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.
“Provu”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Poperinge · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Pakt voor Radikale Ommekeer en Vernieuwing, tegen Uitsluiting, in Antwerpen en Overal · since 1994
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Development of residential building projects · Tielt · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of PROVA - CO · Removal services · Sint-Truiden · since 1994
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Vermogensbeheer · Zulte · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Tienen · since 2021
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Montreuil · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2021
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Brussel · since 1976
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Kontich · since 1982
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Ninove · since 1990
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Market research and public opinion polling · Kapellen · since 1992
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Roeselare · since 1996
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Development of residential building projects · Poperinge · since 1997
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Genk · since 1998
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Gent · since 1999
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Gent · since 2000
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General construction of residential buildings · Brecht · since 2002
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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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Buying and selling of own real estate · Herk-de-Stad · since 2014
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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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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Brussel · since 2018
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Oostende · since 2013
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zoersel · since 2020
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Other education · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Zandhoven · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Poperinge · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2020
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Maaseik · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Vakpro · Activities of holding companies · Kalmthout · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Provépi · Buying and selling of own real estate · Waremme · since 2023
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2009
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Koksijde · since 2010
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Other technical testing and analysis · Keerbergen · since 2010
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Retail sale of bicycles · Brugge · since 2006
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Plastering work · Zonnebeke · since 2007
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Activities of head offices · De Haan · since 2024
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Trade name of DRS-Automotive · Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · Oostkamp · since 2025
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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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Leuven · since 1971
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Elsene · since 1982
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General construction of residential buildings · Tubize · since 1992
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Abbreviation of PRO De Burgerlobby · Meise · since 2019
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Abbreviation of MnM Enterprise · Other non-specialised retail sale · Leuven · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Pro-Openbaar Vervoer · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Promotie van Vlaanderen in Europa · Oudenburg · since 1994