Fornæs ApS
Private limited companyCVR 16148202AsaaActive
Fornæs ApS is a private limited company, based in Asaa, active in materials recovery, founded in 1992. Net profit fell 42% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 2.4m. With 20 employees, the company is about 3 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 17m.
- Net profit fell 42% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.4m.
- Equity fell 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 28.6m.
Employees
- 5 fewer employees than a year earlier: 20 (08/2026) against 25 (08/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Materials recovery (382100)
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 | 9,569 | 10,851 | 13,377 | 14,690 | 17,913 | 17,005 | −5.1% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 3,319 | 3,576 | 3,202 | 3,351 | 6,341 | 4,291 | −32.3% |
| Profit before tax | 2,686 | 3,002 | 2,291 | 1,913 | 5,256 | 3,074 | −41.5% |
| Net profit | 2,095 | 2,306 | 2,009 | 1,270 | 4,087 | 2,379 | −41.8% |
| Total assets | 45,516 | 42,401 | 52,295 | 50,866 | 55,272 | 49,806 | −9.9% |
| Equity | 20,888 | 23,194 | 25,091 | 26,243 | 30,209 | 28,587 | −5.4% |
| Liabilities | 24,328 | 18,642 | 26,664 | 23,675 | 24,149 | 20,431 | −15.4% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 222 | 150 | 190 | 150 | 150 | 152 | +1.3% |
| Average number of employees | 12 | 14 | – | 23 | 24 | 24 | 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 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 | 25/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 06/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 12/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 29/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 21/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 02/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
68 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in materials recovery based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.5m, net profit DKK 577k, equity DKK 6.4m, 7 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. 3,610of 9,892 Better than 64% | No. 1,246of 9,922 Better than 87% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 3,135of 10,152 Better than 69% | No. 2,835of 10,275 Better than 72% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 3,071of 66,379 Better than 95% | No. 3,283of 66,505 Better than 95% |
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
Materials recovery- Fornæs ApSDKK 17m
- Scanmetals A/SDKK 279.7m
- H.j. Hansen Recycling A/SDKK 260.8m
- Fornæs ApSDKK 2.4m
- Scanmetals A/S−DKK 34.1m
- H.j. Hansen Recycling A/SDKK 34.9m
- Fornæs ApSDKK 28.6m
- Scanmetals A/SDKK 189.8m
- H.j. Hansen Recycling A/SDKK 251.1m
- Fornæs ApS20
- Scanmetals A/S111
- H.j. Hansen Recycling A/S217
Latest financial year per company. Choose up to three companies from the largest in the industry.
Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Shc Holding, Asaa ApS25%
- Khc Holding, Asaa ApS50%
- KK Holding & Invest ApS20%
Management
2 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kresten Hjelm Christensen | Director | 01/05/1992 |
| Keld Kokholm | Director | 02/11/2021 |
- Founders
- Torv 1 ApS Nr. 12
Former management (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kresten Hjelm Christensen | Board member | 01/05/1992 | 14/01/2014 |
| Oluf Bagge Hjortlund | Director | 01/05/1992 | 25/01/1994 |
| Henrik Kleis | Chair of the board | 05/09/2012 | 14/01/2014 |
| Peter Kristian Niemann | Board member | 05/09/2012 | 14/01/2014 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør alene.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsSkelgårdsvej 10
9340 Asaa
Brønderslev Municipality · Postcode 9340
Other companies at the address (1)
- Khc Ejendomsselskab ApSRenting of commercial property
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORNÆS APS | Rolshøjvej 12-16, Bredstrup, 8500 Grenaa | 20 | 1001043218 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel, fiskeri, genanvendelse og gensalg af materialer og dele fra skibe, recycling, samt anden dermed efter direktionens skøn beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
27 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Materials recovery (382100)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20212 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementKeld Kokholm appointed director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20192 changesownership 2
- OwnershipKHC HOLDING, ASAA ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipKK HOLDING & INVEST ApS registered as owner (20%)
20181 changeownership 1
- OwnershipKHC HOLDING, ASAA ApS is no longer registered as owner
20143 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementHenrik Kleis stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementPeter Kristian Niemann stepped down as board member
- ManagementKresten Hjelm Christensen stepped down as board member
20123 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
- ManagementHenrik Kleis appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPeter Kristian Niemann appointed board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Demontering af udtjente køretøjer, skibe, maskiner mv. (383100)
20092 changesownership 2
- OwnershipKHC HOLDING, ASAA ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
- OwnershipSHC HOLDING, ASAA ApS registered as owner (25%)
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Repair and maintenance of ships and boats (331500)
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Skelgårdsvej 10, 9340 Asaa
19942 changesname 1 · management 1
- NameName changed from TORV 1 ApS NR. 46 to FORNÆS ApS
- ManagementOluf Bagge Hjortlund stepped down as director
19924 changesfounded 1 · management 3
- FoundedRegistered as TORV 1 ApS NR. 46
- ManagementKresten Hjelm Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementOluf Bagge Hjortlund appointed director
- ManagementKresten Hjelm Christensen appointed director
Related companies
Same people in management
- Powercare A/Svia Henrik Kleis
- Brugsforeningen 'tryg'via Henrik Kleis
- Ziton A/Svia Henrik Kleis
- Mariendal El-teknik A/Svia Kristen Skjødt
- H. Daugaard A/Svia Henrik Kleis
- KH Onestop A/Svia Henrik Kleis
Largest in the industry
- Scanmetals A/SDKK 279.7m
- H.j. Hansen Recycling A/SDKK 260.8m
- Stena Recycling A/SDKK 209.2m
- Blue Phoenix Denmark A/SDKK 164.4m
- Blue Phoenix Denmark IBA A/SDKK 159m
- Modern American Recycling Services, Europe A/SDKK 96.1m
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.