What information is in a KVK Business Register Extract?
What information is in a KVK Business Register Extract?
The content of a KVK extract varies depending on the type of business and its legal structure. On this page, we explain what information you can expect to find when you request an extract.
BV or NV
| Component | Explanation |
|---|---|
|
Legal entity |
A legal entity or legal person (rechtspersoon) is an organisation that has its own rights and obligations. When a legal entity is incorporated, a civil-law notary draws up articles of association. These set out the internal rules and agreements of the legal entity. |
| Business |
A business is a company that supplies products or services to customers with the aim of making a profit. |
| Principal establishment |
In Dutch hoofdvestiging. A location where the BV or NV carries out commercial activities. A business always has at least one establishment. If there are several places of business, one must be designated as the principal establishment. Or principal place of business. Each establishment has a unique registration number. |
| Sole shareholder (optional) |
A person who owns all the shares. A private limited company (BV) or public limited company (NV) always has at least one shareholder. Are there several shareholders? In that case, they are not registered in the Business Register. |
| Director |
A director (bestuurder) is a person who is in charge of and responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. In addition, the director represents the organisation externally. |
|
Supervisory directors (optional) |
In addition to a board of directors, the legal entity may also have a board of supervisors (Raad van commissarissen, RvC). This is also known as a supervisory board (Raad van toezicht). The board of supervisors oversees the management and policy of the organisation. |
|
Authorised person |
The board may grant a person a power of attorney (machtiging. This person is the gemachtigde). This may be a limited or full power of attorney. The authorised person may carry out legal acts on behalf of the organisation. |
| Secondary establishment (optional) |
A location where the BV or NV carries out commercial activities. The establishments listed here are secondary branches. Each branch has a unique branch number. |
| Date and time |
The date and time the extract was generated. |
‘Optional’ means: only visible on the extract if applicable to the organisation for which the extract was requested. No rights may be derived from this explanation.
Eenmanszaak (sole proprietroship)
| Component | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Business |
A business is a company that supplies products or services to customers with the aim of making a profit. |
| Principal establishment |
In Dutch hoofdvestiging. A location where the BV or NV carries out commercial activities. A business always has at least one establishment. If there are several places of business, one must be designated as the principal establishment. Or principal place of business. Each establishment has a unique registration number. |
| Owner |
The owner of a eenmanszaak is a natural person (an individual) to whom the business belongs. |
|
Authorised person |
The owner may give a person a power of attorney (machtiging. This person is the gemachtigde). This may be a limited or full power of attorney. The authorised person may carry out legal acts on behalf of the organisation. |
| Secondary establishment (optional) |
A location (vestiging) where the BV or NV carries out commercial activities. The establishments listed here are secondary locations. Each establishment, location, has a unique location number. |
| Date and time |
The date and time the extract was generated. |
‘Optional’ means: only visible on the extract if applicable to the organisation for which the extract was requested. No rights may be derived from this explanation.
VOF or Maatschap (professional partnership)
| Component | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Partnership |
A general partnership (VOF) or maatschap is a partnership (collaborative arrangement) comprising at least 2 (legal) persons who carry out activities under a single common name. |
| Business |
A business is a company that supplies products or services to customers with the aim of making a profit. |
| Principal establishment |
In Dutch hoofdvestiging. A location where the BV or NV carries out commercial activities. A business always has at least one establishment. If there are several places of business, one must be designated as the principal establishment. Or principal place of business. Each establishment has a unique registration number. |
| Partners | The owners of a VOF are known as vennoten. The owners of a maatschap are known as maten. These may be natural persons, legal entities, or partnerships. They are authorised to carry out legal acts on behalf of the partnership. |
|
Authorised person |
The owner may give a person a power of attorney (machtiging. This person is the gemachtigde). This may be a limited or full power of attorney. The authorised person may carry out legal acts on behalf of the organisation. |
| Secondary establishment (optional) |
A location (vestiging) where the BV or NV carries out commercial activities. The establishments listed here are secondary locations. Each establishment, location, has a unique location number. |
| Date and time |
The date and time the extract was generated. |
‘Optional’ means: only visible on the extract if applicable to the organisation for which the extract was requested. No rights may be derived from this explanation.
VvE (Owners'Association)
| Component | Explanation |
|---|---|
|
Legal entity |
A legal entity or legal person (rechtspersoon) is an organisation that has its own rights and obligations. When a legal entity is incorporated, a civil-law notary draws up articles of association. These set out the internal rules and agreements of the legal entity. |
| Director |
A director (bestuurder) is a person who is in charge of and responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. In addition, the director represents the organisation externally. |
| Date and time |
The date and time the extract was generated. |
Stichting (Foundation )
| Component | Explanation |
|---|---|
|
Legal entity |
A legal entity or legal person (rechtspersoon) is an organisation that has its own rights and obligations. When a legal entity is incorporated, a civil-law notary draws up articles of association. These set out the internal rules and agreements of the legal entity. |
| Business (optional) | A business is a company that supplies products or services to customers with the aim of making a profit. The profit must be used for the purpose for which the foundation was established. |
| Principal establishment |
In Dutch hoofdvestiging. A location where the BV or NV carries out commercial activities. A business always has at least one establishment. If there are several places of business, one must be designated as the principal establishment. Or principal place of business. Each establishment has a unique registration number. |
| Director |
A director (bestuurder) is a person who is in charge of and responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. In addition, the director represents the organisation externally. |
|
Supervisory directors (optional) |
In addition to a board of directors, the legal entity may also have a board of supervisors (Raad van commissarissen, RvC). This is also known as a supervisory board (Raad van toezicht). The board of supervisors oversees the management and policy of the organisation. |
|
Authorised person |
The owner may give a person a power of attorney (machtiging. This person is the gemachtigde). This may be a limited or full power of attorney. The authorised person may carry out legal acts on behalf of the organisation. |
| Secondary establishment (optional) |
A location (vestiging) where the BV or NV carries out commercial activities. The establishments listed here are secondary locations. Each establishment, location, has a unique location number. |
| Date and time |
The date and time the extract was generated. |
‘Optional’ means: only visible on the extract if applicable to the organisation for which the extract was requested. No rights may be derived from this explanation.
Vereniging (Association)
| Component | Explanation |
|---|---|
|
Legal entity |
A legal entity or legal person (rechtspersoon) is an organisation that has its own rights and obligations. When a legal entity is incorporated, a civil-law notary draws up articles of association. These set out the internal rules and agreements of the legal entity. |
| Business (optional) |
A business is a company that supplies products or services to customers with the aim of making a profit. The profit must be used for the purpose for which the vereniging was established. |
| Principal establishment |
In Dutch hoofdvestiging. A location where the BV or NV carries out commercial activities. A business always has at least one establishment. If there are several places of business, one must be designated as the principal establishment. Or principal place of business. Each establishment has a unique registration number. |
| Director |
A director (bestuurder) is a person who is in charge of and responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. In addition, the director represents the organisation externally. |
|
Supervisory directors (optional) |
In addition to a board of directors, the legal entity may also have a board of supervisors (Raad van commissarissen, RvC). This is also known as a supervisory board (Raad van toezicht). The board of supervisors oversees the management and policy of the organisation. |
|
Authorised person |
The owner may give a person a power of attorney (machtiging. This person is the gemachtigde). This may be a limited or full power of attorney. The authorised person may carry out legal acts on behalf of the organisation. |
| Secondary establishment (optional) |
A location (vestiging) where the BV or NV carries out commercial activities. The establishments listed here are secondary locations. Each establishment, location, has a unique location number. |
| Date and time |
The date and time the extract was generated. |
‘Optional’ means: only visible on the extract if applicable to the organisation for which the extract was requested. No rights may be derived from this explanation.
CV (Limited Partnership)
| Component | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Partnership | This is a partnership in which one or more general partners and one or more limited partners run a business together. |
| Business |
A business is a company that supplies products or services to customers with the aim of making a profit. |
| Vestiging | Een locatie waar de commanditaire vennootschap activiteiten uitoefent met als doel het maken van winst. |
| Partner | There are managing partners (vennoten), who run the business and are personally liable for all debts, and limited partners, who merely invest capital. |
| Limited Partner | A Limited partner (commanditaire or stille vennoot) is the investor in the business. They do not interfere in the running of the business and only bear the risk associated with the money they have invested in the CV. |
|
Authorised person |
The owner may give a person a power of attorney (machtiging. This person is the gemachtigde). This may be a limited or full power of attorney. The authorised person may carry out legal acts on behalf of the organisation. |
| Date and time |
The date and time the extract was generated. |
‘Optional’ means: only visible on the extract if applicable to the organisation for which the extract was requested. No rights may be derived from this explanation.
Cooperative
| Component | Explanation |
|---|---|
|
Legal entity |
A legal entity or legal person (rechtspersoon) is an organisation that has its own rights and obligations. When a legal entity is incorporated, a civil-law notary draws up articles of association. These set out the internal rules and agreements of the legal entity. |
| Business |
A business is a company that supplies products or services to customers with the aim of making a profit. |
| Establishment | A business location (vestiging) where the co-operative carries out activities with the aim of making a profit. |
| Director |
A director (bestuurder) is a person who is in charge of and responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. In addition, the director represents the organisation externally. |
|
Supervisory directors (optional) |
In addition to a board of directors, the legal entity may also have a board of supervisors (Raad van commissarissen, RvC). This is also known as a supervisory board (Raad van toezicht). The board of supervisors oversees the management and policy of the organisation. |
|
Authorised person |
The owner may give a person a power of attorney (machtiging. This person is the gemachtigde). This may be a limited or full power of attorney. The authorised person may carry out legal acts on behalf of the organisation. |
| Date and time |
The date and time the extract was generated. |
‘Optional’ means: only visible on the extract if applicable to the organisation for which the extract was requested. No rights may be derived from this explanation.