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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.

“ARESI”

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  • 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.
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Same or very similar names

11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ARESI same name
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1997
  • ARES IT very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hoogstraten · since 2020
  • ARESS very similar
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2013
  • Aress very similar
    Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2016
  • Aress (sole trader) very similar
    Joinery installation · since 2019
  • Ares-D very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Begijnendijk · since 2023
  • ARESO (sole trader) very similar
    Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2009
  • A-RESC very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 2010
  • ARENSI very similar
    Gent · since 1980
  • Business and other management consultancy · since 2018
  • ARESBI very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Nivelles · since 2020
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ARES similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Heusden-Zolder · since 2000
  • A.R.E.S similar
    Abbreviation of ALLIANCE DES ROBINETIERS EUROPEENS · Activities of holding companies · Herstal · since 2013
  • ARES similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2013
  • ARES similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2014
  • ARES similar
    Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2019
  • ARES similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2020
  • A.R.E.S. similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Erpe-Mere · since 2012
  • ARES similar
    Abbreviation of Antwerp Real Estate Services · Land surveying · Beerse · since 2012
  • ARES similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Nijlen · since 2007
  • A-R-E-S similar
    Abbreviation of AARON RELATION ET ENCADREMENT SPORTIF · Other membership organisations · Oreye · since 2025
  • A-RESINS similar
    Market research and public opinion polling · Dentergem · since 2013
  • AQUA RESI similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Lasne · since 1993
  • ARESCO similar
    Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 1982
  • ARESCO similar
    Joinery installation · Dendermonde · since 2014
  • ARES4S similar
    Other business support services · Nijlen · since 2021
  • ARESKO similar
    Real estate agency activities · Lennik · since 2010
  • A.R.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Action et Recherche en Education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1969
  • A.R.E. similar
    Abbreviation of ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mechelen · since 1988
  • A.R.E similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION RICHARD EMMANUELLE for AFRICA · Namur · since 2014
  • ARE² similar
    Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2015
  • A-R-E similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2015
  • ARE³ similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2016
  • ARE similar
    Abbreviation of ACADEMIE REAL ESTATE · Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2022
  • ARE similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2012
  • ARE similar
    Abbreviation of ALLIANCE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 2006
  • A.R.E similar
    Abbreviation of ARIANE REAL ESTATE · Liège · since 2008
  • ARE similar
    Abbreviation of Andries Racing Events · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
  • ARE similar
    Abbreviation of AZURE REAL ESTATE · Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
  • ARES INVEST similar
    Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2001
  • ARES DESIGN similar
    Activities of interior architects · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2010
  • ARESTOR similar
    Computer programming · Elsene · since 2020
  • ARESTEC similar
    ZAMUDIO-VISCAYA65000 · since 2008
  • ARESBAL similar
    Abbreviation of Association des ressortissants Bamendjou de Liège et environs · Fléron · since 2023
  • Ares similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Knokke-Heist · since 1982

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