Vald. Birn Holding A/S

Public limited companyCVR 44651017HolstebroActive

Vald. Birn Holding A/S is a public limited company, based in Holstebro, active in non-financial holding companies, founded in 1973. Net profit fell 67% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 118.1m. Gross profit is higher than that of 96% of the companies in the industry in the database. The company has existed for over 50 years.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 1.2bn+2.7% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 118.1m−67.2% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 2.6bn+4.9% vs. 2024
Employees2latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 56% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 150.1m.
  • Revenue rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.2bn.
  • Net profit fell 67% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 118.1m.
  • Equity rose 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.6bn.

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Kurt Villadsen (chair of the board, 23/12/2025) and Peter Kirk Larsen (board member, 18/03/2026).
  • Stepped down: Kurt Villadsen (board member, 22/12/2025) and Lars Lüthjohan (chair of the board, 16/12/2025).

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 500mDKK 0DKK 500mDKK 1bnDKK 1.5bnDKK 2bnDKK 2.5bn202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Vald. Birn Holding A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue778,7761,150,9261,515,3081,432,4751,215,0821,247,627+2.7%
Gross profit56,389107,890144,752184,50896,062150,110+56.3%
Operating profit (EBIT)−12,3495,90935,05734,822−54,6004,091+107.5%
Profit before tax33,236207,718−33,429190,873392,858146,898−62.6%
Net profit32,272171,767−33,263146,799359,695118,083−67.2%
Total assets1,967,2182,280,0392,273,8952,393,5492,719,2062,849,136+4.8%
Equity1,799,1841,970,3751,933,9182,082,0272,441,1982,560,749+4.9%
Liabilities140,970284,474339,977291,681257,293269,030+4.6%
Cash and cash equivalents77,91383,99571,105113,67857,10991,536+60.3%
Average number of employees690745770761750700−6.7%

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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−DKK 20mDKK 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120mDKK 140mDKK 160mDKK 180m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (2,138 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Vald. Birn Holding 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 – 31/12/202319/06/2024The groupPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202219/06/2023The groupPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202109/06/2022The groupPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202008/06/2021The groupPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

2,138 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in non-financial holding companies based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 150.1mNo. 92 of 2,093
Better than 96% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 2.6bnNo. 27 of 2,138
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees2No. 34 of 2,138
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit −DKK 31,805, net profit DKK 701k, equity DKK 32.1m, 1 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 2.1mDKK 44.6mDKK 942.6mDKK 7.2bnHere
Distribution of gross profit for 820 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 fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison
No. 222of 69,742
Better than 100%
No. 78of 69,964
Better than 100%
Same industry and fewer than 20 employees2,092 companies in the comparison
No. 75of 2,048
Better than 96%
No. 21of 2,092
Better than 99%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 587of 10,152
Better than 94%
No. 97of 10,275
Better than 99%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 1,065of 17,786
Better than 94%
No. 187of 18,024
Better than 99%

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

Non-financial holding companies
Gross profit
  1. Vald. Birn Holding A/SDKK 150.1m
  2. Heartland A/SDKK 19.9bn
  3. Andel A.M.B.A.DKK 5.6bn
Net profit
  1. Vald. Birn Holding A/SDKK 118.1m
  2. Heartland A/SDKK 4.9bn
  3. Andel A.M.B.A.−DKK 2.9bn
Equity
  1. Vald. Birn Holding A/SDKK 2.6bn
  2. Heartland A/SDKK 39.2bn
  3. Andel A.M.B.A.DKK 29.5bn
Employees
  1. Vald. Birn Holding A/S2
  2. Heartland A/S34
  3. Andel A.M.B.A.28

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Birn Stiftung (Birn Fonden)100%
Vald. Birn Holding A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

5 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Vald. Birn Holding A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Leif JensenCEO01/02/2023

Board of directors

Board of directors at Vald. Birn Holding A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Lars Gantzel PedersenBoard member16/08/2013
Christian Odgaard PedersenDeputy chair16/08/2013
Kurt VilladsenChair of the board23/12/2025
Peter Kirk LarsenBoard member18/03/2026
Former management (31)
Former management at Vald. Birn Holding A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Niels Anker MakholmBoard member12/01/197325/09/2003
Søren Friis Smith KnudsenChair of the board12/01/197317/03/2000
Carsten Back PedersenDeputy board member12/01/197315/10/1999
Niels Anton PoulsenBoard member12/01/197311/10/1995
Charlotte Mulle BirnBoard member12/01/197322/09/1997
Ivan Ole BakDirector12/01/197301/03/2006
Harald BertelsenBoard member12/01/197326/04/1995
Harald BertelsenDirector12/01/197304/10/1991
Oline Jenny BirnBoard member12/01/197322/09/1997
Hans Henrik LanghoffBoard member12/01/197301/07/1991
Arne JensenBoard member12/01/197301/07/1991
Niels MortensenDeputy board member12/01/197301/07/1991
Pernille Elli BirnBoard member12/01/197312/10/1994
Bente FleischerDeputy board member12/01/197311/10/1995
Hanne FonagerBoard member12/01/197311/10/1995
Bengt Inge BjörklundDirector12/01/197322/09/1997
Anne Gertrud SandfeldBoard member12/01/197315/10/1999
Henning NielsenDeputy board member12/01/197311/10/1995
Christian Odgaard PedersenCEO12/01/197301/07/2022
Jørgen Mazanti-AndersenChair of the board12/01/197312/10/1994
Bengt Inge BjörklundBoard member26/04/199501/03/2006
Jette SulkjærBoard member15/10/199901/03/2006
Christian Milther MikkelsenDeputy board member15/10/199925/09/2003
Ejvind SandalChair of the board17/03/200016/08/2013
Lars Peter PoulsenDeputy board member25/09/200301/03/2006
Kurt OlsenBoard member25/09/200301/03/2006
Mogens Erik Brogaard SchüttDeputy board member25/09/200301/03/2006
Ivan Ole BakBoard member01/03/200616/08/2013
Kurt VilladsenBoard member16/08/201322/12/2025
Lars LüthjohanChair of the board16/08/201316/12/2025
Hans Christian KroghCEO01/07/202231/01/2023

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

2 active production units

Frøjkvej 75
7500 Holstebro

Holstebro Municipality · Postcode 7500

Other companies at the address (1)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
VALD. BIRN A/SFrøjkvej 75, 7500 Holstebro5291001856087
VALD. BIRN HOLDING A/SFrøjkvej 75, 7500 Holstebro21012346391

Purpose

Selskabets formål er handel, industri og investering.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

78 registered events
20262 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Peter Kirk Larsen appointed board member
20254 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
  • Kurt Villadsen appointed chair of the board
  • Kurt Villadsen stepped down as board member
  • Lars Lüthjohan stepped down as chair of the board
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20233 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Leif Jensen appointed ceo
  • Hans Christian Krogh stepped down as ceo
20223 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Hans Christian Krogh appointed ceo
  • Christian Odgaard Pedersen stepped down as ceo
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20136 changesmanagement 6
  • Kurt Villadsen appointed board member
  • Lars Lüthjohan appointed chair of the board
  • Lars Gantzel Pedersen appointed board member
  • Christian Odgaard Pedersen appointed deputy chair
  • Ivan Ole Bak stepped down as board member
  • Ejvind Sandal stepped down as chair of the board
20101 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20068 changesname 1 · management 7
  • Name changed from VALD. BIRNS JERNSTØBERI A/S to VALD. BIRN HOLDING A/S
  • Ivan Ole Bak appointed board member
  • Kurt Olsen stepped down as board member
  • Mogens Erik Brogaard Schütt stepped down as deputy board member
  • Lars Peter Poulsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Jette Sulkjær stepped down as board member
  • Bengt Inge Björklund stepped down as board member
  • Ivan Ole Bak stepped down as director
20051 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Ikke-finansielle holdingselskaber (741500)
20035 changesmanagement 5
  • Kurt Olsen appointed board member
  • Mogens Erik Brogaard Schütt appointed deputy board member
  • Lars Peter Poulsen appointed deputy board member
  • Christian Milther Mikkelsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Niels Anker Makholm stepped down as board member
20002 changesmanagement 2
  • Ejvind Sandal appointed chair of the board
  • Søren Friis Smith Knudsen stepped down as chair of the board
19994 changesmanagement 4
  • Jette Sulkjær appointed board member
  • Christian Milther Mikkelsen appointed deputy board member
  • Anne Gertrud Sandfeld stepped down as board member
  • Carsten Back Pedersen stepped down as deputy board member
19973 changesmanagement 3
  • Charlotte Mulle Birn stepped down as board member
  • Oline Jenny Birn stepped down as board member
  • Bengt Inge Björklund stepped down as director
19956 changesmanagement 6
  • Henning Nielsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Niels Anton Poulsen stepped down as board member
  • Bente Fleischer stepped down as deputy board member
  • Hanne Fonager stepped down as board member
  • Bengt Inge Björklund appointed board member
  • Harald Bertelsen stepped down as board member
19942 changesmanagement 2
  • Jørgen Mazanti-Andersen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Pernille Elli Birn stepped down as board member
19914 changesmanagement 4
  • Harald Bertelsen stepped down as director
  • Hans Henrik Langhoff stepped down as board member
  • Arne Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Niels Mortensen stepped down as deputy board member
19871 changeownership 1
  • Birn Stiftung (Birn Fonden) registered as owner (100%)
197321 changesfounded 1 · management 20
  • Registered as VALD. BIRNS JERNSTØBERI A/S
  • Anne Gertrud Sandfeld appointed board member
  • Henning Nielsen appointed deputy board member
  • Niels Anker Makholm appointed board member
  • Jørgen Mazanti-Andersen appointed chair of the board
  • Christian Odgaard Pedersen appointed ceo
  • Søren Friis Smith Knudsen appointed chair of the board
  • Carsten Back Pedersen appointed deputy board member
  • Niels Anton Poulsen appointed board member
  • Charlotte Mulle Birn appointed board member
  • Ivan Ole Bak appointed director
  • Harald Bertelsen appointed board member
  • Harald Bertelsen appointed director
  • Oline Jenny Birn appointed board member
  • Hans Henrik Langhoff appointed board member
  • Arne Jensen appointed board member
  • Niels Mortensen appointed deputy board member
  • Pernille Elli Birn appointed board member
  • Bente Fleischer appointed deputy board member
  • Hanne Fonager appointed board member
  • Bengt Inge Björklund appointed director

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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.

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