LL Cold ApS
Private limited companyCVR 45279111EsbjergActive
LL Cold ApS is a private limited company, based in Esbjerg, active in warehousing and storage, founded in 1957. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 8 of 94 companies in the industry in the database. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 15.3m. Operations are spread over 20 production units in 11 towns.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 66% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 78.2m.
- The loss got smaller: from DKK 23.9m to DKK 15.3m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 21% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 326.8m.
Employees
- 2 fewer employees than a year earlier: 91 (07/2026) against 93 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Folkert Bergstra (board member, 04/12/2025).
- Stepped down: Harld Johan Peters (chair of the board, 06/11/2024) and Vishal Kapoor (board member, 04/12/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 02/10/2025: Merger registered in CVR
- 02/10/2025: Share capital changed from 91,500,000 DKK to 91,500,100 DKK
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Warehousing and storage (521000)
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 | 316,022 | 312,335 | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 99,719 | 83,044 | 78,000 | 78,933 | 47,175 | 78,212 | +65.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 51,282 | 42,284 | 27,843 | 7,626 | −18,014 | −14,774 | +18% |
| Profit before tax | 45,132 | 35,513 | 22,920 | 1,078 | −29,851 | −18,636 | +37.6% |
| Net profit | 35,213 | 29,266 | 17,878 | 1,436 | −23,935 | −15,348 | +35.9% |
| Total assets | 780,566 | 590,150 | 621,011 | 607,404 | 674,688 | 772,251 | +14.5% |
| Equity | 258,861 | 273,832 | 291,710 | 293,146 | 269,211 | 326,798 | +21.4% |
| Liabilities | 459,815 | 256,051 | 274,097 | – | 361,895 | 400,175 | +10.6% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 111,800 | 21,806 | 5,944 | 256 | 893 | 5,606 | +527.8% |
| Average number of employees | 231 | 244 | 70 | 73,000 | 87,000 | 89 | −99.9% |
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 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 figuresLoss 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.
Fewer employees
The number of employees fell 100% from 87,000 in 2024 to 89 in 2025.
How is this calculated?
The number of employees according to the annual report has fallen by at least 25%, and was at least 10 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| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 03/08/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 01/07/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 10/07/2024 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 13/07/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 30/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 12/03/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
95 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in warehousing and storage based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 4m, net profit DKK 41,709, equity DKK 2.1m, 6 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 983of 4,412 Better than 78% | No. 214of 4,466 Better than 95% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 1,035of 10,152 Better than 90% | No. 522of 10,275 Better than 95% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 402of 66,379 Better than 99% | No. 345of 66,505 Better than 99% |
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
Warehousing and storage- LL Cold ApSDKK 78.2m
- Constellation Cold Logistics Denmark A/SDKK 245.6m
- Lundsøe Køl & Frys A/SDKK 120m
- LL Cold ApS−DKK 15.3m
- Constellation Cold Logistics Denmark A/SDKK 16.9m
- Lundsøe Køl & Frys A/S−DKK 28.5m
- LL Cold ApSDKK 326.8m
- Constellation Cold Logistics Denmark A/SDKK 201.1m
- Lundsøe Køl & Frys A/SDKK 242.9m
- LL Cold ApS91
- Constellation Cold Logistics Denmark A/S375
- Lundsøe Køl & Frys A/S189
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterSubsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
3 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Carsten Wolf | Director | 01/03/2023 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Annegien Maria Kooij | Board member | 28/02/2022 |
| Folkert Bergstra | Board member | 04/12/2025 |
Former management (23)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigmor Elisabeth Ottesen | Board member | 20/11/1957 | 20/03/2002 |
| John Riis Andersen | Board member | 20/11/1957 | 01/11/2021 |
| John Riis Andersen | CEO | 20/11/1957 | 30/04/2015 |
| Erik Ertmann Nielsen | Director | 20/11/1957 | 15/03/1994 |
| Tage Sørensen | Director | 20/11/1957 | 02/07/1993 |
| Jens Oluf Bjerre-Madsen | Board member | 20/11/1957 | 20/05/2005 |
| Frede Haubjerg Sørensen | Board member | 20/11/1957 | 26/04/1995 |
| Annette Bjerring Kristensen | Chair of the board | 25/08/2008 | 01/11/2021 |
| Kristoffer Jarl Kristensen | Deputy chair | 25/08/2008 | 01/11/2021 |
| Tage Sørensen | Board member | 25/08/2008 | 15/03/2010 |
| Karoline Amalie Qvirin Kristensen | Board member | 15/03/2010 | 01/11/2021 |
| Henning Raymond Jensen | Board member | 17/03/2011 | 31/12/2011 |
| Malene Pedersen Ewald | Board member | 17/03/2011 | 15/03/2019 |
| Frede Michael Holdorff | Board member | 01/01/2012 | 01/01/2022 |
| Jesper Toft Mathiasen | Director | 01/09/2012 | 01/03/2023 |
| Jan Høier Sørensen | Board member | 15/03/2019 | 01/01/2022 |
| Michael Joseph McClendon | Board member | 01/11/2021 | 28/02/2022 |
| Jason Eugene Burnett | Chair of the board | 01/11/2021 | 28/02/2022 |
| Harld Johan Peters | Board member | 01/11/2021 | 27/02/2022 |
| Malene Pedersen Ewald | Board member | 08/02/2022 | 22/02/2023 |
| Johannes Albrecht Poelman | Board member | 28/02/2022 | 01/12/2023 |
| Harld Johan Peters | Chair of the board | 28/02/2022 | 06/11/2024 |
| Vishal Kapoor | Board member | 03/09/2024 | 04/12/2025 |
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Address and production units
20 active production unitsEsbjerg Brygge 28
6700 Esbjerg
Esbjerg Municipality · Postcode 6700
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- Kern Lysgaard Holding ApSInvestment on own account
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| LL COLD ApS | Esbjerg Brygge 28, 6700 Esbjerg | 34 | 1001866305 |
| LL COLD ApS | Kristian Skous Vej 1, 7100 Vejle | 31 | 1003050428 |
| LL COLD ApS | Ellehammersvej 7A, 7100 Vejle | 16 | 1008204523 |
| LL COLD ApS | Jens Munksvej 6, 9850 Hirtshals | 12 | 1000933252 |
| LL COLD ApS | Visherredsvej 2, 6330 Padborg | 7 | 1007867189 |
| LL COLD ApS | Kratholmvej 6, Fangel, 5260 Odense S | 5 | 1002084976 |
| LL COLD ApS | Løhdesvej 15, 7442 Engesvang | 3 | 1002914853 |
| LL COLD ApS | Industrivangen 27, 7730 Hanstholm | 2 | 1003058016 |
| LL COLD ApS | Rødspættevej 1, 7680 Thyborøn | 1 | 1010276035 |
| LL COLD ApS | Frysehuskajen 8, 9850 Hirtshals | 1 | 1013405235 |
| LL COLD ApS | Coasterkaj 9, 9990 Skagen | 1 | 1003050581 |
| LL COLD ApS | Havnevagtvej 4, 9990 Skagen | 0 | 1003050568 |
| LL COLD ApS | Frysehuskajen 8, 9850 Hirtshals | 0 | 1002192379 |
| LL COLD ApS | Industrivej 2, Vester Hassing, 9310 Vodskov | 0 | 1004278219 |
| LL COLD ApS | Kai Lindbergs Gade 80, 7730 Hanstholm | – | 1010717007 |
Showing 15 of 20 units (sorted by employees).
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed inden for handel, industri og service, herunder drift af isværker og frysehuse samt anden i forbindelse hermed stående virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
73 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20256 changesmanagement 2 · capital 1 · merger 1 · accounts 1 · industry 1
- ManagementFolkert Bergstra appointed board member
- ManagementVishal Kapoor stepped down as board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 91,500,000 DKK to 91,500,100 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Warehousing and storage (521000)
20243 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementHarld Johan Peters stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementVishal Kapoor appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20235 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementJohannes Albrecht Poelman stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementCarsten Wolf appointed director
- ManagementJesper Toft Mathiasen stepped down as director
- ManagementMalene Pedersen Ewald stepped down as board member
202210 changesaccounts 1 · management 9
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementAnnegien Maria Kooij appointed board member
- ManagementJohannes Albrecht Poelman appointed board member
- ManagementHarld Johan Peters appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJason Eugene Burnett stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementMichael Joseph McClendon stepped down as board member
- ManagementHarld Johan Peters stepped down as board member
- ManagementMalene Pedersen Ewald appointed board member
- ManagementJan Høier Sørensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementFrede Michael Holdorff stepped down as board member
202111 changesmanagement 7 · ownership 2 · name 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementJason Eugene Burnett appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHarld Johan Peters appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Joseph McClendon appointed board member
- ManagementKaroline Amalie Qvirin Kristensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKristoffer Jarl Kristensen stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementAnnette Bjerring Kristensen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementJohn Riis Andersen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipLineage Danish Bidco 6 ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipCLAUS SØRENSENS FOND HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
- NameName changed from CLAUS SØRENSEN A/S to LL COLD ApS
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20192 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJan Høier Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementMalene Pedersen Ewald stepped down as board member
20161 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Esbjerg Brygge 28, 6700 Esbjerg
20151 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJohn Riis Andersen stepped down as ceo
20123 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 1
- ManagementJesper Toft Mathiasen appointed director
- OwnershipCLAUS SØRENSENS FOND HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
- ManagementFrede Michael Holdorff appointed board member
20113 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementHenning Raymond Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMalene Pedersen Ewald appointed board member
- ManagementHenning Raymond Jensen appointed board member
20102 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementKaroline Amalie Qvirin Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementTage Sørensen stepped down as board member
20083 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementTage Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementKristoffer Jarl Kristensen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementAnnette Bjerring Kristensen appointed chair of the board
20051 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJens Oluf Bjerre-Madsen stepped down as board member
20031 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20021 changemanagement 1
- ManagementRigmor Elisabeth Ottesen stepped down as board member
20002 changesmerger 1 · address 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- AddressMoved to Auktionsgade 6-8, 6700 Esbjerg
19981 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19971 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19961 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 7,500,000 DKK to 91,500,000 DKK
19952 changesmerger 1 · management 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementFrede Haubjerg Sørensen stepped down as board member
19942 changescapital 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 6,000,000 DKK to 7,500,000 DKK
- ManagementErik Ertmann Nielsen stepped down as director
19931 changemanagement 1
- ManagementTage Sørensen stepped down as director
19881 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19578 changesfounded 1 · management 7
- FoundedRegistered as CLAUS SØRENSEN A/S
- ManagementRigmor Elisabeth Ottesen appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Riis Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementFrede Haubjerg Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Oluf Bjerre-Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementTage Sørensen appointed director
- ManagementErik Ertmann Nielsen appointed director
- ManagementJohn Riis Andersen appointed ceo
Related companies
Same industry in Esbjerg
- Jutlandia Terminal A/S234 employees
- Intercargo Coldstores ApS6 employees
- Sirena Coldstores A/S2 employees
Same people in management
- Viking Life-saving Equipment A/Svia Annette Bjerring Kristensen
- Kohberg Bakery Group A/Svia Erik Ertmann Nielsen
- Nestle Danmark A/Svia Erik Ertmann Nielsen
- Norlax A/Svia Frede Haubjerg Sørensen
- Lundsøe Køl & Frys A/Svia Carsten Wolf
- A/S Vestfrostvia Annette Bjerring Kristensen
Largest in the industry
- Constellation Cold Logistics Denmark A/SDKK 245.6m
- Lundsøe Køl & Frys A/SDKK 120m
- Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Denmark A/SDKK 112.7m
- Jutlandia Terminal A/SDKK 109m
- Shurgard Denmark ApSDKK 97.6m
- Danfoss Distribution Services A/SDKK 93.5m
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.