companyinfo.me

Official source · from €9.99

Document view (DK): the filed documents behind a German register entry

The register sheet is a summary; the document view (DK) is the source material. It bundles the documents filed with the court — shareholder lists, articles of association, applications — into one download.

One-time payment · no account · no subscription

Ownership and articles: what the sheet doesn't show

German due diligence routinely hits the limits of the extract: it names directors but not GmbH shareholders, and it records that articles were amended but not what they say. Both live in the register folder as filed documents. The DK opens that folder — shareholder lists for ownership, articles for transfer restrictions, special rights and governance clauses.

Compliance teams use it to substantiate beneficial ownership; acquirers and lenders use it to read the actual constitutional documents before term sheets.

Scope and ordering

Coverage mirrors what the register court holds digitally: recent companies usually have complete folders, decades-old ones may lack early filings. We deliver the register's contents unchanged, without cherry-picking.

Order it as an add-on: search the company, tick the document view at checkout, receive the ZIP by email alongside the current extract — one-time payment, no account.

Frequently asked questions

Is this how I find out who owns a German GmbH?

Yes. The register extract does not list a GmbH's shareholders — ownership appears in the filed shareholder list (Gesellschafterliste), which the document view delivers. That makes the DK the standard tool for beneficial-ownership and KYC work.

What else is typically in the package?

The articles of association with amendments, applications for registration, transformation documents and other filings — whatever the court holds digitally for that company. Very old filings may not have been digitised.

What format is delivered?

A package of individual files (ZIP), emailed together with your extract. You add the document view during a normal order for a German company.

All checks for Germany

companyinfo.me is an independent information service and is not affiliated with any government authority or official register.