Kalundborg Kommune Due Diligence

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Denmark · owned by Independent (Denmark) · kalundborg.dk · 13 vendors

Kalundborg Kommune is the official municipal government of Kalundborg, a city and municipality located in the Region of Zealand, Denmark. It provides a wide range of public services to residents and businesses, including citizen services (borgerservice), waste management, traffic and roads, social services, employment support, and democratic participation. The municipality serves as the local administrative authority for the Kalundborg area.

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Last updated 2026-10-08 · revision 2

13 direct vendors, 173 subvendors

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Migration Readiness: 5/10

Assessed by AI based on technology stack characteristics (cloud-native vs legacy, containerization, microservices), regulatory environment, data residency requirements, financial stability, and vendor lock-in risks. The score ranges from 0-10, where higher scores indicate better readiness for technology migration.

Kalundborg Kommune exhibits a medium level of migration readiness. A significant advantage is the low vendor lock-in risk, stemming from a diverse vendor ecosystem (11 vendors, 3-4 unique HQ/owner countries). This diversity provides flexibility in selecting new cloud providers or migrating services without being heavily constrained by existing vendor dependencies or complex contract renegotiations. However, several factors present challenges to migration. The current internal tech stack, including Umbraco CMS and specific national integrations like Digital Post and NemID/MitID, does not appear to be inherently cloud-native, containerized, or microservices-based. This suggests that a significant migration effort would likely involve re-platforming or extensive refactoring rather than a straightforward lift-and-shift, increasing complexity and cost. Furthermore, the strict regulatory environment, including EU GDPR, Danish national data protection laws, and the NIS2 Directive, coupled with likely EU data residency requirements, imposes stringent compliance obligations. These requirements necessitate careful planning for data placement, security, and processing in any cloud environment, adding layers of complexity and potential limitations to cloud provider choices.

Compliance

10 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.

Folkeskoleloven — Evidence found

The Danish Act on the Folkeskole (Folkeskoleloven) places the responsibility for providing public primary and lower secondary education on the municipalities, making it directly applicable to Kalundborg Kommune.

Evidence: https://www.kalundborg.dk/kommunen/databeskyttelse/persondata-i-skolerne, https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2020/1396, https://cdn.kalundborg.dk/kalundborgkommune/Media/638785822771455037/Folkeskolestrategi_2021.pdf, https://www.kalundborg.dk/service-and-selvbetjening/boern-unge-and-familie/skoler-sfo-og-uddannelser, https://dit-kalundborg.dk/i-kalundborg-kommune-er-man-sammen-om-folkeskolen/

GDPR (source) — Evidence found

Kalundborg Kommune is a public authority established in Denmark (an EU member state) and processes personal data of its citizens, bringing it directly within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Evidence: https://www.kalundborg.dk/kommunen/databeskyttelse/persondata-kommunalbestyrelsen, https://www.kalundborg.dk/kommunen/databeskyttelse/databeskyttelsesraadgiver-dpo, https://www.kalundborg.dk/kommunen/databeskyttelse/persondata-i-voksenspecialenheden, https://www.datatilsynet.dk/afgoerelser/historiske-afgoerelser/2018/feb/kalundborg-kommunes-brug-af-en-ftp-server-til-personhenfoerbare-oplysninger, https://www.kalundborg.dk/kommunen/databeskyttelse, https://www.kalundborg.dk/kommunen/databeskyttelse/persondata-i-borgerservice

NIS2 (source) — No public evidence

As a public administration entity in the EU, Kalundborg Kommune is classified as an 'Essential Entity' under the NIS2 Directive. It provides critical services and is a target for cyberattacks, as evidenced by a reported 350,000 attacks in a single day.

Evidence: https://www.sn.dk/art6587703/kalundborg-kommune/nyhed/kommune-blev-udsat-for-350000-cyberangreb-paa-en-dag/, https://www.nb-kommune.dk/2026/06/16/350000-cyberangreb-ramte-kalundborg-kommune-paa-en-dag, https://www.kalundborg.dk/demokrati/planer-politikker-og-strategier/strategier/digitaliseringsstrategi/et-staerkt-fundament

Financials

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Financial Resilience Score: 8/10

Kalundborg Kommune demonstrates strong financial resilience as a Danish municipality with a robust and diversified tax base anchored by major industrial employers including Novo Nordisk, Novonesis, and Ørsted-related operations. FY2024 delivered a solid ordinary operating surplus of DKK 218.8M (significantly above the budgeted DKK 158.9M), with total income of DKK 4,026.3M growing 5.3% year-over-year driven by a 9.0% increase in tax receipts. The municipality's cash position tripled during 2024 from DKK 33.9M to DKK 100.7M, and long-term debt was actively reduced to DKK 198.7M with no new borrowing drawn despite available entitlement. The balance sheet is strong with equity of DKK 3,037.3M against total assets of DKK 4,115.6M, giving an equity ratio of approximately 74%. The municipality benefits from AAA-equivalent funding access through KommuneKredit (whose board is chaired by Mayor Martin Damm) and maintains a competitive 24.2% corporate tax rate below the national average. Budget 2025-2028 targets an ordinary operating surplus of at least DKK 110M and average cash balance of DKK 100-150M, indicating disciplined fiscal planning. Key risks include demographic pressure on elderly care (DKK 28.8M overrun in Health & Authority unit in 2024), rising long-term care unit costs, ferry operations volatility, and material guarantee exposure totaling DKK 1,409M across 215 loans. The reliance on corporate tax (5.8% of income) creates a 3-year lag exposure to swings in large employers' profitability.

Key strengths: Strong corporate tax base from Novo Nordisk, Novonesis and Ørsted cluster generating DKK 233.1M in 2024, Operating surplus of DKK 218.8M significantly exceeded budget of DKK 158.9M, Cash balance tripled to DKK 100.7M in 2024, Long-term debt reduced to DKK 198.7M with no new loans drawn, High equity ratio of ~74% (DKK 3,037.3M equity on DKK 4,115.6M assets), AAA-equivalent funding access via KommuneKredit, Competitive 24.2% corporate tax rate vs 25.07% national average, Tax receipts grew 9.0% in 2024 driven by DKK 178.1M income tax increase

Risk factors: Demographic pressure on elderly care caused DKK 28.8M overrun in Sundhed & Myndighed unit, Rising long-term care unit costs (botilbud cost per place up from DKK 0.790M to DKK 0.874M), Ferry operations overran by DKK 7.9M due to extraordinary breakdown repairs, Guarantee exposure of DKK 1,409M across 215 loans (housing, utilities, district heating), Pending mellemkommunal-refusion dispute with Guldborgsund Kommune (>DKK 5M potential), 3-year lag reliance on corporate tax exposes budget to employer profitability swings, Grants & equalisation income declined 2.6% in 2024 with negative mid-year regulation, DKK 214.4M in capital appropriations transferred into 2025 indicating project execution overhang

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