Searching Spain’s company register
Guidance for businesses and international clients
Use the official Mercantile Registry to check a Spanish company’s registered identity, representatives and available filings. Choose the document that matches your purpose: an information note and an official certificate are not interchangeable.
Start with the right company
A trading name, website or brand is not necessarily the company’s registered name. Distinguish the provincial Mercantile Registry from the Central Mercantile Registry, which also provides company-name services.
- Obtain the full legal name and, where possible, the Spanish tax number, NIF.
- Search through the official Registradores electronic service and confirm the registered office and registry.
- Choose the information or certificate needed and check the current fee before ordering.
- Review the document date and what entries or filings it actually covers.
Information note or certificate?
An information note helps review registered details such as the company identity, capital, directors and powers, according to the information requested and available.
A registry certificate provides formal evidence of the registered content it certifies. If a bank, authority or transaction requires a particular certificate, check the exact requirement before ordering. Not every document requires an in-person visit.
What accounts and published notices tell you
Deposited annual accounts can help assess past financial information, but may be historic or incomplete. Their availability is not a guarantee of current solvency, tax compliance or the absence of liabilities.
The BORME publishes company notices and registered events. It is useful for checking published changes but does not replace every registry document or a complete legal review. Beneficial-ownership access has its own rules and is not unrestricted public access.
Use registry information in a wider review
Compare the NIF, legal name and representative’s powers with the contract and other reliable records. Verify changed bank instructions independently; a registry search does not authenticate an email or guarantee a payment destination.
For a proposed company name, follow the Central Mercantile Registry procedure. A name reservation is not a trademark registration and does not determine all brand conflicts.
Legal checks beyond a company search
Questions about lawyers, notaries, powers of attorney, apostilles or proceedings belong to a separate legal review. Our legal-services page explains those topics; a company-registry search does not answer them.
Frequently asked questions
Is all company information free?
No. Official publication services and registry documents have different access and fee rules. Check the current service and requested document instead of relying on an old quoted price.
Does a company search prove that a transaction is safe?
No. It verifies the registered information covered by the document. Identity, powers, finances, contracts and payment instructions may require further checks.
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