Design-people ApS
Private limited companyCVR 28855370Aarhus NActive
Design-people ApS is a private limited company, based in Aarhus N, active in industrial design and fashion design, founded in 2005. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 869k). After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 437k in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 196% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 3.1m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 1.5m to a profit of DKK 437k (2024 → 2025).
Employees
- 3 fewer employees than a year earlier: 5 (08/2026) against 8 (08/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 08/09/2026: Moved to Hedeager 3, 8200 Aarhus N
- 01/03/2025: Moved to Vesterbro Torv 3, 3. tv, 8000 Aarhus C
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Industrial design and fashion design (741100)
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 | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 3,624 | 3,850 | 3,210 | 2,483 | 1,054 | 3,121 | +196.1% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 83 | 605 | 60 | −105 | −1,441 | 368 | +125.5% |
| Profit before tax | 65 | 594 | 15 | −162 | −1,456 | 297 | +120.4% |
| Net profit | 41 | 447 | 3 | −135 | −1,456 | 437 | +130% |
| Total assets | 2,133 | 2,610 | 1,338 | 1,624 | 1,094 | 1,977 | +80.6% |
| Equity | −16 | 431 | 284 | 149 | −1,307 | −869 | +33.5% |
| Liabilities | 2,148 | 2,179 | 1,054 | 1,475 | 2,401 | 2,846 | +18.5% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 151 | 513 | 66 | 494 | 276 | 75 | −72.6% |
| Average number of employees | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0% |
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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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresNegative equity
Equity was −DKK 869k at the end of 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.
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 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 22/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 27/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 10/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 23/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 21/02/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 09/03/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
226 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in industrial design and fashion design based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.7m, net profit DKK 142k, equity DKK 987k, 3 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison | No. 21,808of 69,742 Better than 69% | No. 66,906of 69,964 Better than 4% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees200 companies in the comparison | No. 52of 200 Better than 74% | No. 184of 200 Better than 8% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 12,757of 24,791 Better than 49% | No. 24,156of 24,909 Better than 3% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 21,590of 66,379 Better than 67% | No. 63,408of 66,505 Better than 5% |
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
Industrial design and fashion design- Design-people ApSDKK 3.1m
- Muuto A/SDKK 309.3m
- Maileg ApSDKK 134.6m
- Design-people ApSDKK 437k
- Muuto A/SDKK 106.2m
- Maileg ApSDKK 93.6m
- Design-people ApS−DKK 869k
- Muuto A/SDKK 473.1m
- Maileg ApSDKK 182m
- Design-people ApS5
- Muuto A/S140
- Maileg ApS37
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Prevas A/S66.67%
- Henrik Mathiassen Holding ApS25%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Mathiassen | Director | 31/08/2018 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Mathiassen | Board member | 31/08/2018 |
| Søren Werner Mathiasen | Chair of the board | 01/10/2024 |
| Henrik Møller-Kristensen | Board member | 01/10/2024 |
- Founders
- Mathiassen & Falkenberg Industrieldesign ApS, Schroeder Design & Development ApS
Former management (11)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Mathiassen | Board member | 23/06/2005 | 29/11/2015 |
| Klaus Anton Schroeder | Board member | 23/06/2005 | 29/11/2015 |
| Klaus Anton Schroeder | Director | 23/06/2005 | 31/03/2021 |
| Rasmus Falkenberg | Chair of the board | 23/06/2005 | 29/11/2015 |
| Klaus Anton Schroeder | Board member | 31/08/2018 | 31/03/2021 |
| Benjamin Rud Elberth | Deputy chair | 31/08/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Gitte Maya Elsing | Chair of the board | 31/08/2018 | 01/10/2024 |
| Hans-Henrik Sørensen | Board member | 31/08/2018 | 28/05/2019 |
| Malene Kastrup | Deputy chair | 28/04/2021 | 28/04/2022 |
| Suhilan Selvanayagam | Board member | 23/03/2023 | 31/01/2024 |
| Ditte Daugbjerg Christensen | Board member | 04/06/2024 | 01/10/2024 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktøren og et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening, af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsHedeager 3
8200 Aarhus N
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIGN-PEOPLE ApS | Hedeager 3, 8200 Aarhus N | 5 | 1011503647 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed indenfor innovation og design med fokus på produkter og digitale services.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
57 registered events20262 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Hedeager 3, 8200 Aarhus N
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20253 changesaccounts 1 · address 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- AddressMoved to Vesterbro Torv 3, 3. tv, 8000 Aarhus C
- IndustryIndustry changed to Industrial design and fashion design (741100)
202413 changesmanagement 6 · ownership 6 · accounts 1
- ManagementSøren Werner Mathiasen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Møller-Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementDitte Daugbjerg Christensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementGitte Maya Elsing stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipHENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipPREVAS A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
- OwnershipHENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementDitte Daugbjerg Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementSuhilan Selvanayagam stepped down as board member
- OwnershipHENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipSuhi Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipHENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20232 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementSuhilan Selvanayagam appointed board member
20223 changesownership 1 · management 1 · accounts 1
- OwnershipSuhi Holding ApS registered as owner (10%)
- ManagementMalene Kastrup stepped down as deputy chair
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20218 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 3 · accounts 1
- ManagementMalene Kastrup appointed deputy chair
- OwnershipHENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (90%)
- OwnershipSCHROEDER DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementKlaus Anton Schroeder stepped down as board member
- ManagementKlaus Anton Schroeder stepped down as director
- OwnershipHENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementBenjamin Rud Elberth stepped down as deputy chair
20192 changesmanagement 1 · address 1
- ManagementHans-Henrik Sørensen stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Vesterbro Torv 3, 3. tv, 8000 Aarhus C
20186 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementHans-Henrik Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementKlaus Anton Schroeder appointed board member
- ManagementBenjamin Rud Elberth appointed deputy chair
- ManagementGitte Maya Elsing appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Mathiassen appointed director
- ManagementHenrik Mathiassen appointed board member
20158 changesmanagement 3 · ownership 5
- ManagementKlaus Anton Schroeder stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Mathiassen stepped down as board member
- ManagementRasmus Falkenberg stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipHENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipSCHROEDER DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipHENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipRASMUS FALKENBERG HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipSCHROEDER DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT ApS is no longer registered as owner
20121 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Vesterbro Torv 1-3, 3. b, 8000 Aarhus C
20084 changesownership 3 · industry 1
- OwnershipHENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipRASMUS FALKENBERG HOLDING ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
- IndustryIndustry changed to Industriel design og produktdesign (741010)
- OwnershipSCHROEDER DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
20055 changesfounded 1 · management 4
- FoundedRegistered as DESIGN-PEOPLE ApS
- ManagementKlaus Anton Schroeder appointed director
- ManagementKlaus Anton Schroeder appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Mathiassen appointed board member
- ManagementRasmus Falkenberg appointed chair of the board
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- Lind Dna ApS25 employees
- Pedestal ApS16 employees
- Says Who A/S14 employees
- Bloom Objects ApS12 employees
- Studio About ApS8 employees
Same people in management
- Manyone Denmark ApSvia Hans-Henrik Sørensen
- RS Components A/Svia Gitte Maya Elsing
- Prevas A/Svia Henrik Møller-Kristensen
- Øst for Paradis ApSvia Ditte Daugbjerg Christensen
- HAVE Kommunikation A/Svia Benjamin Rud Elberth
- Designit Denmark A/Svia Hans-Henrik Sørensen
Largest in the industry
- Muuto A/SDKK 309.3m
- Maileg ApSDKK 134.6m
- Vipp A/SDKK 73.4m
- Fusion ApSDKK 50.1m
- By ACRE ApsDKK 42.4m
- Arhoj ApSDKK 40.6m
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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.