Kærgaarden Agro A/S
Public limited companyCVR 41472723AarsActive
Kærgaarden Agro A/S is a public limited company, based in Aars, active in raising of piglets, founded in 2020. Net profit fell 49% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 2.4m. Operations are spread over 3 production units. Gross profit is higher than that of 83% of the companies in the industry in the database.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 15% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 22.7m.
- Net profit fell 49% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.4m.
- Equity rose 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 36.9m.
Employees
- 1 fewer employees than a year earlier: 26 (07/2026) against 27 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Berit Brun Lejel (chair of the board, 26/06/2026).
- Stepped down: Kim Kirk Ladekjær (chair of the board, 26/06/2026), Berit Brun Lejel (board member, 25/06/2026) and Kim Lyng Kjær Knudsen (board member, 03/06/2025).
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 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 | 15,873 | 7,926 | 8,246 | 27,596 | 26,825 | 22,725 | −15.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 2,552 | −3,311 | 229 | 15,503 | 11,409 | 7,228 | −36.6% |
| Profit before tax | 869 | −4,539 | −1,547 | 10,897 | 6,586 | 3,308 | −49.8% |
| Net profit | 613 | −3,450 | −1,203 | 8,923 | 4,730 | 2,407 | −49.1% |
| Total assets | 139,403 | 141,637 | 144,254 | 141,553 | 145,451 | 171,647 | +18% |
| Equity | 25,472 | 22,021 | 20,818 | 29,741 | 34,471 | 36,878 | +7% |
| Liabilities | 108,345 | 115,118 | 118,870 | 106,427 | 104,963 | 129,171 | +23.1% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | 1,835 | – |
| Average number of employees | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 0% |
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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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 30/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 06/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 25/03/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 14/03/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 10/03/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 17/05/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
136 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in raising of piglets based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 9.3m, net profit DKK 1.7m, equity DKK 18.1m, 10 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison | No. 2,318of 9,892 Better than 77% | No. 977of 9,922 Better than 90% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees27 companies in the comparison | No. 12of 27 Better than 58% | No. 17of 27 Better than 38% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 1,758of 33,588 Better than 95% | No. 1,506of 33,687 Better than 96% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 5,405of 17,786 Better than 70% | No. 4,358of 18,024 Better than 76% |
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
Raising of piglets- Kærgaarden Agro A/SDKK 22.7m
- Tybjerggaard Breeding A/SDKK 109.1m
- Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs A/SDKK 53m
- Kærgaarden Agro A/SDKK 2.4m
- Tybjerggaard Breeding A/SDKK 28.9m
- Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs A/SDKK 8.9m
- Kærgaarden Agro A/SDKK 36.9m
- Tybjerggaard Breeding A/SDKK 132.6m
- Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs A/SDKK 36.4m
- Kærgaarden Agro A/S26
- Tybjerggaard Breeding A/S121
- Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs A/S64
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- RIKA Capital ApS100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Per Haugaard Sørensen | Director | 29/06/2020 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Per Haugaard Sørensen | Board member | 29/06/2020 |
| Ralf Bager | Board member | 29/06/2020 |
| Berit Brun Lejel | Chair of the board | 26/06/2026 |
- Founders
- Per Haugaard Sørensen
Former management (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Kirk Ladekjær | Chair of the board | 29/06/2020 | 26/06/2026 |
| Berit Brun Lejel | Board member | 29/06/2020 | 25/06/2026 |
| Torben Emil Frederiksen | Board member | 29/06/2020 | 14/03/2023 |
| Kim Lyng Kjær Knudsen | Board member | 10/05/2021 | 03/06/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør alene, eller af den samlede bestyrelse
Address and production units
3 active production unitsBorupvej 14
9600 Aars
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kærgaarden Agro A/S | Borupvej 14, L Ajstrup, 9600 Aars | 24 | 1025976610 |
| Kærgaarden Agro A/S | Savhøjvej 2, 9240 Nibe | 1 | 1027397952 |
| Kærgaarden Agro A/S | Ejdrupvej 12, 9240 Nibe | – | 1027397960 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er landbrugsdrift, herunder svineproduktion og planteavl, og dermed beslægtet virksomhed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
23 registered events20264 changesaccounts 1 · management 3
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementBerit Brun Lejel appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKim Kirk Ladekjær stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementBerit Brun Lejel stepped down as board member
20252 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementKim Lyng Kjær Knudsen stepped down as board member
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20232 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementTorben Emil Frederiksen stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20213 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1 · management 1
- AddressMoved to Borupvej 14, L Ajstrup, 9600 Aars
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementKim Lyng Kjær Knudsen appointed board member
202010 changesownership 3 · founded 1 · management 6
- OwnershipRIKA Capital ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipPer Haugaard Sørensen is no longer registered as owner
- FoundedRegistered as Kærgaarden Agro A/S
- ManagementTorben Emil Frederiksen appointed board member
- ManagementKim Kirk Ladekjær appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPer Haugaard Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementRalf Bager appointed board member
- ManagementPer Haugaard Sørensen appointed director
- ManagementBerit Brun Lejel appointed board member
- OwnershipPer Haugaard Sørensen registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same industry in Vesthimmerlands
- Kristian Nyrup A/S17 employees
- Kornum Østergård ApS11 employees
- MK-Gris ApS3 employees
Same people in management
- HMC Byg & Anlæg driftsmateriel H&M A/Svia Torben Emil Frederiksen
- Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown AMBAvia Kim Lyng Kjær Knudsen
- Civagård A/Svia Kim Kirk Ladekjær
- E. Lampe Pølsegården ApSvia Kim Kirk Ladekjær
- Agreena ApSvia Kim Lyng Kjær Knudsen
- Kjær Knudsen Give A/Svia Kim Lyng Kjær Knudsen
Largest in the industry
- Tybjerggaard Breeding A/SDKK 109.1m
- Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs A/SDKK 53m
- Prima Svin A/SDKK 48.7m
- Avlscenter Møllevang A/SDKK 44.4m
- Volsgaard Avl & Opformering ApSDKK 43.6m
- LECA Gris ApSDKK 42m
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.