Gfk Danmark A/S
Public limited companyCVR 13639582København SActive
Gfk Danmark A/S is a public limited company, based in København S, active in market research and public opinion polling, founded in 1989. Net profit fell 87% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 1.5m. Gross profit is higher than that of 77% of the companies in the industry in the database.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 44% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 17.9m.
- Revenue fell 15% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 60m.
- Net profit fell 87% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.5m.
- Equity rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 16.6m.
Employees
- 6 fewer employees than a year earlier: 18 (08/2026) against 24 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Berit Syversen (board member, 19/11/2024) and Ingrid Anna Karolina Ekström (board member, 19/11/2024).
- Stepped down: Anne Charlotte Hessel (board member, 19/11/2024) and Maria Teresa Mazur (board member, 19/11/2024).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 15/05/2025: Moved to Kay Fiskers Plads 9, 3, 2300 København S
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 | 87,407 | 90,725 | 70,368 | 60,005 | −14.7% |
| Gross profit | 50,632 | 49,611 | 45,483 | 48,176 | 31,727 | 17,855 | −43.7% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 11,008 | 15,762 | 8,942 | 14,533 | 15,161 | 2,512 | −83.4% |
| Profit before tax | 8,974 | 15,292 | 8,088 | 14,352 | 15,233 | 1,958 | −87.1% |
| Net profit | 7,035 | 11,932 | 6,301 | 11,197 | 11,888 | 1,528 | −87.1% |
| Total assets | 44,547 | 37,560 | 28,982 | 25,072 | 50,497 | 43,219 | −14.4% |
| Equity | 5,577 | 14,445 | 9,501 | 14,397 | 15,088 | 16,616 | +10.1% |
| Liabilities | 38,970 | 23,115 | 19,482 | 10,675 | 35,410 | 26,603 | −24.9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 9,849 | 17,144 | 13,835 | 17,932 | 2,751 | 20,308 | +638.1% |
| Average number of employees | 65 | 65 | 61 | 56 | 24 | 20 | −16.7% |
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, 2021: 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 | 01/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 18/07/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 30/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 17/05/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 24/05/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 06/04/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
48 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in market research and public opinion polling based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 4.8m, net profit DKK 94,851, equity DKK 905k, 7 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. 1,822of 69,742 Better than 97% | No. 6,541of 69,964 Better than 91% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees31 companies in the comparison | No. 1of 31 Better than 100% | No. 1of 31 Better than 100% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 3,040of 10,152 Better than 70% | No. 3,746of 10,275 Better than 64% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 6,447of 17,786 Better than 64% | No. 6,842of 18,024 Better than 62% |
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
Market research and public opinion polling- Gfk Danmark A/SDKK 17.9m
- Epinion A/SDKK 78.3m
- Norstat Danmark A/SDKK 70.4m
- Gfk Danmark A/SDKK 1.5m
- Epinion A/SDKK 10.9m
- Norstat Danmark A/SDKK 15.8m
- Gfk Danmark A/SDKK 16.6m
- Epinion A/SDKK 23.3m
- Norstat Danmark A/SDKK 53.4m
- Gfk Danmark A/S18
- Epinion A/S168
- Norstat Danmark A/S143
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- GfK GmbH100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anis Panduro Zouzou | CEO | 19/10/2018 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anis Panduro Zouzou | Board member | 19/10/2018 |
| Berit Syversen | Board member | 19/11/2024 |
| Ingrid Anna Karolina Ekström | Board member | 19/11/2024 |
- Founders
- VX 10.312 ApS, Medimex ApS, ApS Hvkmd 5 Nr. 555, ApS Kbil 9 Nr. 1008
Former management (38)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen | Board member | 01/11/1989 | 27/02/1991 |
| Ole Christensen | Director | 01/11/1989 | 31/12/2004 |
| Susanne Saul Stakemann | Chair of the board | 01/11/1989 | 27/02/1991 |
| Niels Erik Brogård Lund | Board member | 01/11/1989 | 11/04/1994 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Board member | 01/11/1989 | 27/02/1991 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Director | 01/11/1989 | 17/07/1990 |
| Bjarne Kirketerp | Board member | 01/11/1989 | 06/04/2000 |
| Bjarne Kirketerp | Director | 01/11/1989 | 21/06/2000 |
| Henrik Vilhelm Egemose | Director | 01/11/1989 | 31/12/2004 |
| Klaus Alfred Johannes Hess | Board member | 01/11/1989 | 05/11/1991 |
| Gerhard Kirschner | Chair of the board | 01/11/1989 | 26/04/1999 |
| Hans-Jurgen Wolfgang Anders | Chair of the board | 01/11/1989 | 02/07/1993 |
| Hans-Jurgen Wolfgang Anders | CEO | 01/11/1989 | 05/11/1991 |
| Peter Friis | Board member | 11/04/1994 | 04/04/1997 |
| Sten Gustav Lexeus | Board member | 04/04/1997 | 28/12/2001 |
| Lene Hansen | Board member | 06/04/2000 | 19/07/2002 |
| Henrik Vilhelm Egemose | Board member | 06/04/2000 | 02/11/2007 |
| Ralf Thomas Ganzenmüller | Board member | 19/07/2002 | 02/11/2007 |
| Henrik Stender-Rasmussen | Director | 28/06/2004 | 10/11/2015 |
| Wilhelm Rudolf Bernhard Wessels | Chair of the board | 28/06/2004 | 14/03/2012 |
| Henrik Stender-Rasmussen | Board member | 10/03/2005 | 10/11/2015 |
| Birgit Brüns | Board member | 02/11/2007 | 25/05/2012 |
| Ulf Peter Hiilsted | Board member | 02/11/2007 | 28/09/2012 |
| Stephen Robert Hearn | Chair of the board | 14/03/2012 | 21/01/2013 |
| Matthias Krauss | Board member | 28/09/2012 | 09/11/2015 |
| Richard David Jameson | Chair of the board | 21/01/2013 | 10/11/2015 |
| Ivar Reimer Michaelsen | Board member | 10/11/2015 | 30/01/2017 |
| Ivar Reimer Michaelsen | CEO | 10/11/2015 | 31/01/2017 |
| Matthias Krauss | Chair of the board | 10/11/2015 | 31/01/2017 |
| Per-Ola Celander | Board member | 10/11/2015 | 12/12/2019 |
| Ivar Reimer Michaelsen | Chair of the board | 31/01/2017 | 19/10/2018 |
| Peter Sakstrup Glavind | CEO | 31/01/2017 | 19/10/2018 |
| Aleksander Pfann | Board member | 31/01/2017 | 19/10/2018 |
| Philip Graham Offord | Chair of the board | 19/10/2018 | 26/10/2023 |
| Zakir Ahmed | Board member | 12/12/2019 | 16/04/2020 |
| Anne Charlotte Hessel | Board member | 16/04/2020 | 19/11/2024 |
| Bonnie Ellen Jones | Board member | 16/04/2020 | 22/09/2022 |
| Maria Teresa Mazur | Board member | 22/09/2022 | 19/11/2024 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af bestyrelsens formand, af selskabets direktør sammen med et medlem af bestyrelsen, eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsKay Fiskers Plads 9
2300 København S
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| GFK DANMARK A/S | Kay Fiskers Plads 9, 3, 2300 København S | 18 | 1002941585 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed med markedsanalyse, panelforskning, lifestileforskning, marketing, rådgivning og anden hermed i forbindelse stående virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
101 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- AddressMoved to Kay Fiskers Plads 9, 3, 2300 København S
20245 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementIngrid Anna Karolina Ekström appointed board member
- ManagementBerit Syversen appointed board member
- ManagementMaria Teresa Mazur stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnne Charlotte Hessel stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20232 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementPhilip Graham Offord stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20223 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementMaria Teresa Mazur appointed board member
- ManagementBonnie Ellen Jones stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20206 changesaddress 3 · management 3
- AddressMoved to Kay Fiskers Plads 9, 6, 2300 København S
- AddressMoved to Kay Fiskers Plads 9, 6, 2300 København S
- ManagementBonnie Ellen Jones appointed board member
- ManagementAnne Charlotte Hessel appointed board member
- ManagementZakir Ahmed stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Kay Fiskers Plads 9, 6, 2300 København S
20192 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementZakir Ahmed appointed board member
- ManagementPer-Ola Celander stepped down as board member
20186 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementAnis Panduro Zouzou appointed board member
- ManagementAnis Panduro Zouzou appointed ceo
- ManagementPhilip Graham Offord appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPeter Sakstrup Glavind stepped down as ceo
- ManagementAleksander Pfann stepped down as board member
- ManagementIvar Reimer Michaelsen stepped down as chair of the board
20177 changesmanagement 6 · address 1
- ManagementPeter Sakstrup Glavind appointed ceo
- ManagementAleksander Pfann appointed board member
- ManagementIvar Reimer Michaelsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMatthias Krauss stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementIvar Reimer Michaelsen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementIvar Reimer Michaelsen stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Dirch Passers Allé 76, 2000 Frederiksberg
20158 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementIvar Reimer Michaelsen appointed board member
- ManagementPer-Ola Celander appointed board member
- ManagementMatthias Krauss appointed chair of the board
- ManagementIvar Reimer Michaelsen appointed ceo
- ManagementRichard David Jameson stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Stender-Rasmussen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Stender-Rasmussen stepped down as director
- ManagementMatthias Krauss stepped down as board member
20132 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementRichard David Jameson appointed chair of the board
- ManagementStephen Robert Hearn stepped down as chair of the board
20125 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementMatthias Krauss appointed board member
- ManagementUlf Peter Hiilsted stepped down as board member
- ManagementBirgit Brüns stepped down as board member
- ManagementStephen Robert Hearn appointed chair of the board
- ManagementWilhelm Rudolf Bernhard Wessels stepped down as chair of the board
20082 changesownership 1 · industry 1
- OwnershipGfK GmbH registered as owner (100%)
- IndustryIndustry changed to Market research and public opinion polling (732000)
20074 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementBirgit Brüns appointed board member
- ManagementUlf Peter Hiilsted appointed board member
- ManagementRalf Thomas Ganzenmüller stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Vilhelm Egemose stepped down as board member
20051 changemanagement 1
- ManagementHenrik Stender-Rasmussen appointed board member
20044 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementOle Christensen stepped down as director
- ManagementHenrik Vilhelm Egemose stepped down as director
- ManagementHenrik Stender-Rasmussen appointed director
- ManagementWilhelm Rudolf Bernhard Wessels appointed chair of the board
20022 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementRalf Thomas Ganzenmüller appointed board member
- ManagementLene Hansen stepped down as board member
20012 changescapital 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 1,100,000 DKK
- ManagementSten Gustav Lexeus stepped down as board member
20005 changesmanagement 4 · merger 1
- ManagementBjarne Kirketerp stepped down as director
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementLene Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Vilhelm Egemose appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Kirketerp stepped down as board member
19992 changesindustry 1 · management 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Interior design activities (741300)
- ManagementGerhard Kirschner stepped down as chair of the board
19972 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementSten Gustav Lexeus appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Friis stepped down as board member
19942 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementPeter Friis appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Erik Brogård Lund stepped down as board member
19933 changesname 1 · management 1 · merger 1
- NameName changed from OBSERVA A/S to GFK DANMARK A/S
- ManagementHans-Jurgen Wolfgang Anders stepped down as chair of the board
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19915 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementHans-Jurgen Wolfgang Anders stepped down as ceo
- ManagementKlaus Alfred Johannes Hess stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as board member
- ManagementSusanne Saul Stakemann stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen stepped down as board member
19903 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 1
- NameName changed from A/S PSE NR.3556 to OBSERVA A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as director
198914 changesfounded 1 · management 13
- FoundedRegistered as A/S PSE NR.3556
- ManagementBjarne Kirketerp appointed board member
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed director
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Erik Brogård Lund appointed board member
- ManagementSusanne Saul Stakemann appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHans-Jurgen Wolfgang Anders appointed chair of the board
- ManagementOle Christensen appointed director
- ManagementHans-Jurgen Wolfgang Anders appointed ceo
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen appointed board member
- ManagementGerhard Kirschner appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKlaus Alfred Johannes Hess appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Vilhelm Egemose appointed director
- ManagementBjarne Kirketerp appointed director
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Same industry in København
- Epinion A/S168 employees
- Norstat Danmark A/S143 employees
- Fifty5Blue Denmark ApS93 employees
- Ipsos A/S78 employees
- GetWhy A/S70 employees
- Voxmeter A/S56 employees
Same people in management
- ISS Facility Services A/Svia Erik Tronborg Andersen
- Falck Danmark A/Svia Erik Tronborg Andersen
- Tryg Forsikring A/Svia Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann
- Jem & Fix A/Svia Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann
- AL Sydbank A/Svia Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann
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Largest in the industry
- Epinion A/SDKK 78.3m
- Norstat Danmark A/SDKK 70.4m
- Nielseniq (denmark) ApSDKK 61.7m
- Ipsos A/SDKK 53.7m
- Wilke A/SDKK 37.9m
- Fifty5Blue Denmark ApSDKK 32.3m
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.