DFDS A/S
CVR 14194711 · Public limited company (A/S) · Active · Low risk
DFDS A/S is a Public limited company (A/S), founded on , based in København Ø. The company is registered in the industry sø- og kysttransport af passagerer. Our model estimates a bankruptcy risk of 0.0% over the next 12 months, which is 0.0 times the average for Danish companies. 20 annual reports have been published. CEO: Karen Boesen.
Bankruptcy risk for DFDS A/S
0.0%
probability of bankruptcy within 12 months
Low risk
0.0 × the average (1.41%) · higher risk than 6% of active Danish companies
Lowest riskHighest risk
Increases the risk
RegionHovedstaden · bankruptcy rate 11.6%1.3×
Annual reports filed late1 · bankruptcy rate 11.3%1.3×
CEO's other companies0 · bankruptcy rate 10.9%1.2×
Time since new CEO2–5 yrs · bankruptcy rate 10.8%1.2×
Reduces the risk
Age (years)20+ yrs · bankruptcy rate 2.0%0.23×
Employees (latest year)100+ · bankruptcy rate 2.3%0.27×
Published annual reports10+ · bankruptcy rate 3.0%0.35×
Number of auditors (historical)3+ · bankruptcy rate 3.7%0.42×
CEOs in total (historical)5+ · bankruptcy rate 3.8%0.43×
Reporting classReporting class D · bankruptcy rate 3.9%0.44×
Company typeA/S · bankruptcy rate 4.4%0.50×
Share of late annual reports0.01%–25% · bankruptcy rate 4.5%0.51×
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
- 14194711
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company (A/S)
- Founded
- (27 years)
- Address
- Marmorvej 18
2100 København Ø - Municipality
- København
- Industry
- Sø- og kysttransport af passagerer (501000)
Bankruptcies in the industry: Sø- og kysttransport af gods - Share capital
- DKK 1.1bn
- Employees
- 2,119 (2018)
- Auditor
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSPARTNERSELSKAB
- Audit opted out
- No
Warning signs
| Annual reports filed late | 1 of 32 |
| Missing annual report | No |
| Negative equity | – |
| Equity ratio | – |
| Current ratio | – |
| Moves (last 2 years) | 0 |
| CEO changes in total | 14 |
| CEO's previous bankruptcies | 0 |
| Other companies at the address | 4 |
| Going-concern uncertainty | No |
Financials and key figures
| Financial year | 2026 | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|
Latest annual report: Reporting class D · auditor's statement: No audit assistance.
Filed annual reports
| Reporting period | Published | Days after period end | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 | 85 | ||
| 1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 | 86 | ||
| 1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2023 | 75 | ||
| 1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2022 | 40 | ||
| 1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021 | 40 | ||
| 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2020 | 84 | ||
| 1 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 2019 | 45 | ||
| 1 Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2018 | 46 | ||
| 1 Jan 2017 – 31 Dec 2017 | 46 | ||
| 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2016 | 116 | Restated | |
| 1 Jan 2015 – 31 Dec 2015 | 50 | ||
| 1 Jan 2014 – 30 Jun 2015 | 55 | ||
| 1 Jan 2014 – 31 Dec 2014 | 96 | ||
| 1 Jan 2013 – 31 Dec 2013 | 92 | ||
| 1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012 | 93 | ||
| 1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011 | 106 | ||
| 1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2010 | 125 | ||
| 1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2009 | 126 | ||
| 1 Jan 2008 – 31 Dec 2008 | 117 | ||
| 1 Jan 2007 – 31 Dec 2007 | 126 |
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 | Karen Boesen | Current | |
| CEO | Christian Merrild | – | |
| CEO | Claus Vang Ipsen | – | |
| CEO | Niels Bach | – | |
| CEO | Ole Frie | ||
| CEO | Thorleif Nohr Blok | ||
| CEO | Bo Lennart Christer Thorbjörnsson | ||
| CEO | Søren Jespersen | ||
| CEO | Torben Carlsen | ||
| CEO | Karina Kjær Deacon | ||
| Board | Jill Mildred Melby | Current | |
| Board | Lars Skjold-Hansen | Current | |
| Board | Anders Götzsche | Current | |
| Board | Dirk Reich | Current | |
| Board | Marianne Holm Henriksen | Current | |
| Board | Minna Tiina Anneli Aila | Current | |
| Board | Kristian Verner Mørch | Current | |
| Board | Breda Cok | Current | |
| Board | Otto Wagner Ingstrup | Current | |
| Board | Jeppe Skjøde Knudsen | Current | |
| Board | Jan Johan Kühl | Current | |
| Board | Niels Smedegaard | Current | |
| Board | Erling Johannes Jensen | – | |
| Board | Hans Julius Zachariasen | – | |
| Board | Jan Peter Seeberg Erlund | – | |
| Board | Ole Høeg | – | |
| Board | Ole Høeg | – | |
| Board | Sven Dyrløv Madsen | – | |
| Board | Thøger Christensen | – | |
| Board | Kurt Rye Damkjær | – | |
| Board | Bent Østergaard | – | |
| Board | Knud Erik Agergaard | – | |
| Board | Carl Julius Marloth | – | |
| Board | Karsten Krower Laursen | – | |
| Board | Karsten Krower Laursen | – | |
| Board | Olav Grue | – | |
| Board | Erik Hansen | – | |
| Board | Kurt Erik Hansen | – | |
| Board | Nils Conny Lindvall | – | |
| Board | Jens Ejner Antonsen | – | |
| Board | Peter Hamberg Andersen | – | |
| Board | Niels Bach | – | |
| Board | Roald Polmar Aukner | – | |
| Board | Bent Østergaard | ||
| Board | Birgit Aagaard-Svendsen | ||
| Board | Odd Ingar Skaug | ||
| Board | Steen Erik Brodersen | ||
| Board | Claus Edvard Arnhild | ||
| Board | Claus Edvard Arnhild | ||
| Board | Lene Kristensen | ||
| Board | Jan Lauritzen | ||
| Board | Ole Adamsen | ||
| Board | Mai Vedel | ||
| Board | Ib Møller Sørensen | ||
| Board | Ib Møller Sørensen | ||
| Board | Ivar Samren | ||
| Board | Anders Christer Moberg | ||
| Board | Svend Aage Jakobsen | ||
| Board | Thomas Mørk | ||
| Board | Anette Bech | ||
| Board | Jan Lauritzen | ||
| Board | Vagn Ove Sørensen | ||
| Board | Lene Skole-Sørensen | ||
| Board | Thomas Mørk | ||
| Board | Erling Schou Simonsen | ||
| Board | Michael Helbo | ||
| Board | Karsten Sittrup Jeppesen | ||
| Board | Richard Berg-Larsen | ||
| Board | Bent Østergaard | ||
| Board | Søren Skou | ||
| Board | Tony Tranekjer Smidt | ||
| Board | Connie Graversen | ||
| Board | Jesper Jessing | ||
| Board | Annette Bjerre Bjerregaard | ||
| Board | Jens Otto Knudsen | ||
| Board | Kent Christian Vildbæk | ||
| Board | Claus Michael Valentin Hemmingsen | ||
| Board | Thomas Mørk | ||
| Board | Tony Tranekjer Smidt | ||
| Board | Tony Tranekjer Smidt | ||
| Board | Thomas Mørk | ||
| Board | Pernille Lyngvold Erenbjerg | ||
| Board | Jørgen Falkebo Jensen | ||
| Board | Klaus Nyborg | ||
| Board | Claus Michael Valentin Hemmingsen | ||
| Board | Pernille Lyngvold Erenbjerg | ||
| Board | Marianne Dahl Steensen | ||
| Board | Klaus Nyborg | ||
| Board | Jesper Hartvig Nielsen | ||
| Board | Lasse Kreiner-Scheffmann | ||
| Board | Kent Christian Vildbæk | ||
| Board | Jesper Bern | ||
| Board | Kristian Kristensen | ||
| Board | Bettina Frydendahl Amdisen-Christensen | ||
| Board | Peter Christian Mallin | ||
| Owner (33%) | Lauritzen Fonden Holding ApS | Current | |
| Owner (5%) | DFDS A/S | Current | |
| Owner (33%) | LAURITZEN FONDEN | ||
| Owner (5%) | DANSKE BANK A/S | ||
| Owner (5%) | DFDS A/S | ||
| Owner (5%) | DFDS A/S | ||
| Owner (5%) | DFDS A/S | ||
| Auditor | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSPARTNERSELSKAB | Current | |
| Auditor | CJ Partnership I/S | – | |
| Auditor | Jens-Otto Bork Pedersen | – | |
| Auditor | Statsaut. revisor Lars Nielsen | – | |
| Auditor | ANDERSEN STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSAKTIESELSKAB | – | |
| Auditor | ANDERSEN STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSAKTIESELSKAB | – | |
| Auditor | DELOITTE STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSAKTIESELSKAB | ||
| Auditor | EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab |
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Christian Merrild – 47 other companies, of which 1 bankrupt
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- DFDS LOGISTICS A/S Opløst
- DFDS SEAWAYS (POLEN) A/S Opløst
- DFDS SEAWAYS A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS STEVEDORING A/S Opløst
- DFDS TOR LINE A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS TOR LINE A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS TRANSPORT A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS TRANSPORT GROUP A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS TRANSPORT RUSLAND A/S Opløst
- DFDS TRAVEL 1 A/S Opløst
- DOWNSTREAM HOLDING A/S Active
- EJENDOMS- OG REDERIAKTIESELSKABET ØSTERMARKEN Fusioneret
Claus Vang Ipsen – 21 other companies, of which 2 bankrupt
- COPENHAGEN REAL ESTATE A/S Bankrupt 26 Aug 2009
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- A/S ML AF 16/11 1963 Opløst
- AKTIESELSKABET KORNTØRRINGS- OG OPLAGSMAGASINET I KØBENHAVN Opløst
- BETA CONTAINER ApS Fusioneret
- CARL LASSENS EFTF. A/S Opløst
- DA 1999 A/S Opløst
- DAN SHIPBUILDING SERVICES A/S Opløst
- DFDS BALTIKUM A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS BECH SPEDITION A/S Opløst
- DFDS STEVEDORING A/S Opløst
- EQUIPMENT LEASE KOMPLEMENTAR ApS Opløst
- ERNS 90612 A/S Opløst
- LAURITZEN DRILLING SERVICES A/S Opløst
- LAURITZEN REEFERS A/S Fusioneret
- LAURITZEN SHIP OWNER A/S Fusioneret
- ROYAL ARCTIC LINE A/S Active
- SR TECHNICS DENMARK A/S Opløst
- TRAILER LEASE KOMPLEMENTAR ApS Opløst
- WESTCOAST OFFSHORE BASE A/S Fusioneret
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- ARKIL A/S Active
- ARKIL HOLDING A/S Active
- DAN-VÆRFT A/S Fusioneret
- DANYARD AALBORG A/S Opløst
- DFDS LOGISTICS A/S Opløst
- DFDS ROLAND MUNCH A/S Fusioneret
- EQUIPMENT LEASE KOMPLEMENTAR ApS Opløst
- FH DRIFT A/S Fusioneret
- FH EJENDOM A/S Active
- FREDERIKSHAVN HAVN A/S Opløst
- FREDERIKSHAVN VÆRFT A/S Opløst
- HELSINGØR REPARATIONSVÆRFT A/S Fusioneret
- JOHNSON CONTROLS DENMARK ApS Active
- KØBENHAVNS HAVN A/S Opløst
- Lauritzen Fonden Holding ApS Active
- ROBLON AKTIESELSKAB Active
- SABROE REFRIGERATION A/S Fusioneret
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- SPIES A/S Active
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- ARCTIC CONTAINER OPERATION A/S Fusioneret
- ApS AF 19. MAJ 2004 Opløst
- Archii.dk ApS Active
- BLUE WATER CAPITAL A/S Fusioneret
- BLUE WATER HOLDING A/S Active
- BLUE WATER INTERNATIONAL A/S Active
- BLUE WATER MANAGEMENT A/S Fusioneret
- BLUE WATER MARINE & ENERGY A/S Fusioneret
- BLUE WATER PROPERTY A/S Active
- BLUE WATER SHIPPING A/S Active
- BLUE WATER TRANSPORT A/S Fusioneret
- CARL LASSENS EFTF. A/S Opløst
- DANFOND A/S Active
- DANSUPPORT A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS BALTIC LINE A/S Opløst
- DFDS BALTIKUM A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS BECH SPEDITION A/S Opløst
- DFDS LOGISTICS A/S Opløst
- DFDS Logistics Denmark A/S Active
- DFDS ROLAND MUNCH A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS SEAWAYS A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS STEVEDORING A/S Opløst
- DFDS TOR LINE A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS TOR LINE A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS TRANSPORT A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS TRANSPORT GROUP A/S Fusioneret
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- B 6 HOLDING A/S Fusioneret
- B6 A/S Active
- B6 LEASING A/S Fusioneret
- B6 Nordic A/S Active
- BODILSEN TRADING A/S Fusioneret
- BUY AID A/S Active
- BUY AID GROUP A/S Active
- BUY AID HOLDING A/S Active
- DANICA HOLDING A/S Fusioneret
- DANICA KØKKENET A/S Fusioneret
- DANICA KØKKENET EXPORT A/S Fusioneret
- DANICA KØKKENET INVEST A/S Opløst
- DANICARE A/S Fusioneret
- DD HOLDING A/S Opløst
- DFDS LOGISTICS A/S Opløst
- DFDS ROLAND MUNCH A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS SEAWAYS A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS TOR LINE A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS TOR LINE A/S Fusioneret
- DFDS TRANSPORT GROUP A/S Fusioneret
- DYNEFABRIKKEN AF 27/6 1976 A/S Fusioneret
- ECCO SKO A/S Active
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- ANC Leasing 2020 ApS Active
- ANC Leasing 2022 ApS Active
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- ELITE GAMING A/S Active
- ELITE INVESTMENT A/S Opløst
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- HASLEV MØBELSNEDKERI ApS Active
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- ENGESVANG EJENDOMME A/S Fusioneret
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- H.L. INDUSTRIES A/S Opløst
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- NIDOEI ApS Opløst
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- KEOPS IV MALMSTADEN AFVIKLINGSSELSKAB II A/S Bankrupt 27 May 2011
- KEOPS IV MALMSTADEN AFVIKLINGSSELSKAB III A/S Bankrupt 10 Mar 2011
- LANDIC PROPERTY A/S Bankrupt 15 Jun 2009
- ACCOMODATION SERVICES A/S Active
- ALBUEN 5A A/S Fusioneret
- CAPITAL FOUR MANAGEMENT FONDSMÆGLERSELSKAB A/S Active
- DIT STUDIE ApS Fusioneret
- DOVISTA A/S Active
- FONDSMÆGLERSELSKABET SIRIUS KAPITALFORVALTNING A/S Fusioneret
- INITTO A/S Active
- ISS MANAGEMENT A/S Fusioneret
- ISS WORLD SERVICES A/S Active
- LALANDIA A/S Active
- LALANDIA BILLUND A/S Active
- MAERSK TRAINING A/S Active
- NILFISK A/S Active
- Nilfisk Holding A/S Active
- PARKEN SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT A/S Active
- SATS Danmark A/S Active
- SATS Danmark Holding A/S Fusioneret
- SAXO TREASURY A/S Opløst
- SPB A/S Active
- VELUX A/S Active
- VISION Lygtehusene A/S Active
- WEIBEL SCIENTIFIC A/S Active
- WHITEAWAY A/S Active
- WHITEAWAY GROUP A/S Active
Address history (2 moves)
| Marmorvej 18, 2100 København Ø | |
| Sundkrogsgade 11, 2100 København Ø | |
| Sankt Annæ Plads 30, 1295 København K |
Employees per year
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Questions and answers about DFDS A/S
Has DFDS A/S gone bankrupt?
No, DFDS A/S is not registered as bankrupt in the CVR register. Its status is: active.
What is the bankruptcy risk of DFDS A/S?
Our model estimates a bankruptcy risk of 0.0% over the next 12 months (low risk), which is 0.0 times the average for Danish companies.
Who is the CEO of DFDS A/S?
Karen Boesen is the CEO of DFDS A/S.
Who is the auditor of DFDS A/S?
DFDS A/S most recently used PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSPARTNERSELSKAB.
When was DFDS A/S founded?
DFDS A/S was founded on 16 October 1999.
Source: the CVR register and annual reports published by the Danish Business Authority. The information is updated continuously.