Leadershift Cognito A/S

Public limited companyCVR 26794374København VActive

Leadershift Cognito A/S is a public limited company, based in København V, active in business and other management consultancy activities, founded in 2002. Net profit fell 18% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 468k. Equity grew to DKK 1.6m in 2025. 7 people are registered in the company's management and ownership.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 3.4m−42.3% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 468k−17.9% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 1.6m+42.6% vs. 2024
Employees2latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 42% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 3.4m.
  • Net profit fell 18% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 468k.
  • Equity rose 43% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.6m.

Employees

  • 3 fewer employees than a year earlier: 2 (08/2026) against 5 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Steen Amstrup (board member, 01/03/2026) and Steen Amstrup (director, 01/03/2026).
  • Stepped down: Mads Morten From Skovsgaard (board member, 01/03/2026) and Mads Morten From Skovsgaard (director, 01/03/2026).
  • New owners registered: Amstelbloom Holding ApS (01/03/2026).
  • No longer registered as owner: Skovsgaard Invest ApS (01/03/2026).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Business and other management consultancy activities (702000)

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 0DKK 200kDKK 400kDKK 600kDKK 800kDKK 1mDKK 1.2mDKK 1.4mDKK 1.6m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Leadershift Cognito A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit3,1753,0363,5603,8915,9413,427−42.3%
Operating profit (EBIT)21392772601505516+2.2%
Profit before tax277464737728735605−17.7%
Net profit214361571567570468−17.9%
Total assets4,4004,4915,3785,1703,7944,078+7.5%
Equity7308811,0921,0891,0991,566+42.6%
Liabilities3,5983,5494,2244,0462,6962,512−6.8%
Cash and cash equivalents1,1133531,0891,1302,8933,379+16.8%
Average number of employees443454−20%

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 (2,370 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • Profit 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
Annual reports for Leadershift Cognito A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202503/02/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/07/2023 – 31/12/202407/02/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/07/2022 – 30/06/202326/09/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202201/07/2021 – 30/06/202223/09/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202101/07/2020 – 30/06/202114/09/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/07/2019 – 30/06/202025/09/2020The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

2,370 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in business and other management consultancy activities based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 3.4mNo. 640 of 2,358
Better than 73% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 1.6mNo. 955 of 2,369
Better than 60% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees2No. 529 of 2,370
Better than 78% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.3m, net profit DKK 170k, equity DKK 974k, 2 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.6mDKK 26.5mDKK 431.1mDKK 2.8bnHere
Distribution of gross profit for 2,031 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. 20,016of 69,742
Better than 71%
No. 27,583of 69,964
Better than 61%
Same industry and fewer than 20 employees2,220 companies in the comparison
No. 508of 2,210
Better than 77%
No. 834of 2,219
Better than 62%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 12,140of 24,791
Better than 51%
No. 15,877of 24,909
Better than 36%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 13,254of 17,786
Better than 25%
No. 15,117of 18,024
Better than 16%

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

Business and other management consultancy activities
Gross profit
  1. Leadershift Cognito A/SDKK 3.4m
  2. COWI Holding A/SDKK 7bn
  3. Accenture A/SDKK 1.1bn
Net profit
  1. Leadershift Cognito A/SDKK 468k
  2. COWI Holding A/SDKK 374m
  3. Accenture A/SDKK 116.1m
Equity
  1. Leadershift Cognito A/SDKK 1.6m
  2. COWI Holding A/SDKK 2bn
  3. Accenture A/SDKK 642m
Employees
  1. Leadershift Cognito A/S2
  2. COWI Holding A/S12
  3. Accenture A/S977

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Cognito Group ApS50%
  • Amstelbloom Holding ApS33.33%
Leadershift Cognito A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Leadershift Cognito A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Steen AmstrupDirector01/03/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at Leadershift Cognito A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Frank Ærsøe EwertBoard member31/01/2024
John RohdeChair of the board31/01/2024
Steen AmstrupBoard member01/03/2026
Auditor
Niklas Tullberg Hoff
Founders
Flemming Løvenhardt Petersen, Jan Reckeweg
Former management (12)
Former management at Leadershift Cognito A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Karsten KoedBoard member02/09/200231/01/2024
Svend Flemming RigetChair of the board02/09/200220/08/2005
Torben BjørnBoard member02/09/200231/01/2024
Flemming Løvenhardt PetersenChair of the board20/08/200527/06/2008
Jan ReckewegDirector31/08/200727/06/2008
Peter Balstrup HansenCEO31/08/200731/01/2024
Jan ReckewegChair of the board27/06/200802/09/2016
Peter Balstrup HansenBoard member27/06/200831/01/2024
Marianne HorsebøgBoard member01/07/201501/07/2017
Marianne Benedikte Nyeland EhlersChair of the board02/09/201601/07/2018
Mads Morten From SkovsgaardBoard member31/01/202401/03/2026
Mads Morten From SkovsgaardDirector31/01/202401/03/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening.

Address and production units

1 active production units

Gamle Carlsberg Vej 16
1799 København V

København Municipality · Postcode 1799

Other companies at the address (1)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Leadershift Cognito A/SGamle Carlsberg Vej 16, 1799 København V21009329745

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at udøve virksomhed med etablering af faglige netværk, undervisning, konsuletvirksomhed, samt aktiviteter i tilknytning hertil.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

66 registered events
20267 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 2 · accounts 1
  • Steen Amstrup appointed board member
  • Steen Amstrup appointed director
  • Mads Morten From Skovsgaard stepped down as board member
  • Mads Morten From Skovsgaard stepped down as director
  • Amstelbloom Holding ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • SKOVSGAARD INVEST ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Industry changed to Business and other management consultancy activities (702000)
202414 changesaddress 2 · name 1 · management 8 · ownership 3
  • Moved to Gamle Carlsberg Vej 16, 1799 København V
  • Name changed from RIGÉT A/S to Leadershift Cognito A/S
  • Moved to Ved Klædebo 9, 2970 Hørsholm
  • John Rohde appointed chair of the board
  • Mads Morten From Skovsgaard appointed board member
  • Frank Ærsøe Ewert appointed board member
  • Mads Morten From Skovsgaard appointed director
  • Peter Balstrup Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Peter Balstrup Hansen stepped down as ceo
  • Torben Bjørn stepped down as board member
  • Karsten Koed stepped down as board member
  • Cognito Group ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • SKOVSGAARD INVEST ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Peter Balstrup Management ApS is no longer registered as owner
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20222 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Moved to Ved Klædebo 9, 2970 Hørsholm
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20201 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20183 changesmanagement 1 · ownership 1 · name 1
  • Marianne Benedikte Nyeland Ehlers stepped down as chair of the board
  • Marianne Ehlers Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Name changed from RIGET A/S to RIGÉT A/S
20175 changesmanagement 1 · ownership 4
  • Marianne Horsebøg stepped down as board member
  • Peter Balstrup Management ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • JYSKE BANK A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Marianne Horsebøg ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Peter Balstrup Management ApS is no longer registered as owner
20165 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 3
  • Marianne Benedikte Nyeland Ehlers appointed chair of the board
  • Jan Reckeweg stepped down as chair of the board
  • Peter Balstrup Management ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • Marianne Ehlers Holding ApS registered as owner (20%)
  • Peter Balstrup Management ApS is no longer registered as owner
20157 changesmanagement 1 · ownership 6
  • Marianne Horsebøg appointed board member
  • Peter Balstrup Management ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
  • JYSKE BANK A/S registered as owner (0%)
  • Marianne Horsebøg ApS registered as owner (20%)
  • K. WARMING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • JR MANAGEMENT A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Peter Balstrup Management ApS is no longer registered as owner
20133 changesownership 3
  • K. WARMING ApS registered as owner (10%)
  • JR MANAGEMENT A/S registered as owner (25%)
  • Peter Balstrup Management ApS registered as owner (50%)
20101 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Lyngsø Alle 3, 1, 2970 Hørsholm
20085 changesmanagement 4 · industry 1
  • Peter Balstrup Hansen appointed board member
  • Jan Reckeweg appointed chair of the board
  • Jan Reckeweg stepped down as director
  • Flemming Løvenhardt Petersen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Industry changed to Virksomhedsrådgivning og anden rådgivning om driftsledelse (702200)
20073 changesmanagement 2 · address 1
  • Peter Balstrup Hansen appointed ceo
  • Jan Reckeweg appointed director
  • Moved to Rugmarken 2, 3520 Farum
20052 changesmanagement 2
  • Flemming Løvenhardt Petersen appointed chair of the board
  • Svend Flemming Riget stepped down as chair of the board
20024 changesfounded 1 · management 3
  • Registered as RIGET A/S
  • Svend Flemming Riget appointed chair of the board
  • Torben Bjørn appointed board member
  • Karsten Koed 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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