European Protein A/S
Public limited companyCVR 33643675BækkeActive
European Protein A/S is a public limited company, based in Bække, active in post-harvest crop activities and seed processing, founded in 2011. Net profit rose 60% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 5.5m. Profit has grown three years in a row. Operations are spread over 3 production units.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 19% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 16.3m.
- Net profit rose 60% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 5.5m.
- Equity rose 20% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 33.5m.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Pernille Puck (board member, 02/06/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Post-harvest crop activities and seed processing (016300)
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 | 14,962 | 15,738 | 15,758 | 9,312 | 13,665 | 16,280 | +19.1% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 7,466 | 7,221 | 6,397 | 473 | 4,409 | 8,148 | +84.8% |
| Profit before tax | 6,799 | 6,843 | 5,976 | 8 | 4,421 | 7,099 | +60.6% |
| Net profit | 5,288 | 5,341 | 4,664 | 22 | 3,462 | 5,548 | +60.3% |
| Total assets | 34,939 | 42,648 | 54,264 | 56,030 | 64,480 | 71,214 | +10.4% |
| Equity | 12,872 | 18,213 | 24,494 | 24,516 | 27,978 | 33,526 | +19.8% |
| Liabilities | 21,126 | 23,309 | 28,691 | 30,539 | 35,641 | 36,695 | +3% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 524 | 20 | 36 | 103 | 1,627 | 1,424 | −12.5% |
| Average number of employees | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | +12.5% |
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 | 12/05/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 24/04/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 04/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 15/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 20/05/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 28/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
9 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in post-harvest crop activities and seed processing based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 12.3m, net profit DKK 4.2m, equity DKK 14.1m, 9 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. 2,114of 69,742 Better than 97% | No. 4,117of 69,964 Better than 94% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 4,070of 24,791 Better than 84% | No. 3,135of 24,909 Better than 87% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 6,849of 17,786 Better than 61% | No. 4,611of 18,024 Better than 74% |
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
Post-harvest crop activities and seed processing- European Protein A/SDKK 16.3m
- DLF Seeds A/SDKK 1.6bn
- United Beet Seeds Denmark ApSDKK 168.6m
- European Protein A/SDKK 5.5m
- DLF Seeds A/SDKK 247.2m
- United Beet Seeds Denmark ApSDKK 55.5m
- European Protein A/SDKK 33.5m
- DLF Seeds A/SDKK 2.8bn
- United Beet Seeds Denmark ApSDKK 388.2m
- European Protein A/S9
- DLF Seeds A/S359
- United Beet Seeds Denmark ApS163
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterManagement
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jens Høffner Legarth | Director | 06/05/2011 |
| Marinus Wilhelmus Adrianus Schepens | Director | 15/04/2013 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Legarth | Board member | 06/05/2011 |
| Peter Heydorn Kristensen | Board member | 06/05/2011 |
| Marinus Wilhelmus Adrianus Schepens | Board member | 07/05/2012 |
| Jens Steensgaard | Board member | 22/05/2019 |
| Pernille Puck | Board member | 02/06/2026 |
- Founders
- Fermentationexperts A/S
Former management (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Steensgaard | Chair of the board | 06/05/2011 | 21/05/2019 |
| Per Falholt | Chair of the board | 22/05/2019 | 26/02/2020 |
| Jan Svarre | Chair of the board | 10/11/2020 | 01/11/2023 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af 1 direktør.
Address and production units
3 active production unitsVorbassevej 12
6622 Bække
Vejen Municipality · Postcode 6622
Other companies at the address (3)
- Ferm Food ApSOther processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
- Fermentationexperts A/SAgricultural consultancy
- Legarth Invest ApSOffice administrative and support activities
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Protein | Mangehøje 4, 7300 Jelling | 5 | 1017987824 |
| EUROPEAN PROTEIN A/S | Vorbassevej 12, 6622 Bække | 3 | 1016840862 |
| European Protein AS | Vejlevej 50, 7300 Jelling | 1 | 1016934859 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at forædle og udvinde protein samt andet dermed beslægtet virksomhed efter bestyrelsens skøn.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
24 registered events20262 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementPernille Puck appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Post-harvest crop activities and seed processing (016300)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20234 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1 · capital 1 · merger 1
- ManagementJan Svarre stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 501,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20202 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJan Svarre appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPer Falholt stepped down as chair of the board
20193 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementJens Steensgaard appointed board member
- ManagementPer Falholt appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJens Steensgaard stepped down as chair of the board
20131 changemanagement 1
- ManagementMarinus Wilhelmus Adrianus Schepens appointed director
20121 changemanagement 1
- ManagementMarinus Wilhelmus Adrianus Schepens appointed board member
20116 changesfounded 1 · management 4 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as EUROPEAN PROTEIN A/S
- ManagementPeter Heydorn Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementLone Legarth appointed board member
- ManagementJens Høffner Legarth appointed director
- ManagementJens Steensgaard appointed chair of the board
- OwnershipFERMENTATIONEXPERTS A/S registered as owner (100%)
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- Danfoss A/Svia Per Falholt
- AL Sydbank A/Svia Jan Svarre
- Sweco Danmark A/Svia Peter Heydorn Kristensen
- Co-ro A/Svia Per Falholt
- E-nettet A/Svia Jan Svarre
Largest in the industry
- DLF Seeds A/SDKK 1.6bn
- United Beet Seeds Denmark ApSDKK 168.6m
- Inbicore Research, Development, Innovation ApSDKK 63.6m
- Gl. Buurholt ApSDKK 12.3m
- Sakata Ornamentals Europe A/SDKK 8m
- Vilmorin-Mikado Denmark ApSDKK 4.5m
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.