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.
“PROVIDENCE.BE”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Charleroi · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1989
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Plombières · since 2005
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Lede · since 1993
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Wanze · since 1998
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Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 1981
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Computer programming · Oudergem · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Asse · since 1968
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1975
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Activities of religious organisations · Sint-Niklaas · since 1985
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalst · since 2008
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Activities of religious organisations · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1938
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Viroinval · since 1914
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Beloeil · since 1925
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Flémalle · since 2000
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Nursing and midwifery · Herenthout · since 2006
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Mons · since 1922
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Name of an establishment of Les Alchimistes · Public relations and communication consultancy · Aalst · since 2024
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Zonhoven · since 2004
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Sports and recreation education · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of PROVIDENTIA LANAKEN · Cafés and bars · Lanaken · since 2013
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La Louvière · since 1936
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Elsene · since 2004