BETHIEN A/S
CVR 13009600 · Public limited company (A/S) · Active · Medium risk
BETHIEN A/S is a Public limited company (A/S), founded on , based in Karlslunde. The company is registered in the industry engroshandel med bøger, papir og papirvarer. Our model estimates a bankruptcy risk of 2.0% over the next 12 months, which is 1.4 times the average for Danish companies. 20 annual reports have been published, of which 1 more than six months after the end of the financial year. The latest annual report (30 Jun 2025) shows equity of DKK -5.7m and a net result of DKK -10.3m.
Bankruptcy risk for BETHIEN A/S
1.4 × the average (1.41%) · higher risk than 82% of active Danish companies
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The factors show how often companies with the same characteristic went bankrupt compared with the average (“lift”). The risk is a statistical estimate from a model trained on 141,000+ Danish bankruptcies (AUC 0.93) – not a credit rating. Read about the method.
Company details
- CVR number
- 13009600
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company (A/S)
- Founded
- (37 years)
- Address
- c/o Alexandra Bethien Bysand, Hovedgaden 10
2690 Karlslunde - Municipality
- Greve
- Industry
- Engroshandel med bøger, papir og papirvarer (464920)
Bankruptcies in the industry: Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr - Share capital
- DKK 2.0m
- Employees
- 15 (2018)
- Auditor
- LUNI REVISION I/S
- Audit opted out
- No
Warning signs
| Annual reports filed late | 1 of 30 |
| Missing annual report | No |
| Negative equity | Yes |
| Equity ratio | -49.5% |
| Current ratio | 122% |
| Moves (last 2 years) | 1 |
| CEO changes in total | 6 |
| CEO's previous bankruptcies | 0 |
| Other companies at the address | 1 |
| Going-concern uncertainty | Yes |
Financials and key figures
| Financial year | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit | DKK 387k | DKK 10.1m |
| Net profit | DKK -10.3m | DKK 130k |
| Equity | DKK -5.7m | DKK 4.6m |
| Total assets | DKK 11.6m | DKK 20.6m |
| Cash | DKK 243k | – |
| Short-term debt | DKK 8.8m | – |
| Tax owed | DKK 0 | – |
| Avg. employees | 11 | – |
Latest annual report: Reporting class B · auditor's statement: Erklæring om udvidet gennemgang · LUNI REVISION I/S.
Filed annual reports
| Reporting period | Published | Days after period end | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2025 | 185 | Late | |
| 1 Jul 2023 – 30 Jun 2024 | 181 | ||
| 1 Jul 2022 – 30 Jun 2023 | 182 | ||
| 1 Jul 2021 – 30 Jun 2022 | 181 | ||
| 1 Jul 2020 – 30 Jun 2021 | 162 | ||
| 1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2020 | 129 | ||
| 1 Jul 2018 – 30 Jun 2019 | 158 | ||
| 1 Jul 2017 – 30 Jun 2018 | 125 | ||
| 1 Jul 2016 – 30 Jun 2017 | 129 | ||
| 1 Jul 2015 – 30 Jun 2016 | 113 | ||
| 1 Jul 2014 – 30 Jun 2015 | 85 | ||
| 1 Jul 2013 – 30 Jun 2014 | 100 | ||
| 1 Jul 2012 – 30 Jun 2013 | 100 | ||
| 1 Jul 2011 – 30 Jun 2012 | 104 | ||
| 1 Jul 2010 – 30 Jun 2011 | 105 | ||
| 1 Jul 2009 – 30 Jun 2010 | 105 | ||
| 1 Jul 2008 – 30 Jun 2009 | 148 | ||
| 1 Jul 2007 – 30 Jun 2008 | 114 | ||
| 1 Jul 2006 – 30 Jun 2007 | 85 | ||
| 1 Jul 2005 – 30 Jun 2006 | 94 |
The annual report must reach the Danish Business Authority no later than 5 months after the end of the financial year. We mark reports published more than 6 months after as “late”.
Management, owners and auditor
| Role | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | Fritz Ulrich Bethien | ||
| CEO | Ole Rene Haupt | ||
| CEO | Verner Sandager Christensen | ||
| CEO | Fritz Ulrich Bethien | ||
| CEO | Kim Bagge Mikkelsen | ||
| CEO | Fritz Ulrich Bethien | ||
| Board | Per Højmark | Current | |
| Board | Jan Frederik Rudolph Fabritius | Current | |
| Board | Alexandra Bethien Bysand | Current | |
| Board | Erik Ginnerup-Nielsen | ||
| Board | Charlotte Rasch | ||
| Board | Fritz Ulrich Bethien | ||
| Board | Ole Rene Haupt | ||
| Board | Verner Sandager Christensen | ||
| Board | Anni Bethien | ||
| Board | Per Højmark | ||
| Board | Kim Bagge Mikkelsen | ||
| Board | Mogens Andersen | ||
| Board | Per Højmark | ||
| Board | Fritz Ulrich Bethien | ||
| Board | Alexandra Bethien Bysand | ||
| Board | Johan Harsbo | ||
| Owner (100%) | HWB HOLDING A/S | Current | |
| Owner (100%) | K.B.M. HOLDING ESBJERG ApS | ||
| Owner (90%) | Harsbo Holding ApS | ||
| Auditor | LUNI REVISION I/S | Current | |
| Auditor | Erik Nexøe | ||
| Founder | Erik Ginnerup-Nielsen | Current | |
| Founder | Halvor Ginnerup-Nielsen | Current | |
| Founder | H. W. Bethien-Holding S.A | Current |
The CEOs' other companies
Fritz Ulrich Bethien – 12 other companies, of which 4 bankrupt
- BOGTRYKKERIET ATHENE A/S Bankrupt 17 Jan 1994
- CAPO II ApS Bankrupt 26 Jan 1994
- INVESTERINGSSELSKABET MADISON ApS Bankrupt 8 Dec 1994
- STACO OVERSEAS ApS Bankrupt 8 Dec 1994
- DANPREN A/S Opløst
- EJENDOMSSELSKABET ROSENVÆNGETS ALLE 25 ApS Fusioneret
- FRITZ BETHIEN A/S Opløst
- H. W. BETHIEN INVEST A/S Opløst
- HWB HOLDING A/S Active
- INTERPAPIR MCM A/S Opløst
- PAB LAGER- OG DISTRIBUTION A/S Opløst
- POSTILLON PRODUKTION A/S Fusioneret
Ole Rene Haupt – 15 other companies, of which 2 bankrupt
- BTB MERCOPRINT ApS Bankrupt 18 Nov 2013
- STACO OVERSEAS ApS Bankrupt 8 Dec 1994
- ANTALIS 2000 A/S Active
- APP HANDEL & INVEST ApS Active
- ARJO WIGGINS DANMARK A/S Opløst
- H. W. BETHIEN INVEST A/S Opløst
- MERCO PRINT A/S Active
- MERCO PRINT DIGITAL A/S Fusioneret
- NÆSTVED BOLDKLUB A/S Active
- PRINFO HOLDING A/S Active
- PrinfoDenmark A/S Active
- SJÆLLAND SPORT & EVENT A/S Active
- SSE EVENT A/S Opløst
- TFN Basket A/S Active
- VITREDAN ApS Fusioneret
Verner Sandager Christensen – 4 other companies
- HC-PAPIR A/S Fusioneret
- HWB HOLDING A/S Active
- PAPYRUS A/S Active
- PAPYRUS KOPPARBERG A/S Fusioneret
Kim Bagge Mikkelsen – 2 other companies
- HWB HOLDING A/S Active
- K.B.M. HOLDING ESBJERG ApS Active
Address history (4 moves)
| c/o Alexandra Bethien Bysand, Hovedgaden 10, 2690 Karlslunde | |
| Langebjerg 12, 4000 Roskilde | |
| Langebjerg 23D, 4000 Roskilde | |
| Baldersbuen 29C, 2640 Hedehusene | |
| Sølvgade 23, 1307 København K |
Former names
| BETHIEN A/S | – now |
| H. W. BETHIEN DANMARK A/S | – |
Employees per year
Other companies at the same address
- OGJHJ ApS Opløst
Similar companies in Greve
- SALGSKONTORET GREVE ApS Karlslunde
- Impulskompagniet ApS Greve
- DDM GRAPHIC ApS Greve
- SCANDECOR A/S Karlslunde
Questions and answers about BETHIEN A/S
Has BETHIEN A/S gone bankrupt?
No, BETHIEN A/S is not registered as bankrupt in the CVR register. Its status is: active.
What is the bankruptcy risk of BETHIEN A/S?
Our model estimates a bankruptcy risk of 2.0% over the next 12 months (medium risk), which is 1.4 times the average for Danish companies.
Who is the auditor of BETHIEN A/S?
BETHIEN A/S most recently used LUNI REVISION I/S.
When was BETHIEN A/S founded?
BETHIEN A/S was founded on 20 April 1989.
What is the equity of BETHIEN A/S?
Equity was DKK -5.7m according to the annual report for the period ending 30 June 2025.
Source: the CVR register and annual reports published by the Danish Business Authority. The information is updated continuously.