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Polar Salmon A/S

Public limited companyCVR 15672234EsbjergActive

Polar Salmon A/S is a public limited company, based in Esbjerg, active in processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal, founded in 1991. The company went from a profit in 2024 to a loss of DKK 23.5m in 2025. With 101 employees, the company is about 5 times larger than the industry median. Equity fell to DKK 37.2m in 2025.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 18.8m−70.9% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 23.5m−282.5% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 37.2m−38.8% vs. 2024
Employees101latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 71% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 18.8m.
  • Net profit went from a profit of DKK 12.9m to a loss of DKK 23.5m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity fell 39% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 37.2m.

Employees

  • 1 fewer employees than a year earlier: 101 (08/2026) against 102 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Jacob Abild Christiansen (board member, 06/10/2025) and Jacob Abild Christiansen (ceo, 13/08/2026).
  • Stepped down: Søren Rishøj (board member, 06/10/2025), Christoph Leo Kjærgaard (board member, 02/10/2025) and Jesper Kelly Innes (ceo, 13/08/2026).
  • New owners registered: Polar Seafood Denmark A/S (02/10/2025).
  • No longer registered as owner: Polar Seafood Denmark A/S (01/10/2025) and C.l. Kjærgaard ApS (02/10/2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 28/09/2026: Name changed from POLAR SALMON HJERTING LAKS A/S to POLAR SALMON A/S

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 40m−DKK 20mDKK 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Polar Salmon A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit71,79671,22067,33060,23764,72118,802−70.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)24,82622,44521,95816,38716,391−29,440−279.6%
Profit before tax24,47822,18321,84416,50916,523−30,128−282.3%
Net profit19,09417,27717,02712,95812,890−23,524−282.5%
Total assets108,00892,53498,61290,80985,31566,236−22.4%
Equity75,41862,79864,91662,75660,81137,239−38.8%
Liabilities31,99928,79232,78227,29223,75628,363+19.4%
Cash and cash equivalents1,493365,0247,67111−99.9%
Average number of employees1161081019510095−5%

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 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50mDKK 60mDKK 70m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (52 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures

  • Equity fell sharply

    Equity fell 39% from 2024 to 2025 (DKK 60.8m to DKK 37.2m).

    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
Annual reports for Polar Salmon A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202515/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202424/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202324/03/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202213/03/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202108/03/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202020/04/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

52 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 18.8mNo. 21 of 52
Better than 61% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 37.2mNo. 14 of 52
Better than 75% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees101No. 7 of 52
Better than 88% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 12.2m, net profit DKK 541k, equity DKK 11.7m, 20 employees.

DKK 242kDKK 1.2mDKK 6.4mDKK 33.2mDKK 99.3mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 52 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. 3,290of 4,412
Better than 25%
No. 1,516of 4,466
Better than 66%
Same industry and 50–199 employees13 companies in the comparison
No. 13of 13
Better than 0%
No. 6of 13
Better than 58%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 2,951of 10,152
Better than 71%
No. 2,420of 10,275
Better than 76%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 6,225of 17,786
Better than 65%
No. 4,333of 18,024
Better than 76%

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

Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal
Gross profit
  1. Polar Salmon A/SDKK 18.8m
  2. Scandic Pelagic A/SDKK 171.6m
  3. Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industriDKK 146.1m
Net profit
  1. Polar Salmon A/S−DKK 23.5m
  2. Scandic Pelagic A/SDKK 16.9m
  3. Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industriDKK 21.6m
Equity
  1. Polar Salmon A/SDKK 37.2m
  2. Scandic Pelagic A/SDKK 270.7m
  3. Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industriDKK 294.6m
Employees
  1. Polar Salmon A/S101
  2. Scandic Pelagic A/S228
  3. Aktieselskabet Sæby Fiske-industri191

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
Polar Salmon A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Polar Salmon A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jacob Abild ChristiansenCEO13/08/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at Polar Salmon A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Henrik KroghBoard member01/10/2024
Henrik LethChair of the board01/10/2024
Jacob Abild ChristiansenBoard member06/10/2025
Founders
Victor Christoffersen, Asbjørn Christoffersen, Sebastian Benjamin Bahn Christoffersen
Former management (20)
Former management at Polar Salmon A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Peter ChristensenBoard member01/11/199131/05/2002
Victor ChristoffersenBoard member01/11/199114/07/1993
Victor ChristoffersenDirector01/11/199114/07/1993
Kent Axel Lund JensenBoard member01/11/199115/03/2007
Kent Axel Lund JensenCEO01/11/199108/03/2007
Asbjørn ChristoffersenBoard member01/11/199114/07/1993
Sebastian Benjamin Bahn ChristoffersenBoard member01/11/199114/07/1993
Kjeld HolmstrupBoard member12/04/200529/05/2009
Henrik KroghChair of the board12/04/200530/09/2024
Peter Kirk LarsenBoard member26/08/200515/03/2007
Jan WeinreichDirector08/03/200726/06/2017
Helge NielsenBoard member15/03/200716/11/2016
John NielsenBoard member25/01/200815/05/2023
Anders Jonas BrønsBoard member29/05/200916/11/2016
Flemming Pagaard JensenBoard member16/11/201628/03/2022
Christoph Leo KjærgaardDirector16/11/201601/10/2024
Søren RishøjBoard member28/03/202206/10/2025
Henrik LethBoard member15/05/202330/09/2024
Christoph Leo KjærgaardBoard member01/10/202402/10/2025
Jesper Kelly InnesCEO01/10/202413/08/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening med en direktør.

Address and production units

1 active production units

H E Bluhmes Vej 18
6700 Esbjerg

Esbjerg Municipality · Postcode 6700

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
POLAR SALMON A/SH E Bluhmes Vej 18, 6700 Esbjerg1011002974102

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at fremstille og forhandle forædlede fiskeprodukter.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

74 registered events
20264 changesname 1 · management 2 · accounts 1
  • Name changed from POLAR SALMON HJERTING LAKS A/S to POLAR SALMON A/S
  • Jacob Abild Christiansen appointed ceo
  • Jesper Kelly Innes stepped down as ceo
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20257 changesmanagement 3 · ownership 3 · accounts 1
  • Jacob Abild Christiansen appointed board member
  • Søren Rishøj stepped down as board member
  • Christoph Leo Kjærgaard stepped down as board member
  • POLAR SEAFOOD DENMARK A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • C.L. KJÆRGAARD ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • POLAR SEAFOOD DENMARK A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20248 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1
  • Christoph Leo Kjærgaard appointed board member
  • Henrik Leth appointed chair of the board
  • Henrik Krogh appointed board member
  • Jesper Kelly Innes appointed ceo
  • Christoph Leo Kjærgaard stepped down as director
  • Henrik Leth stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Krogh stepped down as chair of the board
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20233 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Henrik Leth appointed board member
  • John Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20223 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Søren Rishøj appointed board member
  • Flemming Pagaard Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20181 changename 1
  • Name changed from POLAR SALMON // HJERTING LAKS A/S to POLAR SALMON HJERTING LAKS A/S
20173 changesmanagement 1 · ownership 2
  • Jan Weinreich stepped down as director
  • C.L. KJÆRGAARD ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • HJERTING LAKS HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
201612 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 4 · ownership 5 · merger 1
  • Name changed from POLAR SALMON A/S to POLAR SALMON // HJERTING LAKS A/S
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 1,754,386 DKK
  • Flemming Pagaard Jensen appointed board member
  • Christoph Leo Kjærgaard appointed director
  • Anders Jonas Brøns stepped down as board member
  • Helge Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • POLAR SEAFOOD DENMARK A/S registered as owner (50%)
  • Christoph Leo Kjærgaard registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Christoph Leo Kjærgaard is no longer registered as owner
  • HJERTING LAKS HOLDING ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • POLAR SEAFOOD DENMARK A/S is no longer registered as owner
20093 changesmanagement 2 · address 1
  • Anders Jonas Brøns appointed board member
  • Kjeld Holmstrup stepped down as board member
  • Moved to H E Bluhmes Vej 18, 6700 Esbjerg
20082 changesmanagement 1 · industry 1
  • John Nielsen appointed board member
  • Industry changed to Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, except fishmeal (102020)
20077 changesname 1 · management 5 · ownership 1
  • Name changed from J.P. SALMON A/S to POLAR SALMON A/S
  • Helge Nielsen appointed board member
  • Peter Kirk Larsen stepped down as board member
  • Kent Axel Lund Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Jan Weinreich appointed director
  • Kent Axel Lund Jensen stepped down as ceo
  • POLAR SEAFOOD DENMARK A/S registered as owner (100%)
20053 changesmanagement 3
  • Peter Kirk Larsen appointed board member
  • Henrik Krogh appointed chair of the board
  • Kjeld Holmstrup appointed board member
20031 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Røgning og saltning af fisk (152020)
20021 changemanagement 1
  • Peter Christensen stepped down as board member
19941 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
19935 changesname 1 · management 4
  • Name changed from VICH 3223 A/S to J.P. SALMON A/S
  • Victor Christoffersen stepped down as director
  • Victor Christoffersen stepped down as board member
  • Sebastian Benjamin Bahn Christoffersen stepped down as board member
  • Asbjørn Christoffersen stepped down as board member
19921 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
19918 changesfounded 1 · management 7
  • Registered as VICH 3223 A/S
  • Victor Christoffersen appointed director
  • Peter Christensen appointed board member
  • Victor Christoffersen appointed board member
  • Sebastian Benjamin Bahn Christoffersen appointed board member
  • Asbjørn Christoffersen appointed board member
  • Kent Axel Lund Jensen appointed ceo
  • Kent Axel Lund Jensen 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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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