Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBA

Cooperative society with limited liabilityCVR 68382815ØstbirkActive

Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBA is a cooperative society with limited liability, based in Østbirk, active in retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores, founded in 1936. The company went from a profit in 2024 to a loss of DKK 710k in 2025. With 87 employees, the company is about 11 times larger than the industry median. Equity grew to DKK 17.7m in 2025.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 13.7m+23.7% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 710k−302.1% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 17.7m+54.3% vs. 2024
Employees87latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 24% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 13.7m.
  • Net profit went from a profit of DKK 351k to a loss of DKK 710k (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity rose 54% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 17.7m.

Employees

  • 24 more employees than a year earlier: 87 (07/2026) against 63 (07/2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 26/05/2025: Merger registered in CVR
  • 23/04/2025: Name changed from SUPERBRUGSEN ØSTBIRK A.M.B.A. to Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBA
  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores (471120)

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 2mDKK 0DKK 2mDKK 4mDKK 6mDKK 8mDKK 10mDKK 12mDKK 14mDKK 16mDKK 18m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBA
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue72,60478,18484,50187,15486,659not stated–
Gross profit11,00111,3139,41810,84711,06013,684+23.7%
Operating profit (EBIT)–1,198−1,041299217−1,083−598.9%
Profit before tax1,4731,374−799496503−623−223.8%
Net profit1,1491,123−619379351−710−302.1%
Total assets28,40537,82332,22631,66631,24441,609+33.2%
Equity10,16911,30210,70511,09411,45517,681+54.3%
Liabilities16,04824,08219,26218,19817,26221,314+23.5%
Cash and cash equivalents242142249212143290+103%
Average number of employees192019181826+44.4%

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 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.

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DKK 0DKK 2mDKK 4mDKK 6mDKK 8mDKK 10mDKK 12mDKK 14m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (604 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBA
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202504/05/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202425/04/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202312/04/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202201/05/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202103/05/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202005/05/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

604 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 13.7mNo. 103 of 603
Better than 83% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 17.7mNo. 84 of 604
Better than 86% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees87No. 96 of 604
Better than 84% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.6m, net profit DKK 66,737, equity DKK 2.1m, 8 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.5mDKK 21.7mDKK 320.7mDKK 1.9bnHere
Distribution of gross profit for 593 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 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison
No. 3,580of 4,412
Better than 19%
No. 2,317of 4,466
Better than 48%
Same industry and 50–199 employees138 companies in the comparison
No. 84of 138
Better than 39%
No. 63of 138
Better than 55%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 3,544of 10,152
Better than 65%
No. 3,622of 10,275
Better than 65%
All companies of type ABA312 companies in the comparison
No. 111of 311
Better than 65%
No. 125of 312
Better than 60%

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

Retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores
Gross profit
  1. Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBADKK 13.7m
  2. Coop Danmark A/SDKK 4.7bn
  3. Nemlig.com A/SDKK 465.5m
Net profit
  1. Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBA−DKK 710k
  2. Coop Danmark A/S−DKK 232m
  3. Nemlig.com A/S−DKK 28.1m
Equity
  1. Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBADKK 17.7m
  2. Coop Danmark A/SDKK 1.9bn
  3. Nemlig.com A/SDKK 39m
Employees
  1. Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBA87
  2. Coop Danmark A/S14,722
  3. Nemlig.com A/S1,448

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Management

8 active registrations

Board of directors

Board of directors at Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBA
NameRoleAppointed
Per BondeChair of the board30/05/2007
Lene Ulf NielsenBoard member28/03/2008
Kenneth JespersenDistributor01/08/2010
Flemming RübnerBoard member28/04/2015
Søren VeisBoard member24/04/2018
Karina Kallehauge ThomsenBoard member25/04/2019
Conny StrømBoard member10/04/2024
Hans JensenDeputy board member10/04/2024
Former management (27)
Former management at Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBA
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Helge RosendahlDistributor01/06/193631/03/2002
Margit JustesenBoard member01/06/193620/10/2010
Julius Schmidt SørensenBoard member01/06/193626/03/1998
Else Johanne RasmussenChair of the board01/06/193610/04/2002
Lisbeth Skov NielsenBoard member01/06/193623/03/1999
Else ØstergaardBoard member01/06/193628/03/2001
Per FrostBoard member01/06/193625/03/1997
Benny MikkelsenBoard member01/06/193626/03/1998
Jørgen Aase WintherBoard member25/03/199720/10/2010
Margit SørensenDeputy board member26/03/199829/04/2014
Jørn Damgaard SteffensenBoard member26/03/199829/03/2006
Grethe SørensenBoard member26/03/199829/03/2006
Ivan Martin Valbjørn BakBoard member23/03/199930/05/2007
Flemming SandvadDeputy board member28/03/200124/04/2004
Jens Martin StragerBoard member28/03/200124/04/2019
Michael Bech SørensenDistributor01/04/200221/04/2010
Jørgen MaagaardBoard member10/04/200220/10/2010
Karsten Leif KristiansenDeputy board member24/04/200421/04/2010
Verner NielsenBoard member29/03/200621/04/2010
Per PedersenBoard member21/04/201027/04/2015
Britt MøgelbjergBoard member21/04/201028/04/2015
Tina Kjær VeisBoard member21/04/201024/04/2018
Jørn KildallDeputy board member29/04/201427/04/2015
Mette Vieland OlesenBoard member29/04/201428/04/2015
Per PedersenDeputy board member28/04/201525/04/2019
Jørn KildallBoard member28/04/201528/04/2015
Jens Martin StragerDeputy board member25/04/201910/04/2024

Signing rule: Ved køb og salg samt pantsætning af fast ejendom og optagelse af lån i øvrigt, tegning af garantikapital eller afgivelse af anden sikkerhedsstillelse, tegnes foreningen af formanden og uddeleren/varehuschefen/direktøren i forening eller af en af disse i forening med 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer. Bortset herfra tegnes foreningen af formanden eller uddeleren.

Address and production units

2 active production units

Ydingvej 12
8752 Østbirk

Horsens Municipality · Postcode 8752

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBAYdingvej 12, 8752 Østbirk601003170072
Brugsen LundSilkeborgvej 199, 8700 Horsens261031378288

Purpose

Foreningens formål er at skaffe medlemmerne de bedst mulige varer til de lavest mulige priser samt optage andre opgaver af økonomisk og almennyttig art til gavn for forbrugerne.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

71 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20254 changesmerger 1 · accounts 1 · name 1 · industry 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Name changed from SUPERBRUGSEN ØSTBIRK A.M.B.A. to Østbirk og omegns Brugsforening AMBA
  • Industry changed to Retail sale of groceries in supermarkets and grocery stores (471120)
20244 changesaccounts 1 · management 3
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Hans Jensen appointed deputy board member
  • Conny Strøm appointed board member
  • Jens Martin Strager stepped down as deputy board member
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20194 changesmanagement 4
  • Jens Martin Strager appointed deputy board member
  • Karina Kallehauge Thomsen appointed board member
  • Per Pedersen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Jens Martin Strager stepped down as board member
20183 changesaddress 1 · management 2
  • Moved to Ydingvej 12, 8752 Østbirk
  • Søren Veis appointed board member
  • Tina Kjær Veis stepped down as board member
20158 changesmanagement 8
  • Per Pedersen appointed deputy board member
  • Flemming Rübner appointed board member
  • Jørn Kildall appointed board member
  • Jørn Kildall stepped down as board member
  • Mette Vieland Olesen stepped down as board member
  • Britt Møgelbjerg stepped down as board member
  • Jørn Kildall stepped down as deputy board member
  • Per Pedersen stepped down as board member
20143 changesmanagement 3
  • Jørn Kildall appointed deputy board member
  • Mette Vieland Olesen appointed board member
  • Margit Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
20108 changesmanagement 8
  • Jørgen Maagaard stepped down as board member
  • Jørgen Aase Winther stepped down as board member
  • Margit Justesen stepped down as board member
  • Britt Møgelbjerg appointed board member
  • Per Pedersen appointed board member
  • Tina Kjær Veis appointed board member
  • Verner Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Karsten Leif Kristiansen stepped down as deputy board member
20081 changemanagement 1
  • Lene Ulf Nielsen appointed board member
20073 changesmanagement 2 · address 1
  • Per Bonde appointed chair of the board
  • Ivan Martin Valbjørn Bak stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Ydingvej 10-12, 8752 Østbirk
20064 changesname 1 · management 3
  • Name changed from SUPERBRUGSEN ØSTBIRK to SUPERBRUGSEN ØSTBIRK A.M.B.A.
  • Verner Nielsen appointed board member
  • Grethe Sørensen stepped down as board member
  • Jørn Damgaard Steffensen stepped down as board member
20042 changesmanagement 2
  • Karsten Leif Kristiansen appointed deputy board member
  • Flemming Sandvad stepped down as deputy board member
20022 changesmanagement 2
  • Jørgen Maagaard appointed board member
  • Else Johanne Rasmussen stepped down as chair of the board
20014 changesmanagement 3 · address 1
  • Flemming Sandvad appointed deputy board member
  • Jens Martin Strager appointed board member
  • Else Østergaard stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Ydingvej 10-12, 8752 Østbirk
19992 changesmanagement 2
  • Ivan Martin Valbjørn Bak appointed board member
  • Lisbeth Skov Nielsen stepped down as board member
19985 changesmanagement 5
  • Margit Sørensen appointed deputy board member
  • Grethe Sørensen appointed board member
  • Jørn Damgaard Steffensen appointed board member
  • Benny Mikkelsen stepped down as board member
  • Julius Schmidt Sørensen stepped down as board member
19972 changesmanagement 2
  • Jørgen Aase Winther appointed board member
  • Per Frost stepped down as board member
19368 changesfounded 1 · management 7
  • Registered as SUPERBRUGSEN ØSTBIRK
  • Benny Mikkelsen appointed board member
  • Per Frost appointed board member
  • Else Østergaard appointed board member
  • Lisbeth Skov Nielsen appointed board member
  • Else Johanne Rasmussen appointed chair of the board
  • Julius Schmidt Sørensen appointed board member
  • Margit Justesen appointed board member

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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.

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