Kolding Karosserifabrik ApS
Private limited companyCVR 76758514BjertActive
Kolding Karosserifabrik ApS is a private limited company, based in Bjert, active in manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers, founded in 1984. The company went from a profit in 2024 to a loss of DKK 540k in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 14% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 6.5m.
- Net profit went from a profit of DKK 550k to a loss of DKK 540k (2024 → 2025).
- Equity fell 11% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.2m.
Employees
- 6 fewer employees than a year earlier: 8 (07/2026) against 14 (07/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers (292000)
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 | 18,191 | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 5,660 | 5,241 | 5,971 | 5,496 | 7,615 | 6,512 | −14.5% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 364 | 205 | 878 | 476 | 894 | −496 | −155.5% |
| Profit before tax | 171 | 79 | 766 | 250 | 708 | −704 | −199.3% |
| Net profit | 126 | 63 | 599 | 181 | 550 | −540 | −198.2% |
| Total assets | 10,894 | 11,271 | 11,519 | 10,804 | 12,894 | 10,985 | −14.8% |
| Equity | 3,320 | 3,383 | 3,982 | 4,163 | 4,713 | 4,173 | −11.5% |
| Liabilities | 7,574 | 7,887 | 7,384 | 6,419 | 7,801 | 6,595 | −15.5% |
| Average number of employees | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 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 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 07/05/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 26/05/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 23/05/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 11/05/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 07/04/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 30/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
40 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 6.8m, net profit DKK 487k, equity DKK 5.6m, 12 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. 9,558of 69,742 Better than 86% | No. 15,911of 69,964 Better than 77% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees23 companies in the comparison | No. 4of 23 Better than 86% | No. 8of 23 Better than 68% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 5,089of 10,152 Better than 50% | No. 6,553of 10,275 Better than 36% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 10,329of 66,379 Better than 84% | No. 12,758of 66,505 Better than 81% |
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 bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers- Kolding Karosserifabrik ApSDKK 6.5m
- Maersk Container Industry A/SDKK 647.3m
- VM Tarm A/SDKK 184.3m
- Kolding Karosserifabrik ApS−DKK 540k
- Maersk Container Industry A/SDKK 452.1m
- VM Tarm A/SDKK 24.2m
- Kolding Karosserifabrik ApSDKK 4.2m
- Maersk Container Industry A/SDKK 778.5m
- VM Tarm A/SDKK 62.3m
- Kolding Karosserifabrik ApS8
- Maersk Container Industry A/S132
- VM Tarm A/S320
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Erik Hjorth Holding ApS100%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Hjorth | Director | 05/04/2006 |
Former management (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Lauritsen | Director | 20/12/1984 | 22/12/2011 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktionen
Address and production units
1 active production unitsMøllebakken 20
6091 Bjert
Kolding Municipality · Postcode 6091
Other companies at the address (1)
- BP trailer A/SAgents in motorcycles, cars, buses and trailers
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOLDING KAROSSERIFABRIK ApS | Møllebakken 20, Agtrup, 6091 Bjert | 7 | 1002501175 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er handel og fabrikationsvirksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
16 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers (292000)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20112 changesownership 1 · management 1
- OwnershipERIK HJORTH HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
- ManagementKurt Lauritsen stepped down as director
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers (292000)
20061 changemanagement 1
- ManagementErik Hjorth appointed director
20051 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 208,400 DKK to 278,000 DKK
19981 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 200,000 DKK to 208,400 DKK
19951 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 200,000 DKK
19842 changesfounded 1 · management 1
- FoundedRegistered as KOLDING KAROSSERIFABRIK ApS
- ManagementKurt Lauritsen appointed director
Related companies
Same people in management
- K2 Top ApSvia Erik Krab Koed
Largest in the industry
- Maersk Container Industry A/SDKK 647.3m
- VM Tarm A/SDKK 184.3m
- Variant A/SDKK 91.4m
- HMK Bilcon A/SDKK 77.8m
- Brdr. Plagborg A/SDKK 73.8m
- Satellite Denmark ApSDKK 53.8m
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 24/10/2026.