 18/11/2019 |
| Cristiane De Freitas Martini | Board member | 18/11/2019 | 04/10/2022 |
| Cristiane De Freitas Martini | CEO | 18/11/2019 | 04/10/2022 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af: Den administrerende direktør i forening med et medlem af bestyrelsen eller af Formanden for Bestyrelsen i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsSundkrogsgade 11
2100 København Ø
København Municipality · Postcode 2100
Other companies at the address (1)
- Hill's Pet Nutrition Denmark ApSWholesale of other food
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLGATE-PALMOLIVE A/S | Sundkrogsgade 11, 1, 2100 København Ø | 42 | 1011173884 |
| Colgate-Palmolive Europe Sarl | Sundkrogsgade 11, 1, 2100 København Ø | 0 | 1003075363 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive fabrikation og handel samt sådan finansieringsvirksomhed, som står i naturlig forbindelse med selskabets hovedvirksomhed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
131 registered events20262 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementRita Moestrup Skånstrøm stepped down as board member
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20243 changesaccounts 1 · address 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- AddressMoved to Sundkrogsgade 11, 1, 2100 København Ø
- AddressMoved to Sundkrogsgade 11, 1, 2100 København Ø
20235 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementIngrid Claire Stewart appointed board member
- ManagementStephane Jean Yves Lionnet appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPaolo Rossetto stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementCharalabos Klados stepped down as board member
20225 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementColin Trevor Morrison appointed ceo
- ManagementColin Trevor Morrison appointed board member
- ManagementCristiane De Freitas Martini stepped down as ceo
- ManagementCristiane De Freitas Martini stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20194 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementCristiane De Freitas Martini appointed ceo
- ManagementCristiane De Freitas Martini appointed board member
- ManagementNicola Jayne Baty stepped down as ceo
- ManagementNicola Jayne Baty stepped down as board member
20188 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementBerit Kryger Mortensen appointed board member
- ManagementMarcus Henriksen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMarcus Henriksen stepped down as director
- ManagementBerit Kryger Mortensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementNicola Jayne Baty appointed ceo
- ManagementNicola Jayne Baty appointed board member
- ManagementHenning Jakobsen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementHenning Jakobsen stepped down as board member
20176 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementMarcus Henriksen appointed board member
- ManagementBerit Kryger Mortensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMathilde Fleury stepped down as board member
- ManagementBerit Kryger Mortensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementMarcus Henriksen appointed director
- ManagementMathilde Fleury stepped down as director
201611 changesmanagement 9 · address 2
- ManagementPaolo Rossetto appointed chair of the board
- ManagementTina Stoian stepped down as chair of the board
- AddressMoved to Bredevej 2, 2830 Virum
- AddressMoved to Parallelvej 16, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby
- ManagementCharalabos Klados appointed board member
- ManagementBerit Kryger Mortensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBryn Gareth Thomas stepped down as board member
- ManagementNikolai Saxil Nymann stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementErik Anders Rasmussen stepped down as board member
- ManagementLisbeth Top Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKarin Jessen stepped down as deputy board member
201513 changesmanagement 13
- ManagementTina Stoian appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBryn Gareth Thomas appointed board member
- ManagementMathilde Fleury appointed director
- ManagementMathilde Fleury appointed board member
- ManagementNikolai Saxil Nymann appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHenning Jakobsen appointed ceo
- ManagementHenning Jakobsen appointed board member
- ManagementStefan Ettrup Zeuthen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementCaroline Ann Banerjee stepped down as board member
- ManagementRiccardo Ricci stepped down as board member
- ManagementRiccardo Ricci stepped down as ceo
- ManagementPeter John Graylin stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenning Jakobsen stepped down as chair of the board
20132 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementStefan Ettrup Zeuthen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementCaroline Ann Banerjee appointed board member
20125 changesmerger 1 · management 4
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementRiccardo Ricci appointed board member
- ManagementHenning Jakobsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJesper Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMassimo Poli stepped down as board member
20114 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementRiccardo Ricci appointed ceo
- ManagementMassimo Poli stepped down as ceo
- ManagementJesper Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementVictoria Dolan stepped down as board member
20098 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementPeter John Graylin appointed board member
- ManagementKatherine Elizabeth Hargrove Ramundo stepped down as board member
- ManagementMassimo Poli appointed ceo
- ManagementVictoria Dolan appointed board member
- ManagementMassimo Poli appointed board member
- ManagementAlexandre de Guillenchmidt stepped down as board member
- ManagementMichael Townsend Sload stepped down as ceo
- ManagementMichael Townsend Sload stepped down as board member
200711 changesmanagement 11
- ManagementErik Anders Rasmussen appointed board member
- ManagementKatherine Elizabeth Hargrove Ramundo appointed board member
- ManagementAlexandre de Guillenchmidt appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Townsend Sload appointed ceo
- ManagementMichael Townsend Sload appointed board member
- ManagementKim Rune Rolsted stepped down as board member
- ManagementIan Miller Cook stepped down as board member
- ManagementJules Perry Kaufman stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeter Brøns-Poulsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeter Brøns-Poulsen stepped down as director
- ManagementFranck Jean Yves Henri Moison stepped down as board member
200612 changesmanagement 11 · address 1
- ManagementLisbeth Top Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementOle Lisberg stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Parallelvej 16, 2800 Kgs.Lyngby
- ManagementKarin Jessen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementRita Moestrup Skånstrøm appointed board member
- ManagementKim Rune Rolsted appointed board member
- ManagementOle Lisberg appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Petersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementWerner Philip Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJørgen Grønnegaard Lauridsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementBo Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMona Henriksen stepped down as deputy board member
20051 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med parfumerivarer og kosmetik (514500)
20034 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementIan Miller Cook appointed board member
- ManagementJules Perry Kaufman appointed board member
- ManagementJean-Mathieu Hellich stepped down as board member
- ManagementLois Juliber stepped down as board member
20015 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 1
- ManagementPeter Brøns-Poulsen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Brøns-Poulsen appointed director
- ManagementAlexandre de Guillenchmidt stepped down as director
- ManagementAlexandre de Guillenchmidt stepped down as board member
- OwnershipColgate-Palmolive Services S.A. registered as owner (100%)
20002 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementFranck Jean Yves Henri Moison appointed board member
- ManagementHerroz Adolfo Javier Garcia Teruel stepped down as board member
19998 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementAlexandre de Guillenchmidt appointed director
- ManagementAlexandre de Guillenchmidt appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Petersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementWerner Philip Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Grønnegaard Lauridsen appointed board member
- ManagementBo Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementMona Henriksen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMogens Lange stepped down as board member
19981 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJean-Mathieu Hellich appointed board member
19973 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementLois Juliber appointed board member
- ManagementHerroz Adolfo Javier Garcia Teruel appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Lange appointed board member
19951 changemanagement 1
- ManagementHenning Jakobsen stepped down as director
19931 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJørgen Grønnegaard Lauridsen stepped down as ceo
19871 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 3,000,000 DKK to 82,000,000 DKK
19263 changesfounded 1 · management 2
- FoundedRegistered as COLGATE-PALMOLIVE A/S
- ManagementHenning Jakobsen appointed director
- ManagementJørgen Grønnegaard Lauridsen appointed ceo
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- Chanel Denmark ApS80 employees
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- LEGO House A/Svia Jesper Andersen
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Largest in the industry
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 1.5bn
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 311.8m
- Sæther Nordic A/SDKK 193.3m
- TMC Nordic A/SDKK 108.7m
- E. Sæther A/SDKK 81.4m
- Chanel Denmark ApSDKK 67.3m
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.