Dana Lim A/S
Public limited companyCVR 49294514KøgeActive
Dana Lim A/S is a public limited company, based in Køge, active in manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics, founded in 1974. Net profit fell 18% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 16m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 30 companies in the industry in the database. With 220 employees, the company is about 44 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 176.7m.
- Revenue rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 626.9m.
- Net profit fell 18% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 16m.
- Equity rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 175m.
Employees
- 15 more employees than a year earlier: 220 (07/2026) against 205 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Lene Andreasen (board member, 06/05/2026) and Henrik Andersen (board member, 06/05/2026).
- Stepped down: Claus Erik Dam (board member, 25/11/2025), Jesper Øland (board member, 06/05/2026) and Mathilde Møller (board member, 25/11/2025).
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 thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 439,854 | 576,947 | 691,492 | 661,510 | 608,953 | 626,916 | +2.9% |
| Gross profit | 120,279 | 154,530 | 160,562 | 182,653 | 171,497 | 176,666 | +3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 16,185 | 29,577 | 22,573 | 39,525 | 26,678 | 24,031 | −9.9% |
| Profit before tax | 15,356 | 26,150 | 18,847 | 33,511 | 23,669 | 20,995 | −11.3% |
| Net profit | 12,681 | 19,332 | 14,626 | 24,959 | 19,476 | 16,049 | −17.6% |
| Total assets | 294,429 | 437,481 | 444,231 | 411,275 | 407,384 | 444,172 | +9% |
| Equity | 90,703 | 108,979 | 122,172 | 144,765 | 161,750 | 175,016 | +8.2% |
| Liabilities | 185,628 | 302,016 | 296,199 | 239,421 | 220,147 | 242,298 | +10.1% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,117 | 11,985 | 3,825 | 5,199 | 5,611 | 8,180 | +45.8% |
| Average number of employees | 173 | 199 | 221 | 217 | 218 | 213 | −2.3% |
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.
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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 | 01/09/2024 – 31/08/2025 | 09/12/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/09/2023 – 31/08/2024 | 26/11/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/09/2022 – 31/08/2023 | 20/12/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/09/2021 – 31/08/2022 | 24/11/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/09/2020 – 31/08/2021 | 11/11/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/09/2019 – 31/08/2020 | 04/11/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
30 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.9m, net profit DKK 563k, equity DKK 3.8m, 5 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 340of 763 Better than 56% | No. 295of 796 Better than 63% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 497of 10,152 Better than 95% | No. 858of 10,275 Better than 92% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 901of 17,786 Better than 95% | No. 1,579of 18,024 Better than 91% |
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
Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics- Dana Lim A/SDKK 176.7m
- Beck & Jørgensen A/SDKK 98.2m
- Ardex Skandinavia A/SDKK 94.6m
- Dana Lim A/SDKK 16m
- Beck & Jørgensen A/SDKK 15.8m
- Ardex Skandinavia A/SDKK 25.2m
- Dana Lim A/SDKK 175m
- Beck & Jørgensen A/SDKK 125.9m
- Ardex Skandinavia A/SDKK 131.3m
- Dana Lim A/S220
- Beck & Jørgensen A/S133
- Ardex Skandinavia A/S44
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Kaj Hansens Fond100%
Management
6 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Christensen | CEO | 01/07/2014 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Juel Thykier | Board member | 23/11/2011 |
| Mogens Overgaard | Chair of the board | 20/11/2014 |
| Hans Kristen Mørch Gundesen | Deputy chair | 20/11/2014 |
| Lene Andreasen | Board member | 06/05/2026 |
| Henrik Andersen | Board member | 06/05/2026 |
Former management (17)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Falkenstjerne Beck | Board member | 06/02/1974 | 06/04/1993 |
| Oscar Lassen | Chair of the board | 06/02/1974 | 30/11/1998 |
| Hans Wolfgang Weinberger | Board member | 06/02/1974 | 25/11/2003 |
| Ditz Flemming Peschardt | Board member | 06/02/1974 | 04/02/1993 |
| Ebbe Simonsen | Board member | 06/02/1974 | 17/12/1991 |
| Benny Dyrlev Pedersen | Board member | 06/02/1974 | 21/11/1988 |
| Per Børge Wivel | Deputy chair | 06/02/1974 | 06/11/2001 |
| Per Børge Wivel | Director | 06/02/1974 | 19/05/1988 |
| Tonny Nielsen | Board member | 06/02/1974 | 04/03/1988 |
| Tonny Nielsen | Director | 06/02/1974 | 04/03/1988 |
| Mogens Overgaard | Director | 06/02/1974 | 30/06/2014 |
| Henrik Christrup | Chair of the board | 01/12/1998 | 20/11/2014 |
| Torben Erdrich Reese | Deputy chair | 06/11/2001 | 23/11/2011 |
| Martin Etchells Vigild | Board member | 20/11/2014 | 03/11/2020 |
| Claus Erik Dam | Board member | 01/11/2018 | 25/11/2025 |
| Jesper Øland | Board member | 03/11/2020 | 06/05/2026 |
| Mathilde Møller | Board member | 01/12/2022 | 25/11/2025 |
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Address and production units
1 active production unitsKøbenhavnsvej 220
4600 Køge
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANA LIM A/S | Københavnsvej 220, 4600 Køge | 229 | 1001930129 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er fabrikation af og handel med lim og andre varer
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
57 registered events20263 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementHenrik Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementLene Andreasen appointed board member
- ManagementJesper Øland stepped down as board member
20253 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementMathilde Møller stepped down as board member
- ManagementClaus Erik Dam stepped down as board member
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20223 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1 · merger 1
- ManagementMathilde Møller appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20203 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementJesper Øland appointed board member
- ManagementMartin Etchells Vigild stepped down as board member
20181 changemanagement 1
- ManagementClaus Erik Dam appointed board member
20161 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics (203000)
20147 changesmanagement 6 · ownership 1
- ManagementMogens Overgaard appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMartin Etchells Vigild appointed board member
- ManagementHans Kristen Mørch Gundesen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementHenrik Christrup stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipKAJ HANSENS FOND registered as owner (100%)
- ManagementLars Christensen appointed ceo
- ManagementMogens Overgaard stepped down as director
20112 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementPeter Juel Thykier appointed board member
- ManagementTorben Erdrich Reese stepped down as deputy chair
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Fremstilling af lim (205200)
20031 changemanagement 1
- ManagementHans Wolfgang Weinberger stepped down as board member
20013 changesmerger 1 · management 2
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementTorben Erdrich Reese appointed deputy chair
- ManagementPer Børge Wivel stepped down as deputy chair
19991 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Limfabrikker (246200)
19982 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementHenrik Christrup appointed chair of the board
- ManagementOscar Lassen stepped down as chair of the board
19951 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 7,500,000 DKK
19941 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 4,000,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
19933 changesmanagement 2 · capital 1
- ManagementFinn Falkenstjerne Beck stepped down as board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 3,000,000 DKK to 4,000,000 DKK
- ManagementDitz Flemming Peschardt stepped down as board member
19911 changemanagement 1
- ManagementEbbe Simonsen stepped down as board member
19901 changename 1
- NameName changed from DANSK LIMFABRIK A/S to DANA LIM A/S
19884 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementBenny Dyrlev Pedersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Børge Wivel stepped down as director
- ManagementTonny Nielsen stepped down as director
- ManagementTonny Nielsen stepped down as board member
197412 changesfounded 1 · management 11
- FoundedRegistered as DANSK LIMFABRIK A/S
- ManagementFinn Falkenstjerne Beck appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Overgaard appointed director
- ManagementTonny Nielsen appointed director
- ManagementTonny Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementPer Børge Wivel appointed director
- ManagementPer Børge Wivel appointed deputy chair
- ManagementBenny Dyrlev Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementEbbe Simonsen appointed board member
- ManagementDitz Flemming Peschardt appointed board member
- ManagementHans Wolfgang Weinberger appointed board member
- ManagementOscar Lassen appointed chair of the board
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Largest in the industry
- Beck & Jørgensen A/SDKK 98.2m
- Ardex Skandinavia A/SDKK 94.6m
- Teknos A/SDKK 90.9m
- Resino Inks A/SDKK 49.3m
- Nowocoat Industrial A/SDKK 47.5m
- Mira Byggeprodukter A/SDKK 38.8m
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 23/10/2026.