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Next Step Challenge A/S

Public limited companyCVR 34456984EsbjergActive

Next Step Challenge A/S is a public limited company, based in Esbjerg, active in business and other management consultancy activities, founded in 2012. Net profit fell 76% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 46,238. 6 other companies in the database are registered at the same address.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 1.2m−17.6% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 46,238−75.8% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 1.1m+4.5% vs. 2024
Employees2latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 18% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.2m.
  • Net profit fell 76% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 46,238.
  • Equity rose 4% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.1m.

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 500kDKK 1mDKK 1.5mDKK 2mDKK 2.5mDKK 3m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Next Step Challenge A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit4,2161,4281,9802,3121,4321,180−17.6%
Operating profit (EBIT)2,0335465644123955−77.1%
Profit before tax2,0014767843124659−76%
Net profit1,5573652833419146−75.8%
Total assets3,1067151,3791,0571,2831,302+1.5%
Equity2,8954209478411,0331,079+4.5%
Liabilities211295432215251224−10.8%
Cash and cash equivalents3,0294737767831,011870−14%
Average number of employees–222220%

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 4m202020212022202320242025
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 Next Step Challenge A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202527/05/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202424/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202324/05/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202229/06/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202109/07/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202012/05/2021The companyPDFXBRL

The figures from all the annual reports are shown on this page. The documents themselves (PDF and XBRL, the machine-readable edition) are downloaded with a Pro account: sign in or create a free account, and then choose Pro. XBRL is the edition the figures on the page are read from.

Employees

monthly figures from CVR
0112209/2310/2311/2312/2301/2402/2403/2404/2405/2406/2407/2408/2409/2410/2411/2412/2401/2502/2503/2504/2505/2506/2507/2508/2509/2510/2511/2512/2501/2602/2603/2604/2605/2606/2607/2608/26
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 1.2mNo. 1258 of 2,358
Better than 47% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 1.1mNo. 1126 of 2,369
Better than 52% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees2No. 879 of 2,370
Better than 63% 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. 41,737of 69,742
Better than 40%
No. 32,642of 69,964
Better than 53%
Same industry and fewer than 20 employees2,220 companies in the comparison
No. 1,121of 2,210
Better than 49%
No. 1,002of 2,219
Better than 55%
Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison
No. 21,897of 33,588
Better than 35%
No. 14,927of 33,687
Better than 56%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 15,484of 17,786
Better than 13%
No. 15,805of 18,024
Better than 12%

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. Next Step Challenge A/SDKK 1.2m
  2. COWI Holding A/SDKK 7bn
  3. Accenture A/SDKK 1.1bn
Net profit
  1. Next Step Challenge A/SDKK 46,238
  2. COWI Holding A/SDKK 374m
  3. Accenture A/SDKK 116.1m
Equity
  1. Next Step Challenge A/SDKK 1.1m
  2. COWI Holding A/SDKK 2bn
  3. Accenture A/SDKK 642m
Employees
  1. Next Step Challenge A/S2
  2. COWI Holding A/S12
  3. Accenture A/S977

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Five Horizons Holding ApS33.33%
  • NM Next Step Holding ApS33.33%
Next Step Challenge A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Next Step Challenge A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Søren RønCEO01/06/2021

Board of directors

Board of directors at Next Step Challenge A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Søren RønBoard member01/01/2019
Noor MengChair of the board01/01/2019
Carsten MengBoard member01/06/2021
Founders
Se Service A/S
Former management (9)
Former management at Next Step Challenge A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Per Munk JensenBoard member27/02/201206/12/2013
Per Munk JensenDirector27/02/201206/12/2013
Ole Kastrup BridalBoard member27/02/201206/12/2013
Niels Ulrich DuedahlChair of the board06/12/201301/01/2019
Lisbeth ValtherDirector06/12/201331/12/2018
Jan Vorup NielsenBoard member06/12/201301/01/2019
Gert Vinther JørgensenBoard member06/12/201301/01/2019
Lisbeth ValtherBoard member01/01/201931/05/2021
Lisbeth ValtherCEO01/01/201931/05/2021

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den administrerende direktør

Address and production units

1 active production units

Kanalen 1
6700 Esbjerg

Esbjerg Municipality · Postcode 6700

Other companies at the address (6)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Next Step Challenge A/SKanalen 1, 6700 Esbjerg21024203510

Purpose

Selskabets formål er tilbyde virksomhedsrådgivning samt at drive innovative projekter til gavn for vækst og jobskabelse generelt

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

45 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • 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)
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20216 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 1 · accounts 1
  • Carsten Meng appointed board member
  • Søren Røn appointed ceo
  • Lisbeth Valther stepped down as board member
  • Lisbeth Valther stepped down as ceo
  • ViaScope ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20201 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Kanalen 1, 6700 Esbjerg
201914 changesaddress 2 · name 1 · management 7 · ownership 4
  • Moved to Bavnehøjvej 12, 1, 6700 Esbjerg
  • Moved to Edison Park 4, 6715 Esbjerg N
  • Name changed from SE NEXT STEP A/S to NEXT STEP CHALLENGE A/S
  • Noor Meng appointed chair of the board
  • Lisbeth Valther appointed board member
  • Lisbeth Valther appointed ceo
  • Søren Røn appointed board member
  • Gert Vinther Jørgensen stepped down as board member
  • Niels Ulrich Duedahl stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jan Vorup Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • ViaScope ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Five Horizons Holding ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • NM Next Step Holding ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Norlys Group A/S is no longer registered as owner
20182 changesmanagement 1 · capital 1
  • Lisbeth Valther stepped down as director
  • Share capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
20161 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Virksomhedsrådgivning og anden rådgivning om driftsledelse (702200)
201310 changesname 1 · management 7 · ownership 1 · address 1
  • Name changed from SE GRØN ENERGI A/S to SE NEXT STEP A/S
  • Gert Vinther Jørgensen appointed board member
  • Niels Ulrich Duedahl appointed chair of the board
  • Lisbeth Valther appointed director
  • Jan Vorup Nielsen appointed board member
  • Per Munk Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Ole Kastrup Bridal stepped down as board member
  • Per Munk Jensen stepped down as director
  • Norlys Group A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • Moved to Edison Park 1, 6715 Esbjerg N
20125 changesindustry 1 · founded 1 · management 3
  • Industry changed to Production of electricity from non-renewable sources (351100)
  • Registered as SE GRØN ENERGI A/S
  • Per Munk Jensen appointed board member
  • Ole Kastrup Bridal appointed board member
  • Per Munk Jensen appointed director

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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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