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.
“Finova”
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
28 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ranst · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 1989
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Torhout · since 2024
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Malle · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2023
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Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · since 2025
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2021
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Aalst · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2025
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Lummen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudsbergen · since 2026
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Soignies · since 1992
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Zonhoven · since 2013
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Activiteiten van centrale banken · Sint-Truiden · since 2013
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Plumbing work · Anderlecht · since 2015
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Other information service activities · Kontich · since 2019
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Herstal · since 2009
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Activities of interior architects · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1958
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Gistel · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 1993
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2012
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Malmedy · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 2024
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · BREDA · since 2024
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Groothandel in kunstmeststoffen en andere agrochemische producten · Elsene · since 2008
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Brecht · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Temse · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Wuustwezel · since 2020
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Insurance agents and brokers · Hasselt · since 2008
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2025
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beringen · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2025
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Herve · since 1986
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Lier · since 2018
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Avelgem · since 2011
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Real estate agency activities · Oostende · since 2014
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Tanger · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Andenne · since 2013
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Computer programming · Halle · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Gingelom · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Liège · since 2006
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Freight transport by road · Vorst · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2025
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1996
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Other business support services · since 2018