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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 registries operated by the Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen). For a given entity, data comes from a single primary source — the CVR. 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.

The CVR is accessed via an Elasticsearch API (distribution.virk.dk:8443/cvr-re) that returns deeply nested data structures with historical versioning. Each data field includes validity periods (gyldigFra / gyldigTil), allowing the system to extract current values while preserving historical records.

Company Identifiers

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`	DK + 8 digits	`DK40715355`	VAT-registered companies

The CVR number and VAT number share the same 8 digits. The VAT number is simply prefixed with DK.

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 queries the CVR Elasticsearch API with a multi-strategy approach: exact match (highest boost), fuzzy match, prefix match, and historical name match. Identifier searches (CVR number) perform exact term lookups and are significantly faster.

Fast search data

Denmark company data is periodically synchronized from the CVR Open Data (Elasticsearch) into a fast search index.

Search

Search queries hit the fast search index first for instant results, with automatic fallback to the live CVR Elasticsearch API 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. Company status is mapped during conversion:

CVR Status	Stored source data Status	Notes
NORMAL / Aktiv	active	Operating normally
OPHORT	inactive	Ceased operations
UNDER_AFVIKLING	inactive	Under dissolution
KONKURS	inactive	In bankruptcy
Unknown / Other	inactive	Default

No entities are excluded; all statuses are included in the fast search index to support comprehensive search coverage.

Onboarding Mode

In onboarding mode, requests for the company datapoint use the live CVR API, not the fast search dataset. Denmark already had a fast onboarding path via the live CVR Elasticsearch API before the batch pipeline was added. Data is always real-time from the CVR.

Quirks & Gotchas

Quirk	Details
Elasticsearch-based API	The CVR uses an Elasticsearch API, not a traditional REST API. Queries use Elasticsearch query syntax internally.
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.
Historical roles included	Legal representatives include both current and historical entries. Use `startDate` and `endDate` to filter. Entries without `endDate` are current.
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 requires web scraping with JS rendering, taking approximately 2 minutes to generate.
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	Status standardization, activity code ISIC mapping, and role English translations use AI classification for unrecognized values. The local Danish values are always preserved verbatim.
Protected document gateway	The `datacvr.virk.dk` gateway has additional access controls, so document downloads and articles retrieval can be slower than simple registry lookups.

Mappings

Company Status

Company status is determined deterministically from the CVR sammensatStatus field and lifespan data. The AI enrichment step adds standardized status mapping.

Local Status	English	Standardized Status	Notes
NORMAL	Active	Active	Company is operating normally
Aktiv	Active	Active	Alternative active status label
OPHORT	Ceased	Closed	Company has ceased operations (`livsforloeb` has `gyldigTil` date)
UNDER_AFVIKLING	Under Dissolution	Under Insolvency Proceeding	Company is being wound up
KONKURS	Bankrupt	Closed	Company is in bankruptcy proceedings

Status determination logic: (1) Use sammensatStatus if available; (2) Fall back to virksomhedsstatus array for current entry; (3) Check livsforloeb (lifespan) — if the latest lifespan period has an end date, status is OPHORT.

Legal Forms

Denmark uses the virksomhedsformkode from the CVR. The system returns the full description (langBeskrivelse) rather than the abbreviation (kortBeskrivelse). Legal form standardization (English translation, standardized type) is applied deterministically for known codes; for unrecognized codes, AI-based classification is used as fallback. ISO 20275 (ELF) codes will be populated in a future update.

Legal forms are classified from official registry data. For known codes, standardized classification is applied directly; for unrecognized codes, AI-based classification is used as fallback. The local Danish legal form name (langBeskrivelse) is always preserved verbatim.

Key Business Forms

Code	Danish Name (langBeskrivelse)	Abbreviation	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
60	Aktieselskab	A/S	Public Limited Company	Corporation	-
80	Anpartsselskab	ApS	Private Limited Company	Limited Liability Company	-
81	Ivaerksaetterselskab	IVS	Entrepreneurial Company	Limited Liability Company	-
115	Frivillig forening	FFO	Voluntary Association	Nonprofit Organization	-
70	Kommanditaktieselskab/Partnerselskab	P/S	Limited Partnership Company	Partnership	-

Sole Proprietorships

Code	Danish Name	Abbreviation	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
10	Enkeltmandsvirksomhed	ENK	Sole Proprietorship	Sole Proprietorship	-
15	Personligt ejet Mindre Virksomhed	PMV	Personally Owned Small Business	Sole Proprietorship	-

Partnerships

Code	Danish Name	Abbreviation	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
30	Interessentskab	I/S	General Partnership	Partnership	-
40	Kommanditselskab	K/S	Limited Partnership	Partnership	-
45	Medarbejderinvesteringsselskab	-	Employee Investment Company	Partnership	-
50	Partrederi	-	Shipping Partnership	Partnership	-

Cooperatives & Limited Liability Associations

Code	Danish Name	Abbreviation	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
130	Andelsselskab (-forening)	AMA	Cooperative Society	Cooperative	-
140	Andelsselskab (-forening) med begraenset ansvar	AMBA	Cooperative Society (Ltd.)	Cooperative	-
150	Forening eller selskab med begraenset ansvar	-	Association or Company (Ltd.)	Limited Liability Company	-
151	Selskab med begraenset ansvar	SMBA	Company with Limited Liability	Limited Liability Company	-
152	Forening med begraenset ansvar	FMBA	Association with Limited Liability	Nonprofit Organization	-

Non-Profits & Foundations

Code	Danish Name	Abbreviation	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
90	Fonde og andre selvejende institutioner	-	Foundations and Self-Governing Institutions	Nonprofit Organization	-
100	Erhvervsdrivende fond	-	Commercial Foundation	Nonprofit Organization	-
110	Forening	-	Association	Nonprofit Organization	-
115	Frivillig forening	FFO	Voluntary Association	Nonprofit Organization	-

Foreign Entities & Branches

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
170	Filial af udenlandsk aktieselskab, kommanditaktieselskab	Branch of Foreign Public Ltd. Co.	Branch or Representative Office	-
180	Filial af udenlandsk anpartsselskab eller selskab	Branch of Foreign Private Ltd. Co.	Branch or Representative Office	-
190	Filial af udenlandsk virksomhed med begraenset ansvar	Branch of Foreign Ltd. Liability Co.	Branch or Representative Office	-
200	Filial af anden udenlandsk virksomhedsform	Branch of Other Foreign Entity	Branch or Representative Office	-
210	Anden udenlandsk virksomhed	Other Foreign Entity	Branch or Representative Office	-
220	Fast forretningssted af Europaeisk okonomisk Firmagruppe	Permanent Est. of EEIG	Branch or Representative Office	-
520	Gronlandsk afdeling af udenlandsk selskab eller virksomhed	Greenlandic Branch of Foreign Co.	Branch or Representative Office	-

European Legal Forms

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
160	Europaeisk Okonomisk Firmagruppe	European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG)	Partnership	-
195	SCE-selskab	European Cooperative Society (SCE)	Cooperative	-
290	SE-selskab	European Company (Societas Europaea)	Corporation	-
291	Filial af SE-selskab	Branch of European Company (SE)	Branch or Representative Office	-

Public & Special Entities

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
230	Statslig administrativ enhed	State Administrative Unit	Government-Owned Entity	-
235	Selvstaendig offentlig virksomhed	Independent Public Enterprise	Government-Owned Entity	-
245	Region	Region	Government-Owned Entity	-
250	Primaerkommune	Municipality	Government-Owned Entity	-
260	Folkekirkelige Institutioner	Church Institutions	Government-Owned Entity	-
285	Saerlig finansiel virksomhed	Special Financial Undertaking	Corporation	-

Other

Code	Danish Name	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
20	Dodsbo	Estate of Deceased	Other	-
270	Enhed under oprettelse i Erhvervsstyrelsen	Entity Being Registered	Other	-
280	Ovrige virksomhedsformer	Other Legal Forms	Other	-
990	Uoplyst virksomhedsform	Undisclosed Legal Form	Other	-

Legal Representatives

Legal representatives are extracted deterministically from the CVR deltagerRelation data. Persons associated with organizations of type LEDELSESORGAN (management body) are classified as legal representatives. Their roles are extracted from the FUNKTION attribute within medlemsData. The classification of a role as legal representative vs. other key person and the English translation are AI-enriched after deterministic extraction.

Common Management Roles

Danish Role (FUNKTION)	English Translation
DIREKTOR	Director
ADMINISTRERENDE DIREKTOR	Managing Director / CEO
FORMAND	Chairman
NAESTFORMAND	Deputy Chairman
BESTYRELSESMEDLEM	Board Member

Supervisory & Board Roles

Danish Role (FUNKTION)	English Translation
BESTYRELSESFORMAND	Chairman of the Board
BESTYRELSESMEDLEM	Board Member
SUPPLEANT	Alternate / Substitute
REVISOR	Auditor
REVISORSUPPLEANT	Alternate Auditor

Ownership & Partner Roles

Danish Role (FUNKTION)	English Translation
Reel ejer	Beneficial Owner (used for UBO identification)
Legalt ejer	Legal Owner
FULDT ANSVARLIG DELTAGER	Fully Liable Partner
STIFTER	Founder

Role enrichment (English translation, standardized role, ISO 5009 code) is AI-enriched. The local Danish role name (FUNKTION value) is always preserved verbatim. Both current and historical roles are included, with startDate and endDate fields to indicate tenure periods. Entries without endDate are current.

Other Key Persons

Persons in the CVR deltagerRelation associated with LEDELSESORGAN organizations who do not hold statutory authority (e.g., auditors, alternate members) are classified as other key persons. The distinction between legal representative and other key person is AI-enriched based on the role context.

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 the DB07 (Dansk Branchekode 2007) classification, which aligns closely with the European NACE Rev. 2 standard. The system maps activity codes across three levels:

DBR (Danish) → NACE Rev. 2 (European) → ISIC Rev. 4 (International)

Classification	Source	Example	AI Inferred?
DBR	CVR `hovedbranche.branchekode`	`620100`	No (official)
NACE	Same as DBR (codes are compatible)	`620100`	No (formal mapping)
ISIC	Derived from NACE or AI	`6201`	Sometimes

AI Enrichment: When ISIC codes cannot be derived from NACE via formal mapping tables, the system uses an LLM to match activity descriptions to ISIC Rev. 4 codes. Every activity item includes an isAIInferred flag to distinguish official vs. AI-derived codes. DBR and NACE codes are never AI-inferred for Denmark.

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` 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	Catalog item	Availability	Notes
CVR Erhvervsudtog (Trade Register Extract)	`tradeRegisterExtract`	PDF	`DNK_REGISTER_EXTRACT`	✅ Always available	Certified CVR extract (~2 min delivery)
Financial Statements (Arsrapport)	`financialStatements[]`	XBRL/XHTML/PDF	`DNK_FINANCIAL_STATEMENTS`	✅ When filed	Annual/periodic reports with period data
Official Publications	`officialPublications[]`	PDF/ZIP	`DNK_PUBLICATIONS`	✅ When filed	Corporate documents, AI-classified by type

Trade Register Extract Delivery: The CVR Erhvervsudtog is generated via web scraping with JS rendering and converted to PDF. Estimated delivery time is approximately 120 seconds (2 minutes). Parallel retrieval attempts are used for reliability.

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", "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", "standardized": "Limited Liability Company", "iso20275Code": "LR8H" },
    "capital": { "amount": 40000, "currency": "DKK", "formatted": "DKK 40.000" },
    "employeeCount": { "exact": 5, "isEstimate": false },
    "activities": {
      "DBR": [{ "code": "620100", "description": "Computerprogrammering", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "620100", "description": "Computerprogrammering", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6201", "description": "Computer programming activities", "isAIInferred": true }]
    },
    "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": "DIREKTOR", "standardized": "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", "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": "642020", "description": "Ikke-finansielle holdingselskaber", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "642020", "description": "Ikke-finansielle holdingselskaber", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6420", "description": "Activities of holding companies", "isAIInferred": true }]
    },
    "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": "ADMINISTRERENDE DIREKTOR", "standardized": "Managing Director" }, "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" },
    "legalName": "Gammel Handel (ophoert)",
    "registrationDate": "2010-03-15",
    "status": { "localName": "OPHORT", "active": false, "statusDetails": { "status": "CLOSED" } },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Enkeltmandsvirksomhed", "standardized": "Sole Proprietorship", "iso20275Code": "SV8C" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Hovedgaden 5", "city": "Aarhus", "postalCode": "8000", "countryCode": "DK" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    { "type": "individual", "startDate": "2010-03-15", "endDate": "2022-12-31", "role": { "localName": "DIREKTOR" }, "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Morten Hansen" } } }
  ]
}

Note: Closed companies have active: false, status OPHORT. Legal representatives may have endDate set. Sole proprietorships typically do not have shareholders or UBO data.

Nonprofit, Voluntary Association (Source: CVR)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "55667788",
    "countryCode": "DK",
    "identifiers": { "cvr": "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": "931900", "description": "Andre sportsaktiviteter", "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 or UBOs. 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. 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, all data comes from a single source: the CVR — Denmark does not have multiple competing registries. Financial documents are the only exception, sourced from the separate ERST publication index.

Data Flow:

Company Profile — CVR Elasticsearch API (distribution.virk.dk:8443/cvr-re) via authenticated API call
Financial Statements — ERST Offentliggorelsesindeks (distribution.virk.dk/offentliggoerelser) via proxied API call
Official Publications & Trade Register Extract — CVR Gateway (datacvr.virk.dk/gateway)

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
`ownershipPercentage`	Beneficial ownership percentage	`EJERANDEL` / `EJERANDEL_PROCENT` from the “Reel ejer” org entry
`votingRightsPercentage`	Voting rights percentage	Same as ownership (assumed equal)
`control.types`	Control types	`ownership-of-shares` and `voting-rights`

UBOs are available as a separate data point (ultimateBeneficialOwners) with its own catalog item (DNK_UBO_DATA). This allows fetching UBO data independently of the full company profile.

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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

​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

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