Denmark Company & Beneficial Ownership Directory
Company register search for 2.2M+ Denmark companies, plus shareholder, officer and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Denmark company register data is public and free to search on the Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister (CVR), run by Erhvervsstyrelsen (the Danish Business Authority) under the Selskabsloven (Companies Act). Beneficial ownership, the reelle ejere, is integrated into the same CVR record, generally presumed at a 25% ownership threshold with a control test also applying, under Denmark's anti-money-laundering law. Access tightened on 1 September 2025 under EU rules following related Court of Justice case law, moving to a tiered model for competent authorities, obliged entities, and legitimate-interest parties. Sole proprietorships are exempt from the filing requirement entirely.
Denmark beneficial ownership guideTop Companies in Denmark
Live from the register. Every row opens the full record — officers, shareholders and resolved group structure.
Data Coverage
Record counts by data layer for Denmark, as of the last reconciliation.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you about Denmark
Denmark closed open public access to its beneficial-ownership register (reelle ejere) on 1 September 2025, moving to a 6AMLD-aligned ‘legitimate interest’ model in line with the EU’s post-CJEU framework: access now requires MitID (or another eIDAS-recognised eID) authentication plus a signed declaration of legitimate, lawful purpose. Base company data, management details, legal owners holding 5%+ stakes, and filed annual reports remain freely accessible through the CVR portal (datacvr.virk.dk) — it’s specifically the beneficial-ownership layer that’s now gated.
Denmark’s Central Business Register (CVR), run by the Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen), held roughly 900,000 live units in 2025, of which around 380,000–390,000 are limited companies (ApS/A/S) and about 300,000 are sole proprietorships. Small and medium-sized enterprises made up around 99% of the roughly 300,000 businesses tracked by the Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri). Foreign-owned enterprises are a modest but consequential slice: 13,800 foreign-owned companies were active in 2023 — 3% of all commercial enterprises — yet they employed 23% of the country’s full-time workforce and generated 1,393 billion DKK in turnover, 25% of total commercial-sector turnover, with Sweden the single largest source of foreign investment by company count.
Denmark company base, broken down
Charts render from live counts. Where coverage is partial, the excluded population is stated on the chart.
Companies by industry
NACE section level, live from official registries. Each bar links through to its own directory.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file. Entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Enterprises by size category
A simplified 2-band split of roughly 300,000 Danish businesses tracked by the Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri): SMEs (under 250 employees) made up about 99% of the total, a finer small/medium/micro breakdown was not sourced in this pass. Source: Dansk Industri (Confederation of Danish Industry).
Foreign-controlled entities
13,800 foreign-owned enterprises were active in Denmark in 2023 — 3% of all commercial enterprises — yet they employed 23% of the country’s full-time workforce and generated 1,393 billion DKK in turnover (25% of total commercial-sector turnover). Sweden was the largest source by company count, owning around a fifth of all Danish foreign-controlled firms.
Who uses Denmark ownership data
The three checks this page's data is most often run for.
KYB onboarding
Verifying a Denmark counterparty means confirming the beneficial owner behind the entity and evidencing where that answer came from, not just pulling the registered name.
AML and sanctions screening
Sanctions exposure often sits above the operating company, in a holding layer registered elsewhere. Screening the local entity alone will not surface it; screening the resolved ownership chain will.
Supplier and credit risk
Only 337,157 Denmark entities have digitized accounts on file, so group membership is often a better solvency signal than a standalone balance sheet.
Get complete shareholder and officer records, ultimate beneficial owner resolution, and ongoing ownership monitoring for Denmark companies — via API or a bulk data feed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zavia's company data coverage for Denmark?
Zavia holds 2.2M+ company records for Denmark, of which 856,380 (38%) are currently active on the register.
How does Denmark handle UBO and beneficial ownership disclosure?
Denmark company register data is public and free to search on the Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister (CVR), run by Erhvervsstyrelsen (the Danish Business Authority) under the Selskabsloven (Companies Act). Beneficial ownership, the reelle ejere, is integrated into the same CVR record, generally presumed at a 25% ownership threshold with a control test also applying, under Denmark's anti-money-laundering law. Access tightened on 1 September 2025 under EU rules following related Court of Justice case law, moving to a tiered model for competent authorities, obliged entities, and legitimate-interest parties. Sole proprietorships are exempt from the filing requirement entirely.
Does Zavia track Denmark company ownership chains and parent-subsidiary links?
Yes. Zavia holds 346,238 shareholder records for Denmark companies, with 324,823 ultimate parent relationships resolved for group-structure and ownership-chain mapping.
Does Zavia list company officers for Denmark?
Yes. Zavia holds 1.7M+ officer and director records for Denmark companies, sourced directly from the same official register as the company's own filing.
Is VAT data included for Denmark companies?
Yes. Zavia holds 949 VAT records for Denmark companies, linked to the same registered entity as its company profile.
Does Zavia include digitized financial reports for Denmark?
Yes. Zavia holds 337,157 digitized financial reports for Denmark companies, available through Zavia's enriched company data for verified users.
How can I query Denmark company records programmatically?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including Denmark, so company registration, shareholder, UBO, officer, and group-structure records can be queried programmatically instead of browsed one page at a time.
Where can I learn more about Denmark's company register?
Zavia's Denmark beneficial ownership guide covers the register, the UBO threshold, and how to verify a company's ownership chain in more depth than this directory page.