Vald. Birn A/S

Public limited companyCVR 26681111HolstebroActive

Vald. Birn A/S is a public limited company, based in Holstebro, active in casting of iron, founded in 1941. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 13.1m in 2025. With 523 employees, the company is about 10 times larger than the industry median. The company has existed for over 80 years.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 1.2bn+2.7% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 13.1m+137.2% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 469.4m+3.2% vs. 2024
Employees523latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 56% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 150.5m.
  • Revenue rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.2bn.
  • Net profit went from a loss of DKK 35.1m to a profit of DKK 13.1m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 469.4m.

Employees

  • 26 more employees than a year earlier: 523 (07/2026) against 497 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Flemming Juel Jensen (ceo, 17/11/2025), Kurt Villadsen (deputy chair, 23/12/2025) and Lars Gantzel Pedersen (chair of the board, 23/12/2025) (+1).
  • Stepped down: Esben Refsgaard Trier Lund (director, 31/08/2026), Claus Beier (ceo, 31/10/2025) and Lars Lüthjohan (chair of the board, 16/12/2025) (+2).

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 100mDKK 0DKK 100mDKK 200mDKK 300mDKK 400mDKK 500m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Vald. Birn A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue778,7761,150,9261,515,3081,432,4751,215,0821,247,627+2.7%
Gross profit54,876109,005149,009184,22196,233150,455+56.3%
Operating profit (EBIT)−11,09510,33524,46247,817−52,0867,995+115.3%
Profit before tax−10,8847,63335,39563,628−43,37817,117+139.5%
Net profit−8,2836,03422,94147,424−35,10613,066+137.2%
Total assets647,000798,738857,558853,558836,946848,298+1.4%
Equity431,362436,956457,895500,538454,616469,376+3.2%
Liabilities188,574336,588381,571330,138361,619359,556−0.6%
Cash and cash equivalents29,14811,40120,57741,69434,38737,974+10.4%
Average number of employees688743768759749699−6.7%

Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Group figures; change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.

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Gross profitMedian, the industry (6 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Vald. Birn A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202513/05/2026The groupPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202403/06/2025The groupPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202317/06/2024The groupPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202219/06/2023The groupPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202110/06/2022The groupPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202003/06/2021The groupPDFXBRL

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Employees

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Employees

Position in the industry

6 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in casting of iron based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 150.5mNo. 1 of 6
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 469.4mNo. 1 of 6
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees523No. 1 of 6
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 22.6m, net profit DKK 108k, equity DKK 20.8m, 55 employees.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 500–999 employees207 companies in the comparison
No. 153of 189
Better than 19%
No. 74of 207
Better than 65%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 584of 10,152
Better than 94%
No. 391of 10,275
Better than 96%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 1,062of 17,786
Better than 94%
No. 755of 18,024
Better than 96%

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

Casting of iron
Gross profit
  1. Vald. Birn A/SDKK 150.5m
  2. Mat Dania ApSDKK 143.6m
  3. Dansk Skalform A/SDKK 36.8m
Net profit
  1. Vald. Birn A/SDKK 13.1m
  2. Mat Dania ApS−DKK 2.6m
  3. Dansk Skalform A/SDKK 7.5m
Equity
  1. Vald. Birn A/SDKK 469.4m
  2. Mat Dania ApSDKK 98.5m
  3. Dansk Skalform A/SDKK 22.1m
Employees
  1. Vald. Birn A/S523
  2. Mat Dania ApS230
  3. Dansk Skalform A/S65

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

9 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Vald. Birn A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Flemming Juel JensenCEO17/11/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Vald. Birn A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jesper Bjørn MølgårdBoard member22/05/2024
Lars Peter PoulsenDeputy board member22/05/2024
Allan KristensenDeputy board member22/05/2024
Per Flyvholm NielsenBoard member22/05/2024
Heine Obitsø JepsenBoard member22/05/2024
Kurt VilladsenDeputy chair23/12/2025
Lars Gantzel PedersenChair of the board23/12/2025
Peter Kirk LarsenBoard member18/03/2026
Former management (53)
Former management at Vald. Birn A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Marie Louise Birn-BringgaardBoard member19/07/194122/09/1997
Søren Friis Smith KnudsenChair of the board19/07/194117/03/2000
Rikke Knop BirnBoard member19/07/194113/04/1993
Aage FjordsideBoard member19/07/194101/07/1991
Gudrun ClausenDeputy board member19/07/194101/07/1991
Ejnar Johan ChristensenBoard member19/07/194115/10/1999
Finn AugustinussenDeputy board member19/07/194111/10/1995
Mogens BachDirector19/07/194101/02/2005
Per Vestergaard LarsenBoard member19/07/194111/10/1995
Carl Ole WessmannDeputy board member19/07/194111/10/1995
Bengt Inge BjörklundBoard member19/07/194101/03/2006
Flemming Lassen SørensenDeputy board member19/07/194125/09/2003
Bent Rasmus JacquetBoard member19/07/194115/10/1999
Christian Odgaard PedersenBoard member19/07/194114/09/2009
Christian Odgaard PedersenDirector19/07/194101/03/2006
Jørgen Mazanti-AndersenChair of the board19/07/194112/10/1994
Jens KristensenBoard member15/10/199925/09/2003
Henning Verner SerupBoard member15/10/199925/09/2003
Jens Erik JensenBoard member25/09/200327/09/2007
Emil Kokholm ChristensenBoard member25/09/200316/08/2010
Lars Hans BøjesenDeputy board member25/09/200327/09/2007
Ann Pia Møller JensenDeputy board member25/09/200327/09/2007
Ejvind SandalChair of the board01/03/200619/05/2017
Rudi Gønther Riis PedersenDirector01/03/200614/09/2009
Ivan Ole BakBoard member01/03/200614/09/2009
Jens Axel BirnCEO01/03/200631/03/2022
Jette SulkjærBoard member27/01/200722/05/2024
Erik LundtoftBoard member14/09/200918/05/2017
Lars BuggeBoard member14/09/200919/05/2017
Peter Frost JepsenDirector14/09/200931/12/2017
Carsten Back PedersenBoard member16/08/201021/05/2012
Ib SandholmBoard member21/05/201229/04/2016
Kurt OlsenBoard member21/05/201216/08/2013
Boye Lindhardt JohansenDeputy board member21/05/201218/05/2015
Kurt VilladsenBoard member16/08/201328/10/2022
Jørn PedersenBoard member16/08/201319/05/2015
Boye Lindhardt JohansenBoard member19/05/201528/04/2016
Boye Lindhardt JohansenDeputy board member29/04/201603/09/2020
Kurt Visholm SøgaardBoard member29/04/201631/07/2023
Tommy RaschBoard member29/04/201622/05/2024
Allan KristensenDeputy board member29/04/201604/09/2020
Erik LundtoftChair of the board19/05/201728/10/2022
Christian Odgaard PedersenBoard member19/05/201718/08/2017
Carsten BennikeBoard member18/08/201728/10/2022
Ole ThistedBoard member18/08/201728/10/2022
Esben Refsgaard Trier LundDirector01/01/201831/08/2026
Allan Baarstrøm AasborgDeputy board member04/09/202031/07/2023
Boye Lindhardt JohansenDeputy board member04/09/202022/05/2024
Claus BeierCEO01/04/202231/10/2025
Hans Christian KroghBoard member28/10/202201/02/2023
Lars LüthjohanChair of the board28/10/202216/12/2025
Lars Gantzel PedersenDeputy chair28/10/202222/12/2025
Kurt VilladsenBoard member22/05/202422/12/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af et medlem af bestyrelsen sammen med en direktør eller af bestyrelsesformanden sammen med et andet bestyrelsesmedlem.

Address and production units

Frøjkvej 75
7500 Holstebro

Holstebro Municipality · Postcode 7500

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Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive fabrikation og salg af maskiner og redskaber og dermed beslægtet virksomhed

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

126 registered events
20263 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Esben Refsgaard Trier Lund stepped down as director
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Peter Kirk Larsen appointed board member
20258 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1
  • Lars Gantzel Pedersen appointed chair of the board
  • Kurt Villadsen appointed deputy chair
  • Kurt Villadsen stepped down as board member
  • Lars Gantzel Pedersen stepped down as deputy chair
  • Lars Lüthjohan stepped down as chair of the board
  • Flemming Juel Jensen appointed ceo
  • Claus Beier stepped down as ceo
  • Annual report for 2024 published
202410 changesaccounts 1 · management 9
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Lars Peter Poulsen appointed deputy board member
  • Kurt Villadsen appointed board member
  • Jesper Bjørn Mølgård appointed board member
  • Heine Obitsø Jepsen appointed board member
  • Per Flyvholm Nielsen appointed board member
  • Allan Kristensen appointed deputy board member
  • Boye Lindhardt Johansen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Tommy Rasch stepped down as board member
  • Jette Sulkjær stepped down as board member
20234 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
  • Allan Baarstrøm Aasborg stepped down as deputy board member
  • Kurt Visholm Søgaard stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Hans Christian Krogh stepped down as board member
202210 changesmanagement 9 · accounts 1
  • Hans Christian Krogh appointed board member
  • Lars Gantzel Pedersen appointed deputy chair
  • Lars Lüthjohan appointed chair of the board
  • Ole Thisted stepped down as board member
  • Carsten Bennike stepped down as board member
  • Erik Lundtoft stepped down as chair of the board
  • Kurt Villadsen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Claus Beier appointed ceo
  • Jens Axel Birn stepped down as ceo
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20204 changesmanagement 4
  • Allan Baarstrøm Aasborg appointed deputy board member
  • Boye Lindhardt Johansen appointed deputy board member
  • Allan Kristensen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Boye Lindhardt Johansen stepped down as deputy board member
20181 changemanagement 1
  • Esben Refsgaard Trier Lund appointed director
20179 changesmanagement 9
  • Peter Frost Jepsen stepped down as director
  • Ole Thisted appointed board member
  • Carsten Bennike appointed board member
  • Christian Odgaard Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Christian Odgaard Pedersen appointed board member
  • Erik Lundtoft appointed chair of the board
  • Lars Bugge stepped down as board member
  • Ejvind Sandal stepped down as chair of the board
  • Erik Lundtoft stepped down as board member
20166 changesmanagement 6
  • Boye Lindhardt Johansen appointed deputy board member
  • Allan Kristensen appointed deputy board member
  • Tommy Rasch appointed board member
  • Kurt Visholm Søgaard appointed board member
  • Ib Sandholm stepped down as board member
  • Boye Lindhardt Johansen stepped down as board member
20153 changesmanagement 3
  • Boye Lindhardt Johansen appointed board member
  • Jørn Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Boye Lindhardt Johansen stepped down as deputy board member
20133 changesmanagement 3
  • Jørn Pedersen appointed board member
  • Kurt Villadsen appointed board member
  • Kurt Olsen stepped down as board member
20125 changesmanagement 4 · industry 1
  • Ib Sandholm appointed board member
  • Kurt Olsen appointed board member
  • Boye Lindhardt Johansen appointed deputy board member
  • Carsten Back Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Industry changed to Casting of iron (245100)
20102 changesmanagement 2
  • Carsten Back Pedersen appointed board member
  • Emil Kokholm Christensen stepped down as board member
20096 changesmanagement 6
  • Peter Frost Jepsen appointed director
  • Lars Bugge appointed board member
  • Erik Lundtoft appointed board member
  • Rudi Gønther Riis Pedersen stepped down as director
  • Ivan Ole Bak stepped down as board member
  • Christian Odgaard Pedersen stepped down as board member
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles (293200)
20075 changesmanagement 4 · address 1
  • Ann Pia Møller Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Lars Hans Bøjesen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Jens Erik Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Frøjkvej 75, 7500 Holstebro
  • Jette Sulkjær appointed board member
20068 changescapital 1 · name 1 · management 6
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 150,000,000 DKK
  • Name changed from VALD. BIRNS MASKINFABRIK A/S to VALD. BIRN A/S
  • Rudi Gønther Riis Pedersen appointed director
  • Jens Axel Birn appointed ceo
  • Ivan Ole Bak appointed board member
  • Ejvind Sandal appointed chair of the board
  • Christian Odgaard Pedersen stepped down as director
  • Bengt Inge Björklund stepped down as board member
20052 changesownership 1 · management 1
  • VALD. BIRN HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • Mogens Bach stepped down as director
20037 changesmanagement 7
  • Emil Kokholm Christensen appointed board member
  • Ann Pia Møller Jensen appointed deputy board member
  • Lars Hans Bøjesen appointed deputy board member
  • Jens Erik Jensen appointed board member
  • Jens Kristensen stepped down as board member
  • Henning Verner Serup stepped down as board member
  • Flemming Lassen Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
19994 changesmanagement 4
  • Jens Kristensen appointed board member
  • Henning Verner Serup appointed board member
  • Bent Rasmus Jacquet stepped down as board member
  • Ejnar Johan Christensen stepped down as board member
19971 changemanagement 1
  • Marie Louise Birn-Bringgaard stepped down as board member
19953 changesmanagement 3
  • Carl Ole Wessmann stepped down as deputy board member
  • Per Vestergaard Larsen stepped down as board member
  • Finn Augustinussen stepped down as deputy board member
19941 changemanagement 1
  • Jørgen Mazanti-Andersen stepped down as chair of the board
19932 changesname 1 · capital 1
  • Name changed from ANPARTSSELSKABET AF 07.12.1992, HOLSTEBRO to VALD. BIRNS MASKINFABRIK A/S
  • Share capital changed from 365,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
19912 changesmanagement 2
  • Gudrun Clausen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Aage Fjordside stepped down as board member
194115 changesfounded 1 · management 14
  • Registered as ANPARTSSELSKABET AF 07.12.1992, HOLSTEBRO
  • Marie Louise Birn-Bringgaard appointed board member
  • Jørgen Mazanti-Andersen appointed chair of the board
  • Christian Odgaard Pedersen appointed director
  • Christian Odgaard Pedersen appointed board member
  • Bent Rasmus Jacquet appointed board member
  • Flemming Lassen Sørensen appointed deputy board member
  • Bengt Inge Björklund appointed board member
  • Carl Ole Wessmann appointed deputy board member
  • Per Vestergaard Larsen appointed board member
  • Mogens Bach appointed director
  • Finn Augustinussen appointed deputy board member
  • Ejnar Johan Christensen appointed board member
  • Gudrun Clausen appointed deputy board member
  • Aage Fjordside 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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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