H & S Westergaard A/S

Public limited companyCVR 28704100SundsActive

H & S Westergaard A/S is a public limited company, based in Sunds, active in wholesale of live animals, founded in 2005. Net profit fell 23% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 54m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 4 of 29 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 3 production units.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 1.9bn−10.4% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 54m−23.4% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 185.2m+8.2% vs. 2024
Employees4latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 27% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 71.9m.
  • Revenue fell 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.9bn.
  • Net profit fell 23% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 54m.
  • Equity rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 185.2m.

Employees

  • 1 fewer employees than a year earlier: 4 (08/2026) against 5 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Christina Vestergaard (chair of the board, 05/12/2025), Frederik Vestergaard (board member, 05/12/2025) and Emil Vestergaard (board member, 05/12/2025) (+1).
  • Stepped down: Henrik Vestergaard (chair of the board, 05/12/2025), Christina Vestergaard (board member, 04/12/2025) and Karen Birgit Vestergaard (board member, 05/12/2025).

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 2018–2025 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

DKK 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120mDKK 140mDKK 160mDKK 180m2018201920242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for H & S Westergaard A/S
2018201920242025Change
Revenue1,075,328980,9032,141,6111,919,850−10.4%
Gross profit25,41230,46398,38371,937−26.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)19,77923,34889,15962,709−29.7%
Profit before tax20,17123,89290,54668,189−24.7%
Net profit15,76118,60870,59954,049−23.4%
Total assets128,745151,471263,033265,433+0.9%
Equity90,50099,107171,192185,241+8.2%
Liabilities37,55051,69191,38679,677−12.8%
Cash and cash equivalents16,85220,65946,11313,661−70.4%
Average number of employees–4330%

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. The register has no financial statements for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (changed financial year or not filed).

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Gross profitMedian, the industry (29 companies)

Annual reports

4 financial years
Annual reports for H & S Westergaard A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/07/2024 – 30/06/202516/12/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/07/2023 – 30/06/202429/12/2024The companyPDFXBRL
201901/07/2018 – 30/06/201902/12/2019The companyPDFXBRL
201801/07/2017 – 30/06/201827/11/2018The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

29 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of live animals based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 71.9mNo. 4 of 29
Better than 89% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 185.2mNo. 4 of 29
Better than 89% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees4No. 15 of 29
Better than 50% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.7m, net profit DKK 2.1m, equity DKK 18.7m, 3 employees.

DKK 707kDKK 7.3mDKK 75.4mDKK 778.9mDKK 3.7bnHere
Distribution of gross profit for 26 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison
No. 393of 69,742
Better than 99%
No. 1,110of 69,964
Better than 98%
Same industry and fewer than 20 employees23 companies in the comparison
No. 1of 23
Better than 100%
No. 2of 23
Better than 95%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 997of 24,791
Better than 96%
No. 831of 24,909
Better than 97%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 2,114of 17,786
Better than 88%
No. 1,518of 18,024
Better than 92%

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 live animals
Gross profit
  1. H & S Westergaard A/SDKK 71.9m
  2. Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown AMBADKK 8bn
  3. DanBred P/SDKK 208.3m
Net profit
  1. H & S Westergaard A/SDKK 54m
  2. Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown AMBADKK 788m
  3. DanBred P/SDKK 98.1m
Equity
  1. H & S Westergaard A/SDKK 185.2m
  2. Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown AMBADKK 7bn
  3. DanBred P/SDKK 557.5m
Employees
  1. H & S Westergaard A/S4
  2. Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown AMBA82
  3. DanBred P/S97

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Søren Westergaard ApS100%
H & S Westergaard A/S

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Management

6 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at H & S Westergaard A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Søren VestergaardDirector17/05/2005

Board of directors

Board of directors at H & S Westergaard A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Søren VestergaardBoard member17/05/2005
Christina VestergaardChair of the board05/12/2025
Frederik VestergaardBoard member05/12/2025
Emil VestergaardBoard member05/12/2025
Sofie WestergaardBoard member07/01/2026
Founders
Søren Westergaard ApS, Midtvest Kreatur- og Soeksport ApS
Former management (3)
Former management at H & S Westergaard A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Henrik VestergaardChair of the board17/05/200505/12/2025
Christina VestergaardBoard member17/05/200504/12/2025
Karen Birgit VestergaardBoard member17/05/200505/12/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør eller af den samlede bestyrelse.

Address and production units

3 active production units

Gl. Sundsvej 4
7451 Sunds

Herning Municipality · Postcode 7451

Other companies at the address (1)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
H & S WESTERGAARD A/SGl. Sundsvej 4, 7451 Sunds11011327032
NørremarkvejNørremarkvej 11, 7451 Sunds–1031617193
Øster SneptrupvejØ. Sneptrupvej 22, 7451 Sunds–1031617509

Purpose

Selskabets formål er kreatur- og grisehandel, eksportvirksomhed og øvrig handel.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

23 registered events
20261 changemanagement 1
  • Sofie Westergaard appointed board member
20257 changesaccounts 1 · management 6
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Christina Vestergaard appointed chair of the board
  • Frederik Vestergaard appointed board member
  • Emil Vestergaard appointed board member
  • Henrik Vestergaard stepped down as chair of the board
  • Karen Birgit Vestergaard stepped down as board member
  • Christina Vestergaard stepped down as board member
20244 changesaccounts 1 · ownership 3
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • SØREN WESTERGAARD ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • MIDTVEST KREATUR- OG SOEKSPORT ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • SØREN WESTERGAARD ApS is no longer registered as owner
20192 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
  • Annual report for 2019 published
  • Moved to Gl. Sundsvej 4, 7451 Sunds
20181 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2018 published
20122 changesownership 2
  • SØREN WESTERGAARD ApS registered as owner (90%)
  • MIDTVEST KREATUR- OG SOEKSPORT ApS registered as owner (10%)
20056 changesfounded 1 · management 5
  • Registered as H & S WESTERGAARD A/S
  • Henrik Vestergaard appointed chair of the board
  • Søren Vestergaard appointed director
  • Christina Vestergaard appointed board member
  • Karen Birgit Vestergaard appointed board member
  • Søren Vestergaard appointed board member

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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.

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