Esti Chem A/S
Public limited companyCVR 11992099GadstrupActive
Esti Chem A/S is a public limited company, based in Gadstrup, active in manufacture of soap, detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, founded in 1988. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 8 of 30 companies in the industry in the database. Profit has grown three years in a row.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 26.1m.
- Net profit rose 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 5.3m.
- Equity rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 27.6m.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Michael Johann Terfehr (board member, 13/11/2025).
- Stepped down: Michael Johann Terfehr (director, 13/11/2025).
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 | 15,416 | 18,868 | 17,548 | 22,208 | 25,302 | 26,083 | +3.1% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 1,867 | 4,413 | 2,384 | 6,151 | 7,993 | 7,404 | −7.4% |
| Profit before tax | 1,716 | 4,215 | 2,115 | 5,325 | 6,776 | 6,645 | −1.9% |
| Net profit | 1,374 | 3,315 | 1,694 | 4,125 | 5,260 | 5,331 | +1.3% |
| Total assets | 41,068 | 50,798 | 53,933 | 48,544 | 66,083 | 73,665 | +11.5% |
| Equity | 15,790 | 18,006 | 17,885 | 20,654 | 25,164 | 27,595 | +9.7% |
| Liabilities | 24,626 | 32,066 | 35,156 | 26,833 | 39,763 | 44,837 | +12.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −20.8% |
| Average number of employees | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | +4.8% |
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, 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 figuresProfit 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 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 30/04/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 14/05/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 08/05/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 20/04/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 13/04/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 13/05/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
30 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of soap, detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.5m, net profit DKK 822k, equity DKK 4.8m, 10 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison | No. 1,780of 9,892 Better than 82% | No. 1,287of 9,922 Better than 87% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 2,333of 10,152 Better than 77% | No. 2,881of 10,275 Better than 72% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 4,866of 17,786 Better than 73% | No. 5,180of 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 soap, detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations- Esti Chem A/SDKK 26.1m
- Nopa Nordic A/SDKK 271.8m
- Novadan ApSDKK 106.4m
- Esti Chem A/SDKK 5.3m
- Nopa Nordic A/SDKK 55.7m
- Novadan ApSDKK 34.4m
- Esti Chem A/SDKK 27.6m
- Nopa Nordic A/SDKK 379m
- Novadan ApSDKK 87.5m
- Esti Chem A/S22
- Nopa Nordic A/S250
- Novadan ApS70
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- TM Holding af 2006 ApS20%
- Additiv-Chemie Luers GmbH & Co. KG66.67%
Management
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mathiesen | CEO | 14/08/2006 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Margareta Mathiesen | Board member | 14/08/2006 |
| Jan Christiansen | Board member | 30/11/2010 |
| Johannes Christian von Cossel | Board member | 13/08/2020 |
| Michael Johann Terfehr | Board member | 13/11/2025 |
- Founders
- Børge Troels Gerhard Jensen, Thomas Mathiesen, Jan Winther Jensen, Danpec A/S
Former management (16)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Christian Olsen | Chair of the board | 02/03/1988 | 23/10/1991 |
| Egon Døj | Board member | 02/03/1988 | 31/03/1999 |
| Børge Troels Gerhard Jensen | Board member | 02/03/1988 | 13/07/1993 |
| Børge Troels Gerhard Jensen | Director | 02/03/1988 | 02/01/1991 |
| Thomas Mathiesen | Board member | 02/03/1988 | 09/10/2006 |
| Jan Winther Jensen | Board member | 02/03/1988 | 23/10/1991 |
| Arend Hillmann Dreyer | Board member | 02/03/1988 | 30/07/1999 |
| Horst Adolf Hermann Betz | Board member | 02/03/1988 | 18/05/1994 |
| Wilhelm Heinrich Holtmann | Board member | 02/03/1988 | 31/03/1999 |
| Arnold Alfred Alscher | Board member | 31/03/1999 | 17/12/2001 |
| Dieter Tetzen | Board member | 30/07/1999 | 17/12/2002 |
| Geoffrey William Dann | Chair of the board | 17/12/2001 | 31/03/2006 |
| Wilhelmus Petrus Cornelius Maria van Gastel | Board member | 17/12/2002 | 14/08/2006 |
| Johann-Detloff Ehregott von Cossel | Board member | 14/08/2006 | 13/08/2020 |
| Michael Johann Terfehr | Director | 14/08/2006 | 13/11/2025 |
| Rainer Sütterlin | Board member | 14/08/2006 | 30/11/2010 |
Signing rule: Såfremt direktionen består af to eller tre medlemmer, kan to medlemmer af direktionsn kun tegne selskabet i forening. Selskabet tegnes af en direktør i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem, såfremt direktionen kun består af et medlem. Selskabet kan tegnes af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsErhvervsparken 16
4621 Gadstrup
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESTI CHEM A/S | Erhvervsparken 16, 4621 Gadstrup | 22 | 1000311786 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at udvikle, forhandle og fremstille kemikalier og anden efter bestyrelsens skøn dermed beslægtet virksomhed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
58 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20253 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementMichael Johann Terfehr appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Johann Terfehr stepped down as director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
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
20202 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJohannes Christian von Cossel appointed board member
- ManagementJohann-Detloff Ehregott von Cossel stepped down as board member
20191 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Erhvervsparken 16, 4621 Gadstrup
20161 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of soap, detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations (204100)
20131 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics (203000)
20102 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJan Christiansen appointed board member
- ManagementRainer Sütterlin stepped down as board member
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Erhvervsparken 16, 4621 Gadstrup
200612 changesaddress 1 · capital 1 · management 8 · ownership 2
- AddressMoved to Erhvervsparken 16, 4621 Gadstrup
- CapitalShare capital changed from 3,500,000 DKK to 3,600,000 DKK
- ManagementThomas Mathiesen stepped down as board member
- ManagementRainer Sütterlin appointed board member
- ManagementJohann-Detloff Ehregott von Cossel appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Johann Terfehr appointed director
- ManagementAnita Margareta Mathiesen appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Mathiesen appointed ceo
- ManagementWilhelmus Petrus Cornelius Maria van Gastel stepped down as board member
- OwnershipTM HOLDING AF 2006 ApS registered as owner (20%)
- OwnershipAdditiv-Chemie Luers GmbH & Co. KG registered as owner (66.67%)
- ManagementGeoffrey William Dann stepped down as chair of the board
20022 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementWilhelmus Petrus Cornelius Maria van Gastel appointed board member
- ManagementDieter Tetzen stepped down as board member
20012 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementGeoffrey William Dann appointed chair of the board
- ManagementArnold Alfred Alscher stepped down as board member
19995 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementDieter Tetzen appointed board member
- ManagementArend Hillmann Dreyer stepped down as board member
- ManagementArnold Alfred Alscher appointed board member
- ManagementWilhelm Heinrich Holtmann stepped down as board member
- ManagementEgon Døj stepped down as board member
19981 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,054,000 DKK to 3,500,000 DKK
19941 changemanagement 1
- ManagementHorst Adolf Hermann Betz stepped down as board member
19931 changemanagement 1
- ManagementBørge Troels Gerhard Jensen stepped down as board member
19915 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 3
- NameName changed from ESTI KEMI A/S to ESTI CHEM A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 304,000 DKK to 1,054,000 DKK
- ManagementJan Winther Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJens Christian Olsen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementBørge Troels Gerhard Jensen stepped down as director
19893 changesname 2 · capital 1
- NameName changed from ESTI KEMI ApS to ESTI KEMI A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 160,000 DKK to 304,000 DKK
- NameName changed from ASX 13.350 ApS to ESTI KEMI ApS
198810 changesfounded 1 · management 9
- FoundedRegistered as ASX 13.350 ApS
- ManagementWilhelm Heinrich Holtmann appointed board member
- ManagementHorst Adolf Hermann Betz appointed board member
- ManagementArend Hillmann Dreyer appointed board member
- ManagementJan Winther Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Mathiesen appointed board member
- ManagementBørge Troels Gerhard Jensen appointed director
- ManagementBørge Troels Gerhard Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Christian Olsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementEgon Døj appointed board member
Related companies
Same people in management
- DB Lab A/Svia Thomas Mathiesen
- Ampliqon A/Svia Thomas Mathiesen
- Oqema ApSvia Egon Døj
- BG Burcharth A/Svia Børge Troels Gerhard Jensen
- Rex Låsefabrik ApSvia Egon Døj
Largest in the industry
- Nopa Nordic A/SDKK 271.8m
- Novadan ApSDKK 106.4m
- McBride Denmark A/SDKK 101.6m
- Dst-chemicals A/SDKK 57m
- WOCA Denmark A/SDKK 45.1m
- Unilever Produktion ApSDKK 41.2m
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.