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Dechra Veterinary Products A/S

Public limited companyCVR 10114241UldumActive

Dechra Veterinary Products A/S is a public limited company, based in Uldum, active in wholesale of pharmaceutical goods and nursing supplies, founded in 1986. Net profit rose 62% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 190m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 7 of 232 companies in the industry in the database. With 122 employees, the company is about 14 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 2.9bn+7.2% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 190m+62.4% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 571.6m−9.5% vs. 2024
Employees122latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 253.5m.
  • Revenue rose 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.9bn.
  • Net profit rose 62% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 190m.
  • Equity fell 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 571.6m.

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Ajay Gandhi (chair of the board, 13/05/2025), Ian Machan Mackellar (board member, 31/03/2026) and Ian Machan Mackellar (director, 31/03/2026) (+1).
  • Stepped down: Melanie Jane Hall (board member, 30/04/2026), Paul Nicholas Sandland (chair of the board, 13/05/2025) and Milton McCann (board member, 31/03/2026) (+1).

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 0DKK 100mDKK 200mDKK 300mDKK 400mDKK 500mDKK 600mDKK 700m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Dechra Veterinary Products A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue1,614,3162,131,6562,367,8332,513,1402,680,6902,875,016+7.2%
Gross profit112,009192,181255,837238,874240,932253,516+5.2%
Operating profit (EBIT)34,541112,865168,493142,323136,753149,543+9.4%
Profit before tax33,309125,038199,237163,534154,917227,763+47%
Net profit23,26798,319157,581129,704116,939189,967+62.4%
Total assets964,1601,132,3791,209,6561,356,3951,386,0971,260,746−9%
Equity302,844403,139560,423688,900631,669571,636−9.5%
Liabilities655,462723,338643,511662,412751,978687,593−8.6%
Cash and cash equivalents8101410990%
Average number of employees9198108110118131+11%

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 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200mDKK 250m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (232 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

6 financial years
Annual reports for Dechra Veterinary Products A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/07/2024 – 30/06/202519/12/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/07/2023 – 30/06/202429/01/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/07/2022 – 30/06/202321/12/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202201/07/2021 – 30/06/202215/12/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202101/07/2020 – 30/06/202114/12/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/07/2019 – 30/06/202007/12/2020The companyPDFXBRL

The figures from all the annual reports are shown on this page. The documents themselves (PDF and XBRL, the machine-readable edition) are downloaded with a Pro account: sign in or create a free account, and then choose Pro. XBRL is the edition the figures on the page are read from.

Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

232 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of pharmaceutical goods and nursing supplies based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 253.5mNo. 7 of 232
Better than 97% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 571.6mNo. 5 of 232
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees122No. 15 of 232
Better than 94% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 11.2m, net profit DKK 1.8m, equity DKK 9.6m, 9 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.4mDKK 19.1mDKK 263.2mDKK 1.5bnHere
Distribution of gross profit for 225 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. 119of 4,412
Better than 97%
No. 134of 4,466
Better than 97%
Same industry and 50–199 employees30 companies in the comparison
No. 4of 30
Better than 90%
No. 3of 30
Better than 93%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 350of 10,152
Better than 97%
No. 328of 10,275
Better than 97%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 609of 17,786
Better than 97%
No. 631of 18,024
Better than 97%

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 pharmaceutical goods and nursing supplies
Gross profit
  1. Dechra Veterinary Products A/SDKK 253.5m
  2. Ambu A/SDKK 3.6bn
  3. Stada Nordic ApSDKK 687m
Net profit
  1. Dechra Veterinary Products A/SDKK 190m
  2. Ambu A/SDKK 609m
  3. Stada Nordic ApSDKK 54.6m
Equity
  1. Dechra Veterinary Products A/SDKK 571.6m
  2. Ambu A/SDKK 6bn
  3. Stada Nordic ApSDKK 346.3m
Employees
  1. Dechra Veterinary Products A/S122
  2. Ambu A/S619
  3. Stada Nordic ApS51

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Dechra Pharmaceuticals Limited100%
Dechra Veterinary Products A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Dechra Veterinary Products A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Ian Machan MackellarDirector31/03/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at Dechra Veterinary Products A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Ajay GandhiChair of the board13/05/2025
Ian Machan MackellarBoard member31/03/2026
Robert Mark LeatherBoard member30/04/2026
Auditor
KPMG P/S
Founders
Knud Oskar Hedeager Aagesen, Peter Hedeager Høj, Bodil Hedeager Ravn
Former management (33)
Former management at Dechra Veterinary Products A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Peter Kragh FalkenbergBoard member21/02/198630/06/1999
Ole Flemming AlbertsenBoard member21/02/198630/06/1989
Ole Freddy DavidsenBoard member21/02/198630/05/1997
Knud Oskar Hedeager AagesenDirector21/02/198601/02/2000
Peter Hedeager HøjBoard member21/02/198611/11/1988
Oluf JørgensenBoard member21/02/198630/06/1989
Bodil Hedeager RavnBoard member21/02/198614/01/2000
Erik Torngaard HansenBoard member30/05/199704/04/2005
Ernst LundingBoard member14/01/200004/04/2005
Jens Bo OlesenChair of the board14/01/200004/04/2005
Jens IngwersenCEO01/02/200027/07/2006
Nigel HammondChair of the board04/04/200527/07/2006
Matthew William LyonsBoard member04/04/200506/11/2007
Göran AxelssonBoard member04/04/200518/04/2006
Jens IngwersenBoard member18/04/200527/07/2006
Peter DahlbergBoard member18/04/200630/05/2007
Steen BjerreBoard member27/07/200615/01/2008
Steen BjerreCEO27/07/200615/01/2008
Peter Hugh Colin FearnChair of the board27/07/200615/01/2008
Thomas Eric ChalonerBoard member30/05/200715/01/2008
James Robert CodlingBoard member03/01/200815/01/2008
Edwin Thomas William TorrBoard member15/01/200830/04/2013
Simon David EvansChair of the board15/01/200818/10/2012
Ian David PageBoard member15/01/200810/06/2024
Ian David PageDirector15/01/200810/06/2024
Anthony Gerard GriffinChair of the board18/10/201227/11/2023
Anne-Francoise NesmesBoard member30/04/201329/07/2016
Suzana CrossBoard member29/07/201607/06/2017
Richard John CottonBoard member07/06/201703/04/2019
Melanie Jane HallBoard member03/04/201930/04/2026
Paul Nicholas SandlandChair of the board27/11/202313/05/2025
Milton McCannBoard member10/06/202431/03/2026
Milton McCannDirector10/06/202431/03/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af bestyrelsens medlemmer hver for sig eller af en direktør eller af den samlede bestyrelse.

Address and production units

2 active production units

Mekuvej 9
7171 Uldum

Hedensted Municipality · Postcode 7171

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
DECHRA VETERINARY PRODUCTS A/SMekuvej 9, 7171 Uldum851000020137
DECHRA VETERINARY PRODUCTS A/SIndustrivej 21, 7171 Uldum371011248043

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at eje aktier, produktudvikling, produktion, indkøb, salg, levering, markedsføring, handel og investering samt anden hermed forbunden virksomhed efter bestyrelsens skøn.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

94 registered events
20266 changesmanagement 6
  • Robert Mark Leather appointed board member
  • Melanie Jane Hall stepped down as board member
  • Ian Machan Mackellar appointed director
  • Ian Machan Mackellar appointed board member
  • Milton McCann stepped down as board member
  • Milton McCann stepped down as director
20254 changesaccounts 2 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Ajay Gandhi appointed chair of the board
  • Paul Nicholas Sandland stepped down as chair of the board
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20244 changesmanagement 4
  • Milton McCann appointed board member
  • Milton McCann appointed director
  • Ian David Page stepped down as director
  • Ian David Page stepped down as board member
20233 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Paul Nicholas Sandland appointed chair of the board
  • Anthony Gerard Griffin stepped down as chair of the board
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20201 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20194 changesindustry 2 · management 2
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods and nursing supplies (464610)
  • Industry changed to Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations (212000)
  • Melanie Jane Hall appointed board member
  • Richard John Cotton stepped down as board member
20172 changesmanagement 2
  • Richard John Cotton appointed board member
  • Suzana Cross stepped down as board member
20162 changesmanagement 2
  • Suzana Cross appointed board member
  • Anne-Francoise Nesmes stepped down as board member
20132 changesmanagement 2
  • Anne-Francoise Nesmes appointed board member
  • Edwin Thomas William Torr stepped down as board member
20122 changesmanagement 2
  • Anthony Gerard Griffin appointed chair of the board
  • Simon David Evans stepped down as chair of the board
20103 changescapital 1 · ownership 1 · merger 1
  • Share capital changed from 3,001,000 DKK to 100,000,000 DKK
  • Dechra Pharmaceuticals Limited registered as owner (100%)
  • Merger registered in CVR
200812 changesname 1 · management 10 · industry 1
  • Name changed from VETXX A/S to DECHRA VETERINARY PRODUCTS A/S
  • Simon David Evans appointed chair of the board
  • Edwin Thomas William Torr appointed board member
  • Ian David Page appointed director
  • Ian David Page appointed board member
  • James Robert Codling stepped down as board member
  • Thomas Eric Chaloner stepped down as board member
  • Peter Hugh Colin Fearn stepped down as chair of the board
  • Steen Bjerre stepped down as board member
  • Steen Bjerre stepped down as ceo
  • James Robert Codling appointed board member
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics (464500)
20075 changesmanagement 3 · address 1 · industry 1
  • Matthew William Lyons stepped down as board member
  • Thomas Eric Chaloner appointed board member
  • Peter Dahlberg stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Mekuvej 9, 7171 Uldum
  • Industry changed to Aluminium production (244200)
20068 changesmanagement 8
  • Peter Hugh Colin Fearn appointed chair of the board
  • Steen Bjerre appointed board member
  • Steen Bjerre appointed ceo
  • Jens Ingwersen stepped down as board member
  • Nigel Hammond stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jens Ingwersen stepped down as ceo
  • Peter Dahlberg appointed board member
  • Göran Axelsson stepped down as board member
20059 changesmanagement 7 · name 1 · capital 1
  • Jens Ingwersen appointed board member
  • Name changed from LEO ANIMAL HEALTH A/S to VETXX A/S
  • Share capital changed from 3,000,000 DKK to 3,001,000 DKK
  • Göran Axelsson appointed board member
  • Matthew William Lyons appointed board member
  • Nigel Hammond appointed chair of the board
  • Ernst Lunding stepped down as board member
  • Jens Bo Olesen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Erik Torngaard Hansen stepped down as board member
20007 changesname 1 · management 5 · industry 1
  • Name changed from MEKU A/S to LEO ANIMAL HEALTH A/S
  • Jens Ingwersen appointed ceo
  • Knud Oskar Hedeager Aagesen stepped down as director
  • Ernst Lunding appointed board member
  • Jens Bo Olesen appointed chair of the board
  • Bodil Hedeager Ravn stepped down as board member
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med parfumerivarer og kosmetik (514500)
19992 changesaddress 1 · management 1
  • Moved to Mekuvej 9, 7171 Uldum
  • Peter Kragh Falkenberg stepped down as board member
19981 changename 1
  • Name changed from MEDICINKEMI ULDUM A/S to MEKU A/S
19972 changesmanagement 2
  • Erik Torngaard Hansen appointed board member
  • Ole Freddy Davidsen stepped down as board member
19911 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 1,250,000 DKK to 3,000,000 DKK
19893 changescapital 1 · management 2
  • Share capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 1,250,000 DKK
  • Ole Flemming Albertsen stepped down as board member
  • Oluf Jørgensen stepped down as board member
19881 changemanagement 1
  • Peter Hedeager Høj stepped down as board member
19868 changesfounded 1 · management 7
  • Registered as MEDICINKEMI ULDUM A/S
  • Ole Flemming Albertsen appointed board member
  • Bodil Hedeager Ravn appointed board member
  • Oluf Jørgensen appointed board member
  • Peter Hedeager Høj appointed board member
  • Knud Oskar Hedeager Aagesen appointed director
  • Ole Freddy Davidsen appointed board member
  • Peter Kragh Falkenberg 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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