Startex A/S
Public limited companyCVR 26426421StøvringActive
Startex A/S is a public limited company, based in Støvring, active in wholesale of clothing, founded in 2002. Net profit rose 50% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 18.3m. With 90 employees, the company is about 18 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 93% of the companies in the industry in the database.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 49% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 66.4m.
- Net profit rose 50% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 18.3m.
- Equity fell 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 35.6m.
Employees
- 16 more employees than a year earlier: 90 (08/2026) against 74 (08/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 05/01/2026: Name changed from STARTEX ApS to STARTEX A/S
- 01/01/2026: Merger registered in CVR
- 01/01/2026: Share capital changed from 125,000 DKK to 400,000 DKK
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 | 31,207 | 44,167 | 45,351 | 49,259 | 44,598 | 66,380 | +48.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 7,738 | 20,764 | 17,086 | 19,031 | 17,999 | 25,450 | +41.4% |
| Profit before tax | 6,453 | 19,629 | 15,450 | 15,921 | 15,525 | 22,946 | +47.8% |
| Net profit | 5,021 | 15,298 | 12,078 | 12,385 | 12,177 | 18,326 | +50.5% |
| Total assets | 83,409 | 120,381 | 160,432 | 94,565 | 84,092 | 117,894 | +40.2% |
| Equity | 16,697 | 27,715 | 29,681 | 38,414 | 36,265 | 35,622 | −1.8% |
| Liabilities | 66,712 | 92,451 | 129,632 | 55,685 | 47,515 | 82,272 | +73.2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 14,860 | 16,803 | 24,705 | 9,846 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Average number of employees | 39 | 40 | 49 | 53 | 48 | 57 | +18.8% |
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 | 01/07/2024 – 30/06/2025 | 06/12/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/07/2023 – 30/06/2024 | 12/12/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/07/2022 – 30/06/2023 | 13/10/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/07/2021 – 30/06/2022 | 05/11/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/07/2020 – 30/06/2021 | 27/10/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/07/2019 – 30/06/2020 | 29/11/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
356 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of clothing based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.9m, net profit DKK 258k, equity DKK 3.4m, 5 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 1,247of 4,412 Better than 72% | No. 1,565of 4,466 Better than 65% |
| Same industry and 50–199 employees32 companies in the comparison | No. 19of 32 Better than 42% | No. 24of 32 Better than 26% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 1,077of 24,791 Better than 96% | No. 2,999of 24,909 Better than 88% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 2,268of 17,786 Better than 87% | No. 4,459of 18,024 Better than 75% |
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 clothing- Startex A/SDKK 66.4m
- DK Company A/SDKK 2.9bn
- Sports Connection ApSDKK 439.2m
- Startex A/SDKK 18.3m
- DK Company A/SDKK 309.3m
- Sports Connection ApSDKK 315.1m
- Startex A/SDKK 35.6m
- DK Company A/SDKK 1.3bn
- Sports Connection ApSDKK 620.5m
- Startex A/S90
- DK Company A/S467
- Sports Connection ApS76
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- STX Holding ApS100%
Management
6 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Heine Lind Østergaard | Director | 01/12/2017 |
| Søren Kjeldal Lauridsen | CEO | 15/11/2019 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Heine Lind Østergaard | Board member | 21/06/2021 |
| Brian Schiønning Larsen | Chair of the board | 21/06/2021 |
| Claus Møller | Board member | 01/04/2022 |
| Michael Ejby Bjørnvig | Board member | 17/09/2024 |
- Founders
- Hlø Holding ApS
Former management (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heine Lind Østergaard | Director | 25/01/2002 | 25/06/2017 |
| Heine Lind Østergaard | CEO | 26/06/2017 | 30/11/2017 |
| Lene Nielsen | Director | 26/06/2017 | 30/09/2019 |
| Rene Løgsted Andersen | CEO | 01/12/2017 | 25/10/2019 |
| Jesper Kristensen | Board member | 21/06/2021 | 17/09/2024 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør alene eller den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsPorsborgparken 6
9530 Støvring
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| STARTEX A/S | Porsborgparken 6, 9530 Støvring | 90 | 1008897960 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er handel med mærkevarer via internettet og hermed beslægtet handel i øvrigt.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
35 registered events20263 changesname 1 · capital 1 · merger 1
- NameName changed from STARTEX ApS to STARTEX A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 125,000 DKK to 400,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20243 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementMichael Ejby Bjørnvig appointed board member
- ManagementJesper Kristensen stepped down as board member
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20222 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementClaus Møller appointed board member
20215 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1 · management 3
- AddressMoved to Porsborgparken 6, 9530 Støvring
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementHeine Lind Østergaard appointed board member
- ManagementJesper Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementBrian Schiønning Larsen appointed chair of the board
20205 changesaddress 2 · accounts 1 · ownership 2
- AddressMoved to Lansen 15, 9230 Svenstrup J
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- AddressMoved to Lansen 15, 9230 Svenstrup J
- OwnershipSTX Holding ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipHLØ HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20193 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementSøren Kjeldal Lauridsen appointed ceo
- ManagementRene Løgsted Andersen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementLene Nielsen stepped down as director
20176 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementHeine Lind Østergaard appointed director
- ManagementRene Løgsted Andersen appointed ceo
- ManagementHeine Lind Østergaard stepped down as ceo
- ManagementLene Nielsen appointed director
- ManagementHeine Lind Østergaard appointed ceo
- ManagementHeine Lind Østergaard stepped down as director
20121 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Lansen 15, 9230 Svenstrup J
20091 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Lufthavnsvej 8, 9400 Nørresundby
20061 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Bejlerholm 10, 9400 Nørresundby
20023 changesfounded 1 · management 1 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as STARTEX ApS
- ManagementHeine Lind Østergaard appointed director
- OwnershipHLØ HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
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Largest in the industry
- DK Company A/SDKK 2.9bn
- Sports Connection ApSDKK 439.2m
- DK Company Cph A/SDKK 301.6m
- Sports Group Denmark A/SDKK 266.2m
- Soya Group A/SDKK 236.1m
- Rexholm A/SDKK 199m
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.