Forlaget Hedwig ApS
Private limited companyCVR 28974477Odense CActive
Forlaget Hedwig ApS is a private limited company, based in Odense C, active in book publishing, founded in 2005. Net profit fell 88% from 2025 to 2026, ending at DKK 31,586. With 10 employees, the company is about 3 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2026
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2026 against 2025
- Gross profit fell 10% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 2m.
- Net profit fell 88% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 31,586.
- Equity fell 12% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 522k.
Employees
- 1 more employees than a year earlier: 10 (08/2026) against 9 (08/2025).
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 2021–2026 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 1,944 | 1,342 | 2,241 | 1,995 | 2,267 | 2,041 | −10% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 363 | −757 | 340 | 40 | 346 | 33 | −90.4% |
| Profit before tax | 357 | −818 | 317 | 43 | 351 | 23 | −93.4% |
| Net profit | 279 | −686 | 246 | 35 | 270 | 32 | −88.3% |
| Total assets | 4,322 | 3,098 | 2,876 | 2,564 | 2,483 | 2,584 | +4.1% |
| Equity | 1,325 | 139 | 385 | 420 | 590 | 522 | −11.6% |
| Liabilities | 2,997 | 2,959 | 2,491 | 2,144 | 1,893 | 2,062 | +9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,132 | 1,521 | 1,644 | 1,430 | 1,822 | 1,833 | +0.6% |
| Average number of employees | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0% |
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 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 01/05/2025 – 30/04/2026 | 22/10/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2025 | 01/05/2024 – 30/04/2025 | 30/10/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/05/2023 – 30/04/2024 | 04/10/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/05/2022 – 30/04/2023 | 24/10/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/05/2021 – 30/04/2022 | 16/11/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/05/2020 – 30/04/2021 | 16/09/2021 | 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. 30,556of 69,742 Better than 56% | No. 41,689of 69,964 Better than 40% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees92 companies in the comparison | No. 38of 92 Better than 59% | No. 54of 92 Better than 42% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 15,388of 24,791 Better than 38% | No. 20,397of 24,909 Better than 18% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 29,653of 66,379 Better than 55% | No. 37,580of 66,505 Better than 43% |
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 Hedwig ApSDKK 2m
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
- Forlaget Hedwig ApSDKK 31,586
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 40.8m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 13.1m
- Forlaget Hedwig ApSDKK 522k
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 402.9m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 216.2m
- Forlaget Hedwig ApS10
- Gyldendal A/S427
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S321
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Nms Holding af 2008 ApS10%
- Kmlg Holding af 2008 ApS90%
Management
2 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Sørensen | Director | 01/08/2005 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kaj Mellemgaard Sørensen | Board member | 14/02/2018 |
- Founders
- Mskm Holding ApS
Former management (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Mellemgaard Sørensen | Board member | 01/08/2005 | 03/12/2019 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør eller af et bestyrelsesmedlem.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsKragsbjergvej 22
5000 Odense C
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORLAGET HEDWIG ApS | Hans Egedes Vej 16, 5210 Odense NV | 10 | 1007953026 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at erhverve og pleje ophavs- og udgiverret til litterære værker af enhver art og hermed beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
27 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2026 published
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20203 changesownership 3
- OwnershipKMLG HOLDING AF 2008 ApS registered as owner (90%)
- OwnershipM.H.E. HOLDING AF 2008 ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipKMLG HOLDING AF 2008 ApS is no longer registered as owner
20191 changemanagement 1
- ManagementKurt Mellemgaard Sørensen stepped down as board member
20181 changemanagement 1
- ManagementKaj Mellemgaard Sørensen appointed board member
20172 changesaddress 2
- AddressMoved to Kragsbjergvej 22, 1, 5000 Odense C
- AddressMoved to Kragsbjergvej 22, 1, 5000 Odense C
20163 changesownership 3
- OwnershipKMLG HOLDING AF 2008 ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipKMLG HOLDING AF 2008 ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipKMS HOLDING AF 2008 ApS is no longer registered as owner
20085 changesownership 4 · industry 1
- OwnershipKMLG HOLDING AF 2008 ApS registered as owner (10%)
- OwnershipM.H.E. HOLDING AF 2008 ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipKMS HOLDING AF 2008 ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipNMS HOLDING AF 2008 ApS registered as owner (10%)
- IndustryIndustry changed to Book publishing (581100)
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Askemosen 3, 6200 Aabenraa
20055 changesindustry 1 · name 1 · founded 1 · management 2
- IndustryIndustry changed to Udgivelse af bøger, brochurer mv. uden eget trykkeri (221120)
- NameName changed from ANPARTSSELSKABET AF 30. JULI 2005 to FORLAGET HEDWIG ApS
- FoundedRegistered as ANPARTSSELSKABET AF 30. JULI 2005
- ManagementKurt Mellemgaard Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementMaria Sørensen appointed director
Related companies
Same industry in Odense
- Ordbogen A/S59 employees
- Swann A/S19 employees
- Forlaget Falco ApS3 employees
- Meloni ApS2 employees
- Will Agency ApS2 employees
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.