Elm, Kragelund A/S

Public limited companyCVR 11477607LøsningActive

Elm, Kragelund A/S is a public limited company, based in Løsning, active in manufacture of lifting and handling equipment, founded in 1987. Net profit fell 9% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 41.8m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 9 of 109 companies in the industry in the database. With 100 employees, the company is about 4 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 132.1m−4.7% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 41.8m−8.7% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 97.2m+8.2% vs. 2024
Employees100latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 132.1m.
  • Net profit fell 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 41.8m.
  • Equity rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 97.2m.

Employees

  • 3 more employees than a year earlier: 100 (08/2026) against 97 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Bo Højtoft Pedersen (deputy board member, 01/05/2025), Anja Hjortflod (board member, 01/05/2025) and Ronni Bengaard Bargisen (deputy board member, 01/05/2025) (+4).
  • Stepped down: Bo Højtoft Pedersen (board member, 30/04/2025), Jens-Jørn Sørensen (deputy board member, 01/05/2025) and Peter Gram Jacobsen (deputy board member, 01/05/2025) (+3).
  • New owners registered: Sdip Holdings AB (21/08/2026).
  • No longer registered as owner: Herredsvej Holding ApS (21/08/2026) and Sdip Holdings AB (20/08/2026).

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 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Elm, Kragelund A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit70,68783,418111,884118,465138,602132,066−4.7%
Operating profit (EBIT)18,64025,21135,57544,29956,45254,277−3.9%
Profit before tax18,03824,77434,77543,61457,40255,129−4%
Net profit14,40818,68726,85134,05345,85641,848−8.7%
Total assets76,61790,35188,947118,750134,254141,917+5.7%
Equity33,38633,57343,42569,47889,83497,182+8.2%
Liabilities42,98855,33243,95847,60043,60444,039+1%
Cash and cash equivalents3,7666,44411,585226221−65.8%
Average number of employees141158189194208189−9.1%

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 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120mDKK 140m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (109 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • 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
Annual reports for Elm, Kragelund A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202525/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202419/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202321/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/11/2021 – 31/12/202204/07/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/11/2020 – 31/10/202114/01/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/11/2019 – 31/10/202028/01/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

109 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in manufacture of lifting and handling equipment based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 132.1mNo. 9 of 109
Better than 93% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 97.2mNo. 14 of 109
Better than 88% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees100No. 8 of 109
Better than 94% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 13.2m, net profit DKK 1.4m, equity DKK 9.8m, 23 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 817kDKK 6.7mDKK 54.6mDKK 221.5mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 107 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. 390of 4,412
Better than 91%
No. 691of 4,466
Better than 85%
Same industry and 50–199 employees24 companies in the comparison
No. 4of 24
Better than 87%
No. 7of 24
Better than 74%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 654of 10,152
Better than 94%
No. 1,277of 10,275
Better than 88%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 1,197of 17,786
Better than 93%
No. 2,321of 18,024
Better than 87%

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 lifting and handling equipment
Gross profit
  1. Elm, Kragelund A/SDKK 132.1m
  2. V. Guldmann A/SDKK 446m
  3. Bila A/SDKK 433.3m
Net profit
  1. Elm, Kragelund A/SDKK 41.8m
  2. V. Guldmann A/SDKK 4.1m
  3. Bila A/SDKK 73.7m
Equity
  1. Elm, Kragelund A/SDKK 97.2m
  2. V. Guldmann A/SDKK 337.2m
  3. Bila A/SDKK 213m
Employees
  1. Elm, Kragelund A/S100
  2. V. Guldmann A/S201
  3. Bila A/S515

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Sdip Holdings AB100%
Elm, Kragelund A/S

Management

9 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Elm, Kragelund A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Michael Lund HansenDirector01/03/2023

Board of directors

Board of directors at Elm, Kragelund A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Kim Overgaard HermansenBoard member09/06/2009
Olav BrøchnerBoard member01/06/2022
Bo Højtoft PedersenDeputy board member01/05/2025
Anja HjortflodBoard member01/05/2025
Ronni Bengaard BargisenDeputy board member01/05/2025
Anders Björn Johannes MattsonBoard member09/09/2025
Daniel UngeChair of the board09/09/2025
Bengt Birger LejdströmBoard member09/09/2025
Founders
Henning Laursen, Kathrine Gregersen, Verner Laursen, Peter Jensen, Jens Christian Laursen
Former management (31)
Former management at Elm, Kragelund A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Niels Theodor Qvistgaard SteensenBoard member25/09/198724/10/1990
Niels Theodor Qvistgaard SteensenDirector25/09/198710/12/2007
Johan Aarøe MøllerBoard member25/09/198729/01/2004
Gert EgBoard member25/09/198729/01/2004
John Christian HüttelBoard member25/09/198728/08/1990
Jens Christian LaursenBoard member25/09/198712/10/1995
Dan LarsenBoard member01/10/200009/06/2009
Flemming JensenBoard member01/10/200009/06/2009
Gert KristiansenChair of the board29/01/200410/12/2007
Henning LaursenBoard member29/01/200428/11/2005
Per FrankBoard member29/01/200410/12/2007
Nils Jørn Morgenstjerne LaursenBoard member26/01/200610/12/2007
Claus Berner NielsenChair of the board10/12/200701/06/2022
Olav BrøchnerBoard member10/12/200724/03/2011
Olav BrøchnerDirector10/12/200701/03/2023
Niels Anker HansenBoard member10/12/200725/09/2019
Jens-Jørn SørensenDeputy board member09/06/200912/04/2021
Allan LaursenDeputy board member09/06/200913/04/2021
Bo Højtoft PedersenBoard member09/06/200930/04/2025
Morten PoulsgaardBoard member24/03/201123/03/2020
Niels Anker HansenDirector24/03/201122/01/2021
Henrik NordlandBoard member11/10/201301/06/2022
Peter Qvist-SørensenBoard member25/09/201901/06/2022
Niels Anker HansenBoard member22/01/202101/06/2022
Jens-Jørn SørensenDeputy board member13/04/202101/05/2025
Peter Gram JacobsenDeputy board member13/04/202101/05/2025
Anders Björn Johannes MattsonChair of the board01/06/202208/09/2025
Johan LahiriBoard member01/06/202227/06/2023
Sven Jakob HolmBoard member01/06/202214/12/2023
Bengt Birger LejdströmBoard member27/06/202308/05/2025
Susanna Kerstin Marianne ZetheliusBoard member08/05/202509/09/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør sammen med bestyrelsesformanden, af 4 bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening, eller af den samlede bestyrelse

Address and production units

1 active production units

Herredsvej 19
8723 Løsning

Hedensted Municipality · Postcode 8723

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
ELM, KRAGELUND A/SHerredsvej 19, 8723 Løsning1001000241460

Purpose

Det er selskabets formål at drive virksomhed med industri, handel og kapitalanlæg

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

95 registered events
20264 changesownership 3 · accounts 1
  • Sdip Holdings AB registered as owner (100%)
  • Herredsvej Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Sdip Holdings AB is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2025 published
202514 changesmanagement 13 · accounts 1
  • Anders Björn Johannes Mattson appointed board member
  • Bengt Birger Lejdström appointed board member
  • Daniel Unge appointed chair of the board
  • Susanna Kerstin Marianne Zethelius stepped down as board member
  • Anders Björn Johannes Mattson stepped down as chair of the board
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Susanna Kerstin Marianne Zethelius appointed board member
  • Bengt Birger Lejdström stepped down as board member
  • Ronni Bengaard Bargisen appointed deputy board member
  • Anja Hjortflod appointed board member
  • Bo Højtoft Pedersen appointed deputy board member
  • Jens-Jørn Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Peter Gram Jacobsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Bo Højtoft Pedersen stepped down as board member
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20236 changesmanagement 5 · accounts 1
  • Sven Jakob Holm stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Bengt Birger Lejdström appointed board member
  • Johan Lahiri stepped down as board member
  • Michael Lund Hansen appointed director
  • Olav Brøchner stepped down as director
202212 changesmanagement 8 · ownership 3 · accounts 1
  • Johan Lahiri appointed board member
  • Olav Brøchner appointed board member
  • Sven Jakob Holm appointed board member
  • Anders Björn Johannes Mattson appointed chair of the board
  • Niels Anker Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Peter Qvist-Sørensen stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Nordland stepped down as board member
  • Claus Berner Nielsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Herredsvej Holding ApS registered as owner (20%)
  • Sdip Holdings AB registered as owner (66.67%)
  • Herredsvej Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20217 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
  • Jens-Jørn Sørensen appointed deputy board member
  • Peter Gram Jacobsen appointed deputy board member
  • Allan Laursen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Jens-Jørn Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Niels Anker Hansen appointed board member
  • Niels Anker Hansen stepped down as director
20201 changemanagement 1
  • Morten Poulsgaard stepped down as board member
20192 changesmanagement 2
  • Peter Qvist-Sørensen appointed board member
  • Niels Anker Hansen stepped down as board member
20155 changesownership 5
  • Herredsvej Holding ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • NAH HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • OLAV HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • NAH HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • OLAV HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
20141 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Herredsvej 19, 8723 Løsning
20131 changemanagement 1
  • Henrik Nordland appointed board member
20114 changescapital 1 · management 3
  • Share capital changed from 3,408,000 DKK to 3,808,000 DKK
  • Niels Anker Hansen appointed director
  • Morten Poulsgaard appointed board member
  • Olav Brøchner stepped down as board member
20096 changesmanagement 6
  • Bo Højtoft Pedersen appointed board member
  • Allan Laursen appointed deputy board member
  • Kim Overgaard Hermansen appointed board member
  • Jens-Jørn Sørensen appointed deputy board member
  • Flemming Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Dan Larsen stepped down as board member
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment (282200)
20079 changesmanagement 8 · address 1
  • Olav Brøchner appointed board member
  • Niels Anker Hansen appointed board member
  • Olav Brøchner appointed director
  • Claus Berner Nielsen appointed chair of the board
  • Nils Jørn Morgenstjerne Laursen stepped down as board member
  • Per Frank stepped down as board member
  • Gert Kristiansen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Niels Theodor Qvistgaard Steensen stepped down as director
  • Moved to Herredsvej 19-23, Kragelund, 8723 Løsning
20061 changemanagement 1
  • Nils Jørn Morgenstjerne Laursen appointed board member
20051 changemanagement 1
  • Henning Laursen stepped down as board member
20045 changesmanagement 5
  • Per Frank appointed board member
  • Henning Laursen appointed board member
  • Gert Kristiansen appointed chair of the board
  • Gert Eg stepped down as board member
  • Johan Aarøe Møller stepped down as board member
20002 changesmanagement 2
  • Flemming Jensen appointed board member
  • Dan Larsen appointed board member
19951 changemanagement 1
  • Jens Christian Laursen stepped down as board member
19903 changesmanagement 2 · capital 1
  • Niels Theodor Qvistgaard Steensen stepped down as board member
  • Share capital changed from 4,000,000 DKK to 3,408,000 DKK
  • John Christian Hüttel stepped down as board member
19881 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 400,000 DKK to 4,000,000 DKK
19877 changesfounded 1 · management 6
  • Registered as ELM, KRAGELUND A/S
  • Niels Theodor Qvistgaard Steensen appointed director
  • Jens Christian Laursen appointed board member
  • John Christian Hüttel appointed board member
  • Gert Eg appointed board member
  • Johan Aarøe Møller appointed board member
  • Niels Theodor Qvistgaard Steensen appointed board member

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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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