KAO DENMARK A/S

CVR 19733033 · Public limited company (A/S) · Active · Low risk

KAO DENMARK A/S is a Public limited company (A/S), founded on , based in København Ø. The company is registered in the industry engroshandel med parfumerivarer og kosmetik. Our model estimates a bankruptcy risk of 0.1% over the next 12 months, which is 0.1 times the average for Danish companies. 20 annual reports have been published, of which 3 more than six months after the end of the financial year. The latest annual report (31 Dec 2025) shows equity of DKK 10.3m and a net result of DKK 96k.

Bankruptcy risk for KAO DENMARK A/S

0.1%
probability of bankruptcy within 12 months
Low risk

0.1 × the average (1.41%) · higher risk than 38% of active Danish companies

Lowest riskHighest risk

Increases the risk

Number of CEOs0 · bankruptcy rate 12.7%1.4×
RegionHovedstaden · bankruptcy rate 11.6%1.3×
CEO's other companies0 · bankruptcy rate 10.9%1.2×
Other companies at the same address20–100 · bankruptcy rate 10.2%1.2×

Reduces the risk

Age (years)20+ yrs · bankruptcy rate 2.0%0.23×
Auditor's statementExtended review · bankruptcy rate 2.9%0.33×
Published annual reports10+ · bankruptcy rate 3.0%0.35×
Time at current address5+ yrs · bankruptcy rate 3.1%0.35×
Current ratio200%–500% · bankruptcy rate 3.4%0.39×
Gross profit growth0%–10% · bankruptcy rate 3.5%0.39×
Number of auditors (historical)3+ · bankruptcy rate 3.7%0.42×
Company typeA/S · bankruptcy rate 4.4%0.50×

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
19733033
Status
Active
Company type
Public limited company (A/S)
Founded
(29 years)
Address
Lyngbyvej 2
2100 København Ø
Municipality
København
Industry
Engroshandel med parfumerivarer og kosmetik (464500)
Bankruptcies in the industry: Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr
Share capital
DKK 5.0m
Employees
30 (2018)
Auditor
DELOITTE STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSPARTNERSELSKAB
Audit opted out
No

Warning signs

Annual reports filed late4 of 29
Missing annual reportNo
Negative equityNo
Equity ratio57.9%
Current ratio223%
Moves (last 2 years)0
CEO changes in total7
CEO's previous bankruptcies0
Other companies at the address72
Going-concern uncertaintyNo

Financials and key figures

Financial year20252024
Gross profitDKK 22.5mDKK 21.1m
Net profitDKK 96kDKK 1.5m
EquityDKK 10.3mDKK 10.2m
Total assetsDKK 17.9mDKK 15.4m
CashDKK 6.9m–
Short-term debtDKK 7.5m–
Tax owedDKK 45k–
Avg. employees27–

Latest annual report: Reporting class B · auditor's statement: Erklæring om udvidet gennemgang · Deloitte, Statsautoriserede revisorer.

Filed annual reports

Reporting periodPublishedDays after period end
1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025194 Late
1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024181
1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2023191 Late
1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2022166
1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021182
1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2020182
1 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 2019225 Late
1 Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2018170
1 Jan 2017 – 31 Dec 2017158
1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2016160
1 Jan 2015 – 31 Dec 2015115
1 Jan 2014 – 31 Dec 2014127
1 Jan 2013 – 31 Dec 2013146
1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012121
1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011151
1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2010150
1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2009146
1 Jan 2008 – 31 Dec 2008133
1 Jan 2007 – 31 Dec 200791
1 Jan 2006 – 31 Dec 2006130

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

RoleNameFromTo
CEOHorst Ludwig Kraft
CEOFrank Henkel
CEOHenning Pedersen
CEOHorst Ludwig Kraft
CEOJørgen Hesse
BoardHeiko Michael MaileCurrent
BoardGitte SkouenborgCurrent
BoardYoko HondaCurrent
BoardPer-Ole Egede
BoardKlaus Østergaard
BoardGunther Kuhn
BoardArnulf Taiber
BoardKlaus Meyer
BoardEva Regitze Egede
BoardChristine Kiefer
BoardMorten Østergaard
BoardJoachim Werner Scholz
BoardChristine Kiefer
BoardFrank Mäder
BoardJoachim Werner Scholz
BoardRalf Kneib
BoardGunther Kuhn
BoardUlf Gerold Marks
BoardFrank Henkel
BoardKalervo Eraniemi
BoardKarin Overbeck
BoardEric Brockhus
BoardBirger von Holdt
BoardMichael Cramer
BoardAnders Andreassen
BoardCory Michael Couts
BoardDominic Martin Pratt
Owner (100%)Kao Germany GmbHCurrent
AuditorDELOITTE STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSPARTNERSELSKABCurrent
AuditorCJ Partnership I/S
AuditorDELOITTE STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSAKTIESELSKAB
FounderEGEDE & CO. HOLDING ApSCurrent
FounderMIDTJYSK FRISØRCENTER ApSCurrent
FounderGoldwell GmbHCurrent

The CEOs' other companies

Horst Ludwig Kraft – 1 other companies

Henning Pedersen – 2 other companies

Jørgen Hesse – 4 other companies, of which 1 bankrupt

Address history (2 moves)

Lyngbyvej 2, 2100 København Ø
Dampfærgevej 13, 2100 København Ø
Bjælkevangen 16, 2690 Karlslunde

Former names

KAO DENMARK A/S – now
KPSS DANMARK A/S –
GOLDWELL A/S –

Employees per year

Number of employees at KAO DENMARK A/S per year15302011: 2520112012: 2820122013: 2420132014: 2720142015: 2720152016: 2520162017: 2720172018: 302018

Other companies at the same address

Similar companies in København

Questions and answers about KAO DENMARK A/S

Has KAO DENMARK A/S gone bankrupt?

No, KAO DENMARK A/S is not registered as bankrupt in the CVR register. Its status is: active.

What is the bankruptcy risk of KAO DENMARK A/S?

Our model estimates a bankruptcy risk of 0.1% over the next 12 months (low risk), which is 0.1 times the average for Danish companies.

Who is the auditor of KAO DENMARK A/S?

KAO DENMARK A/S most recently used DELOITTE STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSPARTNERSELSKAB.

When was KAO DENMARK A/S founded?

KAO DENMARK A/S was founded on 19 December 1996.

What is the equity of KAO DENMARK A/S?

Equity was DKK 10.3m according to the annual report for the period ending 31 December 2025.

Source: the CVR register and annual reports published by the Danish Business Authority. The information is updated continuously.