F.a. Thiele A/S
Public limited companyCVR 14571108København ØActive
F.a. Thiele A/S is a public limited company, based in København Ø, active in optician activities, founded in 1990. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 4.3m in 2025. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 312 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 61 production units in 52 towns.
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 212.5m.
- Revenue rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 302.9m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 2.2m to a profit of DKK 4.3m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 58.7m.
Employees
- 27 more employees than a year earlier: 306 (08/2026) against 279 (08/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Optician activities (477410)
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 2016–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | 297,655 | 296,360 | 294,526 | 302,898 | +2.8% |
| Gross profit | – | – | – | – | 220,530 | 227,700 | 213,990 | 210,288 | 205,955 | 212,527 | +3.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | – | – | – | – | 34,033 | 49,791 | 31,895 | 17,797 | 5,427 | 12,696 | +133.9% |
| Profit before tax | 29,058 | 19,394 | 23,993 | 18,572 | 27,779 | 43,547 | 27,424 | 10,968 | −2,836 | 5,542 | +295.4% |
| Net profit | 22,660 | 15,129 | 18,711 | 14,477 | 21,668 | 33,967 | 21,444 | 8,554 | −2,214 | 4,321 | +295.2% |
| Total assets | 180,762 | 170,893 | 174,121 | 350,748 | 376,351 | 381,965 | 328,281 | 311,820 | 297,463 | 315,940 | +6.2% |
| Equity | 59,617 | 54,746 | 58,457 | 54,934 | 76,601 | 110,568 | 82,010 | 65,565 | 54,352 | 58,672 | +7.9% |
| Liabilities | 121,145 | 116,147 | 115,664 | 295,814 | 299,750 | 271,397 | 246,271 | 246,255 | 243,111 | 257,268 | +5.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | −19,207 | −27,810 | −14,390 | −32,299 | 11,422 | 147 | 201 | 217 | 209 | 182 | −12.9% |
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 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Annual reports
10 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 22/04/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 02/05/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 22/04/2024 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 08/05/2023 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 19/04/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 30/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2019 | 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2019 | 14/05/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2018 | 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2018 | 07/05/2019 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2017 | 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2017 | 29/05/2018 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2016 | 01/01/2016 – 31/12/2016 | 01/06/2017 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
313 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in optician activities based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.1m, net profit DKK 478k, equity DKK 1.1m, 4 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 265of 763 Better than 65% | No. 502of 796 Better than 37% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 419of 10,152 Better than 96% | No. 1,816of 10,275 Better than 82% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 740of 17,786 Better than 96% | No. 3,246of 18,024 Better than 82% |
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
Optician activities- F.a. Thiele A/SDKK 212.5m
- Synsam Group Denmark A/SDKK 424.7m
- Heiko Stumbeck A/SDKK 19.7m
- F.a. Thiele A/SDKK 4.3m
- Synsam Group Denmark A/S−DKK 17.2m
- Heiko Stumbeck A/SDKK 676k
- F.a. Thiele A/SDKK 58.7m
- Synsam Group Denmark A/SDKK 798.2m
- Heiko Stumbeck A/SDKK 8.8m
- F.a. Thiele A/S306
- Synsam Group Denmark A/S675
- Heiko Stumbeck A/S38
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Holdingselskabet af 17. December 2004 A/S100%
Management
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jens Henrik Filtenborg Brandt | CEO | 25/08/2005 |
| Morten Olesen | Chief financial officer | 17/06/2014 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Peer Meisner | Chair of the board | 28/04/2005 |
| Paul Erik Grüning | Board member | 28/04/2005 |
| Steen Gede | Board member | 27/06/2006 |
| Christian Filtenborg Brandt | Board member | 23/05/2007 |
| Christian John Filtenborg Brandt | Board member | 24/06/2021 |
- Founders
- Medimex ApS, ApS Hvkmd 5 Nr. 555, A/S Pse Nr. 1680, ApS Kbil 9 Nr. 1008
Former management (17)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inge Merethe Aarup | Board member | 01/02/1990 | 18/09/1998 |
| Lars Heilesen | Board member | 01/02/1990 | 28/04/2005 |
| Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen | Board member | 01/02/1990 | 19/02/1991 |
| Jens Ole Bentzen | Director | 01/02/1990 | 17/06/2014 |
| Susanne Saul Stakemann | Chair of the board | 01/02/1990 | 19/02/1991 |
| Steffen Fokdal | Board member | 01/02/1990 | 28/04/2005 |
| Jørgen Erik Lund Pedersen | Director | 01/02/1990 | 14/09/2001 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Board member | 01/02/1990 | 19/02/1991 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Director | 01/02/1990 | 19/02/1991 |
| Frederik Anton Thiele | Board member | 18/09/1998 | 28/04/2005 |
| Ken Hans Zillmer | Board member | 08/09/1999 | 28/04/2005 |
| Frederik Anton Thiele | Director | 01/09/2001 | 08/10/2003 |
| Knud Erik Husted | Director | 01/09/2001 | 05/06/2006 |
| Jens Frederik Anton Thiele | Board member | 28/04/2005 | 04/01/2006 |
| Mads Ole Krage | Board member | 27/06/2006 | 24/06/2021 |
| Jens Henrik Filtenborg Brandt | Board member | 15/11/2006 | 23/05/2007 |
| Rasmus Bertelsen Planck | Director | 17/06/2014 | 27/11/2020 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør i forening med bestyrelsens formand eller et flertal af bestyrelsens medlemmer.
Address and production units
61 active production unitsHornemansgade 36
2100 København Ø
København Municipality · Postcode 2100
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| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| F.A.THIELE A/S ADMINISTRATIONEN | Hornemansgade 36, 2100 København Ø | 34 | 1002958730 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser Field´s butik 141 | Arne Jacobsens Allé 12, 2300 København S | 11 | 1011131057 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser Frederiksberg Centret Butik 243 | Falkoner Alle 21, 2000 Frederiksberg | 11 | 1003874687 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser Bruuns Galleri | M.P. Bruuns Gade 25, 8000 Aarhus C | 10 | 1010265092 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser | Rødovre Centrum 55, 2610 Rødovre | 9 | 1002958778 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser | Østergågade 4, 4800 Nykøbing F | 7 | 1013486685 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser | Bispensgade 6, 9000 Aalborg | 7 | 1002958675 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser | Sct. Laurentii Vej 69, 9990 Skagen | 7 | 1016552123 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser Aalborg Storcenter 26 | Hobrovej 452, 9200 Aalborg SV | 7 | 1003955176 |
| Toptik | Rødovre Centrum 1M, st. 36, 2610 Rødovre | 7 | 1002958717 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser | Ørbækvej 75, 5220 Odense SØ | 6 | 1022022160 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser | Vestsjællandscentret 10A, 1. 112, 4200 Slagelse | 6 | 1002958572 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser | Immervad 3, 8000 Aarhus C | 6 | 1003955188 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser | Ros Torv 1, st. 28, 4000 Roskilde | 6 | 1016975717 |
| Thiele Briller og Kontaktlinser | Over Bølgen 6B, 2670 Greve | 6 | 1002958651 |
Showing 15 of 61 units (sorted by employees).
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel, engros og en detail, med optiske og lignende artikler, herunder briller, kontaktlinser, kikkerter og optiske instrumenter samt at have økonomiske interesser direkte eller indirekte i lignende virksomheder og erhvervsvirksomheder i øvrigt.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
59 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Optician activities (477410)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20213 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementChristian John Filtenborg Brandt appointed board member
- ManagementMads Ole Krage stepped down as board member
20202 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementRasmus Bertelsen Planck stepped down as director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2019 published
20191 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2018 published
20181 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2017 published
20171 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2016 published
20143 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementRasmus Bertelsen Planck appointed director
- ManagementMorten Olesen appointed chief financial officer
- ManagementJens Ole Bentzen stepped down as director
20072 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementChristian Filtenborg Brandt appointed board member
- ManagementJens Henrik Filtenborg Brandt stepped down as board member
20065 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementJens Henrik Filtenborg Brandt appointed board member
- ManagementMads Ole Krage appointed board member
- ManagementSteen Gede appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Erik Husted stepped down as director
- ManagementJens Frederik Anton Thiele stepped down as board member
20059 changesmanagement 8 · address 1
- ManagementJens Henrik Filtenborg Brandt appointed ceo
- AddressMoved to Hornemansgade 36, 2100 København Ø
- ManagementPeer Meisner appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPaul Erik Grüning appointed board member
- ManagementJens Frederik Anton Thiele appointed board member
- ManagementKen Hans Zillmer stepped down as board member
- ManagementFrederik Anton Thiele stepped down as board member
- ManagementSteffen Fokdal stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Heilesen stepped down as board member
20041 changeownership 1
- OwnershipHOLDINGSELSKABET AF 17. DECEMBER 2004 A/S registered as owner (100%)
20033 changescapital 1 · merger 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 5,700,000 DKK to 7,900,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementFrederik Anton Thiele stepped down as director
20013 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementJørgen Erik Lund Pedersen stepped down as director
- ManagementKnud Erik Husted appointed director
- ManagementFrederik Anton Thiele appointed director
19991 changemanagement 1
- ManagementKen Hans Zillmer appointed board member
19982 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementFrederik Anton Thiele appointed board member
- ManagementInge Merethe Aarup stepped down as board member
19916 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 4
- NameName changed from A/S PSE 10 NR. 1699 to F.A. THIELE A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 5,700,000 DKK
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as board member
- ManagementSusanne Saul Stakemann stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as director
199010 changesfounded 1 · management 9
- FoundedRegistered as A/S PSE 10 NR. 1699
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Erik Lund Pedersen appointed director
- ManagementSteffen Fokdal appointed board member
- ManagementSusanne Saul Stakemann appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJens Ole Bentzen appointed director
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen appointed board member
- ManagementInge Merethe Aarup appointed board member
- ManagementLars Heilesen appointed board member
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed director
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Same industry in København
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- Poul Stig Briller A/S13 employees
- Salling C Optik ApS12 employees
- Optikerne På Værnedamsvej ApS8 employees
- Lise Frandsen ApS7 employees
- Vejland Briller ApS6 employees
Same people in management
- Forbruger-kontakt A/Svia Steen Gede
- 365discount A/Svia Steen Gede
- ISS Facility Services A/Svia Erik Tronborg Andersen
- Falck Danmark A/Svia Erik Tronborg Andersen
- Tryg Forsikring A/Svia Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann
- Forenede Service A/Svia Steen Gede
Largest in the industry
- Synsam Group Denmark A/SDKK 424.7m
- Heiko Stumbeck A/SDKK 19.7m
- CE Eyewear & Accessories ApSDKK 17m
- Louis Nielsen Skalborg ApSDKK 16.5m
- Thordsen ApSDKK 15.4m
- Louis Nielsen Rosengård Centret ApSDKK 15.4m
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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.