Company Registry Lookup & Business Verification: Global KYB

This company registry lookup checks your companies against official business registers and the global LEI index in one run. Give it a list of names, registration numbers, VAT numbers or LEIs, and you get one row per company: the registered legal name, whether it is active or dissolved, the registration number, legal form, incorporation date, registered address, LEI and its status, the direct and ultimate parent company, and a link to the official record. When you give a name, an AI match score tells you whether the register entry is the same legal entity, a related one or a different company, with a probability.

It is built for know-your-business (KYB) checks, supplier and customer onboarding, and cleaning a CRM, where you need the official record for hundreds of companies in many countries and don't want to open a dozen register websites.

What it does

• Looks up a registration number directly in the national register (for example SIREN in France, organisation number in Norway, Business ID in Finland, ICO in Czechia, KRS in Poland).
• Searches by company name when you have no number, ranks the register entries and compares the best ones with your input.
• Adds the LEI layer from the GLEIF index: LEI, registration status, next renewal date, and the direct and ultimate parent company (or the reason the company reports no parent).
• Covers every other country through GLEIF: any company with an LEI is found, for example in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain or Japan.
• Only charges for verified companies. Not found, no match, invalid and failed rows are free.

Countries and sources

Country	Source	What you can give	Licence
All countries	GLEIF Global LEI Index (api.gleif.org)	LEI, name, register number	CC0 1.0
France	INSEE SIRENE and RNE via recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr	name, SIREN, SIRET, VAT number	Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab)
Norway	Bronnoysund Register Centre, Enhetsregisteret API	name, organisation number	NLOD 2.0
Finland	PRH / YTJ open data API	name, Business ID, VAT number	CC BY 4.0
Czechia	ARES register of economic entities	name, ICO, VAT number	ARES open data
Poland	National Court Register (KRS) open API	KRS number (names, NIP and REGON via GLEIF)	Public KRS data
Estonia	e-Business Register open data file	name, registry code	CC BY 4.0
Latvia	Register of Enterprises open data	name, registration number	CC0 1.0
Ireland	Companies Registration Office daily open data file (companies.csv), refreshed at most once a day	name, CRO number	CC BY 4.0. Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence
Singapore	ACRA entity data on data.gov.sg, paced to the keyless rate limit (one request every 2.6 seconds)	name, UEN	Singapore Open Data Licence 1.0 (data.gov.sg/open-data-licence)
United States	SEC EDGAR (companies that file with the SEC)	name, CIK	Public domain
United Kingdom	Companies House API, with your own free API key	name, company number	Open Government Licence v3.0
Australia	ABN Lookup web services, with your own free GUID	name, ABN, ACN	ABN Lookup terms

Coming next: Germany (Handelsregister), Denmark (CVR), Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, New Zealand, Canada and India. Until then these countries are checked through GLEIF.

Without a Companies House key or an ABN Lookup GUID, UK and Australian companies are still found when they have an LEI.

Who uses it

• Compliance and KYB teams onboarding business customers, merchants or marketplace sellers.
• Procurement teams checking that a supplier exists, is active and is not dissolved or in liquidation.
• Finance teams matching invoices and VAT numbers to the right legal entity.
• Sales and data teams cleaning CRM accounts and adding parent companies for account hierarchies.
• AI agents that need a reliable "does this company exist and who owns it" answer with a source link.

Output

Field	Example
lookupStatus	found, not_found, no_match (no register entry is the same entity), invalid_input, unavailable
legalName	DANONE
companyStatus	active, in_restructuring, in_liquidation, in_insolvency, dissolved, inactive, unknown
registryStatusText	the status as the register words it, for example Under liquidation (under avvikling)
registrationNumber, registrationNumberType	552032534, SIREN
legalForm	Societe anonyme a conseil d'administration (5599)
incorporationDate, dissolutionDate	1955-01-01
registeredAddress	street, postal code, city, region, country and the full address line (companies only)
vatId	when the register publishes it, plus vatIdMatches when you gave one
lei, leiStatus	LEI with registration status, entity status, next renewal date
directParent, ultimateParent	parent LEI, name and country, or the reported reason there is none
matchScore	verdict same_entity, related_entity or different_entity, sameEntityProbability, needsReview and the evidence
sourceRegistry, sourceUrl, sourceLicence, sources, retrievedAt	where every value comes from, and when
summary	one sentence for your review

Sole traders are natural persons. For them the address is not returned, only the business record.

How to run it

1. Add your companies under Companies to verify, one object per company, for example {"name": "Nokia Oyj", "country": "FI"} or {"registrationNumber": "923609016", "country": "NO"}. You can also link a CSV file.
2. Give the country as a two-letter code (FR, GB, US) or a country name. With an LEI or a VAT number the country is optional.
3. Add a registration number when you have one. It is the most precise way to look a company up.
4. Optional: paste your Companies House API key and your ABN Lookup GUID to cover all UK and Australian companies.
5. Start the run and export the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read them through the API.

Example input

{
  "companies": [
    {"reference": "C-1", "name": "Danone SA", "country": "FR"},
    {"reference": "C-2", "registrationNumber": "923609016", "name": "Equinor", "country": "NO"},
    {"reference": "C-3", "name": "Skoda Auto", "country": "CZ"},
    {"reference": "C-4", "lei": "W38RGI023J3WT1HWRP32"}
  ]
}

Example output

{
  "reference": "C-3",
  "lookupStatus": "found",
  "legalName": "Škoda Auto a.s.",
  "companyStatus": "active",
  "registrationNumber": "00177041",
  "registrationNumberType": "ICO",
  "legalForm": "Akciová společnost (121)",
  "incorporationDate": "1990-11-20",
  "registeredAddress": {"postalCode": "29301", "city": "Mladá Boleslav", "country": "CZ",
                        "full": "tř. Václava Klementa 869, Mladá Boleslav II, 29301 Mladá Boleslav"},
  "vatId": "CZ00177041",
  "lei": "529900I8XOZDM4ZQSQ21",
  "leiStatus": {"registrationStatus": "ISSUED", "entityStatus": "ACTIVE", "nextRenewalDate": "2027-10-25"},
  "ultimateParent": {"lei": "529900NNUPAGGOMPXZ31", "name": "VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT", "country": "DE"},
  "matchScore": {"verdict": "same_entity", "sameEntityProbability": 0.95, "needsReview": false},
  "sourceRegistry": "ARES, Czech register of economic entities",
  "sourceUrl": "https://ares.gov.cz/ekonomicke-subjekty?ico=00177041",
  "summary": "Škoda Auto a.s. (ICO 00177041): active, Akciová společnost (121), LEI 529900I8XOZDM4ZQSQ21, ultimate parent VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT. Same legal entity as your input (probability 0.95)."
}

Use it through the API

You can run the company registry lookup in the Apify Console or call it from your own code through the Apify API. The API tab of this Actor has ready-to-copy examples for the JavaScript and Python clients, the Apify CLI, plain HTTP and the OpenAPI definition. To use it from an AI assistant or agent, connect the Apify MCP server and add this Actor as a tool. Each result row is self-contained, with the source link and retrieval time, so an agent can cite it.

Pricing

You pay per verified company, plus a small fee for the AI match score when you gave a name.

Event	Price
Verified company (found in a register or the LEI index)	$0.01
AI match score (same entity, related or different)	$0.005
Not found, no match, invalid input, register unavailable	free

Example: 1,000 companies given by name, all found, cost $15. The same 1,000 given by registration number without names cost $10.

FAQ

What is the difference between not_found and no_match? not_found means the register has no entry for your number or name. no_match means the register has entries with a similar name, but none is the same legal entity as yours. The closest entries are listed in otherCandidates. Both are free.

How reliable is the match score? It compares your name, city and postal code with the register entry and returns a probability. Rows between clear yes and clear no are flagged with needsReview: true. Give a registration number when you have one; then the lookup is exact and the score only checks that the name fits the number.

Why is the status unknown for some US companies? SEC EDGAR lists companies that file with the SEC but does not publish whether a company is active. When the company has an LEI, the status comes from GLEIF and statusSource says so. The registryStatusText shows the latest filing date.

Does it check VAT numbers? It shows the VAT number when the register publishes it and tells you whether yours matches. For a live VIES check of EU VAT numbers, use our VAT number verifier.

Does it return directors or owners? No. It returns company data only, no data about directors, shareholders or beneficial owners. Note that for sole traders the registered business name is often the owner's own name.

Is this an official register extract? No. Results come from the registers' open data at the time of the run. They are not an official register extract and not legal or compliance advice.

Who is behind it? Reliable Tools is not affiliated with, endorsed or authorised by GLEIF or any register named here. The match score, status mapping and summaries are our own.

How fast is it? The LEI index allows about one request per second, so with the LEI and parent lookup switched on plan for roughly two seconds per company. Switch Look up LEI and parent companies off for a faster run against the national registers only.

Can I use a Polish NIP or REGON? Yes, when the company has an LEI. The KRS register itself is looked up by KRS number.

What about Germany? German companies with an LEI are found through GLEIF, with register court and HRB number. A direct Handelsregister connection is on our list.

Something is missing or wrong? Open an issue on the Issues tab and we'll look at it.

About Reliable Tools

This Actor is made by Reliable Tools. We build tools that return clean data from official sources plus an AI label with a confidence score, so you can filter and act on the results straight away. Our focus is compliance checks, e-commerce, product sourcing and lead research.

If a field is missing or a company doesn't come back the way you expect, open an issue on the Issues tab. We read every one and usually reply within a day. You can find our other Actors on our profile page.