Friends Bar & Kitchen ApS
Private limited companyCVR 43919040AalborgActive
Friends Bar & Kitchen ApS is a private limited company, based in Aalborg, active in serving of alcoholic beverages, founded in 2023. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 380k). Net profit fell 28% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 8,512. With 9 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 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.9m.
- Net profit fell 28% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 8,512.
Employees
- 2 fewer employees than a year earlier: 9 (07/2026) against 11 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New owners registered: Mekki Elban (01/04/2025).
- No longer registered as owner: Mekki Elban (31/03/2025) and Catalgøl Holding ApS (01/04/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Serving of alcoholic beverages (563020)
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 2023–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 1,307 | 1,977 | 1,935 | −2.1% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −301 | 167 | 142 | −14.8% |
| Profit before tax | −440 | 12 | 9 | −28.2% |
| Net profit | −440 | 12 | 9 | −28.2% |
| Total assets | 1,667 | 1,649 | 1,436 | −12.9% |
| Equity | −400 | −388 | −380 | +2.2% |
| Liabilities | 2,067 | 2,037 | 1,816 | −10.9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 37 | 53 | 111 | +110.9% |
| Average number of employees | 5 | 5 | 6 | +20% |
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 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 figuresNegative equity
Equity was −DKK 380k at the end of 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.
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
3 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 02/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 06/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 15/03/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 27/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
871 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in serving of alcoholic beverages based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 994k, net profit DKK 21,523, equity DKK 148k, 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. 31,647of 69,742 Better than 55% | No. 65,144of 69,964 Better than 7% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees703 companies in the comparison | No. 104of 702 Better than 85% | No. 589of 703 Better than 16% |
| Companies that are founded within the last five years16,662 companies in the comparison | No. 5,876of 16,614 Better than 65% | No. 15,144of 16,661 Better than 9% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 30,673of 66,379 Better than 54% | No. 61,582of 66,505 Better than 7% |
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
Serving of alcoholic beverages- Friends Bar & Kitchen ApSDKK 1.9m
- Old Irish Pub Denmark A/SDKK 69.1m
- Gl24 ApSDKK 42.3m
- Friends Bar & Kitchen ApSDKK 8,512
- Old Irish Pub Denmark A/SDKK 9.4m
- Gl24 ApSDKK 5.5m
- Friends Bar & Kitchen ApS−DKK 380k
- Old Irish Pub Denmark A/SDKK 53.1m
- Gl24 ApSDKK 19.9m
- Friends Bar & Kitchen ApS9
- Old Irish Pub Denmark A/S258
- Gl24 ApS156
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Mekki Elban100%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mekki Elban | Director | 15/03/2023 |
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton, Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab
- Founders
- Mekki Elban
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsVesterbro 91
9000 Aalborg
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends Bar & Kitchen ApS | Vesterbro 91, 9000 Aalborg | 9 | 1029127928 |
| Central Burger Aalborg | Urbansgade 20, st, 9000 Aalborg | – | 1032699975 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er handel og service og dermed beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
13 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20255 changesaccounts 1 · ownership 3 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- OwnershipMekki Elban registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipCATALGØL HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipMekki Elban is no longer registered as owner
- IndustryIndustry changed to Serving of alcoholic beverages (563020)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20236 changesownership 4 · founded 1 · management 1
- OwnershipMekki Elban registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipCATALGØL HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipMekki Elban is no longer registered as owner
- FoundedRegistered as Friends Bar & Kitchen ApS
- ManagementMekki Elban appointed director
- OwnershipMekki Elban registered as owner (100%)
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Same industry in Aalborg
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- Storm Aalborg ApS18 employees
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Same people in management
- Istanbul Kebab ApSvia Mekki Elban
Largest in the industry
- Old Irish Pub Denmark A/SDKK 69.1m
- Gl24 ApSDKK 42.3m
- Proud Mary ApSDKK 38.9m
- Lkg Night ApSDKK 20.5m
- Hive ApSDKK 15m
- Brus ApSDKK 14.7m
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.