Commercial Register FAQ

What is a certificate of registration?
A certificate of registration usually contains data:
  • Company
  • Basic or registered capital
  • Property of the Company
  • Head office, branch and branches as well as their address
  • authorized representatives (executive board, management body, managing directors, managing directors, authorized signatories, owners, personally liable partners) and special powers of representation
  • Legal form of the company
  • Limited partners, members

What is a historical and chronological excerpt?
The historical and chronological expression they see the complete company history (company history). For example: who was previously managing director? Where did the company previously have its headquarters?
The difference between historical and chronological excerpt is that the historical one contains all the data before conversion to paper and the chronological includes all data after switching to the electronic registry.


What is the last published annual statement?
Fats all companies in the commercial register are required to publish your annual financial statements.
The annual financial statements usually contain the balance sheet of the company and a profit and loss account as well as an appendix. Depending on the size of the company, the documents to be disclosed vary in scope (Sections 325 ff. HGB). The size of the annual accounts depends on the size of the company and can range from 2-10 pages to a few hundred pages for very large companies.


Can I also search for a commercial register extract without register number (HRA or HRB)?
Yes, of course. The registration number is not necessary for us.

How long will it take to receive the commercial register extract?
On weekdays you will often receive the excerpt within a few minutes in the Express-Servcie. Depending on the amount of research or the weekend, it may take a few hours for you to receive the extract by email as an official PDF document.
Certifications will be sent by mail. Depending on the competent district court, usually within 1 to a maximum of 2 weeks.


Can I also search for a commercial register extract without register number (HRA or HRB)?
Yes, of course. The registration number is not necessary for us.