Mediehuset Friheden A/S
Public limited companyCVR 42285951København KActive
Mediehuset Friheden A/S is a public limited company, based in København K, active in publishing of journals and periodicals, founded in 2021. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 2.2m). The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 11m. With 27 employees, the company is about 5 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 19% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 6.7m.
- The loss grew: from DKK 10.4m to DKK 11m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity turned negative: −DKK 2.2m (2024 → 2025).
Employees
- 5 fewer employees than a year earlier: 27 (07/2026) against 32 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Martin Laub (board member, 29/08/2025) and Helene Vangsted Hoffmann (board member, 14/08/2026).
- Stepped down: Nicolas Linde (board member, 29/08/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 10/11/2025: Share capital changed from 1,324,618 DKK to 1,432,951 DKK
- 16/06/2025: Share capital changed from 1,213,416 DKK to 1,324,618 DKK
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 2022–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | −1,354 | 3,434 | 5,595 | 6,671 | +19.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −18,122 | −12,543 | −9,559 | −10,454 | −9.4% |
| Net profit | −18,275 | −14,282 | −10,392 | −11,017 | −6% |
| Total assets | 14,762 | 1,988 | 6,299 | 2,971 | −52.8% |
| Equity | 13,183 | −1,099 | 3,473 | −2,207 | −163.5% |
| Liabilities | 1,579 | 2,957 | 2,827 | 5,178 | +83.2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 14,026 | 1,271 | 5,742 | 2,100 | −63.4% |
| Average number of employees | 12 | 12 | 25 | 27 | +8% |
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 figuresNegative equity
Equity was −DKK 2.2m at the end of 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.
Loss for 4 years in a row
Net result has been negative in 2022–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is negative in the two or more 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
4 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/10/2024 – 30/09/2025 | 28/01/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/10/2023 – 30/09/2024 | 25/03/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/10/2022 – 30/09/2023 | 03/04/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 07/04/2021 – 30/09/2022 | 31/03/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
76 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in publishing of journals and periodicals based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.6m, net profit DKK 181k, equity DKK 1.5m, 6 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison | No. 6,976of 9,892 Better than 29% | No. 9,574of 9,922 Better than 4% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees12 companies in the comparison | No. 12of 12 Better than 0% | No. 12of 12 Better than 0% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 6,607of 33,588 Better than 80% | No. 32,575of 33,687 Better than 3% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 10,770of 17,786 Better than 39% | No. 17,529of 18,024 Better than 3% |
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
Publishing of journals and periodicals- Mediehuset Friheden A/SDKK 6.7m
- Berlingske Media A/SDKK 397.2m
- Bonnier Publications A/SDKK 202m
- Mediehuset Friheden A/S−DKK 11m
- Berlingske Media A/SDKK 63m
- Bonnier Publications A/SDKK 16.5m
- Mediehuset Friheden A/S−DKK 2.2m
- Berlingske Media A/SDKK 144m
- Bonnier Publications A/SDKK 43.4m
- Mediehuset Friheden A/S27
- Berlingske Media A/S457
- Bonnier Publications A/S288
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Zeno ApS25%
- Desolix ApS20%
- H. Vangsted Invest ApS10%
Management
6 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mads Johan Brygger Cortzen | CEO | 07/04/2021 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Max Cantor | Board member | 07/04/2021 |
| Bjørn Høi Jensen | Chair of the board | 07/04/2021 |
| Henrik Juul | Board member | 05/07/2022 |
| Martin Laub | Board member | 29/08/2025 |
| Helene Vangsted Hoffmann | Board member | 14/08/2026 |
- Founders
- Two Degrees ApS, Hrmoro ApS, Zeno ApS, Wingman Media ApS, Desolix ApS, J.T.T. Holding ApS
Former management (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Juul | Board member | 07/04/2021 | 31/10/2021 |
| Nicolas Linde | Board member | 22/01/2024 | 29/08/2025 |
Signing rule: Virksomheden tegnes af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsVandkunsten 8
1467 København K
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediehuset Friheden A/S | Vandkunsten 8, 1, 1467 København K | 26 | 1027000130 |
Purpose
Virksomhedens formål er at drive journalistisk medievirksomhed med egne udgivelser og dertil knyttet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
33 registered events20262 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementHelene Vangsted Hoffmann appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20255 changescapital 2 · management 2 · accounts 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,324,618 DKK to 1,432,951 DKK
- ManagementMartin Laub appointed board member
- ManagementNicolas Linde stepped down as board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,213,416 DKK to 1,324,618 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20247 changesownership 2 · capital 2 · accounts 1 · management 1 · merger 1
- OwnershipTwo Degrees ApS is no longer registered as owner
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,089,166 DKK to 1,213,416 DKK
- OwnershipH. VANGSTED INVEST ApS registered as owner (10%)
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,068,333 DKK to 1,089,166 DKK
- ManagementNicolas Linde appointed board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20232 changescapital 1 · accounts 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 901,665 DKK to 1,068,333 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20224 changesmanagement 1 · capital 2 · address 1
- ManagementHenrik Juul appointed board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 514,000 DKK to 901,665 DKK
- CapitalShare capital changed from 511,000 DKK to 514,000 DKK
- AddressMoved to Vandkunsten 8, 1, 1467 København K
202113 changesaddress 1 · management 5 · name 1 · ownership 5 · founded 1
- AddressMoved to Amaliegade 3, 4, 1256 København K
- ManagementHenrik Juul stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from MAJOR A/S to Mediehuset Friheden A/S
- OwnershipTwo Degrees ApS registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipTwo Degrees ApS is no longer registered as owner
- FoundedRegistered as MAJOR A/S
- ManagementMads Johan Brygger Cortzen appointed ceo
- ManagementMax Cantor appointed board member
- ManagementBjørn Høi Jensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Juul appointed board member
- OwnershipTwo Degrees ApS registered as owner (15%)
- OwnershipZENO ApS registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipDESOLIX ApS registered as owner (20%)
Related companies
Same industry in København
- Berlingske Media A/S457 employees
- Bonnier Publications A/S288 employees
- Aller Media A/S287 employees
- Story House Egmont A/S183 employees
- Teknologiens Mediehus A/S99 employees
- Landbrugsmedierne P/S51 employees
Same people in management
- BEUMER Group A/Svia Bjørn Høi Jensen
- Johnson Controls Denmark ApSvia Bjørn Høi Jensen
- Rockwool A/Svia Bjørn Høi Jensen
- Gyldendal A/Svia Bjørn Høi Jensen
- Cimbria A/Svia Bjørn Høi Jensen
- Dovista A/Svia Bjørn Høi Jensen
Largest in the industry
- Berlingske Media A/SDKK 397.2m
- Bonnier Publications A/SDKK 202m
- Aller Media A/SDKK 162.1m
- Story House Egmont A/SDKK 103.7m
- Teknologiens Mediehus A/SDKK 61.1m
- Jobindex Media A/SDKK 30.3m
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.