Forlaget Elysion ApS
Private limited companyCVR 87253414KoldingActive
Forlaget Elysion ApS is a private limited company, based in Kolding, active in book publishing, founded in 1979. Net profit fell 8% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 117k.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.2m.
- Net profit fell 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 117k.
- Equity rose 12% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.1m.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Line Hofland Messer (ceo, 31/03/2026).
- Stepped down: Keld Petersen (director, 31/03/2026).
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 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 | 2,119 | 1,904 | 2,480 | 1,931 | 1,149 | 1,215 | +5.7% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | – | 1,031 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Profit before tax | 1,619 | 1,074 | 1,391 | 837 | 163 | 151 | −7.6% |
| Net profit | 1,261 | 837 | 1,085 | 657 | 127 | 117 | −7.6% |
| Total assets | 3,640 | 2,736 | 3,052 | 1,697 | 1,669 | 1,843 | +10.4% |
| Equity | 2,095 | 1,732 | 1,917 | 874 | 1,001 | 1,118 | +11.7% |
| Liabilities | 1,522 | 1,000 | 1,131 | 823 | 669 | 725 | +8.4% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 20 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 73 | 157 | +117% |
| Average number of employees | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +33.3% |
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 | 10/04/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 09/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 22/05/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 07/03/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 08/04/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 17/03/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
104 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in book publishing based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.6m, net profit DKK 91,836, equity DKK 1.4m, 3 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. 41,132of 69,742 Better than 41% | No. 32,162of 69,964 Better than 54% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees92 companies in the comparison | No. 44of 92 Better than 53% | No. 43of 92 Better than 54% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 7,999of 10,152 Better than 21% | No. 8,695of 10,275 Better than 15% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 39,623of 66,379 Better than 40% | No. 28,081of 66,505 Better than 58% |
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
Book publishing- Forlaget Elysion ApSDKK 1.2m
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
- Forlaget Elysion ApSDKK 117k
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 40.8m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 13.1m
- Forlaget Elysion ApSDKK 1.1m
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 402.9m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 216.2m
- Forlaget Elysion ApS3
- Gyldendal A/S427
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S321
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Elysion Holding ApS100%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Line Hofland Messer | CEO | 31/03/2026 |
Former management (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bent Tietgen Lund | Director | 01/03/1979 | 12/08/2008 |
| Keld Petersen | Director | 12/08/2008 | 31/03/2026 |
| Anette Messer | Director | 12/08/2008 | 23/08/2017 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktørerne hver for sig.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsMarcus Alle 26
6000 Kolding
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORLAGET ELYSION APS | Marcus Alle 26, 6000 Kolding | 3 | 1002767692 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive forlagsvirksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
23 registered events20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementLine Hofland Messer appointed ceo
- ManagementKeld Petersen stepped down as director
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20234 changesownership 2 · address 1 · accounts 1
- OwnershipElysion Holding ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipELY-KPT HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AddressMoved to Marcus Alle 26, 6000 Kolding
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20201 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Trappergårdsvej 4, Strandhuse, 6000 Kolding
20171 changemanagement 1
- ManagementAnette Messer stepped down as director
20086 changesaddress 1 · management 3 · ownership 1 · industry 1
- AddressMoved to Sydbanevej 7, 6640 Lunderskov
- ManagementKeld Petersen appointed director
- ManagementAnette Messer appointed director
- ManagementBent Tietgen Lund stepped down as director
- OwnershipELY-KPT HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
- IndustryIndustry changed to Book publishing (581100)
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Højlandsvej 11, 4400 Kalundborg
19961 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 200,000 DKK
19792 changesfounded 1 · management 1
- FoundedRegistered as FORLAGET ELYSION ApS
- ManagementBent Tietgen Lund appointed director
Related companies
Largest in the industry
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
- Ordbogen A/SDKK 71.3m
- Dafolo A/SDKK 51.4m
- BibMedia A/SDKK 37.1m
- Bookboon ApSDKK 30.8m
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.