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Hessel Bus A/S

Public limited companyCVR 33738811BrandeActive

Hessel Bus A/S is a public limited company, based in Brande, active in wholesale of motor vehicles, founded in 1971. Net profit fell 24% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 2.8m. With 35 employees, the company is about 12 times larger than the industry median. The company has existed for over 50 years.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 3.3m−38.9% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 2.8m−24% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 66.5m−4.7% vs. 2024
Employees35latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 39% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 3.3m.
  • Net profit fell 24% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.8m.
  • Equity fell 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 66.5m.

Employees

  • 5 fewer employees than a year earlier: 35 (09/2023) against 40 (09/2022).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Sten Hedelund Hessel (ceo, 01/04/2025).
  • Stepped down: Tomas Olof Gustavsson (ceo, 31/03/2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Wholesale of motor vehicles (467100)

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 thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 10mDKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50mDKK 60mDKK 70m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Hessel Bus A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue116,310219,785132,713not statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit28,71236,32431,72518,7545,3833,287−38.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)1,09913,4593,103−8094,7213,177−32.7%
Profit before tax45613,1742,462−1,0854,8013,695−23%
Net profit24510,4191,695−8633,7442,845−24%
Total assets75,698157,97782,277158,980151,962149,936−1.3%
Equity24,90635,32537,02065,96869,71266,469−4.7%
Liabilities50,792122,65245,25793,01282,25083,467+1.5%
Cash and cash equivalents–92,27028,675400751+632%
Average number of employees5045403400–

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 2023, 2024, 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.

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DKK 0DKK 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20mDKK 25mDKK 30mDKK 35m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (199 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Hessel Bus A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202505/05/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202416/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202319/04/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202205/06/2023The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202110/06/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202019/05/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

199 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of motor vehicles based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 3.3mNo. 100 of 199
Better than 50% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 66.5mNo. 22 of 199
Better than 89% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees35No. 182 of 199
Better than 9% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.3m, net profit DKK 462k, equity DKK 5.4m, 3 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.1mDKK 11.4mDKK 121.2mDKK 587.1mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 182 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 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison
No. 8,575of 9,892
Better than 13%
No. 541of 9,922
Better than 95%
Same industry and 20–49 employees12 companies in the comparison
No. 11of 12
Better than 9%
No. 7of 12
Better than 45%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 6,444of 10,152
Better than 37%
No. 1,684of 10,275
Better than 84%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 13,363of 17,786
Better than 25%
No. 2,988of 18,024
Better than 83%

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 motor vehicles
Gross profit
  1. Hessel Bus A/SDKK 3.3m
  2. Wismo Group A/SDKK 1.3bn
  3. Scania Danmark A/SDKK 952.6m
Net profit
  1. Hessel Bus A/SDKK 2.8m
  2. Wismo Group A/SDKK 662.3m
  3. Scania Danmark A/SDKK 219.8m
Equity
  1. Hessel Bus A/SDKK 66.5m
  2. Wismo Group A/SDKK 2.7bn
  3. Scania Danmark A/SDKK 444m
Employees
  1. Hessel Bus A/S35
  2. Wismo Group A/S66
  3. Scania Danmark A/S817

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Ejner Hessel Holding A/S100%
Hessel Bus A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Hessel Bus A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Sten Hedelund HesselCEO01/04/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Hessel Bus A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Sten Hedelund HesselBoard member02/10/2023
Bjarne Hedelund HesselChair of the board02/10/2023
Jan Benjamin MahrBoard member02/10/2023
Former management (61)
Former management at Hessel Bus A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Bent Mogens ChristensenBoard member30/06/197115/08/1988
Svend Aage HesselbjergBoard member30/06/197103/10/1990
Ruth Inge PedersenChair of the board30/06/197103/10/1990
Per AndersenBoard member30/06/197118/05/1999
Benny Busk SørensenDeputy board member30/06/197118/05/1999
Peter Olaf VangeBoard member30/06/197131/05/1995
Mogens Korsgaard PedersenBoard member30/06/197103/10/1990
Heinz AhrensChair of the board30/06/197128/06/1994
Werner MeiliBoard member30/06/197128/10/1992
Hans HagenBoard member30/06/197128/10/1992
Bengt HamstenBoard member30/06/197131/07/1995
Ingo GrunertBoard member30/06/197131/05/1995
Bruno ZehnderBoard member30/06/197131/07/1995
Kurt Johann SeitzingerChair of the board30/06/197131/05/1995
Kurt DalhoffBoard member31/05/199531/12/2002
Kurt DalhoffDirector31/05/199531/12/2002
Karl Wolfgang Florentin FrankeBoard member31/05/199531/07/2000
Johann GrafChair of the board31/05/199528/02/2002
Søren Mikael Lyder AndersenBoard member18/05/199923/12/2009
Birger Elmer JensenDeputy board member18/05/199902/06/2003
Ellen MarqvorsenBoard member18/05/199902/06/2003
Ask Michael MunckDeputy board member18/05/199902/06/2003
Anders Sundt JensenBoard member03/08/200030/11/2004
Theodor MaurerChair of the board28/02/200202/02/2007
Carsten Hougaard-JensenDirector24/09/200231/08/2007
Kim Vestergaard-HansenBoard member31/12/200203/02/2005
Kim Vestergaard-HansenCEO31/12/200203/02/2005
Kurt AndersenDeputy board member02/06/200323/12/2009
Steen Henrik HultqvistBoard member02/06/200323/12/2009
Jesper Ivan MathiesenDeputy board member02/06/200323/12/2009
Peter RoosBoard member01/12/200408/04/2010
Günter KlemtCEO03/02/200531/01/2012
Günter KlemtBoard member06/02/200516/05/2011
Holger SuffelBoard member02/02/200716/05/2011
Bernardo PortaroDirector01/01/200816/05/2011
Poul Bitsch NielsenBoard member23/12/200916/05/2011
Flemming SlottBoard member23/12/200916/05/2011
Jörg HimmelmannBoard member08/04/201016/05/2011
Birger KohlertDirector18/10/201026/06/2015
Poul Bitsch NielsenBoard member16/05/201117/05/2019
Flemming SlottBoard member16/05/201131/01/2012
Jörg HimmelmannBoard member16/05/201124/04/2015
Bernd GiebfriedChair of the board16/05/201120/02/2013
Uwe SchifferdeckerBoard member16/05/201117/09/2015
Erik MadsenBoard member01/02/201217/05/2019
Martin Georg HinkCEO01/02/201217/09/2015
Roman Guido Willy BiondiBoard member20/02/201302/10/2023
Marc Oliver BoderkeBoard member24/04/201501/04/2016
Robert FaulhaberDirector26/06/201501/11/2015
Marlis Ursula MaiselBoard member17/09/201522/03/2021
Martin HinkCEO17/09/201501/04/2016
Mikael JonssonDirector01/11/201516/08/2021
Henrik Lykke PedersenCEO01/04/201601/09/2016
Björn Friedrich HauberBoard member01/04/201622/03/2021
Ergiz EsenCEO01/09/201602/10/2023
Thomas Valentin Peter Bernhard TongerBoard member22/03/202102/10/2023
Birgit PreuschBoard member22/03/202124/02/2022
Anna Carina Maria BernströmDirector16/08/202102/10/2023
Anna Carina Maria BernströmDirector16/08/202116/08/2021
Jacqueline Maria HitzlerBoard member24/02/202202/10/2023
Tomas Olof GustavssonCEO02/10/202331/03/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem eller af 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af den samlede bestyrelse

Address and production units

2 active production units

Jyllandsvej 4
7330 Brande

Ikast-Brande Municipality · Postcode 7330

Other companies at the address (4)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Hessel Bus A/SJyllandsvej 4, 7330 Brande301003040903
Hessel Bus A/SCentervej 3, 4600 Køge–1029712030

Purpose

Selskabets formål er import og salg af busser samt hermed beslægtet virksomhed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

120 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20254 changesaccounts 1 · management 2 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Sten Hedelund Hessel appointed ceo
  • Tomas Olof Gustavsson stepped down as ceo
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of motor vehicles (467100)
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
202313 changesaddress 1 · name 1 · management 6 · ownership 4 · accounts 1
  • Moved to Jyllandsvej 4, 7330 Brande
  • Name changed from EVOBUS DANMARK A/S to Hessel Bus A/S
  • Jan Benjamin Mahr appointed board member
  • Bjarne Hedelund Hessel appointed chair of the board
  • Sten Hedelund Hessel appointed board member
  • Tomas Olof Gustavsson appointed ceo
  • Anna Carina Maria Bernström stepped down as director
  • Ergiz Esen stepped down as ceo
  • Hessel Trucks A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • Hessel Trucks A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • EJNER HESSEL HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • EvoBus GmbH is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20214 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
  • Anna Carina Maria Bernström appointed director
  • Anna Carina Maria Bernström stepped down as director
  • Mikael Jonsson stepped down as director
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20182 changesownership 2
  • EvoBus GmbH registered as owner (100%)
  • MERCEDES-BENZ DANMARK A/S is no longer registered as owner
20164 changesmanagement 4
  • Ergiz Esen appointed ceo
  • Henrik Lykke Pedersen stepped down as ceo
  • Henrik Lykke Pedersen appointed ceo
  • Martin Hink stepped down as ceo
20156 changesmanagement 6
  • Mikael Jonsson appointed director
  • Robert Faulhaber stepped down as director
  • Martin Hink appointed ceo
  • Martin Georg Hink stepped down as ceo
  • Robert Faulhaber appointed director
  • Birger Kohlert stepped down as director
20122 changesmanagement 2
  • Martin Georg Hink appointed ceo
  • Günter Klemt stepped down as ceo
20116 changesmanagement 6
  • Jörg Himmelmann stepped down as board member
  • Flemming Slott stepped down as board member
  • Poul Bitsch Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Bernardo Portaro stepped down as director
  • Holger Suffel stepped down as board member
  • Günter Klemt stepped down as board member
20103 changesmanagement 3
  • Birger Kohlert appointed director
  • Jörg Himmelmann appointed board member
  • Peter Roos stepped down as board member
20096 changesmanagement 6
  • Flemming Slott appointed board member
  • Poul Bitsch Nielsen appointed board member
  • Steen Henrik Hultqvist stepped down as board member
  • Jesper Ivan Mathiesen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Kurt Andersen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Søren Mikael Lyder Andersen stepped down as board member
20083 changesownership 1 · industry 1 · management 1
  • MERCEDES-BENZ DANMARK A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • Industry changed to Engros- og detailhandel med lastbiler og påhængsvogne mv. (451920)
  • Bernardo Portaro appointed director
20073 changesmanagement 3
  • Carsten Hougaard-Jensen stepped down as director
  • Holger Suffel appointed board member
  • Theodor Maurer stepped down as chair of the board
20054 changesmanagement 4
  • Günter Klemt appointed board member
  • Günter Klemt appointed ceo
  • Kim Vestergaard-Hansen stepped down as ceo
  • Kim Vestergaard-Hansen stepped down as board member
20043 changesmanagement 2 · capital 1
  • Peter Roos appointed board member
  • Anders Sundt Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Share capital changed from 4,400,000 DKK to 11,900,000 DKK
20037 changesaddress 1 · management 6
  • Moved to Centervej 3, 4600 Køge
  • Steen Henrik Hultqvist appointed board member
  • Jesper Ivan Mathiesen appointed deputy board member
  • Kurt Andersen appointed deputy board member
  • Birger Elmer Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Ellen Marqvorsen stepped down as board member
  • Ask Michael Munck stepped down as deputy board member
20027 changesmanagement 7
  • Kim Vestergaard-Hansen appointed ceo
  • Kim Vestergaard-Hansen appointed board member
  • Kurt Dalhoff stepped down as director
  • Kurt Dalhoff stepped down as board member
  • Carsten Hougaard-Jensen appointed director
  • Theodor Maurer appointed chair of the board
  • Johann Graf stepped down as chair of the board
20002 changesmanagement 2
  • Anders Sundt Jensen appointed board member
  • Karl Wolfgang Florentin Franke stepped down as board member
19996 changesmanagement 6
  • Birger Elmer Jensen appointed deputy board member
  • Søren Mikael Lyder Andersen appointed board member
  • Ellen Marqvorsen appointed board member
  • Ask Michael Munck appointed deputy board member
  • Per Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Benny Busk Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
19961 changename 1
  • Name changed from RINGSTED KAROSSERIFABRIK A/S to EVOBUS DANMARK A/S
19959 changesmanagement 9
  • Bruno Zehnder stepped down as board member
  • Bengt Hamsten stepped down as board member
  • Kurt Dalhoff appointed director
  • Kurt Dalhoff appointed board member
  • Johann Graf appointed chair of the board
  • Karl Wolfgang Florentin Franke appointed board member
  • Kurt Johann Seitzinger stepped down as chair of the board
  • Ingo Grunert stepped down as board member
  • Peter Olaf Vange stepped down as board member
19941 changemanagement 1
  • Heinz Ahrens stepped down as chair of the board
19922 changesmanagement 2
  • Hans Hagen stepped down as board member
  • Werner Meili stepped down as board member
19903 changesmanagement 3
  • Ruth Inge Pedersen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Svend Aage Hesselbjerg stepped down as board member
  • Mogens Korsgaard Pedersen stepped down as board member
19881 changemanagement 1
  • Bent Mogens Christensen stepped down as board member
197115 changesfounded 1 · management 14
  • Registered as RINGSTED KAROSSERIFABRIK A/S
  • Per Andersen appointed board member
  • Ruth Inge Pedersen appointed chair of the board
  • Bent Mogens Christensen appointed board member
  • Svend Aage Hesselbjerg appointed board member
  • Kurt Johann Seitzinger appointed chair of the board
  • Bruno Zehnder appointed board member
  • Ingo Grunert appointed board member
  • Bengt Hamsten appointed board member
  • Hans Hagen appointed board member
  • Werner Meili appointed board member
  • Heinz Ahrens appointed chair of the board
  • Mogens Korsgaard Pedersen appointed board member
  • Peter Olaf Vange appointed board member
  • Benny Busk Sørensen appointed deputy 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.

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