Garia ApS
Private limited companyCVR 31583136GreveActive
Garia ApS is a private limited company, based in Greve, active in retail sale of motor vehicles, founded in 2008. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 34.5m. With 22 employees, the company is about 6 times larger than the industry median. Equity fell to DKK 92.1m in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 84% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 10.5m.
- Revenue fell 60% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 71.1m.
- The loss got smaller: from DKK 124.1m to DKK 34.5m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity fell 27% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 92.1m.
Employees
- 2 fewer employees than a year earlier: 22 (08/2026) against 24 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Rossen Ivanov Patzov (director, 20/08/2025), James David Sheets (director, 01/12/2025) and Craig Allen Scanlon (director, 19/06/2025).
- Stepped down: Jakob Viggo Holstein (director, 31/05/2025), Mark Christopher Wagner (director, 19/06/2025) and Haresh Shah (director, 01/12/2025) (+1).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Retail sale of motor vehicles (478100)
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 | 146,950 | 292,889 | 203,202 | 175,810 | 71,064 | −59.6% |
| Gross profit | 8,740 | 4,343 | 17,764 | −18,786 | 5,665 | 10,451 | +84.5% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −32,338 | −37,198 | −26,199 | −46,125 | −20,984 | −12,905 | +38.5% |
| Profit before tax | −44,880 | −39,878 | −18,941 | −41,945 | −124,085 | −34,491 | +72.2% |
| Net profit | −36,735 | −30,824 | −18,537 | −41,945 | −124,085 | −34,491 | +72.2% |
| Total assets | 176,419 | 171,299 | 346,337 | 355,707 | 205,951 | 160,468 | −22.1% |
| Equity | 37,624 | 6,677 | 287,022 | 249,787 | 126,055 | 92,109 | −26.9% |
| Liabilities | 122,102 | 161,647 | 45,951 | 92,010 | 77,087 | 65,442 | −15.1% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 27 | 62,034 | 8,880 | 2,576 | 4,511 | 4,341 | −3.8% |
| Average number of employees | 31 | 44 | – | 31 | 26 | 24 | −7.7% |
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: 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 figuresLoss for 6 years in a row
Net result has been negative in 2020–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is negative in the two or more 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 | 15/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 10/07/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 08/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/09/2021 – 31/12/2022 | 07/09/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/09/2020 – 31/08/2021 | 24/01/2022 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/09/2019 – 31/08/2020 | 02/02/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
862 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in retail sale of motor vehicles based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.4m, net profit DKK 425k, equity DKK 3.7m, 4 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. 5,606of 9,892 Better than 43% | No. 388of 9,922 Better than 96% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees137 companies in the comparison | No. 110of 137 Better than 20% | No. 4of 137 Better than 98% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 5,792of 24,791 Better than 77% | No. 1,461of 24,909 Better than 94% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 5,771of 66,379 Better than 91% | No. 1,223of 66,505 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
Retail sale of motor vehicles- Garia ApSDKK 10.5m
- Ejner Hessel A/SDKK 1.3bn
- Semler Mobility Retail A/SDKK 961.5m
- Garia ApS−DKK 34.5m
- Ejner Hessel A/SDKK 168.7m
- Semler Mobility Retail A/SDKK 50.9m
- Garia ApSDKK 92.1m
- Ejner Hessel A/SDKK 1.2bn
- Semler Mobility Retail A/SDKK 167.2m
- Garia ApS22
- Ejner Hessel A/S1,866
- Semler Mobility Retail A/S1,617
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Swing Acquisition ApS100%
Management
2 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Rossen Ivanov Patzov | Director | 20/08/2025 |
| James David Sheets | Director | 01/12/2025 |
- Founders
- Restaurant Tiende ApS, Herluf Holding ApS, Anpartsselskabet af 9/6 2006
Former management (23)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Bloch Lemvig | Board member | 30/06/2008 | 26/10/2009 |
| Martin Bloch Lemvig | Director | 30/06/2008 | 26/10/2009 |
| Lars Robert Herluf | Board member | 26/10/2009 | 23/08/2011 |
| Lars Robert Herluf | Director | 26/10/2009 | 23/08/2011 |
| Sabina Herluf | Board member | 26/10/2009 | 23/08/2011 |
| Helle Birk Brunsborg | Board member | 26/10/2009 | 23/08/2011 |
| Lars Kristinus Larsen | Chair of the board | 23/08/2011 | 19/08/2019 |
| Hans Henrik Kjølby | Board member | 23/08/2011 | 02/09/2019 |
| Jacob Brunsborg | Board member | 23/08/2011 | 31/01/2020 |
| Jacob Brunsborg | Director | 23/08/2011 | 20/12/2017 |
| Jakob Viggo Holstein | Director | 20/12/2017 | 09/01/2022 |
| Carsten Greve Iversen | Board member | 03/09/2019 | 01/06/2022 |
| Hans Henrik Kjølby | Chair of the board | 03/09/2019 | 01/02/2020 |
| Jesper Lund | Board member | 01/02/2020 | 01/06/2022 |
| Jacob Brunsborg | Chair of the board | 01/02/2020 | 01/06/2022 |
| Jakob Viggo Holstein | CEO | 10/01/2022 | 31/05/2022 |
| Anders Lynge Kristensen | Director | 10/01/2022 | 01/06/2022 |
| Mikkel Krogslund Andersen | Board member | 20/01/2022 | 01/06/2022 |
| Jakob Viggo Holstein | Director | 01/06/2022 | 31/05/2025 |
| Mark Christopher Wagner | Director | 01/06/2022 | 19/06/2025 |
| Mark Alan Spencer | Director | 01/06/2022 | 23/01/2023 |
| Haresh Shah | Director | 23/01/2023 | 01/12/2025 |
| Craig Allen Scanlon | Director | 19/06/2025 | 20/08/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to direktører i forening.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsLunikvej 44B
2670 Greve
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARIA ApS | Lunikvej 44B, 2670 Greve | 21 | 1014652074 |
| Garia a/s | Hjulmagervej 4, 8800 Viborg | 13 | 1023331469 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handelsvirksomed, investeringsvirksomhed og dermed beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
76 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20259 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1 · industry 1
- ManagementJames David Sheets appointed director
- ManagementHaresh Shah stepped down as director
- ManagementRossen Ivanov Patzov appointed director
- ManagementCraig Allen Scanlon stepped down as director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementCraig Allen Scanlon appointed director
- ManagementMark Christopher Wagner stepped down as director
- ManagementJakob Viggo Holstein stepped down as director
- IndustryIndustry changed to Retail sale of motor vehicles (478100)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20233 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementHaresh Shah appointed director
- ManagementMark Alan Spencer stepped down as director
202217 changesmanagement 13 · ownership 2 · name 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementMark Christopher Wagner appointed director
- ManagementMark Alan Spencer appointed director
- ManagementJakob Viggo Holstein appointed director
- ManagementMikkel Krogslund Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnders Lynge Kristensen stepped down as director
- ManagementJesper Lund stepped down as board member
- ManagementJacob Brunsborg stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementCarsten Greve Iversen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipSwing Acquisition ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipLars Larsen Group A/S is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementJakob Viggo Holstein stepped down as ceo
- NameName changed from GARIA A/S to GARIA ApS
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementMikkel Krogslund Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Lynge Kristensen appointed director
- ManagementJakob Viggo Holstein appointed ceo
- ManagementJakob Viggo Holstein stepped down as director
20213 changesownership 2 · accounts 1
- OwnershipLars Larsen Group A/S registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipSELSKABET AF 26. AUGUST 2011 ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20205 changesaddress 1 · management 4
- AddressMoved to Lunikvej 44B, 2670 Greve
- ManagementJesper Lund appointed board member
- ManagementJacob Brunsborg appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHans Henrik Kjølby stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementJacob Brunsborg stepped down as board member
20195 changesmanagement 4 · address 1
- ManagementHans Henrik Kjølby appointed chair of the board
- ManagementCarsten Greve Iversen appointed board member
- ManagementHans Henrik Kjølby stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Kristinus Larsen stepped down as chair of the board
- AddressMoved to Lunikvej 44, 2670 Greve
20181 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Lunikvej 44, 2670 Greve
20172 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJakob Viggo Holstein appointed director
- ManagementJacob Brunsborg stepped down as director
20121 changeownership 1
- OwnershipSELSKABET AF 26. AUGUST 2011 ApS registered as owner (100%)
201112 changesaddress 1 · name 1 · industry 1 · capital 1 · management 8
- AddressMoved to Lunikvej 44, 2670 Greve
- NameName changed from AKTIESELSKABET AABOULEVARDEN 30 to GARIA A/S
- IndustryIndustry changed to Detailhandel med personbiler, varebiler og minibusser (451120)
- CapitalShare capital changed from 501,000 DKK to 505,000 DKK
- ManagementLars Kristinus Larsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJacob Brunsborg appointed director
- ManagementJacob Brunsborg appointed board member
- ManagementHans Henrik Kjølby appointed board member
- ManagementLars Robert Herluf stepped down as director
- ManagementHelle Birk Brunsborg stepped down as board member
- ManagementSabina Herluf stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Robert Herluf stepped down as board member
200911 changesname 3 · address 1 · management 6 · industry 1
- NameName changed from FERDINAND HOTEL & BRASSERIE A/S to AKTIESELSKABET AABOULEVARDEN 30
- AddressMoved to Åboulevarden 28, 8000 Aarhus C
- NameName changed from MALAJA A/S to FERDINAND HOTEL & BRASSERIE A/S
- ManagementLars Robert Herluf appointed director
- ManagementHelle Birk Brunsborg appointed board member
- ManagementSabina Herluf appointed board member
- ManagementLars Robert Herluf appointed board member
- ManagementMartin Bloch Lemvig stepped down as director
- ManagementMartin Bloch Lemvig stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Renting of commercial property (682040)
- NameName changed from PRINS FERDINAND A/S to MALAJA A/S
20085 changesaddress 1 · industry 1 · founded 1 · management 2
- AddressMoved to Viborgvej 2, 8000 Aarhus C
- IndustryIndustry changed to Restauranter (561010)
- FoundedRegistered as PRINS FERDINAND A/S
- ManagementMartin Bloch Lemvig appointed director
- ManagementMartin Bloch Lemvig appointed board member
Related companies
Same industry in Greve
- Andersen & Martini A/S242 employees
- Leto Leasing A/S17 employees
- Auto Mobil ApS12 employees
- Lund Bilhandel ApS3 employees
- Tim Auto ApS2 employees
- AMS Bilsalg ApS2 employees
Same people in management
- Jysk A/Svia Hans Henrik Kjølby
- Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab A.m.b.a.via Jesper Lund
- Ilva A/Svia Hans Henrik Kjølby
- Dot A/Svia Mikkel Krogslund Andersen
- Bolia A/Svia Hans Henrik Kjølby
- HimmerLand A/Svia Carsten Greve Iversen
Largest in the industry
- Ejner Hessel A/SDKK 1.3bn
- Semler Mobility Retail A/SDKK 961.5m
- Autohuset Vestergaard A/S PersonvogneDKK 373.3m
- Nielsen Car Group A/SDKK 319.7m
- P. Christensen A/SDKK 289.3m
- Auto-Centralen A/SDKK 272.3m
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.