Waters A/S
Public limited companyCVR 17554034TaastrupActive
Waters A/S is a public limited company, based in Taastrup, active in non-specialised wholesale trade, founded in 1994. Net profit fell 5% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 10.2m. With 41 employees, the company is about 10 times larger than the industry median. Equity grew to DKK 23.8m in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 50.3m.
- Net profit fell 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 10.2m.
- Equity rose 74% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 23.8m.
Employees
- 1 more employees than a year earlier: 41 (08/2026) against 40 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Per Erik Ragneborn (board member, 03/10/2026) and Per Erik Ragneborn (director, 03/10/2026).
- Stepped down: Serge Moubarak (board member, 03/10/2026) and Serge Moubarak (director, 03/10/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 07/02/2025: Moved to Dybendalsvænget 2, Klovtofte, 2630 Taastrup
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 | 38,439 | 41,121 | 42,844 | 48,220 | 45,868 | 50,315 | +9.7% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 11,440 | 10,738 | 11,737 | 17,974 | 11,764 | 13,074 | +11.1% |
| Profit before tax | 11,234 | 10,521 | 11,914 | 17,633 | 13,748 | 12,989 | −5.5% |
| Net profit | 8,746 | 8,203 | 9,277 | 13,735 | 10,715 | 10,161 | −5.2% |
| Total assets | 93,041 | 118,668 | 131,958 | 144,813 | 115,898 | 146,873 | +26.7% |
| Equity | 21,710 | 29,913 | 39,190 | 52,925 | 13,640 | 23,801 | +74.5% |
| Liabilities | 71,331 | 88,755 | 92,768 | 91,888 | 102,258 | 123,072 | +20.4% |
| Average number of employees | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 39 | +11.4% |
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 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 30/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 24/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 12/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 14/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 23/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 29/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
348 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in non-specialised wholesale trade based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.2m, net profit DKK 391k, equity DKK 2.6m, 4 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. 434of 9,892 Better than 96% | No. 1,495of 9,922 Better than 85% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees31 companies in the comparison | No. 5of 31 Better than 87% | No. 10of 31 Better than 70% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 1,479of 10,152 Better than 85% | No. 3,088of 10,275 Better than 70% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 2,903of 17,786 Better than 84% | No. 5,617of 18,024 Better than 69% |
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-specialised wholesale trade- Waters A/SDKK 50.3m
- Solar A/SDKK 2.5bn
- Wrist Ship Supply A/SDKK 1.6bn
- Waters A/SDKK 10.2m
- Solar A/SDKK 74m
- Wrist Ship Supply A/S−DKK 181.6m
- Waters A/SDKK 23.8m
- Solar A/SDKK 2bn
- Wrist Ship Supply A/SDKK 634m
- Waters A/S41
- Solar A/S856
- Wrist Ship Supply A/S253
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Waters Asia Limited100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Per Erik Ragneborn | Director | 03/10/2026 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Stacy Boyle | Board member | 09/01/2023 |
| Scott Edward Rudland | Chair of the board | 09/01/2023 |
| Per Erik Ragneborn | Board member | 03/10/2026 |
- Founders
- VX 20.181 ApS
Former management (22)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Christian Galst | Board member | 01/01/1994 | 28/07/1994 |
| Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen | Chair of the board | 01/01/1994 | 28/07/1994 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Board member | 01/01/1994 | 28/07/1994 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Director | 01/01/1994 | 28/07/1994 |
| Benny Post | Board member | 01/01/1994 | 01/01/2002 |
| Benny Post | Director | 01/01/1994 | 31/12/2001 |
| Phillip Steven Taymor | Board member | 01/01/1994 | 02/07/2001 |
| Richard Henry Payne | Board member | 01/01/1994 | 03/03/2003 |
| John Alden Ornell | Board member | 02/07/2001 | 14/04/2014 |
| Mogens Hallas | Board member | 01/01/2002 | 21/03/2017 |
| Mogens Hallas | Director | 01/01/2002 | 21/03/2017 |
| Sven Peter Torbjörn Andersson | Chair of the board | 03/03/2003 | 31/03/2006 |
| André Jules Ayache | Board member | 31/03/2006 | 02/03/2018 |
| James Robert John Hallam | Board member | 07/02/2013 | 01/02/2024 |
| Mark Tyrell Beaudouin | Board member | 14/04/2014 | 27/03/2018 |
| James Robert John Hallam | Director | 21/03/2017 | 01/02/2024 |
| Mark Tyrell Beaudouin | Chair of the board | 28/03/2018 | 23/05/2018 |
| Susan O'Connell | Board member | 28/03/2018 | 09/01/2023 |
| Christina Charlotte Lindved | Chair of the board | 23/05/2018 | 30/12/2022 |
| Stacy Boyle | Chair of the board | 30/12/2022 | 08/01/2023 |
| Serge Moubarak | Board member | 01/02/2024 | 03/10/2026 |
| Serge Moubarak | Director | 01/02/2024 | 03/10/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening med en direktør
Address and production units
1 active production unitsDybendalsvænget 2
2630 Taastrup
Høje-Taastrup Municipality · Postcode 2630
Other companies at the address (8)
- Augusta Life Sciences Denmark ApSWholesale of medical and hospital supplies
- Fagbevægelsens Fordelsprogram A/SOther activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
- Saint-gobain Abrasives A/SWholesale of machine tools
- Elmer Entreprise ApSPainting
- Sennheiser Nordic A/SWholesale of information and communication equipment
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERS A/S | Dybendalsvænget 2, Klovtofte, 2630 Taastrup | 41 | 1001311419 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at producere, sælge og servicere videnskabligt udstyr af enhver type samt enhver anden virksomhed, som udspringer af eller fremmer dette formål
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
64 registered events20265 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementPer Erik Ragneborn appointed director
- ManagementPer Erik Ragneborn appointed board member
- ManagementSerge Moubarak stepped down as board member
- ManagementSerge Moubarak stepped down as director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- AddressMoved to Dybendalsvænget 2, Klovtofte, 2630 Taastrup
20245 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementSerge Moubarak appointed board member
- ManagementSerge Moubarak appointed director
- ManagementJames Robert John Hallam stepped down as director
- ManagementJames Robert John Hallam stepped down as board member
20235 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementScott Edward Rudland appointed chair of the board
- ManagementStacy Boyle appointed board member
- ManagementSusan O'Connell stepped down as board member
- ManagementStacy Boyle stepped down as chair of the board
20223 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementStacy Boyle appointed chair of the board
- ManagementChristina Charlotte Lindved stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20201 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Dybendalsvænget 2, Klovtofte, 2630 Taastrup
20189 changesownership 2 · address 1 · management 6
- OwnershipWaters Asia Limited registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipWaters Technologies Corporation, USA is no longer registered as owner
- AddressMoved to Dybendalsvænget 2, Klovtofte, 2630 Taastrup
- ManagementChristina Charlotte Lindved appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMark Tyrell Beaudouin stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementSusan O'Connell appointed board member
- ManagementMark Tyrell Beaudouin appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMark Tyrell Beaudouin stepped down as board member
- ManagementAndré Jules Ayache stepped down as board member
20173 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementJames Robert John Hallam appointed director
- ManagementMogens Hallas stepped down as director
- ManagementMogens Hallas stepped down as board member
20142 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementMark Tyrell Beaudouin appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Alden Ornell stepped down as board member
20131 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJames Robert John Hallam appointed board member
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Non-specialised wholesale trade (469000)
20062 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementAndré Jules Ayache appointed board member
- ManagementSven Peter Torbjörn Andersson stepped down as chair of the board
20032 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementSven Peter Torbjörn Andersson appointed chair of the board
- ManagementRichard Henry Payne stepped down as board member
20023 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementMogens Hallas appointed director
- ManagementMogens Hallas appointed board member
- ManagementBenny Post stepped down as board member
20013 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementBenny Post stepped down as director
- ManagementJohn Alden Ornell appointed board member
- ManagementPhillip Steven Taymor stepped down as board member
19961 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 1,787,300 DKK
199415 changesname 1 · management 12 · founded 1 · ownership 1
- NameName changed from A/S PSE 38 NR. 1667 to WATERS A/S
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as director
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as board member
- ManagementHans Christian Galst stepped down as board member
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen stepped down as chair of the board
- FoundedRegistered as A/S PSE 38 NR. 1667
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed director
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed board member
- ManagementHans Christian Galst appointed board member
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementRichard Henry Payne appointed board member
- ManagementPhillip Steven Taymor appointed board member
- ManagementBenny Post appointed director
- ManagementBenny Post appointed board member
- OwnershipWaters Technologies Corporation, USA registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same industry in Høje-Taastrup
- Avs Danmark ApS14 employees
- Ropenhagen A/S9 employees
- Plento ApS9 employees
- Bfi Indkøb A/S5 employees
- Telecenteret Nordic ApS4 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
- Solar A/SDKK 2.5bn
- Wrist Ship Supply A/SDKK 1.6bn
- Bunzl Distribution Danmark A/SDKK 121.7m
- Icm A/SDKK 112.4m
- Arcane Tinmen ApSDKK 109.5m
- Dansk Nordenta A/SDKK 93.6m
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.