Public Search is an online application that allows you to consult public data relating to the entities registered in the CBE and their establishment units, free of charge.
What type of data will you find in Public Search?
You can consult the public data of registered entities (hereafter referred to as ‘entities’) and active establishment units listed in the CBE, as well as data that was active when they ceased trading. This includes the following data:
Entity
- General Information
- company registration number;
- status;
- legal situation (+ start date);
- start date;
- duration of the entity, if limited;
- name (+ start date);
- if applicable, ex officio striking offs for failure to submit their financial statements or for non-compliance with UBO obligations (+ start date);
- address of registered office of legal entities (+ start date) and, if applicable, a note of its ex officio striking-off, including the start date;
- contact data (telephone and fax numbers, email address and website + start date);
- economic activities;
- type (natural person or legal person);
- legal form (+ start date);
- number of establishment units;
- Functions
- name and first name of the founders and/or persons who perform a legal function within the entity;
- start date;
- if applicable, ex officio striking-off, including the start date;
- Branches
- start date;
- status;
- name (+ start date);
- address (+ start date, + ex officio striking-off if applicable);
- Entrepreneurial skill – Travelling – Fairground operator
- name of the entrepreneurial skill – travelling – fairground operator;
- exemption if applicable;
- start date;
- if applicable, ex officio striking off, including the start date;
- Characteristics
- name of the characteristic;
- start date ;
- Licences
- name of the licence;
- start date ;
- VAT activities NACE-BEL code, versions 2003/2008/2025
- NACE-BEL codes and wording of the activities;
- start date;
- NSSO activities NACE-BEL code, versions 2003/2008/2025
- NACE-BEL codes and wording of the activities;
- start date;
- Activities NACE-BEL code, versions 2003/2008/2025
- NACE-BEL codes and wording of the activities;
- start date;
- Financial Information
- capital;
- date of the General Meeting;
- fiscal year-end and start and end date of the exceptional fiscal year, if any.
- Links between entities
- External links
- links to other databases (e.g. Publications in National Gazette; Publications of the annual accounts in the Central Balance Sheet Office, …)
Establishment Unit
- General Information
- company registration number;
- status;
- establishment unit registration number;
- start date ;
- name (+ start date);
- address (+ start date) and, if applicable, ex officio striking off, including the start date
- contact data (telephone no. and fax no., email address and website + start date).
- Activities NACE-BEL code, versions 2003/2008/2025
- NACE-BEL codes and wording of the activities;
- start date.
- Subsidised education activities NACE-BEL code, versions 2003/2008/2025
- NACE-BEL codes and wording of the activities;
- start date.
- Characteristics
- name of the characteristic;
- start date.
Good to know
Data entered into or modified in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises becomes available in Public Search the next day.
Duplication of company registration numbers
If, by accident, an entity was assigned to more than one company registration number, the Management Service will proceed to cancel the duplicate numbers. If you perform a search on one of those cancelled company registration numbers, you will be redirected automatically to the number that has been kept.
If duplicate company registration numbers existed, the number that was kept will be shown. A message will pop up, stating that the duplicate company registration number has been replaced by the number that is displayed.
Data consultation
Data can only be consulted entity by entity, following a targeted search.
Data reuse
Reuse of data made available via Public Search is prohibited. Systematic and uninterrupted downloading of CBE data is not allowed. Any abuse is punishable by a criminal fine ranging from 26 euro to 50,000 euro, or 6% of the total annual turnover of the last financial year preceding the imposition of the fine, for which data enabling the determination of the annual turnover are available, if this represents a higher amount (Section XV.79 of the Belgian Code of Economic Law).
If you wish to reuse the data, please consult the page ‘Public data available for reuse’.
How to search for data?
You can search by:
Each search will return a maximum of 200 results. If your search returns more than 200 results, a warning message will appear above the results table asking you to refine your search.
Searching by company or establishment unit registration number
This is the quickest way to find information. Each entity has only one company registration number and each establishment unit has only one establishment unit registration number.
Searching by name
Exact search
You have three options:
- Search for an entity natural person.
You need to enter the family name. You can refine your search by also entering the first name and/or the postcode. - Search for an entity legal person (company, non-profit organisation, etc.)
You need to enter the registered entity name. You can refine your search by also entering the legal form and/or the postcode. Check the box if you wish to perform the search on a previous name. - Search for an establishment unit
You need to enter the name of the establishment unit.
Tips
The option “Only active entities and active establishment units of active entities” is checked by default. Unchecking this option will include entities that ceased trading (for example: companies in liquidation or bankruptcy), as well as establishment units that were active when the entity ceased trading.
Phonetic search
You need to enter the name as you think it is spelled in the ‘Search term’ field. You can refine your search by checking the box “physical person”, “legal person” or “establishment unit”. You can also indicate the legal form.
Tips
- For all these options you can refine the search by filling out the “postcode” field.
- The option “Only active entities and active establishment units of active entities” is checked by default. Unchecking this option will include entities that ceased trading (for example: companies in liquidation or bankruptcy), as well as establishment units that were active when the entity ceased trading.
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Searching by address
For this type of search, you need to fill out the postcode, the street and the street number. After clicking on “Search”, the result will show all the entities and/or establishment units registered at that address.
Searching by activity
If you perform a search by using one or more NACEBEL activity code, you will get a list of entities or establishment units that were assigned the code(s) involved.
The best way to go about this is by first finding the correct code(s) via the link “search NACEBEL code(s)”. You can search by search word (activity) or by activity sector (search by structure). From the list, select no more than 10 codes that you want to use in your search. Click the “+” sign next to a code for a detailed description of the activities.
Next, select how to specify the location – by “municipality”, “municipality and neighbouring municipalities” or “postcode”.
You can refine your search by checking the box “natural person”, “entities legal person” or “establishment units”.
Tips
The option “Only active entities and active establishment units of active entities” is checked by default. Unchecking this option will include entities that ceased trading (for example: companies in liquidation or bankruptcy), as well as establishment units that were active when the entity ceased trading.
Searching by authorisation
First make your selection from an alphabetical list of authorisations. Next fill out a location in either of the following fields: “municipality”, “municipality and neighbouring municipalities” or “postcode”.
Tips
The option “Only active entities and active establishment units of active entities” is checked by default. Unchecking this option will include entities that ceased trading (for example: companies in liquidation or bankruptcy), as well as establishment units that were active when the entity ceased trading.
Privacy policy
For any questions regarding the processing of personal data, please refer to the « Privacy statement » of the CBE.
