By-, Land- og Kirkeministeriet Due Diligence
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Denmark · owned by Danish Government (Regeringen) (Denmark) · km.dk · 11 vendors
By-, Land- og Kirkeministeriet (the Danish Ministry for Cities, Rural Areas and Church Affairs) is a Danish government ministry responsible for urban planning and rural development, the Church of Denmark (Folkekirken), other religious communities, and civil registration of citizens from birth to death. It also oversees Denmark's participation in Nordic cooperation through the Nordic Council of Ministers. The ministry is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Resilience scores
- Digital Sovereignty: 55
- Digital Resilience: 8
- Financial Resilience: 9
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Insights
Last updated 2026-09-13 · revision 2
11 direct vendors, 171 subvendors
Direct vendors by controlling owner country (sample)
- Denmark: 4
- United States: 5
- Germany: 1
Subvendors by controlling owner country (sample)
- Canada: 3
- Netherlands: 1
- France: 3
Compliance
8 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.
GDPR (source) — Evidence found
Evidence: https://blkm.dk/ministeriet/ministeriet/persondatabeskyttelse, https://blkm.dk/, https://www.datatilsynet.dk/english, https://blkm.dk/arbejdsomraader/personregistrering-fra-foedsel-til-doed
EU Whistleblower Directive — Evidence found
Evidence: https://blkm.dk/ministeriet/ministeriet/whistleblowerordning, https://blkm.dk/
Danish Church Act — Evidence found
Evidence: https://blkm.dk/arbejdsomraader/folkekirken, https://blkm.dk/arbejdsomraader/personregistrering-fra-foedsel-til-doed, https://blkm.dk/ministeriet/love-og-regler
Financials
Three-year financials
- 2024: revenue DKK 87.7M, EBIT DKK 1.4M, equity DKK -5.2M
- 2023: revenue DKK 79.1M, EBIT DKK 1.2M, equity DKK -6.6M
- 2022:
Financial Resilience Score: 9/10
By-, Land- og Kirkeministeriet is a Danish central government ministry with essentially zero commercial or financial risk due to full sovereign backing through parliamentary appropriations (Finansloven §22). Approximately 99.5% of its funding comes from state appropriations, making its 'revenue' guaranteed and non-cyclical. The ministry administers roughly DKK 720+ million annually, with the bulk (~610 mio. kr.) being statutory grants dominated by clergy payroll under Folkekirken. Despite the strong sovereign backing, there are notable budget-discipline concerns. The ministry recorded a 3.6 mio. kr. overrun on its pay-sum ceiling (lønsumsloft) in 2024, and personnel costs jumped 31.7% year-over-year (from 46.4 to 61.1 mio. kr.) reflecting the ministry's expanded remit. The accumulated overført overskud position stands at –4.2 mio. kr. at end-2024, indicating cumulative deficits vs. appropriations for two consecutive years. However, a substantial accumulated pay-sum reserve of 19.1 mio. kr. provides a meaningful buffer. Overall, the ministry's resilience is very high due to its status as a sovereign government entity, minimal fixed assets, low leverage (loan-frame utilization only 58.2%), and stable statutory tasks. The primary risks relate to organizational discontinuity from the August 2024 machinery-of-government restructuring, not to financial viability.
Key strengths: Full sovereign backing via Danish state budget (Finansloven §22), 99.5% of funding from parliamentary appropriations, Low leverage with loan-frame utilization only 58.2%, Accumulated pay-sum reserve of DKK 19.1M as buffer, Stable, non-cyclical statutory tasks (church, planning, rural policy), Minimal fixed asset base
Risk factors: Recurring overspend on pay ceiling (DKK 3.6M overrun in 2024), Cumulative deficit vs. appropriations of DKK -4.2M at end-2024, Personnel costs rising sharply (+31.7% YoY in 2024), Machinery-of-government restructuring effective January 2025 creating organizational discontinuity, Negative equity position of DKK -5.2M (state-accounting convention), FTE growth of 23.4% straining small administrative structure
Revenue by geography
- Denmark: 95%
- Germany (South Schleswig) and Danes abroad: 5%
Revenue by product/service
- Bishops, deans, priests payroll (clergy): 77%
- Departmental operations: 12%
- Church restoration (capital): 3%
- Church support for Danes abroad: 3%
- Danish church activities in South Schleswig: 2%
- Compensation to Folkekirken (name-change admin): 2%
- Various other grants: 1%
Workforce by country
- Denmark: 87
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