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Ziton A/S

Public limited companyCVR 24620417HorsensActive

Ziton A/S is a public limited company, based in Horsens, active in sea and coastal freight water transport, founded in 1976. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 18.3m in 2025. Operations are spread over 3 production units. With 235 employees, the company is about 18 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 125.4m+19.9% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 18.3m+10,253.9% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 37.1m+96.6% vs. 2024
Employees235latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Revenue rose 20% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 125.4m.
  • Net profit went from a loss of DKK 180k to a profit of DKK 18.3m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity rose 97% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 37.1m.

Employees

  • 17 more employees than a year earlier: 235 (08/2026) against 218 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Jonathan Brazier Duffy (board member, 07/01/2025), Anna Sofia Arhall (board member, 21/02/2025) and Jens Michael Haurum (board member, 21/02/2025) (+3).
  • Stepped down: Jens Michael Haurum (board member, 07/01/2025), Samuel Martin Gross (chair of the board, 07/01/2025) and Jon Oliver Sinclair Bryce (board member, 07/01/2025) (+3).

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 2015–2025 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 30m−DKK 20m−DKK 10mDKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40m20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Ziton A/S
20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue9,13829,04233,22745,50433,57249,63758,05157,74670,113104,526125,355+19.9%
Gross profit–––––19,62125,22834,87444,87167,406––
Operating profit (EBIT)–––––2,5047,71615,15024,05438,92948,595+24.8%
Profit before tax−21,154−4,550−1,8414,799−20,025−17,252−15,072−8,632−2,801−11218,790+16,876.8%
Net profit−16,524−5,804−2,984−1,283−15,549−12,356−15,355−8,457−2,819−18018,277+10,253.9%
Total assets175,864173,768167,731167,332200,526190,808189,571190,798305,477302,914297,777−1.7%
Equity42,58036,82433,8438,902−5,267−16,910−22,2457,30419,07218,88437,122+96.6%
Liabilities133,284136,944133,888158,430205,792207,718211,815183,494286,404284,030260,655−8.2%
Cash and cash equivalents162−6702,75310,8422,0082841,4984,60737,12121,947545−97.5%

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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Gross profitMedian, the industry (108 companies)

Annual reports

11 financial years
Annual reports for Ziton A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202504/05/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202429/04/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202319/04/2024The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202228/04/2023The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202129/06/2022The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202027/05/2021The companyPDFXBRL
201901/01/2019 – 31/12/201928/04/2020The companyPDFXBRL
201801/01/2018 – 31/12/201829/04/2019The companyPDFXBRL
201701/01/2017 – 31/12/201723/04/2018The companyPDFXBRL
201601/01/2016 – 31/12/201610/05/2017The companyPDFXBRL
201501/01/2015 – 31/12/201503/05/2016The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

108 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in sea and coastal freight water transport based on the latest financial year.

EquityDKK 37.1mNo. 40 of 108
Better than 64% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees235No. 9 of 108
Better than 93% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.1m, net profit DKK 919k, equity DKK 15.4m, 13 employees.

DKK 448kDKK 2.7mDKK 15.8mDKK 93.5mDKK 306.2m
Distribution of gross profit for 88 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale).

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparisonnot stated
No. 576of 796
Better than 28%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparisonnot stated
No. 2,426of 10,275
Better than 76%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparisonnot stated
No. 4,339of 18,024
Better than 76%

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

Sea and coastal freight water transport
Gross profit
  1. Ziton A/SDKK 67.4m
  2. Unifeeder A/SDKK 554.1m
  3. Royal Arctic Line A/SDKK 512.4m
Net profit
  1. Ziton A/SDKK 18.3m
  2. Unifeeder A/SDKK 208.9m
  3. Royal Arctic Line A/SDKK 10.9m
Equity
  1. Ziton A/SDKK 37.1m
  2. Unifeeder A/SDKK 2.5bn
  3. Royal Arctic Line A/SDKK 648.4m
Employees
  1. Ziton A/S235
  2. Unifeeder A/S146
  3. Royal Arctic Line A/S40

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Zappy Topco ApS100%
Ziton A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

6 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Ziton A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Thorsten Henrik JalkDirector18/01/2012

Board of directors

Board of directors at Ziton A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Thorsten Henrik JalkBoard member30/09/2022
Jonathan Brazier DuffyBoard member07/01/2025
Anna Sofia ArhallBoard member21/02/2025
Jens Michael HaurumBoard member21/02/2025
Gordon Ian Winston ParsonsChair of the board30/04/2026
Former management (34)
Former management at Ziton A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Kai Nilsson BundgaardBoard member22/03/197628/06/1999
Carl Johan Voigt EriksenChair of the board22/03/197622/01/2008
Knud Vilhelm ChristensenBoard member22/03/197629/08/1989
Benny WürtzBoard member22/03/197622/01/2008
Frode Arthur KibsgaardBoard member22/03/197630/06/2003
Frode Arthur KibsgaardDirector22/03/197630/06/2003
Ejner JensenBoard member22/03/197629/08/1989
Svend Aage TarpBoard member22/03/197619/06/2000
Ejnar Peder KristensenDirector22/03/197629/08/1989
Laurs Sørensen SommerBoard member28/06/199922/01/2008
Keld Kaas VestergaardBoard member18/06/200109/07/2007
Ole KnudsenBoard member30/06/200322/01/2008
Benny WürtzDirector09/07/200722/01/2008
Henrik KleisChair of the board22/01/200818/01/2012
Hans Uwe NadolnyDirector22/01/200819/03/2009
Ove Carsten EriksenBoard member22/01/200830/09/2022
Jeppe ØrskovBoard member22/01/200826/02/2015
Ove Carsten EriksenDirector19/03/200918/01/2012
Lars Thorsgaard JensenBoard member18/01/201219/05/2021
Vagn Lehd MøllerChair of the board16/03/201220/05/2021
Esben Bay JørgensenBoard member16/03/201222/09/2020
Jess AbildskouBoard member26/02/201529/12/2016
Niels ØrskovBoard member29/12/201619/12/2019
Morten MelinBoard member01/04/201728/02/2022
Henrik KleisBoard member19/12/201930/09/2022
Jacob Østergaard BergenholtzBoard member22/09/202030/09/2022
Herman Frans Mathilde MarksBoard member19/01/202130/09/2022
Lars Thorsgaard JensenChair of the board20/05/202130/09/2022
Jens Michael HaurumBoard member30/09/202207/01/2025
Samuel Martin GrossChair of the board30/09/202207/01/2025
Jon Oliver Sinclair BryceBoard member21/11/202207/01/2025
Lars Rabe TønnesenBoard member28/02/202307/01/2025
Gordon Ian Winston ParsonsChair of the board07/01/202521/02/2025
William Burton Blair AinslieChair of the board21/02/202530/04/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den samlede bestyrelse eller af Jonathan Brazier Duffy i forening med en direktør.

Address and production units

3 active production units

Bygholm Søpark 21E
8700 Horsens

Horsens Municipality · Postcode 8700

Other companies at the address (2)

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
ZITON A/SBygholm Søpark 21E, 8700 Horsens741001573875
ZITON A/S (City)Godsbanegade 3, st, 8700 Horsens–1032550076
ZITON WarehouseDokvej 1C, 6700 Esbjerg–1031794389

Purpose

Selskabets formål er bjærgning, bugsering og kranservice samt enhver aktivitet, der efter bestyrelsens skøn står i forbindelse hermed

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

128 registered events
20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Gordon Ian Winston Parsons appointed chair of the board
  • William Burton Blair Ainslie stepped down as chair of the board
202511 changesaccounts 1 · management 10
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • William Burton Blair Ainslie appointed chair of the board
  • Jens Michael Haurum appointed board member
  • Anna Sofia Arhall appointed board member
  • Gordon Ian Winston Parsons stepped down as chair of the board
  • Gordon Ian Winston Parsons appointed chair of the board
  • Jonathan Brazier Duffy appointed board member
  • Lars Rabe Tønnesen stepped down as board member
  • Jon Oliver Sinclair Bryce stepped down as board member
  • Jens Michael Haurum stepped down as board member
  • Samuel Martin Gross stepped down as chair of the board
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20232 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Lars Rabe Tønnesen appointed board member
202221 changesmanagement 10 · capital 1 · ownership 9 · accounts 1
  • Jon Oliver Sinclair Bryce appointed board member
  • Share capital changed from 108,013,705 DKK to 400,000 DKK
  • Jens Michael Haurum appointed board member
  • Thorsten Henrik Jalk appointed board member
  • Samuel Martin Gross appointed chair of the board
  • Lars Thorsgaard Jensen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Herman Frans Mathilde Marks stepped down as board member
  • Jacob Østergaard Bergenholtz stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Kleis stepped down as board member
  • Ove Carsten Eriksen stepped down as board member
  • Zappy Topco ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • PenSam Pension forsikringsaktieselskab registered as owner (90%)
  • PenSam Pension forsikringsaktieselskab is no longer registered as owner
  • Permira Credit Solutions III Sub Master Euro S.á.r.l. registered as owner (0%)
  • Permira Credit Solutions III Sub Master Euro S.á.r.l. is no longer registered as owner
  • OY FINANS ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • DANSK BJERGNING OG BUGSERING HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Enterprise Shipping B.V. is no longer registered as owner
  • JACK-UP HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Morten Melin stepped down as board member
202112 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1 · management 4 · capital 1 · ownership 5
  • Moved to Bygholm Søpark 21E, 8700 Horsens
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Lars Thorsgaard Jensen appointed chair of the board
  • Vagn Lehd Møller stepped down as chair of the board
  • Lars Thorsgaard Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Share capital changed from 97,782,198 DKK to 108,013,705 DKK
  • Herman Frans Mathilde Marks appointed board member
  • OY FINANS ApS registered as owner (5%)
  • DANSK BJERGNING OG BUGSERING HOLDING ApS registered as owner (15%)
  • Enterprise Shipping B.V. registered as owner (5%)
  • DANSK BJERGNING OG BUGSERING HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • OY FINANS ApS is no longer registered as owner
20204 changesmerger 1 · management 2 · accounts 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Jacob Østergaard Bergenholtz appointed board member
  • Esben Bay Jørgensen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2019 published
20194 changescapital 1 · management 2 · accounts 1
  • Share capital changed from 82,782,198 DKK to 97,782,198 DKK
  • Henrik Kleis appointed board member
  • Niels Ørskov stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2018 published
20181 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2017 published
20172 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2016 published
  • Morten Melin appointed board member
20164 changesmanagement 2 · name 1 · accounts 1
  • Niels Ørskov appointed board member
  • Jess Abildskou stepped down as board member
  • Name changed from DBB JACK-UP SERVICES A/S to ZITON A/S
  • Annual report for 2015 published
20157 changesaddress 1 · management 2 · ownership 3 · capital 1
  • Moved to Bygholm Søpark 21E, 8700 Horsens
  • Jess Abildskou appointed board member
  • Jeppe Ørskov stepped down as board member
  • DANSK BJERGNING OG BUGSERING HOLDING ApS registered as owner (15%)
  • JACK-UP HOLDING A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
  • OY FINANS ApS registered as owner (5%)
  • Share capital changed from 57,782,198 DKK to 82,782,198 DKK
20141 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 15,118,416 DKK to 57,782,198 DKK
201211 changescapital 5 · management 6
  • Share capital changed from 15,107,992 DKK to 15,118,416 DKK
  • Share capital changed from 13,940,450 DKK to 15,107,992 DKK
  • Share capital changed from 12,022,347 DKK to 13,940,450 DKK
  • Share capital changed from 11,980,650 DKK to 12,022,347 DKK
  • Esben Bay Jørgensen appointed board member
  • Vagn Lehd Møller appointed chair of the board
  • Share capital changed from 10,000,000 DKK to 11,980,650 DKK
  • Lars Thorsgaard Jensen appointed board member
  • Thorsten Henrik Jalk appointed director
  • Ove Carsten Eriksen stepped down as director
  • Henrik Kleis stepped down as chair of the board
20101 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 10,000,000 DKK
20092 changesmanagement 2
  • Ove Carsten Eriksen appointed director
  • Hans Uwe Nadolny stepped down as director
200812 changesindustry 1 · name 1 · address 1 · management 9
  • Industry changed to Sea and coastal freight water transport (502000)
  • Name changed from AKTIESELSKABET RESTAURANT SKOVEN, HOBRO to DBB JACK-UP SERVICES A/S
  • Moved to Borneovej 28, 8000 Aarhus C
  • Henrik Kleis appointed chair of the board
  • Hans Uwe Nadolny appointed director
  • Jeppe Ørskov appointed board member
  • Ove Carsten Eriksen appointed board member
  • Benny Würtz stepped down as director
  • Ole Knudsen stepped down as board member
  • Laurs Sørensen Sommer stepped down as board member
  • Carl Johan Voigt Eriksen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Benny Würtz stepped down as board member
20075 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 2 · address 1
  • Name changed from ANPARTSSELSKABET RESTAURANT SKOVEN to AKTIESELSKABET RESTAURANT SKOVEN, HOBRO
  • Share capital changed from 247,950 DKK to 500,000 DKK
  • Benny Würtz appointed director
  • Keld Kaas Vestergaard stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Vinkelvej 16, 9500 Hobro
20033 changesmanagement 3
  • Ole Knudsen appointed board member
  • Frode Arthur Kibsgaard stepped down as director
  • Frode Arthur Kibsgaard stepped down as board member
20012 changesaddress 1 · management 1
  • Moved to Vinkelvej 16, 9500 Hobro
  • Keld Kaas Vestergaard appointed board member
20001 changemanagement 1
  • Svend Aage Tarp stepped down as board member
19992 changesmanagement 2
  • Laurs Sørensen Sommer appointed board member
  • Kai Nilsson Bundgaard stepped down as board member
19961 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 82,650 DKK to 247,950 DKK
19893 changesmanagement 3
  • Ejnar Peder Kristensen stepped down as director
  • Ejner Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Knud Vilhelm Christensen stepped down as board member
19871 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 82,650 DKK
19831 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Udlejning af erhvervsejendomme (702040)
197610 changesfounded 1 · management 9
  • Registered as ANPARTSSELSKABET RESTAURANT SKOVEN
  • Carl Johan Voigt Eriksen appointed chair of the board
  • Ejnar Peder Kristensen appointed director
  • Svend Aage Tarp appointed board member
  • Ejner Jensen appointed board member
  • Frode Arthur Kibsgaard appointed director
  • Frode Arthur Kibsgaard appointed board member
  • Benny Würtz appointed board member
  • Knud Vilhelm Christensen appointed board member
  • Kai Nilsson Bundgaard 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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