LIFA A/S

Denmark · owned by Independent (Denmark) · lifa.dk · 20 vendors

LIFA A/S is a Danish land surveying (landinspektør) company founded in 1981, offering professional advisory and technical services to municipalities, government agencies, property developers, contractors, and utility companies. The company specialises in areas such as land registration, property formation, surveying, utility mapping, monitoring, planning advisory, and conveyancing. With over 180 employees and 11 offices across Denmark, LIFA is one of the country's leading land surveying firms.

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Migration Readiness: 0/10

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Danish Surveying Act — Compliant

LIFA's core business is regulated land surveying (landinspektørvirksomhed) under Danish law. As a licensed landinspektørvirksomhed, LIFA must comply with the Danish Surveying Act and be authorised by the Danish Geodata Agency (Geodatastyrelsen). This is a fundamental operating licence requirement — non-compliance would mean LIFA cannot legally operate. The company has been operating since 1981 and is actively engaged in regulated activities (cadastral surveys, land registration, property formation), indicating ongoing compliance with professional licensing requirements. Risk is Low as this is LIFA's core regulatory framework and their continued operation demonstrates compliance.

Evidence: https://lifa.dk/om-os/, https://lifa.dk/fagomrader/ejendomsdannelse/, https://lifa.dk/fagomrader/tinglysning/, https://www.geodatastyrelsen.dk/, https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2011/680

Danish Bookkeeping Act — Compliant

As a Danish A/S (public limited company) with CVR number 20937289, LIFA is subject to the Danish Bookkeeping Act (Bogføringsloven, Act No. 700 of 24 May 2022) and the Annual Accounts Act (Årsregnskabsloven). These require proper bookkeeping, financial record retention (5 years), and annual financial reporting to the Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen). LIFA's privacy policy references the Bogføringsloven as a basis for data retention, indicating awareness of these obligations. Risk is Low as these are standard corporate compliance requirements for all Danish companies.

Evidence: https://lifa.dk/privatlivspolitik/, https://datacvr.virk.dk/enhed/virksomhed/20937289, https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2022/700

SOC 2 (source) — Assessment Required

SOC 2 is a voluntary framework developed by the AICPA, primarily relevant for technology and cloud service providers that store, process, or transmit customer data. LIFA is a professional services firm (land surveying), not a cloud/SaaS provider. However, LIFA does process significant amounts of client data (property data, personal data, cadastral records) using IT systems and potentially cloud-hosted platforms. SOC 2 is not legally mandated in Denmark or the EU, and LIFA's clients (municipalities, infrastructure operators) are more likely to require GDPR compliance and ISO 27001 than SOC 2. Risk is Low as SOC 2 is not a regulatory requirement for LIFA's business model, though enterprise clients may request it.

Evidence: https://lifa.dk/privatlivspolitik/, https://lifa.dk/om-os/, https://www.aicpa-cima.com/resources/landing/system-and-organization-controls-soc-suite-of-services

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Financial Resilience Score: 6/10

LIFA A/S demonstrates qualitative financial resilience through a diversified client base spanning public authorities (municipalities, state agencies), infrastructure operators (Banedanmark), utilities, real-estate developers, and private landowners. This diversification reduces single-sector dependency. The company benefits from being a licensed chartered land-surveying practice in Denmark, which creates a regulatory moat and high barriers to entry. Multi-year framework agreements with clients like BeGreen (solar/energy parks) and Banedanmark provide revenue visibility and recurring income streams. However, the company faces meaningful risks. As a consultancy, its cost base is dominated by wages, exposing margins to Danish engineering labor market inflation. Revenue is cyclical with exposure to Danish real-estate and construction activity, which has cooled since 2022-2023. Dependency on public-sector procurement means constant re-tendering risk, and as a small-mid cap private company, LIFA has limited access to public capital markets. Green-transition tailwinds (renewable energy projects) provide structural growth exposure, partially offsetting cyclical risks. Note: quantitative financial figures (revenue, EBIT, equity) were not retrievable in the research session, limiting precision of this assessment.

Key strengths: Diversified public/private client mix reducing sector dependency, Multi-year framework agreements (BeGreen, Banedanmark) providing revenue visibility, Regulated profession moat as chartered land-surveyor (praktiserende landinspektør), Green-transition tailwinds from renewable energy projects, National scale with 10 offices across Denmark, Long-established firm with CVR dating to 1990s

Risk factors: Cyclical exposure to Danish real-estate and construction activity, Public-sector procurement dependency requiring constant re-tendering, People-driven cost base vulnerable to wage inflation in Danish engineering labor market, Limited access to public capital markets as private A/S, 100% geographic concentration in Denmark with no international diversification

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