Illums Bolighus A/S

Public limited companyCVR 26573394København KActive

Illums Bolighus A/S is a public limited company, based in København K, active in retail sale of furniture, founded in 2002. Net profit rose 27% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 34.5m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 4 of 215 companies in the industry in the database. Profit has grown three years in a row.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 384.4m+5.9% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 34.5m+27.3% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 146.2m+10.5% vs. 2024
Employees277latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 125.9m.
  • Revenue rose 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 384.4m.
  • Net profit rose 27% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 34.5m.
  • Equity rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 146.2m.

Employees

  • 2 more employees than a year earlier: 277 (07/2026) against 275 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • Stepped down: Anette Brostrøm Wildschiødtz (deputy board member, 16/09/2026) and Sofie Nynne Molls Papafilippopoulos (deputy board member, 15/09/2026).
  • New owners registered: Henrik Ypkendanz (25/09/2025), Christian Bundgaard Ypkendanz (25/09/2025) and Malene Bundgaard Ypkendanz (25/09/2025).
  • No longer registered as owner: Henrik Ypkendanz (25/09/2025), Christian Bundgaard Ypkendanz (25/09/2025) and Malene Bundgaard Ypkendanz (25/09/2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Retail sale of furniture (475510)

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 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120mDKK 140mDKK 160m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Illums Bolighus A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue260,026242,854305,094325,394363,003384,393+5.9%
Gross profit75,57380,17692,44896,628116,439125,865+8.1%
Operating profit (EBIT)5,99518,93823,89517,93323,82827,061+13.6%
Profit before tax34,42026,03940,24927,35632,29140,500+25.4%
Net profit33,22723,12334,42723,25227,05934,458+27.3%
Total assets269,981305,480241,517270,831262,888310,978+18.3%
Equity126,873157,736148,437144,046132,341146,214+10.5%
Liabilities143,108142,90892,881126,785130,547164,764+26.2%
Cash and cash equivalents35,89841,39117,94634,92419,01925,251+32.8%
Average number of employees165136153170176183+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.

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DKK 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (215 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • Profit 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
Annual reports for Illums Bolighus A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/10/2024 – 30/09/202522/12/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/10/2023 – 30/09/202430/12/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202301/10/2022 – 30/09/202322/12/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202201/10/2021 – 30/09/202222/12/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202101/10/2020 – 30/09/202121/12/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/10/2019 – 30/09/202021/12/2020The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

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Employees

Position in the industry

215 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in retail sale of furniture based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 125.9mNo. 4 of 215
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 146.2mNo. 4 of 215
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees277No. 5 of 215
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.8m, net profit DKK 178k, equity DKK 2.9m, 4 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.1mDKK 12.6mDKK 140.7mDKK 704.7mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 203 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 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison
No. 468of 763
Better than 39%
No. 319of 796
Better than 60%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 559of 24,791
Better than 98%
No. 1,014of 24,909
Better than 96%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 1,255of 17,786
Better than 93%
No. 1,780of 18,024
Better than 90%

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 furniture
Gross profit
  1. Illums Bolighus A/SDKK 125.9m
  2. Ikea A/SDKK 1.6bn
  3. Bolia A/SDKK 394.6m
Net profit
  1. Illums Bolighus A/SDKK 34.5m
  2. Ikea A/SDKK 245.3m
  3. Bolia A/SDKK 28.4m
Equity
  1. Illums Bolighus A/SDKK 146.2m
  2. Ikea A/SDKK 1.1bn
  3. Bolia A/SDKK 192m
Employees
  1. Illums Bolighus A/S277
  2. Ikea A/S2,901
  3. Bolia A/S291

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Illums Bolighus Holding A/S100%
Illums Bolighus A/S

Management

10 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Illums Bolighus A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Henrik YpkendanzCEO23/04/2002

Board of directors

Board of directors at Illums Bolighus A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Bo OvergaardBoard member28/12/2004
Susanne MøllerBoard member15/09/2005
Henrik YpkendanzBoard member15/09/2005
Brian HöyerBoard member29/11/2006
Hanne OddershedeBoard member10/11/2008
Joacim Lars Bruus-JensenBoard member31/08/2010
Rudolph Christian Alexander ChristianiChair of the board12/03/2012
Flemming Bent LindeløvBoard member12/03/2012
Kim MadsenBoard member12/03/2012
Former management (14)
Former management at Illums Bolighus A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Erik Danquard JensenDeputy chair23/04/200215/09/2005
Michael RingBoard member23/04/200211/08/2003
Peter Normann NielsenBoard member23/04/200228/12/2004
Sisse ThorsenBoard member31/03/200328/12/2004
Christina Linnea HallingbyBoard member31/03/200328/12/2004
Hans Kristian Plauborg HøjsgaardBoard member11/08/200328/12/2004
Peter LundBoard member28/12/200415/09/2005
David Listov Høg JohansenBoard member28/12/200410/11/2008
Maria LarsenDeputy board member28/12/200410/11/2008
Dorthe Krieger HolckDeputy board member28/12/200410/11/2008
Tage BenjaminsenBoard member15/09/200529/11/2006
Bolette Gerd SkouBoard member10/11/200812/03/2012
Anette Brostrøm WildschiødtzDeputy board member10/11/200816/09/2026
Sofie Nynne Molls PapafilippopoulosDeputy board member10/11/200815/09/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktionen alene, eller af den samlede bestyrelse i forening

Address and production units

13 active production units
Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
ILLUMS BOLIGHUS A/SAmagertorv 10, 1160 København K1161003152088
Illums Bolighus Terminal 2Københavns Lufthavn, 2770 Kastrup421012693059
IBH Lyngby StorcenterLyngby Storcenter 1, st. 100, 2800 Kongens Lyngby351021087773
Royal Copenhagen Flagship StoreAmagertorv 6, 1160 København K221003152131
Illums Bolighus TivoliVesterbrogade 3, 1620 København V191008479867
Royal Copenhagen Outlet - FrederiksbergSøndre Fasanvej 9, 2000 Frederiksberg171009968330
Frederiksberg CentretFalkoner Alle 21, 2000 Frederiksberg161028342876
Illums Bolighus HørsholmHovedgaden 45, 2970 Hørsholm141023798715
Illums Bolighus RåshuspladsenH.C. Andersens Boulevard 18, st, 1553 København V121030385485
WaterfrontPhilip Heymans Alle 17, st. 11, 2900 Hellerup121027706076
Illums Bolighus FieldsArne Jacobsens Allé 12, st, 2300 København S111024358883
GlostrupNaverland 23, 2600 Glostrup31026952944
Børnenes Illums BolighusLyngby Hovedgade 64, 2800 Kongens Lyngby11029097530

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel en gros og detail, fabrikation, håndværk og restaurationsdrift samt anden virksomhed, som efter bestyrelsens skøn står i forbindelse hermed

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

55 registered events
20262 changesmanagement 2
  • Anette Brostrøm Wildschiødtz stepped down as deputy board member
  • Sofie Nynne Molls Papafilippopoulos stepped down as deputy board member
20258 changesaccounts 1 · ownership 6 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Henrik Ypkendanz registered as owner (10%)
  • Henrik Ypkendanz is no longer registered as owner
  • Christian Bundgaard Ypkendanz registered as owner (20%)
  • Christian Bundgaard Ypkendanz is no longer registered as owner
  • Malene Bundgaard Ypkendanz registered as owner (20%)
  • Malene Bundgaard Ypkendanz is no longer registered as owner
  • Industry changed to Retail sale of furniture (475510)
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20201 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20124 changesmanagement 4
  • Kim Madsen appointed board member
  • Flemming Bent Lindeløv appointed board member
  • Rudolph Christian Alexander Christiani appointed chair of the board
  • Bolette Gerd Skou stepped down as board member
20101 changemanagement 1
  • Joacim Lars Bruus-Jensen appointed board member
20087 changesmanagement 7
  • Anette Brostrøm Wildschiødtz appointed deputy board member
  • Bolette Gerd Skou appointed board member
  • Sofie Nynne Molls Papafilippopoulos appointed deputy board member
  • Hanne Oddershede appointed board member
  • David Listov Høg Johansen stepped down as board member
  • Dorthe Krieger Holck stepped down as deputy board member
  • Maria Larsen stepped down as deputy board member
20064 changesmanagement 2 · address 1 · name 1
  • Brian Höyer appointed board member
  • Tage Benjaminsen stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Amagertorv 10, 1160 København K
  • Name changed from ROYAL SCANDINAVIA RETAIL A/S to ILLUMS BOLIGHUS A/S
20056 changesmanagement 5 · ownership 1
  • Henrik Ypkendanz appointed board member
  • Susanne Møller appointed board member
  • Tage Benjaminsen appointed board member
  • Peter Lund stepped down as board member
  • Erik Danquard Jensen stepped down as deputy chair
  • ILLUMS BOLIGHUS HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
20049 changesmanagement 9
  • David Listov Høg Johansen appointed board member
  • Dorthe Krieger Holck appointed deputy board member
  • Bo Overgaard appointed board member
  • Peter Lund appointed board member
  • Maria Larsen appointed deputy board member
  • Hans Kristian Plauborg Højsgaard stepped down as board member
  • Sisse Thorsen stepped down as board member
  • Christina Linnea Hallingby stepped down as board member
  • Peter Normann Nielsen stepped down as board member
20034 changesmanagement 4
  • Hans Kristian Plauborg Højsgaard appointed board member
  • Michael Ring stepped down as board member
  • Sisse Thorsen appointed board member
  • Christina Linnea Hallingby appointed board member
20025 changesfounded 1 · management 4
  • Registered as ROYAL SCANDINAVIA RETAIL A/S
  • Erik Danquard Jensen appointed deputy chair
  • Henrik Ypkendanz appointed ceo
  • Michael Ring appointed board member
  • Peter Normann Nielsen 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 23/10/2026.

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