Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“ARELE GROUP”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Hove · since 2025
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Other building finishing work · Gent · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of 88 KEYS · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Ranst · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 2018
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Gistel · since 2001
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Plumbing work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2006
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Plastering work · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ukkel · since 2026
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Lasne · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2017
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Activiteiten van bibliotheken · Kortenaken · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2014
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Wholesale of machine tools · Koekelberg · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2011
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Floor and wall tiling · Maasmechelen · since 2024
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Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of THE ARC GROUP · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · La Hulpe · since 2002
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Wetteren · since 2021
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Etterbeek · since 2021
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Plumbing work · Halle · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Kontich · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2022
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since 2023
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Other business support services · Evere · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of AGE GROUPE · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Koekelberg · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van papier en karton · Diest · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mouscron · since 2011
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Vocational training · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2023
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Zoersel · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Kampenhout · since 2025
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2026
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Plastering work · since 2026
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Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2026
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Villers-la-Ville · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023