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Four Design ApS

Private limited companyCVR 63578428Odense SVActive

Four Design ApS is a private limited company, based in Odense SV, active in wholesale of furniture for homes, offices and shops, carpets and lighting equipment, founded in 1980. Net profit rose 42% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 4.3m. Operations are spread over 3 production units. With 29 employees, the company is about 6 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 30.4m−3.2% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 4.3m+42% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 19.3m−2.1% vs. 2024
Employees29latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 30.4m.
  • Net profit rose 42% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.3m.
  • Equity fell 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 19.3m.

Employees

  • 1 fewer employees than a year earlier: 29 (07/2026) against 30 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Michael Lefevre Borch (director, 22/09/2025), Charles Humphrey Dickens Whinney (director, 05/02/2026) and Alison Clare Gladman (director, 30/10/2024).
  • Stepped down: Michael Nissen (director, 14/07/2025), Christoffer Back (director, 06/01/2025) and Alison Clare Gladman (director, 05/02/2026).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Wholesale of furniture for homes, offices and shops, carpets and lighting equipment (464700)

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 thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 10m−DKK 5mDKK 0DKK 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20mDKK 25m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Four Design ApS
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit44,74025,12027,31932,66531,37730,357−3.2%
Operating profit (EBIT)6,891−9,606−1,6184,9843,9016,211+59.2%
Profit before tax4,444−11,411−2,4294,2623,8686,555+69.5%
Net profit3,466−9,174−2,2513,3393,0124,278+42%
Total assets62,52549,08548,41443,12138,89042,114+8.3%
Equity25,52816,35513,32416,66319,67519,253−2.1%
Liabilities36,36032,73034,09025,45718,21519,861+9%
Cash and cash equivalents8,4982,0524,1557,5287,6458,186+7.1%
Average number of employees624739373531−11.4%

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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DKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (306 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Four Design ApS
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/07/2024 – 30/06/202513/11/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/07/2023 – 30/06/202407/11/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202301/07/2022 – 30/06/202310/10/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202201/07/2021 – 30/06/202224/11/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202101/07/2020 – 30/06/202107/12/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/07/2019 – 30/06/202001/12/2020The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

306 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of furniture for homes, offices and shops, carpets and lighting equipment based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 30.4mNo. 27 of 305
Better than 91% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 19.3mNo. 51 of 306
Better than 84% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees29No. 25 of 306
Better than 92% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.8m, net profit DKK 377k, equity DKK 3.6m, 5 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 855kDKK 7.3mDKK 62.6mDKK 261.9mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 289 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison
No. 1,311of 9,892
Better than 87%
No. 1,807of 9,922
Better than 82%
Same industry and 20–49 employees39 companies in the comparison
No. 10of 39
Better than 76%
No. 18of 39
Better than 55%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 2,122of 10,152
Better than 79%
No. 3,468of 10,275
Better than 66%
All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison
No. 1,414of 66,379
Better than 98%
No. 4,353of 66,505
Better than 93%

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

Wholesale of furniture for homes, offices and shops, carpets and lighting equipment
Gross profit
  1. Four Design ApSDKK 30.4m
  2. Actona Group A/SDKK 535.5m
  3. Holmris B8 A/SDKK 408.7m
Net profit
  1. Four Design ApSDKK 4.3m
  2. Actona Group A/S−DKK 86.1m
  3. Holmris B8 A/SDKK 21.7m
Equity
  1. Four Design ApSDKK 19.3m
  2. Actona Group A/SDKK 565.4m
  3. Holmris B8 A/SDKK 250.3m
Employees
  1. Four Design ApS29
  2. Actona Group A/S183
  3. Holmris B8 A/S231

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Four Design Group Limited ApS100%
Four Design ApS

Management

3 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Four Design ApS
NameRoleAppointed
Alistair Storrar GoughDirector16/12/2021
Michael Lefevre BorchDirector22/09/2025
Charles Humphrey Dickens WhinneyDirector05/02/2026
Former management (17)
Former management at Four Design ApS
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Henning BirkemoseBoard member15/12/198008/07/2016
Olav BirkemoseBoard member15/12/198008/07/2016
Jørgen Rasmussen BirkemoseBoard member15/12/198013/11/1998
Jørgen Rasmussen BirkemoseDirector15/12/198013/11/1998
Ervin KeldorffDirector01/11/199503/10/2018
Ervin KeldorffBoard member18/10/200003/10/2018
Christian Julin MarkenfeldtBoard member08/07/201625/02/2020
Peter Gudemoos JørgensenBoard member08/07/201616/12/2019
Alistair Storrar GoughChair of the board08/07/201625/02/2020
Stephen Alan ThomasDeputy chair08/07/201615/12/2019
Anders Juhl ThomsenBoard member03/10/201816/12/2019
Anders Juhl ThomsenCEO03/10/201816/12/2019
Stephen Alan ThomasBoard member16/12/201925/02/2020
Stephen Alan ThomasCEO16/12/201929/11/2021
Michael NissenDirector29/11/202114/07/2025
Christoffer BackDirector20/12/202106/01/2025
Alison Clare GladmanDirector30/10/202405/02/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af én direktør.

Address and production units

3 active production units

Hvidkærvej 2C
5250 Odense SV

Odense Municipality · Postcode 5250

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
FOUR DESIGN ApSHvidkærvej 2C, Højme, 5250 Odense SV271002173108
FOUR DESIGN ApSCarl Jacobsens Vej 16, st, 2500 Valby11031828712
FOUR DESIGN ApSHolkebjergvej 90, 5250 Odense SV11027477751

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at udøve virksomhed med produktion, salg og service af møbler samt aktiviteter i tilknytning hertil.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

59 registered events
20262 changesmanagement 2
  • Charles Humphrey Dickens Whinney appointed director
  • Alison Clare Gladman stepped down as director
20255 changesaccounts 1 · management 3 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Michael Lefevre Borch appointed director
  • Michael Nissen stepped down as director
  • Christoffer Back stepped down as director
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of furniture for homes, offices and shops, carpets and lighting equipment (464700)
20243 changesaccounts 1 · management 1 · address 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Alison Clare Gladman appointed director
  • Moved to Hvidkærvej 2C, Højme, 5250 Odense SV
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20217 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1 · address 1 · industry 1
  • Christoffer Back appointed director
  • Alistair Storrar Gough appointed director
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Michael Nissen appointed director
  • Stephen Alan Thomas stepped down as ceo
  • Moved to Lucernemarken 17, Hjallese, 5260 Odense S
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med kontormøbler (466500)
20207 changesaccounts 1 · capital 1 · merger 1 · name 1 · management 3
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 594,869 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Name changed from FOUR DESIGN A/S to FOUR DESIGN ApS
  • Stephen Alan Thomas stepped down as board member
  • Christian Julin Markenfeldt stepped down as board member
  • Alistair Storrar Gough stepped down as chair of the board
20196 changesmanagement 6
  • Stephen Alan Thomas appointed ceo
  • Stephen Alan Thomas appointed board member
  • Anders Juhl Thomsen stepped down as board member
  • Anders Juhl Thomsen stepped down as ceo
  • Peter Gudemoos Jørgensen stepped down as board member
  • Stephen Alan Thomas stepped down as deputy chair
20184 changesmanagement 4
  • Anders Juhl Thomsen appointed board member
  • Anders Juhl Thomsen appointed ceo
  • Ervin Keldorff stepped down as board member
  • Ervin Keldorff stepped down as director
20166 changesmanagement 6
  • Christian Julin Markenfeldt appointed board member
  • Stephen Alan Thomas appointed deputy chair
  • Alistair Storrar Gough appointed chair of the board
  • Peter Gudemoos Jørgensen appointed board member
  • Henning Birkemose stepped down as board member
  • Olav Birkemose stepped down as board member
20111 changename 1
  • Name changed from BIRKEMOSE A/S to FOUR DESIGN A/S
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Fremstilling af kontor- og butiksmøbler (310100)
20072 changesaddress 1 · industry 1
  • Moved to Faaborgvej 14, 5854 Gislev
  • Industry changed to Fremstilling af kontor-, butiks- og lagermøbler undtagen stole (361200)
20004 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 1 · ownership 1
  • Name changed from JØRGEN BIRKEMOSE ApS to BIRKEMOSE A/S
  • Share capital changed from 200,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
  • Ervin Keldorff appointed board member
  • Four Design Group Limited ApS registered as owner (100%)
19982 changesmanagement 2
  • Jørgen Rasmussen Birkemose stepped down as director
  • Jørgen Rasmussen Birkemose stepped down as board member
19952 changesmanagement 1 · capital 1
  • Ervin Keldorff appointed director
  • Share capital changed from 100,000 DKK to 200,000 DKK
19805 changesfounded 1 · management 4
  • Registered as JØRGEN BIRKEMOSE ApS
  • Henning Birkemose appointed board member
  • Jørgen Rasmussen Birkemose appointed director
  • Jørgen Rasmussen Birkemose appointed board member
  • Olav Birkemose 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.

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