Kunsten ApS
Private limited companyCVR 37866326EsbjergActive
Kunsten ApS is a private limited company, based in Esbjerg, active in restaurants and cafés, founded in 2016. Net profit rose 11% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 226k. Profit has grown three years in a row. 6 people are registered in the company's management and ownership.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.9m.
- Net profit rose 11% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 226k.
- Equity rose 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.9m.
Employees
- 1 fewer employees than a year earlier: 6 (07/2026) against 7 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Frank Jørgensen (board member, 26/01/2026) and Helle Tingberg (board member, 26/01/2026).
- Stepped down: Karen Frøsig (board member, 31/12/2025) and Peter Mikael Ringtved (board member, 31/12/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 15/06/2026: Share capital changed from 50,000 DKK to 40,000 DKK
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Restaurants and cafés (561110)
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 | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 1,520 | 1,378 | 3,228 | 2,612 | 2,654 | 2,866 | +8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 70 | 46 | 718 | 133 | 245 | 283 | +15.5% |
| Profit before tax | 57 | 37 | 708 | 133 | 262 | 290 | +10.9% |
| Net profit | 44 | 28 | 552 | 77 | 204 | 226 | +10.7% |
| Total assets | 2,660 | 2,514 | 3,177 | 2,630 | 2,562 | 3,071 | +19.9% |
| Equity | 1,844 | 1,872 | 2,424 | 1,501 | 1,705 | 1,931 | +13.2% |
| Liabilities | 816 | 641 | 753 | 1,107 | 821 | 1,089 | +32.7% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,448 | 1,577 | 2,443 | 1,936 | 1,443 | 1,917 | +32.9% |
| Average number of employees | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | 5 | 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, 2024, 2025: 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 2025 figuresProfit for five years in a row
Net result has been positive in 2021–2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 21/04/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 01/04/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 15/04/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 27/03/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 31/05/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 26/05/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
3,486 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in restaurants and cafés based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.1m, net profit DKK 62,146, equity DKK 220k, 5 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. 23,553of 69,742 Better than 66% | No. 24,789of 69,964 Better than 65% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees2,301 companies in the comparison | No. 427of 2,296 Better than 81% | No. 167of 2,301 Better than 93% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,679 companies in the comparison | No. 13,511of 33,579 Better than 60% | No. 11,044of 33,678 Better than 67% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 23,192of 66,379 Better than 65% | No. 20,912of 66,505 Better than 69% |
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
Restaurants and cafés- Kunsten ApSDKK 2.9m
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 305.3m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 193.6m
- Kunsten ApSDKK 226k
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 70.4m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 14.5m
- Kunsten ApSDKK 1.9m
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 263m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 23.3m
- Kunsten ApS6
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApS240
- Bone's Restauranter A/S1,208
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Musikhuset Esbjerg. Fond100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Torben Georg Seldrup | Director | 09/09/2019 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Søtrup | Chair of the board | 29/10/2019 |
| Frank Jørgensen | Board member | 26/01/2026 |
| Helle Tingberg | Board member | 26/01/2026 |
- Founders
- Josef Anton Nielsen
Former management (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Anton Nielsen | CEO | 30/06/2016 | 09/09/2019 |
| Karen Frøsig | Board member | 29/10/2019 | 31/12/2025 |
| Peter Mikael Ringtved | Board member | 29/10/2019 | 31/12/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af alle bestyrelsesmedlemmerne i forening eller af direktøren i forening med 1 bestyrelsesmedlem.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsHavnegade 20
6700 Esbjerg
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunsten ApS | Havnegade 20, 6700 Esbjerg | 8 | 1021586052 |
| Køkkenet Tobakken | Gasværksgade 2, 1, 6700 Esbjerg | – | 1030679209 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er primært at servicere Musikhuset Esbjerg, Fond og dennes gæster i relation til cafe- og restaurationsdrift, samt afholde spisearrangementer for selskaber i virksomhedens lokaler.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
25 registered events20264 changescapital 1 · accounts 1 · management 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 50,000 DKK to 40,000 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementFrank Jørgensen appointed board member
- ManagementHelle Tingberg appointed board member
20254 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1 · industry 1
- ManagementKaren Frøsig stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeter Mikael Ringtved stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Restaurants and cafés (561110)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20232 changescapital 1 · accounts 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 60,000 DKK to 50,000 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20201 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 50,000 DKK to 60,000 DKK
20198 changesmanagement 5 · name 1 · ownership 2
- ManagementKaren Frøsig appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Mikael Ringtved appointed board member
- ManagementJohnny Søtrup appointed chair of the board
- NameName changed from Restaurant Kunstpavillonen ApS to Kunsten ApS
- OwnershipMUSIKHUSET ESBJERG. FOND registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipJosef Nielsen Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementTorben Georg Seldrup appointed director
- ManagementJosef Anton Nielsen stepped down as ceo
20163 changesfounded 1 · management 1 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as Restaurant Kunstpavillonen ApS
- ManagementJosef Anton Nielsen appointed ceo
- OwnershipJosef Nielsen Holding ApS registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same industry in Esbjerg
- Driftsselskabet af 8.12.2016 ApS649 employees
- Driftsselskabet af 10.12.2020 ApS309 employees
- Hr. & fru Dax ApS87 employees
- Posthuset Esbjerg ApS84 employees
- Restaurant Dronning Louise ApS69 employees
- KMF Food ApS64 employees
Same people in management
- AL Sydbank A/Svia Karen Frøsig
- Dansk Avis Omdeling A/Svia Peter Mikael Ringtved
- Jfm A/Svia Peter Mikael Ringtved
- KMD A/Svia Johnny Søtrup
- Blue Water Shipping A/Svia Johnny Søtrup
- NETS Denmark A/Svia Karen Frøsig
Largest in the industry
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 305.3m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 193.6m
- Sticks 'n' Sushi A/SDKK 190m
- MR Restaurants ApSDKK 173.9m
- Flammen A/SDKK 154.9m
- Nordic Service Partners A/SDKK 148.6m
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.