The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S
Public limited companyCVR 40404716VirumActive
The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S is a public limited company, based in Virum, active in office administrative and support activities, founded in 2019. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 20.9m in 2025. Equity fell to DKK 140.7m in 2025. 8 other companies in the database are registered at the same address.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 35% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 93,000.
- Revenue fell 92% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 412k.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 295.2m to a profit of DKK 20.9m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity fell 95% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 140.7m.
Registrations, last 24 months
- 03/03/2025: Moved to Teknikerbyen 5, 2, Søllerød, 2830 Virum
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Office administrative and support activities (821000)
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 | 1,096,000 | 1,267,000 | not stated | 605 | 5,312 | 412 | −92.2% |
| Gross profit | – | – | −26,659 | −415 | 143 | 93 | −35% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −1,622,000 | 378,000 | −26,753 | −636 | −265,248 | −3,091 | +98.8% |
| Profit before tax | −1,694,000 | 317,000 | −110,700 | −562,939 | −307,081 | 43,374 | +114.1% |
| Net profit | −1,653,000 | 291,000 | −115,887 | −557,720 | −295,237 | 20,932 | +107.1% |
| Total assets | 3,719,000 | 3,782,000 | 3,463,292 | 2,699,059 | 3,619,249 | 1,341,308 | −62.9% |
| Equity | 2,017,000 | 2,320,000 | 2,205,025 | 2,120,203 | 2,688,136 | 140,698 | −94.8% |
| Liabilities | 1,702,000 | 1,462,000 | 1,258,267 | 578,856 | 931,113 | 1,200,611 | +28.9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 226,000 | 557,000 | 397 | 46 | 726 | 783 | +7.9% |
| Average number of employees | 2,678 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
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 2022: 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 figuresEquity fell sharply
Equity fell 95% from 2024 to 2025 (DKK 2.7bn to DKK 140.7m).
How is this calculated?
Equity has fallen by at least 30% from the previous annual report, and it was positive the year before.
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 | 29/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 07/07/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 29/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 18/07/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 06/04/2022 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 15/04/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
505 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in office administrative and support activities based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.9m, net profit DKK 81,918, equity DKK 1.9m, 4 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. 61,171of 69,742 Better than 12% | No. 1,375of 69,964 Better than 98% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees428 companies in the comparison | No. 344of 423 Better than 19% | No. 61of 428 Better than 86% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 30,356of 33,588 Better than 10% | No. 528of 33,687 Better than 98% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 16,471of 17,786 Better than 7% | No. 1,815of 18,024 Better than 90% |
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
Office administrative and support activities- The Drilling Company of 1972 A/SDKK 93,000
- Edda Group ApSDKK 1.7bn
- Vetopia ApSDKK 1.5bn
- The Drilling Company of 1972 A/SDKK 20.9m
- Edda Group ApS−DKK 87.4m
- Vetopia ApS−DKK 361.3m
- The Drilling Company of 1972 A/SDKK 140.7m
- Edda Group ApS−DKK 38.7m
- Vetopia ApSDKK 170.3m
- The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S8
- Edda Group ApS24
- Vetopia ApS13
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Noble Ndus Holdings UK Limited100%
Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Asboe | Director | 01/07/2024 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Claus Bachmann | Chair of the board | 26/09/2023 |
| Bruce Boyle | Board member | 26/09/2023 |
| Peter Asboe | Board member | 01/07/2024 |
Former management (20)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claus Michael Valentin Hemmingsen | Chair of the board | 02/04/2019 | 15/11/2022 |
| Jesper Ridder Olsen | Director | 02/04/2019 | 05/01/2021 |
| Jørn Peter Madsen | CEO | 02/04/2019 | 03/10/2022 |
| Martin Nørkjær Larsen | Board member | 02/04/2019 | 15/11/2022 |
| Robert Maersk Uggla | Deputy chair | 02/04/2019 | 15/11/2022 |
| Caroline Marie Alting | Board member | 02/04/2019 | 15/11/2022 |
| Glenn David Strømsborg Gormsen | Board member | 02/04/2019 | 15/11/2022 |
| Thomas Pagaard Møller | Deputy board member | 02/04/2019 | 15/11/2022 |
| Jannik Jensen | Deputy board member | 02/04/2019 | 15/11/2022 |
| Robert John Routs | Board member | 02/04/2019 | 02/04/2020 |
| Kathleen Sue McAllister | Board member | 02/04/2019 | 08/04/2021 |
| Alastair John Charlton Maxwell | Board member | 02/04/2019 | 15/11/2022 |
| Kristin Helene Holth | Board member | 02/04/2020 | 15/11/2022 |
| Ann-Christin Gjerdseth Andersen | Board member | 02/04/2020 | 15/11/2022 |
| Christine Jeanne Brennet | Director | 05/01/2021 | 03/10/2022 |
| Brian Nygaard | CEO | 03/10/2022 | 15/11/2022 |
| Steffen Dalgaard Andersen | Director | 03/10/2022 | 01/07/2024 |
| Thomas Backmann | Board member | 15/11/2022 | 13/07/2023 |
| Steffen Dalgaard Andersen | Board member | 15/11/2022 | 01/07/2024 |
| Richard Benjamin Ashby Barker | Chair of the board | 15/11/2022 | 26/09/2023 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af et medlem af bestyrelsen i forening med et medlem af direktionen, eller af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsTeknikerbyen 5
2830 Virum
Rudersdal Municipality · Postcode 2830
Other companies at the address (8)
- IN Groupe Denmark A/SComputer consultancy and computer facilities management
- Noble Drilling A/SSupport activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction
- Explicit ApSComputer programming activities
- Bestpractice Nordic ApSPublic relations and communication activities
- Saville Assessment Nordic A/SPsychological and psychotherapeutic counselling
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S | Teknikerbyen 5, 2, Søllerød, 2830 Virum | 8 | 1024572443 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er, direkte eller indirekte, at udøve virksomhed inden for offshoreboretjenester. Selskabet kan yderligere, direkte eller indirekte, udøve kommercielle aktiviteter og øvrige aktiviteter knyttet hertil, herunder gennem investeringer eller besiddelser i andre selskaber.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
64 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20253 changesaccounts 1 · address 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- AddressMoved to Teknikerbyen 5, 2, Søllerød, 2830 Virum
- IndustryIndustry changed to Office administrative and support activities (821000)
20245 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementPeter Asboe appointed director
- ManagementPeter Asboe appointed board member
- ManagementSteffen Dalgaard Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementSteffen Dalgaard Andersen stepped down as director
20235 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementBruce Boyle appointed board member
- ManagementClaus Bachmann appointed chair of the board
- ManagementRichard Benjamin Ashby Barker stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementThomas Backmann stepped down as board member
202225 changesownership 5 · capital 1 · management 18 · accounts 1
- OwnershipNoble Ndus Holdings UK Limited registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipNoble Corporation plc is no longer registered as owner
- CapitalShare capital changed from 415,321,120 DKK to 415,416,610 DKK
- ManagementSteffen Dalgaard Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementRichard Benjamin Ashby Barker appointed chair of the board
- ManagementThomas Backmann appointed board member
- ManagementBrian Nygaard stepped down as ceo
- ManagementKristin Helene Holth stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnn-Christin Gjerdseth Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementClaus Michael Valentin Hemmingsen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementJannik Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementThomas Pagaard Møller stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementGlenn David Strømsborg Gormsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementCaroline Marie Alting stepped down as board member
- ManagementRobert Maersk Uggla stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementMartin Nørkjær Larsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAlastair John Charlton Maxwell stepped down as board member
- ManagementBrian Nygaard appointed ceo
- ManagementSteffen Dalgaard Andersen appointed director
- ManagementChristine Jeanne Brennet stepped down as director
- ManagementJørn Peter Madsen stepped down as ceo
- OwnershipNoble Corporation plc registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipAPMH INVEST A/S is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipA.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine McKinney Møllers Familiefond is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20214 changesaccounts 1 · management 3
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementKathleen Sue McAllister stepped down as board member
- ManagementChristine Jeanne Brennet appointed director
- ManagementJesper Ridder Olsen stepped down as director
20203 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementKristin Helene Holth appointed board member
- ManagementAnn-Christin Gjerdseth Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementRobert John Routs stepped down as board member
201918 changesindustry 1 · ownership 4 · founded 1 · management 12
- IndustryIndustry changed to Kombinerede administrationsserviceydelser (821100)
- OwnershipAPMH INVEST A/S registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipA.P. MØLLER HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
- FoundedRegistered as The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S
- ManagementClaus Michael Valentin Hemmingsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJesper Ridder Olsen appointed director
- ManagementKathleen Sue McAllister appointed board member
- ManagementRobert John Routs appointed board member
- ManagementJannik Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementThomas Pagaard Møller appointed deputy board member
- ManagementGlenn David Strømsborg Gormsen appointed board member
- ManagementCaroline Marie Alting appointed board member
- ManagementRobert Maersk Uggla appointed deputy chair
- ManagementMartin Nørkjær Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementJørn Peter Madsen appointed ceo
- ManagementAlastair John Charlton Maxwell appointed board member
- OwnershipA.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine McKinney Møllers Familiefond registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipA.P. MØLLER HOLDING A/S registered as owner (33.33%)
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Same people in management
- Danske Bank A/Svia Martin Nørkjær Larsen
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- Esvagt A/Svia Martin Nørkjær Larsen
- Nexel A/Svia Peter Asboe
- TotalEnergies EP Danmark A/Svia Claus Michael Valentin Hemmingsen
Largest in the industry
- Edda Group ApSDKK 1.7bn
- Vetopia ApSDKK 1.5bn
- Søstrene Grenes Holding ApSDKK 1.1bn
- emagine Holding ApSDKK 989m
- Louis Nielsen A/SDKK 842.7m
- Habitus Holding ApSDKK 651.6m
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.