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DFDS Køletransport A/S

Public limited companyCVR 33589263Esbjerg VActive

DFDS Køletransport A/S is a public limited company, based in Esbjerg V, active in freight transport by road, founded in 2011. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 30.6m. Operations are spread over 6 production units in 5 towns. With 145 employees, the company is about 24 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 448.7m−14.7% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 30.6m+54.6% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 4.3m+47% vs. 2024
Employees145latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 33% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 111.7m.
  • Revenue fell 15% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 448.7m.
  • The loss got smaller: from DKK 67.4m to DKK 30.6m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity rose 47% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.3m.

Employees

  • 38 fewer employees than a year earlier: 145 (07/2026) against 183 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Martin Daniels Dannells (board member, 01/04/2025), Martin Daniels Dannells (ceo, 11/03/2026) and Bernt-Olof Morgan Olausson (board member, 11/03/2026) (+1).
  • Stepped down: Anders Mikael Christensen (director, 01/04/2025), Martin Gade Gregersen (board member, 11/03/2026) and Anders Mikael Christensen (board member, 01/04/2025) (+1).
  • New owners registered: DFDS A/S (16/12/2024).
  • No longer registered as owner: DFDS Logistics A/S (16/12/2024).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/12/2025: Moved to Malervej 12, 6710 Esbjerg V

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 80m−DKK 60m−DKK 40m−DKK 20mDKK 0DKK 20m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for DFDS Køletransport A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot stated489,824525,865448,708−14.7%
Gross profit139,703131,416156,774216,029167,699111,671−33.4%
Operating profit (EBIT)20,379−115−8,404−5,613−57,901−32,945+43.1%
Profit before tax19,80443−8,128−18,638−72,134−43,241+40.1%
Net profit15,356−12−6,324−15,139−67,394−30,614+54.6%
Total assets115,281126,613106,011309,525286,484189,021−34%
Equity23,67623,66517,340−3222,9494,335+47%
Liabilities90,849101,75488,671309,847283,535184,686−34.9%
Cash and cash equivalents7,85204130–––
Average number of employees189204228257239151−36.8%

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: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.

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DKK 0DKK 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (1,411 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures

  • Loss for 5 years in a row

    Net result has been negative in 2021–2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Net result is negative in the two or more latest annual reports in a row.

  • Low equity ratio

    Equity makes up 2% of total assets in 2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Equity ÷ total assets is below 10% in the latest annual report. Banks, insurers and some industries naturally have a low ratio.

  • Fewer employees

    The number of employees fell 37% from 239 in 2024 to 151 in 2025.

    How is this calculated?

    The number of employees according to the annual report has fallen by at least 25%, and was at least 10 the year before.

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 DFDS Køletransport A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202501/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202401/07/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202311/07/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202202/07/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202106/07/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202001/06/2021The 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

1,411 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in freight transport by road based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 111.7mNo. 21 of 1,411
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 4.3mNo. 426 of 1,411
Better than 70% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees145No. 23 of 1,411
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 4m, net profit DKK 253k, equity DKK 1.7m, 6 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 909kDKK 8.3mDKK 75.1mDKK 327mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 1,369 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. 533of 4,412
Better than 88%
No. 3,424of 4,466
Better than 23%
Same industry and 50–199 employees114 companies in the comparison
No. 9of 114
Better than 93%
No. 97of 114
Better than 15%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 636of 24,791
Better than 97%
No. 10,426of 24,909
Better than 58%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 1,412of 17,786
Better than 92%
No. 12,046of 18,024
Better than 33%

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

Freight transport by road
Gross profit
  1. DFDS Køletransport A/SDKK 111.7m
  2. Danske Fragtmænd A/SDKK 682.3m
  3. Hcs A/S Transport & SpeditionDKK 598.2m
Net profit
  1. DFDS Køletransport A/S−DKK 30.6m
  2. Danske Fragtmænd A/SDKK 87.6m
  3. Hcs A/S Transport & SpeditionDKK 189.4m
Equity
  1. DFDS Køletransport A/SDKK 4.3m
  2. Danske Fragtmænd A/SDKK 546.8m
  3. Hcs A/S Transport & SpeditionDKK 439.4m
Employees
  1. DFDS Køletransport A/S145
  2. Danske Fragtmænd A/S1,272
  3. Hcs A/S Transport & Spedition483

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
DFDS Køletransport A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at DFDS Køletransport A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Martin Daniels DannellsCEO11/03/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at DFDS Køletransport A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Niclas Göran AnderssonChair of the board14/09/2021
Martin Daniels DannellsBoard member01/04/2025
Bernt-Olof Morgan OlaussonBoard member11/03/2026
Founders
A-m Holding ApS, PS Holding Højslev ApS
Former management (13)
Former management at DFDS Køletransport A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Anders Mikael ChristensenBoard member01/04/201114/08/2015
Anders Mikael ChristensenDirector01/04/201101/04/2025
Peter SørensenBoard member01/04/201114/08/2015
Anne-Mette LautrupBoard member01/04/201122/09/2021
Peter LercheChair of the board31/05/201114/08/2015
Anders Kristian KristensenBoard member31/05/201114/08/2015
Søren JakobsenChair of the board14/08/201514/09/2021
Peter SørensenDirector14/08/201504/01/2019
Jens Peder Zeidler Holm JensenBoard member14/08/201531/01/2017
Martin Elkjær LeegaardBoard member14/08/201522/09/2021
Martin Gade GregersenBoard member04/01/201911/03/2026
Anders Mikael ChristensenBoard member22/09/202101/04/2025
Kasper RasmussenCEO01/04/202511/03/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af 2 medlemmer af bestyrelsen eller af 1 direktør sammen med 1 bestyrelsesmedlem.

Address and production units

6 active production units

Malervej 12
6710 Esbjerg V

Esbjerg Municipality · Postcode 6710

Other companies at the address (1)

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
DFDS Køletransport A/S - køle-/fryseterminalLundvej 15, 8700 Horsens481025177327
DFDS Køletransport A/S OnsildSøagervej 1, Sdr Onsild, 9500 Hobro471029403496
DFDS Køletransport A/SMajsmarken 1, 9500 Hobro251016768584
DFDS Køletransport EsbjergMalervej 12, 6710 Esbjerg V161031752473
DFDS Køletransport HerningHedelandsvej 18, 7400 Herning81028039391
DFDS Køletransport A/SIndustrivej 24, 6740 Bramming–1031535545

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive transport- og speditionsvirksomhed samt anden nær beslægtet virksomhed

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

60 registered events
20265 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Bernt-Olof Morgan Olausson appointed board member
  • Martin Daniels Dannells appointed ceo
  • Kasper Rasmussen stepped down as ceo
  • Martin Gade Gregersen stepped down as board member
20256 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1 · management 4
  • Moved to Malervej 12, 6710 Esbjerg V
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Martin Daniels Dannells appointed board member
  • Kasper Rasmussen appointed ceo
  • Anders Mikael Christensen stepped down as board member
  • Anders Mikael Christensen stepped down as director
20244 changesownership 2 · accounts 1 · capital 1
  • DFDS A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • DFDS Logistics A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Share capital changed from 1,500,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20222 changesaccounts 1 · name 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Name changed from SKIVE KØLETRANSPORT A/S to DFDS Køletransport A/S
20219 changesmanagement 5 · ownership 3 · accounts 1
  • Anders Mikael Christensen appointed board member
  • Martin Elkjær Leegaard stepped down as board member
  • Anne-Mette Lautrup stepped down as board member
  • DFDS Logistics A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • A-M HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • DFDS Logistics A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Niclas Göran Andersson appointed chair of the board
  • Søren Jakobsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20195 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 3
  • Martin Gade Gregersen appointed board member
  • Peter Sørensen stepped down as director
  • A-M HOLDING ApS registered as owner (25%)
  • DFDS Logistics A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
  • PS HOLDING HØJSLEV ApS is no longer registered as owner
20183 changesownership 2 · address 1
  • DFDS Logistics A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • A-M HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Moved to Majsmarken 1, 9500 Hobro
20171 changemanagement 1
  • Jens Peder Zeidler Holm Jensen stepped down as board member
20161 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Havrevænget 10, 9500 Hobro
20158 changesmanagement 8
  • Jens Peder Zeidler Holm Jensen appointed board member
  • Søren Jakobsen appointed chair of the board
  • Peter Sørensen appointed director
  • Martin Elkjær Leegaard appointed board member
  • Anders Kristian Kristensen stepped down as board member
  • Peter Lerche stepped down as chair of the board
  • Anders Mikael Christensen stepped down as board member
  • Peter Sørensen stepped down as board member
20145 changesownership 5
  • DFDS Logistics A/S registered as owner (50%)
  • A-M HOLDING ApS registered as owner (20%)
  • PS HOLDING HØJSLEV ApS registered as owner (20%)
  • A-M HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • PS HOLDING HØJSLEV ApS is no longer registered as owner
201110 changesname 1 · management 6 · founded 1 · ownership 2
  • Name changed from SKIVE KØLETRANSPORT, HØJSLEV A/S to SKIVE KØLETRANSPORT A/S
  • Anders Kristian Kristensen appointed board member
  • Peter Lerche appointed chair of the board
  • Registered as SKIVE KØLETRANSPORT, HØJSLEV A/S
  • Anders Mikael Christensen appointed board member
  • Anne-Mette Lautrup appointed board member
  • Peter Sørensen appointed board member
  • Anders Mikael Christensen appointed director
  • A-M HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • PS HOLDING HØJSLEV ApS registered as owner (33.33%)

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Same people in management

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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