Polar Seafood Denmark A/S

Public limited companyCVR 11369677VodskovActive

Polar Seafood Denmark A/S is a public limited company, based in Vodskov, active in wholesale of fish and fish products, founded in 1987. Net profit rose 30% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 172.5m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 115 companies in the industry in the database. Profit has grown three years in a row.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 4.7bn+11.7% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 172.5m+30.1% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 1.1bn+9.6% vs. 2024
Employees179latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 360.6m.
  • Revenue rose 12% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.7bn.
  • Net profit rose 30% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 172.5m.
  • Equity rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.1bn.

Employees

  • 12 more employees than a year earlier: 179 (08/2026) against 167 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Michael Binzer (chair of the board, 05/11/2025), Miki Jonas Brøns (board member, 05/11/2025) and Bent Friis-Salling (deputy chair, 03/09/2026) (+3).
  • Stepped down: Miki Jonas Brøns (board member, 19/05/2025), Michael Binzer (board member, 04/11/2025) and Bent Friis-Salling (deputy chair, 19/05/2025) (+5).
  • New owners registered: Polar Seafood Greenland A/S (09/09/2026).
  • No longer registered as owner: Polar Seafood Greenland A/S (08/09/2026) and S-13 Holding ApS (09/09/2026).

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 thousand

Equity and net profit

DKK 0DKK 200mDKK 400mDKK 600mDKK 800mDKK 1bnDKK 1.2bnDKK 1.4bn202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Polar Seafood Denmark A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue3,011,7493,792,0373,899,9363,851,4184,216,3494,707,970+11.7%
Gross profit417,115494,823399,769369,138395,800360,561−8.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)202,046274,105227,704183,758197,197132,232−32.9%
Profit before tax149,735299,253204,630123,270152,130150,381−1.1%
Net profit117,948229,53894,36381,806132,555172,513+30.1%
Total assets1,797,8251,748,2791,930,5721,618,2201,773,8822,261,804+27.5%
Equity1,268,2921,398,9311,473,237921,3711,006,7301,103,569+9.6%
Liabilities515,536330,814435,736675,547740,4331,155,714+56.1%
Cash and cash equivalents177,322133,231345,10863,576146,357627,216+328.6%
Average number of employees593618279269287306+6.6%

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.

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DKK 0DKK 100mDKK 200mDKK 300mDKK 400mDKK 500m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (116 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 Polar Seafood Denmark A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202527/05/2026The groupPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202405/06/2025The groupPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202327/05/2024The groupPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202223/05/2023The groupPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202103/06/2022The groupPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202001/06/2021The groupPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

116 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of fish and fish products based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 360.6mNo. 2 of 115
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 1.1bnNo. 2 of 116
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees179No. 2 of 116
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 6.3m, net profit DKK 840k, equity DKK 6.5m, 7 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 777kDKK 6mDKK 47mDKK 184.3mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 111 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. 66of 4,412
Better than 99%
No. 82of 4,466
Better than 98%
Same industry and 50–199 employees12 companies in the comparison
No. 2of 12
Better than 91%
No. 1of 12
Better than 100%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 247of 10,152
Better than 98%
No. 210of 10,275
Better than 98%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 418of 17,786
Better than 98%
No. 394of 18,024
Better than 98%

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

Wholesale of fish and fish products
Gross profit
  1. Polar Seafood Denmark A/SDKK 360.6m
  2. A. Espersen A/SDKK 365.1m
  3. Nordic Seafood A/SDKK 283.6m
Net profit
  1. Polar Seafood Denmark A/SDKK 172.5m
  2. A. Espersen A/S−DKK 256.6m
  3. Nordic Seafood A/SDKK 94.7m
Equity
  1. Polar Seafood Denmark A/SDKK 1.1bn
  2. A. Espersen A/SDKK 241.2m
  3. Nordic Seafood A/SDKK 570.8m
Employees
  1. Polar Seafood Denmark A/S179
  2. A. Espersen A/S109
  3. Nordic Seafood A/S92

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Polar Seafood Greenland A/S100%
Polar Seafood Denmark A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

5 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Polar Seafood Denmark A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Henrik LethDirector20/04/2023

Board of directors

Board of directors at Polar Seafood Denmark A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Henrik KroghBoard member22/12/1999
Michael BinzerChair of the board05/11/2025
Miki Jonas BrønsBoard member05/11/2025
Bent Friis-SallingDeputy chair03/09/2026
Founders
Anker Laden-Andersen
Former management (23)
Former management at Polar Seafood Denmark A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Helge NielsenBoard member01/10/198720/04/2023
Helge NielsenDirector01/10/198720/04/2023
Bent Norman PetersenBoard member01/10/198720/04/2023
Bent Norman PetersenDirector01/10/198730/10/1989
Hans Pavia Niels EgedeBoard member01/10/198722/12/1999
Andreas Peter Rasmus DalagerBoard member01/10/198702/09/1994
Anders Jonas BrønsBoard member01/10/198713/12/2018
Jens Kristian Friis-SallingBoard member01/10/198720/04/2023
Anker Laden-AndersenDirector01/10/198714/03/1988
Vittus Jokum Pavia Esaias EgedeBoard member01/10/198702/09/1994
Keld Nørregaard LaursenBoard member01/10/198707/04/1989
Kjeld HolmstrupBoard member22/12/199912/06/2009
Svend-Erik Sand DanielsenChair of the board12/06/200913/01/2012
Henrik LethChair of the board30/04/201220/04/2023
Michael BinzerDeputy chair30/04/201219/04/2023
Miki Jonas BrønsBoard member13/12/201819/05/2025
Michael BinzerBoard member20/04/202304/11/2025
Bent Friis-SallingDeputy chair20/04/202319/05/2025
Guðmundur KristjánssonChair of the board20/04/202319/05/2025
Friðrik FriðrikssonBoard member20/04/202303/09/2026
Miki Jonas BrønsChair of the board20/05/202504/11/2025
Bent Friis-SallingBoard member20/05/202502/09/2026
Guðmundur KristjánssonDeputy chair20/05/202503/09/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af formanden og næstformanden i forening eller af den samlede bestyrelse

Address and production units

5 active production units
Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Polar Seafood Esbjerg A/SH E Bluhmes Vej 30, 6700 Esbjerg941002480270
POLAR SEAFOOD DENMARK A/SBaldrianvej 2, 9310 Vodskov561000224022
POLAR SEAFOOD DENMARK A/SSkovhusvej 10, Vester Hassing, 9310 Vodskov131010505557
Polar Seafood Esbjerg A/SH E Bluhmes Vej 30, 6700 Esbjerg71015455620
Polar Seafood Esbjerg A/SVagervej 9, 6700 Esbjerg31018831089

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel og industri og anden i forbindelse hermed stående virksomhed

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

76 registered events
20268 changesownership 3 · management 4 · accounts 1
  • POLAR SEAFOOD GREENLAND A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • S-13 Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • POLAR SEAFOOD GREENLAND A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Bent Friis-Salling appointed deputy chair
  • Guðmundur Kristjánsson stepped down as deputy chair
  • Friðrik Friðriksson stepped down as board member
  • Bent Friis-Salling stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2025 published
202511 changesmanagement 10 · accounts 1
  • Miki Jonas Brøns appointed board member
  • Michael Binzer appointed chair of the board
  • Miki Jonas Brøns stepped down as chair of the board
  • Michael Binzer stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Bent Friis-Salling appointed board member
  • Miki Jonas Brøns appointed chair of the board
  • Guðmundur Kristjánsson appointed deputy chair
  • Guðmundur Kristjánsson stepped down as chair of the board
  • Bent Friis-Salling stepped down as deputy chair
  • Miki Jonas Brøns stepped down as board member
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
202316 changesaccounts 1 · management 11 · ownership 4
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Michael Binzer appointed board member
  • Henrik Leth appointed director
  • Friðrik Friðriksson appointed board member
  • Guðmundur Kristjánsson appointed chair of the board
  • Bent Friis-Salling appointed deputy chair
  • Henrik Leth stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jens Kristian Friis-Salling stepped down as board member
  • Bent Norman Petersen stepped down as board member
  • Helge Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Helge Nielsen stepped down as director
  • PSD HOLDING ApS registered as owner (25%)
  • PSD HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • S-13 Holding ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • Michael Binzer stepped down as deputy chair
  • PSD HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20182 changesmanagement 2
  • Miki Jonas Brøns appointed board member
  • Anders Jonas Brøns stepped down as board member
20141 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20123 changesmanagement 3
  • Michael Binzer appointed deputy chair
  • Henrik Leth appointed chair of the board
  • Svend-Erik Sand Danielsen stepped down as chair of the board
20113 changescapital 1 · ownership 2
  • Share capital changed from 2,125,000 DKK to 2,040,000 DKK
  • PSD HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • POLAR SEAFOOD GREENLAND A/S registered as owner (50%)
20093 changesmerger 1 · management 2
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Svend-Erik Sand Danielsen appointed chair of the board
  • Kjeld Holmstrup stepped down as board member
20072 changescapital 1 · merger 1
  • Share capital changed from 2,000,000 DKK to 2,125,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
20001 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
19993 changesmanagement 3
  • Kjeld Holmstrup appointed board member
  • Henrik Krogh appointed board member
  • Hans Pavia Niels Egede stepped down as board member
19961 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 2,000,000 DKK
19942 changesmanagement 2
  • Andreas Peter Rasmus Dalager stepped down as board member
  • Vittus Jokum Pavia Esaias Egede stepped down as board member
19892 changesmanagement 2
  • Bent Norman Petersen stepped down as director
  • Keld Nørregaard Laursen stepped down as board member
19883 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 1
  • Name changed from ApS MKML NR. 170 to POLAR SEAFOOD DENMARK A/S
  • Share capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 300,000 DKK
  • Anker Laden-Andersen stepped down as director
198712 changesfounded 1 · management 11
  • Registered as ApS MKML NR. 170
  • Anker Laden-Andersen appointed director
  • Jens Kristian Friis-Salling appointed board member
  • Anders Jonas Brøns appointed board member
  • Andreas Peter Rasmus Dalager appointed board member
  • Hans Pavia Niels Egede appointed board member
  • Bent Norman Petersen appointed director
  • Bent Norman Petersen appointed board member
  • Helge Nielsen appointed board member
  • Helge Nielsen appointed director
  • Keld Nørregaard Laursen appointed board member
  • Vittus Jokum Pavia Esaias Egede 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 23/10/2026. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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