Danske Commodities A/S

Public limited companyCVR 28113951Aarhus CActive

Danske Commodities A/S is a public limited company, based in Aarhus C, active in other trade in electricity, founded in 2004. Net profit fell 82% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 26.9m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 5 of 74 companies in the industry in the database. With 614 employees, the company is about 102 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 116m−58% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 26.9m−82% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 2.1bn−5.7% vs. 2024
Employees614latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 58% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 116m.
  • Net profit fell 82% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 26.9m.
  • Equity fell 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.1bn.

Employees

  • 1 fewer employees than a year earlier: 614 (07/2026) against 615 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Jakob Møller Sørensen (ceo, 01/09/2025), Rasmus Hviid Steffensen (director, 01/09/2025) and Helle Østegaard Kristiansen (chair of the board, 11/09/2025) (+1).
  • Stepped down: Helle Østegaard Kristiansen (ceo, 01/09/2025), Molly Smith Morris (board member, 22/04/2025) and Helge Haugane (chair of the board, 11/09/2025) (+1).
  • New owners registered: Equinor Midstream & Trading AS (04/07/2025).
  • No longer registered as owner: Equinor Refining Norway AS (04/07/2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 18/08/2025: Moved to Kalkværksvej 16, 13, 8000 Aarhus C
  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Other trade in electricity (351590)

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 2016–2025 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

DKK 0DKK 1bnDKK 2bnDKK 3bnDKK 4bnDKK 5bnDKK 6bn2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Danske Commodities A/S
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue2,885,4055,477,5579,383,46610,056,209791,6832,451,083not statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit78,63397,600117,712106,280–475,6662,064,951410,103276,239115,960−58%
Operating profit (EBIT)27,95952,45068,45049,21354,312394,1271,955,380322,767162,670−6,316−103.9%
Profit before tax32,66659,91670,87549,19151,353387,2051,877,605453,199202,03039,850−80.3%
Net profit26,00547,19355,96738,44940,207302,9091,467,206357,120149,30326,862−82%
Total assets257,700348,628358,834589,7991,231,8147,488,23114,885,5424,360,7373,324,9733,107,691−6.5%
Equity83,795105,85576,235292,666332,393634,4985,599,8842,795,0182,185,5762,060,670−5.7%
Liabilities173,905241,588281,930295,855899,4216,853,7339,285,6581,565,7191,139,3971,047,021−8.1%
Cash and cash equivalents66,06282,21544,74357,389162,348946,6091,424,501170,651250,580153,107−38.9%
Average number of employees––––319338–––––

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 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.

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DKK 0DKK 500mDKK 1bnDKK 1.5bnDKK 2bn2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (77 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

10 financial years
Annual reports for Danske Commodities A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202530/04/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202401/05/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202306/05/2024The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202217/05/2023The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202125/04/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202027/04/2021The companyPDFXBRL
201901/01/2019 – 31/12/201921/04/2020The companyPDFXBRL
201801/01/2018 – 31/12/201815/04/2019The companyPDFXBRL
201701/01/2017 – 31/12/201715/05/2018The companyPDFXBRL
201601/01/2016 – 31/12/201603/05/2017The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

77 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in other trade in electricity based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 116mNo. 5 of 74
Better than 95% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 2.1bnNo. 4 of 77
Better than 96% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees614No. 2 of 77
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 6.2m, net profit DKK 1.2m, equity DKK 12.8m, 6 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 984kDKK 9.7mDKK 95.3mDKK 437.7mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 56 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 500–999 employees207 companies in the comparison
No. 165of 189
Better than 13%
No. 27of 207
Better than 87%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 608of 24,791
Better than 98%
No. 110of 24,909
Better than 100%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 1,362of 17,786
Better than 92%
No. 231of 18,024
Better than 99%

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

Other trade in electricity
Gross profit
  1. Danske Commodities A/SDKK 116m
  2. Centrica Energy Trading A/SDKK 937.8m
  3. Norlys Energi A/SDKK 292.3m
Net profit
  1. Danske Commodities A/SDKK 26.9m
  2. Centrica Energy Trading A/SDKK 25.1m
  3. Norlys Energi A/S−DKK 152.2m
Equity
  1. Danske Commodities A/SDKK 2.1bn
  2. Centrica Energy Trading A/SDKK 2.8bn
  3. Norlys Energi A/SDKK 524.9m
Employees
  1. Danske Commodities A/S614
  2. Centrica Energy Trading A/S398
  3. Norlys Energi A/S168

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Equinor Midstream & Trading AS100%
Danske Commodities A/S

Management

8 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Danske Commodities A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jakob Møller SørensenCEO01/09/2025
Rasmus Hviid SteffensenDirector01/09/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Danske Commodities A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Torbjørn Frendem FolgerøBoard member15/06/2020
Olav KolbeinstveitBoard member15/04/2021
Rune KarlsenBoard member19/09/2022
Trine Borum BojsenBoard member21/08/2023
Helle Østegaard KristiansenChair of the board11/09/2025
Kristina Tau Strand VestbøBoard member24/04/2026
Founders
Lind Invest ApS
Former management (36)
Former management at Danske Commodities A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Karina ØstenkjærBoard member23/09/200415/11/2010
Torben Nordal ClausenDirector01/06/201002/07/2014
Kasper HerrestrupBoard member15/11/201019/03/2013
Jan Heyn StubberupBoard member03/03/201119/03/2013
Kim Frode BendixenChief financial officer12/10/201102/07/2014
Søren Vestergaard-PoulsenDeputy chair19/03/201323/06/2015
Dion SørensenBoard member19/03/201301/01/2014
Per Damborg SkovhusBoard member19/03/201327/08/2013
Jens-Peter SaulBoard member25/03/201401/06/2023
Henrik LindBoard member02/07/201423/06/2015
Henrik LindDirector02/07/201415/01/2015
Peter Lorens RavnChair of the board02/07/201430/01/2019
Helle Østegaard KristiansenDirector02/07/201431/03/2019
Dirk Erich MausbeckDirector15/01/201508/08/2016
Dirk Erich MausbeckDirector15/01/201515/01/2015
Søren Vestergaard-PoulsenBoard member24/06/201510/04/2017
Henrik LindDeputy chair24/06/201514/10/2016
Anne BroengBoard member15/01/201631/01/2019
Bernd Volker BeckersBoard member15/01/201613/10/2016
Henrik LindCEO14/10/201631/03/2019
Bernd Volker BeckersDeputy chair14/10/201631/01/2019
Jørn Peter JensenBoard member10/04/201714/08/2017
Peter Lorens RavnBoard member31/01/201915/04/2021
Tor Martin AnfinnsenChair of the board31/01/201901/04/2020
Helge HauganeBoard member31/01/201931/03/2020
Siv Helen Rygh TorstensenBoard member31/01/201915/06/2020
Jens Olaf ØklandBoard member31/01/201915/04/2021
Henrik LindBoard member01/04/201915/04/2021
Lars Raagaard Troen SørensenDirector01/04/201930/04/2021
Helle Østegaard KristiansenCEO01/04/201901/09/2025
Molly Smith MorrisBoard member01/04/201922/04/2025
Helge HauganeChair of the board01/04/202011/09/2025
Fride Seljevold MethiBoard member01/04/202001/09/2022
Knud Erik AndersenBoard member15/04/202117/03/2022
Olav Martin BjordalDirector01/08/202121/10/2021
Jakob Møller SørensenDirector03/01/202231/08/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af et medlem af direktionen, bestyrelsesformanden eller af den samlede bestyrelse.

Address and production units

2 active production units
Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
DANSKE COMMODITIES A/SKalkværksvej 16, 13, 8000 Aarhus C5911010782909
Danske Commodities A/SHavneholmen 27, 1561 København V171031645715

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel med energi og råvarer samt andre hermed forbundne forretningsaktiviteter, dels i eget regi og dels i koncernforbundne selskaber.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

122 registered events
20262 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Kristina Tau Strand Vestbø appointed board member
202512 changesmanagement 7 · address 1 · ownership 2 · accounts 1 · industry 1
  • Helle Østegaard Kristiansen appointed chair of the board
  • Helge Haugane stepped down as chair of the board
  • Rasmus Hviid Steffensen appointed director
  • Jakob Møller Sørensen appointed ceo
  • Helle Østegaard Kristiansen stepped down as ceo
  • Jakob Møller Sørensen stepped down as director
  • Moved to Kalkværksvej 16, 13, 8000 Aarhus C
  • Equinor Midstream & Trading AS registered as owner (100%)
  • Equinor Refining Norway AS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Molly Smith Morris stepped down as board member
  • Industry changed to Other trade in electricity (351590)
20242 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
  • Moved to Værkmestergade 3, 3, 8000 Aarhus C
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20234 changesmanagement 2 · capital 1 · accounts 1
  • Trine Borum Bojsen appointed board member
  • Share capital changed from 3,679,761,954 EUR to 175,000,000 DKK
  • Jens-Peter Saul stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20226 changescapital 1 · management 4 · accounts 1
  • Share capital changed from 1,337,195,249 DKK to 3,679,761,954 EUR
  • Rune Karlsen appointed board member
  • Fride Seljevold Methi stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Knud Erik Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Jakob Møller Sørensen appointed director
20219 changesmanagement 8 · accounts 1
  • Olav Martin Bjordal stepped down as director
  • Olav Martin Bjordal appointed director
  • Lars Raagaard Troen Sørensen stepped down as director
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Olav Kolbeinstveit appointed board member
  • Knud Erik Andersen appointed board member
  • Henrik Lind stepped down as board member
  • Peter Lorens Ravn stepped down as board member
  • Jens Olaf Økland stepped down as board member
20207 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
  • Torbjørn Frendem Folgerø appointed board member
  • Siv Helen Rygh Torstensen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2019 published
  • Fride Seljevold Methi appointed board member
  • Helge Haugane appointed chair of the board
  • Tor Martin Anfinnsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Helge Haugane stepped down as board member
201923 changescapital 2 · ownership 6 · accounts 1 · management 14
  • Share capital changed from 666,824,156 DKK to 1,337,195,249 DKK
  • Share capital changed from 3,706,823 DKK to 666,824,156 DKK
  • Equinor Refining Norway AS registered as owner (100%)
  • Equinor Refining Norway AS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2018 published
  • Lars Raagaard Troen Sørensen appointed director
  • Molly Smith Morris appointed board member
  • Helle Østegaard Kristiansen appointed ceo
  • Henrik Lind appointed board member
  • Henrik Lind stepped down as ceo
  • Helle Østegaard Kristiansen stepped down as director
  • Peter Lorens Ravn appointed board member
  • Tor Martin Anfinnsen appointed chair of the board
  • Helge Haugane appointed board member
  • Siv Helen Rygh Torstensen appointed board member
  • Jens Olaf Økland appointed board member
  • Bernd Volker Beckers stepped down as deputy chair
  • Anne Broeng stepped down as board member
  • Equinor Refining Norway AS registered as owner (90%)
  • DANSKE SHARE II ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • LIND INVEST ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • DANSKE SHARE ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Peter Lorens Ravn stepped down as chair of the board
20181 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2017 published
20174 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
  • Jørn Peter Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2016 published
  • Jørn Peter Jensen appointed board member
  • Søren Vestergaard-Poulsen stepped down as board member
20167 changesmanagement 7
  • Bernd Volker Beckers appointed deputy chair
  • Henrik Lind appointed ceo
  • Henrik Lind stepped down as deputy chair
  • Bernd Volker Beckers stepped down as board member
  • Dirk Erich Mausbeck stepped down as director
  • Bernd Volker Beckers appointed board member
  • Anne Broeng appointed board member
201510 changesmanagement 7 · ownership 3
  • Søren Vestergaard-Poulsen appointed board member
  • Henrik Lind appointed deputy chair
  • Henrik Lind stepped down as board member
  • Søren Vestergaard-Poulsen stepped down as deputy chair
  • DANSKE SHARE II ApS registered as owner (15%)
  • LIND INVEST ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • DANSKE SHARE ApS registered as owner (20%)
  • Dirk Erich Mausbeck appointed director
  • Dirk Erich Mausbeck stepped down as director
  • Henrik Lind stepped down as director
201410 changesownership 2 · management 8
  • Henrik Lind registered as owner (90%)
  • Henrik Lind is no longer registered as owner
  • Peter Lorens Ravn appointed chair of the board
  • Helle Østegaard Kristiansen appointed director
  • Henrik Lind appointed director
  • Henrik Lind appointed board member
  • Kim Frode Bendixen stepped down as chief financial officer
  • Torben Nordal Clausen stepped down as director
  • Jens-Peter Saul appointed board member
  • Dion Sørensen stepped down as board member
20136 changesmanagement 6
  • Per Damborg Skovhus stepped down as board member
  • Søren Vestergaard-Poulsen appointed deputy chair
  • Per Damborg Skovhus appointed board member
  • Dion Sørensen appointed board member
  • Jan Heyn Stubberup stepped down as board member
  • Kasper Herrestrup stepped down as board member
20121 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 3,336,140 DKK to 3,706,823 DKK
20112 changesmanagement 2
  • Kim Frode Bendixen appointed chief financial officer
  • Jan Heyn Stubberup appointed board member
20104 changesmanagement 3 · address 1
  • Kasper Herrestrup appointed board member
  • Karina Østenkjær stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Værkmestergade 3, 3, 8000 Aarhus C
  • Torben Nordal Clausen appointed director
20083 changesaddress 1 · capital 1 · industry 1
  • Moved to Ny Banegårdsgade 55, 1, 8000 Århus C
  • Share capital changed from 3,254,770 DKK to 3,336,140 DKK
  • Industry changed to Distribution of electricity (351400)
20071 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 3,222,222 DKK to 3,254,770 DKK
20062 changesindustry 1 · address 1
  • Industry changed to Distribution af og handel med elektricitet (401300)
  • Moved to Skt. Clemens Stræde 9, 1, 8000 Århus C
20052 changesindustry 1 · capital 1
  • Industry changed to Investeringsselskaber (652320)
  • Share capital changed from 2,900,000 DKK to 3,222,222 DKK
20044 changescapital 1 · address 1 · founded 1 · management 1
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 2,900,000 DKK
  • Moved to Store Torv 9, 2, 8000 Århus C
  • Registered as DANSKE COMMODITIES A/S
  • Karina Østenkjær appointed board member

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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 23/10/2026.

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