Indeks Retail A/S
Public limited companyCVR 21187399HorsensActive
Indeks Retail A/S is a public limited company, based in Horsens, active in wholesale of books, paper and stationery, founded in 1998. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 3.4m in 2025. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 6 of 72 companies in the industry in the database. With 66 employees, the company is about 10 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 33% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 56.5m.
- Revenue fell 17% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 539.9m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 5.1m to a profit of DKK 3.4m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 54.4m.
Employees
- 3 more employees than a year earlier: 66 (08/2026) against 63 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- Stepped down: Leif-Martin Schreiner (board member, 02/05/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 28/10/2024: Moved to Mossvej 2, 8700 Horsens
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 | 545,541 | 576,730 | 632,813 | 641,345 | 649,859 | 539,877 | −16.9% |
| Gross profit | 42,756 | 49,102 | 41,526 | 42,842 | 42,358 | 56,526 | +33.4% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 5,153 | 5,526 | 1,502 | 1,928 | −3,108 | 4,471 | +243.9% |
| Profit before tax | 4,453 | 4,730 | 293 | 309 | −4,917 | 3,648 | +174.2% |
| Net profit | 3,969 | 4,446 | 76 | 93 | −5,090 | 3,414 | +167.1% |
| Total assets | 246,316 | 249,483 | 236,191 | 245,744 | 241,025 | 213,852 | −11.3% |
| Equity | 52,187 | 56,489 | 56,412 | 56,352 | 51,109 | 54,371 | +6.4% |
| Liabilities | 194,129 | 192,994 | 179,779 | 189,392 | 189,916 | 159,481 | −16% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 64,977 | 64,322 | 36,386 | 32,296 | 15,103 | 33,251 | +120.2% |
| Average number of employees | 41 | 48 | 54 | 54,000 | 57 | 56 | −1.8% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Group figures; change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.
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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 04/05/2026 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 13/05/2025 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 06/05/2024 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 02/05/2023 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 31/05/2022 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 07/05/2021 | The group | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
72 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of books, paper and stationery based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 4.4m, net profit DKK 434k, equity DKK 3.2m, 7 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. 1,549of 4,412 Better than 65% | No. 1,143of 4,466 Better than 74% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 1,269of 24,791 Better than 95% | No. 2,195of 24,909 Better than 91% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 2,613of 17,786 Better than 85% | No. 3,395of 18,024 Better than 81% |
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 books, paper and stationery- Indeks Retail A/SDKK 56.5m
- Essity Denmark A/SDKK 300.4m
- Daarbak A/SDKK 286.8m
- Indeks Retail A/SDKK 3.4m
- Essity Denmark A/SDKK 155m
- Daarbak A/SDKK 26.6m
- Indeks Retail A/SDKK 54.4m
- Essity Denmark A/SDKK 165m
- Daarbak A/SDKK 277.2m
- Indeks Retail A/S66
- Essity Denmark A/S132
- Daarbak A/S284
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Management
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Marianne Lyngby Pedersen | CEO | 01/03/2015 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Michael Meyer | Chair of the board | 23/08/2005 |
| Mike Jensen | Board member | 25/06/2009 |
| Martin Steenberg | Board member | 20/06/2015 |
| Tim Jørn Albrecht | Board member | 11/06/2016 |
| Rikke Calmar | Board member | 25/05/2019 |
| Mette Lykke Madsen | Board member | 01/06/2022 |
- Founders
- In/out A/S
Former management (35)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mogens Jacobsen Lorentzen | Board member | 10/07/1998 | 20/01/2001 |
| Leif Preben Bak Knudsen | Board member | 10/07/1998 | 23/01/1999 |
| Verner Bendixen | Board member | 10/07/1998 | 19/06/2003 |
| Verner Bendixen | Director | 10/07/1998 | 23/01/1999 |
| Anders Søgaard Kristensen | Chair of the board | 25/02/2000 | 18/06/2000 |
| Jørgen Schmidt | Board member | 25/02/2000 | 18/01/2003 |
| Lene Rasmussen | Chair of the board | 18/06/2000 | 20/01/2001 |
| Jørn Jensen Bach | Chair of the board | 20/01/2001 | 19/01/2002 |
| Charlotte Søndergaard Hemmingsen | Deputy board member | 19/01/2002 | 22/01/2005 |
| Tina Lyng | Chair of the board | 19/01/2002 | 22/01/2005 |
| Hans Verner Mosegård Rasmussen | Deputy board member | 19/01/2002 | 22/01/2005 |
| Martin Steenberg | Board member | 18/01/2003 | 23/08/2005 |
| Niels Bock | Board member | 19/06/2003 | 23/08/2005 |
| Niels Bock | Director | 26/08/2003 | 12/09/2005 |
| Knud Mørk | Board member | 22/01/2005 | 25/06/2009 |
| Leif Bach Sørensen | Deputy chair | 22/01/2005 | 23/08/2005 |
| Finn Erik Kristiansen | Board member | 22/01/2005 | 23/08/2005 |
| Bjarne Holm Hansen | Board member | 23/08/2005 | 24/08/2014 |
| Thomas Reseke | Board member | 23/08/2005 | 07/11/2013 |
| Jens Holm | Board member | 23/08/2005 | 21/06/2012 |
| Henrik Christensen | CEO | 12/09/2005 | 10/12/2014 |
| Bjarne Ponikowski | Director | 21/03/2007 | 25/04/2008 |
| Palle Kjær | Board member | 21/06/2007 | 24/08/2014 |
| Lars Østergaard | Director | 24/04/2008 | 11/03/2014 |
| Katrine Nerup Koch | Board member | 21/06/2012 | 24/08/2014 |
| Hans August Brahe Nielsen | Board member | 21/06/2012 | 20/06/2015 |
| Niels Peter Westenholtz Nielsen | Board member | 20/06/2013 | 24/08/2014 |
| Christian Vejby | Board member | 20/06/2013 | 20/06/2015 |
| Claus Ørtoft Rasmussen | Board member | 07/11/2013 | 11/06/2016 |
| Leif-Martin Schreiner | Board member | 24/08/2014 | 02/05/2026 |
| Claus Astrup-Larsen | Deputy chair | 24/08/2014 | 20/05/2017 |
| Steen Overholdt Hansen | Chief financial officer | 01/03/2015 | 31/10/2015 |
| Søren Westenholtz Nielsen | Board member | 20/06/2015 | 11/06/2016 |
| Mariann Kannegaard Schmidt | Board member | 11/06/2016 | 25/05/2019 |
| Ib Dyhr Nørholm | Deputy chair | 20/05/2017 | 31/03/2023 |
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Address and production units
2 active production unitsMossvej 2
8700 Horsens
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDEKS RETAIL A/S | Mossvej 2, 8700 Horsens | 52 | 1004749589 |
| Indeks Retail Lager | Lille Gedved 8, 8700 Horsens | 14 | 1032019281 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er til brug for aktionærernes erhvervsmæssige virksomhed at drive virksomhed med handel med varer og tjenesteydelser indenfor bøger, papir, kontorforsyning, legetøj og andre varekategorier af relevans for Selskabets til enhver tid værende kædekoncepter samt bistå med markedsføring og udvikling af kædekoncepter eller anden hermed forbundet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
110 registered events20262 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementLeif-Martin Schreiner stepped down as board member
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20243 changesaddress 2 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Mossvej 2, 8700 Horsens
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- AddressMoved to Mossvej 2, 8700 Horsens
20233 changesaccounts 1 · management 1 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementIb Dyhr Nørholm stepped down as deputy chair
- AddressMoved to Mossvej 2, 8700 Horsens
20224 changesaddress 2 · management 1 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Mossvej 2, 8700 Horsens
- ManagementMette Lykke Madsen appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- AddressMoved to Mossvej 2, 8700 Horsens
20212 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- AddressMoved to Mossvej 2, 8700 Horsens
20192 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementRikke Calmar appointed board member
- ManagementMariann Kannegaard Schmidt stepped down as board member
20181 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 9,500,000 DKK to 8,000,000 DKK
20173 changesaddress 1 · management 2
- AddressMoved to Mossvej 2, 8700 Horsens
- ManagementIb Dyhr Nørholm appointed deputy chair
- ManagementClaus Astrup-Larsen stepped down as deputy chair
20167 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 3
- ManagementTim Jørn Albrecht appointed board member
- ManagementMariann Kannegaard Schmidt appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Westenholtz Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementClaus Ørtoft Rasmussen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipINDEKS RETAIL A/S registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipINDEKS RETAIL A/S is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipINDEKS RETAIL A/S is no longer registered as owner
20159 changesmanagement 7 · capital 1 · ownership 1
- ManagementSteen Overholdt Hansen stepped down as chief financial officer
- CapitalShare capital changed from 11,000,000 DKK to 9,500,000 DKK
- ManagementMartin Steenberg appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Westenholtz Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementChristian Vejby stepped down as board member
- ManagementHans August Brahe Nielsen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipINDEKS RETAIL A/S registered as owner (15%)
- ManagementSteen Overholdt Hansen appointed chief financial officer
- ManagementMarianne Lyngby Pedersen appointed ceo
20148 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementHenrik Christensen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementLeif-Martin Schreiner appointed board member
- ManagementClaus Astrup-Larsen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementNiels Peter Westenholtz Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKatrine Nerup Koch stepped down as board member
- ManagementPalle Kjær stepped down as board member
- ManagementBjarne Holm Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Østergaard stepped down as director
20135 changesmanagement 4 · capital 1
- ManagementClaus Ørtoft Rasmussen appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Reseke stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels Peter Westenholtz Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementChristian Vejby appointed board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 8,996,873 DKK to 11,000,000 DKK
20123 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementHans August Brahe Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementKatrine Nerup Koch appointed board member
- ManagementJens Holm stepped down as board member
20112 changesindustry 1 · merger 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Wholesale of books, paper and stationery (464920)
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20092 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementMike Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Mørk stepped down as board member
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
- ManagementBjarne Ponikowski stepped down as director
- ManagementLars Østergaard appointed director
- IndustryIndustry changed to Activities of non-financial head offices (701010)
20074 changesmanagement 2 · capital 1 · address 1
- ManagementPalle Kjær appointed board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 6,965,393 DKK to 8,996,873 DKK
- ManagementBjarne Ponikowski appointed director
- AddressMoved to Lundagervej 21, 8722 Hedensted
20062 changescapital 1 · industry 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 6,965,393 DKK
- IndustryIndustry changed to Ikke-finansielle holdingselskaber (741500)
200520 changesmanagement 16 · name 1 · industry 1 · capital 1 · merger 1
- ManagementHenrik Christensen appointed ceo
- ManagementNiels Bock stepped down as director
- NameName changed from BOG & IDE ApS AF 1998 to INDEKS RETAIL A/S
- IndustryIndustry changed to Anden reklamevirksomhed og reklameformidling (744090)
- CapitalShare capital changed from 250,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
- ManagementPaul Michael Meyer appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJens Holm appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Reseke appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Holm Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementFinn Erik Kristiansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementLeif Bach Sørensen stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementNiels Bock stepped down as board member
- ManagementMartin Steenberg stepped down as board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementFinn Erik Kristiansen appointed board member
- ManagementLeif Bach Sørensen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementKnud Mørk appointed board member
- ManagementHans Verner Mosegård Rasmussen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementTina Lyng stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementCharlotte Søndergaard Hemmingsen stepped down as deputy board member
20035 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementNiels Bock appointed director
- ManagementNiels Bock appointed board member
- ManagementVerner Bendixen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMartin Steenberg appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Schmidt stepped down as board member
20024 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementHans Verner Mosegård Rasmussen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementTina Lyng appointed chair of the board
- ManagementCharlotte Søndergaard Hemmingsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJørn Jensen Bach stepped down as chair of the board
20013 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementJørn Jensen Bach appointed chair of the board
- ManagementLene Rasmussen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementMogens Jacobsen Lorentzen stepped down as board member
20004 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementLene Rasmussen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementAnders Søgaard Kristensen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementAnders Søgaard Kristensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJørgen Schmidt appointed board member
19993 changesindustry 1 · management 2
- IndustryIndustry changed to Anden virksomhedsrådgivning (741490)
- ManagementVerner Bendixen stepped down as director
- ManagementLeif Preben Bak Knudsen stepped down as board member
19985 changesfounded 1 · management 4
- FoundedRegistered as BOG & IDE ApS AF 1998
- ManagementMogens Jacobsen Lorentzen appointed board member
- ManagementVerner Bendixen appointed director
- ManagementVerner Bendixen appointed board member
- ManagementLeif Preben Bak Knudsen appointed board member
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Same people in management
- Normal A/Svia Steen Overholdt Hansen
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- Gyldendal A/Svia Bjarne Ponikowski
Largest in the industry
- Essity Denmark A/SDKK 300.4m
- Daarbak A/SDKK 286.8m
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- Asmodee Nordics A/SDKK 178.5m
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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.