H.c. Petersen & Co.s Eftf. A/S
Public limited companyCVR 24213706GrindstedActive
H.c. Petersen & Co.s Eftf. A/S is a public limited company, based in Grindsted, active in wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies, founded in 1964. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 1.7m in 2025. Gross profit is higher than that of 83% of the companies in the industry in the database. The company has existed for over 60 years.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 44% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 25.9m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 6.2m to a profit of DKK 1.7m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 58.7m.
Employees
- 1 fewer employees than a year earlier: 10 (08/2026) against 11 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Lars Kristian Wear (ceo, 02/10/2025).
- Stepped down: Sten Kjelstrup (ceo, 02/10/2025).
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 | 231,276 | 262,220 | 255,775 | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 27,285 | 28,345 | 27,966 | 23,500 | 17,995 | 25,883 | +43.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 785 | 5,747 | 8,127 | 2,456 | −2,480 | 7,280 | +393.5% |
| Profit before tax | −1,884 | 4,541 | 7,382 | −887 | −6,911 | 1,928 | +127.9% |
| Net profit | −1,654 | 3,621 | 6,237 | −644 | −6,165 | 1,690 | +127.4% |
| Total assets | 145,710 | 138,133 | 158,978 | 177,721 | 159,077 | 144,202 | −9.4% |
| Equity | 57,090 | 63,363 | 70,883 | 64,949 | 56,978 | 58,673 | +3% |
| Liabilities | 88,620 | 74,684 | 87,954 | 112,565 | 102,024 | 85,454 | −16.2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 407 | 986 | 2,136 | 2,280 | 10,632 | 1,284 | −87.9% |
| Average number of employees | 51 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 40 | +5.3% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Group figures; 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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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 30/06/2026 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 08/07/2025 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 13/06/2024 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 17/04/2023 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 05/05/2022 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 26/05/2021 | The group | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
230 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 6.9m, net profit DKK 958k, equity DKK 6.6m, 10 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. 1,058of 69,742 Better than 98% | No. 2,740of 69,964 Better than 96% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees153 companies in the comparison | No. 2of 153 Better than 99% | No. 3of 153 Better than 99% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 2,346of 10,152 Better than 77% | No. 1,815of 10,275 Better than 82% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 4,896of 17,786 Better than 72% | No. 3,245of 18,024 Better than 82% |
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 agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies- H.c. Petersen & Co.s Eftf. A/SDKK 25.9m
- Semler Agro A/SDKK 150m
- TBS Maskinpower ApSDKK 142.9m
- H.c. Petersen & Co.s Eftf. A/SDKK 1.7m
- Semler Agro A/S−DKK 26.3m
- TBS Maskinpower ApS−DKK 2.4m
- H.c. Petersen & Co.s Eftf. A/SDKK 58.7m
- Semler Agro A/SDKK 238.2m
- TBS Maskinpower ApSDKK 129.4m
- H.c. Petersen & Co.s Eftf. A/S10
- Semler Agro A/S284
- TBS Maskinpower ApS187
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Kiaer Properties ApS66.67%
Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Kristian Wear | CEO | 02/10/2025 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Sten Kjelstrup | Board member | 01/02/2008 |
| Christopher Kiær Thomsen | Chair of the board | 29/04/2015 |
| Kåre Bo Stolt | Board member | 07/04/2018 |
| Mogens Stampe Rüdiger | Board member | 11/05/2021 |
Former management (31)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torben Philip Smidth | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 08/02/2001 |
| Søren Sørensen Bjerregaard | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 03/02/2006 |
| Jens Harpøth Zilstorff | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 04/04/2017 |
| Karsten Holbek | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 24/01/1994 |
| Mogens Frank | Director | 28/11/1964 | 30/11/2001 |
| Otto Svenning Rokkedahl | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 09/02/2000 |
| Niels Jørgen Kiær | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 01/02/1996 |
| Niels Jørgen Kiær | Director | 28/11/1964 | 02/12/1988 |
| Per Kiær | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 02/02/1988 |
| Dennis Gerald Dresing | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 02/02/1988 |
| Inge Christa Gisela von Lojewski | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 05/04/1989 |
| Christian Hoff Lauridsen | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 28/10/1994 |
| Kurt Egon Nielsen | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 23/01/1992 |
| Johan Aage Prior-Knock | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 02/02/1994 |
| Per Runge Sørensen | Board member | 28/11/1964 | 20/02/2004 |
| Knud Ove Knudsen | Deputy board member | 28/11/1964 | 20/02/2004 |
| Johan Aage Prior-Knock | Board member | 03/02/1994 | 08/04/2019 |
| Jan Søndergård Christensen | Deputy board member | 09/02/2000 | 20/02/2004 |
| Niels Kristian Dalum | Board member | 09/02/2000 | 20/02/2004 |
| Jens Christian Hundahl | CEO | 01/12/2001 | 29/04/2015 |
| Mogens Frank | Board member | 01/02/2002 | 01/02/2008 |
| Jens Carl Jessen Hjorth | Board member | 20/02/2004 | 12/03/2010 |
| Kjell Kennerth Lennartsson | Board member | 03/02/2006 | 16/03/2012 |
| Peter Gæmelke | Board member | 12/03/2010 | 04/04/2017 |
| Michael Zøhner-Pedersen | Board member | 16/03/2012 | 27/03/2013 |
| Christopher Kiær Thomsen | Board member | 28/03/2014 | 28/04/2015 |
| Johan Aage Prior-Knock | CEO | 29/04/2015 | 31/10/2017 |
| Peter Heller Bøckel | Board member | 04/04/2017 | 04/05/2020 |
| Jesper Hansen | CEO | 01/11/2017 | 30/11/2018 |
| Sten Fähnø Thomsen | CEO | 30/11/2018 | 31/07/2023 |
| Sten Kjelstrup | CEO | 31/07/2023 | 02/10/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør i forening med et medlem af bestyrelsen eller af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsAnsager Landevej 13
7200 Grindsted
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.C. PETERSEN & CO.S EFTF. A/S | Ansager Landevej 13, Stend-Krogag, 7200 Grindsted | 10 | 1006413910 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed ved handel med maskiner og tilbehør, primært til landbrug og have/parksektoren.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
92 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20253 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementLars Kristian Wear appointed ceo
- ManagementSten Kjelstrup stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20233 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementSten Kjelstrup appointed ceo
- ManagementSten Fähnø Thomsen stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20222 changesaccounts 1 · ownership 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- OwnershipBolette Kiær is no longer registered as owner
20214 changesaddress 1 · ownership 1 · accounts 1 · management 1
- AddressMoved to Ansager Landevej 13, Stend-Krogag, 7200 Grindsted
- OwnershipHFJES 10 ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementMogens Stampe Rüdiger appointed board member
20201 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPeter Heller Bøckel stepped down as board member
20191 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJohan Aage Prior-Knock stepped down as board member
20183 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementSten Fähnø Thomsen appointed ceo
- ManagementJesper Hansen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementKåre Bo Stolt appointed board member
201710 changesownership 5 · management 5
- OwnershipKiaer Properties ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
- OwnershipAndreas Aarfing Kiær Thomsen is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipKiaer Properties ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementJesper Hansen appointed ceo
- ManagementJohan Aage Prior-Knock stepped down as ceo
- ManagementPeter Heller Bøckel appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Gæmelke stepped down as board member
- ManagementJens Harpøth Zilstorff stepped down as board member
- OwnershipKiaer Properties ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipChristopher Kiær Thomsen is no longer registered as owner
20154 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementChristopher Kiær Thomsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJohan Aage Prior-Knock appointed ceo
- ManagementJens Christian Hundahl stepped down as ceo
- ManagementChristopher Kiær Thomsen stepped down as board member
20143 changesmerger 1 · ownership 1 · management 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- OwnershipChristopher Kiær Thomsen registered as owner (50%)
- ManagementChristopher Kiær Thomsen appointed board member
20135 changesownership 3 · capital 1 · management 1
- OwnershipBolette Kiær registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipAndreas Aarfing Kiær Thomsen registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipHFJES 10 ApS registered as owner (10%)
- CapitalShare capital changed from 6,000,000 DKK to 10,161,850 DKK
- ManagementMichael Zøhner-Pedersen stepped down as board member
20122 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementMichael Zøhner-Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementKjell Kennerth Lennartsson stepped down as board member
20102 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementPeter Gæmelke appointed board member
- ManagementJens Carl Jessen Hjorth stepped down as board member
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
- ManagementSten Kjelstrup appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Frank stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies (466100)
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Ansager Landevej 11, Stend-Krogag, 7200 Grindsted
20062 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementKjell Kennerth Lennartsson appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Sørensen Bjerregaard stepped down as board member
20045 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementJens Carl Jessen Hjorth appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Kristian Dalum stepped down as board member
- ManagementJan Søndergård Christensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKnud Ove Knudsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementPer Runge Sørensen stepped down as board member
20021 changemanagement 1
- ManagementMogens Frank appointed board member
20013 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementJens Christian Hundahl appointed ceo
- ManagementMogens Frank stepped down as director
- ManagementTorben Philip Smidth stepped down as board member
20003 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementNiels Kristian Dalum appointed board member
- ManagementJan Søndergård Christensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementOtto Svenning Rokkedahl stepped down as board member
19992 changesaddress 1 · industry 1
- AddressMoved to Ansager Landevej 11, Stend-Krogag, 7200 Grindsted
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med landbrugsmaskiner og -redskaber samt tilbehør, herunder traktorer (516600)
19961 changemanagement 1
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Kiær stepped down as board member
19944 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementChristian Hoff Lauridsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJohan Aage Prior-Knock appointed board member
- ManagementJohan Aage Prior-Knock stepped down as board member
- ManagementKarsten Holbek stepped down as board member
19921 changemanagement 1
- ManagementKurt Egon Nielsen stepped down as board member
19891 changemanagement 1
- ManagementInge Christa Gisela von Lojewski stepped down as board member
19883 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Kiær stepped down as director
- ManagementDennis Gerald Dresing stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Kiær stepped down as board member
196417 changesfounded 1 · management 16
- FoundedRegistered as H.C. PETERSEN & CO.S EFTF. A/S
- ManagementKnud Ove Knudsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPer Runge Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementJohan Aage Prior-Knock appointed board member
- ManagementKurt Egon Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementChristian Hoff Lauridsen appointed board member
- ManagementInge Christa Gisela von Lojewski appointed board member
- ManagementDennis Gerald Dresing appointed board member
- ManagementPer Kiær appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Kiær appointed director
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Kiær appointed board member
- ManagementOtto Svenning Rokkedahl appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Frank appointed director
- ManagementKarsten Holbek appointed board member
- ManagementJens Harpøth Zilstorff appointed board member
- ManagementTorben Philip Smidth appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Sørensen Bjerregaard appointed board member
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Same industry in Billund
- Agrometer A/S71 employees
- Davidsen Landbrug ApS19 employees
- Maskincentrum Grindsted A/S7 employees
- Gejs Trading af 1993 ApS3 employees
Same people in management
- AL Sydbank A/Svia Peter Gæmelke
- Velliv, Pension & Livsforsikring A/Svia Peter Gæmelke
- Sticks 'n' Sushi A/Svia Jens Harpøth Zilstorff
- ROCKWOOL Danmark A/Svia Johan Aage Prior-Knock
- Shell Biogas A/Svia Peter Gæmelke
- Accura Advokatpartnerselskabvia Kåre Bo Stolt
Largest in the industry
- Semler Agro A/SDKK 150m
- TBS Maskinpower ApSDKK 142.9m
- Cnh Industrial Danmark A/SDKK 141.4m
- Delaval A/SDKK 133.2m
- Kramp Danmark A/SDKK 119.1m
- Grimme Skandinavien A/SDKK 94.9m
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.