Højen Brugsforening

Cooperative society with limited liabilityCVR 45617319VejleActive

Højen Brugsforening is a cooperative society with limited liability, based in Vejle, active in retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores, founded in 1999. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 533k. With 24 employees, the company is about 3 times larger than the industry median. 8 people are registered in the company's management and ownership.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 23.5m+0.7% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 533k+1.7% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 3.9m−12.1% vs. 2024
Employees24latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 4% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.8m.
  • The loss got smaller: from DKK 542k to DKK 533k (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity fell 12% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 3.9m.

Employees

  • 5 more employees than a year earlier: 24 (07/2026) against 19 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Kenneth Mathias Petersen (chair of the board, 10/11/2025), Carsten Ejstrup (deputy board member, 15/04/2026) and Rud Pennerup Johansen (board member, 15/04/2026) (+3).
  • Stepped down: René Carstensen Winther (chair of the board, 09/11/2025), Jacob Sebastian Nielsen (ceo, 14/06/2026) and Kenneth Mathias Petersen (board member, 09/11/2025) (+2).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores (471120)

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 1mDKK 0DKK 1mDKK 2mDKK 3mDKK 4mDKK 5mDKK 6m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Højen Brugsforening
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue18,55320,56724,33023,36023,29923,463+0.7%
Gross profit2,1571,9401,0092,0601,6861,759+4.3%
Operating profit (EBIT)–−596−1,254−195−814−786+3.4%
Profit before tax72−338−99641–––
Net profit55−264−85441−542−533+1.7%
Total assets6,8456,7146,4866,7606,4435,825−9.6%
Equity5,9985,7334,8794,9474,4043,871−12.1%
Liabilities6308381,6071,8132,0381,954−4.1%
Cash and cash equivalents10751988253410191−53.5%
Average number of employees5544440%

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.

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DKK 0DKK 1mDKK 2mDKK 3mDKK 4mDKK 5m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (604 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • Loss for 2 years in a row

    Net result has been negative in 2024–2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Net result is negative in the two or more 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
Annual reports for Højen Brugsforening
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202511/05/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202413/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202314/05/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202221/06/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202109/05/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202022/04/2021The companyPDFXBRL

The figures from all the annual reports are shown on this page. The documents themselves (PDF and XBRL, the machine-readable edition) are downloaded with a Pro account: sign in or create a free account, and then choose Pro. XBRL is the edition the figures on the page are read from.

Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

604 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 1.8mNo. 444 of 603
Better than 26% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 3.9mNo. 238 of 604
Better than 61% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees24No. 453 of 604
Better than 25% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.6m, net profit DKK 66,737, equity DKK 2.1m, 8 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.5mDKK 21.7mDKK 320.7mDKK 1.9bnHere
Distribution of gross profit for 593 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. 9,235of 9,892
Better than 7%
No. 5,285of 9,922
Better than 47%
Same industry and 20–49 employees230 companies in the comparison
No. 214of 230
Better than 7%
No. 101of 230
Better than 56%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 16,241of 24,791
Better than 34%
No. 11,021of 24,909
Better than 56%
All companies of type ABA312 companies in the comparison
No. 265of 311
Better than 15%
No. 252of 312
Better than 19%

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 groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores
Gross profit
  1. Højen BrugsforeningDKK 1.8m
  2. Coop Danmark A/SDKK 4.7bn
  3. Nemlig.com A/SDKK 465.5m
Net profit
  1. Højen Brugsforening−DKK 533k
  2. Coop Danmark A/S−DKK 232m
  3. Nemlig.com A/S−DKK 28.1m
Equity
  1. Højen BrugsforeningDKK 3.9m
  2. Coop Danmark A/SDKK 1.9bn
  3. Nemlig.com A/SDKK 39m
Employees
  1. Højen Brugsforening24
  2. Coop Danmark A/S14,722
  3. Nemlig.com A/S1,448

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Management

7 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Højen Brugsforening
NameRoleAppointed
Pia Valentin PedersenDirector15/06/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at Højen Brugsforening
NameRoleAppointed
Morten BreithBoard member25/04/2024
Morten Rene FreundBoard member25/04/2024
Kenneth Mathias PetersenChair of the board10/11/2025
Carsten EjstrupDeputy board member15/04/2026
Rud Pennerup JohansenBoard member15/04/2026
Stine Johanne KiilerichBoard member15/04/2026
Former management (40)
Former management at Højen Brugsforening
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Marcus KringBoard member13/11/199521/03/2002
Frode Børge KromanBoard member13/11/199523/03/2000
Leif Egeskov PedersenChair of the board13/11/199506/04/1999
Anne Marie RaundahlBoard member13/11/199524/03/1998
Kjeld Ahlfeldt ChristensenBoard member13/11/199501/04/2003
Niels Ove JohansenDirector13/11/199501/05/2007
Birgitte ThomsenBoard member24/03/199823/03/2004
Hjørdis Kragh RasmussenChair of the board25/03/199922/03/2001
Ulla Holst BruhnBoard member25/03/199922/03/2001
Ejnar NorsgaardBoard member23/03/200021/03/2002
Liljan Anette PedersenBoard member22/03/200121/03/2007
Lone Irene BuhlBoard member22/03/200101/04/2003
Conny Elkjær AndersenBoard member21/03/200229/03/2006
Ingrid HvidbergBoard member21/03/200229/03/2006
Michael Hybschmann HenningsenBoard member29/03/200612/03/2008
Elin JensenBoard member29/03/200612/03/2008
Per Kjær ClausenBoard member21/03/200717/03/2010
Bent Volter JakobsenBoard member21/03/200721/03/2007
Christian Vejen KnudsenChair of the board21/03/200714/03/2012
John BangDirector01/05/200730/06/2021
Anne-Mette Ahlmann MøllerBoard member12/03/200822/03/2018
Erling Fischer MadsenDeputy board member17/03/201014/03/2012
Marianne Rodding NielsenBoard member17/03/201025/04/2024
Hans Ove SørensenChair of the board22/03/201112/03/2014
Tove Harrig KnudsenBoard member14/03/201225/04/2024
René Carstensen WintherDeputy board member14/03/201216/03/2015
Kim JensenChair of the board12/03/201411/05/2021
René Carstensen WintherBoard member17/03/201511/05/2021
Sonja Damgaard NielsenDeputy board member17/03/201522/03/2018
Helge TjellBoard member22/03/201825/04/2024
Jannie Dokkedal BjergDeputy board member22/03/201825/04/2024
Kim JensenBoard member12/05/202126/04/2022
René Carstensen WintherChair of the board12/05/202109/11/2025
Maxmilan Elliot Reef FrandsenDirector01/07/202131/01/2022
Jacob Sebastian NielsenCEO01/02/202214/06/2026
Morten BreithBoard member26/04/202215/10/2022
Torben MatzenBoard member26/04/202325/04/2024
Kenneth Mathias PetersenBoard member25/04/202409/11/2025
Rud Pennerup JohansenDeputy board member25/04/202414/04/2026
René Carstensen WintherBoard member10/11/202515/04/2026

Signing rule: Ved køb og salg samt pantsætning af fast ejendom og optagelse af lån i øvrigt, tegning af garantikapital eller afgivelse af anden sikkerhedsstillelse, tegnes foreningen af formanden og uddeleren i forening eller af en af disse i forening med 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer. Bortset herfra tegnes foreningen af formanden eller uddeleren.

Address and production units

1 active production units

Højen Kirkevej 1
7100 Vejle

Vejle Municipality · Postcode 7100

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Brugsen HøjenHøjen Kirkevej 1, 7100 Vejle251003084749

Purpose

Foreningens formål er at skaffe medlemmerne de bedst mulige varer til lavest mulige priser samt optage andre opgaver af økonomisk og almennyttig art til gavn for forbrugerne.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

97 registered events
20268 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1
  • Pia Valentin Pedersen appointed director
  • Jacob Sebastian Nielsen stepped down as ceo
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Stine Johanne Kiilerich appointed board member
  • Rud Pennerup Johansen appointed board member
  • Carsten Ejstrup appointed deputy board member
  • René Carstensen Winther stepped down as board member
  • Rud Pennerup Johansen stepped down as deputy board member
20256 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1 · industry 1
  • René Carstensen Winther appointed board member
  • Kenneth Mathias Petersen appointed chair of the board
  • Kenneth Mathias Petersen stepped down as board member
  • René Carstensen Winther stepped down as chair of the board
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Industry changed to Retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores (471120)
202410 changesaccounts 1 · management 9
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Rud Pennerup Johansen appointed deputy board member
  • Morten Rene Freund appointed board member
  • Morten Breith appointed board member
  • Kenneth Mathias Petersen appointed board member
  • Torben Matzen stepped down as board member
  • Jannie Dokkedal Bjerg stepped down as deputy board member
  • Helge Tjell stepped down as board member
  • Tove Harrig Knudsen stepped down as board member
  • Marianne Rodding Nielsen stepped down as board member
20232 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Torben Matzen appointed board member
20226 changesmanagement 5 · accounts 1
  • Morten Breith stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Morten Breith appointed board member
  • Kim Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Jacob Sebastian Nielsen appointed ceo
  • Maxmilan Elliot Reef Frandsen stepped down as director
20217 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
  • Maxmilan Elliot Reef Frandsen appointed director
  • John Bang stepped down as director
  • René Carstensen Winther appointed chair of the board
  • Kim Jensen appointed board member
  • René Carstensen Winther stepped down as board member
  • Kim Jensen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20184 changesmanagement 4
  • Jannie Dokkedal Bjerg appointed deputy board member
  • Helge Tjell appointed board member
  • Sonja Damgaard Nielsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Anne-Mette Ahlmann Møller stepped down as board member
20153 changesmanagement 3
  • René Carstensen Winther appointed board member
  • Sonja Damgaard Nielsen appointed deputy board member
  • René Carstensen Winther stepped down as deputy board member
20142 changesmanagement 2
  • Kim Jensen appointed chair of the board
  • Hans Ove Sørensen stepped down as chair of the board
20124 changesmanagement 4
  • René Carstensen Winther appointed deputy board member
  • Tove Harrig Knudsen appointed board member
  • Erling Fischer Madsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Christian Vejen Knudsen stepped down as chair of the board
20111 changemanagement 1
  • Hans Ove Sørensen appointed chair of the board
20103 changesmanagement 3
  • Erling Fischer Madsen appointed deputy board member
  • Marianne Rodding Nielsen appointed board member
  • Per Kjær Clausen stepped down as board member
20084 changesmanagement 3 · industry 1
  • Anne-Mette Ahlmann Møller appointed board member
  • Elin Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Michael Hybschmann Henningsen stepped down as board member
  • Industry changed to Retail sale of kiosk goods (471110)
20078 changesmanagement 7 · address 1
  • John Bang appointed director
  • Niels Ove Johansen stepped down as director
  • Per Kjær Clausen appointed board member
  • Christian Vejen Knudsen appointed chair of the board
  • Bent Volter Jakobsen appointed board member
  • Bent Volter Jakobsen stepped down as board member
  • Liljan Anette Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Højen Kirkevej 1, 7100 Vejle
20064 changesmanagement 4
  • Elin Jensen appointed board member
  • Michael Hybschmann Henningsen appointed board member
  • Ingrid Hvidberg stepped down as board member
  • Conny Elkjær Andersen stepped down as board member
20041 changemanagement 1
  • Birgitte Thomsen stepped down as board member
20032 changesmanagement 2
  • Lone Irene Buhl stepped down as board member
  • Kjeld Ahlfeldt Christensen stepped down as board member
20024 changesmanagement 4
  • Ingrid Hvidberg appointed board member
  • Conny Elkjær Andersen appointed board member
  • Ejnar Norsgaard stepped down as board member
  • Marcus Kring stepped down as board member
20014 changesmanagement 4
  • Liljan Anette Pedersen appointed board member
  • Lone Irene Buhl appointed board member
  • Hjørdis Kragh Rasmussen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Ulla Holst Bruhn stepped down as board member
20002 changesmanagement 2
  • Ejnar Norsgaard appointed board member
  • Frode Børge Kroman stepped down as board member
19994 changesfounded 1 · management 3
  • Registered as HØJEN BRUGSFORENING
  • Leif Egeskov Pedersen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Hjørdis Kragh Rasmussen appointed chair of the board
  • Ulla Holst Bruhn appointed board member
19982 changesmanagement 2
  • Birgitte Thomsen appointed board member
  • Anne Marie Raundahl stepped down as board member
19956 changesmanagement 6
  • Frode Børge Kroman appointed board member
  • Niels Ove Johansen appointed director
  • Kjeld Ahlfeldt Christensen appointed board member
  • Anne Marie Raundahl appointed board member
  • Leif Egeskov Pedersen appointed chair of the board
  • Marcus Kring 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.

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