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Koustrup & Co. ApS

Private limited companyCVR 12316089HillerødActive

Koustrup & Co. ApS is a private limited company, based in Hillerød, active in book publishing, founded in 1988. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 1.3m. With 18 employees, the company is about 6 times larger than the industry median. Equity fell to DKK 1.1m in 2025.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 4.1m−16.2% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 1.3m−845.4% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 1.1m−54.9% vs. 2024
Employees18latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 16% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.1m.
  • The loss grew: from DKK 142k to DKK 1.3m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity fell 55% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.1m.

Employees

  • 2 fewer employees than a year earlier: 18 (08/2026) against 20 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Ulla Koustrup (board member, 24/06/2025) and Lisbeth Blom (chair of the board, 24/06/2025).
  • Stepped down: Søren Koustrup (board member, 24/06/2025) and Ulla Koustrup (chair of the board, 23/06/2025).
  • New owners registered: Ulla Koustrup (22/11/2025), Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard (22/11/2025) and Søren Koustrup (22/11/2025) (+1).
  • No longer registered as owner: Ulla Koustrup (21/11/2025), Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard (21/11/2025) and Søren Koustrup (21/11/2025) (+1).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Book publishing (581100)

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 1.5m−DKK 1m−DKK 500kDKK 0DKK 500kDKK 1mDKK 1.5mDKK 2mDKK 2.5m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Koustrup & Co. ApS
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit1,7472,1612,8155,8174,8884,096−16.2%
Operating profit (EBIT)–––595−95−1,184−1,150.8%
Profit before tax323552343523−176−1,302−638.4%
Net profit251429266408−142−1,340−845.4%
Total assets3,4314,2974,2395,5365,6095,488−2.2%
Equity1,4771,9062,1722,5802,4391,099−54.9%
Liabilities1,9542,3912,0672,9563,1714,389+38.4%
Cash and cash equivalents1,0791,02886922018980−57.6%
Average number of employees44791011+10%

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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DKK 0DKK 1mDKK 2mDKK 3mDKK 4mDKK 5mDKK 6m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (104 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.

  • Equity fell sharply

    Equity fell 55% from 2024 to 2025 (DKK 2.4m to DKK 1.1m).

    How is this calculated?

    Equity has fallen by at least 30% from the previous annual report, and it was positive the year before.

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 Koustrup & Co. ApS
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202530/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202401/07/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202328/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202211/07/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202124/04/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202001/06/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
051015202509/2310/2311/2312/2301/2402/2403/2404/2405/2406/2407/2408/2409/2410/2411/2412/2401/2502/2503/2504/2505/2506/2507/2508/2509/2510/2511/2512/2501/2602/2603/2604/2605/2606/2607/2608/26
Employees

Position in the industry

104 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in book publishing based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 4.1mNo. 35 of 104
Better than 67% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 1.1mNo. 56 of 104
Better than 47% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees18No. 18 of 104
Better than 83% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.6m, net profit DKK 91,836, equity DKK 1.4m, 3 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 772kDKK 6mDKK 46.1mDKK 179.9mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 97 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 fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison
No. 16,716of 69,742
Better than 76%
No. 32,393of 69,964
Better than 54%
Same industry and fewer than 20 employees92 companies in the comparison
No. 24of 92
Better than 75%
No. 44of 92
Better than 53%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 6,046of 10,152
Better than 40%
No. 8,708of 10,275
Better than 15%
All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison
No. 16,794of 66,379
Better than 75%
No. 28,317of 66,505
Better than 57%

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

Book publishing
Gross profit
  1. Koustrup & Co. ApSDKK 4.1m
  2. Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
  3. Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
Net profit
  1. Koustrup & Co. ApS−DKK 1.3m
  2. Gyldendal A/SDKK 40.8m
  3. Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 13.1m
Equity
  1. Koustrup & Co. ApSDKK 1.1m
  2. Gyldendal A/SDKK 402.9m
  3. Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 216.2m
Employees
  1. Koustrup & Co. ApS18
  2. Gyldendal A/S427
  3. Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S321

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Ulla Koustrup5%
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard33.33%
  • Anne Katrine Søborg33.33%
Koustrup & Co. ApS

Management

6 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Koustrup & Co. ApS
NameRoleAppointed
Lise Marie Elling AbildgaardDirector01/03/2019
Anne Katrine SøborgCEO28/09/2020

Board of directors

Board of directors at Koustrup & Co. ApS
NameRoleAppointed
Anne Katrine SøborgBoard member05/05/2004
Lise Marie Elling AbildgaardBoard member29/05/2017
Ulla KoustrupBoard member24/06/2025
Lisbeth BlomChair of the board24/06/2025
Founders
VX 10.312 ApS
Former management (7)
Former management at Koustrup & Co. ApS
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Susanne Saul StakemannDirector01/08/198801/12/1988
Ulla KoustrupBoard member01/08/198827/09/2020
Per Emil Hasselbalch StakemannBoard member01/08/198801/12/1988
Søren KoustrupBoard member01/08/198824/06/2025
Søren KoustrupDirector02/03/200001/09/2009
Ulla KoustrupCEO01/09/200928/09/2020
Ulla KoustrupChair of the board28/09/202023/06/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktøren eller af et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening med en direktør

Address and production units

1 active production units

Pibe Møllevej 13A
3400 Hillerød

Hillerød Municipality · Postcode 3400

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
KOUSTRUP & CO. ApSPibe Møllevej 13A, Alsønderup, 3400 Hillerød181000367817

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive forlags-,kommunikation- og produktionsvirksomhed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

103 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
202514 changesownership 8 · accounts 1 · management 4 · industry 1
  • Ulla Koustrup registered as owner (5%)
  • Anne Katrine Søborg registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Søren Koustrup registered as owner (0%)
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard is no longer registered as owner
  • Anne Katrine Søborg is no longer registered as owner
  • Søren Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Ulla Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Ulla Koustrup appointed board member
  • Lisbeth Blom appointed chair of the board
  • Søren Koustrup stepped down as board member
  • Ulla Koustrup stepped down as chair of the board
  • Industry changed to Book publishing (581100)
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
202310 changesaddress 1 · ownership 8 · accounts 1
  • Moved to Pibe Møllevej 13A, Alsønderup, 3400 Hillerød
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Anne Katrine Søborg registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Søren Koustrup registered as owner (5%)
  • Ulla Koustrup registered as owner (10%)
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard is no longer registered as owner
  • Anne Katrine Søborg is no longer registered as owner
  • Søren Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Ulla Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20229 changesaccounts 1 · ownership 8
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Anne Katrine Søborg registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Søren Koustrup registered as owner (5%)
  • Ulla Koustrup registered as owner (10%)
  • Søren Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Anne Katrine Søborg is no longer registered as owner
  • Ulla Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard is no longer registered as owner
20217 changesaccounts 1 · ownership 6
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Søren Koustrup registered as owner (10%)
  • Anne Katrine Søborg registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Ulla Koustrup registered as owner (15%)
  • Ulla Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Søren Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Anne Katrine Søborg is no longer registered as owner
202010 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 6
  • Ulla Koustrup appointed chair of the board
  • Anne Katrine Søborg appointed ceo
  • Ulla Koustrup stepped down as ceo
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard registered as owner (25%)
  • Ulla Koustrup registered as owner (20%)
  • Søren Koustrup registered as owner (15%)
  • Ulla Koustrup stepped down as board member
  • Ulla Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Søren Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard is no longer registered as owner
20199 changesownership 8 · management 1
  • Ulla Koustrup registered as owner (25%)
  • Anne Katrine Søborg registered as owner (25%)
  • Søren Koustrup registered as owner (20%)
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard registered as owner (20%)
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard is no longer registered as owner
  • Anne Katrine Søborg is no longer registered as owner
  • Søren Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Ulla Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard appointed director
20188 changesownership 8
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard registered as owner (20%)
  • Anne Katrine Søborg registered as owner (20%)
  • Søren Koustrup registered as owner (25%)
  • Ulla Koustrup registered as owner (25%)
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard is no longer registered as owner
  • Anne Katrine Søborg is no longer registered as owner
  • Søren Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Ulla Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
20171 changemanagement 1
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard appointed board member
20169 changesownership 8 · address 1
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard registered as owner (10%)
  • Anne Katrine Søborg registered as owner (15%)
  • Søren Koustrup registered as owner (25%)
  • Ulla Koustrup registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Ulla Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Anne Katrine Søborg is no longer registered as owner
  • Søren Koustrup is no longer registered as owner
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard is no longer registered as owner
  • Moved to Pibe Møllevej 13, Alsønderup, 3400 Hillerød
20154 changesownership 4
  • Ulla Koustrup registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Anne Katrine Søborg registered as owner (10%)
  • Søren Koustrup registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Lise Marie Elling Abildgaard registered as owner (5%)
20101 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 125,000 DKK to 250,000 DKK
20092 changesmanagement 2
  • Ulla Koustrup appointed ceo
  • Søren Koustrup stepped down as director
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Kunstnerisk skaben (900300)
20071 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Stationsvej 22, 3520 Farum
20042 changesname 1 · management 1
  • Name changed from AVENA COMMUNICATION ApS to KOUSTRUP & CO. ApS
  • Anne Katrine Søborg appointed board member
20003 changesname 1 · address 1 · management 1
  • Name changed from AVENA ApS to AVENA COMMUNICATION ApS
  • Moved to Stationsvej 22, 3520 Farum
  • Søren Koustrup appointed director
19991 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Selvstændigt udøvende kunstnere (923120)
19971 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 125,000 DKK
19888 changesname 1 · management 6 · founded 1
  • Name changed from ApS KBIL 9 NR.1710 to AVENA ApS
  • Susanne Saul Stakemann stepped down as director
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as board member
  • Registered as ApS KBIL 9 NR.1710
  • Susanne Saul Stakemann appointed director
  • Ulla Koustrup appointed board member
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed board member
  • Søren Koustrup appointed board member

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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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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