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“Chester”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Chester same name
    Sports and recreation education · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
  • Chesten very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2007
  • Sole trader very similar
    Office administrative and support services · since 2026
  • CHESTEX very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2026
  • Sole trader very similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
  • CHESTER HOLDING very similar
    Eindhoven · since 1997
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Elsene · since 1971
  • Sole trader similar
    Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · since 2024
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · La Louvière · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1992
  • DORCHESTER similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2006
  • CHESTON similar
    Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Namur · since 2001
  • Sole trader similar
    Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · since 1993
  • CHES similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2008
  • CC De Ster similar
    Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Ichtegem · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Ichtegem · since 1968
  • Chess similar
    Name of an establishment of O'SEANT PARTNER · Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 1987
  • Chess similar
    Abbreviation of China Europe Strategy Solutions · Translation services · Gent · since 2003
  • Sole trader similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2015
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of information and communication equipment
  • Ester similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Haacht · since 2022
  • CHESS similar
    Abbreviation of CHESS IN HEALTH · Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2010
  • C.H.E.S.S. similar
    Abbreviation of CATERING HOSPITALITY EVENTS SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS · Event catering · Wetteren · since 2010
  • E-STER similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2004
  • Chess similar
    Advertising agencies · Ieper · since 2025
  • Name of an establishment of Stad Brussel · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Brussel · since 1921
  • ESTER similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Asse · since 2018

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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