Pure Algae Denmark ApS
Private limited companyCVR 39807149GrenaaActive
Pure Algae Denmark ApS is a private limited company, based in Grenaa, active in research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering, founded in 2018. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 847k. Operations are spread over 3 production units. Equity fell to DKK 630k in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 24% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.6m.
- The loss grew: from DKK 548k to DKK 847k (2024 → 2025).
- Equity fell 57% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 630k.
Employees
- 2 more employees than a year earlier: 13 (07/2026) against 11 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Klaus Nørgaard (board member, 10/06/2026).
- Stepped down: Karsten Brixen (board member, 10/06/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (721000)
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 | 312 | −223 | 884 | 849 | 2,149 | 1,642 | −23.6% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −98 | −1,426 | −1,161 | −1,827 | −860 | −1,465 | −70.5% |
| Profit before tax | −98 | −1,434 | −1,209 | −1,912 | −866 | −1,502 | −73.4% |
| Net profit | −86 | −1,434 | −1,189 | −1,912 | −548 | −847 | −54.5% |
| Total assets | 237 | 794 | 841 | 709 | 2,184 | 1,485 | −32% |
| Equity | 5 | 570 | −619 | −2,531 | 1,477 | 630 | −57.3% |
| Liabilities | 233 | 224 | 1,459 | 3,194 | 707 | 855 | +20.9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 142 | 170 | 16 | 14 | 365 | 22 | −94% |
| Average number of employees | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | +16.7% |
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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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresLoss for 6 years in a row
Net result has been negative in 2020–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is negative in the two or more latest annual reports in a row.
Equity fell sharply
Equity fell 57% from 2024 to 2025 (DKK 1.5m to DKK 630k).
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| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 16/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 18/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 30/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 23/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 10/03/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 20/01/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
431 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 616k, net profit −DKK 892k, equity DKK 2m, 5 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. 35,024of 69,742 Better than 50% | No. 39,461of 69,964 Better than 44% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees329 companies in the comparison | No. 101of 323 Better than 69% | No. 166of 329 Better than 50% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 18,786of 33,588 Better than 44% | No. 18,469of 33,687 Better than 45% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 33,838of 66,379 Better than 49% | No. 35,351of 66,505 Better than 47% |
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
Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering- Pure Algae Denmark ApSDKK 1.6m
- Carlsberg A/SDKK 40.2bn
- Zealand Pharma A/SDKK 9.2bn
- Pure Algae Denmark ApS−DKK 847k
- Carlsberg A/SDKK 7bn
- Zealand Pharma A/SDKK 6.5bn
- Pure Algae Denmark ApSDKK 630k
- Carlsberg A/SDKK 30.7bn
- Zealand Pharma A/SDKK 14.8bn
- Pure Algae Denmark ApS13
- Carlsberg A/S107
- Zealand Pharma A/S569
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Sof-odden Caviar A/S5%
- PB Rydberg Holding ApS5%
- Kick Green Invest ApS5%
- Sabia ApS5%
- Pure Algae Denmark Holding ApS50%
Management
6 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Esben Rimi Christiansen | CEO | 14/04/2021 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Rydberg | Board member | 14/04/2021 |
| Esben Rimi Christiansen | Board member | 14/04/2021 |
| Søren Bøgesgaard Niebuhr | Chair of the board | 26/10/2023 |
| Steen Henriksen | Board member | 26/10/2023 |
| Klaus Nørgaard | Board member | 10/06/2026 |
- Founders
- Esben Rimi Christiansen
Former management (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esben Rimi Christiansen | Director | 21/08/2018 | 13/04/2021 |
| Søren Bøgesgaard Niebuhr | Board member | 14/04/2021 | 25/10/2023 |
| Steen Henriksen | Chair of the board | 14/04/2021 | 25/10/2023 |
| Jakob Dyhr | Board member | 13/06/2022 | 14/06/2023 |
| Karsten Brixen | Board member | 16/04/2024 | 10/06/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den adm. direktør i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
3 active production unitsHavnecentervej 1
8500 Grenaa
Norddjurs Municipality · Postcode 8500
Other companies at the address (4)
- Grenaa Havn A/SOperation of commercial ports
- Driftsselskabet Grenaa Havn A/SRenting of commercial property
- Landinspektørfirmaet Kjær ApSGeological surveying and prospecting, land surveyors
- Sydhavnen A/SRenting of commercial property
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hovedkontor | Færgevej 2B, 8500 Grenaa | 2 | 1027809118 |
| Pure Algae Denmark ApS | Havnecentervej 1, 8500 Grenaa | 2 | 1023891316 |
| Pure Algae IMRAS DS | Niels Juelsvej 46, 9850 Hirtshals | 1 | 1029168462 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er, direkte eller indirekte, at drive virksomhed med forskning, dyrkning og salg af alge- og tangprodukter; samt anden hertil relevant virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
43 registered events20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementKlaus Nørgaard appointed board member
- ManagementKarsten Brixen stepped down as board member
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (721000)
20245 changesaccounts 1 · capital 1 · management 1 · ownership 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- CapitalShare capital changed from 72,567 DKK to 93,913 DKK
- ManagementKarsten Brixen appointed board member
- OwnershipPure Algae Denmark Holding ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipPure Algae Denmark Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
20236 changesmanagement 5 · accounts 1
- ManagementSøren Bøgesgaard Niebuhr appointed chair of the board
- ManagementSteen Henriksen appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Bøgesgaard Niebuhr stepped down as board member
- ManagementSteen Henriksen stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementJakob Dyhr stepped down as board member
20225 changesmanagement 1 · capital 1 · accounts 1 · ownership 2
- ManagementJakob Dyhr appointed board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 72,220 DKK to 72,567 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- OwnershipSABIA ApS registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipBUSINESS CONNECT Invest ApS is no longer registered as owner
202114 changescapital 1 · management 6 · ownership 6 · accounts 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 50,000 DKK to 72,220 DKK
- ManagementPeter Rydberg appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Bøgesgaard Niebuhr appointed board member
- ManagementSteen Henriksen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementEsben Rimi Christiansen appointed ceo
- ManagementEsben Rimi Christiansen appointed board member
- OwnershipBUSINESS CONNECT Invest ApS registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipPB Rydberg Holding ApS registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipKick Green Invest ApS registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipSOF-ODDEN CAVIAR A/S registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipPure Algae Denmark Holding ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
- ManagementEsben Rimi Christiansen stepped down as director
- OwnershipPure Algae Denmark Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20201 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Forskning og eksperimentel udvikling indenfor bioteknologi (721100)
20191 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Havnecentervej 1, 8500 Grenaa
20186 changesownership 3 · address 1 · founded 1 · management 1
- OwnershipPure Algae Denmark Holding ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipEsben Rimi Christiansen is no longer registered as owner
- AddressMoved to Vidtskuevej 42, 2. th, 8260 Viby J
- FoundedRegistered as Pure Algae Denmark ApS
- ManagementEsben Rimi Christiansen appointed director
- OwnershipEsben Rimi Christiansen registered as owner (100%)
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Same people in management
- Advansor A/Svia Klaus Nørgaard
- Niebuhr Gears A/Svia Søren Bøgesgaard Niebuhr
- Fenagy A/Svia Klaus Nørgaard
- Gardit A/Svia Søren Bøgesgaard Niebuhr
- Lambaek A/Svia Søren Bøgesgaard Niebuhr
- El-ta A/Svia Søren Bøgesgaard Niebuhr
Largest in the industry
- Carlsberg A/SDKK 40.2bn
- Zealand Pharma A/SDKK 9.2bn
- Gubra A/SDKK 2.6bn
- Vestas Wind Systems A/SDKK 2.5bn
- Bang & Olufsen A/SDKK 1.4bn
- 3shape A/SDKK 1.3bn
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.