Sony Music Entertainment Denmark A/S
Public limited companyCVR 12259484København KActive
Sony Music Entertainment Denmark A/S is a public limited company, based in København K, active in sound recording and music publishing, founded in 1988. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 11m in 2025. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 98 companies in the industry in the database. With 49 employees, the company is about 25 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
Gross profitDKK 58.8m+50.9% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 11m+282.6% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 23.7m+87.3% vs. 2024
Employees49latest month from CVR
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 51% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 58.8m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 6m to a profit of DKK 11m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 87% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 23.7m.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Janus Bosen Barnewitz (board member, 18/03/2026), Janus Bosen Barnewitz (ceo, 23/03/2026) and Stephanie Lundwall (chair of the board, 30/06/2026) (+1).
- Stepped down: Henrik Daldorph Nielsen (board member, 18/03/2026), Henrik Daldorph Nielsen (ceo, 23/03/2026) and Julie Greifer Swidler (board member, 17/03/2026) (+1).
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 | 246,553 | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 45,504 | 55,772 | 51,376 | 52,802 | 38,944 | 58,783 | +50.9% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 1,493 | 9,518 | 9,380 | 6,884 | −6,494 | 16,524 | +354.5% |
| Profit before tax | −8,624 | 15,225 | −1,289 | 10,766 | −9,552 | 14,311 | +249.8% |
| Net profit | −8,662 | 13,832 | −6,281 | 5,112 | −6,040 | 11,027 | +282.6% |
| Total assets | 153,096 | 161,934 | 165,779 | 193,167 | 175,440 | 166,617 | −5% |
| Equity | 4,001 | 17,833 | 11,552 | 18,673 | 12,633 | 23,660 | +87.3% |
| Liabilities | 147,217 | 142,706 | 150,165 | 168,310 | 157,459 | 137,117 | −12.9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,247 | 1,421 | 1,749 | 14,629 | 4,074 | 8,968 | +120.1% |
| Average number of employees | 61 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 52 | 47 | −9.6% |
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 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/04/2024 – 31/03/2025 | 09/10/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/04/2023 – 31/03/2024 | 31/10/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023 | 23/10/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/04/2021 – 31/03/2022 | 06/10/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/04/2020 – 31/03/2021 | 16/09/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/04/2019 – 31/03/2020 | 15/12/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
98 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in sound recording and music publishing based on the latest financial year.
Gross profitDKK 58.8mNo. 1 of 98
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 23.7mNo. 4 of 98
Better than 97% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees49No. 1 of 98
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.1m, net profit DKK 44,863, equity DKK 605k, 2 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. 317of 9,892 Better than 97% | No. 1,504of 9,922 Better than 85% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 1,305of 10,152 Better than 87% | No. 3,100of 10,275 Better than 70% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 2,506of 17,786 Better than 86% | No. 5,635of 18,024 Better than 69% |
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
Sound recording and music publishingGross profit
- Sony Music Entertainment Denmark A/SDKK 58.8m
- Warner Music Denmark A/SDKK 41.1m
- United Stage Danmark ApSDKK 37.8m
Net profit
- Sony Music Entertainment Denmark A/SDKK 11m
- Warner Music Denmark A/SDKK 15.5m
- United Stage Danmark ApSDKK 9.1m
Equity
- Sony Music Entertainment Denmark A/SDKK 23.7m
- Warner Music Denmark A/SDKK 124.7m
- United Stage Danmark ApSDKK 18.5m
Employees
- Sony Music Entertainment Denmark A/S49
- Warner Music Denmark A/S18
- United Stage Danmark ApS42
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterOwners
- Sony Music Entertainment International Ltd.100%
Sony Music Entertainment Denmark A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares
Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Janus Bosen Barnewitz | CEO | 23/03/2026 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Søren Erik Kristensen | Board member | 22/08/2017 |
| Janus Bosen Barnewitz | Board member | 18/03/2026 |
| Stephanie Lundwall | Chair of the board | 30/06/2026 |
- Founders
- VX 10.312 ApS, Medimex ApS, ApS Hvkmd 5 Nr. 555, Pehsb ApS
Former management (32)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Jørgen Pontoppidan | Board member | 01/06/1988 | 01/03/1996 |
| Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen | Board member | 01/06/1988 | 18/10/1988 |
| Susanne Saul Stakemann | Chair of the board | 01/06/1988 | 18/10/1988 |
| Ernst Mikael Jørgensen | Director | 01/06/1988 | 19/09/1991 |
| Lars Toft Rasmussen | Director | 01/06/1988 | 26/02/1998 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Board member | 01/06/1988 | 18/10/1988 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Director | 01/06/1988 | 18/10/1988 |
| Dietmar Glodde | Director | 01/06/1988 | 21/02/1994 |
| Arnold Raimund Bahlmann | Board member | 01/06/1988 | 26/02/1998 |
| Manfred Gustav Kühn | Board member | 01/06/1988 | 30/04/1990 |
| Joel Mark Schoenfeld | Board member | 01/06/1988 | 30/06/2000 |
| Peer Brian Westh | Board member | 01/03/1996 | 05/11/2001 |
| Henrik Bødtcher-Hansen | Director | 26/02/1998 | 20/01/1999 |
| Hans Kent Samuel Breitholtz | Board member | 26/02/1998 | 30/06/2000 |
| Hans Kent Samuel Breitholtz | Director | 20/01/1999 | 05/07/1999 |
| Friedhelm Karl de Wall | Director | 05/07/1999 | 01/12/2001 |
| LaVerne Evans | Board member | 30/06/2000 | 08/05/2003 |
| Richard Griffiths | Board member | 30/06/2000 | 31/10/2001 |
| Søren Erik Kristensen | Board member | 31/10/2001 | 01/12/2005 |
| Henrik Daldorph Nielsen | Board member | 31/10/2001 | 18/03/2026 |
| Maarten Jurrian Steinkamp | Board member | 31/10/2001 | 02/09/2009 |
| Henrik Daldorph Nielsen | CEO | 01/12/2001 | 23/03/2026 |
| Nicholas Louis Douglas Firth | Board member | 08/05/2003 | 17/03/2005 |
| Daniel Michael Mandil | Board member | 20/10/2005 | 30/05/2008 |
| Michael John Smellie | Board member | 01/12/2005 | 31/12/2005 |
| Timothy Barry Poland Bowen | Board member | 13/06/2006 | 30/05/2008 |
| Julie Greifer Swidler | Board member | 30/05/2008 | 17/03/2026 |
| Richard Steven Sanders | Board member | 30/05/2008 | 24/08/2011 |
| Kevin Michael Lawrie | Board member | 02/09/2009 | 16/12/2011 |
| Edgar Berger | Board member | 24/08/2011 | 22/08/2017 |
| Adam Harris Granite | Board member | 16/12/2011 | 22/08/2017 |
| Julie Greifer Swidler | Chair of the board | 18/03/2026 | 30/06/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den samlede bestyrelse eller af en direktør
Address and production units
1 active production unitsVognmagergade 7
1120 København K
København Municipality · Postcode 1120
Other companies at the address (6)
- The Label Sunday ApSSound recording and music publishing
- One Seven Music ApSSound recording and music publishing
- Discowax ApSSound recording and music publishing
- Ping 2.0 ApSAccounting, bookkeeping and auditing; tax consultancy
- Heart Made Ideas & Productions ApSTheatre and concert productions
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT DENMARK A/S | Vognmagergade 7, 6, 1120 København K | 49 | 1002918343 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel og fabrikation og anden dermed i forbindelse stående virksomhed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
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20268 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementStephanie Lundwall appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJulie Greifer Swidler stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementJanus Bosen Barnewitz appointed ceo
- ManagementHenrik Daldorph Nielsen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementJanus Bosen Barnewitz appointed board member
- ManagementJulie Greifer Swidler appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Daldorph Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJulie Greifer Swidler stepped down as board member
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20242 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Sound recording and music publishing (592000)
20232 changesaccounts 1 · merger 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20212 changesaccounts 1 · merger 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20201 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20191 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20173 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementSøren Erik Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementAdam Harris Granite stepped down as board member
- ManagementEdgar Berger stepped down as board member
20114 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementAdam Harris Granite appointed board member
- ManagementKevin Michael Lawrie stepped down as board member
- ManagementEdgar Berger appointed board member
- ManagementRichard Steven Sanders stepped down as board member
20093 changesmanagement 2 · name 1
- ManagementKevin Michael Lawrie appointed board member
- ManagementMaarten Jurrian Steinkamp stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (DENMARK) A/S to SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT DENMARK A/S
20085 changesmanagement 4 · industry 1
- ManagementJulie Greifer Swidler appointed board member
- ManagementRichard Steven Sanders appointed board member
- ManagementTimothy Barry Poland Bowen stepped down as board member
- ManagementDaniel Michael Mandil stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med indspillede videoer, cd'er, dvd'er mv. (464330)
20071 changeownership 1
- OwnershipSony Music Entertainment International Ltd. registered as owner (100%)
20061 changemanagement 1
- ManagementTimothy Barry Poland Bowen appointed board member
20057 changesmanagement 5 · merger 1 · name 1
- ManagementMichael John Smellie stepped down as board member
- ManagementMichael John Smellie appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Erik Kristensen stepped down as board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- NameName changed from BMG DENMARK A/S to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (DENMARK) A/S
- ManagementDaniel Michael Mandil appointed board member
- ManagementNicholas Louis Douglas Firth stepped down as board member
20041 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Vognmagergade 7, 6, 1120 København K
20032 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementNicholas Louis Douglas Firth appointed board member
- ManagementLaVerne Evans stepped down as board member
20017 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementHenrik Daldorph Nielsen appointed ceo
- ManagementFriedhelm Karl de Wall stepped down as director
- ManagementPeer Brian Westh stepped down as board member
- ManagementSøren Erik Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Daldorph Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementMaarten Jurrian Steinkamp appointed board member
- ManagementRichard Griffiths stepped down as board member
20004 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementLaVerne Evans appointed board member
- ManagementRichard Griffiths appointed board member
- ManagementHans Kent Samuel Breitholtz stepped down as board member
- ManagementJoel Mark Schoenfeld stepped down as board member
19994 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementFriedhelm Karl de Wall appointed director
- ManagementHans Kent Samuel Breitholtz stepped down as director
- ManagementHans Kent Samuel Breitholtz appointed director
- ManagementHenrik Bødtcher-Hansen stepped down as director
19985 changesmerger 1 · management 4
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementHans Kent Samuel Breitholtz appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Bødtcher-Hansen appointed director
- ManagementLars Toft Rasmussen stepped down as director
- ManagementArnold Raimund Bahlmann stepped down as board member
19964 changesname 1 · management 2 · merger 1
- NameName changed from BMG ARIOLA DENMARK A/S to BMG DENMARK A/S
- ManagementPeer Brian Westh appointed board member
- ManagementOle Jørgen Pontoppidan stepped down as board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19942 changesname 1 · management 1
- NameName changed from BMG ARIOLA A/S to BMG ARIOLA DENMARK A/S
- ManagementDietmar Glodde stepped down as director
19932 changesmerger 1 · capital 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 914,000 DKK
19911 changemanagement 1
- ManagementErnst Mikael Jørgensen stepped down as director
19901 changemanagement 1
- ManagementManfred Gustav Kühn stepped down as board member
198817 changesname 1 · management 15 · founded 1
- NameName changed from A/S PSE NR. 2748 to BMG ARIOLA A/S
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as director
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as board member
- ManagementSusanne Saul Stakemann stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen stepped down as board member
- FoundedRegistered as A/S PSE NR. 2748
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed director
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed board member
- ManagementLars Toft Rasmussen appointed director
- ManagementErnst Mikael Jørgensen appointed director
- ManagementManfred Gustav Kühn appointed board member
- ManagementSusanne Saul Stakemann appointed chair of the board
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen appointed board member
- ManagementJoel Mark Schoenfeld appointed board member
- ManagementOle Jørgen Pontoppidan appointed board member
- ManagementArnold Raimund Bahlmann appointed board member
- ManagementDietmar Glodde appointed director
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- Upright Music ApS29 employees
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Largest in the industry
- Warner Music Denmark A/SDKK 41.1m
- United Stage Danmark ApSDKK 37.8m
- Volbeat ApSDKK 26.1m
- Upright Music ApSDKK 23.5m
- Edition Wilhelm Hansen A/SDKK 16m
- Suspekt 1999 ApSDKK 11.7m
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.