Knud E. Dan A/S
Public limited companyCVR 19655172GreveActive
Knud E. Dan A/S is a public limited company, based in Greve, active in manufacture of soap, detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, founded in 1997. Net profit rose 33% from 2025 to 2026, ending at DKK 1.1m. Equity grew to DKK 7.4m in 2026. 6 people are registered in the company's management and ownership.
Key figures · financial year 2026
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2026 against 2025
- Gross profit rose 2% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 10.4m.
- Net profit rose 33% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 1.1m.
- Equity rose 17% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 7.4m.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Aase Birgitte Dan (board member, 17/09/2025).
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 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 | 10,354 | 9,839 | 9,475 | 10,182 | 10,174 | 10,372 | +1.9% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 1,797 | 1,072 | 1,066 | 1,528 | 1,244 | 1,488 | +19.6% |
| Profit before tax | 1,856 | 928 | 785 | 1,191 | 1,047 | 1,391 | +32.8% |
| Net profit | 1,447 | 723 | 610 | 928 | 815 | 1,084 | +32.9% |
| Total assets | 15,032 | 14,138 | 15,669 | 14,147 | 13,345 | 14,023 | +5.1% |
| Equity | 9,535 | 5,258 | 5,168 | 5,497 | 6,312 | 7,395 | +17.2% |
| Liabilities | 5,383 | 8,768 | 10,354 | 8,527 | 6,930 | 6,541 | −5.6% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,507 | 1,708 | 2,497 | 3,236 | 1,501 | 1,612 | +7.4% |
| Average number of employees | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | −6.7% |
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 figuresProfit for five years in a row
Net result has been positive in 2022–2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 01/07/2025 – 30/06/2026 | 23/09/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2025 | 01/07/2024 – 30/06/2025 | 18/09/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/07/2023 – 30/06/2024 | 09/10/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/07/2022 – 30/06/2023 | 06/10/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/07/2021 – 30/06/2022 | 20/10/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/07/2020 – 30/06/2021 | 26/10/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
30 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of soap, detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.5m, net profit DKK 822k, equity DKK 4.8m, 10 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. 4,532of 69,742 Better than 94% | No. 11,047of 69,964 Better than 84% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees21 companies in the comparison | No. 3of 21 Better than 90% | No. 3of 21 Better than 90% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 5,818of 24,791 Better than 77% | No. 7,930of 24,909 Better than 68% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 8,826of 17,786 Better than 50% | No. 9,951of 18,024 Better than 45% |
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
Manufacture of soap, detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations- Knud E. Dan A/SDKK 10.4m
- Nopa Nordic A/SDKK 271.8m
- Novadan ApSDKK 106.4m
- Knud E. Dan A/SDKK 1.1m
- Nopa Nordic A/SDKK 55.7m
- Novadan ApSDKK 34.4m
- Knud E. Dan A/SDKK 7.4m
- Nopa Nordic A/SDKK 379m
- Novadan ApSDKK 87.5m
- Knud E. Dan A/S17
- Nopa Nordic A/S250
- Novadan ApS70
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Henrik Dan ApS50%
- Lars Martin Bøgeholm Jensen ApS50%
Management
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Dan | CEO | 25/06/2018 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Martin Bøgeholm Jensen | Board member | 02/01/1997 |
| Henrik Dan | Board member | 02/01/1997 |
| Henny Bøgeholm Jensen | Board member | 25/06/2018 |
| Aase Birgitte Dan | Board member | 17/09/2025 |
- Founders
- Preben Dige Pedersen, Lars Martin Bøgeholm Jensen, Henrik Dan
Former management (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preben Dige Pedersen | Board member | 02/01/1997 | 25/06/2018 |
| John Marius Lyager | Board member | 02/01/1997 | 21/11/2011 |
| Knud Erik Dan | Board member | 02/01/1997 | 21/11/2011 |
| Preben Dige Pedersen | CEO | 21/11/2011 | 25/06/2018 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direkør eller af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsLunikvej 40
2670 Greve
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNUD E. DAN A/S | Lunikvej 40, 2670 Greve | 17 | 1001929480 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel, produktion, håndværk, industri og finansieringsvirksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
35 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2026 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementAase Birgitte Dan appointed board member
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20191 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Lunikvej 40, 2670 Greve
201811 changesaddress 1 · ownership 5 · management 4 · merger 1
- AddressMoved to Lunikvej 40, 2670 Greve
- OwnershipHENRIK DAN ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipLARS MARTIN BØGEHOLM JENSEN ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipPREBEN DIGE PEDERSEN ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipLARS MARTIN BØGEHOLM JENSEN ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipHENRIK DAN ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementHenrik Dan appointed ceo
- ManagementHenny Bøgeholm Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementPreben Dige Pedersen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementPreben Dige Pedersen stepped down as board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20113 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementPreben Dige Pedersen appointed ceo
- ManagementJohn Marius Lyager stepped down as board member
- ManagementKnud Erik Dan stepped down as board member
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of soap, detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations (204100)
20031 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Sæbe- og vaskemiddelfabrikker (245110)
20025 changesname 1 · capital 1 · ownership 3
- NameName changed from KNUD E. DAN ApS to KNUD E. DAN A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 240,000 DKK to 510,000 DKK
- OwnershipPREBEN DIGE PEDERSEN ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipLARS MARTIN BØGEHOLM JENSEN ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipHENRIK DAN ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
19976 changesfounded 1 · management 5
- FoundedRegistered as KNUD E. DAN ApS
- ManagementHenrik Dan appointed board member
- ManagementLars Martin Bøgeholm Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Marius Lyager appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Erik Dan appointed board member
- ManagementPreben Dige Pedersen appointed board member
Related companies
Same people in management
- Loxam A/Svia Mogens Andersen
- Zacho-lind A/Svia Mogens Andersen
- BostedDanmark ApSvia Henny Bøgeholm Jensen
- Henrik A. Fog A/Svia Mogens Andersen
- Leif Larsen Ventilation A/Svia Mogens Andersen
- Cykelgården i Greve ApSvia Mogens Andersen
Largest in the industry
- Nopa Nordic A/SDKK 271.8m
- Novadan ApSDKK 106.4m
- McBride Denmark A/SDKK 101.6m
- Dst-chemicals A/SDKK 57m
- WOCA Denmark A/SDKK 45.1m
- Unilever Produktion ApSDKK 41.2m
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.