Houkjær Begravelse ApS
Private limited companyCVR 36441259OdderActive
Houkjær Begravelse ApS is a private limited company, based in Odder, active in funeral and related activities, founded in 2014. Net profit rose 133% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 7.1m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 94 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 36 production units in 32 towns.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 47% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 73.1m.
- Net profit rose 133% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 7.1m.
- Equity rose 40% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 22.3m.
Employees
- 41 more employees than a year earlier: 133 (07/2026) against 92 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Michael Haaning (chair of the board, 18/06/2026), Henrik Normann (deputy chair, 18/06/2026) and Oliver Rørbye Højrup (board member, 18/06/2026) (+5).
- Stepped down: Tien Ba Cao (chair of the board, 26/02/2025), Jakob Houkjær (deputy chair, 26/08/2026) and Sandra Tolderlund Marquardsen (board member, 18/06/2026) (+1).
- New owners registered: CapHold HB ApS (18/06/2026).
- No longer registered as owner: JCJS Holding ApS (18/06/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/05/2026: Merger registered in CVR
- 01/05/2026: Share capital changed from 50,000 DKK to 60,000 DKK
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Funeral and related activities (963000)
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 | 14,677 | 22,964 | 30,448 | 44,450 | 49,827 | 73,126 | +46.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 4,981 | 6,725 | 5,478 | 10,498 | 7,054 | 14,424 | +104.5% |
| Profit before tax | 4,174 | 5,573 | 3,805 | 8,281 | 4,082 | 8,963 | +119.6% |
| Net profit | 3,253 | 4,338 | 2,957 | 6,452 | 3,048 | 7,108 | +133.2% |
| Total assets | 19,919 | 37,452 | 53,382 | 52,728 | 65,141 | 126,635 | +94.4% |
| Equity | 3,636 | 5,474 | 6,431 | 12,884 | 15,932 | 22,321 | +40.1% |
| Liabilities | 15,724 | 30,704 | 44,971 | 37,396 | 46,203 | 100,890 | +118.4% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 130 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Average number of employees | 16 | 28 | 43 | 57 | 70 | 85 | +21.4% |
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 figuresProfit for five years in a row
Net result has been positive in 2021–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is positive in the five 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| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 17/03/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 24/04/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 12/02/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 17/02/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 08/03/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 01/03/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
94 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in funeral and related activities based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.4m, net profit DKK 269k, equity DKK 1.3m, 3 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 1,090of 4,412 Better than 75% | No. 2,073of 4,466 Better than 54% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 448of 33,588 Better than 99% | No. 2,134of 33,687 Better than 94% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 430of 66,379 Better than 99% | No. 3,896of 66,505 Better than 94% |
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
Funeral and related activities- Houkjær Begravelse ApSDKK 73.1m
- Begravelse Danmark A/SDKK 34m
- Ada's Kæledyrskrematorium ApSDKK 13.8m
- Houkjær Begravelse ApSDKK 7.1m
- Begravelse Danmark A/S−DKK 540k
- Ada's Kæledyrskrematorium ApSDKK 6.3m
- Houkjær Begravelse ApSDKK 22.3m
- Begravelse Danmark A/SDKK 7.7m
- Ada's Kæledyrskrematorium ApSDKK 12.8m
- Houkjær Begravelse ApS133
- Begravelse Danmark A/S79
- Ada's Kæledyrskrematorium ApS15
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- CapHold HB ApS100%
Management
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jakob Houkjær | Director | 10/11/2014 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Haaning | Chair of the board | 18/06/2026 |
| Henrik Normann | Deputy chair | 18/06/2026 |
| Oliver Rørbye Højrup | Board member | 18/06/2026 |
| Jakob Houkjær | Board member | 27/08/2026 |
- Founders
- JCJS Holding ApS
Former management (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tien Ba Cao | Chair of the board | 09/02/2025 | 26/02/2025 |
| Jakob Houkjær | Deputy chair | 09/02/2025 | 26/08/2026 |
| Sandra Tolderlund Marquardsen | Board member | 22/09/2025 | 18/06/2026 |
| Anders Hans Boserup Lauridsen | Chair of the board | 22/09/2025 | 18/06/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den samlede bestyrelse eller af bestyrelsens næstformand i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem eller en direktør.
Address and production units
36 active production unitsRådhusgade 4
8300 Odder
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houkjær Begravelse ApS | Rådhusgade 4, 8300 Odder | 45 | 1019916568 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Tingvej 15B, st, 8800 Viborg | 1 | 1028587062 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Sundvej 41, 8700 Horsens | 1 | 1028586864 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Sct. Jacobsvej 4A, 2750 Ballerup | – | 1030183092 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Hadsundvej 61B, 8930 Randers NØ | – | 1028714218 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Nørrebrogade 9, 7100 Vejle | – | 1028587038 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Jernbanegade 68, 6700 Esbjerg | – | 1028586791 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Christian 8.s Vej 60, 8600 Silkeborg | – | 1028586988 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Kirkebjerg 1, 5690 Tommerup | – | 1028587003 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Bakken 23, 6430 Nordborg | – | 1030183114 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Grønnegade 12, 9300 Sæby | – | 1032678560 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Fonnesbechsgade 19, 7400 Herning | – | 1028586996 |
| Houkjær Begravelse | Viborgvej 16, 7500 Holstebro | – | 1029122330 |
| Houkjær Begravelse APS | Hadsundvej 17, 9575 Terndrup | – | 1032864976 |
| Houkjær Begravelse APS | Ringgade 152, 6400 Sønderborg | – | 1032454018 |
Showing 15 of 36 units (sorted by employees).
Purpose
Selskabets formål er bedemandsforretning og dermed beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
27 registered events202612 changesmanagement 7 · ownership 2 · capital 1 · merger 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementJakob Houkjær appointed board member
- ManagementJakob Houkjær stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementHenrik Normann appointed deputy chair
- ManagementOliver Rørbye Højrup appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Haaning appointed chair of the board
- ManagementSandra Tolderlund Marquardsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnders Hans Boserup Lauridsen stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipCapHold HB ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipJCJS Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- CapitalShare capital changed from 50,000 DKK to 60,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20257 changesmanagement 5 · accounts 1 · industry 1
- ManagementSandra Tolderlund Marquardsen appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Hans Boserup Lauridsen appointed chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementTien Ba Cao stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementTien Ba Cao appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJakob Houkjær appointed deputy chair
- IndustryIndustry changed to Funeral and related activities (963000)
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
20151 changename 1
- NameName changed from BEGRAVELSESFORRETNINGERNE HOUKJÆR ApS to Houkjær Begravelse ApS
20143 changesfounded 1 · management 1 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as BEGRAVELSESFORRETNINGERNE HOUKJÆR ApS
- ManagementJakob Houkjær appointed director
- OwnershipJCJS Holding ApS registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same people in management
- Nemlig.com A/Svia Michael Haaning
- EG Danmark A/Svia Michael Haaning
- Unisport A/Svia Michael Haaning
- Sportmaster Danmark ApSvia Michael Haaning
- Kompan A/Svia Michael Haaning
- Terrepower Denmark A/Svia Henrik Normann
Largest in the industry
- Begravelse Danmark A/SDKK 34m
- Ada's Kæledyrskrematorium ApSDKK 13.8m
- Bispebjerg Begravelsesforretning ApSDKK 11.8m
- Bedemand Berner ApSDKK 11.1m
- Bedemand H.j. Madsen ApSDKK 9.9m
- Mithiof ApSDKK 7.6m
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 23/10/2026.