What this module provides
The Company Profiles module consolidates key legal and administrative information for companies retrieved from official registers. Data is presented in a standardised structure to support onboarding, compliance, vendor checks and risk workflows.
Profiles serve as the backbone of all other K-Check modules, ensuring that identity and registration data remain consistent across jurisdictions.
Data points included
The set of available fields varies by country, but typically includes:
- Legal name and alternative names where published
- Identifiers (registration number, national ID, VAT number where accessible)
- Legal form and status
- Incorporation date and key lifecycle events where published
- Registered address and additional locations if available
- Sector codes (e.g., NACE, national equivalents)
- Basic contact information where registers include such fields
Availability of fields depends on jurisdiction and publication rules.
Standardisation across countries
European registers differ significantly in structure, terminology and level of detail. K-Check maps these variations into a unified schema, making profiles comparable across jurisdictions.
Identifiers and statuses are normalised, enabling consistent filtering, search and downstream analysis.
Source transparency
Each field exposed in the Company Profiles module references an underlying official source where possible. This ensures traceability and helps users understand where data originates.
Update frequency depends on how each register publishes data. K-Check documents these differences in the coverage section.
Limitations and jurisdiction notes
Not all European jurisdictions publish the same fields or the same level of detail. Some registers restrict access to certain data points, while others do not expose historical information.
Where fields cannot be retrieved or normalised, they are omitted or marked as unavailable, with jurisdiction-specific notes where relevant.
How Profiles integrate with other modules
Company Profiles provide the legal and structural foundation for risk indicators, monitoring, ownership analysis and court information. All other modules are aligned to the identity and status fields defined here.
This ensures that when a company is analysed across modules, users work from the same consistent core record.
A consistent legal foundation for cross-border company analysis
The Profiles module helps teams work confidently with European company data by standardising fragmented sources into a clear, reliable format. It serves as the entry point for deeper risk, monitoring and ownership workflows.