Vognmand Knud Gade A/S
Public limited companyCVR 14257233VejleActive
Vognmand Knud Gade A/S is a public limited company, based in Vejle, active in freight transport by road, founded in 1990. Profit has grown three years in a row. With 43 employees, the company is about 7 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 94% of the companies in the industry in the database.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Net profit rose 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 6.7m.
- Equity rose 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 46.3m.
Employees
- 6 more employees than a year earlier: 43 (08/2026) against 37 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Christian Duus (chair of the board, 30/10/2024).
- Stepped down: Bent Juul Jørgensen (chair of the board, 30/10/2024).
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 | 32,049 | 37,972 | 44,942 | 45,141 | 47,456 | 47,369 | −0.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 5,953 | 7,283 | 7,892 | 8,329 | 8,473 | 8,277 | −2.3% |
| Profit before tax | 6,013 | 7,300 | 8,054 | 8,403 | 8,595 | 8,586 | −0.1% |
| Net profit | 4,680 | 5,734 | 6,329 | 6,534 | 6,603 | 6,708 | +1.6% |
| Total assets | 44,388 | 45,214 | 51,308 | 62,888 | 68,594 | 67,721 | −1.3% |
| Equity | 30,351 | 32,085 | 34,414 | 36,949 | 43,552 | 46,260 | +6.2% |
| Liabilities | 13,655 | 13,085 | 16,894 | 25,939 | 25,042 | 21,461 | −14.3% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 11,797 | 4,946 | 6,902 | 19,202 | 13,615 | 14,589 | +7.2% |
| Average number of employees | 30 | 35 | 39 | – | 38 | 39 | +2.6% |
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 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 | 01/10/2024 – 30/09/2025 | 17/12/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/10/2023 – 30/09/2024 | 17/12/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/10/2022 – 30/09/2023 | 03/01/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/10/2021 – 30/09/2022 | 15/12/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/10/2020 – 30/09/2021 | 27/12/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2020 | 17/12/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
1,411 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in freight transport by road based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 4m, net profit DKK 253k, equity DKK 1.7m, 6 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. 488of 9,892 Better than 95% | No. 764of 9,922 Better than 92% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees223 companies in the comparison | No. 6of 223 Better than 98% | No. 5of 223 Better than 98% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 1,547of 10,152 Better than 85% | No. 2,107of 10,275 Better than 80% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 3,048of 17,786 Better than 83% | No. 3,761of 18,024 Better than 79% |
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
Freight transport by road- Vognmand Knud Gade A/SDKK 47.4m
- Danske Fragtmænd A/SDKK 682.3m
- Hcs A/S Transport & SpeditionDKK 598.2m
- Vognmand Knud Gade A/SDKK 6.7m
- Danske Fragtmænd A/SDKK 87.6m
- Hcs A/S Transport & SpeditionDKK 189.4m
- Vognmand Knud Gade A/SDKK 46.3m
- Danske Fragtmænd A/SDKK 546.8m
- Hcs A/S Transport & SpeditionDKK 439.4m
- Vognmand Knud Gade A/S43
- Danske Fragtmænd A/S1,272
- Hcs A/S Transport & Spedition483
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Vognmand Knud Gade Holding A/S100%
Management
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Morten Gade | Director | 29/08/2003 |
| Martin Gade | Director | 01/09/2016 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Carsten Bjørnskov Gade | Board member | 29/08/2003 |
| Morten Gade | Board member | 29/08/2003 |
| Poul Lynderup | Board member | 29/08/2003 |
| Martin Gade | Board member | 29/08/2003 |
| Christian Duus | Chair of the board | 30/10/2024 |
- Founders
- A/S Pse Nr. 1285
Former management (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Gade | Director | 01/06/1990 | 29/08/2003 |
| Kurt Gade | Board member | 01/06/1990 | 12/12/2022 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Director | 01/06/1990 | 22/03/1991 |
| Jonna Friis Gade | Chair of the board | 01/06/1990 | 29/08/2003 |
| Erik Gade | Chair of the board | 29/08/2003 | 12/12/2022 |
| Kurt Gade | Director | 29/08/2003 | 01/09/2016 |
| Bent Juul Jørgensen | Chair of the board | 12/12/2022 | 30/10/2024 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening eller af en direktør alene.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsEnglandsvej 3
7100 Vejle
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOGNMAND KNUD GADE A/S | Englandsvej 3, 7100 Vejle | 43 | 1000708906 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel, håndværk, industri og vognmandsvirksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
33 registered events20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20244 changesaccounts 2 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementChristian Duus appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBent Juul Jørgensen stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20224 changesaccounts 1 · management 3
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementBent Juul Jørgensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementErik Gade stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementKurt Gade stepped down as board member
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20201 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20162 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementMartin Gade appointed director
- ManagementKurt Gade stepped down as director
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Freight transport by road (494100)
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Englandsvej 3, 7100 Vejle
200310 changesmanagement 9 · ownership 1
- ManagementMorten Gade appointed board member
- ManagementMorten Gade appointed director
- ManagementMartin Gade appointed board member
- ManagementErik Gade appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKurt Gade appointed director
- ManagementPoul Lynderup appointed board member
- ManagementCarsten Bjørnskov Gade appointed board member
- ManagementErik Gade stepped down as director
- ManagementJonna Friis Gade stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipVOGNMAND KNUD GADE HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
19951 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
19931 changename 1
- NameName changed from ApS SPKR NR. 2855 to VOGNMAND KNUD GADE A/S
19911 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as director
19905 changesfounded 1 · management 4
- FoundedRegistered as ApS SPKR NR. 2855
- ManagementKurt Gade appointed board member
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed director
- ManagementErik Gade appointed director
- ManagementJonna Friis Gade appointed chair of the board
Related companies
Same industry in Vejle
- Nagel Liller A/S418 employees
- Alfred Nielsen A/S74 employees
- Thygesen Transport A/S72 employees
- BCA Transport Danmark A/S70 employees
- Universal Transport A/S66 employees
- FL ApS57 employees
Same people in management
- ISS Facility Services A/Svia Erik Tronborg Andersen
- Falck Danmark A/Svia Erik Tronborg Andersen
- Tryg Forsikring A/Svia Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann
- Jem & Fix A/Svia Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann
- AL Sydbank A/Svia Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann
- Bauhaus Danmark A/Svia Erik Tronborg Andersen
Largest in the industry
- Danske Fragtmænd A/SDKK 682.3m
- Hcs A/S Transport & SpeditionDKK 598.2m
- Alex Andersen. Ølund A/SDKK 312.1m
- Kaj Madsen A/SDKK 298.8m
- Nagel Liller A/SDKK 270.9m
- Anders Nielsen & Co A/SDKK 270.4m
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.