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.
“PROVIDUS”
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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Lennik · since 1999
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Zaventem · since 2023
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 1981
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Zonhoven · since 2004
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Computer programming · Oudergem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2015
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Roofing work · Berlaar · since 2021
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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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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Diepenbeek · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · Herenthout · since 2006
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Roeselare · since 1996
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Gent · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herselt · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of AGUNA · Other business support services · Tielt · since 2012
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Advertising agencies · Lede · since 2015
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Serviceflats voor ouderen · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2016
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Brussel · since 2018
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · Roeselare · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Beerse · since 2025
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Abbreviation of PROVIDENTIA PARTNERS · Wommelgem · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1989
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OSLO · since 1999
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Plombières · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches pour la Promotion du Vietnam · Koekelberg · since 1992
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Abbreviation of PRODUCTION OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION EVENTS · Market research and public opinion polling · Herent · since 1993
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Kippenkwekerijen · Vorselaar · since 1998
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Ardooie · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Hulshout · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Lede · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Softwash Belgium · General cleaning of buildings · Leuven · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ranst · since 2022
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Floor and wall tiling · Thuin · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Zoersel · since 2004
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Poperinge · 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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Elsene · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Produits de Viandes et Conserves · Gent · since 1955
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Schaarbeek · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Pro-Openbaar Vervoer · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Name of an establishment of PROVIDENTIA LANAKEN · Cafés and bars · Lanaken · since 2013