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Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval Architects

Public limited companyCVR 21594873HelsingørActive

Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval Architects is a public limited company, based in Helsingør, active in engineering consultancy in production and mechanical engineering, founded in 1999. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 14.8m. With 57 employees, the company is about 29 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 95% of the companies in the industry in the database.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 50.7m−3.3% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 14.8m−131.2% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 11.1m+0.6% vs. 2024
Employees57latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 50.7m.
  • The loss grew: from DKK 6.4m to DKK 14.8m (2024 → 2025).

Employees

  • 3 fewer employees than a year earlier: 57 (08/2026) against 60 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Javier Suarez Santos (ceo, 01/03/2025) and Emile Huibertus Poot (chair of the board, 01/01/2026).
  • Stepped down: Finn Wollesen Petersen (ceo, 28/02/2025) and Hendrik Kornel van Prooijen (chair of the board, 01/01/2026).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Engineering consultancy in production and mechanical engineering (711220)

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 thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 15m−DKK 10m−DKK 5mDKK 0DKK 5mDKK 10mDKK 15m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval Architects
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit36,73846,92639,17273,42652,41950,713−3.3%
Operating profit (EBIT)−11,0301,141−11,23915,007−7,997−12,585−57.4%
Profit before tax−11,497798−12,55513,274−10,223−14,529−42.1%
Net profit−11,444453−12,78711,834−6,408−14,816−131.2%
Total assets33,88650,66452,33167,56261,86565,732+6.3%
Equity3,6084,1925,47117,28511,01511,084+0.6%
Liabilities30,27746,47246,86050,27750,84954,648+7.5%
Cash and cash equivalents1,8121,8892,6421,6462,1113,329+57.7%
Average number of employees888685899497+3.2%

Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Group figures; 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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DKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50mDKK 60mDKK 70m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (372 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures

  • Loss 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.

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
Annual reports for Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval Architects
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202520/04/2026The groupPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202401/07/2025The groupPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202324/04/2024The groupPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202217/05/2023The groupPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202129/06/2022The groupPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202003/06/2021The groupPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

372 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in engineering consultancy in production and mechanical engineering based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 50.7mNo. 19 of 371
Better than 95% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 11.1mNo. 47 of 372
Better than 88% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees57No. 10 of 372
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.3m, net profit DKK 272k, equity DKK 1.3m, 2 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 2mDKK 39mDKK 770.4mDKK 5.6bnHere
Distribution of gross profit for 343 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison
No. 1,769of 4,412
Better than 60%
No. 2,783of 4,466
Better than 38%
Same industry and 50–199 employees15 companies in the comparison
No. 10of 15
Better than 36%
No. 11of 15
Better than 29%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 1,411of 24,791
Better than 94%
No. 6,328of 24,909
Better than 75%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 2,884of 17,786
Better than 84%
No. 8,345of 18,024
Better than 54%

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

Engineering consultancy in production and mechanical engineering
Gross profit
  1. Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval ArchitectsDKK 50.7m
  2. Grundfos Holding A/SDKK 15.2bn
  3. NNE A/SDKK 681.3m
Net profit
  1. Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval Architects−DKK 14.8m
  2. Grundfos Holding A/SDKK 2.8bn
  3. NNE A/SDKK 385.3m
Equity
  1. Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval ArchitectsDKK 11.1m
  2. Grundfos Holding A/SDKK 25.3bn
  3. NNE A/SDKK 670.3m
Employees
  1. Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval Architects57
  2. Grundfos Holding A/S2,092
  3. NNE A/S1,783

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Damen Maritime Ventures Holding B.V100%
Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval Architects

Management

5 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval Architects
NameRoleAppointed
Javier Suarez SantosCEO01/03/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval Architects
NameRoleAppointed
Hendrik Jelle GrunstraBoard member30/08/2012
Michael Paul SearsBoard member01/08/2023
Erwin BelderBoard member12/09/2024
Emile Huibertus PootChair of the board01/01/2026
Founders
Anpartsselskabet Stakemann
Former management (30)
Former management at Knud E. Hansen A/s, Naval Architects
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Kim MadsenDirector01/01/199929/06/1999
Allan EgetoftBoard member01/01/199927/11/2000
Allan EgetoftDirector01/01/199927/11/2000
Peter Andreas StakemannBoard member01/01/199929/06/1999
Thomas Fog HelstedBoard member29/06/199917/07/2001
Christian Henning ChristiansenBoard member29/06/199927/11/2000
Thomas Fog HelstedDirector27/11/200017/07/2001
Lars BøttcherDirector27/11/200003/12/2003
Søren SkiveBoard member27/11/200022/02/2002
Peter FrandsenDirector27/11/200017/07/2001
Knud Thyboe ChristensenBoard member17/07/200130/08/2012
Ulf Svejgaard PoulsenBoard member27/01/200323/06/2003
Knud Thyboe ChristensenCEO03/12/200301/11/2005
Claes Fog BølgeCEO01/11/200501/02/2007
Keld Mandix ThorsenBoard member22/05/200601/02/2007
Ricky WilkeBoard member01/02/200730/08/2012
Finn Wollesen PetersenCEO01/02/200728/02/2025
Christian Günckel DamsgaardBoard member01/02/200701/08/2023
Henning LoeschBoard member19/08/200930/08/2012
Lars BøttcherBoard member10/10/201130/08/2012
Mogens Linderberg LarsenChair of the board10/10/201130/08/2012
Claes Fog BølgeBoard member21/12/201119/09/2012
Joannes Adrianus Cornelis Mari a Merkelbach van EnkhuizenBoard member30/08/201227/12/2013
René Herbert BerkvensChair of the board30/08/201226/01/2015
Nuno Duarte Pereira MartinsBoard member27/12/201327/05/2019
Arnout Jan DamenChair of the board26/01/201514/09/2018
Lodewijk Jan Eise van OsChair of the board14/09/201814/05/2020
Emile Huibertus PootBoard member14/05/202012/09/2024
Hendrik Kornel van ProoijenChair of the board14/05/202001/01/2026
Henrik Wahlstrøm-HansenBoard member–27/01/2002

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening med den administrerende direktør.

Address and production units

2 active production units

Claessensvej 1
3000 Helsingør

Helsingør Municipality · Postcode 3000

Other companies at the address (1)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
KNUD E. HANSEN A/S, NAVAL ARCHITECTSClaessensvej 1, 3000 Helsingør511005050395
KNUD E. HANSEN A/S, NAVAL ARCHITECTSKYSTVEJEN 100, 5330 MUNKEBO61019584441

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive konsulentvirksomhed inden for skibsteknik og hermed beslægtet virksomhed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

93 registered events
20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Emile Huibertus Poot appointed chair of the board
  • Hendrik Kornel van Prooijen stepped down as chair of the board
20254 changesaccounts 1 · management 2 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Javier Suarez Santos appointed ceo
  • Finn Wollesen Petersen stepped down as ceo
  • Industry changed to Engineering consultancy in production and mechanical engineering (711220)
20243 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Erwin Belder appointed board member
  • Emile Huibertus Poot stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20236 changesaddress 1 · management 2 · ownership 2 · accounts 1
  • Moved to Claessensvej 1, 3000 Helsingør
  • Michael Paul Sears appointed board member
  • Christian Günckel Damsgaard stepped down as board member
  • Damen Maritime Ventures Holding B.V registered as owner (100%)
  • KEH NAVAL ARCHITECTS HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20203 changesmanagement 3
  • Emile Huibertus Poot appointed board member
  • Hendrik Kornel van Prooijen appointed chair of the board
  • Lodewijk Jan Eise van Os stepped down as chair of the board
20191 changemanagement 1
  • Nuno Duarte Pereira Martins stepped down as board member
20182 changesmanagement 2
  • Lodewijk Jan Eise van Os appointed chair of the board
  • Arnout Jan Damen stepped down as chair of the board
20152 changesmanagement 2
  • Arnout Jan Damen appointed chair of the board
  • René Herbert Berkvens stepped down as chair of the board
20132 changesmanagement 2
  • Nuno Duarte Pereira Martins appointed board member
  • Joannes Adrianus Cornelis Mari a Merkelbach van Enkhuizen stepped down as board member
201210 changesmanagement 9 · ownership 1
  • Claes Fog Bølge stepped down as board member
  • Hendrik Jelle Grunstra appointed board member
  • Joannes Adrianus Cornelis Mari a Merkelbach van Enkhuizen appointed board member
  • René Herbert Berkvens appointed chair of the board
  • Lars Bøttcher stepped down as board member
  • Mogens Linderberg Larsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Henning Loesch stepped down as board member
  • Ricky Wilke stepped down as board member
  • Knud Thyboe Christensen stepped down as board member
  • KEH NAVAL ARCHITECTS HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
20113 changesmanagement 3
  • Claes Fog Bølge appointed board member
  • Lars Bøttcher appointed board member
  • Mogens Linderberg Larsen appointed chair of the board
20092 changesmanagement 1 · address 1
  • Henning Loesch appointed board member
  • Moved to Claessensvej 1, 3000 Helsingør
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Engineering consultancy in production and mechanical engineering (711220)
20075 changesmanagement 5
  • Finn Wollesen Petersen appointed ceo
  • Ricky Wilke appointed board member
  • Christian Günckel Damsgaard appointed board member
  • Keld Mandix Thorsen stepped down as board member
  • Claes Fog Bølge stepped down as ceo
20067 changescapital 3 · address 1 · name 1 · industry 1 · management 1
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 601,600 DKK
  • Moved to Islands Brygge 41, 2300 København S
  • Name changed from FBG-4 ApS to KNUD E. HANSEN A/S, NAVAL ARCHITECTS
  • Share capital changed from 251,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
  • Share capital changed from 250,000 DKK to 251,000 DKK
  • Industry changed to Anden virksomhedsrådgivning (741490)
  • Keld Mandix Thorsen appointed board member
20052 changesmanagement 2
  • Claes Fog Bølge appointed ceo
  • Knud Thyboe Christensen stepped down as ceo
20035 changesmanagement 4 · address 1
  • Knud Thyboe Christensen appointed ceo
  • Lars Bøttcher stepped down as director
  • Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Lykkegårdsvej 17, 4000 Roskilde
  • Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen appointed board member
20023 changesaddress 1 · management 2
  • Moved to Præstemarksvej 23, 4000 Roskilde
  • Søren Skive stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Wahlstrøm-Hansen stepped down as board member
20017 changesindustry 1 · name 1 · address 1 · management 4
  • Industry changed to Not stated (980000)
  • Name changed from EGETOFT EL-SERVICE ApS to FBG-4 ApS
  • Moved to Hovedvejen 233, Osted, 4000 Roskilde
  • Knud Thyboe Christensen appointed board member
  • Peter Frandsen stepped down as director
  • Thomas Fog Helsted stepped down as director
  • Thomas Fog Helsted stepped down as board member
20009 changesaddress 1 · management 7 · industry 1
  • Moved to Niels Ebbesens Vej 27, 1911 Frederiksberg C
  • Søren Skive appointed board member
  • Peter Frandsen appointed director
  • Thomas Fog Helsted appointed director
  • Lars Bøttcher appointed director
  • Christian Henning Christiansen stepped down as board member
  • Allan Egetoft stepped down as board member
  • Allan Egetoft stepped down as director
  • Industry changed to El-installation (453100)
199911 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 8 · founded 1
  • Name changed from ApS KBIL 38 NR. 2218 to EGETOFT EL-SERVICE ApS
  • Share capital changed from 125,000 DKK to 250,000 DKK
  • Thomas Fog Helsted appointed board member
  • Christian Henning Christiansen appointed board member
  • Peter Andreas Stakemann stepped down as board member
  • Kim Madsen stepped down as director
  • Registered as ApS KBIL 38 NR. 2218
  • Allan Egetoft appointed board member
  • Peter Andreas Stakemann appointed board member
  • Kim Madsen appointed director
  • Allan Egetoft appointed director

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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.

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