Paul Food ApS
Private limited companyCVR 83141328KorsørActive
Paul Food ApS is a private limited company, based in Korsør, active in book publishing, founded in 1978. Net profit fell 47% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 84,198.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 16% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 376k.
- Net profit fell 47% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 84,198.
- Equity fell 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 721k.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New owners registered: Lene Læby Cunningham (10/03/2026).
- No longer registered as owner: Paul John Cunningham (10/03/2026).
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 | 442 | 569 | 824 | 273 | 446 | 376 | −15.6% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 250 | 256 | 629 | −61 | 207 | 111 | −46.4% |
| Profit before tax | 247 | 251 | 613 | −65 | 206 | 110 | −46.7% |
| Net profit | 190 | 194 | 474 | −54 | 157 | 84 | −46.5% |
| Total assets | 671 | 757 | 1,166 | 929 | 805 | 768 | −4.6% |
| Equity | 464 | 547 | 908 | 736 | 772 | 721 | −6.6% |
| Liabilities | 207 | 210 | 258 | 193 | 34 | 47 | +38.3% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 544 | 574 | 705 | 722 | 644 | 605 | −6% |
| Average number of employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
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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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/10/2024 – 30/09/2025 | 10/03/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/10/2023 – 30/09/2024 | 19/03/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/10/2022 – 30/09/2023 | 15/03/2024 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/10/2021 – 30/09/2022 | 30/03/2023 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/10/2020 – 30/09/2021 | 24/01/2022 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2020 | 02/01/2021 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
104 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in book publishing based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.6m, net profit DKK 91,836, equity DKK 1.4m, 3 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. 56,469of 69,742 Better than 19% | No. 37,874of 69,964 Better than 46% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees92 companies in the comparison | No. 68of 92 Better than 26% | No. 48of 92 Better than 48% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 8,888of 10,152 Better than 12% | No. 9,125of 10,275 Better than 11% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 54,322of 66,379 Better than 18% | No. 33,740of 66,505 Better than 49% |
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
Book publishing- Paul Food ApSDKK 376k
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
- Paul Food ApSDKK 84,198
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 40.8m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 13.1m
- Paul Food ApSDKK 721k
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 402.9m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 216.2m
- Paul Food ApS2
- Gyldendal A/S427
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S321
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Lene Læby Cunningham100%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Paul John Cunningham | Director | 01/06/2005 |
Former management (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svend Erik Madsen | Director | 04/04/1978 | 11/12/2002 |
| Kitty Læby Madsen | Director | 11/12/2002 | 01/06/2005 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktionen
Address and production units
1 active production unitsMøllebjergvej 26
4220 Korsør
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL FOOD ApS | Møllebjergvej 26, 4220 Korsør | 2 | 1009758336 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er gastronomi, inden for selskaber, foredrag, kurser og bogudgivelser og hermed beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
24 registered events20263 changesownership 2 · accounts 1
- OwnershipLene Læby Cunningham registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipPaul John Cunningham is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20181 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Book publishing (581100)
20171 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Møllebjergvej 26, 4220 Korsør
20131 changename 1
- NameName changed from PAUL JOHN CUNNINGHAM ApS to PAUL FOOD ApS
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes (236100)
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Møllebjergvej 26, 4220 Korsør
20054 changesaddress 1 · name 1 · management 2
- AddressMoved to Møllebjergvej 26, 4220 Korsør
- NameName changed from LÆBY FLISER ApS to PAUL JOHN CUNNINGHAM ApS
- ManagementPaul John Cunningham appointed director
- ManagementKitty Læby Madsen stepped down as director
20031 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Not stated (980000)
20022 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementKitty Læby Madsen appointed director
- ManagementSvend Erik Madsen stepped down as director
19921 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 30,000 DKK to 200,000 DKK
19783 changesfounded 1 · management 1 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as LÆBY FLISER ApS
- ManagementSvend Erik Madsen appointed director
- OwnershipPaul John Cunningham registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Largest in the industry
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
- Ordbogen A/SDKK 71.3m
- Dafolo A/SDKK 51.4m
- BibMedia A/SDKK 37.1m
- Bookboon ApSDKK 30.8m
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.