Karakter ApS
Private limited companyCVR 38215019Kgs. LyngbyActive
Karakter ApS is a private limited company, based in Kgs. Lyngby, active in industrial design and fashion design, founded in 2016. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 24.1m). After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 206k in 2025. Gross profit is higher than that of 76% 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 rose 317% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.7m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 6m to a profit of DKK 206k (2024 → 2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Industrial design and fashion design (741100)
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 | −100 | 1,226 | 1,656 | −17 | 1,130 | 4,717 | +317.4% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −3,796 | −1,565 | −2,580 | −5,769 | −4,600 | 1,298 | +128.2% |
| Profit before tax | −3,940 | – | – | – | −6,027 | 206 | +103.4% |
| Net profit | −3,940 | −1,682 | −2,759 | −6,746 | −6,027 | 206 | +103.4% |
| Total assets | 10,123 | 10,891 | 11,552 | 12,766 | 13,456 | 9,910 | −26.4% |
| Equity | −7,053 | −8,735 | −11,494 | −18,240 | −24,267 | −24,061 | +0.9% |
| Liabilities | 17,175 | 19,626 | 23,047 | 31,006 | 37,723 | 33,971 | −9.9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,215 | 3,005 | 1,644 | 818 | 241 | 1,599 | +562.6% |
| Average number of employees | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | −57.1% |
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 figuresNegative equity
Equity was −DKK 24.1m at the end of 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.
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 | 30/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 30/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 28/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 25/05/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 22/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 12/07/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
226 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in industrial design and fashion design based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.7m, net profit DKK 142k, equity DKK 987k, 3 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison | No. 14,330of 69,742 Better than 79% | No. 69,814of 69,964 Better than 0% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees200 companies in the comparison | No. 31of 200 Better than 85% | No. 200of 200 Better than 0% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 9,105of 33,588 Better than 73% | No. 33,540of 33,687 Better than 0% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 14,620of 66,379 Better than 78% | No. 66,353of 66,505 Better than 0% |
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
Industrial design and fashion design- Karakter ApSDKK 4.7m
- Muuto A/SDKK 309.3m
- Maileg ApSDKK 134.6m
- Karakter ApSDKK 206k
- Muuto A/SDKK 106.2m
- Maileg ApSDKK 93.6m
- Karakter ApS−DKK 24.1m
- Muuto A/SDKK 473.1m
- Maileg ApSDKK 182m
- Karakter ApS3
- Muuto A/S140
- Maileg ApS37
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Kim Mekawi ApS20%
- Christian Elving Holding ApS20%
- Haworth Italy Holding S.r.l50%
Management
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Mekawi | Director | 24/11/2016 |
| Christian Bjerg Elving | Director | 24/11/2016 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Mekawi | Board member | 01/03/2019 |
| Christian Bjerg Elving | Board member | 01/03/2019 |
| Dario Rinero | Chair of the board | 01/03/2019 |
| Luca Fuso | Board member | 01/03/2019 |
| Maurizio Fusetti | Board member | 20/10/2021 |
- Founders
- Kim Mekawi ApS, Christian Elving Holding ApS
Former management (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Montani | Board member | 01/03/2019 | 20/10/2021 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af én direktør sammen med bestyrelsesformanden eller af den samlede bestyrelse
Address and production units
1 active production unitsGammel Lundtoftevej 1C
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality · Postcode 2800
Other companies at the address (1)
- Emcon A/SEngineering consultancy in construction and civil engineering
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakter ApS | Gammel Lundtoftevej 1C, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby | 3 | 1021962224 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed med produktion, distribution og salg af designprodukter samt hermed beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
26 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Industrial design and fashion design (741100)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20213 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementMaurizio Fusetti appointed board member
- ManagementFrancesco Montani stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
201911 changescapital 1 · management 5 · ownership 5
- CapitalShare capital changed from 50,000 DKK to 175,000 DKK
- ManagementChristian Bjerg Elving appointed board member
- ManagementDario Rinero appointed chair of the board
- ManagementLuca Fuso appointed board member
- ManagementKim Mekawi appointed board member
- ManagementFrancesco Montani appointed board member
- OwnershipKIM MEKAWI ApS registered as owner (20%)
- OwnershipCHRISTIAN ELVING HOLDING ApS registered as owner (20%)
- OwnershipHAWORTH ITALY HOLDING S.R.L registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipKIM MEKAWI ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipCHRISTIAN ELVING HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20171 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Industriel design og produktdesign (741010)
20165 changesfounded 1 · management 2 · ownership 2
- FoundedRegistered as Karakter ApS
- ManagementChristian Bjerg Elving appointed director
- ManagementKim Mekawi appointed director
- OwnershipKIM MEKAWI ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipCHRISTIAN ELVING HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
Related companies
Same industry in Lyngby-Taarbæk
- Plty ApS2 employees
- Reen Reenbergs Magneqi-etic ApS2 employees
Largest in the industry
- Muuto A/SDKK 309.3m
- Maileg ApSDKK 134.6m
- Vipp A/SDKK 73.4m
- Fusion ApSDKK 50.1m
- By ACRE ApsDKK 42.4m
- Arhoj ApSDKK 40.6m
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 24/10/2026. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.