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Painter & decorator in Varde Kommune

Municipality · 49,454 residents
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58of 100

Opportunity score

Worth a closer look

High confidence

Some signals point to room for a new business.

See the five reasons

Why this score (58/100)

Room in the market60strong
Population growth28weak
Momentum59average
Survival82strong
Financial trend75strong

The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. How the score is calculated

Active now
33
+1 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
6.7
similar areas 8.4 · Denmark 7.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
7 opened 7 closed
last 12 months: 3 opened, 2 closed
Population
49,454
-0.6% in 5 years

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

There are 33 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Varde Kommune - 6.7 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 8.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 42.

In the last 3 years 7 opened and 7 closed (net 0).

The population is 49,454 and has shrunk 0.6% over 5 years.

Compared with Denmark

Painter & decorator in Varde Kommune against all of Denmark. Annual-report figures are for 2025, from 12 companies.

VardeDenmarkVarde DenmarkVerdict
Still open after 1 year 81% 83% Worse
Still open after 3 years 62% 58% Better
Still open after 5 years 36% 42% Worse
Years open, businesses that closed 9.8 yrs 7.7 yrs Longer
Made a loss 8% 28% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 0% 15% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 0% 13% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 56% 43% Stronger
Gross profit per employee DKK 642k DKK 488k Higher
Staff costs per employee DKK 531k DKK 445k Higher
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 2% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

Varde Kommune
0102030402014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Painter & decorator

Openings and closures per year

0246Opened 2017: 1Closed 2017: 22017Opened 2018: 4Closed 2018: 42018Opened 2019: 2Closed 2019: 12019Opened 2020: 5Closed 2020: 42020Opened 2021: 3Closed 2021: 22021Opened 2022: 2Closed 2022: 52022Opened 2023: 1Closed 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 2Closed 2024: 52024Opened 2025: 2Closed 2025: 12025Opened 2026 (so far): 3Closed 2026 (so far): 12026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Money

Financials

Median gross profit
DKK 884k
12 companies filed
Profitable
92%
gross profit trend +8.9%
0500k1.0m1.5m2.0m20172019202120232025Varde KommuneDenmark
Varde KommuneDenmark

Only companies (ApS/A/S) publish accounts - sole proprietorships don't. Small companies usually report gross profit, not revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for painter & decorator in Varde Kommune.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators12% · 32 owners
2 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.61 · Denmark: 0.85
Average age of active businesses13.5 yrs · Denmark: 12.3
Younger than 2 years15% · Denmark: 19%
Older than 10 years61% · Denmark: 45%

An established market: many businesses have been here for years.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business whose address changed to another area, or one closing while the same company opens one in another area within 90 days. A new address in the same area is not a move.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one2,074 · 4%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)4.1 km · Ølgod Sogn (Varde)

Measured from each parish centre.

When businesses open and close

024Opened Jan: 2Closed Jan: 0JanOpened Feb: 1Closed Feb: 0Opened Mar: 1Closed Mar: 2MarOpened Apr: 0Closed Apr: 1Opened May: 0Closed May: 0MayOpened Jun: 3Closed Jun: 4Opened Jul: 2Closed Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 0Closed Aug: 1Opened Sep: 1Closed Sep: 1SepOpened Oct: 0Closed Oct: 3Opened Nov: 0Closed Nov: 0NovOpened Dec: 0Closed Dec: 2
OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

Jobs

01020304020172019202120232025Employees

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

Existing businesses

33 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Hornelund 11 st. th, 6800 Varde 2026
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Lynevej 17, 6870 Ølgod 2026
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Strandvejen 109, 6854 Henne 2026
· Anpartsselskab Østervold 12, 6800 Varde 2025
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Langgade 50, 6800 Varde 2025
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Møllegade 23, 6862 Tistrup 2024
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Roustvej 138, 6818 Årre 2024
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Venezuela 3, 6800 Varde 2023
· Anpartsselskab Bredhovej 9, 6862 Tistrup 2022
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Frisvadvej 3 st. th, 6800 Varde 2021
· Anpartsselskab Forumvej 48, 6800 Varde 2021
· Anpartsselskab Houstrupvej 64, 6830 Nørre Nebel 2021
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Grindstedvej 6, 6870 Ølgod 2018
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Gammeltoftvej 10, 6854 Henne 2016
· Anpartsselskab Tarpvej 19, 6870 Ølgod 2016
· Anpartsselskab Østergade 1D 1, 6823 Ansager 2015
· Anpartsselskab Fiilsøvej 1, 6840 Oksbøl 2014
· MALERFIRMAET KJØGX ApS · Anpartsselskab Vesterballevej 1, 6857 Blåvand 2014
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Engholmvej 10, 6818 Årre 2011
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Bolhedevej 19, 6800 Varde 2010
· Anpartsselskab Engvej 21, 6840 Oksbøl 2010
· Anpartsselskab Sletten 136, 6800 Varde 2009
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Gl Gellerupvej 10, 6800 Varde 2009
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Degnevangen 1E, 6857 Blåvand 2008
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Lokesvej 19, 6840 Oksbøl 2008
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Debelvej 60, 6753 Agerbæk 2003
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Stilbjergvej 60, 6800 Varde 2001
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Østparken 47, 6840 Oksbøl 2001
· Anpartsselskab Slugten 2, 6800 Varde 2000
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Hjertingvej 119D, 6800 Varde 1999
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Vardevej 16, 6818 Årre 1998
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Varde Landevej 43, 6800 Varde 1993
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Industrivej 82, 6840 Oksbøl 1991

Recently opened


Hornelund 11 st. th, 6800 Varde
Aug 2026

Lynevej 17, 6870 Ølgod
Aug 2026

Strandvejen 109, 6854 Henne
May 2026

Østervold 12, 6800 Varde
Jul 2025

Langgade 50, 6800 Varde
Jan 2025

Recently closed


Murervej 7, 6800 Varde
Mar 2026
after 28 yrs

Søparken 17, 6862 Tistrup
Dec 2025
after 19 yrs

Tømmergade 6, 6830 Nørre Nebel
Dec 2024
after 3 yrs

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Favrskov Kommune50,028275.458
Hedensted Kommune48,813295.951
Frederikssund Kommune47,9305010.434
Kalundborg Kommune47,822428.835
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune52,268407.742
Egedal Kommune46,5145211.236

Best spots inside Varde

Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Ølgod Sogn (Varde) Parish12.063
6870 Ølgod Postcode35.356
Varde Sogn (Varde) Parish85.252
6830 Nørre Nebel Postcode13.252
6800 Varde Postcode135.851
6880 Tarm Postcode57.347
Aal Sogn (Varde) Parish513.543
6840 Oksbøl Postcode513.443

Population of Varde

Statistics Denmark
47k48k49k50k51k2011Q4 13Q3 16Q2 192022Q4 24Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14 16%
Young 15-24 11%
Adults 25-44 21%
Adults 45-64 27%
Seniors 65-79 18%
80 and older 7%

The line marks the average for Denmark.

Average age44.4 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per personDKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home25% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)33% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here22,597
Commute in / out every day6,857 / 10,430
Jobs per working resident0.86 · Denmark: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

Counts are places of business (production units) registered in CVR with a main branche code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area, use the radius view. Statistics updated 11.11.2026.