The Golden Lion ApS
Private limited companyCVR 29539820Aarhus CActive
The Golden Lion ApS is a private limited company, based in Aarhus C, active in restaurants and cafés, founded in 2006. Net profit rose 233% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 21,027. Equity grew to DKK 725k in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.7m.
- Net profit rose 233% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 21,027.
- Equity rose 255% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 725k.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New owners registered: Dtch Holding ApS (26/08/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 26/08/2025: Share capital changed from 125,000 DKK to 166,667 DKK
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Restaurants and cafés (561110)
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 | 1,189 | 1,378 | 1,499 | 1,707 | 1,832 | 1,656 | −9.6% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 30 | 242 | 7 | 36 | 19 | 35 | +81.3% |
| Profit before tax | 26 | 231 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 32 | +231.4% |
| Net profit | 20 | 178 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 21 | +232.9% |
| Total assets | 705 | 1,111 | 684 | 808 | 781 | 1,279 | +63.8% |
| Equity | −3 | 175 | 175 | 198 | 204 | 725 | +255.3% |
| Liabilities | 708 | 936 | 509 | 605 | 572 | 550 | −3.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 165 | 697 | 322 | 292 | 203 | 320 | +58.1% |
| Average number of employees | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | −100% |
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 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 30/03/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 04/04/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 11/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 28/04/2023 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 21/03/2022 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 19/05/2021 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
3,486 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in restaurants and cafés based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.1m, net profit DKK 62,146, equity DKK 220k, 5 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. 34,843of 69,742 Better than 50% | No. 37,807of 69,964 Better than 46% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees2,301 companies in the comparison | No. 911of 2,296 Better than 60% | No. 449of 2,301 Better than 81% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 16,554of 24,791 Better than 33% | No. 19,346of 24,909 Better than 22% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 33,665of 66,379 Better than 49% | No. 33,672of 66,505 Better than 49% |
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
Restaurants and cafés- The Golden Lion ApSDKK 1.7m
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 305.3m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 193.6m
- The Golden Lion ApSDKK 21,027
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 70.4m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 14.5m
- The Golden Lion ApSDKK 725k
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 263m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 23.3m
- The Golden Lion ApS8
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApS240
- Bone's Restauranter A/S1,208
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Edward John Dallimore Holding ApS66.67%
- Dtch Holding ApS25%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Edward John Dallimore | Director | 22/05/2006 |
- Founders
- Edward John Dallimore Holding ApS, Mark Leigh Hardy Holding ApS
Former management (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Leigh Hardy | Director | 22/05/2006 | 01/05/2012 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktionen.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsFrederiksgade 76
8000 Aarhus C
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE GOLDEN LION ApS | Frederiksgade 76, 8000 Aarhus C | 8 | 1012283608 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive pub, bar, restauration eller dermed beslægtet virksomhed, dog med udtrykkelig undtagelse af fremstilling eller engrosforhandling af drikkevarer.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
16 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20254 changescapital 1 · ownership 1 · accounts 1 · industry 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 125,000 DKK to 166,667 DKK
- OwnershipDTCH HOLDING APS registered as owner (25%)
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Restaurants and cafés (561110)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20201 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Frederiksgade 76, 8000 Aarhus C
20122 changesmanagement 1 · ownership 1
- ManagementMark Leigh Hardy stepped down as director
- OwnershipEDWARD JOHN DALLIMORE HOLDING ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
20064 changesindustry 1 · founded 1 · management 2
- IndustryIndustry changed to Restauranter (553010)
- FoundedRegistered as THE GOLDEN LION ApS
- ManagementMark Leigh Hardy appointed director
- ManagementEdward John Dallimore appointed director
Related companies
Same industry in Aarhus
- Tpl ApS384 employees
- JLJ Invest, Aarhus ApS200 employees
- Casablanca Aarhus ApS111 employees
- Sushiart ApS98 employees
- Mo'Rice ApS94 employees
- MIBmusik Aarhus ApS86 employees
Largest in the industry
- Copenhagen Food Collective ApSDKK 305.3m
- Bone's Restauranter A/SDKK 193.6m
- Sticks 'n' Sushi A/SDKK 190m
- MR Restaurants ApSDKK 173.9m
- Flammen A/SDKK 154.9m
- Nordic Service Partners A/SDKK 148.6m
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.