Kingo Karlsen A/S
Public limited companyCVR 21791733SilkeborgActive
Kingo Karlsen A/S is a public limited company, based in Silkeborg, active in demolition, founded in 1999. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 3 of 89 companies in the industry in the database. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 5.7m. Operations are spread over 8 production units in 6 towns.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 93% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 144.1m.
- The loss got smaller: from DKK 39.4m to DKK 5.7m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 11,021% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 9.4m.
Employees
- 16 more employees than a year earlier: 231 (07/2026) against 215 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: John Jørgen Funch (ceo, 01/02/2025), Hans Trærup (chair of the board, 30/06/2025) and Thomas Raunsbæk (board member, 21/05/2026).
- Stepped down: Eskild Lyngholm (chair of the board, 30/06/2025), Michael Søndergaard (ceo, 01/02/2025) and Klavs Christensen Hornum (board member, 21/05/2026) (+2).
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 | 40,087 | 83,939 | 91,602 | 105,391 | 74,593 | 144,069 | +93.1% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −34,807 | 5,851 | 7,993 | 7,588 | −48,409 | −3,526 | +92.7% |
| Profit before tax | −35,138 | 5,059 | 7,599 | 8,203 | −50,276 | −7,290 | +85.5% |
| Net profit | −27,692 | 3,955 | 5,680 | 6,414 | −39,368 | −5,708 | +85.5% |
| Total assets | 133,929 | 121,171 | 122,991 | 150,107 | 168,713 | 181,788 | +7.7% |
| Equity | 4 | 27,358 | 33,039 | 39,452 | 84 | 9,376 | +11,021.1% |
| Liabilities | 118,235 | 87,936 | 80,815 | 93,017 | 140,769 | 143,361 | +1.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 29 | 7,606 | 12 | 54 | 151 | 78 | −48.2% |
| Average number of employees | 130 | 135 | 134 | 143 | 177 | 212 | +19.8% |
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 figuresLoss for 2 years in a row
Net result has been negative in 2024–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is negative in the two or more latest annual reports in a row.
Low equity ratio
Equity makes up 5% of total assets in 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity ÷ total assets is below 10% in the latest annual report. Banks, insurers and some industries naturally have a low ratio.
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 | 22/05/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 07/07/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 29/04/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 03/05/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 28/02/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 16/07/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
89 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in demolition based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.3m, net profit DKK 311k, equity DKK 866k, 6 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 423of 763 Better than 45% | No. 685of 796 Better than 14% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 482of 24,791 Better than 98% | No. 6,971of 24,909 Better than 72% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 1,106of 17,786 Better than 94% | No. 9,010of 18,024 Better than 50% |
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
Demolition- Kingo Karlsen A/SDKK 144.1m
- Tscherning A/SDKK 286.4m
- P. Olesen og Sønner A/SDKK 172.7m
- Kingo Karlsen A/S−DKK 5.7m
- Tscherning A/SDKK 12.7m
- P. Olesen og Sønner A/SDKK 33.6m
- Kingo Karlsen A/SDKK 9.4m
- Tscherning A/SDKK 80.4m
- P. Olesen og Sønner A/SDKK 86.5m
- Kingo Karlsen A/S231
- Tscherning A/S499
- P. Olesen og Sønner A/S226
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterManagement
6 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| John Jørgen Funch | CEO | 01/02/2025 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Kingo Hede Karlsen | Board member | 01/07/1999 |
| Jesper Vedsø Krogh | Board member | 06/08/2013 |
| Kristian Birch Pedersen | Board member | 06/08/2013 |
| Hans Trærup | Chair of the board | 30/06/2025 |
| Thomas Raunsbæk | Board member | 21/05/2026 |
- Founders
- Thomas Kingo Hede Karlsen
Former management (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjarne Lysgaard | Board member | 01/07/1999 | 31/01/2002 |
| Holger Madsen | Chair of the board | 01/07/1999 | 25/04/2001 |
| Thomas Kingo Hede Karlsen | Director | 01/07/1999 | 01/09/2020 |
| Eskild Lyngholm | Chair of the board | 25/04/2001 | 30/06/2025 |
| Kaj Villy Jensen | Board member | 31/01/2002 | 06/08/2013 |
| Michael Søndergaard | CEO | 01/09/2020 | 01/02/2025 |
| Klavs Christensen Hornum | Board member | 24/06/2021 | 21/05/2026 |
| John Jørgen Funch | Director | 18/03/2024 | 31/01/2025 |
| Mads Kastell Kalhøj | Director | 18/03/2024 | 30/11/2024 |
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Address and production units
8 active production unitsF.L.Smidths Vej 17
8600 Silkeborg
Silkeborg Municipality · Postcode 8600
Other companies at the address (3)
- Kingo Recycling A/SRemediation activities and other waste management services
- Engo 5 ApSRenting of commercial property
- Kingo Group A/SBusiness and other management consultancy activities
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINGO KARLSEN A/S | F.L.Smidths Vej 17, 8600 Silkeborg | 161 | 1001783308 |
| Kingo Karlsen A/S | Egegårdsvej 7, 4621 Gadstrup | 41 | 1014109591 |
| Kingo Karlsen A/S, Aalborg | Lundeborgvej 12, 9220 Aalborg Øst | 11 | 1022057347 |
| Kingo Karlsen A/S Odense | Agerhatten 16B, 1, 5220 Odense SØ | 9 | 1025096246 |
| Partisalg | Højgårdsvej 25, 8620 Kjellerup | 9 | 1028498736 |
| Kingo Karlsen A/S, Esbjerg | Kanalen 1, 6700 Esbjerg | 1 | 1025097080 |
| Genbrug og jordmodtagelse | F.L.Smidths Vej 17, 8600 Silkeborg | 0 | 1018350064 |
| Kingo Genbrug | Højgårdsvej 25, 8620 Kjellerup | – | 1031343743 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive håndværk, industri og handel og anden hermed beslægtet virksomhed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
38 registered events20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementThomas Raunsbæk appointed board member
- ManagementKlavs Christensen Hornum stepped down as board member
20256 changesaccounts 1 · management 5
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementHans Trærup appointed chair of the board
- ManagementEskild Lyngholm stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementJohn Jørgen Funch appointed ceo
- ManagementMichael Søndergaard stepped down as ceo
- ManagementJohn Jørgen Funch stepped down as director
20244 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
- ManagementMads Kastell Kalhøj stepped down as director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementJohn Jørgen Funch appointed director
- ManagementMads Kastell Kalhøj appointed director
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20213 changesaccounts 1 · capital 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- CapitalShare capital changed from 625,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
- ManagementKlavs Christensen Hornum appointed board member
20202 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementMichael Søndergaard appointed ceo
- ManagementThomas Kingo Hede Karlsen stepped down as director
20171 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to F.L.Smidths Vej 17, 8600 Silkeborg
20133 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementJesper Vedsø Krogh appointed board member
- ManagementKristian Birch Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementKaj Villy Jensen stepped down as board member
20102 changesaddress 1 · capital 1
- AddressMoved to F.L.Smidths Vej 17, 8600 Silkeborg
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 625,000 DKK
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Demolition (431100)
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Herningvej 106, 8600 Silkeborg
20061 changeownership 1
- OwnershipKingo Group A/S registered as owner (100%)
20022 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementKaj Villy Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Lysgaard stepped down as board member
20012 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementEskild Lyngholm appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHolger Madsen stepped down as chair of the board
19995 changesfounded 1 · management 4
- FoundedRegistered as KINGO KARLSEN A/S
- ManagementThomas Kingo Hede Karlsen appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Lysgaard appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Kingo Hede Karlsen appointed director
- ManagementHolger Madsen appointed chair of the board
Related companies
Same people in management
- Kemp & Lauritzen A/Svia Thomas Raunsbæk
- Grundfos A/Svia Klavs Christensen Hornum
- Enemærke & Petersen A/Svia Thomas Raunsbæk
- Jorton A/Svia John Jørgen Funch
- Init Denmark A/Svia Eskild Lyngholm
- Dmr A/Svia Thomas Kingo Hede Karlsen
Largest in the industry
- Tscherning A/SDKK 286.4m
- P. Olesen og Sønner A/SDKK 172.7m
- Søndergaard A/SDKK 110.4m
- Titan Nedbrydning A/SDKK 110.3m
- Vbg ApSDKK 95.9m
- J. Jensen Nedrivning A/SDKK 85.8m
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.