Message A/S
Public limited companyCVR 10089859HjørringActive
Message A/S is a public limited company, based in Hjørring, active in wholesale of clothing, founded in 2002. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 12.5m. Operations are spread over 22 production units in 19 towns. With 187 employees, the company is about 37 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 fell 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 62.5m.
- The loss grew: from DKK 4.7m to DKK 12.5m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity fell 50% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 12.7m.
Employees
- 41 fewer employees than a year earlier: 187 (08/2026) against 228 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Bent Alsø (board member, 17/12/2024), Susan Alsø (chair of the board, 17/12/2024) and Thomas Heine Juul Nielsen (ceo, 18/02/2025).
- Stepped down: Jesper Ibæk Roe (board member, 17/12/2024), Bent Alsø (chair of the board, 16/12/2024) and Thomas Heine Juul Nielsen (ceo, 17/11/2025).
- New owners registered: Agni Holding A/S (29/01/2025) and Bent Alsø A/S (29/01/2025).
- No longer registered as owner: Mh55 ApS (29/01/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 29/01/2025: Merger registered in CVR
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 | 70,861 | 90,724 | 77,288 | 63,690 | 68,163 | 62,527 | −8.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 3,500 | 25,694 | 3,714 | −10,201 | −4,364 | −14,106 | −223.2% |
| Profit before tax | 2,910 | 25,046 | 2,971 | −11,470 | −5,854 | −15,890 | −171.4% |
| Net profit | 2,000 | 20,484 | 2,287 | −8,944 | −4,717 | −12,532 | −165.7% |
| Total assets | 94,569 | 108,863 | 95,382 | 82,752 | 85,397 | 78,816 | −7.7% |
| Equity | 45,123 | 61,794 | 42,628 | 29,994 | 25,632 | 12,704 | −50.4% |
| Liabilities | 48,632 | 46,572 | 51,793 | 52,758 | 59,765 | 66,112 | +10.6% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 12,838 | 12,748 | 1,910 | 987 | 1,748 | 895 | −48.8% |
| Average number of employees | 148 | 138 | 152 | 155 | 151 | 154 | +2% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Group figures; 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 figuresLoss for 3 years in a row
Net result has been negative in 2023–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is negative in the two or more latest annual reports in a row.
Equity fell sharply
Equity fell 50% from 2024 to 2025 (DKK 25.6m to DKK 12.7m).
How is this calculated?
Equity has fallen by at least 30% from the previous annual report, and it was positive 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 | 08/07/2026 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 02/07/2025 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 30/06/2024 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 20/04/2023 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 20/04/2022 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 19/04/2021 | The group | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
356 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of clothing based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.9m, net profit DKK 258k, equity DKK 3.4m, 5 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. 1,341of 4,412 Better than 70% | No. 2,662of 4,466 Better than 40% |
| Same industry and 50–199 employees32 companies in the comparison | No. 21of 32 Better than 35% | No. 30of 32 Better than 6% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 1,143of 24,791 Better than 95% | No. 5,793of 24,909 Better than 77% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 2,379of 17,786 Better than 87% | No. 7,814of 18,024 Better than 57% |
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
Wholesale of clothing- Message A/SDKK 62.5m
- DK Company A/SDKK 2.9bn
- Sports Connection ApSDKK 439.2m
- Message A/S−DKK 12.5m
- DK Company A/SDKK 309.3m
- Sports Connection ApSDKK 315.1m
- Message A/SDKK 12.7m
- DK Company A/SDKK 1.3bn
- Sports Connection ApSDKK 620.5m
- Message A/S187
- DK Company A/S467
- Sports Connection ApS76
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Agni Holding A/S33.33%
- Bent Alsø A/S33.33%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Carsten Wøhlk Lauritsen | Director | 10/02/2003 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Carsten Wøhlk Lauritsen | Board member | 10/02/2003 |
| Bent Alsø | Board member | 17/12/2024 |
| Susan Alsø | Chair of the board | 17/12/2024 |
- Founders
- Preben Bang Henriksen. Aalborg ApS
Former management (19)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preben Bang Henriksen | Board member | 01/07/2002 | 06/11/2002 |
| Preben Bang Henriksen | Director | 01/07/2002 | 06/11/2002 |
| Stephan Muurholm | Chair of the board | 01/07/2002 | 06/11/2002 |
| Lone Mai Henriksen | Board member | 01/07/2002 | 06/11/2002 |
| Jeannette Kastberg Lauritsen | Board member | 06/11/2002 | 10/02/2003 |
| Morten Lind | Board member | 06/11/2002 | 10/02/2003 |
| Morten Lind | Director | 06/11/2002 | 10/02/2003 |
| Susan Bjerreskov | Board member | 06/11/2002 | 10/02/2003 |
| Bent Alsø | Chair of the board | 10/02/2003 | 16/03/2015 |
| Holger Madsen | Board member | 10/02/2003 | 30/05/2005 |
| Mette Christian Jacobsen | Board member | 30/05/2005 | 01/11/2005 |
| Janet Alsø | Board member | 01/11/2005 | 31/05/2011 |
| Theocharis Theocharidis | Board member | 31/05/2011 | 17/03/2015 |
| Søren Bach | Chair of the board | 17/03/2015 | 17/06/2024 |
| Bent Alsø | Board member | 17/03/2015 | 10/03/2017 |
| Jesper Ibæk Roe | Board member | 10/03/2017 | 17/12/2024 |
| Poul Thyregod | Board member | 28/06/2017 | 15/12/2023 |
| Bent Alsø | Chair of the board | 17/06/2024 | 16/12/2024 |
| Thomas Heine Juul Nielsen | CEO | 18/02/2025 | 17/11/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den samlede bestyrelse eller af en direktør og et medlem af bestyrelsen, der ikke er direktør i selskabet.
Address and production units
22 active production unitsA F Heidemanns Vej 19
9800 Hjørring
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESSAGE A/S | A F Heidemanns Vej 19, 9800 Hjørring | 38 | 1000936214 |
| Message A/S | Studiestræde 19, 1, 1455 København K | 17 | 1028740332 |
| Message | Vimmelskaftet 32, st. th, 1161 København K | 15 | 1015494286 |
| Message A/S | Købmagergade 45, st. th, 1150 København K | 12 | 1020263233 |
| MESSAGE A/S | Søndergade 9B, 8000 Aarhus C | 11 | 1005258250 |
| Message | Københavnsvej 29, 4000 Roskilde | 11 | 1016480610 |
| MESSAGE A/S | Kongensgade 16, 5000 Odense C | 9 | 1015205195 |
| MESSAGE A/S | M.P. Bruuns Gade 25, 8000 Aarhus C | 8 | 1012963773 |
| Message | Merkurvej 1, 7400 Herning | 8 | 1015948252 |
| Message A/S | Rødovre Centrum 1M, st. 20, 2610 Rødovre | 8 | 1023432915 |
| MESSAGE A/S Lyngby Storcenter | Klampenborgvej 232, 2800 Kongens Lyngby | 7 | 1014068305 |
| Message Fisketorvet | Kalvebod Brygge 59, 1560 København V | 7 | 1016298847 |
| Message Rosengårdcentret | Ørbækvej 75, 5220 Odense SØ | 7 | 1016940239 |
| MESSAGE A/S | Skovvangen 42, 6000 Kolding | 6 | 1015205217 |
| MESSAGE A/S | Arne Jacobsens Allé 2, 2300 København S | 6 | 1012963803 |
Showing 15 of 22 units (sorted by employees).
Purpose
Selskabets formål er handel og investering og dermed beslægtet virksomhed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
64 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20257 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1 · ownership 3 · merger 1
- ManagementThomas Heine Juul Nielsen stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementThomas Heine Juul Nielsen appointed ceo
- OwnershipAGNI HOLDING A/S registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipBENT ALSØ A/S registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipMH55 ApS is no longer registered as owner
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20247 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
- ManagementSusan Alsø appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBent Alsø appointed board member
- ManagementJesper Ibæk Roe stepped down as board member
- ManagementBent Alsø stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementBent Alsø appointed chair of the board
- ManagementSøren Bach stepped down as chair of the board
20232 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementPoul Thyregod stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20181 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 5,121,950 DKK to 5,139,612 DKK
20176 changescapital 1 · ownership 2 · management 3
- CapitalShare capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 5,121,950 DKK
- OwnershipMH55 ApS registered as owner (90%)
- OwnershipMH55 ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementPoul Thyregod appointed board member
- ManagementJesper Ibæk Roe appointed board member
- ManagementBent Alsø stepped down as board member
20156 changescapital 1 · ownership 1 · management 4
- CapitalShare capital changed from 2,000,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
- OwnershipMH55 ApS registered as owner (100%)
- ManagementSøren Bach appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBent Alsø appointed board member
- ManagementTheocharis Theocharidis stepped down as board member
- ManagementBent Alsø stepped down as chair of the board
20121 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to A F Heidemanns Vej 19, 9800 Hjørring
20112 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementTheocharis Theocharidis appointed board member
- ManagementJanet Alsø stepped down as board member
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to A F Heidemanns Vej 21, 9800 Hjørring
20054 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementJanet Alsø appointed board member
- ManagementMette Christian Jacobsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMette Christian Jacobsen appointed board member
- ManagementHolger Madsen stepped down as board member
20039 changescapital 1 · management 8
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 2,000,000 DKK
- ManagementHolger Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementBent Alsø appointed chair of the board
- ManagementCarsten Wøhlk Lauritsen appointed board member
- ManagementCarsten Wøhlk Lauritsen appointed director
- ManagementMorten Lind stepped down as board member
- ManagementSusan Bjerreskov stepped down as board member
- ManagementMorten Lind stepped down as director
- ManagementJeannette Kastberg Lauritsen stepped down as board member
200215 changesname 1 · address 1 · management 12 · founded 1
- NameName changed from SLP 11.735 A/S to MESSAGE A/S
- AddressMoved to A F Heidemanns Vej 21, 9800 Hjørring
- ManagementMorten Lind appointed board member
- ManagementSusan Bjerreskov appointed board member
- ManagementMorten Lind appointed director
- ManagementJeannette Kastberg Lauritsen appointed board member
- ManagementLone Mai Henriksen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPreben Bang Henriksen stepped down as board member
- ManagementStephan Muurholm stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementPreben Bang Henriksen stepped down as director
- FoundedRegistered as SLP 11.735 A/S
- ManagementLone Mai Henriksen appointed board member
- ManagementPreben Bang Henriksen appointed board member
- ManagementStephan Muurholm appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPreben Bang Henriksen appointed director
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Largest in the industry
- DK Company A/SDKK 2.9bn
- Sports Connection ApSDKK 439.2m
- DK Company Cph A/SDKK 301.6m
- Sports Group Denmark A/SDKK 266.2m
- Soya Group A/SDKK 236.1m
- Rexholm A/SDKK 199m
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 23/10/2026.