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Active in Denmark
9,169
15.2 per 10,000 residents
3-year change
+3.1%
12 months: +0.8%
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
614 / 538
Median gross profit
DKK 382k
74% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for accountant & bookkeeping in Hele Danmark.

Survival

Still open after 1 year89%
Still open after 3 years72%
Still open after 5 years59%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 9.9 years on average.

Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)137 · 26% of all closures
Companies with negative equity8%
Losses two years in a row11%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss23%
Median equity ratio59%
Gross profit per employeeDKK 552k
Staff costs per employeeDKK 504k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 3,067 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)3%
Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 8,703 owners
41 places
33 places
17 places
13 places
11 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.02
Average age of active businesses13.7 yrs
Younger than 2 years15%
Older than 10 years52%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one90,801 · 2%
More than 10 km6,242
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)2.5 km · Them Sogn (Silkeborg)

Measured from each parish centre.

When businesses open and close

0200400600800Opened Jan: 429Closed Jan: 161JanOpened Feb: 192Closed Feb: 165Opened Mar: 257Closed Mar: 293MarOpened Apr: 253Closed Apr: 163Opened May: 280Closed May: 179MayOpened Jun: 225Closed Jun: 339Opened Jul: 253Closed Jul: 154JulOpened Aug: 261Closed Aug: 174Opened Sep: 451Closed Sep: 263SepOpened Oct: 250Closed Oct: 180Opened Nov: 205Closed Nov: 212NovOpened Dec: 233Closed Dec: 788
OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

Jobs

010k20k30k20172019202120232025Employees

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Farthest from the nearest accountant & bookkeeping

Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.

PostcodeResidentsDistance
6430 Nordborg11,3213.5 km
7700 Thisted25,2282.9 km
9560 Hadsund10,3162.7 km
6630 Rødding10,0042.6 km
6950 Ringkøbing13,9852.4 km
5450 Otterup10,7972.1 km
9310 Vodskov10,7952.0 km
7080 Børkop13,8491.7 km
6200 Aabenraa28,3791.4 km
6900 Skjern13,1251.3 km

Active in Denmark over time

6,0007,0008,0009,00010k2011Q4 13Q3 16Q2 192022Q4 24Accountant & bookkeeping

Openings and closures per year

05001,000Opened 2015: 772Closed 2015: 4972015Opened 2016: 751Closed 2016: 493Opened 2017: 732Closed 2017: 5452017Opened 2018: 721Closed 2018: 560Opened 2019: 708Closed 2019: 5382019Opened 2020: 775Closed 2020: 589Opened 2021: 666Closed 2021: 5862021Opened 2022: 565Closed 2022: 653Opened 2023: 625Closed 2023: 6212023Opened 2024: 540Closed 2024: 603Opened 2025: 893Closed 2025: 6082025Opened 2026: 482Closed 2026: 309
OpenedClosed

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Favrskov Kommune71
Holstebro Kommune71
Silkeborg Kommune70
Ishøj Kommune69
Kerteminde Kommune69
Rebild Kommune67
Billund Kommune66
Aarhus Kommune64
Odder Kommune63
Horsens Kommune63

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Skive Kommune47+34%
Aarhus Kommune511+21%
Odder Kommune51+19%
Albertslund Kommune60+18%
Mariagerfjord Kommune51+16%
Middelfart Kommune60+15%
Billund Kommune31+15%
Kolding Kommune169+13%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune88+13%
Tønder Kommune45+13%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Vesthimmerlands Kommune44-19%
Dragør Kommune33-13%
Nordfyns Kommune41-13%
Bornholm Kommune51-12%
Stevns Kommune55-11%
Egedal Kommune76-11%
Samsø Kommune9-10%
Odsherred Kommune65-10%
Morsø Kommune20-9%
Lolland Kommune31-9%

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Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Gribskov Kommune30.4
Gentofte Kommune29.0
Hørsholm Kommune28.4
Greve Kommune24.3
Helsingør Kommune24.0
Rudersdal Kommune23.6
Fredensborg Kommune23.3
Stevns Kommune22.9
Hillerød Kommune22.7
Roskilde Kommune22.4

Financials of companies filing accounts

0100k200k300k400k20172019202120232025Median gross profitMedian result
Median gross profitMedian result

Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.

By year

YearFilersMedian gross profitMiddle 50%Profitable
20253,067DKK 382k DKK 34k – DKK 1.3m74%
20242,866DKK 373k DKK 37k – DKK 1.3m75%
20232,821DKK 376k DKK 37k – DKK 1.2m75%
20222,769DKK 386k DKK 42k – DKK 1.2m70%
20212,720DKK 382k DKK 40k – DKK 1.2m76%
20202,659DKK 335k DKK 34k – DKK 1.1m72%
20192,590DKK 333k DKK 36k – DKK 1.2m72%
20182,475DKK 360k DKK 37k – DKK 1.2m68%
20171,284DKK 311k DKK 28k – DKK 903k66%

By region

RegionActivePer 10k3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden3,22616.50%
Region Midtjylland1,79913.0+9%
Region Nordjylland69511.7-2%
Region Sjælland1,62718.9-3%
Region Syddanmark1,62313.0+6%

What's included

Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:

6920…Bogføring og revision: skatterådgivning

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