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.
“Ridder”
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
36 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Brussel · since 2020
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Harderwijk · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Antwerpen · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Antwerpen · since 1968
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Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Gent · since 1983
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General construction of residential buildings · Asse · since 1987
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Schilde · since 1987
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Boechout · since 1988
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Abbreviation of DE RIDDER KRIS · Insurance agents and brokers · Londerzeel · since 2000
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Other business support services · since 2015
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Londerzeel · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · since 1972
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Other specialised construction activities · Pajottegem · since 2007
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Other education · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Zoersel · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Other education · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 1983
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Herenthout · since 2026
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Kortrijk · since 2002
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Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of Welzijnsvereniging Beschut Wonen Antwerpen · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of GEASSOCIEERDE APOTHEEK DE RIDDER · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Ninove · since 2016
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Literary creation · since 2023
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 1996
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Bewerken van metaal en poedermetallurgie · Etterbeek · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · Poperinge · since 2008
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Psychology services · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ranst · since 2018
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Other printing · since 2020
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2026
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Veterinary services · Ternat · since 2023
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Raising of dairy cattle · since 2006
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · since 2024
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since 2006
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of notaries · Alken · since 1979
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Plumbing work · Tienen · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Orde der Zwaardridders van Livland · Ninove · since 2015
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brakel · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Veloclub Riddersport Ruddervoorde · Activiteiten van wielerclubs · Oostkamp · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Medeëigenaars gebouw @Residentie Ridderpoort@ te Bilzen, Ridderstraat. · Bilzen · since 1996
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Brugge · since 2018
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2019
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2011
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Other business support services · Zemst · since 2021
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Verstrekken van verbruikskrediet · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2013
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Hoegaarden · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Dental practice · Pelt · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Hensies · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ETABLISSEMENTS DERIDDER · Plumbing work · Nivelles · since 1978
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Bierbeek · since 2003
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Forging of metal · since 2005
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Advertising agencies · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2024
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since 2012
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Name of an establishment of BREMS - HELSEN · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2005