Knud Damsgaard Nielsen ApS
Private limited companyCVR 25836804HerningActive
Knud Damsgaard Nielsen ApS is a private limited company, based in Herning, active in retail sale of motor vehicles, founded in 2001. Equity was negative at the end of 2026 (−DKK 141k). After a loss in 2025, the company made a profit of DKK 87,526 in 2026. With 15 employees, the company is about 4 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2026
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2026 against 2025
- Gross profit rose 44% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 2.6m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 354k to a profit of DKK 87,526 (2025 → 2026).
Employees
- 2 fewer employees than a year earlier: 15 (08/2026) against 17 (08/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Retail sale of motor vehicles (478100)
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 2021–2026 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 3,487 | 3,262 | 2,538 | 2,762 | 1,775 | 2,556 | +44% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 2,029 | 2,055 | 1,162 | 1,111 | −36 | 849 | +2,447.1% |
| Profit before tax | 1,447 | 1,871 | 989 | 759 | −452 | 195 | +143.2% |
| Net profit | 1,128 | 1,458 | 768 | 592 | −354 | 88 | +124.8% |
| Total assets | 20,868 | 12,833 | 16,409 | 19,747 | 22,327 | 18,653 | −16.5% |
| Equity | 1,253 | 1,752 | 893 | 717 | −229 | −141 | +38.3% |
| Liabilities | 19,596 | 11,074 | 15,516 | 19,021 | 22,556 | 18,776 | −16.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,692 | 2,731 | 2,189 | 2,462 | 3,850 | 3,773 | −2% |
| Average number of employees | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 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 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026: 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 2026 figuresNegative equity
Equity was −DKK 141k at the end of 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 01/07/2025 – 30/06/2026 | 07/10/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2025 | 01/07/2024 – 30/06/2025 | 28/10/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/07/2023 – 30/06/2024 | 28/11/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/07/2022 – 30/06/2023 | 09/11/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/07/2021 – 30/06/2022 | 25/10/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/07/2020 – 30/06/2021 | 15/10/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
862 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in retail sale of motor vehicles based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.4m, net profit DKK 425k, equity DKK 3.7m, 4 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. 25,861of 69,742 Better than 63% | No. 62,922of 69,964 Better than 10% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees657 companies in the comparison | No. 296of 657 Better than 55% | No. 618of 657 Better than 6% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 14,009of 24,791 Better than 43% | No. 23,563of 24,909 Better than 5% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 25,296of 66,379 Better than 62% | No. 59,280of 66,505 Better than 11% |
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
Retail sale of motor vehicles- Knud Damsgaard Nielsen ApSDKK 2.6m
- Ejner Hessel A/SDKK 1.3bn
- Semler Mobility Retail A/SDKK 961.5m
- Knud Damsgaard Nielsen ApSDKK 87,526
- Ejner Hessel A/SDKK 168.7m
- Semler Mobility Retail A/SDKK 50.9m
- Knud Damsgaard Nielsen ApS−DKK 141k
- Ejner Hessel A/SDKK 1.2bn
- Semler Mobility Retail A/SDKK 167.2m
- Knud Damsgaard Nielsen ApS15
- Ejner Hessel A/S1,866
- Semler Mobility Retail A/S1,617
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Claus Damsgaard Nielsen Holding ApS100%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Claus Damsgaard Nielsen | Director | 22/06/2001 |
- Founders
- ApS KBUS 38 nr.3117
Former management (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Madsen | Director | 01/01/2001 | 22/06/2001 |
| Peter Andreas Stakemann | Board member | 01/01/2001 | 22/06/2001 |
| John Damsgaard Nielsen | Director | 22/06/2001 | 03/11/2021 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af et medlem af direktionen
Address and production units
1 active production unitsLangvadbjergvej 9
7400 Herning
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNUD DAMSGAARD NIELSEN ApS | Langvadbjergvej 9, Snejbjerg, 7400 Herning | 15 | 1008196059 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er køb og salg af biler, reparationer, finansiering samt udlejning af biler og hermed beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
26 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2026 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Retail sale of motor vehicles (478100)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20214 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1 · ownership 1 · address 1
- ManagementJohn Damsgaard Nielsen stepped down as director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- OwnershipJOHN DAMSGAARD NIELSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AddressMoved to Langvadbjergvej 9, Snejbjerg, 7400 Herning
20191 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Langvadbjergvej 9, Snejbjerg, 7400 Herning
20181 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Langvadbjergvej 9, Snejbjerg, 7400 Herning
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Detailhandel med personbiler, varebiler og minibusser (451120)
20062 changesownership 2
- OwnershipJOHN DAMSGAARD NIELSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipCLAUS DAMSGAARD NIELSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
200111 changesname 2 · industry 1 · address 1 · management 6 · founded 1
- NameName changed from JD & CD AF 14. JUNI 2001, HERNING ApS to KNUD DAMSGAARD NIELSEN ApS
- IndustryIndustry changed to Detailhandel med biler (501020)
- NameName changed from ApS KBIL 17 NR. 1285 to JD & CD AF 14. JUNI 2001, HERNING ApS
- AddressMoved to Langvadbjergvej 9, Snejbjerg, 7400 Herning
- ManagementJohn Damsgaard Nielsen appointed director
- ManagementClaus Damsgaard Nielsen appointed director
- ManagementKim Madsen stepped down as director
- ManagementPeter Andreas Stakemann stepped down as board member
- FoundedRegistered as ApS KBIL 17 NR. 1285
- ManagementKim Madsen appointed director
- ManagementPeter Andreas Stakemann appointed board member
Related companies
Same industry in Herning
- Uggerhøj Herning A/S33 employees
- Arne Poulsen Automobiler A/S20 employees
- Camping-parken, Herning A/S19 employees
- Bilforum Herning A/S16 employees
- Byskov Biler ApS11 employees
- Autopunkt.dk A/S10 employees
Same people in management
- Tryg Forsikring A/Svia Kim Madsen
- Pure Gym Denmark A/Svia Peter Andreas Stakemann
- Atea A/Svia Kim Madsen
- itm8 A/Svia Kim Madsen
- Nomeco A/Svia Kim Madsen
- Aviator Flight Services ApSvia Peter Andreas Stakemann
Largest in the industry
- Ejner Hessel A/SDKK 1.3bn
- Semler Mobility Retail A/SDKK 961.5m
- Autohuset Vestergaard A/S PersonvogneDKK 373.3m
- Nielsen Car Group A/SDKK 319.7m
- P. Christensen A/SDKK 289.3m
- Auto-Centralen A/SDKK 272.3m
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.