Svane & Bilgrav ApS
Private limited companyCVR 39412888Aarhus CActive
Svane & Bilgrav ApS is a private limited company, based in Aarhus C, active in book publishing, founded in 2018. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 222k). The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 70,479.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.1m.
- The loss got smaller: from DKK 71,936 to DKK 70,479 (2024 → 2025).
Employees
- 3 fewer employees than a year earlier: 2 (07/2026) against 5 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- Stepped down: Lone Svane Jensen (director, 06/01/2025).
- New owners registered: Bilgrav Holding 2018 ApS (19/08/2026).
- No longer registered as owner: Lone Svane Jensen (19/08/2026) and Bilgrav Holding 2018 ApS (18/08/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 12/09/2026: Moved to Daugbjergvej 45, st, 8000 Aarhus C
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 | 229 | 331 | 509 | 533 | 1,015 | 1,087 | +7% |
| Profit before tax | 119 | 100 | −282 | −95 | −92 | −88 | +4% |
| Net profit | 92 | 76 | −220 | −77 | −72 | −70 | +2% |
| Total assets | 1,662 | 2,478 | 3,057 | 2,948 | 3,067 | 3,462 | +12.9% |
| Equity | 142 | 218 | −3 | −80 | −152 | −222 | −46.5% |
| Liabilities | 1,520 | 2,261 | 3,059 | 3,028 | 3,219 | 3,684 | +14.4% |
| Average number of employees | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +200% |
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 figuresNegative equity
Equity was −DKK 222k at the end of 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.
Loss for 4 years in a row
Net result has been negative in 2022–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is negative in the two or more 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 | 27/03/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 12/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 27/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 25/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 25/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 13/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
104 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in book publishing based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.6m, net profit DKK 91,836, equity DKK 1.4m, 3 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. 43,248of 69,742 Better than 38% | No. 63,853of 69,964 Better than 9% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees92 companies in the comparison | No. 46of 92 Better than 51% | No. 81of 92 Better than 12% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 22,607of 33,588 Better than 33% | No. 30,131of 33,687 Better than 11% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 41,640of 66,379 Better than 37% | No. 60,247of 66,505 Better than 9% |
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
Book publishing- Svane & Bilgrav ApSDKK 1.1m
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
- Svane & Bilgrav ApS−DKK 70,479
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 40.8m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 13.1m
- Svane & Bilgrav ApS−DKK 222k
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 402.9m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 216.2m
- Svane & Bilgrav ApS2
- Gyldendal A/S427
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S321
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Bilgrav Holding 2018 ApS100%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Søren Bilgrav-Nielsen | Director | 14/03/2018 |
- Founders
- Bilgrav Holding 2018 ApS
Former management (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Svane Jensen | Director | 24/02/2021 | 06/01/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsDaugbjergvej 45
8000 Aarhus C
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svane & Bilgrav ApS | Daugbjergvej 45, st, 8000 Aarhus C | 2 | 1023437526 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive forlagsvirksomhed samt enhver i forbindelse hermed stående virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
24 registered events20265 changesaddress 1 · ownership 3 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Daugbjergvej 45, st, 8000 Aarhus C
- OwnershipBilgrav Holding 2018 ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipLone Svane Jensen is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipBilgrav Holding 2018 ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementLone Svane Jensen stepped down as director
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20232 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Skejbyparken 139, 8200 Aarhus N
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20222 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- AddressMoved to Mejlgade 44D, st, 8000 Aarhus C
20219 changesaccounts 1 · address 3 · name 1 · management 1 · ownership 3
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- AddressMoved to Skejbyparken 139, 8200 Aarhus N
- AddressMoved to Skejbyparken 139, 8200 Aarhus N
- NameName changed from Bilgrav Publishing ApS to Svane & Bilgrav ApS
- ManagementLone Svane Jensen appointed director
- OwnershipLone Svane Jensen registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipBilgrav Holding 2018 ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipBilgrav Holding 2018 ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AddressMoved to Skejbyparken 139, 8200 Aarhus N
20183 changesfounded 1 · management 1 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as Bilgrav Publishing ApS
- ManagementSøren Bilgrav-Nielsen appointed director
- OwnershipBilgrav Holding 2018 ApS registered as owner (100%)
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Largest in the industry
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
- Ordbogen A/SDKK 71.3m
- Dafolo A/SDKK 51.4m
- BibMedia A/SDKK 37.1m
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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 24/10/2026. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.