METRO SERVICE A/S

CVR 21263834 · Public limited company (A/S) · Active · Low risk

METRO SERVICE A/S is a Public limited company (A/S), founded on 5 October 1998, based in København S. The company is registered in the industry persontransport med nærbane. 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, of which 1 more than six months after the end of the financial year. The latest annual report (31 Dec 2025) shows equity of DKK 259.5m and a net result of DKK 43.6m.

Bankruptcy risk for METRO SERVICE 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

Qualification / emphasis of matterYes · bankruptcy rate 29.3%3.3×

Number of CEOs0 · bankruptcy rate 12.7%1.4×

Website registeredYes · bankruptcy rate 12.0%1.4×

RegionHovedstaden · bankruptcy rate 11.6%1.3×

CEO changes1 · bankruptcy rate 11.4%1.3×

CEO's other companies0 · bankruptcy rate 10.9%1.2×

Reduces the risk

Reporting classReporting class C, large enterprise · bankruptcy rate 0.2%0.03×

Age (years)20+ yrs · bankruptcy rate 2.0%0.23×

Employees (latest year)100+ · bankruptcy rate 2.3%0.27×

Equity vs. share capital5+× · bankruptcy rate 2.5%0.28×

Published annual reports10+ · bankruptcy rate 3.0%0.35×

Current ratio200%–500% · bankruptcy rate 3.4%0.39×

Return on assets5%–15% · bankruptcy rate 3.5%0.39×

Number of auditors (historical)3+ · bankruptcy rate 3.7%0.42×

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: 21263834
Status: Active
Company type: Public limited company (A/S)
Founded: 5 October 1998 (28 years)
Address: Metrovej 3
2300 København S
Municipality: København
Industry: Persontransport med nærbane (491200)
Bankruptcies in the industry: Vejgodstransport
Share capital: DKK 1.2m
Employees: 418 (2018)
Auditor: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSPARTNERSELSKAB
Audit opted out: No

Warning signs

Annual reports filed late	3 of 27
Missing annual report	No
Negative equity	No
Equity ratio	34.0%
Current ratio	222%
Moves (last 2 years)	0
CEO changes in total	1
CEO's previous bankruptcies	0
Other companies at the address	0
Going-concern uncertainty	No

Financials and key figures

Financial year	2025	2024
Revenue	DKK 1.3bn	DKK 1.1bn
Gross profit	DKK 322.8m	DKK 275.5m
Net profit	DKK 43.6m	DKK 46.0m
Equity	DKK 259.5m	DKK 219.7m
Total assets	DKK 763.5m	DKK 726.3m
Cash	DKK 118.9m	–
Short-term debt	DKK 306.5m	–
Tax owed	DKK 2.2m	–
Avg. employees	792	–

Latest annual report: Reporting class C, large enterprise · auditor's statement: Auditor's report on audited financial statements · DeloitteStatsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab.

Filed annual reports

Reporting period	Published	Days after period end
1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025	17 Jun 2026	168
1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024	16 Apr 2025	106
1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2023	18 Apr 2024	109
1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2022	17 May 2023	137
1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021	15 Jun 2022	166
1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2020	23 Apr 2021	113
1 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 2019	1 May 2020	122
1 Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2018	31 May 2019	151
1 Jan 2017 – 31 Dec 2017	23 Mar 2018	82
1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2016	23 Mar 2017	82
1 Jan 2015 – 31 Dec 2015	13 Jun 2016	165
1 Jan 2014 – 31 Dec 2014	29 Apr 2015	119
1 Jan 2013 – 31 Dec 2013	5 May 2014	125
1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012	29 Apr 2013	119
1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011	22 Oct 2012	296	Late
1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2010	24 Mar 2011	83
1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2009	18 Mar 2010	77
1 Jan 2008 – 31 Dec 2008	23 Mar 2009	82
1 Jan 2007 – 31 Dec 2007	21 May 2008	142
1 Jan 2006 – 31 Dec 2006	30 May 2007	150

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	Jørgen Byriel	5 Oct 1998	8 Feb 1999
Board	Alberto Zorzan	1 Jan 2008	Current
Board	Harry Nasir Dirisu	31 Mar 2023	Current
Board	Carlo Bianco	3 Oct 2025	Current
Board	Patrizia Maria Samoggia	3 Oct 2025	Current
Board	Mikael Germano Farina	4 Feb 2026	Current
Board	Michael Egede Budtz	5 Oct 1998	8 Feb 1999
Board	Kurt Skovlund	5 Oct 1998	8 Feb 1999
Board	Henrik Møgelmose	5 Oct 1998	8 Feb 1999
Board	Vagn Thorup	5 Oct 1998	8 Feb 1999
Board	Johnny Børge Hansen	8 Feb 1999	24 Jul 2003
Board	Eigil Koop	8 Feb 1999	23 Apr 2001
Board	Stephen Edwin Gibbs	8 Feb 1999	3 Dec 1999
Board	Iestyn Milton Williams	8 Feb 1999	16 Jul 2001
Board	William Roxby Robson	8 Feb 1999	15 Oct 2001
Board	Paul Synnott	8 Feb 1999	16 Apr 2003
Board	Paul Wren	23 Apr 2001	6 Dec 2002
Board	Ole Lenarth Nielsen	16 Jul 2001	24 Jul 2003
Board	Darryn Stanley Gibson	15 Oct 2001	4 Dec 2002
Board	Mun Fook Loh	15 Oct 2001	16 Oct 2003
Board	Søren Holm	6 Dec 2002	1 Jan 2008
Board	James Regnald Gates	16 Apr 2003	15 Apr 2004
Board	Mette Normann Hindsbøl	14 Jul 2003	31 Jan 2005
Board	Peter Schacke Lindsby	14 Jul 2003	12 Apr 2007
Board	Michael Lockyear	14 Jul 2003	17 Mar 2006
Board	Adrian Paul Harrison	16 Oct 2003	25 Nov 2005
Board	John Howard Taylor	15 Apr 2004	25 Nov 2005
Board	Even Holde Rasmussen	7 Apr 2005	12 Apr 2007
Board	Christopher Ronald Screech	25 Nov 2005	17 Mar 2006
Board	Douglas Gillespie	17 Mar 2006	12 Apr 2007
Board	Leslie Calladine	17 Mar 2006	1 Jan 2008
Board	Anthony Daniel Thomas	17 Aug 2006	12 Apr 2007
Board	Thomas Greve	12 Apr 2007	14 Apr 2015
Board	John Lundbjerg Laursen	12 Apr 2007	10 Apr 2008
Board	David George Stickland	12 Apr 2007	1 Jan 2008
Board	Arrigo Emilio Giana	1 Jan 2008	27 Sep 2012
Board	Piero Marotta	26 Mar 2008	18 Jul 2024
Board	Ettore Maria Kluzer	26 Mar 2008	27 Sep 2012
Board	Hans-Peter Scharling	10 Apr 2008	11 Mar 2011
Board	Mogens Allan Lauridsen	11 Mar 2011	14 Apr 2015
Board	Alberto Pianta	27 Sep 2012	27 Feb 2015
Board	Carlo Bianco	27 Sep 2012	13 Apr 2015
Board	Carlo Bianco	14 Apr 2015	2 Oct 2025
Board	Germana Maria Laura Montroni	14 Apr 2015	15 Mar 2017
Board	Ole Griebel Jensen Sørensen	14 Apr 2015	15 Mar 2017
Board	Dan Weber Jensen	14 Apr 2015	1 Sep 2017
Board	Mogens Allan Lauridsen	15 Mar 2017	21 Mar 2019
Board	Emanuele De Santis	15 Mar 2017	17 Sep 2018
Board	Michael Jørgensen	1 Sep 2017	30 Nov 2020
Board	Patrizia Maria Samoggia	21 Mar 2019	2 Oct 2025
Board	Mikael Germano Farina	21 Mar 2019	31 Mar 2023
Board	Mogens Allan Lauridsen	1 Dec 2020	31 Mar 2023
Board	Lars Jeppsson	31 Mar 2023	30 Jan 2026
Board	Gianluca Guido	18 Jul 2024	3 Oct 2025
Owner (100%)	International Metro Service S.r.l.	1 Jan 2008	Current
Auditor	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSPARTNERSELSKAB	17 Feb 2026	Current
Auditor	CJ Partnership I/S	5 Oct 1998	8 Feb 1999
Auditor	DELOITTE STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSAKTIESELSKAB	8 Feb 1999	13 Oct 2011
Auditor	DELOITTE STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSPARTNERSELSKAB	13 Oct 2011	17 Feb 2026
Founder	KR 332 ApS	5 Oct 1998	Current

The CEOs' other companies

Jørgen Byriel – 60 other companies, of which 54 bankrupt

1812 HH HOLDING ApS Bankrupt 15 Jan 2004
20 NOV 2014 ApS Bankrupt 24 Nov 2014
21.11.2011 ApS Bankrupt 28 Nov 2011
AABYBRO AF 22/9 2009 A/S Bankrupt 28 Sep 2009
AABYE MADSEN A/S Bankrupt 22 Jul 1998
ADOMO A/S Bankrupt 30 May 2001
AFVIKLINGSSELSKAB NR. II AF 29. AUGUST 2002 A/S Bankrupt 30 Aug 2002
AIKON ApS Bankrupt 15 Dec 2022
AKTIESELSKABET AF 28. MAJ 2004 Bankrupt 1 Oct 2004
AVIATION LEASE & FINANCE A/S Bankrupt 17 May 2004
B & N PARTNERS ApS Bankrupt 14 Nov 2005
BOCO II ApS Bankrupt 2 Mar 2006
CHINESE IMPORT 2000 ApS Bankrupt 19 Mar 2002
CRAFOORD AUKTIONER A/S Bankrupt 27 Jan 2003
DANISH BUSINESS SUPPORT A/S Bankrupt 18 Oct 2004
DELANO MINERVA ApS Bankrupt 25 Feb 2002
DIGIPOS STORE SOLUTIONS A/S Bankrupt 26 Feb 2015
ERGO CENTRET ApS Bankrupt 30 Apr 2003
FANTINE GROUP SCANDINAVIA ApS Bankrupt 28 Oct 2003
FFN HOLDING ApS Bankrupt 19 Apr 2012
FIBO INTERCON A/S Bankrupt 12 Mar 2014
GS Glas A/S Bankrupt 7 Jun 2024
HANDELSAKTIESELSKABET AF 26.02.1998 Bankrupt 6 Jul 2012
IMAGE SELSKABET KØBENHAVN A/S Bankrupt 8 Nov 2002
IN TOUCH REKLAMEBUREAU ApS Bankrupt 3 Apr 2001
JACOBS MIND ApS Bankrupt 10 Nov 2010
JAML HOLDING ApS Bankrupt 14 Dec 2004
KM 665 A/S Bankrupt 28 May 1997
KONZEPT INT. ApS Bankrupt 15 Aug 2003
KR & T A/S Bankrupt 4 Sep 2001

Address history (4 moves)

3 Apr 2024	Metrovej 3, 2300 København S
1 Oct 2007	Metrovej 3, 2300 København S
4 Dec 2001	Ørestads Boulevard 101, 2300 København S
19 Nov 1999	Ørestad Boulevard 101, 2300 København S
5 Oct 1998	Strandlodsvej 3, 1. th, 2300 København S

Former names

METRO SERVICE A/S	9 Feb 1999 – now
KM 178 A/S	5 Oct 1998 – 8 Feb 1999

Employees per year

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Questions and answers about METRO SERVICE A/S

Has METRO SERVICE A/S gone bankrupt?

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

What is the bankruptcy risk of METRO SERVICE 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 auditor of METRO SERVICE A/S?

METRO SERVICE A/S most recently used PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSPARTNERSELSKAB.

When was METRO SERVICE A/S founded?

METRO SERVICE A/S was founded on 5 October 1998.

What is the equity of METRO SERVICE A/S?

Equity was DKK 259.5m 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.