Wilhelmsen Ships Service A/S
Public limited companyCVR 30766016TaastrupActive
Wilhelmsen Ships Service A/S is a public limited company, based in Taastrup, active in wholesale of other machinery and equipment, founded in 1970. Net profit fell 85% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 2.8m. Gross profit is higher than that of 87% of the companies in the industry in the database. The company has existed for over 50 years.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 16% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 33.1m.
- Revenue fell 22% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 51.5m.
- Net profit fell 85% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.8m.
- Equity rose 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 35.2m.
Employees
- 9 fewer employees than a year earlier: 9 (08/2026) against 18 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Kristina Fougner Rø (board member, 24/02/2026) and Johannes Corneles Timmers (chair of the board, 24/02/2026).
- Stepped down: Raimond Aloysisus Visser (chair of the board, 24/02/2026) and Siri Jacobsen (board member, 24/02/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 05/02/2025: Moved to Banestrøget 19, st. th, Høje Taastrup, 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 | 21,054 | 20,629 | 28,591 | 35,141 | 65,806 | 51,486 | −21.8% |
| Gross profit | 11,428 | 12,239 | 15,478 | 19,564 | 39,258 | 33,121 | −15.6% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | – | – | – | – | – | 4,977 | – |
| Profit before tax | – | – | – | – | 24,300 | 3,677 | −84.9% |
| Net profit | 2,704 | 3,062 | 4,201 | 5,532 | 18,948 | 2,808 | −85.2% |
| Total assets | 6,808 | 7,194 | 9,002 | 11,694 | 42,017 | 39,143 | −6.8% |
| Equity | 5,378 | 6,010 | 7,457 | 9,209 | 32,347 | 35,155 | +8.7% |
| Liabilities | 1,430 | 1,183 | 1,546 | 2,486 | 9,670 | 3,988 | −58.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | – | – | – | – | 9,390 | 157 | −98.3% |
| Average number of employees | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | +6.3% |
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.
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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 | 06/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 10/07/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 02/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 22/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 28/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 07/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
1,000 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of other machinery and equipment based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 6m, net profit DKK 772k, equity DKK 4.8m, 6 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison | No. 775of 69,742 Better than 99% | No. 3,993of 69,964 Better than 94% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees769 companies in the comparison | No. 11of 769 Better than 99% | No. 33of 769 Better than 96% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 1,996of 10,152 Better than 80% | No. 2,513of 10,275 Better than 76% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 4,083of 17,786 Better than 77% | No. 4,491of 18,024 Better than 75% |
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
Wholesale of other machinery and equipment- Wilhelmsen Ships Service A/SDKK 33.1m
- HydraSpecma A/SDKK 854.1m
- Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 779.2m
- Wilhelmsen Ships Service A/SDKK 2.8m
- HydraSpecma A/SDKK 142.1m
- Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 204.2m
- Wilhelmsen Ships Service A/SDKK 35.2m
- HydraSpecma A/SDKK 1.2bn
- Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 592.3m
- Wilhelmsen Ships Service A/S9
- HydraSpecma A/S365
- Sanovo Technology A/S216
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Wilhelmsen Ships Service AS100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Juel Kierkegaard | CEO | 28/02/2024 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jon-Terje Bjørnvold | Board member | 05/05/2016 |
| Kristina Fougner Rø | Board member | 24/02/2026 |
| Johannes Corneles Timmers | Chair of the board | 24/02/2026 |
Former management (62)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Stenbjerre | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 13/06/1991 |
| Erhardt Gram | Deputy chair | 08/09/1970 | 20/09/1988 |
| Christian Frederik Harboe Wissum | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 05/07/1994 |
| Preben Harton Blankensteiner | CEO | 08/09/1970 | 20/09/1988 |
| Carlo Peter Petersen | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 20/09/1988 |
| Anders Hallen Pedersen | Chair of the board | 08/09/1970 | 20/09/1988 |
| Aage Bække | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 13/06/1991 |
| Peter Ove Jensen | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 13/06/1991 |
| Peter Steen Gewecke | Deputy board member | 08/09/1970 | 13/06/1991 |
| Ole Bjarnsholt | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 13/06/1991 |
| Hanne Simonsen | Deputy board member | 08/09/1970 | 09/06/1995 |
| Erik Secher | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 09/06/1995 |
| Torben Ardal Levinsen | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 26/04/1993 |
| Solveig Ferm Petersen | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 30/06/1999 |
| Rolf Preben Hansen | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 30/06/1999 |
| Bente Oldenburg | Deputy board member | 08/09/1970 | 06/10/1997 |
| Erik Busk Christensen | Deputy board member | 08/09/1970 | 06/10/1997 |
| Aron Kaplan | Director | 08/09/1970 | 18/05/1992 |
| Søren Bach Rahbek | CEO | 08/09/1970 | 20/12/1991 |
| Carl-Erik Kortman | Chair of the board | 08/09/1970 | 18/09/1989 |
| Juha Veikko Olavi Toivola | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 13/06/1991 |
| Lars-Petter Berndt Leonard Godenheilm | Chair of the board | 08/09/1970 | 13/06/1991 |
| Ajitinder Sodhi | Chair of the board | 08/09/1970 | 05/07/1994 |
| Gerhard Legault | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 14/01/1993 |
| Pierre Robitaille | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 05/07/1994 |
| Øistein Hansen | Chair of the board | 08/09/1970 | 09/06/1995 |
| Rune Falstad | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 09/06/1995 |
| Steinar Hennum Johnsen | Board member | 08/09/1970 | 06/10/1997 |
| Anders Goran Fransson | Chair of the board | 08/09/1970 | 08/03/1996 |
| Lasse David Nergaard | Chair of the board | 08/09/1970 | 06/10/1997 |
| Jørgen Oxenbøll | Board member | 18/05/1992 | 06/10/1997 |
| Jørgen Oxenbøll | Director | 18/05/1992 | 06/10/1997 |
| Helle Ove Mogensen | Board member | 26/04/1993 | 09/06/1995 |
| Niels Svend Jensen | Board member | 06/10/1997 | 31/05/2002 |
| Niels Svend Jensen | Director | 06/10/1997 | 31/05/2002 |
| Lars Victor Hamborg | Board member | 06/10/1997 | 01/08/2001 |
| Øyvind Udness | Chair of the board | 06/10/1997 | 01/08/2001 |
| Ole Martin Røine | Chair of the board | 02/08/2001 | 31/05/2002 |
| Axel Kuno Ferdinand Schirrmacher | Board member | 02/08/2001 | 31/05/2002 |
| David John Tandy | Chair of the board | 01/06/2002 | 18/11/2005 |
| Ove Myrvåg | Board member | 01/06/2002 | 18/11/2005 |
| Alan Gordon Ashton | Board member | 01/06/2002 | 31/05/2004 |
| Tejs Beltov | Director | 01/08/2002 | 22/03/2011 |
| Terje Nygaard | Board member | 01/06/2004 | 18/11/2005 |
| Thomas Wilhelmsen | Chair of the board | 18/11/2005 | 28/12/2007 |
| Olav Eggesbø | Board member | 18/11/2005 | 15/03/2010 |
| Knut Espegren | Board member | 18/11/2005 | 28/12/2007 |
| Eivind Askheim Eriksen | Chair of the board | 28/12/2007 | 15/03/2010 |
| Joanna Agnieszka Kaleta | Board member | 28/12/2007 | 15/03/2010 |
| Bergit Kaasin | Board member | 15/03/2010 | 19/05/2014 |
| Christer Carl Gustaf Bonde | Chair of the board | 15/03/2010 | 19/05/2014 |
| Per-Ola Simensen | Board member | 15/03/2010 | 15/09/2011 |
| Per-Ole Norderhaug | CEO | 22/03/2011 | 05/05/2016 |
| Thorstein Strand | Board member | 15/09/2011 | 05/05/2016 |
| Ivar Jostein Onsrud | Board member | 19/05/2014 | 31/07/2022 |
| Ketil Brydøy | Chair of the board | 19/05/2014 | 09/06/2017 |
| Inger-Lise Josefsen | CEO | 05/05/2016 | 09/06/2017 |
| Pia Meling | CEO | 09/06/2017 | 01/09/2018 |
| Raimond Aloysisus Visser | Chair of the board | 09/06/2017 | 24/02/2026 |
| Claes Johan Stefen Horndal | CEO | 01/09/2018 | 15/01/2020 |
| Ida Elisabeth Lode Nilsen | CEO | 15/01/2020 | 28/02/2024 |
| Siri Jacobsen | Board member | 01/08/2022 | 24/02/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den administrerende direktør og bestyrelsens formand i forening eller af bestyrelsens formand og et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening
Address and production units
2 active production unitsBanestrøget 19
2630 Taastrup
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmsen Ships Service A/S | Banestrøget 19, st. th, Høje Taastrup, 2630 Taastrup | 9 | 1001666555 |
| WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE A/S | D Lauritzens Vej 15, 6700 Esbjerg | 2 | 1011656427 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel og industri
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
140 registered events20265 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementJohannes Corneles Timmers appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKristina Fougner Rø appointed board member
- ManagementSiri Jacobsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementRaimond Aloysisus Visser stepped down as chair of the board
20252 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- AddressMoved to Banestrøget 19, st. th, Høje Taastrup, 2630 Taastrup
20245 changesaccounts 1 · capital 1 · management 2 · merger 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- CapitalShare capital changed from 2,000,000 DKK to 2,000,500 DKK
- ManagementBenjamin Juel Kierkegaard appointed ceo
- ManagementIda Elisabeth Lode Nilsen stepped down as ceo
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20225 changesaddress 2 · management 2 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Amager Strandvej 390, 2770 Kastrup
- ManagementSiri Jacobsen appointed board member
- ManagementIvar Jostein Onsrud stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- AddressMoved to Amager Strandvej 390, 2770 Kastrup
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20203 changesaddress 1 · management 2
- AddressMoved to Strandvejen 60, 2900 Hellerup
- ManagementIda Elisabeth Lode Nilsen appointed ceo
- ManagementClaes Johan Stefen Horndal stepped down as ceo
20182 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementClaes Johan Stefen Horndal appointed ceo
- ManagementPia Meling stepped down as ceo
20174 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementPia Meling appointed ceo
- ManagementRaimond Aloysisus Visser appointed chair of the board
- ManagementInger-Lise Josefsen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementKetil Brydøy stepped down as chair of the board
20165 changesaddress 1 · management 4
- AddressMoved to Arne Jacobsens Allé 16, 3, 2300 København S
- ManagementInger-Lise Josefsen appointed ceo
- ManagementJon-Terje Bjørnvold appointed board member
- ManagementThorstein Strand stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer-Ole Norderhaug stepped down as ceo
20144 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementKetil Brydøy appointed chair of the board
- ManagementIvar Jostein Onsrud appointed board member
- ManagementChrister Carl Gustaf Bonde stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementBergit Kaasin stepped down as board member
20131 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Dampfærgevej 3, st. tv, 2100 København Ø
20114 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementThorstein Strand appointed board member
- ManagementPer-Ola Simensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer-Ole Norderhaug appointed ceo
- ManagementTejs Beltov stepped down as director
20106 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementChrister Carl Gustaf Bonde appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPer-Ola Simensen appointed board member
- ManagementBergit Kaasin appointed board member
- ManagementJoanna Agnieszka Kaleta stepped down as board member
- ManagementEivind Askheim Eriksen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementOlav Eggesbø stepped down as board member
20083 changesaddress 1 · name 1 · industry 1
- AddressMoved to Avedøreholmen 46, 2650 Hvidovre
- NameName changed from UNITOR DENMARK A/S to WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE A/S
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr (466900)
20074 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementJoanna Agnieszka Kaleta appointed board member
- ManagementEivind Askheim Eriksen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKnut Espegren stepped down as board member
- ManagementThomas Wilhelmsen stepped down as chair of the board
20056 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementOlav Eggesbø appointed board member
- ManagementKnut Espegren appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Wilhelmsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementTerje Nygaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementOve Myrvåg stepped down as board member
- ManagementDavid John Tandy stepped down as chair of the board
20042 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementTerje Nygaard appointed board member
- ManagementAlan Gordon Ashton stepped down as board member
20028 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementTejs Beltov appointed director
- ManagementOve Myrvåg appointed board member
- ManagementAlan Gordon Ashton appointed board member
- ManagementDavid John Tandy appointed chair of the board
- ManagementAxel Kuno Ferdinand Schirrmacher stepped down as board member
- ManagementOle Martin Røine stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementNiels Svend Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels Svend Jensen stepped down as director
20014 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementAxel Kuno Ferdinand Schirrmacher appointed board member
- ManagementOle Martin Røine appointed chair of the board
- ManagementLars Victor Hamborg stepped down as board member
- ManagementØyvind Udness stepped down as chair of the board
20001 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med andre maskiner, udstyr og tilbehør (516590)
19992 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementRolf Preben Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementSolveig Ferm Petersen stepped down as board member
199710 changesmanagement 10
- ManagementNiels Svend Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Svend Jensen appointed director
- ManagementLars Victor Hamborg appointed board member
- ManagementØyvind Udness appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJørgen Oxenbøll stepped down as board member
- ManagementJørgen Oxenbøll stepped down as director
- ManagementLasse David Nergaard stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementSteinar Hennum Johnsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementErik Busk Christensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementBente Oldenburg stepped down as deputy board member
19962 changesmerger 1 · management 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementAnders Goran Fransson stepped down as chair of the board
19956 changesname 1 · management 5
- NameName changed from GINGE-KERR A/S to UNITOR DENMARK A/S
- ManagementHelle Ove Mogensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementRune Falstad stepped down as board member
- ManagementØistein Hansen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementErik Secher stepped down as board member
- ManagementHanne Simonsen stepped down as deputy board member
19942 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementPierre Robitaille stepped down as board member
- ManagementAjitinder Sodhi stepped down as chair of the board
19933 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementHelle Ove Mogensen appointed board member
- ManagementTorben Ardal Levinsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementGerhard Legault stepped down as board member
19922 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJørgen Oxenbøll appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Oxenbøll appointed director
19917 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementSøren Bach Rahbek stepped down as ceo
- ManagementLars-Petter Berndt Leonard Godenheilm stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementJuha Veikko Olavi Toivola stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Stenbjerre stepped down as board member
- ManagementOle Bjarnsholt stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeter Steen Gewecke stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementPeter Ove Jensen stepped down as board member
19891 changemanagement 1
- ManagementCarl-Erik Kortman stepped down as chair of the board
19882 changescapital 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 2,000,000 DKK
- ManagementErhardt Gram stepped down as deputy chair
19871 changename 1
- NameName changed from A/S AF 8. SEPTEMBER 1970 to GINGE-KERR A/S
197026 changesfounded 1 · management 24 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as A/S AF 8. SEPTEMBER 1970
- ManagementErhardt Gram appointed deputy chair
- ManagementLasse David Nergaard appointed chair of the board
- ManagementAnders Goran Fransson appointed chair of the board
- ManagementSteinar Hennum Johnsen appointed board member
- ManagementRune Falstad appointed board member
- ManagementØistein Hansen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPierre Robitaille appointed board member
- ManagementGerhard Legault appointed board member
- ManagementAjitinder Sodhi appointed chair of the board
- ManagementLars-Petter Berndt Leonard Godenheilm appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJuha Veikko Olavi Toivola appointed board member
- ManagementCarl-Erik Kortman appointed chair of the board
- ManagementSøren Bach Rahbek appointed ceo
- ManagementHenrik Stenbjerre appointed board member
- ManagementErik Busk Christensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBente Oldenburg appointed deputy board member
- ManagementRolf Preben Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementSolveig Ferm Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementTorben Ardal Levinsen appointed board member
- ManagementErik Secher appointed board member
- ManagementHanne Simonsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementOle Bjarnsholt appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Steen Gewecke appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPeter Ove Jensen appointed board member
- OwnershipWilhelmsen Ships Service AS registered as owner (100%)
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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.