Hans Christian Andersen Copenhagen ApS
Private limited companyCVR 34465347København KActive
Hans Christian Andersen Copenhagen ApS is a private limited company, based in København K, active in retail sale of books, founded in 2012. Net profit fell 63% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 379k. Operations are spread over 5 production units. With 18 employees, the company is about 5 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 3.3m.
- Net profit fell 63% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 379k.
- Equity rose 32% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.6m.
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Retail sale of books (476100)
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 | −87 | −150 | 1,379 | 2,195 | 3,384 | 3,308 | −2.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −613 | −614 | 553 | 1,015 | 1,433 | 543 | −62.1% |
| Profit before tax | −613 | −616 | 534 | 1,013 | 1,341 | 499 | −62.8% |
| Net profit | −687 | −616 | 757 | 790 | 1,018 | 379 | −62.8% |
| Total assets | 1,820 | 1,513 | 2,915 | 3,060 | 4,938 | 5,735 | +16.1% |
| Equity | −748 | −1,363 | −606 | 183 | 1,202 | 1,581 | +31.5% |
| Liabilities | 2,567 | 2,877 | 3,521 | 2,877 | 3,732 | 4,150 | +11.2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 20 | 59 | 1,012 | 508 | 1,452 | 1,381 | −4.9% |
| Average number of employees | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | +14.3% |
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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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 20/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 27/07/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 16/06/2024 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 24/07/2023 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 28/07/2022 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 19/07/2021 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
111 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in retail sale of books based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.9m, net profit DKK 87,894, equity DKK 1.1m, 4 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. 20,679of 69,742 Better than 70% | No. 27,472of 69,964 Better than 61% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees104 companies in the comparison | No. 21of 104 Better than 81% | No. 36of 104 Better than 66% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 12,180of 33,588 Better than 64% | No. 12,337of 33,687 Better than 63% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 20,535of 66,379 Better than 69% | No. 23,452of 66,505 Better than 65% |
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
Retail sale of books- Hans Christian Andersen Copenhagen ApSDKK 3.3m
- R & S Madsen ApSDKK 33m
- Flensborg A/SDKK 20.4m
- Hans Christian Andersen Copenhagen ApSDKK 379k
- R & S Madsen ApSDKK 109k
- Flensborg A/SDKK 2.7m
- Hans Christian Andersen Copenhagen ApSDKK 1.6m
- R & S Madsen ApSDKK 29.4m
- Flensborg A/SDKK 24.1m
- Hans Christian Andersen Copenhagen ApS18
- R & S Madsen ApS120
- Flensborg A/S77
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Fodrejse ApS100%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Carlos Vela | Director | 16/06/2017 |
- Auditor
- Revision 1-2-3 ApS
- Founders
- Gyda Merete Vela
Former management (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyda Merete Vela | Director | 22/03/2012 | 16/06/2017 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktøren eller den samlede direktion.
Address and production units
5 active production unitsNyhavn 18
1051 København K
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN COPENHAGEN ApS | Nyhavn 18, kl, 1051 København K | 8 | 1017567779 |
| Hans Christian Andersen Copenhagen ApS, Amaliegade 43 | Amaliegade 43, kl, 1256 København K | – | 1032450950 |
| Hans Christian Andersen Copenhagen ApS, Esplanaden 26 | Esplanaden 26, kl, 1263 København K | – | 1032450993 |
| Hans Christian Andersen Copenhagen ApS, Frederiksborggade 23 | Frederiksborggade 23, 1360 København K | – | 1032450926 |
| Hans Christian Andersen Copenhagen ApS, Toldbodgade 51C | Toldbodgade 51C, 1253 København K | – | 1032450934 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er direkte eller indirekte gennem kapitalinteresser i andre virksomheder at drive virksomhed inden for detailvirksomhed og/eller engrosvirksomhed samt dermed beslægtet virksomhed eller anden virksomhed, hvorved selskabets aktiver udnyttes kommercielt.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
20 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Retail sale of books (476100)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20182 changesaddress 2
- AddressMoved to Nyhavn 18, kl, 1051 København K
- AddressMoved to Nyhavn 18, 1051 København K
20172 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJuan Carlos Vela appointed director
- ManagementGyda Merete Vela stepped down as director
20161 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Nyhavn 18, 1051 København K
20141 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Detailhandel med andre varer i.a.n. via internet (479119)
20132 changesstatus 2
- StatusStatus changed to active
- StatusStatus changed to under compulsory dissolution
20125 changesaddress 1 · industry 1 · founded 1 · management 1 · ownership 1
- AddressMoved to Toldbodgade 8, 1253 København K
- IndustryIndustry changed to Detailhandel med dagligvarer via internet (479110)
- FoundedRegistered as HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN COPENHAGEN ApS
- ManagementGyda Merete Vela appointed director
- OwnershipFODREJSE ApS registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same industry in København
- Amager Bog & Ide A/S16 employees
- Steenbergs Bog & Idé ApS12 employees
- Bog & Idé Nørrebro Bycenter ApS11 employees
- Fantask A/S9 employees
- Tranquebar Borgergade ApS9 employees
- Det var Zittans ApS2 employees
Largest in the industry
- R & S Madsen ApSDKK 33m
- Flensborg A/SDKK 20.4m
- Polyteknisk Boghandel & Forlag A/SDKK 8.3m
- Bog & idé, Lyngby Storcenter ApSDKK 7.5m
- Gucca.dk A/SDKK 7.4m
- Bergman Bog & Ide ApSDKK 7.4m
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.