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.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 3.1m+196.1% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 437k+130% vs. 2024
Equity−DKK 869k+33.5% vs. 2024
Employees5latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 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 thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 1.6m−DKK 1.4m−DKK 1.2m−DKK 1m−DKK 800k−DKK 600k−DKK 400k−DKK 200kDKK 0DKK 200kDKK 400k202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Design-people ApS
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit3,6243,8503,2102,4831,0543,121+196.1%
Operating profit (EBIT)8360560−105−1,441368+125.5%
Profit before tax6559415−162−1,456297+120.4%
Net profit414473−135−1,456437+130%
Total assets2,1332,6101,3381,6241,0941,977+80.6%
Equity−16431284149−1,307−869+33.5%
Liabilities2,1482,1791,0541,4752,4012,846+18.5%
Cash and cash equivalents1515136649427675−72.6%
Average number of employees8665550%

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 500kDKK 1mDKK 1.5mDKK 2mDKK 2.5mDKK 3mDKK 3.5mDKK 4m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (226 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • Negative 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
Annual reports for Design-people ApS
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202522/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202427/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202310/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202223/06/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202121/02/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202009/03/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

226 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in industrial design and fashion design based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 3.1mNo. 77 of 226
Better than 66% of the companies in the industry
Equity−DKK 869kNo. 209 of 226
Better than 8% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees5No. 64 of 226
Better than 72% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.7m, net profit DKK 142k, equity DKK 987k, 3 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 746kDKK 5.6mDKK 41.5mDKK 158.3mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 204 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 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
Gross profit
  1. Design-people ApSDKK 3.1m
  2. Muuto A/SDKK 309.3m
  3. Maileg ApSDKK 134.6m
Net profit
  1. Design-people ApSDKK 437k
  2. Muuto A/SDKK 106.2m
  3. Maileg ApSDKK 93.6m
Equity
  1. Design-people ApS−DKK 869k
  2. Muuto A/SDKK 473.1m
  3. Maileg ApSDKK 182m
Employees
  1. Design-people ApS5
  2. Muuto A/S140
  3. Maileg ApS37

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
Design-people ApS

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Design-people ApS
NameRoleAppointed
Henrik MathiassenDirector31/08/2018

Board of directors

Board of directors at Design-people ApS
NameRoleAppointed
Henrik MathiassenBoard member31/08/2018
Søren Werner MathiasenChair of the board01/10/2024
Henrik Møller-KristensenBoard member01/10/2024
Founders
Mathiassen & Falkenberg Industrieldesign ApS, Schroeder Design & Development ApS
Former management (11)
Former management at Design-people ApS
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Henrik MathiassenBoard member23/06/200529/11/2015
Klaus Anton SchroederBoard member23/06/200529/11/2015
Klaus Anton SchroederDirector23/06/200531/03/2021
Rasmus FalkenbergChair of the board23/06/200529/11/2015
Klaus Anton SchroederBoard member31/08/201831/03/2021
Benjamin Rud ElberthDeputy chair31/08/201808/03/2021
Gitte Maya ElsingChair of the board31/08/201801/10/2024
Hans-Henrik SørensenBoard member31/08/201828/05/2019
Malene KastrupDeputy chair28/04/202128/04/2022
Suhilan SelvanayagamBoard member23/03/202331/01/2024
Ditte Daugbjerg ChristensenBoard member04/06/202401/10/2024

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 units

Hedeager 3
8200 Aarhus N

Aarhus Municipality · Postcode 8200

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
DESIGN-PEOPLE ApSHedeager 3, 8200 Aarhus N51011503647

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 events
20262 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
  • Moved to Hedeager 3, 8200 Aarhus N
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20253 changesaccounts 1 · address 1 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Moved to Vesterbro Torv 3, 3. tv, 8000 Aarhus C
  • Industry changed to Industrial design and fashion design (741100)
202413 changesmanagement 6 · ownership 6 · accounts 1
  • Søren Werner Mathiasen appointed chair of the board
  • Henrik Møller-Kristensen appointed board member
  • Ditte Daugbjerg Christensen stepped down as board member
  • Gitte Maya Elsing stepped down as chair of the board
  • HENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (25%)
  • PREVAS A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
  • HENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Ditte Daugbjerg Christensen appointed board member
  • Suhilan Selvanayagam stepped down as board member
  • HENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • Suhi Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • HENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20232 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Suhilan Selvanayagam appointed board member
20223 changesownership 1 · management 1 · accounts 1
  • Suhi Holding ApS registered as owner (10%)
  • Malene Kastrup stepped down as deputy chair
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20218 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 3 · accounts 1
  • Malene Kastrup appointed deputy chair
  • HENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (90%)
  • SCHROEDER DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Klaus Anton Schroeder stepped down as board member
  • Klaus Anton Schroeder stepped down as director
  • HENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Benjamin Rud Elberth stepped down as deputy chair
20192 changesmanagement 1 · address 1
  • Hans-Henrik Sørensen stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Vesterbro Torv 3, 3. tv, 8000 Aarhus C
20186 changesmanagement 6
  • Hans-Henrik Sørensen appointed board member
  • Klaus Anton Schroeder appointed board member
  • Benjamin Rud Elberth appointed deputy chair
  • Gitte Maya Elsing appointed chair of the board
  • Henrik Mathiassen appointed director
  • Henrik Mathiassen appointed board member
20158 changesmanagement 3 · ownership 5
  • Klaus Anton Schroeder stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Mathiassen stepped down as board member
  • Rasmus Falkenberg stepped down as chair of the board
  • HENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • SCHROEDER DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • HENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • RASMUS FALKENBERG HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • SCHROEDER DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT ApS is no longer registered as owner
20121 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Vesterbro Torv 1-3, 3. b, 8000 Aarhus C
20084 changesownership 3 · industry 1
  • HENRIK MATHIASSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • RASMUS FALKENBERG HOLDING ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Industry changed to Industriel design og produktdesign (741010)
  • SCHROEDER DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
20055 changesfounded 1 · management 4
  • Registered as DESIGN-PEOPLE ApS
  • Klaus Anton Schroeder appointed director
  • Klaus Anton Schroeder appointed board member
  • Henrik Mathiassen appointed board member
  • Rasmus Falkenberg appointed chair of the board

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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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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