Foss A/S
Public limited companyCVR 59388517HillerødActive
Foss A/S is a public limited company, based in Hillerød, active in activities of non-financial head offices, founded in 1956. Net profit rose 7% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 505m. Profit has grown three years in a row. Equity grew to DKK 1.4bn in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
RevenueDKK 2.7bn+5.5% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 505m+6.5% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 1.4bn+68.7% vs. 2024
Employees13latest month from CVR
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 12% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.9bn.
- Revenue rose 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.7bn.
- Net profit rose 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 505m.
- Equity rose 69% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.4bn.
Employees
- 3 fewer employees than a year earlier: 13 (07/2026) against 16 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Carsten Kiørboe (deputy board member, 11/03/2026), Anja Zoega Willumsen (board member, 11/03/2026) and Kim Vejlby Hansen (board member, 11/03/2026) (+6).
- Stepped down: Anja Zoega Willumsen (board member, 10/03/2026), Kim Vejlby Hansen (ceo, 11/03/2026) and Bengt Mikael Lindholm (board member, 11/03/2026) (+5).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Activities of non-financial head offices (701010)
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 | 2,149,000 | 2,297,000 | 2,438,000 | 2,437,000 | 2,588,000 | 2,730,000 | +5.5% |
| Gross profit | 1,368,000 | 1,429,000 | 1,441,000 | 1,537,000 | 1,660,000 | 1,853,000 | +11.6% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 526,000 | 556,000 | 501,000 | 570,000 | 640,000 | 700,000 | +9.4% |
| Profit before tax | 505,000 | 557,000 | 486,000 | 544,000 | 626,000 | 653,000 | +4.3% |
| Net profit | 392,000 | 438,000 | 372,000 | 420,000 | 474,000 | 505,000 | +6.5% |
| Total assets | 1,444,000 | 1,601,000 | 1,881,000 | 1,834,000 | 1,961,000 | 2,303,000 | +17.4% |
| Equity | 789,000 | 861,000 | 794,000 | 781,000 | 833,000 | 1,405,000 | +68.7% |
| Liabilities | 604,000 | 681,000 | 1,025,000 | 986,000 | 1,056,000 | 835,000 | −20.9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 208,000 | 253,000 | 430,000 | 326,000 | 230,000 | 274,000 | +19.1% |
| Average number of employees | 1,529 | 1,549 | 1,602 | 1,617 | 1,615 | 1,665 | +3.1% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Group figures; change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.
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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 | 13/04/2026 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 21/03/2025 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 02/05/2024 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 22/03/2023 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 29/03/2022 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 29/03/2021 | The group | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
310 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in activities of non-financial head offices based on the latest financial year.
Gross profitDKK 1.9bnNo. 11 of 276
Better than 96% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 1.4bnNo. 68 of 310
Better than 78% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees13No. 13 of 310
Better than 96% of the companies in the industry
Industry median: gross profit DKK 31.9m, net profit DKK 3.9m, equity DKK 179.4m, 49 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. 15of 69,742 Better than 100% | No. 151of 69,964 Better than 100% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees151 companies in the comparison | No. 5of 139 Better than 97% | No. 24of 151 Better than 85% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 44of 10,152 Better than 100% | No. 158of 10,275 Better than 98% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 69of 17,786 Better than 100% | No. 309of 18,024 Better than 98% |
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
Activities of non-financial head officesGross profit
- Foss A/SDKK 1.9bn
- LEGO A/SDKK 56.6bn
- Demant A/SDKK 17.4bn
Net profit
- Foss A/SDKK 505m
- LEGO A/SDKK 16.7bn
- Demant A/SDKK 1.5bn
Equity
- Foss A/SDKK 1.4bn
- LEGO A/SDKK 49.3bn
- Demant A/SDKK 9.9bn
Employees
- Foss A/S13
- LEGO A/S5
- Demant A/S58
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterOwners
Foss A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares
Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
13 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Rosenkrantz de Lasson | CEO | 11/03/2026 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Nils Christian Foss | Board member | 02/07/1956 |
| Peter Alexander Foss | Chair of the board | 24/03/2011 |
| Peter Henrik Kürstein-Jensen | Deputy chair | 24/03/2011 |
| Jesper Langkilde Pagh | Board member | 14/03/2024 |
| Julia la Cour Krups | Board member | 14/03/2024 |
| Carsten Kiørboe | Deputy board member | 11/03/2026 |
| Anja Zoega Willumsen | Board member | 11/03/2026 |
| Kim Vejlby Hansen | Board member | 11/03/2026 |
| Mads Møller Mulvad | Board member | 11/03/2026 |
| Pernille Uma Havmand | Deputy board member | 11/03/2026 |
| Karina Nørgaard Gadegaard | Board member | 11/03/2026 |
| Søren Thiis Salomons Heide | Deputy board member | 11/03/2026 |
Former management (68)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Frederik Lage Hansen | Director | 02/07/1956 | 12/07/1994 |
| Peter Alexander Foss | CEO | 02/07/1956 | 24/03/2011 |
| Nils Utke Foss | Chair of the board | 02/07/1956 | 22/08/2006 |
| Nils Utke Foss | CEO | 02/07/1956 | 11/06/1991 |
| Anders Christian Boes Hjort | Board member | 02/07/1956 | 26/08/1994 |
| Christian Thorkild Boe | Board member | 02/07/1956 | 23/05/1995 |
| Pernille Foss | Board member | 02/07/1956 | 14/03/2024 |
| Willy Szumlanski Nielsen | Deputy board member | 02/07/1956 | 25/05/1998 |
| Steen Tage Langebæk | Board member | 02/07/1956 | 25/05/1998 |
| Kenneth Petersen | Director | 02/07/1956 | 19/12/2001 |
| Anders Jørn Knutsen | Board member | 02/07/1956 | 08/04/1997 |
| Tina Jonna Nielsen | Board member | 02/07/1956 | 08/10/1990 |
| Marianne Moth Børglum | Deputy board member | 02/07/1956 | 08/10/1990 |
| Heinz Günther Fröhlich | Deputy board member | 02/07/1956 | 08/10/1990 |
| Arne Maagaard | Board member | 02/07/1956 | 25/05/1998 |
| Gitte Maagaard | Deputy board member | 02/07/1956 | 26/08/1994 |
| Erling Karl Sennels | Deputy board member | 02/07/1956 | 26/08/1994 |
| Egon Jørgensen | Board member | 02/07/1956 | 23/03/2006 |
| Niels Arne Hansen | Board member | 02/07/1956 | 25/05/1998 |
| Alis Høier | Deputy board member | 02/07/1956 | 03/07/1997 |
| Lars Erling Foss | Board member | 02/07/1956 | 23/05/1995 |
| Søren Christian Pedersen | Deputy board member | 02/07/1956 | 26/08/1994 |
| Henrik Ole Håkonsson | Board member | 19/12/1997 | 21/03/2018 |
| Anne Britt Ege | Board member | 25/05/1998 | 29/04/2002 |
| Tove Asmussen | Deputy board member | 25/05/1998 | 16/03/2001 |
| Susanne Palner | Board member | 25/05/1998 | 16/03/2001 |
| Lars Bo Poulsen | Deputy board member | 25/05/1998 | 29/04/2002 |
| Lene Susanne Susanne Lohmann-Jørgensen | Board member | 16/03/2001 | 29/04/2002 |
| Anders Hedegaard | Director | 19/12/2001 | 19/12/2002 |
| Alex Vestergaard | Board member | 29/04/2002 | 20/03/2018 |
| Thomas Erik Mathiasen | Deputy board member | 29/04/2002 | 23/03/2006 |
| Henning Hansen | Deputy board member | 29/04/2002 | 23/03/2006 |
| Susan Christophersen | Deputy board member | 29/04/2002 | 30/11/2002 |
| Anja Zoega Willumsen | Board member | 29/04/2002 | 10/03/2026 |
| Jørgen Boye Sørensen | Director | 21/12/2004 | 23/03/2006 |
| Michael Steen Meulengracht | Director | 21/12/2004 | 23/03/2006 |
| Uffe Ellemann-Jensen | Board member | 17/03/2005 | 22/08/2006 |
| Ib Hansen | Deputy board member | 23/03/2006 | 24/03/2010 |
| Poul Erik Simonsen | Deputy board member | 23/03/2006 | 24/03/2010 |
| Michael Harboe | Board member | 23/03/2006 | 24/03/2010 |
| Louis Francis Perriard | Deputy board member | 23/03/2006 | 24/03/2010 |
| Niels Bjørn Christiansen | Board member | 22/08/2006 | 27/03/2008 |
| Anders Fredrik Williamsson | Board member | 27/03/2008 | 24/03/2010 |
| Kim Vejlby Hansen | Director | 25/06/2009 | 15/03/2016 |
| Sussie My Nikolajsen | Board member | 24/03/2010 | 31/08/2023 |
| Jais Stampe Li Valeur | Board member | 24/03/2010 | 06/07/2023 |
| Morten Løgager | Deputy board member | 24/03/2010 | 05/09/2013 |
| Jacob Riis Folkenberg | Deputy board member | 24/03/2010 | 21/03/2018 |
| Jens Petersen | Deputy board member | 24/03/2010 | 05/09/2013 |
| Torben Ladegaard | CEO | 24/03/2011 | 16/03/2016 |
| Kim Vejlby Hansen | CEO | 16/03/2016 | 11/03/2026 |
| Lasse Gunnar Damm Larsen | Board member | 21/03/2018 | 30/09/2018 |
| Jimmy Maymann- Holler | Board member | 21/03/2018 | 26/03/2020 |
| Alex Vestergaard | Deputy board member | 21/03/2018 | 09/03/2022 |
| Christine Amalie Molberg Fisker | Deputy board member | 21/03/2018 | 30/09/2018 |
| Steen Jensen | Deputy board member | 21/03/2018 | 09/03/2022 |
| Christine Amalie Molberg Fisker | Board member | 01/10/2018 | 15/03/2023 |
| Bengt Mikael Lindholm | Board member | 26/03/2020 | 11/03/2026 |
| Jesper Gottlieb | Deputy board member | 09/03/2022 | 01/12/2023 |
| Malin Janni Damm | Deputy board member | 09/03/2022 | 14/03/2023 |
| Karina Nørgaard Gadegaard | Deputy board member | 09/03/2022 | 31/08/2023 |
| Malin Janni Damm | Board member | 15/03/2023 | 01/12/2023 |
| Karina Nørgaard Gadegaard | Board member | 01/09/2023 | 10/03/2026 |
| Torben Hage | Deputy board member | 01/12/2023 | 14/03/2024 |
| Ulrik Torp Elberg | Deputy board member | 01/12/2023 | 31/08/2025 |
| Kristian Weber Pedersen | Board member | 01/12/2023 | 31/08/2025 |
| Lars Peter Kiersgaard Olesen | Deputy board member | 01/12/2023 | 11/03/2026 |
| Ulrik Torp Elberg | Board member | 01/09/2025 | 11/03/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den administrerende direktør alene eller af bestyrelsesformanden alene
Address and production units
1 active production unitsNils Foss Alle 1
3400 Hillerød
Hillerød Municipality · Postcode 3400
Other companies at the address (3)
- Foss Analytical A/SManufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment
- Foss Nordic A/SWholesale of other machinery and equipment
- N. Foss & Co. A/SNon-financial holding companies
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOSS A/S | Nils Foss Alle 1, 3400 Hillerød | 14 | 1003130335 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel og fabrikation, samt at være holding- og finansieringsselskab.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
125 registered events02015
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202615 changesaccounts 1 · management 14
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementChristian Rosenkrantz de Lasson appointed ceo
- ManagementKarina Nørgaard Gadegaard appointed board member
- ManagementPernille Uma Havmand appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMads Møller Mulvad appointed board member
- ManagementKim Vejlby Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementAnja Zoega Willumsen appointed board member
- ManagementCarsten Kiørboe appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSøren Thiis Salomons Heide appointed deputy board member
- ManagementUlrik Torp Elberg stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Peter Kiersgaard Olesen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementBengt Mikael Lindholm stepped down as board member
- ManagementKim Vejlby Hansen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementKarina Nørgaard Gadegaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnja Zoega Willumsen stepped down as board member
20255 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1 · industry 1
- ManagementUlrik Torp Elberg appointed board member
- ManagementUlrik Torp Elberg stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKristian Weber Pedersen stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Activities of non-financial head offices (701010)
20244 changesaccounts 1 · management 3
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementJulia la Cour Krups appointed board member
- ManagementJesper Langkilde Pagh appointed board member
- ManagementTorben Hage stepped down as deputy board member
202314 changesmanagement 13 · accounts 1
- ManagementUlrik Torp Elberg appointed deputy board member
- ManagementKristian Weber Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementTorben Hage appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLars Peter Kiersgaard Olesen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMalin Janni Damm stepped down as board member
- ManagementJesper Gottlieb stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKarina Nørgaard Gadegaard appointed board member
- ManagementKarina Nørgaard Gadegaard stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementSussie My Nikolajsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJais Stampe Li Valeur stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementMalin Janni Damm appointed board member
- ManagementChristine Amalie Molberg Fisker stepped down as board member
- ManagementMalin Janni Damm stepped down as deputy board member
20226 changesaccounts 1 · management 5
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementMalin Janni Damm appointed deputy board member
- ManagementKarina Nørgaard Gadegaard appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJesper Gottlieb appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSteen Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementAlex Vestergaard stepped down as deputy board member
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20202 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementBengt Mikael Lindholm appointed board member
- ManagementJimmy Maymann- Holler stepped down as board member
20191 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Nils Foss Alle 1, 3400 Hillerød
201811 changesmanagement 11
- ManagementChristine Amalie Molberg Fisker appointed board member
- ManagementChristine Amalie Molberg Fisker stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLasse Gunnar Damm Larsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementChristine Amalie Molberg Fisker appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLasse Gunnar Damm Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementJimmy Maymann- Holler appointed board member
- ManagementSteen Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementAlex Vestergaard appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJacob Riis Folkenberg stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementHenrik Ole Håkonsson stepped down as board member
- ManagementAlex Vestergaard stepped down as board member
20164 changesmanagement 3 · industry 1
- ManagementKim Vejlby Hansen appointed ceo
- ManagementTorben Ladegaard stepped down as ceo
- ManagementKim Vejlby Hansen stepped down as director
- IndustryIndustry changed to Activities of non-financial head offices (701010)
20133 changesmanagement 2 · address 1
- ManagementJens Petersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementMorten Løgager stepped down as deputy board member
- AddressMoved to Foss Alle 1, 3400 Hillerød
20121 changeownership 1
- OwnershipN. FOSS & CO. A/S registered as owner (100%)
20113 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementPeter Alexander Foss appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPeter Henrik Kürstein-Jensen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementTorben Ladegaard appointed ceo
201010 changesmanagement 10
- ManagementJais Stampe Li Valeur appointed board member
- ManagementJens Petersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJacob Riis Folkenberg appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMorten Løgager appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSussie My Nikolajsen appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Fredrik Williamsson stepped down as board member
- ManagementIb Hansen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementMichael Harboe stepped down as board member
- ManagementLouis Francis Perriard stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementPoul Erik Simonsen stepped down as deputy board member
20091 changemanagement 1
- ManagementKim Vejlby Hansen appointed director
20082 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementAnders Fredrik Williamsson appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Bjørn Christiansen stepped down as board member
200610 changesmanagement 10
- ManagementNiels Bjørn Christiansen appointed board member
- ManagementUffe Ellemann-Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementIb Hansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMichael Harboe appointed board member
- ManagementLouis Francis Perriard appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPoul Erik Simonsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJørgen Boye Sørensen stepped down as director
- ManagementMichael Steen Meulengracht stepped down as director
- ManagementHenning Hansen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementThomas Erik Mathiasen stepped down as deputy board member
20052 changescapital 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 28,000,000 DKK to 98,000,000 DKK
- ManagementUffe Ellemann-Jensen appointed board member
20042 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJørgen Boye Sørensen appointed director
- ManagementMichael Steen Meulengracht appointed director
200210 changesmanagement 10
- ManagementAnders Hedegaard stepped down as director
- ManagementSusan Christophersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementAnja Zoega Willumsen appointed board member
- ManagementAlex Vestergaard appointed board member
- ManagementSusan Christophersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHenning Hansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementThomas Erik Mathiasen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLene Susanne Susanne Lohmann-Jørgensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnne Britt Ege stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Bo Poulsen stepped down as deputy board member
20014 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementAnders Hedegaard appointed director
- ManagementLene Susanne Susanne Lohmann-Jørgensen appointed board member
- ManagementSusanne Palner stepped down as board member
- ManagementTove Asmussen stepped down as deputy board member
19984 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementAnne Britt Ege appointed board member
- ManagementLars Bo Poulsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSusanne Palner appointed board member
- ManagementTove Asmussen appointed deputy board member
19972 changesmanagement 1 · name 1
- ManagementHenrik Ole Håkonsson appointed board member
- NameName changed from A/S FOSS ELECTRIC HOLDING to FOSS A/S
19951 changemanagement 1
- ManagementLars Erling Foss stepped down as board member
19941 changemanagement 1
- ManagementSøren Christian Pedersen stepped down as deputy board member
19901 changename 1
- NameName changed from A/S FOSS ELECTRIC to A/S FOSS ELECTRIC HOLDING
19882 changesname 1 · capital 1
- NameName changed from A/S N. FOSS ELECTRIC to A/S FOSS ELECTRIC
- CapitalShare capital changed from 24,500,000 DKK to 28,000,000 DKK
19563 changesfounded 1 · management 2
- FoundedRegistered as A/S N. FOSS ELECTRIC
- ManagementSøren Christian Pedersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLars Erling Foss appointed board member
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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.