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Krone Scanbalt A/S

Public limited companyCVR 20003286PadborgActive

Krone Scanbalt A/S is a public limited company, based in Padborg, active in wholesale of motor vehicles, founded in 1997. The company went from a profit in 2024 to a loss of DKK 11.5m in 2025. With 28 employees, the company is about 9 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 89% of the companies in the industry in the database.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 197.6m−2.4% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 11.5m−305.3% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 185.2m−6.2% vs. 2024
Employees28latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Revenue fell 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 197.6m.
  • Net profit went from a profit of DKK 5.6m to a loss of DKK 11.5m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity fell 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 185.2m.

Employees

  • 4 fewer employees than a year earlier: 28 (08/2026) against 32 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Brian Retzlaff (ceo, 02/09/2025).
  • Stepped down: Jan Theodor Knudsen (ceo, 02/09/2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Wholesale of motor vehicles (467100)
  • 09/12/2024: Industry changed to Engros- og detailhandel med lastbiler og påhængsvogne mv. (451920)

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 50mDKK 0DKK 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Krone Scanbalt A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue650,035322,081325,044365,625202,457197,604−2.4%
Gross profit85,16731,80336,52932,84031,33631,428+0.3%
Operating profit (EBIT)6,2509,0117,8467,5719,7184,472−54%
Profit before tax−14,54533,37822,35236,5667,581−10,459−238%
Net profit−12,18331,37824,05335,2725,620−11,537−305.3%
Total assets467,869462,118455,692553,038520,109457,041−12.1%
Equity108,412140,235177,225189,690197,376185,223−6.2%
Liabilities357,213––––––
Cash and cash equivalents51,027103,87621,49413,9877,4673,977−46.7%
Average number of employees7830323434340%

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.

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Gross profitMedian, the industry (199 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Krone Scanbalt A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/08/2024 – 31/07/202527/01/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/08/2023 – 31/07/202403/02/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/08/2022 – 31/07/202321/12/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202201/08/2021 – 31/07/202211/01/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/08/2020 – 31/07/202120/12/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/08/2019 – 31/07/202008/10/2020The groupPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

199 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of motor vehicles based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 31.4mNo. 22 of 199
Better than 89% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 185.2mNo. 11 of 199
Better than 95% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees28No. 12 of 199
Better than 94% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.3m, net profit DKK 462k, equity DKK 5.4m, 3 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.1mDKK 11.4mDKK 121.2mDKK 587.1mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 182 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 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison
No. 1,233of 9,892
Better than 88%
No. 213of 9,922
Better than 98%
Same industry and 20–49 employees12 companies in the comparison
No. 5of 12
Better than 64%
No. 3of 12
Better than 82%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 2,258of 24,791
Better than 91%
No. 832of 24,909
Better than 97%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 4,254of 17,786
Better than 76%
No. 1,519of 18,024
Better than 92%

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

Wholesale of motor vehicles
Gross profit
  1. Krone Scanbalt A/SDKK 31.4m
  2. Wismo Group A/SDKK 1.3bn
  3. Scania Danmark A/SDKK 952.6m
Net profit
  1. Krone Scanbalt A/S−DKK 11.5m
  2. Wismo Group A/SDKK 662.3m
  3. Scania Danmark A/SDKK 219.8m
Equity
  1. Krone Scanbalt A/SDKK 185.2m
  2. Wismo Group A/SDKK 2.7bn
  3. Scania Danmark A/SDKK 444m
Employees
  1. Krone Scanbalt A/S28
  2. Wismo Group A/S66
  3. Scania Danmark A/S817

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • KRONE Commercial Vehicle SE100%
Krone Scanbalt A/S

Management

5 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Krone Scanbalt A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Ole Randum NielsenDirector26/02/2009
Brian RetzlaffCEO02/09/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Krone Scanbalt A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Johannes HennewigBoard member31/08/2017
Frank AlbersBoard member12/12/2018
Stefan BinnewiesChair of the board29/09/2022
Founders
Preben Bang Henriksen. Aalborg ApS
Former management (18)
Former management at Krone Scanbalt A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Preben Bang HenriksenDirector01/04/199708/09/1997
Kjeld Holmgreen SørensenBoard member08/09/199717/03/2000
Ole Porskær WintherBoard member08/09/199727/11/2000
Ole Porskær WintherDirector08/09/199727/11/2000
Jørgen LauritzenBoard member27/11/200016/08/2010
Jan Theodor KnudsenBoard member27/11/200016/08/2010
Lars Becker ToftChair of the board26/02/200916/08/2010
Leif ToftBoard member26/02/200916/08/2010
Leif ToftCEO26/02/200924/09/2010
Peter DahlBoard member16/08/201013/01/2016
Alfons Josef VeerChair of the board16/08/201007/09/2016
Gero Schulze IsfortBoard member16/08/201012/12/2018
Jørgen LauritzenChief financial officer24/09/201016/05/2012
Jan Theodor KnudsenCEO24/09/201002/09/2025
Frank Wilhelm BleyBoard member13/01/201607/09/2016
Michael Bernard Josef TheislingBoard member07/09/201631/08/2017
Aloysius SchnelteBoard member07/09/201609/02/2017
Aloysius SchnelteChair of the board10/02/201729/09/2022

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den samlede bestyrelse, af bestyrelsens formand, af 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af en direktør i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem

Address and production units

1 active production units

Kilen 5
6330 Padborg

Aabenraa Municipality · Postcode 6330

Other companies at the address (1)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
KRONE SCANBALT A/SKilen 5, Bovmark, 6330 Padborg281004260699

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed med køb, salg, finansiering og udlejning af transportmateriel af enhver art og hermed beslægtet virksomhed, samt deltagelse i andre selskaber i ind- og udland, der helt eller delvist har samme formål.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

67 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20254 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1 · industry 1
  • Brian Retzlaff appointed ceo
  • Jan Theodor Knudsen stepped down as ceo
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of motor vehicles (467100)
20241 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Engros- og detailhandel med lastbiler og påhængsvogne mv. (451920)
20234 changesaccounts 2 · ownership 2
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • KRONE Commercial Vehicle SE registered as owner (100%)
  • Fahrzeugwerk Krone Beteiligungs - GmbH is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20222 changesmanagement 2
  • Stefan Binnewies appointed chair of the board
  • Aloysius Schnelte stepped down as chair of the board
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20201 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20182 changesmanagement 2
  • Frank Albers appointed board member
  • Gero Schulze Isfort stepped down as board member
20176 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 2
  • Johannes Hennewig appointed board member
  • Michael Bernard Josef Theisling stepped down as board member
  • Aloysius Schnelte appointed chair of the board
  • Fahrzeugwerk Krone Beteiligungs - GmbH registered as owner (100%)
  • Aloysius Schnelte stepped down as board member
  • Fahrzeugwerk Krone Beteiligungs - GmbH is no longer registered as owner
20166 changesmanagement 6
  • Aloysius Schnelte appointed board member
  • Michael Bernard Josef Theisling appointed board member
  • Frank Wilhelm Bley stepped down as board member
  • Alfons Josef Veer stepped down as chair of the board
  • Frank Wilhelm Bley appointed board member
  • Peter Dahl stepped down as board member
20143 changescapital 2 · merger 1
  • Share capital changed from 70,000,000 DKK to 71,000,000 DKK
  • Share capital changed from 66,000,000 DKK to 70,000,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
20123 changesname 2 · management 1
  • Name changed from KRONE-SCANBALT A/S to KRONE SCANBALT A/S
  • Name changed from SCANBALT A/S to KRONE-SCANBALT A/S
  • Jørgen Lauritzen stepped down as chief financial officer
20111 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Kilen 5, Bovmark, 6330 Padborg
201011 changesmanagement 10 · ownership 1
  • Jan Theodor Knudsen appointed ceo
  • Jørgen Lauritzen appointed chief financial officer
  • Leif Toft stepped down as ceo
  • Gero Schulze Isfort appointed board member
  • Peter Dahl appointed board member
  • Alfons Josef Veer appointed chair of the board
  • Leif Toft stepped down as board member
  • Lars Becker Toft stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jørgen Lauritzen stepped down as board member
  • Jan Theodor Knudsen stepped down as board member
  • Fahrzeugwerk Krone Beteiligungs - GmbH registered as owner (100%)
20095 changescapital 1 · management 4
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 66,000,000 DKK
  • Leif Toft appointed ceo
  • Leif Toft appointed board member
  • Lars Becker Toft appointed chair of the board
  • Ole Randum Nielsen appointed director
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Udlejning og leasing af andet materiel, udstyr og andre materielle aktiver i.a.n. (773900)
20071 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Lundsbjerg Industrivej 13, 6200 Aabenraa
20032 changesname 1 · capital 1
  • Name changed from SCANBALT TRAILER ApS to SCANBALT A/S
  • Share capital changed from 125,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
20005 changesmanagement 5
  • Jørgen Lauritzen appointed board member
  • Jan Theodor Knudsen appointed board member
  • Ole Porskær Winther stepped down as director
  • Ole Porskær Winther stepped down as board member
  • Kjeld Holmgreen Sørensen stepped down as board member
19977 changesname 1 · management 5 · founded 1
  • Name changed from PBH 25.385 ApS to SCANBALT TRAILER ApS
  • Kjeld Holmgreen Sørensen appointed board member
  • Ole Porskær Winther appointed director
  • Ole Porskær Winther appointed board member
  • Preben Bang Henriksen stepped down as director
  • Registered as PBH 25.385 ApS
  • Preben Bang Henriksen 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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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