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.
“COLLEGE”
An active company already has this name
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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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Namur · since 1983
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Full-service restaurants · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Association des Copropriétaires de l'immeuble à Ixelles, rue du Colege 33-35 · Elsene · since 2003
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Vocational training · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of Breznovo · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of MAI Group · Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of BP BOUW EN RENOVATIE · General construction of residential buildings · Tielt · since 2021
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Event catering · Tielt · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Collège d'Alzon · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Tellin · since 1990
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Overig personenvervoer te land, n.e.g. · OELSNITZ · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of IDEE D'AVANT GARDE · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brussel · since 1988
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Ukkel · since 1989
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Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Comines-Warneton · since 1961
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Name of an establishment of L.C. CONSEILS · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Visé · since 2003
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Mixed farming · Eeklo · since 1959
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Name of an establishment of GROUPE SCOLAIRE DON BOSCO A WOLUWE SAINT LAMBERT · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1985
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ATLAS COLLEGE VZW KATHOLIEK SECUNDAIR ONDERWIJS GENK · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Genk · since 1994
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Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Tournai · since 1963
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Name of an establishment of Collège Notre-Dame · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Wavre · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of VANILLE - MYRTILLE · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Elsene · since 1991
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Verlaine · since 1969
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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Other specialised design activities · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oudenaarde · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2026
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Development of non-residential building projects · Tielt · since 2021
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Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1998
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 1995
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lier · since 2011
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Gent · since 2025
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Asse · since 2014
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Anderlecht · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · since 2023
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Gent · since 2011
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since 2012
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Silly · since 2018
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Gent · since 2019
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Activities of other sports clubs · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2025
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Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Nivelles · since 2019
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Abbreviation of WELOVECOLLETTE · Advertising agencies · Malle · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van andere artikelen van beton, cement en gips · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Châtelet · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of TOM · Vocational training · Geel · since 2019
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · since 2026