Investigate Companies in Europe: general resources
March 26, 2024
Websites from this section:
Violations Tracker Global - https://violationtrackerglobal.goodjobsfirst.org/
Business, Insolvency & Land Registers in the EU - https://e-justice.europa.eu/514/EN/registers__business_insolvency_amp_land
Access EU and national-level business, insolvency, and land registers for corporate transparency.
https://e-justice.europa.eu/106/EN/business_registers_in_eu_countries?
https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/
https://en.datocapital.com
https://www.northdata.com
This section shows resources for research company information in Europe. The following includes websites that will show you how to find corporate registries in each country and/or directly lookup company information from the website itself.
EU Business Registers for Member States –
(https://e-justice.europa.eu/106/EN/business_registers_in_eu_countries?)In order to investigate companies in any European country, the official EU website identifies the corporate registries for each of its member countries. This resource also explains the setup for the country’s corporate data systems so that you do not have to wonder whether certain data is or is not available.
The site has pages for the following countries (which are each obviously in the EU)
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechia
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Ireland
Greece
Spain
France
Croatia
Italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden
The European Business Registry Association
The European Business Registry Association – (https://www.lbr.lu/mjrcs/jsp/) –
see guide for using this resource below in the Luxembourg section.
The EBRA includes pages on the following countries
Austria
Belgium (Country temporarily unavailable)
Denmark (Country temporarily unavailable)
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece (Country temporarily unavailable)
Guernsey
Italy
Jersey
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malta
Netherlands (Country temporarily unavailable)
Slovenia
Spain
Additional Resources
The following sites have search engines that query multiple countries in one search.
International Resources, No Geographic Focus:
https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/
Europe-Focused Resources:
https://www.northdata.com
– North Data provides company information that is publicly available from sources such as trade registers, annual reports, funding registers, trademark records, and patent registries. North Data lists its data sources (https://www.northdata.com/_coverage#/countries)
https://en.datocapital.com
– Dato Capital is a database of business information about companies and directors registered in:
United Kingdom,
Gibraltar,
Spain,
Luxembourg,
Panama,
Cayman Islands,
British Virgin Islands.
Opengazettes.com – Open Gazettes simply searches gazettes from:
Spain
France
Luxembourg
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Ireland
Cayman Islands