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VL Staal a/s

Public limited companyCVR 71148319Esbjerg NActive

VL Staal a/s is a public limited company, based in Esbjerg N, active in manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures, founded in 1983. The company went from a profit in 2025 to a loss of DKK 19m in 2026. With 94 employees, the company is about 7 times larger than the industry median. Equity fell to DKK 14.9m in 2026.

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Key figures · financial year 2026

Gross profitDKK 36.1m−32.9% vs. 2025
Net profit−DKK 19m−536.6% vs. 2025
EquityDKK 14.9m−56% vs. 2025
Employees94latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2026 against 2025

  • Gross profit fell 33% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 36.1m.
  • Net profit went from a profit of DKK 4.3m to a loss of DKK 19m (2025 → 2026).
  • Equity fell 56% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 14.9m.

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Benjamin Laurent (board member, 29/05/2026), Benjamin Laurent (director, 01/09/2026) and Jean Joseph Gildas Léauté (director, 29/05/2026).
  • Stepped down: Anni Dressø (board member, 29/05/2026), Anni Dressø (director, 29/05/2026) and Jean Joseph Gildas Léauté (director, 01/09/2026).

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 2021–2026 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 20m−DKK 10mDKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30m202120222023202420252026
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for VL Staal a/s
202120222023202420252026Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit46,43939,28649,61845,81653,75936,093−32.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)−3,080−9,259−5,592−2,6792,282−18,737−921.1%
Profit before tax−3,915−9,397−6,615−4,268908−19,000−2,192.5%
Net profit−3,513−9,258−6,493−4,1754,348−18,985−536.6%
Total assets102,040128,338118,56192,099113,717113,226−0.4%
Equity16,84818,08222,02217,90033,79014,856−56%
Liabilities84,892107,75893,10372,84977,87797,870+25.7%
Cash and cash equivalents7,02116,5913,7417,6733775,630+1,393.4%
Average number of employees908298898791+4.6%

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 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.

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DKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50m202120222023202420252026
Gross profitMedian, the industry (288 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2026 figures

  • Equity fell sharply

    Equity fell 56% from 2025 to 2026 (DKK 33.8m to DKK 14.9m).

    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
Annual reports for VL Staal a/s
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202601/04/2025 – 31/03/202630/09/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202501/04/2024 – 31/03/202519/09/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/04/2023 – 31/03/202416/09/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202301/04/2022 – 31/03/202319/09/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202201/04/2021 – 31/03/202226/08/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202101/04/2020 – 31/03/202110/08/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

288 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 36.1mNo. 43 of 288
Better than 85% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 14.9mNo. 63 of 288
Better than 78% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees94No. 20 of 288
Better than 93% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 8.5m, net profit DKK 578k, equity DKK 3.6m, 13 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 869kDKK 7.6mDKK 65.6mDKK 277.5mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 282 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 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison
No. 2,460of 4,412
Better than 44%
No. 2,515of 4,466
Better than 44%
Same industry and 50–199 employees41 companies in the comparison
No. 25of 41
Better than 40%
No. 33of 41
Better than 20%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 1,884of 10,152
Better than 81%
No. 3,975of 10,275
Better than 61%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 3,823of 17,786
Better than 79%
No. 7,261of 18,024
Better than 60%

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

Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Gross profit
  1. VL Staal a/sDKK 36.1m
  2. Welcon A/SDKK 570.4m
  3. Csk Stålindustri A/SDKK 435.2m
Net profit
  1. VL Staal a/s−DKK 19m
  2. Welcon A/SDKK 87.7m
  3. Csk Stålindustri A/SDKK 205.6m
Equity
  1. VL Staal a/sDKK 14.9m
  2. Welcon A/SDKK 274.6m
  3. Csk Stålindustri A/SDKK 365.3m
Employees
  1. VL Staal a/s94
  2. Welcon A/S830
  3. Csk Stålindustri A/S296

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Poujoulat SA100%
VL Staal a/s
Subsidiaries and ownership shares

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

7 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at VL Staal a/s
NameRoleAppointed
Benjamin LaurentDirector01/09/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at VL Staal a/s
NameRoleAppointed
Frédéric Jean-François CoirierChair of the board07/01/2013
Jean Joseph Gildas LéautéBoard member11/11/2019
Michael ThomsenBoard member19/04/2021
Flemming Smedegaard RasmussenDeputy board member19/04/2021
Martin KristensenBoard member01/03/2023
Benjamin LaurentBoard member29/05/2026
Former management (29)
Former management at VL Staal a/s
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Stig PedersenBoard member16/04/198331/05/2017
Søren HygomBoard member16/04/198304/11/1991
Vagn Aage JensenDeputy chair16/04/198317/11/2010
Karsten Jermiin JørgensenBoard member16/04/198306/12/1993
Carl LaursenBoard member16/04/198328/04/2000
Jes Peter PaulsenDeputy board member16/04/198325/11/1999
Svend Aage ErichsenBoard member16/04/198311/12/1989
Vagner LaigaardDirector16/04/198327/10/1998
Jørgen DammDirector27/10/199825/04/2017
Jan SteenBoard member28/04/200020/11/2003
Karl Villy HansenBoard member20/11/200330/10/2007
Jørgen DammBoard member24/11/200525/04/2017
Peter JensenBoard member30/10/200723/01/2012
Erik LaigaardChair of the board17/11/201007/01/2013
Vagner LaigaardBoard member17/11/201007/01/2013
Keld Gammelgaard ChristensenBoard member23/01/201219/04/2021
Jesper Vesterby KnudsenDeputy board member23/01/201230/05/2017
Torben Brøndberg SørensenDeputy board member23/01/201219/04/2021
Gildas LeauteBoard member07/01/201322/10/2019
Jens RefshøjBoard member25/04/201730/05/2018
Jens RefshøjDirector25/04/201730/05/2018
Jesper Vesterby KnudsenBoard member31/05/201725/06/2019
Gildas LeauteDirector30/05/201801/10/2018
Jean-François BénotBoard member30/05/201801/10/2018
Anni DressøBoard member01/10/201829/05/2026
Anni DressøDirector01/10/201829/05/2026
Dan Bech ToftrupBoard member19/04/202128/02/2023
Martin KristensenDeputy board member19/04/202128/02/2023
Jean Joseph Gildas LéautéDirector29/05/202601/09/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den samlede bestyrelse i forening eller af en direktør i forening med be-styrelsens formand eller af et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening med bestyrelsens formand

Address and production units

1 active production units

Storstrømsvej 1
6715 Esbjerg N

Esbjerg Municipality · Postcode 6715

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
VL Staal a/sStorstrømsvej 1, 6715 Esbjerg N991003177077

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at udvikle, projektere, fremstille, markedsføre, stålskorstene i Danmark og udlandet samt anden dermed i forbindelse stående virksomhed efter bestyrelsens skøn

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

79 registered events
20267 changesaccounts 1 · management 6
  • Annual report for 2026 published
  • Benjamin Laurent appointed director
  • Jean Joseph Gildas Léauté stepped down as director
  • Benjamin Laurent appointed board member
  • Jean Joseph Gildas Léauté appointed director
  • Anni Dressø stepped down as director
  • Anni Dressø stepped down as board member
20251 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20235 changesaccounts 1 · capital 1 · management 3
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Share capital changed from 11,000,000 DKK to 17,500,000 DKK
  • Martin Kristensen appointed board member
  • Martin Kristensen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Dan Bech Toftrup stepped down as board member
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20218 changesaccounts 1 · capital 1 · management 6
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 11,000,000 DKK
  • Martin Kristensen appointed deputy board member
  • Flemming Smedegaard Rasmussen appointed deputy board member
  • Michael Thomsen appointed board member
  • Dan Bech Toftrup appointed board member
  • Torben Brøndberg Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Keld Gammelgaard Christensen stepped down as board member
20193 changesmanagement 3
  • Jean Joseph Gildas Léauté appointed board member
  • Gildas Leaute stepped down as board member
  • Jesper Vesterby Knudsen stepped down as board member
20188 changesmanagement 8
  • Anni Dressø appointed director
  • Anni Dressø appointed board member
  • Gildas Leaute stepped down as director
  • Jean-François Bénot stepped down as board member
  • Gildas Leaute appointed director
  • Jean-François Bénot appointed board member
  • Jens Refshøj stepped down as director
  • Jens Refshøj stepped down as board member
20177 changesmanagement 7
  • Jesper Vesterby Knudsen appointed board member
  • Stig Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Jesper Vesterby Knudsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Jens Refshøj appointed director
  • Jens Refshøj appointed board member
  • Jørgen Damm stepped down as board member
  • Jørgen Damm stepped down as director
20161 changename 1
  • Name changed from V L STAAL A/S to VL Staal a/s
20135 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 1
  • Gildas Leaute appointed board member
  • Frédéric Jean-François Coirier appointed chair of the board
  • Vagner Laigaard stepped down as board member
  • Erik Laigaard stepped down as chair of the board
  • Poujoulat SA registered as owner (100%)
20124 changesmanagement 4
  • Torben Brøndberg Sørensen appointed deputy board member
  • Jesper Vesterby Knudsen appointed deputy board member
  • Keld Gammelgaard Christensen appointed board member
  • Peter Jensen stepped down as board member
20103 changesmanagement 3
  • Vagner Laigaard appointed board member
  • Erik Laigaard appointed chair of the board
  • Vagn Aage Jensen stepped down as deputy chair
20072 changesmanagement 2
  • Peter Jensen appointed board member
  • Karl Villy Hansen stepped down as board member
20051 changemanagement 1
  • Jørgen Damm appointed board member
20032 changesmanagement 2
  • Karl Villy Hansen appointed board member
  • Jan Steen stepped down as board member
20002 changesmanagement 2
  • Jan Steen appointed board member
  • Carl Laursen stepped down as board member
19991 changemanagement 1
  • Jes Peter Paulsen stepped down as deputy board member
19982 changesmanagement 2
  • Jørgen Damm appointed director
  • Vagner Laigaard stepped down as director
19931 changemanagement 1
  • Karsten Jermiin Jørgensen stepped down as board member
19913 changescapital 2 · management 1
  • Share capital changed from 760,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 760,000 DKK
  • Søren Hygom stepped down as board member
19892 changesmanagement 1 · capital 1
  • Svend Aage Erichsen stepped down as board member
  • Share capital changed from 1,600,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
19839 changesfounded 1 · management 8
  • Registered as V L STAAL A/S
  • Vagner Laigaard appointed director
  • Søren Hygom appointed board member
  • Svend Aage Erichsen appointed board member
  • Jes Peter Paulsen appointed deputy board member
  • Carl Laursen appointed board member
  • Karsten Jermiin Jørgensen appointed board member
  • Vagn Aage Jensen appointed deputy chair
  • Stig Pedersen 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 24/10/2026. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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