Designer Zoo ApS
Private limited companyCVR 40242945København VActive
Designer Zoo ApS is a private limited company, based in København V, active in other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores, founded in 2019. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 374k). Net profit rose 16% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 229k. With 15 employees, the company is about 8 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 37% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 3.4m.
- Net profit rose 16% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 229k.
Employees
- 1 more employees than a year earlier: 15 (07/2026) against 14 (07/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (477800)
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 | 277 | 2,231 | 2,149 | 2,130 | 2,443 | 3,358 | +37.5% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −1,656 | 467 | 158 | 205 | 197 | 230 | +16.8% |
| Profit before tax | −1,665 | 458 | 152 | 204 | 197 | 229 | +16.3% |
| Net profit | −1,665 | 458 | 152 | 204 | 197 | 229 | +16.3% |
| Total assets | 1,307 | 1,448 | 1,140 | 1,526 | 1,749 | 1,723 | −1.5% |
| Equity | −1,615 | −1,156 | −1,005 | −801 | −604 | −374 | +38% |
| Liabilities | 2,921 | 2,604 | 2,145 | 2,327 | 2,352 | 2,097 | −10.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 418 | 781 | 306 | 417 | 408 | 402 | −1.5% |
| Average number of employees | – | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | +33.3% |
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 374k at the end of 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.
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| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/07/2024 – 30/06/2025 | 18/12/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/07/2023 – 30/06/2024 | 18/12/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/07/2022 – 30/06/2023 | 20/12/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/07/2021 – 30/06/2022 | 14/12/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/07/2020 – 30/06/2021 | 09/12/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 06/02/2019 – 30/06/2020 | 11/12/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
372 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.2m, net profit DKK 65,694, equity DKK 662k, 2 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. 20,392of 69,742 Better than 71% | No. 65,106of 69,964 Better than 7% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees339 companies in the comparison | No. 53of 339 Better than 85% | No. 314of 339 Better than 7% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 12,033of 33,588 Better than 64% | No. 30,772of 33,687 Better than 9% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 20,259of 66,379 Better than 69% | No. 61,544of 66,505 Better than 7% |
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 retail sale of new goods in specialised stores- Designer Zoo ApSDKK 3.4m
- Zebra A/SDKK 3.2bn
- Hilmer Denmark ApSDKK 104.7m
- Designer Zoo ApSDKK 229k
- Zebra A/S−DKK 265.1m
- Hilmer Denmark ApSDKK 2m
- Designer Zoo ApS−DKK 374k
- Zebra A/S−DKK 295.9m
- Hilmer Denmark ApSDKK 6.1m
- Designer Zoo ApS15
- Zebra A/S714
- Hilmer Denmark ApS593
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Karsten Lauritsen Holding ApS100%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Karsten Holt Lauritsen | Director | 06/02/2019 |
- Founders
- Karsten Lauritsen Holding ApS
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktion.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsVesterbrogade 137
1620 København V
København Municipality · Postcode 1620
Other companies at the address (1)
- Ejendomsselskabet Vesterbrogade 137 ApSRenting of commercial property
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Designer Zoo ApS | Vesterbrogade 137, 1620 København V | 15 | 1024388448 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er drift af værksteder og detailbutik indenfor brugskunst.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
10 registered events20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (477800)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20201 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20193 changesfounded 1 · management 1 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as Designer Zoo ApS
- ManagementKarsten Holt Lauritsen appointed director
- OwnershipKARSTEN LAURITSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same industry in København
- Zebra A/S714 employees
- Copenhagen Souvenir & Gifts ApS79 employees
- Copenhagen Tourist Point ApS65 employees
- Nyhavn Souvenir ApS32 employees
- SkyPAD ApS30 employees
- Handelskompagniet ved Vor Frue Kirke 'notre Dame' ApS28 employees
Same people in management
- Ejendomsselskabet Vesterbrogade 137 ApSvia Karsten Holt Lauritsen
Largest in the industry
- Zebra A/SDKK 3.2bn
- Hilmer Denmark ApSDKK 104.7m
- Bahne Sørensen A/SDKK 98.8m
- Danske Stenhuggerier A/SDKK 87.3m
- Sinful ApSDKK 73.2m
- Dollarstore ApSDKK 52.3m
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.