Novicell ApS
Private limited companyCVR 20297743HøjbjergActive
Novicell ApS is a private limited company, based in Højbjerg, active in computer programming activities, founded in 1997. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 11.2m in 2025. Operations are spread over 3 production units in 3 towns. With 208 employees, the company is about 52 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 4% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 169.9m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 2.7m to a profit of DKK 11.2m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 57% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 30.5m.
Employees
- 16 fewer employees than a year earlier: 208 (07/2026) against 224 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Per Kirchner (director, 01/01/2025).
- Stepped down: Per Lilholt (director, 31/12/2024).
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 | 149,479 | 173,066 | 191,228 | 162,455 | 163,708 | 169,911 | +3.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 14,554 | 12,126 | 1,157 | −9,612 | −2,650 | 15,813 | +696.8% |
| Profit before tax | 13,858 | 13,001 | −518 | −11,006 | −3,689 | 14,598 | +495.7% |
| Net profit | 10,261 | 8,798 | −2,582 | −9,876 | −2,671 | 11,174 | +518.3% |
| Total assets | 83,148 | 88,771 | 77,915 | 71,157 | 61,637 | 66,932 | +8.6% |
| Equity | 39,563 | 41,869 | 30,342 | 21,301 | 19,442 | 30,491 | +56.8% |
| Liabilities | 43,585 | 46,235 | 46,612 | 49,032 | 42,018 | 35,644 | −15.2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 25,799 | 9,086 | 4,499 | 8,227 | 2,586 | 5,948 | +130% |
| Average number of employees | 252 | 282 | 321 | 298 | 277 | 245 | −11.6% |
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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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 20/05/2026 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 30/06/2025 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 01/07/2024 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 05/04/2023 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 11/04/2022 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 20/04/2021 | The group | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
1,661 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in computer programming activities based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.6m, net profit DKK 93,491, equity DKK 1m, 4 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 361of 763 Better than 53% | No. 597of 796 Better than 25% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 407of 24,791 Better than 98% | No. 3,352of 24,909 Better than 87% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 154of 66,379 Better than 100% | No. 3,130of 66,505 Better than 95% |
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
Computer programming activities- Novicell ApSDKK 169.9m
- Stibo Systems A/SDKK 916.6m
- Trackunit ApSDKK 897.1m
- Novicell ApSDKK 11.2m
- Stibo Systems A/SDKK 155.9m
- Trackunit ApSDKK 206.3m
- Novicell ApSDKK 30.5m
- Stibo Systems A/SDKK 309.7m
- Trackunit ApSDKK 1.7bn
- Novicell ApS208
- Stibo Systems A/S201
- Trackunit ApS249
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Morten Longgaard Knudsen5%
- Adam Peter Nielsen5%
- Novicell Holding ApS25%
- Thyregod Invest ApS25%
- Kirchner ApS25%
Management
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Per Kirchner | Director | 01/01/2025 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Per Kirchner | Board member | 02/07/2007 |
| Terje Ivar Løland | Board member | 24/01/2008 |
| Niklas Lillelund Nielsen | Board member | 24/01/2008 |
| Kim Vestergaard | Board member | 06/08/2010 |
| Ole Bjørvig Pedersen | Board member | 04/10/2012 |
| Poul Thyregod | Chair of the board | 04/10/2012 |
- Founders
- Thor Ranthe, Poul Thyregod
Former management (13)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thor Ranthe | Board member | 20/08/1997 | 24/01/2008 |
| Thor Ranthe | Director | 20/08/1997 | 02/07/2007 |
| Ronny Løwe Skovfoged Scherer | Board member | 20/08/1997 | 02/07/2007 |
| Jan Walfrid Sørensen | Board member | 20/08/1997 | 02/08/1998 |
| Henrik Spang Andersen | Deputy board member | 20/08/1997 | 02/08/1998 |
| Lars Spang Kjeldsen | Board member | 20/08/1997 | 02/08/1998 |
| Bo Christensen | Deputy board member | 20/08/1997 | 02/08/1998 |
| Martin Walfrid Sørensen | Deputy board member | 20/08/1997 | 02/08/1998 |
| Anders Gustav Trolle | Board member | 20/08/1997 | 02/08/1998 |
| Per Kirchner | Director | 02/07/2007 | 01/04/2023 |
| Per Lilholt | Board member | 24/01/2008 | 25/02/2022 |
| Ian Holmgaard | Board member | 03/06/2009 | 24/11/2010 |
| Per Lilholt | Director | 01/04/2023 | 31/12/2024 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af formanden for bestyrelsen og en direktør i forening.
Address and production units
3 active production unitsSøren Nymarks Vej 6U
8270 Højbjerg
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOVICELL ApS | Søren Nymarks Vej 6U, 8270 Højbjerg | 179 | 1004224842 |
| Novicell ApS | Amerika Plads 19, 2100 København Ø | 31 | 1021098961 |
| Novicell ApS | Lyngvej 1, 9000 Aalborg | – | 1027892848 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er udvikling, rådgivning og hosting i forbindelse med Internettet samt dermed beslægtede aktiviteter.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
66 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementPer Kirchner appointed director
20243 changesmanagement 1 · address 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementPer Lilholt stepped down as director
- AddressMoved to Søren Nymarks Vej 6U, 8270 Højbjerg
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20234 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1 · management 2
- AddressMoved to Søren Nymarks Vej 6U, 8270 Højbjerg
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementPer Lilholt appointed director
- ManagementPer Kirchner stepped down as director
20222 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementPer Lilholt stepped down as board member
20213 changesaccounts 1 · ownership 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- OwnershipTHYREGOD INVEST ApS registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipKIRCHNER ApS registered as owner (25%)
20202 changesownership 2
- OwnershipKIRCHNER ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipTHYREGOD INVEST ApS is no longer registered as owner
20191 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20181 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20143 changesname 2 · address 1
- NameName changed from NOVICELL SOFTWAREUDVIKLING ApS to NOVICELL ApS
- AddressMoved to Søren Nymarks Vej 6, 8270 Højbjerg
- NameName changed from NOVICELL ApS to NOVICELL SOFTWAREUDVIKLING ApS
20123 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 1
- ManagementPoul Thyregod appointed chair of the board
- ManagementOle Bjørvig Pedersen appointed board member
- OwnershipNOVICELL HOLDING ApS registered as owner (25%)
20112 changesownership 2
- OwnershipKIRCHNER ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipTHYREGOD INVEST ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
20103 changesmanagement 2 · name 1
- ManagementIan Holmgaard stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from DIGITALIS INTERNET ApS to NOVICELL ApS
- ManagementKim Vestergaard appointed board member
20093 changesownership 2 · management 1
- OwnershipAdam Peter Nielsen registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipMorten Longgaard Knudsen registered as owner (5%)
- ManagementIan Holmgaard appointed board member
20086 changescapital 1 · management 4 · industry 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 125,000 DKK to 131,579 DKK
- ManagementPer Lilholt appointed board member
- ManagementTerje Ivar Løland appointed board member
- ManagementNiklas Lillelund Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementThor Ranthe stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Computerprogrammering (620100)
20076 changesaddress 2 · management 4
- AddressMoved to Oddervej 157, 8270 Højbjerg
- AddressMoved to Miltonsvej 10, 8270 Højbjerg
- ManagementPer Kirchner appointed board member
- ManagementPer Kirchner appointed director
- ManagementRonny Løwe Skovfoged Scherer stepped down as board member
- ManagementThor Ranthe stepped down as director
20041 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Miltonsvej 10, 8270 Højbjerg
20032 changesaddress 1 · industry 1
- AddressMoved to Paradisgade 5, 2. tv, 8000 Århus C
- IndustryIndustry changed to Udvikling af kundespecifikt software og konsulentbistand i forbindelse med software (722200)
20001 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Kirkegårdsvej 4, 8000 Århus C
19987 changesname 1 · management 6
- NameName changed from DIGITALIS ApS to DIGITALIS INTERNET ApS
- ManagementBo Christensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLars Spang Kjeldsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Spang Andersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJan Walfrid Sørensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMartin Walfrid Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementAnders Gustav Trolle stepped down as board member
199710 changesfounded 1 · management 9
- FoundedRegistered as DIGITALIS ApS
- ManagementBo Christensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLars Spang Kjeldsen appointed board member
- ManagementRonny Løwe Skovfoged Scherer appointed board member
- ManagementThor Ranthe appointed director
- ManagementHenrik Spang Andersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJan Walfrid Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementMartin Walfrid Sørensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementAnders Gustav Trolle appointed board member
- ManagementThor Ranthe appointed board member
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Same industry in Aarhus
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- Mjølner Informatics A/S282 employees
- Stibo Systems A/S201 employees
- Elbek & Vejrup A/S198 employees
- Uber Denmark Software And Development ApS173 employees
- Vertica A/S161 employees
Same people in management
- Mascot International A/Svia Lars Spang Kjeldsen
- Pilgrim A/Svia Per Kirchner
- Proshop a/svia Henrik Spang Andersen
- Message A/Svia Poul Thyregod
- Generaxion A/Svia Morten Longgaard Knudsen
- VVS Søberg A/Svia Terje Ivar Løland
Largest in the industry
- Stibo Systems A/SDKK 916.6m
- Trackunit ApSDKK 897.1m
- twoday Danmark A/SDKK 672.1m
- SAS Institute A/SDKK 544.2m
- Dalux ApSDKK 505m
- Fellowmind Denmark A/SDKK 480m
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.