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Danforel A/S

Public limited companyCVR 10963192GrindstedActive

Danforel A/S is a public limited company, based in Grindsted, active in processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal, founded in 1987. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 30.7m). The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 23.4m. With 116 employees, the company is about 6 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 21.1m−50.2% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 23.4m−442.7% vs. 2024
Equity−DKK 30.7m−316% vs. 2024
Employees116latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 50% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 21.1m.
  • The loss grew: from DKK 4.3m to DKK 23.4m (2024 → 2025).

Employees

  • 13 more employees than a year earlier: 116 (08/2026) against 103 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Hans Erik Bylling (board member, 29/04/2026) and Christian Christensen (chair of the board, 29/04/2026).
  • Stepped down: Hans Erik Bylling (chair of the board, 28/04/2026) and Monica Reib (board member, 29/04/2026).

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 thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 35m−DKK 30m−DKK 25m−DKK 20m−DKK 15m−DKK 10m−DKK 5mDKK 0DKK 5m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Danforel A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit24,76925,20420,95036,01142,31921,082−50.2%
Operating profit (EBIT)−14,053−10,894−17,531−7,880−971−20,707−2,032.6%
Profit before tax−14,348−11,250−18,051−10,162−4,304−23,356−442.7%
Net profit−11,194−8,776−15,612−8,662−4,304−23,356−442.7%
Total assets54,68655,08767,70497,14484,16680,843−3.9%
Equity5,3906,6144,003−3,087−7,392−30,748−316%
Liabilities49,29648,47363,701100,23191,558111,591+21.9%
Cash and cash equivalents332028767−76.6%
Average number of employees1071001018886860%

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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DKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (52 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures

  • Negative equity

    Equity was −DKK 30.7m at the end of 2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.

  • Loss 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.

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 Danforel A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202511/05/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202422/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202319/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/05/2021 – 30/04/202204/11/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202101/05/2020 – 30/04/202113/10/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/05/2019 – 30/04/202021/12/2020The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

52 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 21.1mNo. 20 of 52
Better than 63% of the companies in the industry
Equity−DKK 30.7mNo. 51 of 52
Better than 2% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees116No. 9 of 52
Better than 84% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 12.2m, net profit DKK 541k, equity DKK 11.7m, 20 employees.

DKK 242kDKK 1.2mDKK 6.4mDKK 33.2mDKK 99.3mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 52 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. 3,184of 4,412
Better than 28%
No. 4,427of 4,466
Better than 1%
Same industry and 50–199 employees13 companies in the comparison
No. 12of 13
Better than 8%
No. 13of 13
Better than 0%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 2,726of 10,152
Better than 73%
No. 10,252of 10,275
Better than 0%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 5,704of 17,786
Better than 68%
No. 17,923of 18,024
Better than 1%

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

Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal
Gross profit
  1. Danforel A/SDKK 21.1m
  2. Scandic Pelagic A/SDKK 171.6m
  3. Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industriDKK 146.1m
Net profit
  1. Danforel A/S−DKK 23.4m
  2. Scandic Pelagic A/SDKK 16.9m
  3. Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industriDKK 21.6m
Equity
  1. Danforel A/S−DKK 30.7m
  2. Scandic Pelagic A/SDKK 270.7m
  3. Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industriDKK 294.6m
Employees
  1. Danforel A/S116
  2. Scandic Pelagic A/S228
  3. Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industri191

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Danforel Holding ApS100%
Danforel A/S

Management

5 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Danforel A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Steffen Broe NielsenDirector01/08/2022

Board of directors

Board of directors at Danforel A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Carsten JørgensenBoard member02/06/2022
Anders Carøe ByllingBoard member22/05/2024
Hans Erik ByllingBoard member29/04/2026
Christian ChristensenChair of the board29/04/2026
Founders
VX 10.312 ApS
Former management (46)
Former management at Danforel A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Viggo SteffensenDirector01/07/198726/06/1991
Anders Buchvardt PriessBoard member01/07/198726/06/1991
Anders Buchvardt PriessDirector01/07/198705/01/1989
Egon SørensenBoard member01/07/198710/10/1996
Bent Røge NielsenBoard member01/07/198726/06/1991
Per Emil Hasselbalch StakemannDirector01/07/198701/10/1987
Poul Erik TarpBoard member01/07/198706/05/1994
Finn KnudsenBoard member01/07/198717/05/1993
Carsten SønnichsenBoard member01/07/198706/05/1994
Kjeld HolmstrupDirector01/07/198706/05/1994
Mogens Flemming NielsenBoard member01/07/198722/08/1991
Poul Erik TarpDirector06/05/199410/10/1996
Morten Veilgaard SanderBoard member06/05/199402/11/1997
Søren Wilken PedersenDirector10/10/199601/03/1997
Kaj AndersenBoard member10/10/199602/11/1997
Torben Sylvester JeppesenBoard member10/10/199621/05/1997
Torben Sylvester JeppesenDirector01/03/199721/05/1997
Kaj AndersenDirector21/05/199708/03/1999
Kjeld HolmstrupChair of the board21/05/199702/11/1997
Laurids ChristensenBoard member02/11/199725/02/1999
Jack Bech LarsenBoard member02/11/199708/03/1999
Svend Andersen KirkegaardBoard member08/03/199908/03/1999
Svend Andersen KirkegaardDirector08/03/199931/12/2000
Arne Preben RaskBoard member08/03/199914/04/2019
Jens Kristoffer LarsenBoard member08/03/199930/09/2014
Erik Dalgaard HansenBoard member04/02/200029/02/2016
Erik Dalgaard HansenDirector01/01/200101/03/2016
Teis KnudsenBoard member27/08/200728/04/2010
Niels JunckerBoard member06/02/200801/06/2011
Carl Erik SkovgaardChair of the board06/02/200829/02/2016
Bodil Sofie HansenBoard member26/09/201226/09/2012
Anders Hviid KlingeCEO01/01/201501/02/2016
Martin Damgaard RavnsbækCEO01/02/201631/05/2018
Carl Erik SkovgaardBoard member01/03/201630/05/2018
Erik Dalgaard HansenChair of the board01/03/201630/05/2018
Carl Erik SkovgaardChair of the board31/05/201830/08/2022
Erik Dalgaard HansenBoard member31/05/201822/05/2024
Erik Dalgaard HansenCEO31/05/201801/08/2022
Bent UrupBoard member22/08/201928/09/2021
Bodil Sofie HansenBoard member22/08/201902/06/2022
Jürgen Mark SolmsBoard member22/08/201902/06/2022
Peter HuberBoard member14/10/202102/06/2022
Hans Erik ByllingBoard member02/06/202229/08/2022
Ivan Bundgård SørensenBoard member02/06/202230/10/2023
Hans Erik ByllingChair of the board30/08/202228/04/2026
Monica ReibBoard member22/05/202429/04/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør i forening med bestyrelsesformanden, af en direktør i forening med 1 bestyrelsesmedlem, af 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af den samlede bestyrelse.

Address and production units

2 active production units

Slagterivej 2
7200 Grindsted

Billund Municipality · Postcode 7200

Other companies at the address (1)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
DANFOREL A/SSlagterivej 2, 7200 Grindsted1161003183362
DANFOREL UDSTYR A/SSlagterivej 2, 7200 Grindsted01015109307

Purpose

Selskabets formål er handel og fabrikation indenfor fiskeindustrien

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

116 registered events
20265 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Hans Erik Bylling appointed board member
  • Christian Christensen appointed chair of the board
  • Monica Reib stepped down as board member
  • Hans Erik Bylling stepped down as chair of the board
20251 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20246 changesaccounts 1 · management 3 · capital 1 · merger 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Monica Reib appointed board member
  • Anders Carøe Bylling appointed board member
  • Erik Dalgaard Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Share capital changed from 4,000,000 DKK to 4,100,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
20231 changemanagement 1
  • Ivan Bundgård Sørensen stepped down as board member
202212 changesaccounts 1 · management 11
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Hans Erik Bylling appointed chair of the board
  • Carl Erik Skovgaard stepped down as chair of the board
  • Hans Erik Bylling stepped down as board member
  • Steffen Broe Nielsen appointed director
  • Erik Dalgaard Hansen stepped down as ceo
  • Hans Erik Bylling appointed board member
  • Carsten Jørgensen appointed board member
  • Ivan Bundgård Sørensen appointed board member
  • Peter Huber stepped down as board member
  • Bodil Sofie Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Jürgen Mark Solms stepped down as board member
20213 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Peter Huber appointed board member
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Bent Urup stepped down as board member
20201 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20194 changesmanagement 4
  • Bodil Sofie Hansen appointed board member
  • Jürgen Mark Solms appointed board member
  • Bent Urup appointed board member
  • Arne Preben Rask stepped down as board member
20186 changesmanagement 6
  • Erik Dalgaard Hansen appointed board member
  • Erik Dalgaard Hansen appointed ceo
  • Carl Erik Skovgaard appointed chair of the board
  • Martin Damgaard Ravnsbæk stepped down as ceo
  • Carl Erik Skovgaard stepped down as board member
  • Erik Dalgaard Hansen stepped down as chair of the board
20169 changescapital 1 · merger 1 · management 7
  • Share capital changed from 3,000,000 DKK to 4,000,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Carl Erik Skovgaard appointed board member
  • Erik Dalgaard Hansen appointed chair of the board
  • Erik Dalgaard Hansen stepped down as director
  • Carl Erik Skovgaard stepped down as chair of the board
  • Erik Dalgaard Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Martin Damgaard Ravnsbæk appointed ceo
  • Anders Hviid Klinge stepped down as ceo
20151 changemanagement 1
  • Anders Hviid Klinge appointed ceo
20141 changemanagement 1
  • Jens Kristoffer Larsen stepped down as board member
20122 changesmanagement 2
  • Bodil Sofie Hansen appointed board member
  • Bodil Sofie Hansen stepped down as board member
20111 changemanagement 1
  • Niels Juncker stepped down as board member
20102 changesaddress 1 · management 1
  • Moved to Slagterivej 2, 7200 Grindsted
  • Teis Knudsen stepped down as board member
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
  • Carl Erik Skovgaard appointed chair of the board
  • Niels Juncker appointed board member
  • Industry changed to Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal (102020)
20072 changesmanagement 1 · address 1
  • Teis Knudsen appointed board member
  • Moved to Mørkedalsvej 28, 7100 Vejle
20013 changesownership 1 · industry 1 · management 1
  • DANFOREL HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • Industry changed to Røgning og saltning af fisk (152020)
  • Erik Dalgaard Hansen appointed director
20002 changesmanagement 2
  • Svend Andersen Kirkegaard stepped down as director
  • Erik Dalgaard Hansen appointed board member
19999 changesmanagement 8 · capital 1
  • Jens Kristoffer Larsen appointed board member
  • Arne Preben Rask appointed board member
  • Svend Andersen Kirkegaard appointed director
  • Svend Andersen Kirkegaard appointed board member
  • Svend Andersen Kirkegaard stepped down as board member
  • Jack Bech Larsen stepped down as board member
  • Kaj Andersen stepped down as director
  • Share capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 3,000,000 DKK
  • Laurids Christensen stepped down as board member
199711 changesmanagement 11
  • Laurids Christensen appointed board member
  • Jack Bech Larsen appointed board member
  • Kjeld Holmstrup stepped down as chair of the board
  • Kaj Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Morten Veilgaard Sander stepped down as board member
  • Kaj Andersen appointed director
  • Kjeld Holmstrup appointed chair of the board
  • Torben Sylvester Jeppesen stepped down as director
  • Torben Sylvester Jeppesen stepped down as board member
  • Torben Sylvester Jeppesen appointed director
  • Søren Wilken Pedersen stepped down as director
19965 changesmanagement 5
  • Kaj Andersen appointed board member
  • Torben Sylvester Jeppesen appointed board member
  • Søren Wilken Pedersen appointed director
  • Poul Erik Tarp stepped down as director
  • Egon Sørensen stepped down as board member
19945 changesmanagement 5
  • Morten Veilgaard Sander appointed board member
  • Poul Erik Tarp appointed director
  • Kjeld Holmstrup stepped down as director
  • Carsten Sønnichsen stepped down as board member
  • Poul Erik Tarp stepped down as board member
19931 changemanagement 1
  • Finn Knudsen stepped down as board member
19914 changesmanagement 4
  • Mogens Flemming Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Anders Buchvardt Priess stepped down as board member
  • Bent Røge Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Viggo Steffensen stepped down as director
19891 changemanagement 1
  • Anders Buchvardt Priess stepped down as director
198715 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 12 · founded 1
  • Name changed from ApS KBUS 8 NR. 2508 to DANFOREL A/S
  • Share capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as director
  • Registered as ApS KBUS 8 NR. 2508
  • Anders Buchvardt Priess appointed board member
  • Mogens Flemming Nielsen appointed board member
  • Kjeld Holmstrup appointed director
  • Carsten Sønnichsen appointed board member
  • Finn Knudsen appointed board member
  • Poul Erik Tarp appointed board member
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed director
  • Bent Røge Nielsen appointed board member
  • Egon Sørensen appointed board member
  • Anders Buchvardt Priess appointed director
  • Viggo Steffensen appointed director

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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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