Vana A/S
Public limited companyCVR 44710870København VActive
Vana A/S is a public limited company, based in København V, active in collection of non-hazardous waste, founded in 2024. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 31.7m in 2025. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 9 of 43 companies in the industry in the database. The company is new and has been registered for 2 years.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 1,858% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 56.6m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 12.1m to a profit of DKK 31.7m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity turned positive again: DKK 20m (2024 → 2025).
Employees
- 13 more employees than a year earlier: 41 (07/2026) against 28 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Kristian Johnsen Hundebøll (chair of the board, 02/06/2026), Jannick Nytoft (board member, 02/06/2026) and Karin Klitgaard (deputy chair, 02/06/2026) (+7).
- Stepped down: Jan Otto Falkær Laustsen (board member, 02/06/2026), John Wagner Nielsen (deputy chair, 02/06/2026) and Karin Klitgaard (chair of the board, 01/06/2026) (+1).
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 2024–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 2,890 | 56,587 | +1,858.1% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −6,194 | 35,986 | +681% |
| Profit before tax | −7,849 | 32,820 | +518.1% |
| Net profit | −12,086 | 31,717 | +362.4% |
| Total assets | 43,157 | 576,047 | +1,234.8% |
| Equity | −11,686 | 20,032 | +271.4% |
| Liabilities | 49,166 | 345,832 | +603.4% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 12,078 | 112,033 | +827.6% |
| Average number of employees | 13 | 27 | +107.7% |
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 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 figuresLow equity ratio
Equity makes up 3% of total assets in 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity ÷ total assets is below 10% in the latest annual report. Banks, insurers and some industries naturally have a low ratio.
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
2 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 11/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 19/03/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 30/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
43 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in collection of non-hazardous waste based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 12.2m, net profit DKK 376k, equity DKK 6m, 12 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison | No. 346of 9,892 Better than 97% | No. 1,745of 9,922 Better than 82% |
| Companies that are founded within the last five years16,662 companies in the comparison | No. 110of 16,614 Better than 99% | No. 564of 16,661 Better than 97% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 2,609of 17,786 Better than 85% | No. 6,167of 18,024 Better than 66% |
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
Collection of non-hazardous waste- Vana A/SDKK 56.6m
- Verdis A/SDKK 817.3m
- Meldgaard Miljø A/SDKK 449.5m
- Vana A/SDKK 31.7m
- Verdis A/SDKK 33.3m
- Meldgaard Miljø A/SDKK 8.4m
- Vana A/SDKK 20m
- Verdis A/SDKK 381.7m
- Meldgaard Miljø A/SDKK 289.7m
- Vana A/S41
- Verdis A/S1,053
- Meldgaard Miljø A/S744
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Dansk Erhverv25%
- Di25%
- Landbrug & Fødevarer F.m.b.a.25%
- Foreningen DagSam25%
Management
14 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Marianne Roed Jakobsen | Director | 19/03/2024 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Hyltoft | Board member | 19/03/2024 |
| Leif Nielsen | Board member | 19/03/2024 |
| Andreas Hastrup Clemmensen | Board member | 19/03/2024 |
| Anette Birgitte Christiansen | Board member | 19/03/2024 |
| Kristian Johnsen Hundebøll | Chair of the board | 02/06/2026 |
| Jannick Nytoft | Board member | 02/06/2026 |
| Karin Klitgaard | Deputy chair | 02/06/2026 |
| Charlotte Bigum Lynæs | Board member | 02/06/2026 |
| Thomas Børglum Jensen | Board member | 19/10/2026 |
| Jesper Højmark Møller | Board member | 19/10/2026 |
| Camilla Haustrup Hermansen | Board member | 19/10/2026 |
| Søren Helsinghof-Olsen | Board member | 19/10/2026 |
| Thomas Roland | Board member | 19/10/2026 |
- Founders
- Dansk Erhverv, Di, Landbrug & Fødevarer F.m.b.a., Foreningen DagSam
Former management (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Otto Falkær Laustsen | Board member | 19/03/2024 | 02/06/2026 |
| Niels Peder Møller Jensen | Board member | 19/03/2024 | 10/10/2024 |
| John Wagner Nielsen | Deputy chair | 19/03/2024 | 02/06/2026 |
| Karin Klitgaard | Chair of the board | 19/03/2024 | 01/06/2026 |
| Jakob Lave | Board member | 18/12/2024 | 19/10/2026 |
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Address and production units
1 active production unitsVesterbrogade 6D
1620 København V
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANA A/S | Vesterbrogade 6D, 2, 1620 København V | 42 | 1030199223 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at etablere, drive og videreudvikle en non-profit kollektiv ordning til opfyldelse af danske virksomheders forpligtelser vedrørende det udvidede producentansvar til for egen regning at foranstalte tilbagetagning og særskilt håndtering af emballage på det danske marked jf. miljøbeskyttelseslovens § 9p., samt al virksomhed, som efter bestyrelsens skøn er beslægtet hermed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
31 registered events202614 changesmanagement 13 · accounts 1
- ManagementJesper Højmark Møller appointed board member
- ManagementCamilla Haustrup Hermansen appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Helsinghof-Olsen appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Roland appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Børglum Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementJakob Lave stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementKristian Johnsen Hundebøll appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJannick Nytoft appointed board member
- ManagementKarin Klitgaard appointed deputy chair
- ManagementCharlotte Bigum Lynæs appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Wagner Nielsen stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementJan Otto Falkær Laustsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKarin Klitgaard stepped down as chair of the board
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
202416 changesmanagement 11 · founded 1 · ownership 4
- ManagementJakob Lave appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Peder Møller Jensen stepped down as board member
- FoundedRegistered as VANA A/S
- ManagementAnette Birgitte Christiansen appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Peder Møller Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Wagner Nielsen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementKarin Klitgaard appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Hyltoft appointed board member
- ManagementLeif Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementMarianne Roed Jakobsen appointed director
- ManagementAndreas Hastrup Clemmensen appointed board member
- ManagementJan Otto Falkær Laustsen appointed board member
- OwnershipDANSK ERHVERV registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipDI registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipLANDBRUG & FØDEVARER F.M.B.A. registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipForeningen DagSam registered as owner (25%)
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Same people in management
- Bestseller A/Svia Thomas Børglum Jensen
- BESTSELLER Stores Denmark A/Svia Thomas Børglum Jensen
- Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab A.m.b.a.via Kristian Johnsen Hundebøll
- BESTSELLER Logistics A/Svia Thomas Børglum Jensen
- Dansk Retursystem A/Svia Henrik Hyltoft
- Sjællandske Medier A/Svia Kristian Johnsen Hundebøll
Largest in the industry
- Verdis A/SDKK 817.3m
- Meldgaard Miljø A/SDKK 449.5m
- Marius Pedersen A/SDKK 409m
- City Container Danmark A/SDKK 204.1m
- Ressourceindsamling A/SDKK 107.7m
- Blue Phoenix Denmark IBA Sustain A/SDKK 82.4m
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.