Gutkind Forlag A/S
Public limited companyCVR 41082062København KActive
Gutkind Forlag A/S is a public limited company, based in København K, active in book publishing, founded in 2020. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 12.6m. With 27 employees, the company is about 9 times larger than the industry median. Equity grew to DKK 15.4m in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- The loss got smaller: from DKK 13.3m to DKK 12.6m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 158% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 15.4m.
Employees
- 1 fewer employees than a year earlier: 27 (07/2026) against 28 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Åsa Selling (board member, 01/03/2026).
- Stepped down: Eva Louise Lindgren (board member, 01/03/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/03/2026: Merger registered in CVR
- 01/03/2026: Share capital changed from 400,000 DKK to 400,001 DKK
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 | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | −655 | −3,915 | −5,436 | −319 | −1,186 | −994 | +16.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −5,821 | −12,920 | −17,142 | −15,193 | −16,208 | −15,288 | +5.7% |
| Profit before tax | −6,012 | −13,316 | −17,676 | −16,449 | −17,046 | −16,088 | +5.6% |
| Net profit | −4,696 | −10,389 | −13,787 | −12,847 | −13,323 | −12,592 | +5.5% |
| Total assets | 21,023 | 23,334 | 60,142 | 26,880 | 40,003 | 48,755 | +21.9% |
| Equity | 304 | 9,915 | 21,128 | 8,281 | 5,958 | 15,366 | +157.9% |
| Liabilities | 20,718 | 13,419 | 37,627 | 17,157 | 32,181 | 32,335 | +0.5% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| Average number of employees | 6 | 13 | – | 25 | 24 | 22 | −8.3% |
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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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 | 12/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 16/05/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 05/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 26/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 24/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 08/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 17/07/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
104 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in book publishing based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.6m, net profit DKK 91,836, equity DKK 1.4m, 3 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. 9,771of 9,892 Better than 1% | No. 2,188of 9,922 Better than 78% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 33,137of 33,588 Better than 1% | No. 2,801of 33,687 Better than 92% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 17,397of 17,786 Better than 2% | No. 7,139of 18,024 Better than 60% |
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
Book publishing- Gutkind Forlag A/S−DKK 994k
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
- Gutkind Forlag A/S−DKK 12.6m
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 40.8m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 13.1m
- Gutkind Forlag A/SDKK 15.4m
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 402.9m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 216.2m
- Gutkind Forlag A/S27
- Gyldendal A/S427
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S321
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Bonnier Books Danmark A/S100%
Management
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Søndergaard | Director | 08/01/2020 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Rickard Zetterlund | Board member | 08/01/2020 |
| Per Daniel Sandström | Board member | 08/01/2020 |
| Albert Bonnier | Board member | 08/01/2020 |
| Karl Håkan Rudels | Board member | 09/10/2024 |
| Nils Jesper Monthan | Chair of the board | 09/10/2024 |
| Åsa Selling | Board member | 01/03/2026 |
- Founders
- Bonnier Books Holding AB
Former management (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rickard Zetterlund | Director | 08/01/2020 | 16/05/2022 |
| Sara Kristin Börsvik | Board member | 08/01/2020 | 16/05/2022 |
| Karl Håkan Rudels | Chair of the board | 08/01/2020 | 08/10/2024 |
| Eva Louise Lindgren | Board member | 16/05/2022 | 01/03/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af 1 direktør i forening med 1 bestyrelsesmedlem, af 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsLæderstræde 9
1201 København K
København Municipality · Postcode 1201
Other companies at the address (1)
- Spisestederne Holding ApSOffice administrative and support activities
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gutkind Forlag A/S | Læderstræde 9, 1, 1201 København K | 28 | 1025430170 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive forlagsvirksomhed samt anden virksomhed, der, efter bestyrelsen skøn, står i forbindelse hermed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
28 registered events20265 changesaccounts 1 · capital 1 · management 2 · merger 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- CapitalShare capital changed from 400,000 DKK to 400,001 DKK
- ManagementÅsa Selling appointed board member
- ManagementEva Louise Lindgren stepped down as board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20244 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
- ManagementKarl Håkan Rudels appointed board member
- ManagementNils Jesper Monthan appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKarl Håkan Rudels stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20233 changesownership 2 · accounts 1
- OwnershipBonnier Books Danmark A/S registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipBonnier Books Holding AB is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20225 changesaccounts 1 · address 1 · management 3
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- AddressMoved to Læderstræde 9, 1, 1201 København K
- ManagementEva Louise Lindgren appointed board member
- ManagementJim Rickard Zetterlund stepped down as director
- ManagementSara Kristin Börsvik stepped down as board member
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20209 changesfounded 1 · management 7 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as Gutkind Forlag A/S
- ManagementJim Rickard Zetterlund appointed director
- ManagementAlbert Bonnier appointed board member
- ManagementJacob Søndergaard appointed director
- ManagementPer Daniel Sandström appointed board member
- ManagementSara Kristin Börsvik appointed board member
- ManagementKarl Håkan Rudels appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJim Rickard Zetterlund appointed board member
- OwnershipBonnier Books Holding AB registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same industry in København
- Gyldendal A/S427 employees
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S321 employees
- Dli - Dansk Lægemiddel Information A/S79 employees
- Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag A/S41 employees
- G.e.c. Gads Forlag A/S37 employees
- People'sPress A/S23 employees
Largest in the industry
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
- Ordbogen A/SDKK 71.3m
- Dafolo A/SDKK 51.4m
- BibMedia A/SDKK 37.1m
- Bookboon ApSDKK 30.8m
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.