Merrild Fotografi ApS
Private limited companyCVR 14742883HerningActive
Merrild Fotografi ApS is a private limited company, based in Herning, active in photographic activities, founded in 1990. Net profit fell 84% from 2025 to 2026, ending at DKK 86,557. With 10 employees, the company is about 5 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 87% of the companies in the industry in the database.
Key figures · financial year 2026
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2026 against 2025
- Gross profit fell 20% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 5.3m.
- Net profit fell 84% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 86,557.
- Equity rose 3% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 3.2m.
Employees
- 3 fewer employees than a year earlier: 10 (08/2026) against 13 (08/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Photographic activities (742000)
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 2021–2026 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 6,123 | 7,108 | 5,505 | 5,917 | 6,642 | 5,297 | −20.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 283 | 1,404 | −441 | 91 | 536 | 105 | −80.4% |
| Profit before tax | 269 | 1,394 | −445 | 92 | 536 | 105 | −80.4% |
| Net profit | 238 | 1,119 | −445 | 92 | 536 | 87 | −83.9% |
| Total assets | 6,528 | 6,868 | 3,980 | 4,141 | 4,446 | 4,279 | −3.8% |
| Equity | 3,574 | 4,693 | 2,448 | 2,540 | 3,076 | 3,163 | +2.8% |
| Liabilities | 2,953 | 2,175 | 1,531 | 1,601 | 1,370 | 1,116 | −18.5% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,471 | 1,824 | 1,202 | 615 | 687 | 1,017 | +48.1% |
| Average number of employees | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | −7.7% |
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 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 01/07/2025 – 30/06/2026 | 25/09/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2025 | 01/07/2024 – 30/06/2025 | 03/10/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/07/2023 – 30/06/2024 | 04/10/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/07/2022 – 30/06/2023 | 25/08/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/07/2021 – 30/06/2022 | 23/09/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/07/2020 – 30/06/2021 | 29/09/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
102 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in photographic activities based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.3m, net profit DKK 76,496, equity DKK 318k, 2 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. 12,528of 69,742 Better than 82% | No. 18,742of 69,964 Better than 73% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees96 companies in the comparison | No. 9of 96 Better than 92% | No. 12of 96 Better than 88% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 5,510of 10,152 Better than 46% | No. 7,076of 10,275 Better than 31% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 13,002of 66,379 Better than 80% | No. 15,315of 66,505 Better than 77% |
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
Photographic activities- Merrild Fotografi ApSDKK 5.3m
- The Lab A/SDKK 35.2m
- Yuri Arcurs Photography ApSDKK 28.4m
- Merrild Fotografi ApSDKK 86,557
- The Lab A/SDKK 2.2m
- Yuri Arcurs Photography ApSDKK 11.4m
- Merrild Fotografi ApSDKK 3.2m
- The Lab A/SDKK 15.5m
- Yuri Arcurs Photography ApSDKK 18.4m
- Merrild Fotografi ApS10
- The Lab A/S79
- Yuri Arcurs Photography ApS4
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Merrild Fotografi Holding ApS100%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Merrild Jensen | Director | 01/11/1990 |
- Founders
- Dan Rybak, PG Ejendomme Holding i ApS, PG Ejendomme Holding Ii ApS
Former management (12)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Elbrønd Pedersen | Board member | 01/11/1990 | 18/04/1991 |
| Klaus Georg Brodersen | Board member | 01/11/1990 | 18/04/1991 |
| Peter Andersen | Board member | 01/11/1990 | 18/04/1991 |
| Dan Rybak | Board member | 01/11/1990 | 13/03/1991 |
| Dan Rybak | Director | 01/11/1990 | 13/03/1991 |
| Jan Bjørn Højbjerg | Director | 01/11/1990 | 01/10/1993 |
| Annalise Stege | Board member | 01/11/1990 | 13/03/1991 |
| Lise-Lotte Lyng Andersen | Chair of the board | 01/11/1990 | 13/03/1991 |
| Grete Elin Pedersen | Board member | 01/11/1990 | 01/11/1994 |
| Christian Peter Christiansen | Board member | 01/11/1990 | 01/11/1994 |
| Christian Peter Christiansen | Director | 01/11/1990 | 01/11/1994 |
| Bent Christensen | Board member | 01/11/1990 | 01/11/1994 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør alene
Address and production units
2 active production unitsFynsgade 11
7400 Herning
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUNNAR MERRILD FOTOGRAFI APS | Trindsøvej 12, 8000 Aarhus C | 7 | 1003120822 |
| GUNNAR MERRILD FOTOGRAFI APS | Fynsgade 11, 7400 Herning | 3 | 1000796540 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive fotografisk virksomhed samt dertil forbundne aktiviteter
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
45 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2026 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Photographic activities (742000)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20141 changeownership 1
- OwnershipMERRILD FOTOGRAFI HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
20131 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20092 changesname 1 · capital 1
- NameName changed from GUNNAR MERRILD FOTOGRAFI ApS to MERRILD FOTOGRAFI ApS
- CapitalShare capital changed from 200,000 DKK to 350,000 DKK
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Photographic activities (742000)
20061 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Fynsgade 11, 7400 Herning
19991 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19946 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 4
- NameName changed from AKTIV KAPITAL OPSPARING 1 A/S to GUNNAR MERRILD FOTOGRAFI ApS
- CapitalShare capital changed from 4,930,000 DKK to 200,000 DKK
- ManagementGrete Elin Pedersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementChristian Peter Christiansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementChristian Peter Christiansen stepped down as director
- ManagementBent Christensen stepped down as board member
19931 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJan Bjørn Højbjerg stepped down as director
19921 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,450,000 DKK to 4,930,000 DKK
19919 changescapital 1 · management 7 · name 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 1,450,000 DKK
- ManagementHenrik Elbrønd Pedersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKlaus Georg Brodersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeter Andersen stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from DRAS NR. 1354 A/S to AKTIV KAPITAL OPSPARING 1 A/S
- ManagementDan Rybak stepped down as board member
- ManagementDan Rybak stepped down as director
- ManagementAnnalise Stege stepped down as board member
- ManagementLise-Lotte Lyng Andersen stepped down as chair of the board
199014 changesfounded 1 · management 13
- FoundedRegistered as DRAS NR. 1354 A/S
- ManagementHenrik Elbrønd Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementKlaus Georg Brodersen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementDan Rybak appointed board member
- ManagementDan Rybak appointed director
- ManagementJan Bjørn Højbjerg appointed director
- ManagementAnnalise Stege appointed board member
- ManagementLise-Lotte Lyng Andersen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementGrete Elin Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementChristian Peter Christiansen appointed board member
- ManagementChristian Peter Christiansen appointed director
- ManagementBent Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementGunnar Merrild Jensen appointed director
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Largest in the industry
- The Lab A/SDKK 35.2m
- Yuri Arcurs Photography ApSDKK 28.4m
- Illux A/SDKK 20.8m
- Eftertid A/SDKK 20m
- Modul Foto ApSDKK 13.6m
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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.