Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S

Public limited companyCVR 12424248Odense SVActive

Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S is a public limited company, based in Odense SV, active in research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering, founded in 1988. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 3.5m. With 24 employees, the company is about 5 times larger than the industry median. Equity fell to DKK 4.7m in 2025.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 18.9m+6.7% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 3.5m+9.7% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 4.7m−40.3% vs. 2024
Employees24latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 13m.
  • Revenue rose 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 18.9m.
  • The loss got smaller: from DKK 3.9m to DKK 3.5m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity fell 40% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.7m.

Employees

  • 1 fewer employees than a year earlier: 24 (08/2026) against 25 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Tim Sloth Jørgensen (board member, 30/04/2026) and Steen Michael Lynenskjold (board member, 30/04/2026).
  • Stepped down: Søren Bjørn Hansen (deputy chair, 30/04/2026).
  • New owners registered: Fargo ApS (14/04/2026), M. Goldschmidt Capital A/S (15/06/2026) and Fargo ApS (18/11/2024) (+4).
  • No longer registered as owner: M. Goldschmidt Capital A/S (13/04/2025), Fargo ApS (17/11/2024) and Olav W. Hansen A/S (11/02/2025) (+5).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 30/04/2026: Name changed from DANISH AEROSPACE COMPANY A/S to Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S
  • 19/03/2026: Share capital changed from 1,098,287 DKK to 1,922,003 DKK
  • 05/08/2025: Merger registered in CVR
  • 14/04/2025: Share capital changed from 1,090,833 DKK to 1,098,287 DKK
  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (721000)

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 5mDKK 0DKK 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue22,07220,35423,23429,71517,70618,885+6.7%
Gross profit16,89115,63818,09820,64912,19112,993+6.6%
Operating profit (EBIT)1,5381,1012,5904,042−3,539−2,668+24.6%
Profit before tax4893752,5402,714−4,782−4,576+4.3%
Net profit2331751,8652,020−3,877−3,500+9.7%
Total assets31,48728,17036,00534,24226,38427,737+5.1%
Equity19,86919,72721,30612,0527,8934,713−40.3%
Liabilities8,3424,700–19,84917,05521,966+28.8%
Cash and cash equivalents1582,6831068429754−82%
Average number of employees25242628260−100%

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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DKK 0DKK 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (431 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • Loss for 2 years in a row

    Net result has been negative in 2024–2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Net result is negative in the two or more latest annual reports in a row.

  • Equity fell sharply

    Equity fell 40% from 2024 to 2025 (DKK 7.9m to DKK 4.7m).

    How is this calculated?

    Equity has fallen by at least 30% from the previous annual report, and it was positive the year before.

  • Fewer employees

    The number of employees fell 100% from 26 in 2024 to 0 in 2025.

    How is this calculated?

    The number of employees according to the annual report has fallen by at least 25%, and was at least 10 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
Annual reports for Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202521/05/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202408/05/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202319/04/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202225/04/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202128/04/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202020/04/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

431 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 13mNo. 72 of 421
Better than 83% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 4.7mNo. 181 of 431
Better than 58% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees24No. 401 of 431
Better than 7% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 616k, net profit −DKK 892k, equity DKK 2m, 5 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 2.5mDKK 63.4mDKK 1.6bnDKK 13.7bnHere
Distribution of gross profit for 250 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 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison
No. 4,744of 9,892
Better than 52%
No. 4,865of 9,922
Better than 51%
Same industry and 20–49 employees64 companies in the comparison
No. 24of 62
Better than 62%
No. 48of 64
Better than 25%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 3,655of 10,152
Better than 64%
No. 6,296of 10,275
Better than 39%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 7,819of 17,786
Better than 56%
No. 11,711of 18,024
Better than 35%

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

Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Gross profit
  1. Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/SDKK 13m
  2. Carlsberg A/SDKK 40.2bn
  3. Zealand Pharma A/SDKK 9.2bn
Net profit
  1. Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S−DKK 3.5m
  2. Carlsberg A/SDKK 7bn
  3. Zealand Pharma A/SDKK 6.5bn
Equity
  1. Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/SDKK 4.7m
  2. Carlsberg A/SDKK 30.7bn
  3. Zealand Pharma A/SDKK 14.8bn
Employees
  1. Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S24
  2. Carlsberg A/S107
  3. Zealand Pharma A/S569

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S

Management

5 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Thomas Axel Esbern AndersenDirector10/11/2011

Board of directors

Board of directors at Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Niels Thomas HeeringChair of the board10/04/2019
James Vernon ZimmermanBoard member10/04/2019
Tim Sloth JørgensenBoard member30/04/2026
Steen Michael LynenskjoldBoard member30/04/2026
Founders
Jørgen Grønlund Nielsen, Christian Foldberg Rovsing, Mølledammen ApS
Former management (26)
Former management at Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Klaus PetersenBoard member30/08/198810/10/1991
Regitze VidebækChair of the board30/08/198814/05/2001
Jørgen Grønlund NielsenCEO30/08/198801/04/2004
Niels Hammer-JespersenBoard member30/08/198806/04/1989
Niels RossingDeputy chair30/08/198805/01/1993
Flemming Bonde PetersenChair of the board30/08/198810/10/1991
Hans Jørgen Buchardt HansenBoard member30/08/198809/06/1997
Christian Sandø NissenBoard member30/08/198810/08/1994
Birger HesseDeputy chair30/08/198810/09/1998
Helle UlrichsenBoard member09/06/199714/05/2001
Mogens TangøDeputy chair10/09/199814/05/2001
Ole Gløe-JakobsenBoard member15/03/200410/11/2011
Ole Gløe-JakobsenDirector01/04/200410/11/2011
Peter Christian ClemensenBoard member29/11/201115/02/2012
Jørgen Grønlund NielsenBoard member15/02/201208/03/2013
Jørgen ToftegaardBoard member15/02/201201/12/2015
Niels Kryger AndersenChair of the board15/02/201222/11/2012
Jørgen Schjerning LundsgaardBoard member22/11/201219/03/2013
Søren Bjørn HansenChair of the board22/11/201209/04/2019
Thomas Axel Esbern AndersenBoard member19/03/201301/12/2015
Jens Peter ToftBoard member01/12/201510/04/2019
Henrik LiðBoard member01/12/201526/09/2016
Daniel Tage Rønnow GoldschmidtBoard member26/09/201627/11/2017
Niels Thomas HeeringBoard member27/11/201709/04/2019
Tina MoeBoard member10/04/201918/04/2024
Søren Bjørn HansenDeputy chair10/04/201930/04/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af bestyrelsesformanden eller næstformanden sammen med et andet medlem af bestyrelsen, eller af bestyrelsesformanden eller næstformanden i forening med en direktør eller af den samlede bestyrelse.

Address and production units

1 active production units

Hvidkærvej 31A
5250 Odense SV

Odense Municipality · Postcode 5250

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/SHvidkærvej 31A, st, Højme, 5250 Odense SV241000384520

Purpose

Selskabets formål er direkte og indirekte gennem datterselskaber at udøve forskningsvirksomhed, udvikling, produktion og anden hermed beslægtet aktivitet, fortrinsvis inden for det medicinske og rumteknologiske område samt inden for forsvar og sikkerhed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

104 registered events
202610 changesownership 4 · accounts 1 · name 1 · management 3 · capital 1
  • M. GOLDSCHMIDT CAPITAL A/S registered as owner (15%)
  • M. GOLDSCHMIDT CAPITAL A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Name changed from DANISH AEROSPACE COMPANY A/S to Danish Aerospace and Defence Company A/S
  • Steen Michael Lynenskjold appointed board member
  • Tim Sloth Jørgensen appointed board member
  • Søren Bjørn Hansen stepped down as deputy chair
  • Fargo ApS registered as owner (10%)
  • Fargo ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Share capital changed from 1,098,287 DKK to 1,922,003 DKK
202513 changesmerger 1 · ownership 9 · accounts 1 · capital 1 · industry 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • OLAV W. HANSEN A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Share capital changed from 1,090,833 DKK to 1,098,287 DKK
  • M. GOLDSCHMIDT CAPITAL A/S registered as owner (20%)
  • M. GOLDSCHMIDT CAPITAL A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • OLAV W. HANSEN A/S registered as owner (5%)
  • OLAV W. HANSEN A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Theis Christen Grønlund registered as owner (20%)
  • Theis Christen Grønlund is no longer registered as owner
  • OLAV W. HANSEN A/S registered as owner (10%)
  • OLAV W. HANSEN A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Industry changed to Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (721000)
20244 changesownership 2 · accounts 1 · management 1
  • Fargo ApS registered as owner (20%)
  • Fargo ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Tina Moe stepped down as board member
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20213 changesaccounts 1 · ownership 2
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • OLAV W. HANSEN A/S registered as owner (15%)
  • OLAV W. HANSEN A/S is no longer registered as owner
20201 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Hvidkærvej 31A, st, Højme, 5250 Odense SV
201915 changesownership 6 · capital 1 · management 7 · name 1
  • Fargo ApS registered as owner (25%)
  • OLAV W. HANSEN A/S registered as owner (10%)
  • N.C. GRØNLUND HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • M. GOLDSCHMIDT CAPITAL A/S registered as owner (33.33%)
  • N.C. GRØNLUND HOLDING ApS registered as owner (25%)
  • M. GOLDSCHMIDT CAPITAL A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Share capital changed from 935,000 DKK to 1,090,833 DKK
  • Tina Moe appointed board member
  • James Vernon Zimmerman appointed board member
  • Niels Thomas Heering appointed chair of the board
  • Søren Bjørn Hansen appointed deputy chair
  • Jens Peter Toft stepped down as board member
  • Niels Thomas Heering stepped down as board member
  • Søren Bjørn Hansen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Name changed from DANISH AEROSPACE COMPANY ApS to DANISH AEROSPACE COMPANY A/S
20172 changesmanagement 2
  • Niels Thomas Heering appointed board member
  • Daniel Tage Rønnow Goldschmidt stepped down as board member
20162 changesmanagement 2
  • Daniel Tage Rønnow Goldschmidt appointed board member
  • Henrik Lið stepped down as board member
20154 changesmanagement 4
  • Jens Peter Toft appointed board member
  • Henrik Lið appointed board member
  • Thomas Axel Esbern Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Jørgen Toftegaard stepped down as board member
20136 changesaddress 1 · name 1 · management 3 · ownership 1
  • Moved to Hvidkærvej 31A, st, Højme, 5250 Odense SV
  • Name changed from DAMEC RESEARCH ApS to DANISH AEROSPACE COMPANY ApS
  • Thomas Axel Esbern Andersen appointed board member
  • Jørgen Schjerning Lundsgaard stepped down as board member
  • M. GOLDSCHMIDT CAPITAL A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • Jørgen Grønlund Nielsen stepped down as board member
20127 changesmanagement 7
  • Søren Bjørn Hansen appointed chair of the board
  • Jørgen Schjerning Lundsgaard appointed board member
  • Niels Kryger Andersen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jørgen Toftegaard appointed board member
  • Jørgen Grønlund Nielsen appointed board member
  • Niels Kryger Andersen appointed chair of the board
  • Peter Christian Clemensen stepped down as board member
20114 changesmanagement 4
  • Peter Christian Clemensen appointed board member
  • Thomas Axel Esbern Andersen appointed director
  • Ole Gløe-Jakobsen stepped down as director
  • Ole Gløe-Jakobsen stepped down as board member
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Anden forskning og eksperimentel udvikling inden for naturvidenskab og teknik (721900)
20043 changesmanagement 3
  • Ole Gløe-Jakobsen appointed director
  • Jørgen Grønlund Nielsen stepped down as ceo
  • Ole Gløe-Jakobsen appointed board member
20016 changesaddress 2 · name 1 · management 3
  • Moved to Lindvedvej 75, Lindved, 5260 Odense S
  • Name changed from DAMEC RESEARCH A/S to DAMEC RESEARCH ApS
  • Moved to Lindvedvej 75, Lindved, 5260 Odense S
  • Mogens Tangø stepped down as deputy chair
  • Helle Ulrichsen stepped down as board member
  • Regitze Videbæk stepped down as chair of the board
20001 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Tagensvej 20, 2200 København N
19982 changesmanagement 2
  • Mogens Tangø appointed deputy chair
  • Birger Hesse stepped down as deputy chair
19972 changesmanagement 2
  • Helle Ulrichsen appointed board member
  • Hans Jørgen Buchardt Hansen stepped down as board member
19951 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 935,000 DKK
19941 changemanagement 1
  • Christian Sandø Nissen stepped down as board member
19931 changemanagement 1
  • Niels Rossing stepped down as deputy chair
19912 changesmanagement 2
  • Klaus Petersen stepped down as board member
  • Flemming Bonde Petersen stepped down as chair of the board
19891 changemanagement 1
  • Niels Hammer-Jespersen stepped down as board member
198810 changesfounded 1 · management 9
  • Registered as DAMEC RESEARCH A/S
  • Niels Hammer-Jespersen appointed board member
  • Jørgen Grønlund Nielsen appointed ceo
  • Regitze Videbæk appointed chair of the board
  • Klaus Petersen appointed board member
  • Birger Hesse appointed deputy chair
  • Christian Sandø Nissen appointed board member
  • Hans Jørgen Buchardt Hansen appointed board member
  • Flemming Bonde Petersen appointed chair of the board
  • Niels Rossing appointed deputy chair

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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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