Rice A/S
Public limited companyCVR 21093939Odense CActive
Rice A/S is a public limited company, based in Odense C, active in wholesale of luggage and leather goods, founded in 1998. Net profit rose 188% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 6m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 8 of 73 companies in the industry in the database. With 42 employees, the company is about 11 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 21% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 31.7m.
- Net profit rose 188% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 6m.
- Equity rose 15% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 31.3m.
Employees
- 1 more employees than a year earlier: 42 (08/2026) against 41 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Philippe Marcel Emile Gueniau (chair of the board, 05/11/2025), Mette Søvndahl Boysøe (board member, 05/11/2025) and Mette Søvndahl Boysøe (ceo, 05/11/2025).
- Stepped down: Philippe Marcel Emile Gueniau (board member, 04/11/2025), Philippe Marcel Emile Gueniau (ceo, 05/11/2025) and Mette Søvndahl Boysøe (chair of the board, 04/11/2025).
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 | 22,375 | 27,798 | 25,026 | 29,460 | 26,154 | 31,724 | +21.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 3,661 | 8,635 | 2,995 | 4,798 | 2,628 | 7,754 | +195% |
| Profit before tax | 3,310 | 8,287 | 2,543 | 3,993 | 2,703 | 7,706 | +185.1% |
| Net profit | 2,562 | 6,437 | 1,935 | 3,061 | 2,070 | 5,964 | +188.1% |
| Total assets | 33,410 | 40,139 | 42,366 | 39,951 | 40,411 | 43,079 | +6.6% |
| Equity | 25,490 | 28,927 | 25,862 | 27,423 | 27,093 | 31,257 | +15.4% |
| Liabilities | 7,920 | 10,917 | 15,790 | 12,238 | 13,318 | 11,822 | −11.2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 6,706 | 178 | 1,275 | 682 | 365 | 957 | +162.1% |
| Average number of employees | 43 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 41 | +5.1% |
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 figuresProfit 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| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 22/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 02/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 03/04/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 23/03/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 30/03/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 31/03/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
73 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of luggage and leather goods based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3m, net profit DKK 374k, equity DKK 4m, 4 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison | No. 1,208of 9,892 Better than 88% | No. 1,146of 9,922 Better than 88% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 2,237of 24,791 Better than 91% | No. 3,286of 24,909 Better than 87% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 4,214of 17,786 Better than 76% | No. 4,803of 18,024 Better than 73% |
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 luggage and leather goods- Rice A/SDKK 31.7m
- Søstrene Grenes Import A/SDKK 445.8m
- Ferm Living ApSDKK 139m
- Rice A/SDKK 6m
- Søstrene Grenes Import A/SDKK 8.7m
- Ferm Living ApSDKK 53.3m
- Rice A/SDKK 31.3m
- Søstrene Grenes Import A/SDKK 381.1m
- Ferm Living ApSDKK 180m
- Rice A/S42
- Søstrene Grenes Import A/S593
- Ferm Living ApS98
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Curry Holding ApS100%
Management
6 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mette Søvndahl Boysøe | CEO | 05/11/2025 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Hedeman Gueniau | Board member | 07/04/2008 |
| Max Hedeman Gueniau | Board member | 28/06/2018 |
| Selma Juliette Hedeman Guéniau | Board member | 17/08/2023 |
| Philippe Marcel Emile Gueniau | Chair of the board | 05/11/2025 |
| Mette Søvndahl Boysøe | Board member | 05/11/2025 |
- Founders
- Charlotte Hedeman Gueniau
Former management (13)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Hedeman Gueniau | Director | 28/08/1998 | 07/04/2008 |
| Knud Erik Juul Larsen | Chair of the board | 28/05/2003 | 02/03/2009 |
| Charlotte Johs | Board member | 28/05/2003 | 29/05/2006 |
| Tania Ellis | Board member | 28/03/2006 | 11/12/2007 |
| Søren Laursen | Board member | 02/03/2009 | 06/03/2013 |
| Søren Laursen | CEO | 01/09/2011 | 06/03/2013 |
| Michelle Hviid Brix | Board member | 06/03/2013 | 06/10/2015 |
| Philippe Marcel Emile Gueniau | Board member | 06/03/2013 | 04/11/2025 |
| Philippe Marcel Emile Gueniau | CEO | 06/03/2013 | 05/11/2025 |
| Brian Djernes | Chair of the board | 06/03/2013 | 28/06/2018 |
| Henrik Dresbøll | Board member | 06/10/2015 | 28/06/2018 |
| Kenneth Piero Luciani | Chair of the board | 28/06/2018 | 26/09/2022 |
| Mette Søvndahl Boysøe | Chair of the board | 26/09/2022 | 04/11/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør alene eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsHavnegade 100E
5000 Odense C
Odense Municipality · Postcode 5000
Other companies at the address (1)
- AC Mad ApSContract catering and other food service activities
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICE A/S | Havnegade 100E, 5000 Odense C | 22 | 1004694570 |
| Rice A/S | Mageløs 1, st, 5000 Odense | 6 | 1019574543 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel med brugskunst og restaurationsvirksomhed samt hermed beslægtet virksomhed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
53 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20257 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
- ManagementPhilippe Marcel Emile Gueniau appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMette Søvndahl Boysøe appointed ceo
- ManagementMette Søvndahl Boysøe appointed board member
- ManagementPhilippe Marcel Emile Gueniau stepped down as ceo
- ManagementMette Søvndahl Boysøe stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementPhilippe Marcel Emile Gueniau stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20232 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementSelma Juliette Hedeman Guéniau appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20226 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 3 · accounts 1
- ManagementMette Søvndahl Boysøe appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKenneth Piero Luciani stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipCURRY HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipJAYA HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipCURRY HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20191 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Havnegade 100E, 5000 Odense C
20186 changescapital 1 · management 4 · ownership 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 1,112,000 DKK
- ManagementKenneth Piero Luciani appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMax Hedeman Gueniau appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Dresbøll stepped down as board member
- ManagementBrian Djernes stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipJAYA HOLDING ApS registered as owner (10%)
20152 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementHenrik Dresbøll appointed board member
- ManagementMichelle Hviid Brix stepped down as board member
20137 changesownership 1 · management 6
- OwnershipCURRY HOLDING ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
- ManagementBrian Djernes appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMichelle Hviid Brix appointed board member
- ManagementPhilippe Marcel Emile Gueniau appointed board member
- ManagementPhilippe Marcel Emile Gueniau appointed ceo
- ManagementSøren Laursen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementSøren Laursen stepped down as board member
20111 changemanagement 1
- ManagementSøren Laursen appointed ceo
20093 changesaddress 1 · management 2
- AddressMoved to Havnegade 100E, 5000 Odense C
- ManagementSøren Laursen appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Erik Juul Larsen stepped down as chair of the board
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
- ManagementCharlotte Hedeman Gueniau appointed board member
- ManagementCharlotte Hedeman Gueniau stepped down as director
- IndustryIndustry changed to Wholesale of luggage and leather goods (464930)
20071 changemanagement 1
- ManagementTania Ellis stepped down as board member
20062 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementCharlotte Johs stepped down as board member
- ManagementTania Ellis appointed board member
20035 changesaddress 1 · name 1 · capital 1 · management 2
- AddressMoved to Havnegade 100, 5000 Odense C
- NameName changed from RICE ApS to RICE A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 125,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
- ManagementCharlotte Johs appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Erik Juul Larsen appointed chair of the board
20011 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Rugårdsvej 101, 5000 Odense C
20001 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Læssøegade 84, 5230 Odense M
19982 changesfounded 1 · management 1
- FoundedRegistered as RICE ApS
- ManagementCharlotte Hedeman Gueniau appointed director
Related companies
Same industry in Odense
- DSC Promotion ApS14 employees
- B-link ApS6 employees
- Free Concept ApS5 employees
Same people in management
- Espresso House Denmark A/Svia Kenneth Piero Luciani
- GN Store Nord A/Svia Charlotte Johs
- Lifa A/S Landinspektørervia Søren Laursen
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/Svia Mette Søvndahl Boysøe
- Dynaudio A/Svia Knud Erik Juul Larsen
- Kvm A/Svia Knud Erik Juul Larsen
Largest in the industry
- Søstrene Grenes Import A/SDKK 445.8m
- Ferm Living ApSDKK 139m
- Gavefabrikken A/SDKK 109.6m
- Ib Laursen ApSDKK 88.7m
- Society of Lifestyle A/SDKK 75.6m
- Bloomingville A/SDKK 50.7m
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.