UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S
CVR 43324616 · Public limited company (A/S) · Active · Low risk
UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S is a Public limited company (A/S), founded on , based in København K. The company is registered in the industry engroshandel med radio og tv, fotografiske og optiske artikler. 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 5 more than six months after the end of the financial year. The latest annual report (31 Dec 2025) shows equity of DKK 79.5m and a net result of DKK 40.4m.
Bankruptcy risk for UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S
0.0 × the average (1.41%) · higher risk than 6% 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
- 43324616
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company (A/S)
- Founded
- (106 years)
- Address
- Dronningensgade 68, 1.
1420 København K - Municipality
- København
- Industry
- Engroshandel med radio og tv, fotografiske og optiske artikler (464320)
Bankruptcies in the industry: Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr - Share capital
- DKK 8.0m
- Employees
- 64 (2018)
- Auditor
- EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab
- Audit opted out
- No
Warning signs
| Annual reports filed late | 7 of 30 |
| Missing annual report | No |
| Negative equity | No |
| Equity ratio | 25.8% |
| Current ratio | 115% |
| Moves (last 2 years) | 0 |
| CEO changes in total | 7 |
| CEO's previous bankruptcies | 0 |
| Other companies at the address | 9 |
| Going-concern uncertainty | No |
Financials and key figures
| Financial year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | DKK 476.5m | DKK 467.1m | DKK 417.9m |
| Gross profit | DKK 90.9m | DKK 98.2m | DKK 74.2m |
| Net profit | DKK 40.4m | DKK 48.8m | DKK 25.1m |
| Equity | DKK 79.5m | DKK 79.1m | DKK 49.1m |
| Total assets | DKK 307.6m | DKK 331.5m | DKK 286.4m |
| Cash | – | DKK 0 | – |
| Short-term debt | DKK 228.1m | DKK 252.4m | – |
| Tax owed | DKK 7.9m | DKK 12.2m | – |
| Avg. employees | 71 | 78 | – |
Latest annual report: Reporting class C, stor virksomhed · auditor's statement: Revisionspåtegning · EY, Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab.
Filed annual reports
| Reporting period | Published | Days after period end | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 | 190 | Late | |
| 1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 | 177 | ||
| 1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2023 | 178 | ||
| 1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2022 | 170 | ||
| 1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021 | 180 | ||
| 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2020 | 190 | Late | |
| 1 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 2019 | 253 | Late | |
| 1 Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2018 | 168 | ||
| 1 Jan 2017 – 31 Dec 2017 | 162 | ||
| 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2016 | 158 | ||
| 1 Jan 2015 – 31 Dec 2015 | 148 | ||
| 1 Jan 2014 – 31 Dec 2014 | 152 | ||
| 1 Jan 2013 – 31 Dec 2013 | 204 | Late | |
| 1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012 | 182 | ||
| 1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011 | 187 | Late | |
| 1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2010 | 159 | ||
| 1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2009 | 153 | ||
| 1 Jan 2008 – 31 Dec 2008 | 183 | ||
| 1 Jan 2007 – 31 Dec 2007 | 153 | ||
| 1 Jan 2006 – 31 Dec 2006 | 149 |
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 | Bent Julius Brandt | ||
| CEO | Jens-Otto Paludan | ||
| CEO | Kjeld Stefansen | ||
| CEO | Casper Arp Bengtson | ||
| Board | Marie Caroline Seebach | Current | |
| Board | Martha Chablis Åhlund | Current | |
| Board | Lars Olle Joakim Johansson | Current | |
| Board | Erik Nils-Åke Backman | Current | |
| Board | Jael Steinberg | Current | |
| Board | Bjørn Einer Rogstad | Current | |
| Board | Carsten Michael Korch | ||
| Board | Jens Andersen | ||
| Board | Jørgen Klarskov Jørgensen | ||
| Board | Jørgen Klarskov Jørgensen | ||
| Board | Ignatios Beskos | ||
| Board | Dennis Ploug | ||
| Board | Thomas Rohde | ||
| Board | Thomas Henrik Nielsen | ||
| Board | Jørgen Hegelund | ||
| Board | Bent Julius Brandt | ||
| Board | Torben Ulrik Smith | ||
| Board | Ole Jochimsen | ||
| Board | Ellen Ebbe Andersen | ||
| Board | Claus Perria Pedersen | ||
| Board | Birgit Kjær Nielsen | ||
| Board | Kirsten Vivian Koldtoft Vestergaard | ||
| Board | Kirsten Vivian Koldtoft Vestergaard | ||
| Board | Kirsten Vivian Koldtoft Vestergaard | ||
| Board | Jørgen Hansen Jørgensen | ||
| Board | Stefan Christian Fryland | ||
| Board | Ignatios Beskos | ||
| Board | Jens-Otto Paludan | ||
| Board | Anders Marcuslund-Reuss | ||
| Board | Annette Wigandt | ||
| Board | Karen Bendix | ||
| Board | Peter Ammundsen | ||
| Board | Theodoor Roos | ||
| Board | Henrik Gregersen | ||
| Board | Anette Sørensen | ||
| Board | Claus Lund Pedersen | ||
| Board | Pia Jøns Nygaard | ||
| Board | Helle Jørgsholm | ||
| Board | Mikael Dittmann | ||
| Board | Victor Henri Antippas | ||
| Board | Casper Arp Bengtson | ||
| Board | Eddie Clas Hammaren Smith Nygren | ||
| Board | Frank Briegmann | ||
| Board | Pia Dahl Egeskov Larsen | ||
| Owner (100%) | Universal International Music B.V. | Current | |
| Owner (100%) | Universal Music Trading Company B.V. | ||
| Auditor | EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab | Current | |
| Auditor | Børge Ove Møller Hansen | ||
| Auditor | PricewaterhouseCoopers, Statsautoriseret Revisionsinteressentskab | ||
| Auditor | PricewaterhouseCoopers, Statsautoriseret Revisionsinteressentskab | ||
| Auditor | Øhrlings Revisionsaktieselskab | ||
| Auditor | CJ Partnership I/S | ||
| Auditor | PricewaterhouseCoopers, Statsautoriseret Revisionsinteressentskab | ||
| Auditor | ANDERSEN STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSAKTIESELSKAB | ||
| Auditor | DELOITTE STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSAKTIESELSKAB | ||
| Auditor | PricewaterhouseCoopers, Statsautoriseret Revisionsinteressentskab | ||
| Auditor | EY Danmark A/S | ||
| Auditor | ERNST & YOUNG DENMARK P/S | ||
| Auditor | EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab | ||
| Auditor | ERNST & YOUNG DENMARK P/S |
The CEOs' other companies
Bent Julius Brandt – 1 other companies
- RISSKOV ADMINISTRATIONSSELSKAB ApS Compulsorily dissolved
Jens-Otto Paludan – 13 other companies, of which 2 bankrupt
- GDC A/S Bankrupt 27 Jan 2012
- TradeToBuy Aps Bankrupt 7 Apr 2025
- 55North Music ApS Fusioneret
- ANYWEAR ApS Opløst
- Fiftyfive Management ApS Active
- Freeze Frame Gallery ApS Active
- JOP HOLDING 2008 ApS Fusioneret
- Nordic Eye General Partner ApS Active
- Nordic Eye Invest ApS Active
- P & P Holding ApS Opløst
- RELOAD A/S Active
- STATISTEN.DK ApS Active
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC NR.2 A/S Fusioneret
Casper Arp Bengtson – 8 other companies
- A:LARM MUSIC ApS Fusioneret
- ArtPeople Music ApS Fusioneret
- COPENHAGEN RECORDS ApS Fusioneret
- Nord Booking Agency A/S Fusioneret
- Nord Production ApS Fusioneret
- RECART MUSIC ApS Fusioneret
- THE MUSIC BUSINESS ORGANISATION (MBO) A/S Fusioneret
- United Stage Danmark ApS Active
Address history (2 moves)
| Dronningensgade 68, 1., 1420 København K | |
| Grønningen 25, st., 1270 København K | |
| Amaliegade 45 mezz, 1256 København K |
Former names
| UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S | – now |
| POLYGRAM RECORDS A/S | – |
Employees per year
Other companies at the same address
- ArtPeople Music ApS Fusioneret
- CVSX ApS Active
- Codelab ApS Active
- D+W HOLDING A/S Fusioneret
- DANSK ARTIST ApS Opløst
- Hayden og Savery Holding ApS Fusioneret
- RECART MUSIC ApS Fusioneret
- THE MUSIC BUSINESS ORGANISATION (MBO) A/S Fusioneret
- Triple L ApS Active
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Questions and answers about UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S
Has UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S gone bankrupt?
No, UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S is not registered as bankrupt in the CVR register. Its status is: active.
What is the bankruptcy risk of UNIVERSAL MUSIC 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 UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S?
UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S most recently used EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab.
When was UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S founded?
UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S was founded on 21 September 1920.
What is the equity of UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S?
Equity was DKK 79.5m 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.