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Praefa A/S

Public limited companyCVR 19433676ØstervråActive

Praefa A/S is a public limited company, based in Østervrå, active in wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment, founded in 1996. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 1.1m). The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 455k.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 256k−4.9% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 455k−11.3% vs. 2024
Equity−DKK 1.1m−105% vs. 2024
Employees2latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 256k.
  • The loss grew: from DKK 409k to DKK 455k (2024 → 2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment (468300)

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 1.2m−DKK 1m−DKK 800k−DKK 600k−DKK 400k−DKK 200kDKK 0DKK 200kDKK 400k202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Praefa A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit4,2447,1535,399383270256−4.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)−33747−229−552−523––
Profit before tax−337151−100−546−525−584−11.3%
Net profit−261121−79−426−409−455−11.3%
Total assets2,1572,4391,548814510577+13.1%
Equity260381302−124−533−1,092−105%
Liabilities1,8972,0581,2459381,0431,669+60.1%
Cash and cash equivalents6811,0131,1013847814−81.5%
Average number of employees1013102220%

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 1mDKK 2mDKK 3mDKK 4mDKK 5mDKK 6mDKK 7m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (430 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures

  • Negative equity

    Equity was −DKK 1.1m at the end of 2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.

  • Loss for 4 years in a row

    Net result has been negative in 2022–2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Net result is negative in the two or more 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 Praefa A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202509/07/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202401/07/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202301/07/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202207/07/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202107/07/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202026/06/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

430 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 256kNo. 401 of 429
Better than 7% of the companies in the industry
Equity−DKK 1.1mNo. 420 of 430
Better than 2% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees2No. 336 of 430
Better than 22% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.9m, net profit DKK 623k, equity DKK 6.3m, 7 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.2mDKK 13.3mDKK 152.6mDKK 778.2mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 416 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 fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison
No. 58,495of 69,742
Better than 16%
No. 67,318of 69,964
Better than 4%
Same industry and fewer than 20 employees334 companies in the comparison
No. 308of 334
Better than 8%
No. 325of 334
Better than 3%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 9,019of 10,152
Better than 11%
No. 10,075of 10,275
Better than 2%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 16,315of 17,786
Better than 8%
No. 17,395of 18,024
Better than 3%

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 wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment
Gross profit
  1. Praefa A/SDKK 256k
  2. Stark Danmark A/SDKK 1.8bn
  3. Bygma A/SDKK 1.4bn
Net profit
  1. Praefa A/S−DKK 455k
  2. Stark Danmark A/SDKK 238m
  3. Bygma A/SDKK 228m
Equity
  1. Praefa A/S−DKK 1.1m
  2. Stark Danmark A/SDKK 2bn
  3. Bygma A/SDKK 2.3bn
Employees
  1. Praefa A/S2
  2. Stark Danmark A/S2,792
  3. Bygma A/S1,891

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Østervrå Gruppen A/S100%
Praefa A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Praefa A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Ole Karsten GodtliebsenDirector15/01/2018

Board of directors

Board of directors at Praefa A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Ib JensenBoard member15/01/2018
Eckhardt Emil August ThomasChair of the board15/01/2018
Anko MenneBoard member15/01/2018
Founders
Anpartsselskabet Stakemann
Former management (11)
Former management at Praefa A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Hans Christian GalstBoard member01/08/199629/11/1996
Ulf Svejgaard PoulsenChair of the board01/08/199629/11/1996
Per Emil Hasselbalch StakemannBoard member01/08/199629/11/1996
Per Emil Hasselbalch StakemannDirector01/08/199629/11/1996
Knud Orla NielsenChair of the board29/11/199611/10/2017
Ib JensenBoard member29/11/199612/10/2017
Ib JensenDirector29/11/199612/10/2017
Kurt Mallin SimonsenBoard member29/11/199615/01/2018
Knud Orla NielsenBoard member12/10/201715/01/2018
Knud Orla NielsenDirector12/10/201715/01/2018
Christian Søndergaard Breck NielsenChair of the board12/10/201715/01/2018

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening, af en direktør alene.

Address and production units

1 active production units

Høngårdsvej 30
9750 Østervrå

Frederikshavn Municipality · Postcode 9750

Other companies at the address (1)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
PRAEFA A/SHøngårdsvej 30, 9750 Østervrå21003932385

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel og industri, samt eksport, og anden i forbindelse hermed stående virksomhed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

40 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment (468300)
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20188 changesmanagement 8
  • Anko Menne appointed board member
  • Eckhardt Emil August Thomas appointed chair of the board
  • Ole Karsten Godtliebsen appointed director
  • Ib Jensen appointed board member
  • Christian Søndergaard Breck Nielsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Knud Orla Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Knud Orla Nielsen stepped down as director
  • Kurt Mallin Simonsen stepped down as board member
20176 changesmanagement 6
  • Christian Søndergaard Breck Nielsen appointed chair of the board
  • Knud Orla Nielsen appointed board member
  • Knud Orla Nielsen appointed director
  • Ib Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Ib Jensen stepped down as director
  • Knud Orla Nielsen stepped down as chair of the board
20091 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med træ, trælast og byggematerialer (467310)
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes (236100)
20071 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Høngårdsvej 30, 9750 Østervrå
19971 changename 1
  • Name changed from PRÆFA BYG EKSPORT A/S to PRAEFA A/S
199615 changesname 1 · management 12 · founded 1 · ownership 1
  • Name changed from A/S PSE 38 NR. 1824 to PRÆFA BYG EKSPORT A/S
  • Kurt Mallin Simonsen appointed board member
  • Knud Orla Nielsen appointed chair of the board
  • Ib Jensen appointed board member
  • Ib Jensen appointed director
  • Hans Christian Galst stepped down as board member
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as director
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as board member
  • Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Registered as A/S PSE 38 NR. 1824
  • Hans Christian Galst appointed board member
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed director
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed board member
  • Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen appointed chair of the board
  • ØSTERVRÅ GRUPPEN A/S registered as owner (100%)

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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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