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.
“SOCADO”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Zonhoven · since 2002
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1968
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Courcelles · since 2024
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Rixensart · since 1968
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Herent · since 1987
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 1993
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Stavelot · since 2018
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Fléron · since 2025
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Stavelot · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Malle · since 2004
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Middelkerke · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Truiden · since 1988
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Schilde · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Esneux · since 2016
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Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Londerzeel · since 2018
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · Leuven · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2011
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CHUR · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Société coopérative carolorégienne pour le Développement du Logement et de la Construction · Charleroi · since 1970
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Lausanne · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Socialistische Actie Hamme · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1977
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Petange · since 1986
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Ciney · since 1986
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'ASSISTANCE FUNERAIRE · Funeral services · Courcelles · since 2000
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Veterinary services · Braine-le-Château · since 2022
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Nivelles · since 2022
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Tourist information services · La Hulpe · since 2007
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE CAUTION MUTUELLE DES ENTREPRISES · Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Société Carmel d'Argenteuil-Waterloo · Waterloo · since 1941
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Kinshasa · since 1984
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 1989
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Computer programming · Seraing · since 1993
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General medical practice · Jette · since 1997
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Saint-Hubert · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE CAPITAUX ET VALEURS IMMOBILIERES · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Vorst · since 2012
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Nursing and midwifery · Lessines · since 2013
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Lasne · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Aalst · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Employment placement agencies · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Vorst · since 1968
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Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1988
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Brussel · since 2019