Wrist Ship Supply A/S
Public limited companyCVR 19272796NørresundbyActive
Wrist Ship Supply A/S is a public limited company, based in Nørresundby, active in non-specialised wholesale trade, founded in 1996. The company went from a profit in 2024 to a loss of DKK 181.6m in 2025. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 348 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 3 production units in 3 towns.
Key figures · financial year 2025
RevenueDKK 5.7bn−0.7% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 181.6m−1,049.8% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 634m−46.3% vs. 2024
Employees253latest month from CVR
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Net profit went from a profit of DKK 19.1m to a loss of DKK 181.6m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity fell 46% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 634m.
Employees
- 7 fewer employees than a year earlier: 253 (08/2026) against 260 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: William Joseph Hanenberg (chair of the board, 11/03/2025), David Leonard Rattner (board member, 11/03/2025) and Alfred Edward Johansen (board member, 11/03/2025) (+5).
- Stepped down: Kurt Kokhauge Larsen (board member, 11/03/2025), Tom Sten Behrens-Sørensen (board member, 11/03/2025) and Søren Dan Johansen (chair of the board, 11/03/2025) (+7).
- New owners registered: W.s.s. Holding A/S (27/07/2026).
- No longer registered as owner: Wrist Ship Supply Holding A/S (27/07/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 17/03/2025: Moved to Stigsborgvej 60, 9400 Nørresundby
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 2016–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | 5,389,028 | 5,547,837 | 5,696,114 | 5,658,211 | −0.7% |
| Gross profit | – | – | – | – | 1,182,059 | 1,165,636 | 1,510,046 | 1,577,564 | 1,633,179 | 1,623,145 | −0.6% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | – | – | – | – | 98,893 | 122,813 | 196,457 | 179,222 | 166,939 | 33,636 | −79.9% |
| Profit before tax | 79,289 | 111,702 | 97,070 | 46,613 | 21,124 | 74,386 | 137,916 | 92,601 | 67,943 | −172,367 | −353.7% |
| Net profit | 60,531 | 86,404 | 68,868 | 38,787 | 16,913 | 57,918 | 112,854 | 81,270 | 19,121 | −181,606 | −1,049.8% |
| Total assets | 2,045,253 | 1,953,818 | 2,356,589 | 2,768,880 | 2,583,048 | 2,776,182 | 3,131,997 | 3,357,453 | 3,727,385 | 3,299,960 | −11.5% |
| Equity | 486,408 | 534,100 | 812,809 | 863,048 | 827,322 | 931,790 | 1,066,436 | 1,128,408 | 1,180,674 | 634,005 | −46.3% |
| Liabilities | 1,558,845 | 1,419,718 | 1,543,780 | 1,905,833 | 1,755,726 | 1,844,392 | 2,065,561 | 2,229,045 | 2,546,711 | 2,665,955 | +4.7% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 94,324 | 79,494 | 123,595 | 135,226 | 240,221 | 170,405 | 108,421 | 92,124 | 171,422 | 90,639 | −47.1% |
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 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021: 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 figuresEquity fell sharply
Equity fell 46% from 2024 to 2025 (DKK 1.2bn to DKK 634m).
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
10 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 02/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 04/06/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 23/05/2024 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 24/05/2023 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 16/05/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 09/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2019 | 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2019 | 10/07/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2018 | 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2018 | 24/05/2019 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2017 | 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2017 | 20/04/2018 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2016 | 01/01/2016 – 31/12/2016 | 28/03/2017 | 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.
Gross profitDKK 1.6bnNo. 2 of 348
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 634mNo. 2 of 348
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees253No. 2 of 348
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
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 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 9of 763 Better than 99% | No. 96of 796 Better than 88% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 51of 10,152 Better than 100% | No. 303of 10,275 Better than 97% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 82of 17,786 Better than 100% | No. 586of 18,024 Better than 97% |
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 tradeGross profit
- Wrist Ship Supply A/SDKK 1.6bn
- Solar A/SDKK 2.5bn
- Bunzl Distribution Danmark A/SDKK 121.7m
Net profit
- Wrist Ship Supply A/S−DKK 181.6m
- Solar A/SDKK 74m
- Bunzl Distribution Danmark A/SDKK 23.7m
Equity
- Wrist Ship Supply A/SDKK 634m
- Solar A/SDKK 2bn
- Bunzl Distribution Danmark A/SDKK 35.8m
Employees
- Wrist Ship Supply A/S253
- Solar A/S856
- Bunzl Distribution Danmark A/S79
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterOwners
- W.s.s. Holding A/S100%
Wrist Ship Supply A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares
Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
8 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anders Skipper | Director | 15/03/2012 |
| Guy Nicolas Ingram | Director | 08/09/2026 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| William Joseph Hanenberg | Chair of the board | 11/03/2025 |
| David Leonard Rattner | Board member | 11/03/2025 |
| Alfred Edward Johansen | Board member | 11/03/2025 |
| Søren Dan Johansen | Board member | 14/03/2025 |
| Clark Alexander Harman | Board member | 14/03/2025 |
| Michael Jeremy Greenspan | Board member | 14/03/2025 |
- Founders
- Preben Bang Henriksen. Aalborg ApS
Former management (44)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preben Bang Henriksen | Board member | 01/05/1996 | 30/09/1996 |
| Preben Bang Henriksen | Director | 01/05/1996 | 30/09/1996 |
| Mogens Gaardboe Bertelsen | Chair of the board | 01/05/1996 | 30/09/1996 |
| Per Friis Hansen | Board member | 01/05/1996 | 02/08/2007 |
| Lone Mai Henriksen | Board member | 01/05/1996 | 30/09/1996 |
| Jens Otto Jensen | Board member | 30/09/1996 | 02/08/2007 |
| Niels Erik Sørensen | Board member | 30/09/1996 | 02/08/2007 |
| Jytte Bjerre Sørensen | Board member | 30/09/1996 | 29/11/2000 |
| Poul Christian Petersen | Board member | 30/09/1996 | 02/08/2007 |
| Poul Christian Petersen | CEO | 30/09/1996 | 12/06/2001 |
| Peter Frank Hansen | Chair of the board | 30/09/1996 | 19/02/2001 |
| Claus Kim Holstein | Board member | 30/09/1996 | 29/11/2000 |
| Claus Kim Holstein | Director | 30/09/1996 | 30/11/2001 |
| Knud Thorup | Board member | 30/09/1996 | 29/11/2000 |
| Niels Toft-Petersen | Board member | 30/09/1996 | 29/11/2000 |
| Tommy Vestergaard Christiansen | Chair of the board | 19/02/2001 | 18/08/2004 |
| Kim Weidemann | Director | 01/04/2004 | 17/12/2009 |
| Jim Bøjesen Hessellund Pedersen | CEO | 09/03/2006 | 01/12/2010 |
| Joan Olof Cervin | Chair of the board | 02/08/2007 | 14/12/2007 |
| Erik Anders Jesper Eliasson | Board member | 02/08/2007 | 14/12/2007 |
| Jane Christensen | Board member | 14/12/2007 | 10/12/2010 |
| Kim Weidemann | Board member | 14/12/2007 | 17/12/2009 |
| Morten Skou | Board member | 14/12/2007 | 10/12/2010 |
| Götz Lehsten | Board member | 14/12/2007 | 10/12/2010 |
| Robert Steen Kledal | Board member | 08/11/2010 | 10/12/2010 |
| Robert Steen Kledal | CEO | 01/12/2010 | 01/01/2020 |
| Svend Sigaard | Board member | 10/12/2010 | 05/09/2012 |
| Kurt Kokhauge Larsen | Board member | 10/12/2010 | 11/03/2025 |
| Bjarne Hansen | Board member | 10/12/2010 | 25/04/2013 |
| Denis Jean Jørgen Viet-Jacobsen | Chair of the board | 10/12/2010 | 01/01/2014 |
| Håkan Petter Samlin | Board member | 06/11/2012 | 07/02/2022 |
| Søren Juul Jørgensen | Director | 25/04/2013 | 15/02/2019 |
| Tom Sten Behrens-Sørensen | Board member | 01/12/2013 | 11/03/2025 |
| Jim Bøjesen Hessellund Pedersen | Chair of the board | 01/01/2014 | 07/11/2014 |
| Søren Dan Johansen | Chair of the board | 07/11/2014 | 11/03/2025 |
| Martin Gaard Christiansen | Director | 23/06/2015 | 07/06/2017 |
| Kenneth Nielsen | Board member | 09/08/2018 | 11/03/2025 |
| Jens Holger Nielsen | Director | 23/04/2019 | 31/12/2019 |
| Robert Steen Kledal | Board member | 01/01/2020 | 11/03/2025 |
| Jens Holger Nielsen | CEO | 01/01/2020 | 08/09/2026 |
| Tore Myrholt | Board member | 01/10/2020 | 11/03/2025 |
| Thomas Palm Westermann | Board member | 07/02/2022 | 11/03/2025 |
| Peder Winther | Director | 13/12/2022 | 27/05/2025 |
| Peder Winther | Director | 28/05/2025 | 31/12/2025 |
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Address and production units
3 active production unitsStigsborgvej 60
9400 Nørresundby
Aalborg Municipality · Postcode 9400
Other companies at the address (2)
- Continia Software A/SOther software publishing
- Garrets International A/SNon-specialised wholesale trade
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVE WRIST & CO LDT A/S | Stigsborgvej 60, 9400 Nørresundby | 240 | 1003083080 |
| Ove Wrist & Co A/S | Vestre Havneplads 5B, 4400 Kalundborg | 0 | 1014143358 |
| Schierbeck Supply Services A/S | Kanalholmen 1, 2650 Hvidovre | 0 | 1016971061 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er handel og transportvirksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
125 registered events12015
02016
22017
32018
52019
52020
22021
42022
12023
12024
182025
52026
20265 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementGuy Nicolas Ingram appointed director
- ManagementJens Holger Nielsen stepped down as ceo
- OwnershipW.S.S. HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipWRIST SHIP SUPPLY HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
202518 changesmanagement 16 · accounts 1 · address 1
- ManagementPeder Winther stepped down as director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementPeder Winther appointed director
- ManagementPeder Winther stepped down as director
- AddressMoved to Stigsborgvej 60, 9400 Nørresundby
- ManagementClark Alexander Harman appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Dan Johansen appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Jeremy Greenspan appointed board member
- ManagementAlfred Edward Johansen appointed board member
- ManagementDavid Leonard Rattner appointed board member
- ManagementWilliam Joseph Hanenberg appointed chair of the board
- ManagementThomas Palm Westermann stepped down as board member
- ManagementTore Myrholt stepped down as board member
- ManagementRobert Steen Kledal stepped down as board member
- ManagementKenneth Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementSøren Dan Johansen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementTom Sten Behrens-Sørensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKurt Kokhauge Larsen stepped down as board member
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20224 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
- ManagementPeder Winther appointed director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementThomas Palm Westermann appointed board member
- ManagementHåkan Petter Samlin stepped down as board member
20212 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Stigsborgvej 60, 9400 Nørresundby
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20205 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementTore Myrholt appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2019 published
- ManagementJens Holger Nielsen appointed ceo
- ManagementRobert Steen Kledal appointed board member
- ManagementRobert Steen Kledal stepped down as ceo
20195 changesmanagement 3 · address 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementJens Holger Nielsen stepped down as director
- AddressMoved to Stigsborgvej 60, 9400 Nørresundby
- AccountsAnnual report for 2018 published
- ManagementJens Holger Nielsen appointed director
- ManagementSøren Juul Jørgensen stepped down as director
20183 changescapital 1 · management 1 · accounts 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 16,112,000 DKK to 17,000,000 DKK
- ManagementKenneth Nielsen appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2017 published
20172 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementMartin Gaard Christiansen stepped down as director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2016 published
20151 changemanagement 1
- ManagementMartin Gaard Christiansen appointed director
20145 changesmanagement 4 · name 1
- ManagementSøren Dan Johansen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJim Bøjesen Hessellund Pedersen stepped down as chair of the board
- NameName changed from OVE WRIST & CO. A/S to WRIST SHIP SUPPLY A/S
- ManagementJim Bøjesen Hessellund Pedersen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementDenis Jean Jørgen Viet-Jacobsen stepped down as chair of the board
20134 changesmanagement 3 · ownership 1
- ManagementTom Sten Behrens-Sørensen appointed board member
- OwnershipWRIST SHIP SUPPLY HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
- ManagementSøren Juul Jørgensen appointed director
- ManagementBjarne Hansen stepped down as board member
20125 changesmanagement 3 · capital 2
- ManagementHåkan Petter Samlin appointed board member
- ManagementSvend Sigaard stepped down as board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 16,069,000 DKK to 16,112,000 DKK
- ManagementAnders Skipper appointed director
- CapitalShare capital changed from 15,929,000 DKK to 16,069,000 DKK
201012 changesmanagement 11 · capital 1
- ManagementSvend Sigaard appointed board member
- ManagementKurt Kokhauge Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementDenis Jean Jørgen Viet-Jacobsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementRobert Steen Kledal stepped down as board member
- ManagementJane Christensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementGötz Lehsten stepped down as board member
- ManagementMorten Skou stepped down as board member
- ManagementRobert Steen Kledal appointed ceo
- ManagementJim Bøjesen Hessellund Pedersen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementRobert Steen Kledal appointed board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 12,500,000 DKK to 15,929,000 DKK
20093 changesmanagement 2 · address 1
- ManagementKim Weidemann stepped down as board member
- ManagementKim Weidemann stepped down as director
- AddressMoved to Stigsborgvej 60, 9400 Nørresundby
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Non-specialised wholesale trade (469000)
200712 changesmanagement 12
- ManagementJane Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementGötz Lehsten appointed board member
- ManagementMorten Skou appointed board member
- ManagementKim Weidemann appointed board member
- ManagementJoan Olof Cervin stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementErik Anders Jesper Eliasson stepped down as board member
- ManagementJoan Olof Cervin appointed chair of the board
- ManagementErik Anders Jesper Eliasson appointed board member
- ManagementPoul Christian Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels Erik Sørensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJens Otto Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Friis Hansen stepped down as board member
20061 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJim Bøjesen Hessellund Pedersen appointed ceo
20051 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 11,000,000 DKK to 12,500,000 DKK
20042 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementTommy Vestergaard Christiansen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementKim Weidemann appointed director
20031 changename 1
- NameName changed from OVE WRIST & CO. LTD. A/S to OVE WRIST & CO. A/S
20021 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 10,000,000 DKK to 11,000,000 DKK
20014 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementClaus Kim Holstein stepped down as director
- ManagementPoul Christian Petersen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementTommy Vestergaard Christiansen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPeter Frank Hansen stepped down as chair of the board
20005 changesmanagement 4 · capital 1
- ManagementKnud Thorup stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels Toft-Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJytte Bjerre Sørensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementClaus Kim Holstein stepped down as board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 10,000,000 DKK
199621 changescapital 1 · management 19 · founded 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
- ManagementKnud Thorup appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Toft-Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementPoul Christian Petersen appointed ceo
- ManagementPoul Christian Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementJytte Bjerre Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Erik Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Otto Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementClaus Kim Holstein appointed director
- ManagementClaus Kim Holstein appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Frank Hansen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPreben Bang Henriksen stepped down as board member
- ManagementLone Mai Henriksen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPreben Bang Henriksen stepped down as director
- ManagementMogens Gaardboe Bertelsen stepped down as chair of the board
- FoundedRegistered as OVE WRIST & CO. LTD. A/S
- ManagementPreben Bang Henriksen appointed board member
- ManagementLone Mai Henriksen appointed board member
- ManagementPreben Bang Henriksen appointed director
- ManagementMogens Gaardboe Bertelsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPer Friis Hansen 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.