H.j. Hansen Recycling A/S
Public limited companyCVR 24336212Odense CActive
H.j. Hansen Recycling A/S is a public limited company, based in Odense C, active in materials recovery, founded in 1936. Net profit fell 17% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 34.9m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 68 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 23 production units in 20 towns.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 104% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 260.8m.
- Revenue rose 4% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.9bn.
- Net profit fell 17% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 34.9m.
- Equity rose 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 251.1m.
Employees
- 4 more employees than a year earlier: 217 (07/2026) against 213 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- Stepped down: Kim Schroll Nielsen (deputy board member, 28/02/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Materials recovery (382100)
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 | 1,328,804 | 2,411,932 | 3,674,706 | 2,851,728 | 2,739,322 | 2,854,552 | +4.2% |
| Gross profit | 59,611 | 136,457 | 191,563 | 153,678 | 127,964 | 260,799 | +103.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 34,540 | 85,135 | 118,527 | 82,458 | 57,585 | 45,900 | −20.3% |
| Profit before tax | 24,150 | 73,743 | 107,035 | 69,677 | 50,436 | 40,716 | −19.3% |
| Net profit | 18,882 | 60,080 | 97,870 | 57,465 | 41,814 | 34,851 | −16.7% |
| Total assets | 328,409 | 486,108 | 570,893 | 629,198 | 614,329 | 622,421 | +1.3% |
| Equity | 54,855 | 114,342 | 201,258 | 218,722 | 237,302 | 251,094 | +5.8% |
| Liabilities | 271,854 | 367,760 | 367,935 | 408,776 | 377,027 | 371,327 | −1.5% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,563 | 7,936 | 25,716 | 25,358 | 9,575 | 15,055 | +57.2% |
| Average number of employees | 177 | 198 | 214 | 222 | 207 | 219 | +5.8% |
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.
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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 | 01/10/2024 – 30/09/2025 | 11/12/2025 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/10/2023 – 30/09/2024 | 22/12/2024 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/10/2022 – 30/09/2023 | 02/01/2024 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/10/2021 – 30/09/2022 | 02/01/2023 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/10/2020 – 30/09/2021 | 22/12/2021 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2020 | 23/12/2020 | The group | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
68 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in materials recovery based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.5m, net profit DKK 577k, equity DKK 6.4m, 7 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 199of 763 Better than 74% | No. 227of 796 Better than 72% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 346of 10,152 Better than 97% | No. 654of 10,275 Better than 94% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 594of 17,786 Better than 97% | No. 1,212of 18,024 Better than 93% |
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
Materials recovery- H.j. Hansen Recycling A/SDKK 260.8m
- Scanmetals A/SDKK 279.7m
- Stena Recycling A/SDKK 209.2m
- H.j. Hansen Recycling A/SDKK 34.9m
- Scanmetals A/S−DKK 34.1m
- Stena Recycling A/SDKK 15.4m
- H.j. Hansen Recycling A/SDKK 251.1m
- Scanmetals A/SDKK 189.8m
- Stena Recycling A/SDKK 399.8m
- H.j. Hansen Recycling A/S217
- Scanmetals A/S111
- Stena Recycling A/S465
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterSubsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
8 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mogens Bach Christensen | CEO | 21/06/2019 |
| Steffen Simpson Jonasen | Director | 01/10/2022 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Torben Østergaard Nielsen | Board member | 19/12/2011 |
| John Hundstrup Bentsen | Board member | 20/12/2018 |
| Jens Jørgen Hempel-Hansen | Deputy chair | 13/06/2019 |
| Christian Pagaard Junker | Chair of the board | 13/06/2019 |
| Mogens Bach Christensen | Board member | 17/09/2019 |
| Jeanne Irene Jørgensen | Board member | 21/12/2022 |
Former management (57)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Jørgen Hempel-Hansen | Board member | 16/06/1936 | 12/06/2019 |
| Hans Erik Hempel-Hansen | Board member | 16/06/1936 | 11/06/2015 |
| Hans Erik Hempel-Hansen | Director | 16/06/1936 | 18/06/1992 |
| Ole Maare | Board member | 16/06/1936 | 11/06/2015 |
| Hans Henning Haldbo | Director | 16/06/1936 | 14/11/2005 |
| Søren Torkild Kjærgaard | Board member | 16/06/1936 | 18/06/1992 |
| Niels Frederik Habekost | Director | 16/06/1936 | 09/01/1989 |
| Poul Nørregaard | CEO | 16/06/1936 | 30/06/2000 |
| Svend Aage Rask | Board member | 16/06/1936 | 18/06/1992 |
| Hans Christian Hansen | Deputy board member | 16/06/1936 | 18/06/1992 |
| Ove Peder Hansen | Deputy board member | 16/06/1936 | 18/06/1992 |
| Erik Larsen | Deputy board member | 16/06/1936 | 01/09/2000 |
| Johnny Sønnichsen | Director | 16/06/1936 | 18/06/1992 |
| Per Bang Andersen | Board member | 16/06/1936 | 02/02/1996 |
| Henning Anders Johannes Jørgensen | Board member | 16/06/1936 | 13/02/1998 |
| Otto Kragh Jespersen | Board member | 16/06/1936 | 27/11/2000 |
| Poul Nørregaard | Board member | 30/06/2000 | 19/12/2011 |
| Jens Jørgen Hempel-Hansen | CEO | 01/07/2000 | 01/09/2015 |
| Henriette Christensen | Deputy board member | 01/09/2000 | 23/05/2006 |
| Søren Krog Pedersen | Deputy board member | 01/09/2000 | 23/05/2006 |
| Jens Peder Hansen | Board member | 30/01/2001 | 26/02/2009 |
| Claus Koch Jensen | Director | 02/01/2004 | 12/09/2008 |
| John Hundstrup Bentsen | Deputy board member | 23/05/2006 | 01/03/2011 |
| Poul Vestergaard Hansen | Board member | 23/05/2006 | 31/12/2014 |
| Roy Hartvig Andresen | Board member | 23/05/2006 | 23/02/2015 |
| Brian Charles Svendsen | Board member | 23/05/2006 | 01/03/2011 |
| Vita Margrethe Aalling Boysen | Deputy board member | 23/05/2006 | 01/03/2011 |
| Bjarne Normann Madsen | Chief financial officer | 01/03/2007 | 31/08/2012 |
| Steen Hemmingsen | Chair of the board | 28/02/2008 | 05/04/2013 |
| Morten Wig Harboe-Jepsen | Director | 17/02/2009 | 03/02/2012 |
| Steen Haustrup | Board member | 26/02/2009 | 31/03/2017 |
| Klaus Porsborg | Deputy board member | 01/03/2011 | 31/01/2015 |
| Jørgen Ingemann Hansen | Board member | 01/03/2011 | 19/12/2018 |
| Helle Vollerup | Deputy board member | 01/03/2011 | 23/02/2015 |
| Jesper Scheel Sørensen | Deputy board member | 01/03/2011 | 23/02/2015 |
| Dan Johannessen | Director | 28/02/2013 | 10/04/2015 |
| Jørgen Heinrich Bast | Chair of the board | 05/04/2013 | 13/06/2019 |
| Poul Lindholm Kristensson | Board member | 23/02/2015 | 03/10/2022 |
| Michael Lødrup Petersen | Deputy board member | 23/02/2015 | 01/12/2015 |
| Jes Andersen | Deputy board member | 23/02/2015 | 30/03/2016 |
| Britt Damkær Bruhn | Board member | 23/02/2015 | 31/03/2016 |
| Carsten Mygdam | Deputy board member | 23/02/2015 | 30/06/2018 |
| Peter Lund | Board member | 11/06/2015 | 09/01/2019 |
| Stig Lumby | CEO | 01/09/2015 | 31/10/2015 |
| Stig Lumby | Director | 01/11/2015 | 21/06/2019 |
| Torben Nørgaard Hansen | CEO | 01/11/2015 | 21/06/2019 |
| Carsten Fich | Board member | 01/12/2015 | 13/06/2019 |
| Jes Andersen | Board member | 31/03/2016 | 30/06/2018 |
| Trine Andersen | Deputy board member | 20/12/2018 | 30/09/2019 |
| Jørgen Ingemann Hansen | Deputy board member | 20/12/2018 | 21/12/2022 |
| Britt Damkær Bruhn | Board member | 20/12/2018 | 28/10/2022 |
| Jeanne Irene Jørgensen | Deputy board member | 20/12/2018 | 20/12/2022 |
| Christian Pagaard Junker | Deputy chair | 10/01/2019 | 12/06/2019 |
| Peter Lund | Deputy chair | 10/01/2019 | 13/06/2019 |
| Hans Erik Hempel-Hansen | Board member | 13/06/2019 | 17/09/2019 |
| Jesper Hansen | Deputy board member | 21/12/2022 | 17/02/2023 |
| Kim Schroll Nielsen | Deputy board member | 21/12/2022 | 28/02/2026 |
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Address and production units
23 active production unitsHavnegade 110
5000 Odense C
Odense Municipality · Postcode 5000
Other companies at the address (1)
- Skrotspecialisten A/SWholesale of waste and scrap
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.J. HANSEN RECYCLING A/S | Havnegade 110, 5000 Odense C | 145 | 1003014905 |
| H.J. Hansen Recycling A/S - Bildemontering - Odense | Havnegade 155, 5000 Odense C | 21 | 1026300807 |
| H.J. Hansen Recycling - Taulov | Prinsessens Kvarter 6, Tårup, 7000 Fredericia | 7 | 1027360773 |
| H.J. Hansen Recycling A/S - Bildemontering - Hvidovre | Stamholmen 53, 2650 Hvidovre | 6 | 1026063848 |
| H.J. Hansen Recycling A/S - Skive | Killesmosevej 25, 7800 Skive | 6 | 1026326229 |
| H.J. Hansen Recycling A/S, Lindø | Havnevejen 89B, 5330 Munkebo | 5 | 1015129448 |
| H.J.Hansen Recycling A/S - Århus | Manilavej 2, 8000 Aarhus C | 5 | 1002102548 |
| H.J. Hansen - Recycling A/S - Prøvestenen | A-Vej 13, 2300 København S | 4 | 1011708273 |
| H.J. Hansen Recycling A/S - Aalborg Lavavej | Lavavej 21, 9220 Aalborg Øst | 4 | 1029936524 |
| H.J. Hansen Recycling A/S - Hadsund | Hobrovej 103, 9560 Hadsund | 4 | 1021346248 |
| H.J. Hansen Recycling A/S, Korsør | Norvangen 19, 4220 Korsør | 3 | 1021457007 |
| H.J. Hansen Recycling - Kolding | Sdr. Havnegade 68, 6000 Kolding | 2 | 1028762999 |
| H.J. Hansen Recycling A/S - Bildemontering - Gadstrup | Erhvervsparken 22, 4621 Gadstrup | 2 | 1026300815 |
| H.J.Hansen Recycling A/S - Middelfart | Fynsvej 68, Skrillinge, 5500 Middelfart | 2 | 1001574275 |
| H.J. Hansen - Recycling A/S - Hasselager | Beringvej 45, Bering, 8361 Hasselager | 1 | 1028159877 |
Showing 15 of 23 units (sorted by employees).
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel og fabrikation, herunder transport af egne og fremmede varer
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
138 registered events20261 changemanagement 1
- ManagementKim Schroll Nielsen stepped down as deputy board member
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Materials recovery (382100)
20242 changesaccounts 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20232 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementJesper Hansen stepped down as deputy board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20228 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementKim Schroll Nielsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJeanne Irene Jørgensen appointed board member
- ManagementJesper Hansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJørgen Ingemann Hansen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJeanne Irene Jørgensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementBritt Damkær Bruhn stepped down as board member
- ManagementPoul Lindholm Kristensson stepped down as board member
- ManagementSteffen Simpson Jonasen appointed director
20213 changesaccounts 1 · name 1 · merger 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- NameName changed from H.J. HANSEN GENVINDINGSINDUSTRI A/S to H.J. HANSEN RECYCLING A/S
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20201 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
201918 changesaddress 2 · management 16
- AddressMoved to Havnegade 110, 5000 Odense C
- AddressMoved to Havnegade 100D, 5000 Odense C
- ManagementTrine Andersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementMogens Bach Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementHans Erik Hempel-Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMogens Bach Christensen appointed ceo
- ManagementStig Lumby stepped down as director
- ManagementTorben Nørgaard Hansen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementChristian Pagaard Junker appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHans Erik Hempel-Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Jørgen Hempel-Hansen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementPeter Lund stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementCarsten Fich stepped down as board member
- ManagementJørgen Heinrich Bast stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementChristian Pagaard Junker stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementChristian Pagaard Junker appointed deputy chair
- ManagementPeter Lund appointed deputy chair
- ManagementPeter Lund stepped down as board member
20188 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementTrine Andersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJohn Hundstrup Bentsen appointed board member
- ManagementBritt Damkær Bruhn appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Ingemann Hansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJeanne Irene Jørgensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJørgen Ingemann Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJes Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementCarsten Mygdam stepped down as deputy board member
20172 changescapital 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 7,001,000 DKK to 8,000,000 DKK
- ManagementSteen Haustrup stepped down as board member
20163 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementJes Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementBritt Damkær Bruhn stepped down as board member
- ManagementJes Andersen stepped down as deputy board member
201519 changesmanagement 19
- ManagementCarsten Fich appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Lødrup Petersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementStig Lumby appointed director
- ManagementTorben Nørgaard Hansen appointed ceo
- ManagementStig Lumby stepped down as ceo
- ManagementStig Lumby appointed ceo
- ManagementJens Jørgen Hempel-Hansen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementPeter Lund appointed board member
- ManagementHans Erik Hempel-Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementDan Johannessen stepped down as director
- ManagementJes Andersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPoul Lindholm Kristensson appointed board member
- ManagementCarsten Mygdam appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBritt Damkær Bruhn appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Lødrup Petersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHelle Vollerup stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJesper Scheel Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementRoy Hartvig Andresen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKlaus Porsborg stepped down as deputy board member
20141 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPoul Vestergaard Hansen stepped down as board member
20136 changesaddress 1 · capital 1 · ownership 1 · management 3
- AddressMoved to Havnegade 100D, 5000 Odense C
- CapitalShare capital changed from 7,000,000 DKK to 7,001,000 DKK
- OwnershipH.J. HANSEN HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
- ManagementJørgen Heinrich Bast appointed chair of the board
- ManagementSteen Hemmingsen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementDan Johannessen appointed director
20122 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementBjarne Normann Madsen stepped down as chief financial officer
- ManagementMorten Wig Harboe-Jepsen stepped down as director
20119 changesmanagement 9
- ManagementTorben Østergaard Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementPoul Nørregaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementJørgen Ingemann Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementKlaus Porsborg appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHelle Vollerup appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJesper Scheel Sørensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementVita Margrethe Aalling Boysen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementBrian Charles Svendsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJohn Hundstrup Bentsen stepped down as deputy board member
20094 changescapital 1 · management 3
- CapitalShare capital changed from 6,000,000 DKK to 7,000,000 DKK
- ManagementSteen Haustrup appointed board member
- ManagementJens Peder Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMorten Wig Harboe-Jepsen appointed director
20085 changesmanagement 2 · capital 1 · merger 1 · industry 1
- ManagementClaus Koch Jensen stepped down as director
- CapitalShare capital changed from 5,446,000 DKK to 6,000,000 DKK
- ManagementSteen Hemmingsen appointed chair of the board
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- IndustryIndustry changed to Landfilling or permanent storage (383200)
20071 changemanagement 1
- ManagementBjarne Normann Madsen appointed chief financial officer
20067 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementVita Margrethe Aalling Boysen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBrian Charles Svendsen appointed board member
- ManagementRoy Hartvig Andresen appointed board member
- ManagementPoul Vestergaard Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Hundstrup Bentsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSøren Krog Pedersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementHenriette Christensen stepped down as deputy board member
20043 changescapital 1 · merger 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 4,110,000 DKK to 5,446,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementClaus Koch Jensen appointed director
20033 changescapital 2 · merger 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 4,100,000 DKK to 4,110,000 DKK
- CapitalShare capital changed from 4,000,000 DKK to 4,100,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20011 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJens Peder Hansen appointed board member
20007 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementOtto Kragh Jespersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementSøren Krog Pedersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHenriette Christensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementErik Larsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJens Jørgen Hempel-Hansen appointed ceo
- ManagementPoul Nørregaard appointed board member
- ManagementPoul Nørregaard stepped down as ceo
19991 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19981 changemanagement 1
- ManagementHenning Anders Johannes Jørgensen stepped down as board member
19961 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPer Bang Andersen stepped down as board member
19925 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementHans Erik Hempel-Hansen stepped down as director
- ManagementJohnny Sønnichsen stepped down as director
- ManagementOve Peder Hansen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementHans Christian Hansen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementSvend Aage Rask stepped down as board member
193612 changesfounded 1 · management 11
- FoundedRegistered as H.J. HANSEN GENVINDINGSINDUSTRI A/S
- ManagementHans Erik Hempel-Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementHans Erik Hempel-Hansen appointed director
- ManagementOtto Kragh Jespersen appointed board member
- ManagementHenning Anders Johannes Jørgensen appointed board member
- ManagementPer Bang Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementJohnny Sønnichsen appointed director
- ManagementErik Larsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementOve Peder Hansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHans Christian Hansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSvend Aage Rask appointed board member
- ManagementPoul Nørregaard appointed ceo
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Largest in the industry
- Scanmetals A/SDKK 279.7m
- Stena Recycling A/SDKK 209.2m
- Blue Phoenix Denmark A/SDKK 164.4m
- Blue Phoenix Denmark IBA A/SDKK 159m
- Modern American Recycling Services, Europe A/SDKK 96.1m
- Gemidan A/SDKK 80.8m
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 23/10/2026.