Designa A/S
Public limited companyCVR 37521027KjellerupActive
Designa A/S is a public limited company, based in Kjellerup, active in manufacture of furniture, founded in 2016. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 1.8m in 2025. With 98 employees, the company is about 14 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 93% of the companies in the industry in the database.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 63% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 53m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 19.4m to a profit of DKK 1.8m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 27.6m.
Employees
- 6 more employees than a year earlier: 98 (07/2026) against 92 (07/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Manufacture of furniture (310000)
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 | 73,364 | 78,797 | 63,701 | 37,143 | 32,445 | 52,988 | +63.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 9,938 | 19,395 | 4,466 | −17,876 | −18,919 | 4,293 | +122.7% |
| Profit before tax | 7,950 | 17,252 | 1,986 | −21,501 | −24,809 | 1,929 | +107.8% |
| Net profit | 6,562 | 13,256 | 1,455 | −16,852 | −19,444 | 1,760 | +109.1% |
| Total assets | 119,036 | 105,867 | 149,937 | 144,330 | 133,639 | 139,836 | +4.6% |
| Equity | 2,484 | 15,740 | 17,195 | 28,343 | 25,822 | 27,579 | +6.8% |
| Liabilities | 116,551 | 89,353 | 131,437 | 115,987 | 107,818 | 110,021 | +2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,336 | 402 | 224 | 2,459 | 1,531 | 1,104 | −27.9% |
| Average number of employees | 118 | 104 | 104 | 92 | 85 | 80 | −5.9% |
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.
Download the figures as CSV · free with an account, amounts in whole DKK
Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 02/03/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 11/07/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 31/05/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 14/02/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 24/02/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 17/02/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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 CVRPosition in the industry
295 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of furniture based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.5m, net profit DKK 196k, equity DKK 2.2m, 7 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 1,671of 4,412 Better than 62% | No. 1,846of 4,466 Better than 59% |
| Same industry and 50–199 employees27 companies in the comparison | No. 14of 26 Better than 48% | No. 20of 27 Better than 27% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 643of 33,588 Better than 98% | No. 1,841of 33,687 Better than 95% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 2,762of 17,786 Better than 84% | No. 5,183of 18,024 Better than 71% |
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
Manufacture of furniture- Designa A/SDKK 53m
- Nobia Denmark A/SDKK 1.1bn
- Dan-foam ApSDKK 894.1m
- Designa A/SDKK 1.8m
- Nobia Denmark A/SDKK 296.2m
- Dan-foam ApSDKK 623.6m
- Designa A/SDKK 27.6m
- Nobia Denmark A/SDKK 457.6m
- Dan-foam ApSDKK 1.3bn
- Designa A/S98
- Nobia Denmark A/S1,161
- Dan-foam ApS435
Latest financial year per company. Choose up to three companies from the largest in the industry.
Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Designa Kitchen Group A/S100%
Management
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Høj | CEO | 18/05/2016 |
| Stephan Andersen | Director | 01/04/2020 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Per Asmund Christensen | Deputy chair | 23/02/2018 |
| Rasmus Kvist Maarbjerg | Board member | 23/02/2018 |
| Karsten Rydder Pedersen | Chair of the board | 11/05/2020 |
| Christian Monrad Overgaard | Board member | 11/05/2020 |
| Carin Camilla Nordqvist | Board member | 31/08/2020 |
- Founders
- KR 332 ApS
Former management (11)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Bruun Geertsen | Board member | 04/03/2016 | 18/05/2016 |
| Bent Kemplar | Director | 04/03/2016 | 18/05/2016 |
| Bent Kemplar | Board member | 04/03/2016 | 18/05/2016 |
| Jeppe Buskov | Chair of the board | 04/03/2016 | 18/05/2016 |
| Søren Bjerregaard Madsen | Board member | 18/05/2016 | 23/02/2018 |
| Claus Astrup-Larsen | Board member | 18/05/2016 | 03/11/2016 |
| Kim Buchwald | Chair of the board | 18/05/2016 | 23/02/2018 |
| Erik Høj | Board member | 03/11/2016 | 23/02/2018 |
| David Packness Meyer | Board member | 23/02/2018 | 31/08/2020 |
| Christian Monrad Overgaard | Chair of the board | 23/02/2018 | 10/05/2020 |
| Karsten Rydder Pedersen | Board member | 14/04/2020 | 10/05/2020 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af bestyrelsens formand i forening med en direktør eller af den samlede bestyrelse
Address and production units
1 active production unitsIndustriparken 1
8620 Kjellerup
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Designa A/S | Industriparken 1-2, 8620 Kjellerup | 98 | 1021230894 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel, håndværk og industri samt al virksomhed, som efter bestyrelsens skøn har forbindelse hermed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
48 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of furniture (310000)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20209 changesmanagement 8 · capital 1
- ManagementCarin Camilla Nordqvist appointed board member
- ManagementDavid Packness Meyer stepped down as board member
- ManagementChristian Monrad Overgaard appointed board member
- ManagementKarsten Rydder Pedersen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKarsten Rydder Pedersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementChristian Monrad Overgaard stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementKarsten Rydder Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementStephan Andersen appointed director
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,001,000 DKK to 1,002,000 DKK
201811 changescapital 2 · management 7 · ownership 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 501,000 DKK to 1,001,000 DKK
- ManagementChristian Monrad Overgaard appointed chair of the board
- ManagementDavid Packness Meyer appointed board member
- ManagementPer Asmund Christensen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementRasmus Kvist Maarbjerg appointed board member
- ManagementErik Høj stepped down as board member
- ManagementSøren Bjerregaard Madsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKim Buchwald stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipDesigna Kitchen Group A/S registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipSelskabet af 18. maj 2016 A/S is no longer registered as owner
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 501,000 DKK
201621 changesmanagement 14 · name 1 · address 1 · industry 1 · ownership 3 · founded 1
- ManagementErik Høj appointed board member
- ManagementClaus Astrup-Larsen stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from KR 604 A/S to Designa A/S
- AddressMoved to Industriparken 1-2, 8620 Kjellerup
- IndustryIndustry changed to Fremstilling af andre møbler (310900)
- ManagementSøren Bjerregaard Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementKim Buchwald appointed chair of the board
- ManagementClaus Astrup-Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementErik Høj appointed ceo
- ManagementJeppe Buskov stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementBent Kemplar stepped down as board member
- ManagementBent Kemplar stepped down as director
- ManagementChristina Bruun Geertsen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipSelskabet af 18. maj 2016 A/S registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipKR 332 ApS is no longer registered as owner
- FoundedRegistered as KR 604 A/S
- ManagementJeppe Buskov appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBent Kemplar appointed board member
- ManagementBent Kemplar appointed director
- ManagementChristina Bruun Geertsen appointed board member
- OwnershipKR 332 ApS registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same industry in Silkeborg
- Tvilum A/S 2018361 employees
- HB8 Production A/S37 employees
- Ribu Inventarsnedkeri A/S20 employees
- Fredericia Furniture Joinery A/S14 employees
- Kaagaard Danmark A/S7 employees
Same people in management
- Bygma A/Svia Christina Bruun Geertsen
- VELUX A/Svia David Packness Meyer
- Mejerigaarden A/Svia Claus Astrup-Larsen
- Johnson Controls Denmark ApSvia Kim Buchwald
- Norisol A/Svia Per Asmund Christensen
- EG Danmark A/Svia Per Asmund Christensen
Largest in the industry
- Nobia Denmark A/SDKK 1.1bn
- Dan-foam ApSDKK 894.1m
- TCM Operations A/SDKK 268.6m
- Tvilum A/S 2018DKK 265.8m
- Carl Hansen & Søn Møbelfabrik A/SDKK 190.9m
- Kvist Industries A/SDKK 138.1m
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.