Summerbird A/S

Public limited companyCVR 24209644AssensActive

Summerbird A/S is a public limited company, based in Assens, active in manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery, founded in 1999. Net profit rose 71% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 13.7m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 6 of 40 companies in the industry in the database. Profit has grown three years in a row.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 79.4m+5.7% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 13.7m+71.3% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 57.2m+18% vs. 2024
Employees192latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 79.4m.
  • Net profit rose 71% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 13.7m.
  • Equity rose 18% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 57.2m.

Employees

  • 7 more employees than a year earlier: 192 (07/2026) against 185 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Alex Gundersen (board member, 14/04/2026) and Dorthe Fink Gundersen (board member, 14/04/2026).
  • New owners registered: Grønlykke Landbrug ApS (14/04/2026), J-sørensen Invest ApS (14/04/2026) and Mel Holding ApS (14/04/2026) (+1).
  • No longer registered as owner: Mel Holding ApS (13/04/2026), Grønlykke Landbrug ApS (13/04/2026) and J-sørensen Invest ApS (13/04/2026) (+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 thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 10mDKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50mDKK 60m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Summerbird A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit62,27178,97863,71371,34575,11079,378+5.7%
Operating profit (EBIT)5,94819,320−47110,81110,66120,608+93.3%
Profit before tax4,12417,049−3,8949,72010,10117,919+77.4%
Net profit3,00713,106−3,9487,2658,01313,727+71.3%
Total assets95,787106,937112,813110,164105,905119,633+13%
Equity39,17349,23040,14846,02148,44757,174+18%
Liabilities53,52653,30568,51460,31754,24559,326+9.4%
Cash and cash equivalents12,3546,83721,65016,6909,48013,169+38.9%
Average number of employees111–118114116102−12.1%

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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DKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50mDKK 60mDKK 70mDKK 80m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (40 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Summerbird A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202513/04/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202410/05/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202310/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202212/07/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202107/07/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202009/07/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

40 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 79.4mNo. 6 of 40
Better than 87% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 57.2mNo. 6 of 40
Better than 87% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees192No. 6 of 40
Better than 87% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 7m, net profit DKK 300k, equity DKK 2.3m, 13 employees.

DKK 119kDKK 920kDKK 7.1mDKK 55mDKK 215.1mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 40 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 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison
No. 972of 4,412
Better than 78%
No. 1,097of 4,466
Better than 75%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 895of 24,791
Better than 96%
No. 2,106of 24,909
Better than 92%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 1,934of 17,786
Better than 89%
No. 3,290of 18,024
Better than 82%

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

Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery
Gross profit
  1. Summerbird A/SDKK 79.4m
  2. Haribo Produktion A/SDKK 425.2m
  3. Toms Gruppen A/SDKK 408.9m
Net profit
  1. Summerbird A/SDKK 13.7m
  2. Haribo Produktion A/SDKK 339.6m
  3. Toms Gruppen A/SDKK 41.2m
Equity
  1. Summerbird A/SDKK 57.2m
  2. Haribo Produktion A/SDKK 507.8m
  3. Toms Gruppen A/SDKK 1.1bn
Employees
  1. Summerbird A/S192
  2. Haribo Produktion A/S273
  3. Toms Gruppen A/S483

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
Summerbird A/S

Management

6 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Summerbird A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Mikael GrønlykkeDirector03/08/2009

Board of directors

Board of directors at Summerbird A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Mikael GrønlykkeBoard member01/01/1999
Morten LarsenBoard member27/05/2010
Steen HalbyeChair of the board30/06/2023
Alex GundersenBoard member14/04/2026
Dorthe Fink GundersenBoard member14/04/2026
Founders
Mikael Grønlykke
Former management (9)
Former management at Summerbird A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Jacob GrønlykkeChair of the board28/06/199915/02/2005
Jan Helskov HansenBoard member27/08/200415/02/2005
Kathe Anja GrønlykkeChair of the board15/02/200506/10/2006
Michael SkjøtBoard member06/10/200612/03/2009
Vagn LarsenBoard member06/10/200612/03/2009
Peter Eriksen JensenChair of the board15/12/200830/06/2023
Jesper UggerhøjCEO15/12/200803/08/2009
Christian Møller ChristensenBoard member12/03/200923/05/2013
Peter StenbækBoard member02/04/201430/06/2023

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktionen eller af den samlede bestyrelse

Address and production units

17 active production units

Mandelalleen 6
5610 Assens

Assens Municipality · Postcode 5610

Other companies at the address (1)

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Summerbird A/SMandelalleen 6, 5610 Assens1221006410005
Summerbird A/SKastrup Tværvej E 1, 2770 Kastrup191024528398
Summerbird A/SKongens Nytorv 13, 1050 København K141015648208
Summerbird ChocolaterieLinnésgade 17, 1361 København K131017124281
Summerbird ChocolaterieVestergade 20, 5000 Odense C111016436859
Summerbird ChocolaterieM.P. Bruuns Gade 25, 8000 Aarhus C91016436824
Summerbird Chocolaterie - Lyngby StorcenterLyngby Storcenter 1, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby81021651768
Summerbird Chocolaterie - Magasin LyngbyLyngby Hovedgade 43, 2800 Kongens Lyngby81017137235
Summerbird Chocolaterie - FrederiksbergcentretDirch Passers Allé 76, 2000 Frederiksberg71026426169
Summerbird - Magasin AarhusImmervad 2-8, 8000 Aarhus C31017790540
Summerbird ChocolaterieVærnedamsvej 9, 1819 Frederiksberg C21017810347
Summerbird Chocolaterie - Magasin RødovreRødovre Centrum 101, 2610 Rødovre11018478133
Summerbird ChokolaterieArne Jacobsens Allé 12, 2300 København S11019805103
Summerbird A/SDalvænget 9, 5610 Assens–1032574110
Summerbird ChocolaterieØrbækvej 75, 5220 Odense SØ–1030842800

Showing 15 of 17 units (sorted by employees).

Purpose

Selskabets formål er handel, fabrikation og anden dermed i forbindelse stående virksomhed

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

51 registered events
202611 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 8 · accounts 1
  • Dorthe Fink Gundersen appointed board member
  • Alex Gundersen appointed board member
  • MEL HOLDING ApS registered as owner (5%)
  • GRØNLYKKE LANDBRUG ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • J-SØRENSEN INVEST ApS registered as owner (5%)
  • GFO INVEST II ApS registered as owner (25%)
  • T.Pedersen invest ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • GRØNLYKKE LANDBRUG ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • J-SØRENSEN INVEST ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • MEL HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20251 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20242 changesaccounts 1 · merger 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Merger registered in CVR
20234 changesaccounts 1 · management 3
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Steen Halbye appointed chair of the board
  • Peter Stenbæk stepped down as board member
  • Peter Eriksen Jensen stepped down as chair of the board
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20164 changesownership 4
  • T.Pedersen invest ApS registered as owner (5%)
  • GRØNLYKKE LANDBRUG ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
  • J-SØRENSEN INVEST ApS registered as owner (10%)
  • GRØNLYKKE LANDBRUG ApS is no longer registered as owner
20141 changemanagement 1
  • Peter Stenbæk appointed board member
20131 changemanagement 1
  • Christian Møller Christensen stepped down as board member
20111 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20101 changemanagement 1
  • Morten Larsen appointed board member
20095 changesmanagement 5
  • Mikael Grønlykke appointed director
  • Jesper Uggerhøj stepped down as ceo
  • Christian Møller Christensen appointed board member
  • Michael Skjøt stepped down as board member
  • Vagn Larsen stepped down as board member
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
  • Jesper Uggerhøj appointed ceo
  • Peter Eriksen Jensen appointed chair of the board
  • Industry changed to Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery (108200)
20072 changesaddress 2
  • Moved to Mandelalleen 6, 5610 Assens
  • Moved to Mandel Alle 6, 5610 Assens
20063 changesmanagement 3
  • Michael Skjøt appointed board member
  • Vagn Larsen appointed board member
  • Kathe Anja Grønlykke stepped down as chair of the board
20055 changesownership 2 · management 3
  • GRØNLYKKE LANDBRUG ApS registered as owner (90%)
  • MEL HOLDING ApS registered as owner (10%)
  • Kathe Anja Grønlykke appointed chair of the board
  • Jan Helskov Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Jacob Grønlykke stepped down as chair of the board
20041 changemanagement 1
  • Jan Helskov Hansen appointed board member
19994 changesindustry 1 · founded 1 · management 2
  • Industry changed to Chokolade- og sukkervarefabrikker (158400)
  • Registered as Summerbird A/S
  • Jacob Grønlykke appointed chair of the board
  • Mikael Grønlykke appointed board member

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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 23/10/2026.

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