Kärcher A/S

Public limited companyCVR 21265497RødovreActive

Kärcher A/S is a public limited company, based in Rødovre, active in wholesale of other machinery and equipment, founded in 1998. Net profit fell 7% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 609k. With 30 employees, the company is about 5 times larger than the industry median. Equity fell to DKK 21.4m in 2025.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 21.3m+12.6% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 609k−7.2% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 21.4m−29% vs. 2024
Employees30latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 21.3m.
  • Net profit fell 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 609k.
  • Equity fell 29% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 21.4m.

Employees

  • 2 fewer employees than a year earlier: 30 (08/2026) against 32 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Marc van Ingelgem (board member, 28/01/2026).
  • Stepped down: Nils Kloster (board member, 15/10/2025) and Michael Christoph Häusermann (board member, 15/10/2025).

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 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20mDKK 25mDKK 30m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Kärcher A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit20,80121,40720,13418,97518,94521,339+12.6%
Operating profit (EBIT)3,1824,6562,826150334452+35.5%
Profit before tax3,1734,6502,814565882791−10.4%
Net profit2,4743,6212,171414656609−7.2%
Total assets40,59340,76640,35240,55339,07530,007−23.2%
Equity25,57929,20031,37131,78530,20521,439−29%
Liabilities13,54210,4948,6628,4318,2667,564−8.5%
Cash and cash equivalents4,5695,5811,4712,8621,3211,731+31%
Average number of employees292928282529+16%

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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DKK 0DKK 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (1,000 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 Kärcher A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202522/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202424/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202318/07/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202230/05/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202129/06/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202002/07/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

1,000 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of other machinery and equipment based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 21.3mNo. 197 of 1,000
Better than 80% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 21.4mNo. 209 of 1,000
Better than 79% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees30No. 137 of 1,000
Better than 86% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 6m, net profit DKK 772k, equity DKK 4.8m, 6 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 961kDKK 9.2mDKK 88.8mDKK 401.7mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 957 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. 2,572of 9,892
Better than 74%
No. 1,636of 9,922
Better than 84%
Same industry and 20–49 employees159 companies in the comparison
No. 102of 159
Better than 36%
No. 85of 159
Better than 47%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 3,193of 24,791
Better than 87%
No. 4,248of 24,909
Better than 83%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 5,650of 17,786
Better than 68%
No. 5,947of 18,024
Better than 67%

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 other machinery and equipment
Gross profit
  1. Kärcher A/SDKK 21.3m
  2. HydraSpecma A/SDKK 854.1m
  3. Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 779.2m
Net profit
  1. Kärcher A/SDKK 609k
  2. HydraSpecma A/SDKK 142.1m
  3. Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 204.2m
Equity
  1. Kärcher A/SDKK 21.4m
  2. HydraSpecma A/SDKK 1.2bn
  3. Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 592.3m
Employees
  1. Kärcher A/S30
  2. HydraSpecma A/S365
  3. Sanovo Technology A/S216

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Kärcher Beteiligungs-GmbH100%
Kärcher A/S

Management

5 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Kärcher A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Martin Wood PedersenCEO15/10/2024

Board of directors

Board of directors at Kärcher A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Hartmut Otto JennerChair of the board08/12/2008
Christian MayBoard member10/08/2016
Stefan PatzkeBoard member20/10/2020
Marc van IngelgemBoard member28/01/2026
Founders
KR 332 ApS
Former management (31)
Former management at Kärcher A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Michael Egede BudtzBoard member04/08/199822/12/1998
Kurt SkovlundBoard member04/08/199822/12/1998
Henrik MøgelmoseBoard member04/08/199822/12/1998
Vagn ThorupBoard member04/08/199822/12/1998
Jørgen ByrielDirector04/08/199822/12/1998
Rene ThyregodBoard member22/12/199829/04/2005
Rene ThyregodDirector22/12/199829/04/2005
Roland Erwin KammBoard member22/12/199819/07/2001
Poul Roland DeiblerBoard member22/12/199819/07/2001
Georg Friedrich MetzBoard member19/07/200108/12/2008
Herbert KonhäusnerBoard member19/07/200101/07/2002
Bengt OlofssonBoard member01/01/200422/04/2008
Bengt OlofssonDirector29/04/200522/04/2008
Sven-Johan LindestamBoard member22/04/200813/10/2008
Sven-Johan LindestamCEO22/04/200813/10/2008
Jonas PalmgrenBoard member13/10/200826/05/2011
Jonas PalmgrenCEO13/10/200831/03/2011
Markus AschBoard member08/12/200804/01/2021
Dieter Hermann GrajerBoard member08/12/200810/08/2016
Esbern Martin Mehlsen SjøgaardCEO01/04/201117/07/2015
Esbern Martin Mehlsen SjøgaardBoard member01/01/201201/09/2015
Thomas Heinrich ElsnerBoard member11/04/201428/09/2016
Markus AschCEO17/07/201501/09/2015
Lars Bøgely CannerslundCEO01/09/201531/01/2023
Lars Bøgely CannerslundBoard member10/08/201631/01/2023
Nils KlosterBoard member10/08/201615/10/2025
Michael Christoph HäusermannBoard member20/10/202015/10/2025
Niels BilleBoard member31/01/202319/01/2024
Niels BilleCEO31/01/202319/01/2024
Nils KlosterCEO19/01/202416/04/2024
Taisto TervoCEO16/04/202415/10/2024

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den administrerende direktør, to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af en direktør og et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening

Address and production units

2 active production units

Islevdalvej 98
2610 Rødovre

Rødovre Municipality · Postcode 2610

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
KÄRCHER A/SIslevdalvej 98, 2610 Rødovre201005030256
KÄRCHER A/SAnelystparken 23, True, 8381 Tilst61019616394

Purpose

Selskabets formål er import, distribution og servicering af maskiner, apparater og udstyr vedrørende alle typer produkter, herunder særligt sådanne som købes af Alfred Kärcher Gmbh & Co., Winnenden, eller andre dermed associerede selskaber.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

87 registered events
20262 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Marc van Ingelgem appointed board member
20253 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Michael Christoph Häusermann stepped down as board member
  • Nils Kloster stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20248 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1
  • Martin Wood Pedersen appointed ceo
  • Taisto Tervo stepped down as ceo
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Taisto Tervo appointed ceo
  • Nils Kloster stepped down as ceo
  • Nils Kloster appointed ceo
  • Niels Bille stepped down as ceo
  • Niels Bille stepped down as board member
20236 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1 · management 4
  • Moved to Islevdalvej 98, 2610 Rødovre
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Niels Bille appointed ceo
  • Niels Bille appointed board member
  • Lars Bøgely Cannerslund stepped down as board member
  • Lars Bøgely Cannerslund stepped down as ceo
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20212 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Markus Asch stepped down as board member
20202 changesmanagement 2
  • Michael Christoph Häusermann appointed board member
  • Stefan Patzke appointed board member
20191 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Islevdalvej 98, 2610 Rødovre
20166 changescapital 1 · management 5
  • Share capital changed from 1,750,000 DKK to 1,800,000 DKK
  • Thomas Heinrich Elsner stepped down as board member
  • Lars Bøgely Cannerslund appointed board member
  • Christian May appointed board member
  • Nils Kloster appointed board member
  • Dieter Hermann Grajer stepped down as board member
20156 changesmanagement 5 · capital 1
  • Lars Bøgely Cannerslund appointed ceo
  • Markus Asch stepped down as ceo
  • Esbern Martin Mehlsen Sjøgaard stepped down as board member
  • Markus Asch appointed ceo
  • Esbern Martin Mehlsen Sjøgaard stepped down as ceo
  • Share capital changed from 1,700,000 DKK to 1,750,000 DKK
20141 changemanagement 1
  • Thomas Heinrich Elsner appointed board member
20131 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 1,600,000 DKK to 1,700,000 DKK
20121 changemanagement 1
  • Esbern Martin Mehlsen Sjøgaard appointed board member
20113 changesmanagement 3
  • Jonas Palmgren stepped down as board member
  • Esbern Martin Mehlsen Sjøgaard appointed ceo
  • Jonas Palmgren stepped down as ceo
20101 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 1,500,000 DKK to 1,600,000 DKK
20092 changesaddress 1 · name 1
  • Moved to Slotsherrensvej 411C, 2610 Rødovre
  • Name changed from KÄRCHER RENGØRINGSSYSTEMER A/S to KÄRCHER A/S
200813 changesmanagement 12 · industry 1
  • Dieter Hermann Grajer appointed board member
  • Markus Asch appointed board member
  • Hartmut Otto Jenner appointed chair of the board
  • Georg Friedrich Metz stepped down as board member
  • Jonas Palmgren appointed ceo
  • Jonas Palmgren appointed board member
  • Sven-Johan Lindestam stepped down as ceo
  • Sven-Johan Lindestam stepped down as board member
  • Sven-Johan Lindestam appointed ceo
  • Sven-Johan Lindestam appointed board member
  • Bengt Olofsson stepped down as director
  • Bengt Olofsson stepped down as board member
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr (466900)
20071 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Helge Nielsens Alle 7A, 8723 Løsning
20053 changesmanagement 3
  • Bengt Olofsson appointed director
  • Rene Thyregod stepped down as director
  • Rene Thyregod stepped down as board member
20041 changemanagement 1
  • Bengt Olofsson appointed board member
20021 changemanagement 1
  • Herbert Konhäusner stepped down as board member
20014 changesmanagement 4
  • Herbert Konhäusner appointed board member
  • Georg Friedrich Metz appointed board member
  • Poul Roland Deibler stepped down as board member
  • Roland Erwin Kamm stepped down as board member
20001 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 1,500,000 DKK
199817 changesname 1 · management 14 · founded 1 · ownership 1
  • Name changed from KM 166 A/S to KÄRCHER RENGØRINGSSYSTEMER A/S
  • Poul Roland Deibler appointed board member
  • Roland Erwin Kamm appointed board member
  • Rene Thyregod appointed director
  • Rene Thyregod appointed board member
  • Kurt Skovlund stepped down as board member
  • Jørgen Byriel stepped down as director
  • Vagn Thorup stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Møgelmose stepped down as board member
  • Michael Egede Budtz stepped down as board member
  • Registered as KM 166 A/S
  • Kurt Skovlund appointed board member
  • Jørgen Byriel appointed director
  • Vagn Thorup appointed board member
  • Henrik Møgelmose appointed board member
  • Michael Egede Budtz appointed board member
  • Kärcher Beteiligungs-GmbH registered as owner (100%)

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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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