Detailed description
The commercial register is a public directory that contains essential information about the legal status of registered merchants and companies in Germany.
The following data will be entered in the commercial register:
- Company name
- Domestic address of the company headquarters and, where applicable, of branch offices
- Business purpose
- Amount of share capital/equity capital (for corporations)
- Representation rules (management and power of attorney)
- Names, places of residence and dates of birth of the managing directors
- Names, places of residence and dates of birth of the authorized signatories
- Name, place of residence and date of birth (natural persons), or company name, registered office and registry (legal persons) of personally liable partners.
- Name, place of residence and date of birth (natural persons), or company name, registered office and registry (legal entities), as well as the liability amount of the limited partner.
- Legal form, and, if applicable, limitation of liability
- Day of first registration
- Number of entries
- Other legal relationships, such as past name changes and insolvency proceedings
You will receive information
- via corporations (GmbH, UG and AG), partnerships (OHG, KG) or sole traders
- regarding facts and legal relationships that are important in business.
You can request a simple printout from the commercial register without authentication.
You generally only need the simple printout for informational purposes. It does not have the same legally binding evidentiary value as an officially certified printout.