Hav Line Processing A/S
Public limited companyCVR 38748351HirtshalsActive
Hav Line Processing A/S is a public limited company, based in Hirtshals, active in processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal, founded in 2017. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 43.4m). The company went from a profit in 2024 to a loss of DKK 18.3m in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 87% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.1m.
- Net profit went from a profit of DKK 3.3m to a loss of DKK 18.3m (2024 → 2025).
Employees
- 40 fewer employees than a year earlier: 2 (05/2026) against 42 (05/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Hans Olav Lindal (chair of the board, 08/04/2025), Frode Blakstad (board member, 17/02/2026) and Frode Blakstad (director, 17/02/2026) (+2).
- Stepped down: Kristian Haugland (board member, 08/04/2025), Carl-Erik Arnesen (board member, 08/04/2025) and Kristian Haugland (ceo, 08/04/2025) (+2).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal (102020)
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 | 8,016 | 5,337 | 6,930 | 5,213 | 32,436 | 4,105 | −87.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −7,111 | −12,182 | −11,424 | – | – | – | – |
| Profit before tax | −8,107 | −16,079 | −13,389 | −18,522 | 9,087 | −18,336 | −301.8% |
| Net profit | −6,514 | −16,079 | −13,389 | −16,943 | 3,304 | −18,336 | −655% |
| Total assets | 88,770 | 80,539 | 70,695 | 60,150 | 49,177 | 41,019 | −16.6% |
| Equity | −20,973 | 1,948 | −11,440 | −28,383 | −25,079 | −43,415 | −73.1% |
| Liabilities | 109,743 | 78,590 | 82,136 | – | 74,256 | 84,434 | +13.7% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 827 | 481 | 566 | 964 | 473 | 150 | −68.3% |
| Average number of employees | 11 | 17 | 19 | 32,000 | 38 | 33 | −13.2% |
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 figuresNegative equity
Equity was −DKK 43.4m at the end of 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.
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 | 08/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 10/07/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 01/07/2024 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 03/07/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 24/05/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 09/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
52 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 12.2m, net profit DKK 541k, equity DKK 11.7m, 20 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. 16,681of 69,742 Better than 76% | No. 69,883of 69,964 Better than 0% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees21 companies in the comparison | No. 7of 21 Better than 70% | No. 21of 21 Better than 0% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 10,227of 33,588 Better than 70% | No. 33,596of 33,687 Better than 0% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 12,693of 17,786 Better than 29% | No. 17,946of 18,024 Better than 0% |
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
Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal- Hav Line Processing A/SDKK 4.1m
- Scandic Pelagic A/SDKK 171.6m
- Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industriDKK 146.1m
- Hav Line Processing A/S−DKK 18.3m
- Scandic Pelagic A/SDKK 16.9m
- Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industriDKK 21.6m
- Hav Line Processing A/S−DKK 43.4m
- Scandic Pelagic A/SDKK 270.7m
- Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industriDKK 294.6m
- Hav Line Processing A/S2
- Scandic Pelagic A/S228
- Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industri191
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Hav Line Gruppen AS100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Frode Blakstad | Director | 17/02/2026 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Bård Sekkingstad | Board member | 28/06/2017 |
| Hans Olav Lindal | Chair of the board | 08/04/2025 |
| Frode Blakstad | Board member | 17/02/2026 |
- Auditor
- KPMG P/S
- Founders
- Hav Line Gruppen AS
Former management (8)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Haugland | Director | 28/06/2017 | 07/05/2018 |
| Kristian Haugland | Board member | 28/06/2017 | 08/04/2025 |
| Kjell Haugland | Board member | 28/06/2017 | 07/05/2018 |
| Carl-Erik Arnesen | Director | 07/05/2018 | 03/09/2019 |
| Carl-Erik Arnesen | Board member | 07/05/2018 | 08/04/2025 |
| Kristian Haugland | CEO | 03/09/2019 | 08/04/2025 |
| Eirik Rosenberg | CEO | 08/04/2025 | 05/02/2026 |
| Eirik Rosenberg | Board member | 08/04/2025 | 05/02/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør alene, af 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening, eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsIndustrikajen 7
9850 Hirtshals
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hav Line Processing A/S | Industrikajen 7, 9850 Hirtshals | 2 | 1023727176 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed inden for fiskeri samt anden dermed efter bestyrelsens skøn beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
31 registered events20265 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementFrode Blakstad appointed board member
- ManagementFrode Blakstad appointed director
- ManagementEirik Rosenberg stepped down as ceo
- ManagementEirik Rosenberg stepped down as board member
20258 changesaccounts 1 · management 6 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementEirik Rosenberg appointed ceo
- ManagementEirik Rosenberg appointed board member
- ManagementHans Olav Lindal appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKristian Haugland stepped down as ceo
- ManagementCarl-Erik Arnesen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKristian Haugland stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal (102020)
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
20193 changesmanagement 2 · address 1
- ManagementKristian Haugland appointed ceo
- ManagementCarl-Erik Arnesen stepped down as director
- AddressMoved to Industrikajen 7, 9850 Hirtshals
20185 changesmanagement 4 · address 1
- ManagementCarl-Erik Arnesen appointed director
- ManagementCarl-Erik Arnesen appointed board member
- ManagementKristian Haugland stepped down as director
- ManagementKjell Haugland stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Blomsterbakken 2A, 9380 Vestbjerg
20176 changesfounded 1 · management 4 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as Hav Line Processing A/S
- ManagementKristian Haugland appointed board member
- ManagementBård Sekkingstad appointed board member
- ManagementKristian Haugland appointed director
- ManagementKjell Haugland appointed board member
- OwnershipHav Line Gruppen AS registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same industry in Hjørring
- Skagerak Processing A/S49 employees
- Hirtshals Seafood A/S44 employees
- Oh Fiskeeksport A/S25 employees
- Seawell Hirtshals A/S24 employees
- Hyttels Røgeri A/S16 employees
Largest in the industry
- Scandic Pelagic A/SDKK 171.6m
- Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industriDKK 146.1m
- Norlax A/SDKK 99.8m
- Prime Ocean A/SDKK 99.5m
- Musholm A/SDKK 91.3m
- Amanda Seafoods A/SDKK 70.7m
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.