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This guide contains public integration notes for Denmark. Use it for identifier formats, search behavior, and country-specific caveats. The live source of truth for coverage, pricing, data sources, documents, legal forms, roles, and status values is the pricing page.

Denmark coverage, pricing, and sources

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Data Sources
Company Identifiers
Search Capabilities
Fast search data
Quirks & Gotchas
Mappings
Data Availability
Example API Responses

Data Sources

Denmark uses official registers operated by the Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen). For a given entity, company data comes from the CVR, and the Danish VAT number is verified against VIES. Financial documents are sourced separately from the ERST publication index.

All entity types

CVR (Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister / Central Business Register) — Operated by the Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen), the CVR is the central government register containing primary data on all businesses in Denmark and Greenland. This is the sole primary source for company profile data. The CVR provides comprehensive structured data including: company name, legal form, status, incorporation date, registered address, share capital, activity codes, management (legal representatives), legal shareholders, beneficial owners (UBOs), contact information, employee counts, and production units (establishments). The CVR covers all entity types: commercial companies (A/S, ApS), sole proprietorships (ENK), partnerships (I/S, K/S), non-profits, cooperatives, and public institutions.
ERST (Erhvervsstyrelsens Offentliggorelsesindeks / Financial Publication Index) — Operated by the Danish Business Authority. Used exclusively for financial statement retrieval (annual reports in XBRL, XHTML, and PDF formats). The ERST indexes all financial publications filed with the Danish Business Authority. It is not a structured data source for company attributes.
VIES (EU VAT Information Exchange System) — Secondary source for the company datapoint. It verifies the Danish VAT number and returns it in taxId with its verification status.

The CVR records every field with a validity period (gyldigFra / gyldigTil). Topograph returns the values that are current today.

Company Identifiers

company.identifiers.euid is an optional European Unique Identifier. Domestic A/S and ApS companies. Example: DKCVR.25450442. It is returned as an output identifier and cannot be used as a search input. See EUID coverage and interpretation.

Query Identifiers

Company Type	Source	Format	Example	Notes
All entities	CVR	8 digits (CVR number)	`40715355`	Unique identifier for all Danish entities

Identifiers in API Response

Once you retrieve company data, the identifiers object contains all available identifiers for that entity:

Identifier Type	Format	Example	Found In
`cvr`	8 digits	`40715355`	All entities
`enhedsNummer`	Up to 10 digits	`4001459308`	Internal CVR unit number (all entities)
`VAT`	8 digits (same as CVR, no `DK` prefix)	`40715355`	All entities

The CVR number and VAT number share the same 8 digits. The response returns VAT without the DK prefix. Search accepts either 40715355 or DK40715355.

Search Capabilities

Search Type	Pattern	Example	Match Type	Expected Results
By CVR Number	8 digits	`40715355`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By Name	Text string (min 3 chars)	`"Maersk"`	Fuzzy	Multiple results (up to 20)

Name search combines exact, fuzzy, prefix and former-name matching, with exact matches ranked first. Searches by CVR number are exact and faster.

Fast search data

Denmark company data is periodically synchronized from the CVR open data into a fast search index.

Search

Search queries hit the fast search index first for instant results, with automatic fallback to the live CVR if the fast search index misses.

Companies in fast search data

The fast search index contains all Danish entities from the CVR, regardless of status. No entities are excluded. For the authoritative company status, request the company datapoint, which reads the live CVR.

Onboarding Mode

In onboarding mode, requests for the company datapoint use the live CVR, not the fast search dataset. Data is always real-time from the CVR.

Quirks & Gotchas

Quirk	Details
Full legal form names returned	The system returns `langBeskrivelse` (full description, e.g., “Anpartsselskab”) rather than `kortBeskrivelse` (abbreviation, e.g., “ApS”).
Decimal ownership percentages	CVR stores ownership as decimals (0.25 = 25%). The system converts automatically. Data quality issues can occasionally cause totals exceeding 100%.
UBO vs. shareholder separation	The same `deltagerRelation` structure contains both legal shareholders and beneficial owners. They are distinguished by the `FUNKTION` attribute: `Reel ejer` = UBO, others with ownership data = shareholders.
Management as beneficial owners	When a company has no registered beneficial owners (for example, when ownership runs through a foreign parent), Danish anti-money-laundering law treats the company’s registered management as the beneficial owners. In that case `ultimateBeneficialOwners` returns the directors and board members, each marked in `control.description` as designated management with no ownership percentage. This applies to active companies only — closed or dissolving companies return no beneficial owners — and any appointed liquidator is excluded.
Current roles only	Legal representatives are the current officers. Roles that have ended in the CVR are not returned.
Capital in DKK	Capital amounts are formatted in Danish locale (e.g., `DKK 250.000` using periods as thousand separators). Default currency is DKK.
Employee count lag	Employee counts (`nyesteAarsbeskaeftigelse`) represent the most recent annual employment data, which may be 1-2 years old.
Production units as establishments	Establishments are mapped from CVR `produktionsenheder` (production units), each identified by a P-number.
Trade register extract delivery	The CVR Erhvervsudtog is generated on demand and takes approximately 2 minutes.
Financial document format mismatch	CVR MIME types for financial documents can be incorrect (e.g., documents labeled XHTML may actually be PDFs). The system detects the actual file format from magic bytes.
AI-enriched fields	Activity code ISIC mapping and role English translations use AI classification for unrecognized values. Company status is mapped deterministically. The local Danish values are always preserved verbatim.
Document retrieval time	Document downloads and publication retrieval can be slower than company data lookups.

Mappings

Company Status

Company status is determined deterministically from the CVR sammensatStatus field and lifespan data. status.localName carries the readable Danish label, and statusDetails carries the standardized status and, for closed companies, the closure reason.

Local Status (`localName`)	English	Standardized Status	Closure Reason
Normal	Normal	`ACTIVE`	-
Aktiv	Active	`ACTIVE`	-
Under konkurs	In bankruptcy	`UNDER_INSOLVENCY_PROCEEDING`	-
Under tvangsopløsning	In compulsory dissolution	`UNDER_INSOLVENCY_PROCEEDING`	-
Under frivillig likvidation	In voluntary liquidation	`UNDER_INSOLVENCY_PROCEEDING`	-
Under rekonstruktion	In reconstruction	`UNDER_INSOLVENCY_PROCEEDING`	-
Under reassumering	In reassumption	`UNDER_INSOLVENCY_PROCEEDING`	-
Ophørt	Ceased	`CLOSED`	-
Opløst	Dissolved	`CLOSED`	`OTHER`
Opløst efter konkurs	Dissolved after bankruptcy	`CLOSED`	`BANKRUPTCY`
Opløst efter erklæring	Dissolved by declaration	`CLOSED`	`VOLUNTARY_DISSOLUTION`
Opløst efter frivillig likvidation	Dissolved after voluntary liquidation	`CLOSED`	`LIQUIDATION`
Opløst efter fusion	Dissolved after merger	`CLOSED`	`MERGER`
Opløst efter spaltning	Dissolved after demerger	`CLOSED`	`SPLIT`
Opløst efter grænseoverskridende fusion	Dissolved after cross-border merger	`CLOSED`	`MERGER`
Opløst efter grænseoverskridende spaltning	Dissolved after cross-border demerger	`CLOSED`	`SPLIT`
Tvangsopløst	Compulsorily dissolved	`CLOSED`	`ADMINISTRATIVE_DISSOLUTION`
Slettet	Deleted	`CLOSED`	`OTHER`

Status determination logic: (1) Use sammensatStatus if available; (2) Fall back to the current virksomhedsstatus entry; (3) Check livsforloeb (lifespan): if the latest lifespan period has an end date, status is Ophørt. A value outside this list returns status UNKNOWN, with the register’s raw value kept in localName.

Legal Forms

Denmark uses the virksomhedsformkode from the CVR. The system returns the full description (langBeskrivelse) rather than the abbreviation (kortBeskrivelse). The English translation and standardized type are mapped deterministically from the code for all 41 CVR legal forms, and the ISO 20275 (ELF) code is added when one matches.

The local Danish legal form name (langBeskrivelse) is always preserved verbatim. For an unrecognized code, AI-based classification is used as fallback.

Key Business Forms

Code	Danish Name (langBeskrivelse)	English	Standardized
60	Aktieselskab	Public Limited Company (A/S)	Corporation
80	Anpartsselskab	Private Limited Company (ApS)	Limited Liability Company
81	Iværksætterselskab	Entrepreneurial Company (IVS)	Limited Liability Company
70	Kommanditaktieselskab/Partnerselskab	Partnership Limited by Shares (P/S)	Partnership
45	Medarbejderinvesteringsselskab	Employee Investment Company	Limited Liability Company

Sole Proprietorships

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized
10	Enkeltmandsvirksomhed	Sole Proprietorship	Sole Proprietorship
15	Personligt ejet Mindre Virksomhed	Personally Owned Small Business (PMV)	Sole Proprietorship

Partnerships

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized
30	Interessentskab	General Partnership (I/S)	Partnership
40	Kommanditselskab	Limited Partnership (K/S)	Partnership
50	Partrederi	Shipping Partnership (Partrederi)	Partnership

Cooperatives & Limited Liability Associations

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized
130	Andelsselskab (-forening)	Cooperative Society	Cooperative
140	Andelsselskab (-forening) med begrænset ansvar	Cooperative Society with Limited Liability (AMBA)	Cooperative
150	Forening eller selskab med begrænset ansvar	Association or Company with Limited Liability	Cooperative
151	Selskab med begrænset ansvar	Company with Limited Liability (SMBA)	Limited Liability Company
152	Forening med begrænset ansvar	Association with Limited Liability (FMBA)	Cooperative

Non-Profits, Foundations & Trusts

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized
90	Fonde og andre selvejende institutioner	Foundations and Other Self-Governing Institutions	Nonprofit Organization
95	Trust	Trust	Trust
100	Erhvervsdrivende fond	Commercial Foundation	Nonprofit Organization
110	Forening	Association	Nonprofit Organization
115	Frivillig forening	Voluntary Association	Nonprofit Organization

Foreign Entities & Branches

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized
170	Filial af udenlandsk aktieselskab, kommanditaktieselskab	Branch of a Foreign Public Limited Company	Branch or Representative Office
180	Filial af udenlandsk anpartsselskab eller selskab	Branch of a Foreign Private Limited Company	Branch or Representative Office
190	Filial af udenlandsk virksomhed med begrænset ansvar	Branch of a Foreign Company with Limited Liability	Branch or Representative Office
210	Anden udenlandsk virksomhed	Other Foreign Company	Other
220	Fast forretningssted af Europæisk økonomisk Firmagruppe	Permanent Establishment of an EEIG	Branch or Representative Office
520	Grønlandsk afdeling af udenlandsk selskab eller virksomhed	Greenlandic Branch of a Foreign Company	Branch or Representative Office

European Legal Forms

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized
160	Europæisk Økonomisk Firmagruppe	European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG)	Partnership
195	SCE-selskab	European Cooperative Society (SCE)	Cooperative
290	SE-selskab	European Company (SE)	Corporation
291	Filial af SE-selskab	Branch of a European Company (SE)	Branch or Representative Office

Public & Special Entities

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized
230	Statslig administrativ enhed	State Administrative Unit	Government-Owned Entity
235	Selvstændig offentlig virksomhed eller dattervirksomhed heraf	Independent Public Enterprise or Subsidiary Thereof	Government-Owned Entity
240	Amtskommune	County Authority	Government-Owned Entity
245	Region	Region	Government-Owned Entity
250	Primærkommune	Municipality	Government-Owned Entity
260	Folkekirkelige Institutioner	National Church Institution	Other
285	Særlig finansiel virksomhed	Special Financial Entity	Other

Other

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized
20	Dødsbo	Estate of a Deceased Person	Other
270	Enhed under oprettelse i Erhvervsstyrelsen	Entity Under Formation	Other
280	Øvrige virksomhedsformer	Other Legal Forms	Other
990	Uoplyst virksomhedsform	Unspecified Legal Form	Other

Legal Representatives

Legal representatives are extracted deterministically from the CVR deltagerRelation data. Persons and companies in organizations of type LEDELSESORGAN (management body: executive board, board of directors, liquidator) and FULDT_ANSVARLIG_DELTAGERE (fully liable partners of partnerships) are returned as legal representatives. Their roles are read from the FUNKTION attribute within medlemsData. Only current roles are returned. The English translation and standardized role are mapped deterministically for known roles. Unmapped roles are AI-enriched, and the local Danish value is always preserved in role.localName.

Management Roles

Danish Role (FUNKTION)	English Translation	Standardized Role
Direktør	Managing Director	Managing Director
Administrerende direktør (adm. dir.)	Chief Executive Officer	Chief Executive Officer
Likvidator	Liquidator	Liquidator
Filialbestyrer	Branch Manager	Manager

Board Roles

Danish Role (FUNKTION)	English Translation	Standardized Role
Formand	Chairman	Chairman
Næstformand	Deputy Chairman	Board Member
Bestyrelsesmedlem	Board Member	Board Member
Suppleant	Alternate Board Member	Board Member

Partner Roles

Danish Role (FUNKTION)	English Translation	Standardized Role
Interessent	Partner	Partner
Komplementar	General Partner	General Partner

Role enrichment (ISO 5009 code) is AI-enriched. In onboarding mode, roles carry localName only. Ceased roles are not returned, and endDate is set only when a role has a known future end date.

Other Key Persons

Denmark does not return other key persons. Auditors are not part of the CVR management data used for legal representatives.

Shareholders

Shareholders are extracted deterministically from the CVR deltagerRelation data. Persons or companies associated with organizations of type REGISTER are evaluated for ownership. The system explicitly excludes beneficial owners (those with FUNKTION = "Reel ejer") from the shareholder list.

Source	When Used	Data Extracted
deltagerRelation (REGISTER orgs)	Always	Entities with `EJERANDEL` or `EJERANDEL_PROCENT` attributes

Field	Description	Source
`sharePercentage`	Ownership percentage	`EJERANDEL` / `EJERANDEL_PROCENT` (stored as decimal, e.g., 0.25 = 25%)
`type`	Individual or Company	Determined from `enhedstype` (`PERSON` = individual, otherwise company)

CVR stores ownership percentages as decimals (0.25 = 25%). The system automatically converts these to percentages. Only current ownerships (no end date or future end date) are included. Beneficial owners (Reel ejer) are excluded from the shareholder list and appear only in the UBO data point. Both individual and corporate shareholders are supported.

Activity Code Mapping

Denmark uses Dansk Branchekode 2025 (DB25), the Danish extension of NACE Rev. 2.1. The CVR moved from DB07 to DB25 on 1 January 2025. The system maps activity codes across three levels:

DB25 (Danish) → NACE Rev. 2.1 (European) → ISIC Rev. 5 (International)

Classification	Keys	Source	Example	AI Inferred?
Dansk Branchekode 2025	`DBR`, `DB25`	CVR `hovedbranche.branchekode`	`621000`	No (official)
NACE Rev. 2.1	`NACE`, `NACE_REV21`	Derived from the CVR code	`62.10`	Sometimes
ISIC Rev. 5	`ISIC`, `ISIC_REV5`	Derived from NACE or AI	`6219`	Sometimes

AI Enrichment: When a code cannot be derived through the formal correspondence tables, the system uses an LLM to match the activity description to a standard code. Every activity item includes an isAIInferred flag to distinguish official vs. AI-derived codes. DBR codes are never AI-inferred.

Main activity flag: The CVR publishes one main branch per company (the hovedbranche), so the returned DBR and NACE code is flagged with isMainActivity: true, and the derived ISIC code inherits the flag.

Data Availability

Data Availability Matrix

Data Type	Commercial Companies	Sole Entrepreneurs	Non-Profits	Notes
Company Profile	✅ Async	✅ Async	✅ Async	Full data from CVR
Legal Representatives	✅	✅	✅	From `LEDELSESORGAN` and `FULDT_ANSVARLIG_DELTAGERE` relations
Shareholders	✅	❌	⚠️ Limited	From `REGISTER` relations with ownership data
Ultimate Beneficial Owners	✅	❌	⚠️ Limited	From `REGISTER` relations with `Reel ejer` function
Establishments	✅	✅	✅	From `produktionsenheder` (P-numbers)
Activity Codes	✅	✅	✅	DBR + NACE + ISIC

Legend: ✅ Available | ❌ Not Available | ⚠️ Conditionally Available | Async = Asynchronous processing

Documents by Company Type

Document Type	API Category	Format	Availability	Notes
CVR Erhvervsudtog (Trade Register Extract)	`tradeRegisterExtract`	PDF	✅ Always available	Certified CVR extract (~2 min delivery), included with company data
Financial Statements (Arsrapport)	`financialStatements[]`	XBRL/XHTML/PDF	✅ When filed	Annual/periodic reports with period data, ordered per document
Official Publications	`officialPublications[]`	PDF/ZIP	✅ When filed	Corporate documents, AI-classified by type, ordered per document

Trade Register Extract Delivery: The CVR Erhvervsudtog is generated on demand as a PDF. Estimated delivery time is approximately 120 seconds (2 minutes). The extract is included with company data; see the pricing page for billing.

Financial Document Formats: Danish financial statements can be in XBRL (machine-readable), XHTML (human-readable), or PDF format. Each document includes period information (startDate and endDate) for the fiscal year it covers. The system detects the actual file format from magic bytes because CVR MIME types can be inaccurate.

Example API Responses

All examples use placeholder data. Query: POST /v2/company with { "id": "<id>", "countryCode": "DK", "dataPoints": ["company", "legalRepresentatives"] }

Active ApS (Source: CVR), with shareholders

{
  "company": {
    "id": "12345678",
    "countryCode": "DK",
    "identifiers": { "cvr": "12345678", "VAT": "12345678", "enhedsNummer": "4001234567" },
    "legalName": "Nordisk Software ApS",
    "registrationDate": "2019-06-01",
    "incorporationDate": "2019-06-01",
    "activityDescription": "Udvikling af software og IT-losninger.",
    "status": { "localName": "Normal", "active": true, "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" } },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Anpartsselskab", "englishTranslation": "Private Limited Company (ApS)", "standardized": "Limited Liability Company", "iso20275Code": "LR8H" },
    "capital": { "amount": 40000, "currency": "DKK", "formatted": "DKK 40.000" },
    "employeeCount": { "exact": 5, "isEstimate": false },
    "activities": {
      "DBR": [{ "code": "621000", "description": "Computerprogrammering", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "62.10", "description": "Computer programming activities", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6219", "description": "Other computer programming activities", "isAIInferred": false }]
    },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Vestergade 10", "city": "Kobenhavn", "postalCode": "1456", "countryCode": "DK" },
    "phones": ["+4512345678"],
    "website": "https://www.example.dk",
    "commercialNames": ["Nordisk IT Solutions"]
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "startDate": "2019-06-01",
      "role": { "localName": "DIREKTØR", "englishTranslation": "Managing Director", "standardized": "Managing Director" },
      "individual": {
        "name": { "fullName": "Lars Nielsen" },
        "residenceAddress": { "addressLine1": "Noerrebrogade 25", "city": "Kobenhavn", "countryCode": "DK" }
      }
    }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    { "type": "individual", "sharePercentage": 100, "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Lars Nielsen" } } }
  ],
  "establishments": [
    { "id": "1012345678", "name": "Nordisk Software ApS", "address": { "addressLine1": "Vestergade 10", "city": "Kobenhavn", "postalCode": "1456", "countryCode": "DK" } }
  ]
}

Active A/S (Source: CVR), corporation with board

{
  "company": {
    "id": "87654321",
    "countryCode": "DK",
    "identifiers": { "cvr": "87654321", "VAT": "87654321", "enhedsNummer": "4009876543" },
    "legalName": "Dansk Industri Holding A/S",
    "registrationDate": "2005-01-15",
    "incorporationDate": "2005-01-15",
    "activityDescription": "Holdingselskab med kapitalandele i datterselskaber.",
    "status": { "localName": "Normal", "active": true, "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" } },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Aktieselskab", "standardized": "Corporation", "iso20275Code": "8888" },
    "capital": { "amount": 500000, "currency": "DKK", "formatted": "DKK 500.000" },
    "employeeCount": { "exact": 120, "isEstimate": false },
    "activities": {
      "DBR": [{ "code": "642100", "description": "Holdingselskaber", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "64.21", "description": "Activities of holding companies", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6421", "description": "Activities of holding companies", "isAIInferred": false }]
    },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Bredgade 42", "city": "Kobenhavn K", "postalCode": "1260", "countryCode": "DK" },
    "website": "https://www.example-holding.dk"
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    { "type": "individual", "startDate": "2005-01-15", "role": { "localName": "ADM. DIR.", "englishTranslation": "Chief Executive Officer", "standardized": "Chief Executive Officer" }, "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Henrik Andersen" } } },
    { "type": "individual", "startDate": "2010-06-01", "role": { "localName": "FORMAND", "standardized": "Chairman" }, "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Birgitte Sorensen" } } },
    { "type": "individual", "startDate": "2015-03-20", "role": { "localName": "BESTYRELSESMEDLEM", "standardized": "Board Member" }, "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Peter Christensen" } } }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    { "type": "company", "sharePercentage": 60, "company": { "id": "11223344", "countryCode": "DK", "legalName": "Nordisk Kapital ApS" } },
    { "type": "individual", "sharePercentage": 40, "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Henrik Andersen" } } }
  ],
  "establishments": [
    { "id": "1087654321", "name": "Dansk Industri Holding A/S", "address": { "addressLine1": "Bredgade 42", "city": "Kobenhavn K", "postalCode": "1260", "countryCode": "DK" } },
    { "id": "1087654322", "name": "Dansk Industri - Aarhus", "address": { "addressLine1": "Europaplads 8", "city": "Aarhus C", "postalCode": "8000", "countryCode": "DK" } }
  ]
}

Closed Sole Proprietorship (Source: CVR)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "11223344",
    "countryCode": "DK",
    "identifiers": { "cvr": "11223344", "VAT": "11223344" },
    "legalName": "Gammel Handel (ophoert)",
    "registrationDate": "2010-03-15",
    "status": { "localName": "Ophørt", "active": false, "statusDetails": { "status": "CLOSED" } },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Enkeltmandsvirksomhed", "standardized": "Sole Proprietorship", "iso20275Code": "SV8C" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Hovedgaden 5", "city": "Aarhus", "postalCode": "8000", "countryCode": "DK" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": []
}

Note: Closed companies have active: false, local status Ophørt. Roles that ended when the company closed are not returned, so closed companies often have no legal representatives. Sole proprietorships typically do not have shareholders or UBO data.

Nonprofit, Voluntary Association (Source: CVR)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "55667788",
    "countryCode": "DK",
    "identifiers": { "cvr": "55667788", "VAT": "55667788" },
    "legalName": "Kobenhavns Idraetsforening",
    "registrationDate": "2015-08-20",
    "incorporationDate": "2015-08-20",
    "activityDescription": "Sportsaktiviteter i ovrigt.",
    "status": { "localName": "Normal", "active": true, "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" } },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Frivillig forening", "standardized": "Nonprofit Organization" },
    "activities": {
      "DBR": [{ "code": "931900", "description": "Andre sportsaktiviteter", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "93.19", "description": "Sports activities n.e.c.", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "9319", "description": "Other sports activities", "isAIInferred": true }]
    },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Idraetvej 12", "city": "Kobenhavn", "postalCode": "2100", "countryCode": "DK" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    { "type": "individual", "startDate": "2015-08-20", "role": { "localName": "FORMAND", "standardized": "Chairman" }, "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Karen Pedersen" } } }
  ]
}

Note: Non-profits typically do not have shareholders. Legal representatives are extracted from the same LEDELSESORGAN management data.

UBO Response (dedicated datapoint)

Query with "dataPoints": ["ultimateBeneficialOwners"]:

{
  "ultimateBeneficialOwners": [
    {
      "name": { "fullName": "Lars Nielsen" },
      "residenceAddress": { "addressLine1": "Noerrebrogade 25", "city": "Kobenhavn", "countryCode": "DK" },
      "control": {
        "types": ["ownership-of-shares", "voting-rights"],
        "description": "Beneficial owner with 100% ownership",
        "details": [
          { "type": "shares", "percentageValue": 100, "nature": "direct" },
          { "type": "voting-rights", "percentageValue": 100, "nature": "direct" }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Note: UBOs are always individuals (never corporate entities). They are identified by FUNKTION = "Reel ejer" in the CVR REGISTER organizations. Ownership and voting rights percentages are derived from the CVR EJERANDEL data and returned in control.details[].percentageValue. A beneficial owner registered through a role, without an ownership stake, carries control.types: ["significant-influence-or-control"] and no percentage. The beneficial ownership percentage may differ from the legal shareholding percentage.When a company has no registered beneficial owners, the registered management is returned instead (see below). These entries carry control.types: ["significant-influence-or-control"] and no ownership percentage, and control.description notes they are designated management.

Available Documents (company example)

Documents are returned when "dataPoints": ["availableDocuments"] is requested.

API Category	Document	Notes
`tradeRegisterExtract`	CVR Erhvervsudtog PDF	Always available (~2 min delivery)
`financialStatements[]`	Annual reports (XBRL/XHTML/PDF)	When filed, with period data
`officialPublications[]`	Corporate documents (articles, decisions)	When filed, AI-classified

Data Source Priority & Routing

For a given entity, company data comes from the CVR. Denmark does not have multiple competing registers. VIES is a secondary source that verifies the VAT number on the company datapoint, and financial statements come from the separate ERST publication index.

Data Flow:

Company Profile, legal representatives, shareholders, establishments and UBOs — CVR
VAT verification — VIES
Financial Statements — ERST Offentliggorelsesindeks
Official Publications & Trade Register Extract — CVR

Shared data fetch: The company profile, legal representatives, shareholders, and UBOs all share the same raw CVR data fetch. CVR data is fetched only once per request, regardless of how many data points need it.

Ultimate Beneficial Owners

UBOs are extracted from the same CVR data as shareholders but are filtered specifically for individuals with FUNKTION = "Reel ejer" (beneficial owner). UBO ownership percentages may differ from legal shareholding percentages.

When a company has no registered beneficial owners. Under Danish anti-money-laundering law, if no beneficial owner can be identified — a common case when ownership runs up through a foreign parent — the company’s registered management is recorded as the beneficial owners. Topograph mirrors this: when there are no beneficial owners to return, ultimateBeneficialOwners falls back to the company’s current directors and board members, each with control.types: ["significant-influence-or-control"], no ownership percentage, and a control.description indicating they are designated management.Two safeguards keep this faithful to the register:

Active companies only. The management substitution is applied only to companies that are currently active. Companies that are closed or being wound up return no beneficial owners (their management is no longer current).
Liquidators excluded. A liquidator appointed to dissolve a company is never returned as a beneficial owner.

Field	Description	Source
`control.details[].percentageValue` (type `shares`)	Beneficial ownership percentage	`EJERANDEL` / `EJERANDEL_PROCENT` from the “Reel ejer” org entry
`control.details[].percentageValue` (type `voting-rights`)	Voting rights percentage	Same as ownership (assumed equal)
`control.types`	Control types	`ownership-of-shares` and `voting-rights` when a stake is registered; `significant-influence-or-control` with no percentage for role-based or management beneficial owners

UBOs are available as a separate data point (ultimateBeneficialOwners), so you can fetch UBO data independently of the full company profile.

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Denmark coverage, pricing, and sources

​Table of Contents

​Data Sources

​All entity types

​Company Identifiers

​Query Identifiers

​Identifiers in API Response

​Search Capabilities

​Fast search data

​Search

​Companies in fast search data

​Onboarding Mode

​Quirks & Gotchas

​Mappings

​Company Status

​Legal Forms

​Key Business Forms

​Sole Proprietorships

​Partnerships

​Cooperatives & Limited Liability Associations

​Non-Profits, Foundations & Trusts

​Foreign Entities & Branches

​European Legal Forms

​Public & Special Entities

​Other

​Legal Representatives

​Other Key Persons

​Shareholders

​Activity Code Mapping

​Data Availability

​Data Availability Matrix

​Documents by Company Type

​Example API Responses

​Data Source Priority & Routing

​Ultimate Beneficial Owners

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Table of Contents

Data Sources

All entity types

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Search Capabilities

Fast search data

Search

Companies in fast search data

Onboarding Mode

Quirks & Gotchas

Mappings

Company Status

Legal Forms

Key Business Forms

Sole Proprietorships

Partnerships

Cooperatives & Limited Liability Associations

Non-Profits, Foundations & Trusts

Foreign Entities & Branches

European Legal Forms

Public & Special Entities

Other

Legal Representatives

Other Key Persons

Shareholders

Activity Code Mapping

Data Availability

Data Availability Matrix

Documents by Company Type

Example API Responses

Data Source Priority & Routing

Ultimate Beneficial Owners