ESSELTE ApS
CVR 73404517 · Private limited company (ApS) · Active · Low risk
ESSELTE ApS is a Private limited company (ApS), founded on , based in Herlev. The company is registered in the industry engroshandel med informations- og kommunikationsudstyr. 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 3 more than six months after the end of the financial year. The latest annual report (31 Dec 2025) shows equity of DKK 59.9m and a net result of DKK 6.9m. CEO: Jørgen Scharff Foley.
Bankruptcy risk for ESSELTE ApS
0.0 × the average (1.41%) · higher risk than 0% 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
- 73404517
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company (ApS)
- Founded
- (43 years)
- Address
- Hørkær 28, st.
2730 Herlev - Municipality
- Herlev
- Industry
- Engroshandel med informations- og kommunikationsudstyr (465000)
Bankruptcies in the industry: Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr - Share capital
- DKK 25.0m
- Employees
- 12 (2018)
- Auditor
- Beierholm Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab
- Audit opted out
- No
Warning signs
| Annual reports filed late | 5 of 31 |
| Missing annual report | No |
| Negative equity | No |
| Equity ratio | 86.6% |
| Current ratio | 744% |
| Moves (last 2 years) | 1 |
| CEO changes in total | 9 |
| CEO's previous bankruptcies | 0 |
| Other companies at the address | 15 |
| Going-concern uncertainty | No |
Financials and key figures
| Financial year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross profit | DKK 19.9m | DKK 20.6m | DKK 18.1m |
| Net profit | DKK 6.9m | DKK 7.0m | DKK 6.7m |
| Equity | DKK 59.9m | DKK 53.0m | DKK 46.0m |
| Total assets | DKK 69.1m | DKK 62.2m | DKK 56.0m |
| Cash | DKK 219k | DKK 278k | – |
| Short-term debt | DKK 9.3m | DKK 9.2m | – |
| Tax owed | DKK 1.6m | DKK 1.8m | – |
| Avg. employees | 13 | 13 | – |
Latest annual report: Reporting class B · auditor's statement: Revisionspåtegning · Beierholm.
Filed annual reports
| Reporting period | Published | Days after period end | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 | 168 | ||
| 1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 | 175 | ||
| 1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2023 | 166 | ||
| 1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2022 | 153 | ||
| 1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021 | 174 | ||
| 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2020 | 165 | ||
| 1 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 2019 | 255 | Late | |
| 1 Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2018 | 170 | ||
| 1 Jan 2017 – 31 Dec 2017 | 172 | ||
| 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2016 | 152 | ||
| 1 Jan 2015 – 31 Dec 2015 | 153 | ||
| 1 Jan 2014 – 31 Dec 2014 | 159 | ||
| 1 Jan 2013 – 31 Dec 2013 | 168 | ||
| 1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012 | 154 | ||
| 1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011 | 161 | ||
| 1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2010 | 156 | ||
| 1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2009 | 249 | Late | |
| 1 Jan 2008 – 31 Dec 2008 | 181 | ||
| 1 Jan 2007 – 31 Dec 2007 | 154 | ||
| 1 Jan 2006 – 31 Dec 2006 | 190 | Late |
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 Scharff Foley | Current | |
| CEO | Ebbe Reinecke-Wilkendorff | ||
| CEO | Preben Ole Bonde | ||
| CEO | Peter Løjmand | ||
| CEO | Morten Claudi Lassen | ||
| Board | Christen Kaalstad | Current | |
| Board | Jørgen Scharff Foley | Current | |
| Board | Christopher Neil Hopkinson | Current | |
| Board | Flemming Jørgen Otzen | ||
| Board | Svend Aage Busk | ||
| Board | Preben Ole Bonde | ||
| Board | Bengt Tore Strandberg | ||
| Board | Hans Gosta Jonas Sjogren | ||
| Board | Erling Overgaard Pedersen | ||
| Board | Ebbe Reinecke-Wilkendorff | ||
| Board | Ebbe Frank Andersen | ||
| Board | Hans Gosta Jonas Sjogren | ||
| Board | Vibeke Fruerlund Christensen | ||
| Board | Lars Smidt Laursen | ||
| Board | Allan Bo Jensen | ||
| Board | Karen Dvinge | ||
| Board | Anne Birgitte Torp | ||
| Board | Hanne Magnussen | ||
| Board | Gitte Busch | ||
| Board | Peter Horn | ||
| Board | Ulf Kenneth Brodd | ||
| Board | Flemming Engelund Frausing | ||
| Board | Flemming Engelund Frausing | ||
| Board | Preben Ole Bonde | ||
| Board | Peter Løjmand | ||
| Board | Rolf Christen Kaalstad | ||
| Board | Morten Claudi Lassen | ||
| Board | Odd Erik Wølner | ||
| Board | Walter Joe Thomas | ||
| Owner (100%) | Esselte Business BVBA | Current | |
| Auditor | Beierholm Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab | Current | |
| Auditor | CHRISTIANSEN & ENGELBRECHTSEN REVISIONSFIRMA | ||
| Auditor | ANDERSEN STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSAKTIESELSKAB | ||
| Auditor | EY Danmark A/S | ||
| Auditor | ERNST & YOUNG DENMARK P/S | ||
| Auditor | EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab | ||
| Auditor | KPMG P/S |
The CEOs' other companies
Jørgen Scharff Foley – 1 other companies
- XYRON A/S Opløst
Ebbe Reinecke-Wilkendorff – 8 other companies
- A/S PSE NR. 4032 Opløst
- ALL PLAST INVEST A/S AF 26.04.1971 Fusioneret
- Dansk Råstofgenbrug af 31/12 2016 ApS Opløst
- ERW Holding A/S Active
- ESSELTE DYMO A/S Fusioneret
- ESSELTE DYMO HOLDING A/S Fusioneret
- HEMO-PLAST A/S Fusioneret
- Letraset A/S Active
Preben Ole Bonde – 6 other companies
- A/S PSE NR. 4032 Opløst
- ALL PLAST INVEST A/S AF 26.04.1971 Fusioneret
- ESSELTE DYMO A/S Fusioneret
- ESSELTE DYMO HOLDING A/S Fusioneret
- HEMO-PLAST A/S Fusioneret
- XYRON A/S Opløst
Peter Løjmand – 7 other companies, of which 2 bankrupt
- COMBIPOT A/S Bankrupt 26 Aug 2015
- PT-07 ApS Bankrupt 15 Apr 2024
- C.C. HANSEN A/S Active
- HP-07 ApS Active
- PLAST TEAM INVEST ApS Opløst
- PLUS PACK A/S Active
- XYRON A/S Opløst
Morten Claudi Lassen – 4 other companies
- KONTORSUPERMARKED A/S Fusioneret
- REDOFFICE ApS Active
- STOKVIS DANMARK ApS Active
- XYRON A/S Opløst
Address history (4 moves)
| Hørkær 28, st., 2730 Herlev | |
| Smedeholm 10, 2730 Herlev | |
| Smedeholm 10, 1., 2730 Herlev | |
| Borupvang 5E, 2750 Ballerup | |
| Nordre Fasanvej 117, 2000 Frederiksberg |
Former names
| ESSELTE ApS | – now |
| ESSELTE A/S | – |
| ESSELTE BUSINESS SYSTEMS A/S | – |
Employees per year
Other companies at the same address
- B2B GRUPPEN ApS Bankrupt
- ENERGIADMINISTRATION IVS Bankrupt
- LEDinstallatør IVS Bankrupt
- PENHOUSE HOLDING ApS Bankrupt
- TEDL HOLDING ApS Bankrupt
- ZLIGHT ApS Bankrupt
- ABBOTT PRODUCTS ApS Fusioneret
- AUDIO VISIONARY MUSIC A/S Fusioneret
- Aczept IT IVS Opløst
- BIBLIOTHECA A/S Active
- BibMedia A/S Active
- Etteplan Denmark A/S Active
- PENHOUSE NORDIC ApS Opløst
- PENHOUSE OF SCANDINAVIA A/S Compulsorily dissolved
- SYNTHES A/S Fusioneret
Similar companies in Herlev
- BjergLyng Holding ApS Herlev
- SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS DANMARK A/S Herlev
- Selskabet af 29. august 2002 A/S Herlev
- XYRON A/S Herlev
- COMPHOLD A/S Herlev
Questions and answers about ESSELTE ApS
Has ESSELTE ApS gone bankrupt?
No, ESSELTE ApS is not registered as bankrupt in the CVR register. Its status is: active.
What is the bankruptcy risk of ESSELTE ApS?
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 ESSELTE ApS?
Jørgen Scharff Foley is the CEO of ESSELTE ApS.
Who is the auditor of ESSELTE ApS?
ESSELTE ApS most recently used Beierholm Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab.
When was ESSELTE ApS founded?
ESSELTE ApS was founded on 28 October 1983.
What is the equity of ESSELTE ApS?
Equity was DKK 59.9m 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.