Kirkeby Cheese Export A/S
Public limited companyCVR 78498218FredericiaActive
Kirkeby Cheese Export A/S is a public limited company, based in Fredericia, active in wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats, founded in 1985. Net profit fell 31% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 3.3m.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 40% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 9.3m.
- Net profit fell 31% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 3.3m.
- Equity fell 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 6.4m.
Employees
- 4 fewer employees than a year earlier: 2 (07/2026) against 6 (07/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 16/09/2025: Moved to Vesterballevej 25, 2. 4, Snoghøj, 7000 Fredericia
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 | 10,686 | 9,081 | 10,618 | 14,519 | 15,454 | 9,343 | −39.5% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 6,076 | 4,219 | 6,178 | 7,129 | 6,334 | 4,316 | −31.9% |
| Profit before tax | 6,173 | 4,265 | 6,195 | 6,965 | 6,154 | 4,270 | −30.6% |
| Net profit | 4,808 | 3,320 | 5,046 | 5,420 | 4,784 | 3,320 | −30.6% |
| Total assets | 23,583 | 22,537 | 25,698 | 26,387 | 24,674 | 19,166 | −22.3% |
| Equity | 9,472 | 7,791 | 7,837 | 7,257 | 7,042 | 6,362 | −9.7% |
| Liabilities | 14,112 | 14,745 | 17,685 | 18,907 | 17,451 | 12,647 | −27.5% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,724 | 5,868 | 5,064 | 13 | 3,128 | 1,768 | −43.5% |
| Average number of employees | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | −50% |
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 figuresProfit 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| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 05/05/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/10/2023 – 31/12/2024 | 06/05/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/10/2022 – 30/09/2023 | 01/03/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/10/2021 – 30/09/2022 | 07/03/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/10/2020 – 30/09/2021 | 28/02/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2020 | 05/03/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
39 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 7.1m, net profit DKK 1.8m, equity DKK 8.6m, 7 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. 5,403of 69,742 Better than 92% | No. 12,141of 69,964 Better than 83% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees28 companies in the comparison | No. 7of 28 Better than 78% | No. 13of 28 Better than 56% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 4,307of 10,152 Better than 58% | No. 5,677of 10,275 Better than 45% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 9,297of 17,786 Better than 48% | No. 10,528of 18,024 Better than 42% |
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 dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats- Kirkeby Cheese Export A/SDKK 9.3m
- Danæg Holding A/SDKK 367.7m
- Uhrenholt A/SDKK 236.2m
- Kirkeby Cheese Export A/SDKK 3.3m
- Danæg Holding A/SDKK 82.6m
- Uhrenholt A/SDKK 79.9m
- Kirkeby Cheese Export A/SDKK 6.4m
- Danæg Holding A/SDKK 373.2m
- Uhrenholt A/SDKK 321.3m
- Kirkeby Cheese Export A/S2
- Danæg Holding A/S30
- Uhrenholt A/S176
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterManagement
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Bjerre Staunsbæk | CEO | 17/05/2024 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Bjerre Staunsbæk | Board member | 17/05/2024 |
| Per Kildegaard | Board member | 17/05/2024 |
| Peter Filtenborg Ganzthorn Staunsbæk | Chair of the board | 17/05/2024 |
| Kasper Søgaard-Kristensen | Board member | 17/05/2024 |
Former management (28)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palle Petersen | Board member | 15/04/1985 | 01/02/1996 |
| Jens Carl Vestergaard | Board member | 15/04/1985 | 10/06/2011 |
| Hans Ole Willemoes Madsen | Board member | 15/04/1985 | 16/11/1999 |
| Dirk Valentin Peters | Board member | 15/04/1985 | 27/09/1991 |
| Dirk Valentin Peters | Director | 15/04/1985 | 27/09/1991 |
| Per Kildegaard | Board member | 15/04/1985 | 30/04/2018 |
| Per Kildegaard | Director | 15/04/1985 | 01/05/2018 |
| Hans Heinrich Helmuth Kleemeyer | Board member | 15/04/1985 | 30/01/1997 |
| Hans Heinrich Helmuth Kleemeyer | Director | 15/04/1985 | 30/01/1997 |
| Poul Erik Damkjær | Board member | 15/04/1985 | 30/01/1997 |
| Erik Christensen | Board member | 15/04/1985 | 18/04/1995 |
| Michael Behrens | Board member | 15/04/1985 | 19/10/1988 |
| Nils Børge Thomsen | Board member | 07/01/1997 | 08/02/1999 |
| Thomas Rücker | Board member | 08/09/1999 | 25/02/2008 |
| Franz Josef Bernhard Bonkhoff | Board member | 08/09/1999 | 01/02/2004 |
| Knud Erik Juul Larsen | Deputy board member | 16/11/1999 | 28/02/2008 |
| Søren Koll Espensen | Chair of the board | 16/11/1999 | 31/08/2015 |
| Paul Johannes Eduard Rücker | Board member | 28/09/2005 | 25/02/2008 |
| Jesper Saaby Kildegaard | Board member | 22/09/2009 | 10/11/2015 |
| Nicolaj Saaby Kildegaard | Board member | 10/06/2011 | 09/11/2015 |
| Bente Saaby Kildegaard | Board member | 10/11/2015 | 17/05/2024 |
| Nicolaj Saaby Kildegaard | Chair of the board | 10/11/2015 | 30/04/2018 |
| Jesper Saaby Kildegaard | Board member | 01/05/2018 | 17/05/2024 |
| Per Kildegaard | Chair of the board | 01/05/2018 | 16/05/2024 |
| Nicolaj Saaby Kildegaard | Board member | 01/05/2018 | 17/05/2024 |
| Per Valentin | Director | 01/05/2018 | 17/05/2024 |
| Rena Stephanou | Director | 01/05/2018 | 17/05/2024 |
| Martin Peder Winther Messmann | Director | 27/11/2023 | 17/05/2024 |
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Address and production units
1 active production unitsVesterballevej 25
7000 Fredericia
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKEBY CHEESE EXPORT A/S | Vesterballevej 25, 2. 4, Snoghøj, 7000 Fredericia | 2 | 1002552733 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive enhver form for handel
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
96 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Vesterballevej 25, 2. 4, Snoghøj, 7000 Fredericia
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
202425 changesmanagement 12 · ownership 12 · accounts 1
- ManagementKasper Søgaard-Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Filtenborg Ganzthorn Staunsbæk appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPer Kildegaard appointed board member
- ManagementLars Bjerre Staunsbæk appointed ceo
- ManagementLars Bjerre Staunsbæk appointed board member
- ManagementMartin Peder Winther Messmann stepped down as director
- ManagementPer Valentin stepped down as director
- ManagementRena Stephanou stepped down as director
- ManagementNicolaj Saaby Kildegaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementJesper Saaby Kildegaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementBente Saaby Kildegaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Kildegaard stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipMammen Mejerierne A/S registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipPer Kildegaard is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipJesper Saaby Kildegaard is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipBente Saaby Kildegaard is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipNicolaj Saaby Kildegaard is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipSAABYGAARD ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipPer Kildegaard registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipJesper Saaby Kildegaard registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipBente Saaby Kildegaard registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipNicolaj Saaby Kildegaard registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipSAABYGAARD ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipSAABYGAARD ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20232 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementMartin Peder Winther Messmann appointed director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20188 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementPer Valentin appointed director
- ManagementRena Stephanou appointed director
- ManagementNicolaj Saaby Kildegaard appointed board member
- ManagementPer Kildegaard appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJesper Saaby Kildegaard appointed board member
- ManagementPer Kildegaard stepped down as director
- ManagementNicolaj Saaby Kildegaard stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementPer Kildegaard stepped down as board member
20172 changesownership 2
- OwnershipSAABYGAARD ApS registered as owner (90%)
- OwnershipSAABYGAARD ApS is no longer registered as owner
20155 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementNicolaj Saaby Kildegaard appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBente Saaby Kildegaard appointed board member
- ManagementJesper Saaby Kildegaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementNicolaj Saaby Kildegaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementSøren Koll Espensen stepped down as chair of the board
20112 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementNicolaj Saaby Kildegaard appointed board member
- ManagementJens Carl Vestergaard stepped down as board member
20091 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJesper Saaby Kildegaard appointed board member
20084 changesmanagement 3 · industry 1
- ManagementKnud Erik Juul Larsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementPaul Johannes Eduard Rücker stepped down as board member
- ManagementThomas Rücker stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (463300)
20071 changeownership 1
- OwnershipSAABYGAARD ApS registered as owner (100%)
20051 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPaul Johannes Eduard Rücker appointed board member
20041 changemanagement 1
- ManagementFranz Josef Bernhard Bonkhoff stepped down as board member
19997 changesmanagement 6 · capital 1
- ManagementSøren Koll Espensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKnud Erik Juul Larsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHans Ole Willemoes Madsen stepped down as board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
- ManagementFranz Josef Bernhard Bonkhoff appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Rücker appointed board member
- ManagementNils Børge Thomsen stepped down as board member
19974 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementPoul Erik Damkjær stepped down as board member
- ManagementHans Heinrich Helmuth Kleemeyer stepped down as director
- ManagementHans Heinrich Helmuth Kleemeyer stepped down as board member
- ManagementNils Børge Thomsen appointed board member
19962 changescapital 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 230,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
- ManagementPalle Petersen stepped down as board member
19951 changemanagement 1
- ManagementErik Christensen stepped down as board member
19931 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 186,000 DKK to 230,000 DKK
19922 changesname 1 · capital 1
- NameName changed from DANISH MILK PROTEIN - KIRKEBY DAIRY ApS to KIRKEBY CHEESE EXPORT A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 150,000 DKK to 186,000 DKK
19912 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementDirk Valentin Peters stepped down as director
- ManagementDirk Valentin Peters stepped down as board member
19882 changescapital 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 140,000 DKK to 150,000 DKK
- ManagementMichael Behrens stepped down as board member
19871 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 120,000 DKK to 140,000 DKK
198517 changesownership 4 · founded 1 · management 12
- OwnershipBente Saaby Kildegaard is no longer registered as owner
- FoundedRegistered as DANISH MILK PROTEIN - KIRKEBY DAIRY ApS
- ManagementPoul Erik Damkjær appointed board member
- ManagementHans Heinrich Helmuth Kleemeyer appointed director
- ManagementHans Heinrich Helmuth Kleemeyer appointed board member
- ManagementPer Kildegaard appointed director
- ManagementPer Kildegaard appointed board member
- ManagementDirk Valentin Peters appointed director
- ManagementDirk Valentin Peters appointed board member
- ManagementHans Ole Willemoes Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementPalle Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Carl Vestergaard appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Behrens appointed board member
- ManagementErik Christensen appointed board member
- OwnershipBente Saaby Kildegaard registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipPer Kildegaard registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipPer Kildegaard is no longer registered as owner
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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.