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.
“Winstock”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2020
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalst · since 1987
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Boechout · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Windward · Web portal activities · Brugge · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of S&D HOTELS · Hotels and similar accommodation · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Assenede · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Damme · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of DEHAES & Co · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Lier · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Brugge · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Laarne · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Oudsbergen · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of PDC Services · Cafés and bars · Ronse · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Kontich · since 2024
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1998
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2013
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Retail sale of footwear · since 2026
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Dental practice · Ukkel · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of GNC Accountancy · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Balen · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Asse · since 2005
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Materials recovery from waste · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of LES VOYAGES MICHAUX · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Fosses-la-Ville · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2016
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Nieuwpoort · since 2017
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Advertising agencies · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Maldegem · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of AIXANDRI · Vervaardiging van oliën en vetten · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of CU BRANDS · Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of CK Auto's · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Gent · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of OXACOM · Detailhandel in overig textiel · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Truiden · since 2001
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Waimes · since 1986