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Data Sources

Czechia uses multiple official registers orchestrated through ARES. For a given entity, data is assembled from ARES as the discovery layer, then enriched from the primary source register indicated by ARES. The primary source takes precedence for overlapping attributes.

Registers

ARES (Administrative Register of Economic Subjects) — Operated by the Ministry of Finance (ares.gov.cz), ARES is the central discovery layer for all Czech entities. It aggregates data from over a dozen underlying registers and provides: company name, legal form, registered address, activity codes (CZ-NACE), registration/dissolution dates, tax identifiers (DIC/DPH), and registration statuses across all connected registers (VR, RZP, DPH, IR, etc.). ARES also indicates a primary data source per entity, which decides which register enriches the profile.
VR (Commercial Register) — The Obchodni rejstrik, operated by the Ministry of Justice (or.justice.cz). Contains detailed data for legal entities registered in the commercial register: legal name, registered address, share capital, legal form, business purpose, legal representatives (Statutarni organ), shareholders (Spolecnici), and dissolution/deletion information. Its collection of deeds (Sbirka listin) is the source for Financial Statements and Articles of Association documents.
RZP (Trade Licensing Register) — The Rejstrik zivnostenskeho podnikani (rzp.cz). Contains business license data for sole traders and other trade-licensed entities: legal name, registered address, registration date, licensed activities, and the licence holder. Also the source for Trade Register Extract PDF documents.
ESM (Register of Beneficial Owners) — The Evidence skutečných majitelů, operated by the Ministry of Justice (esm.justice.cz). Closed to the public since December 2025, so a local partner obtains the official full extract. Source of the Ultimate Beneficial Owners datapoint and the Beneficial Ownership Extract document.
VIES (EU VAT Information Exchange System) — When an entity is registered for VAT, its VAT number is validated against VIES and the result, including a consultation number, is returned in the company datapoint.

ARES is the orchestration hub. Every company profile request starts with ARES for discovery and base attributes. ARES indicates a primary source per entity (Commercial Register, Trade Licensing Register, or others), and complementary data is fetched from that source. If the primary source fetch fails, available data from ARES alone is used. If no primary source is indicated, both VR and RZP are queried (best-effort).

How does the multi-source orchestration work?

ARES is always queried first to discover the entity and get base attributes (name, address, legal form, activity codes, identifiers, status)
ARES indicates a primary source:
- Commercial Register (VR): VR data (legal reps, shareholders, capital, status, legal form) is merged into the ARES base
- Trade Licensing Register (RZP): RZP data (name, address, registration date, activities, licence holder) is merged
- Other or none: both VR and RZP are queried, and any available data is merged
For overlapping attributes (e.g., legal name, address), the primary source takes precedence over ARES
Enrichment is applied as a final step: activities get ISIC codes, status gets standardized classification, and a legal form that has no standardized category yet (Commercial Register legal-form text, or an ARES code outside the official mapping) is classified with a standardized category and ISO 20275 code
VIES validates the VAT number when the entity is registered for VAT

Company Identifiers

company.identifiers.euid is an optional European Unique Identifier. Domestic s.r.o. and a.s. companies. Example: CZVROR.04234651. It is returned as an output identifier and cannot be used as a search input. See EUID coverage and interpretation.

Query Identifiers

Company Type	Source	Format	Example	Notes
All entities	ARES	8 digits (ICO)	`45274649`	Spaces are stripped (e.g., `19188 889` becomes `19188889`)

ICO Format: The ICO (Identifikacni cislo osoby) is always 8 digits. Input with spaces is tolerated — they are automatically stripped before processing.

Identifiers in API Response

Once you retrieve company data, the identifiers object contains all available identifiers for that entity:

Identifier Type	Format	Example	Found In
`ico`	8 digits	`45274649`	All entities
`dic`	CZ + 8-10 digits	`CZ45274649`	Tax-registered entities (normalized with CZ prefix)
`VAT`	8-10 digits (CZ prefix removed)	`45274649`	Only when ARES confirms active DPH (VAT) status

VAT vs DIC: The dic (Tax Identification Number) is always returned when available and keeps the CZ prefix. The VAT identifier carries the same number without the CZ prefix, and is only set when ARES confirms the entity has active DPH (VAT) registration status. We do not synthesize VAT from ICO or query the DPH register separately. For sole traders and individuals, the VAT number may have 9-10 digits and can differ from the ICO.

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

GLEIF is the supplementary data source for this identifier. company.identifiers.lei is optional. It is returned when the IČO (ico) matches exactly one LEI through a GLEIF registration or validation reference. The Legal Entity Identifier has 20 uppercase alphanumeric characters, ending in two check digits. Coverage varies by entity. An absent lei does not prove that the company has no LEI. Lapsed, retired or merged LEIs may be returned; annulled LEIs are excluded.

Search Capabilities

Search Type	Pattern	Example	Match Type	Expected Results
By ICO	8 digits	`45274649`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By ICO (with spaces)	Digits with spaces	`19188 889`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id, spaces stripped); other results may follow
By Name	Text string (2-200 chars)	`"PalmApp Tech s.r.o."`	Contains/partial	Multiple results (up to 30)

Search Performance: Use ICO-based searches for best performance and exact matching. Name searches query ARES and may return up to 30 results. If a name search returns too many results, ARES will return an error suggesting a more specific search term.

VAT number search: A VAT number with the CZ prefix (e.g. CZ45274649) is accepted as a search input and looked up as an ICO, so it finds companies whose VAT number is CZ + ICO. VAT numbers of individuals based on a birth number are not found; search those by ICO or name.

Active companies only

Search can return companies that are no longer active. Each result carries the register’s status, so activeOnly=true removes the inactive ones. Every result carries the register status. Companies in liquidation still count as active until they are removed.

Company Status

Company status is determined from ARES registration statuses across multiple registers (VR, RES, RZP, DPH, IR). The logic is deterministic — no AI inference is involved for status determination. AI enrichment is applied afterward for standardization only.

Status Determination Logic

Condition	Local Status	Standardized Status	Notes
Active in any register (VR, RES, DPH, RZP)	Active	Active	Any active registration means the entity is active
In liquidation (VR or RES shows `V LIKVIDACI`)	In Liquidation	Active	Treated as active — entity still exists
Insolvency register (IR) active AND entity active	Under Insolvency Proceedings	Under Insolvency Proceeding	Reflects proceedings, not outcome
VR or RES shows `ZRUSENY` (and not active elsewhere)	Dissolved	Closed	Entity has been removed from register
RES cessation date (`datumZaniku`) present	Dissolved	Closed	Overrides all other signals
Commercial Register shows a deletion date, a removal, or bankruptcy	Closed	Closed	Replaces the ARES status, with closure reason and closure date when available
None of the above	Unknown	Unknown	Insufficient data to determine status

Closure Reasons (from VR)

When a company is dissolved, the closure reason is determined by parsing Czech legal text from the Commercial Register:

Czech Pattern	Standardized Closure Reason
konkurs / konkurz / insolvence / upadek	Bankruptcy
fuze / slouceni / splynut	Merger
prevod jmeni na jedineho spolecnika/akcionare	Acquisition
zrusena s likvidaci (rozhodnutim valne hromady)	Voluntary Dissolution
zrusena s likvidaci (general)	Liquidation
zrusena dle paragrafu / ex lege	Administrative Dissolution
rozhodnutim soudu / usneseni soudu	Court Order
Other patterns	Other

VR closure reasons are extracted by pattern-matching normalized (diacritics-stripped) Czech text from the Commercial Register’s “Ostatni skutecnosti” (Other facts) and insolvency sections. If no specific pattern matches, the closure reason defaults to “Other.”

Legal Forms

Czechia uses a deterministic legal form mapping via the ARES “Právní forma” codelist. The mapping provides the local Czech name, an English translation, a standardized category and, where GLEIF publishes one, the ISO 20275 (ELF) code for each code. For unrecognized codes, AI-based classification is used as fallback.

Legal forms are classified from official registry data. When the Commercial Register’s legal-form text is used, or the ARES code is not in the mapping, the standardized category and ISO 20275 code are resolved by AI-assisted classification.

Sole Proprietors (codes 100–110)

Code	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
100	Podnikající fyzická osoba tuzemská	Domestic sole proprietor	Sole Proprietorship	95G8
101	Fyzická osoba podnikající dle živnostenského zákona	Sole trader under the Trade Licensing Act	Sole Proprietorship	95G8
102	Fyzická osoba podnikající dle živnostenského zákona zapsaná v obchodním rejstříku	Sole trader under the Trade Licensing Act (Commercial Register)	Sole Proprietorship	95G8
103	Samostatně hospodařící rolník nezapsaný v obchodním rejstříku	Self-employed farmer	Sole Proprietorship	AM3T
104	Samostatně hospodařící rolník zapsaný v obchodním rejstříku	Self-employed farmer (Commercial Register)	Sole Proprietorship	95G8
105	Fyzická osoba podnikající dle jiných zákonů než živnostenského a zákona o zemědělství	Sole proprietor under other laws	Sole Proprietorship	95G8
106	Fyzická osoba podnikající dle jiných zákonů než živnostenského a zákona o zemědělství zapsaná v obchodním rejstříku	Sole proprietor under other laws (Commercial Register)	Sole Proprietorship	95G8
107	Zemědělský podnikatel - fyzická osoba	Agricultural entrepreneur – natural person	Sole Proprietorship	95G8
108	Zemědělský podnikatel - fyzická osoba zapsaná v obchodním rejstříku	Agricultural entrepreneur – natural person (Commercial Register)	Sole Proprietorship	95G8
109	Fyzická osoba podnikající v oblasti vodního hospodářství	Natural person in water management	Sole Proprietorship	95G8
110	Fyzická osoba podnikající v oblasti vodního hospodářství zapsaná v obchodním rejstříku	Natural person in water management (Commercial Register)	Sole Proprietorship	95G8

Partnerships and Capital Companies (codes 111–121)

Code	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
111	Veřejná obchodní společnost	General partnership	Partnership	5KU5
112	Společnost s ručením omezeným	Limited liability company	Limited Liability Company	9HLU
113	Společnost komanditní	Limited partnership	Partnership	CD28
114	Společnost komanditní na akcie	Partnership limited by shares	Partnership	747U
115	Společný podnik	Joint venture	Partnership	Y18E
116	Zájmové sdružení	Association	Nonprofit Organization	7OZQ
117	Nadace	Foundation	Nonprofit Organization	3G3D
118	Nadační fond	Endowment fund	Nonprofit Organization	QS6A
121	Akciová společnost	Joint-stock company	Corporation	6CQN

Cooperatives (codes 131–261)

Code	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
131	Svépomocné zemědělské družstvo	Self-help agricultural cooperative	Cooperative	1JK6
141	Obecně prospěšná společnost	Public benefit company	Nonprofit Organization	BL4B
145	Společenství vlastníků jednotek	Association of unit owners	Cooperative	IQ9O
151	Komoditní burza	Commodity exchange	Other	NQHQ
152	Garanční fond obchodníků s cennými papíry	Securities Traders’ Guarantee Fund	Government-Owned Entity	4UB2
161	Ústav	Institute	Nonprofit Organization	QJ0F
201	Zemědělské družstvo	Agricultural cooperative	Cooperative	Z3BF
205	Družstvo	Cooperative	Cooperative	9RVC
211	Družstevní podnik zemědělský	Agricultural cooperative enterprise	Cooperative	WJ30
231	Výrobní družstvo	Production cooperative	Cooperative	C7GZ
232	Spotřební družstvo	Consumer cooperative	Cooperative	8K5T
233	Bytové družstvo	Housing cooperative	Cooperative	T3Q1
234	Jiné družstvo	Other cooperative	Cooperative	ZU32
241	Družstevní podnik (s 1 zakladatelem)	Cooperative enterprise (single founder)	Cooperative	RHFQ
242	Společný podnik (s více zakladateli)	Joint venture (multiple founders)	Partnership	NJ87
251	Zájmová organizace družstev	Association of cooperatives	Cooperative	4A26
261	Společná zájmová organizace družstev	Joint interest organization of cooperatives	Cooperative	V6YH

State and Government Entities (codes 301–392)

Code	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
301	Státní podnik	State enterprise	Government-Owned Entity	6FAI
302	Národní podnik	National enterprise	Government-Owned Entity	UFDA
311	Státní banka československá	State Bank of Czechoslovakia	Corporation	KM6Z
312	Banka-státní peněžní ústav	State monetary institution (bank)	Corporation	FIPS
313	Česká národní banka	Czech National Bank	Government-Owned Entity	NPH3
314	Česká konsolidační agentura	Czech Consolidation Agency	Government-Owned Entity	2N9X
321	Rozpočtová organizace	Budgetary organization	Government-Owned Entity	H6WW
325	Organizační složka státu	State organizational unit	Government-Owned Entity	LJL0
326	Stálý rozhodčí soud	Permanent Arbitration Court	Government-Owned Entity	4YAK
331	Příspěvková organizace zřízená územním samosprávným celkem	Contributory organization of a municipality/region	Government-Owned Entity	MBUU
332	Státní příspěvková organizace	State contributory organization	Government-Owned Entity	H6WW
333	Státní příspěvková organizace ostatní	Other state contributory organization	Government-Owned Entity	74W6
341	Státní hospodářská organizace řízená okresním úřadem	State economic organization managed by a district office	Government-Owned Entity	84J8
343	Obecní podnik	Municipal enterprise	Government-Owned Entity	RP0E
351	Československé státní dráhy-státní organizace	Czechoslovak State Railways – state organization	Government-Owned Entity	LJ92
352	Státní organizace Správa železnic	State organization Railway Administration	Government-Owned Entity	APEN
353	Rada pro veřejný dohled nad auditem	Public Audit Oversight Board	Government-Owned Entity	QJWK
361	Veřejnoprávní instituce	Public law institution	Government-Owned Entity	NI3I
362	Česká tisková kancelář	Czech News Agency	Government-Owned Entity	917C
381	Státní fond ze zákona	Statutory state fund	Government-Owned Entity	3RMA
382	Státní fond ze zákona nezapisující se do obchodního rejstříku	Statutory state fund not registered in the Commercial Register	Government-Owned Entity	AM3T
391	Zdravotní pojišťovna (mimo VZP)	Health insurance company (excluding VZP)	Government-Owned Entity	QQ49
392	Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna	General Health Insurance Company	Government-Owned Entity	C4Q2

Foreign / Branch Entities (codes 401–442)

Code	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
401	Sdružení mezinárodního obchodu	International trade association	Nonprofit Organization	I32F
411	Podnik se zahraniční majetkovou účastí	Enterprise with foreign equity participation	Limited Liability Company	CHJR
421	Odštěpný závod zahraniční právnické osoby	Branch of a foreign legal entity	Branch or Representative Office	TNBA
422	Organizační složka zahraničního nadačního fondu	Organizational unit of a foreign endowment fund	Branch or Representative Office	HY6K
423	Organizační složka zahraniční nadace	Organizational unit of a foreign foundation	Branch or Representative Office	VQU7
424	Zahraniční fyzická osoba	Foreign natural person	Sole Proprietorship	CZUA
425	Odštěpný závod zahraniční fyzické osoby	Branch of a foreign natural person	Branch or Representative Office	U95A
426	Zastoupení zahraniční banky	Representative office of a foreign bank	Branch or Representative Office	JJYB
441	Podnik zahraničního obchodu	Foreign trade enterprise	Branch or Representative Office	HSNC
442	Účelová zahraničně obchodní organizace	Purpose-specific foreign trade organization	Branch or Representative Office	WVZF

Branches and Sub-units (codes 501–541)

Code	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
501	Odštěpný závod	Branch	Branch or Representative Office	WUFK
521	Samostatná drobná provozovna (obecního úřadu)	Independent small establishment (municipal office)	Branch or Representative Office	C5FE
525	Vnitřní organizační jednotka organizační složky státu	Internal unit of a state organizational component	Government-Owned Entity	HS5W
531	Oblastní organizační jednotka ČD	Regional organizational unit of Czech Railways	Government-Owned Entity	LJ92
532	Účelová organizační jednotka ČD	Purpose-specific organizational unit of Czech Railways	Government-Owned Entity	LJ92
533	Specializovaná organizační jednotka ČD	Specialized organizational unit of Czech Railways	Government-Owned Entity	LJ92
534	Jednotka státní drážní -technická inspekce	State railway unit – technical inspection	Government-Owned Entity	APEN
535	Jednotka sboru ozbrojené ochrany železnic	Railway Armed Protection Corps unit	Government-Owned Entity	APEN
536	Jednotka drážního správního úřadu	Railway administrative authority unit	Government-Owned Entity	APEN
541	Podílový, penzijní fond	Mutual or pension fund	Other	SNWJ

Education (codes 601–671)

Code	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
601	Vysoká škola (veřejná, státní)	University (public, state)	Government-Owned Entity	OVKW
602	Fakulta vysoké školy	University faculty	Government-Owned Entity	OVKW
603	Jiné pracoviště vysoké školy / fakulty	Other unit of university/faculty	Government-Owned Entity	OVKW
611	Střední škola	Secondary school	Government-Owned Entity	OVKW
621	Základní škola	Primary school	Government-Owned Entity	D1VK
625	Školské zařízení	School facility	Government-Owned Entity	D1VK
631	Předškolní zařízení	Preschool facility	Government-Owned Entity	NI3I
641	Školská právnická osoba	School legal entity	Government-Owned Entity	D1VK
651	Zdravotnické zařízení	Healthcare facility	Government-Owned Entity	H4XQ
661	Veřejná výzkumná instituce	Public research institution	Government-Owned Entity	CIO8
671	Veřejné neziskové ústavní zdravotnické zařízení	Public non-profit institutional healthcare facility	Government-Owned Entity	H4XQ

Civil Society / Non-profits (codes 701–771)

Code	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
701	Občanské sdružení	Civic association	Nonprofit Organization	9XDB
702	Pojišťovací spolek	Mutual insurance association	Nonprofit Organization	C4Q2
703	Odborová organizace a organizace zaměstnavatelů	Trade union and employers’ organization	Nonprofit Organization	Q25I
704	Zvláštní organizace pro zastoupení českých zájmů v mezinárodních nevládních organizacích	Special organization representing Czech interests in international NGOs	Nonprofit Organization	WL83
705	Podnik nebo hospodářské zařízení sdružení	Enterprise or economic facility of an association	Nonprofit Organization	971Y
706	Spolek	Association	Nonprofit Organization	CATU
707	Odborová organizace	Trade union	Nonprofit Organization	Q25I
708	Organizace zaměstnavatelů	Employers’ organization	Nonprofit Organization	CUKQ
711	Politická strana, politické hnutí	Political party, political movement	Nonprofit Organization	XRK7
715	Podnik nebo hospodářské zařízení politické strany	Enterprise or economic facility of a political party	Nonprofit Organization	2DK3
721	Církve a náboženské společnosti	Churches and religious societies	Nonprofit Organization	FY1B
722	Evidované církevní právnické osoby	Registered church legal entities	Nonprofit Organization	JCAD
723	Svazy církví a náboženských společností	Unions of churches and religious societies	Nonprofit Organization	ET6Z
731	Organizační jednotka občanského sdružení	Organizational unit of a civic association	Nonprofit Organization	6OMW
732	Organizační jednotka politické strany, politického hnutí	Organizational unit of a political party or movement	Nonprofit Organization	XRK7
733	Pobočná odborová organizace a organizace zaměstnavatelů	Branch trade union and employers’ organization	Nonprofit Organization	P3YF
734	Organizační jednotka zvláštní organizace pro zastoupení českých zájmů v mezinárodních nevládních organizacích	Organizational unit of a special organization representing Czech interests in international NGOs	Nonprofit Organization	I68R
736	Pobočný spolek	Branch association	Nonprofit Organization	G2I3
741	Samosprávná stavovská organizace (profesní komora)	Self-governing professional chamber	Nonprofit Organization	O9PW
745	Komora (hospodářská, agrární)	Chamber of commerce or agriculture	Nonprofit Organization	HQPK
751	Zájmové sdružení právnických osob	Association of legal entities	Nonprofit Organization	VIE3
761	Honební společenstvo	Hunting association	Nonprofit Organization	LEDI
771	Dobrovolný svazek obcí	Voluntary union of municipalities	Government-Owned Entity	MAVU

Municipalities and Regions (codes 801–811)

Code	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
801	Obec	Municipality	Government-Owned Entity	J8PB
802	Okresní úřad	District office	Government-Owned Entity	84J8
804	Kraj	Region	Government-Owned Entity	QIEL
805	Regionální rada regionu soudržnosti	Regional Council of a Cohesion Region	Government-Owned Entity	4OTK
811	Městská část, městský obvod	City district, municipal borough	Government-Owned Entity	PFE5

Foreign and International Entities (codes 901–999)

Code	Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
901	Zastupitelský orgán jiných států	Foreign diplomatic mission	Government-Owned Entity	LJL0
906	Zahraniční spolek	Foreign association	Nonprofit Organization	D35X
907	Mezinárodní odborová organizace	International trade union organization	Nonprofit Organization	LPCQ
908	Mezinárodní organizace zaměstnavatelů	International employers’ organization	Nonprofit Organization	CUKQ
911	Zahraniční kulturní, informační středisko, rozhlasová, tisková a televizní agentura	Foreign cultural/information center; radio, press and TV agency	Nonprofit Organization	NI3I
921	Mezinárodní nevládní organizace	International non-governmental organization	Nonprofit Organization	PQJE
922	Organizační jednotka mezinárodní nevládní organizace	Organizational unit of an international NGO	Nonprofit Organization	R2XE
931	Evropské hospodářské zájmové sdružení	European Economic Interest Grouping	Partnership	RBGQ
932	Evropská společnost	European Company (Societas Europaea)	Corporation	ZQO8
933	Evropská družstevní společnost	European Cooperative Society	Cooperative	T1FT
936	Zahraniční pobočný spolek	Foreign branch association	Branch or Representative Office	JJYB
937	Pobočná mezinárodní odborová organizace	Branch international trade union organization	Nonprofit Organization	WO0T
938	Pobočná mezinárodní organizace zaměstnavatelů	Branch international employers’ organization	Nonprofit Organization	5AP3
941	Evropské seskupení pro územní spolupráci	European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation	Government-Owned Entity	3BX3
950	Subjekt právním řádem výslovně neupravený	Entity not expressly regulated by law	Other	JCAD
951	Mezinárodní vojenská organizace vzniklá na základě mezinárodní smlouvy	International military organization established by international treaty	Government-Owned Entity	PQJE
952	Konsorcium evropské výzkumné infrastruktury	European Research Infrastructure Consortium	Government-Owned Entity	3BX3
960	Právnická osoba zřízená zvláštním zákonem zapisovaná do veřejného rejstříku	Legal entity established by special act entered in the public register	Government-Owned Entity	XG70
961	Svěřenský fond	Trust	Trust	6D9L
962	Zahraniční svěřenský fond	Foreign trust	Trust	6D9L
963	Národní akreditační úřad pro terciární vzdělávání	National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education	Government-Owned Entity	-
999	Ostatní	Other	Other	74W6

Legal Representatives

Legal representatives are extracted from the Commercial Register (VR) under the Statutarni organ (Statutory body) section. For sole traders and other trade-licensed entities, the licence holder published by the Trade Licensing Register (RZP) is returned instead.

Extraction Details

Source: VR (or.justice.cz), specifically the Statutarni organ section; RZP for the licence holder
Role detection: In the Commercial Register, persons with the Jednatel (Managing Director) role label are extracted
Data extracted per person: Full name, birth date (day/month/year), residential address, function start date (Den vzniku funkce), function end date (Den zaniku funkce). The RZP licence holder carries the full name only.
Role mapping: Jednatel is mapped to Managing Director and Podnikatel to Owner (standardized)

Czech Role	English Translation	Standardized Role
Jednatel	Managing Director	Managing Director
Podnikatel	Entrepreneur (trade licence holder)	Owner

Current limitation: Only the Jednatel label is read in the Commercial Register’s statutory body section. Other statutory roles (e.g., board members in a.s. companies, Clen predstavenstva, Predseda predstavenstva) may not be extracted in all cases.

Other Key Persons

Czech registers currently return no other key persons (such as supervisory board members). The otherKeyPersons datapoint returns an empty array.

Shareholders

Shareholders are extracted from the Commercial Register (VR) under the Spolecnici (Partners) section.

Extraction Logic

Section detection: Shareholders are read from the Spolecnici (Partners) or Akcionar (Shareholder) sections of the register
Sole shareholder: When the section header contains Jediny (Sole), the shareholder is assigned 100% ownership if no explicit percentage is found
Multiple shares: If a shareholder has multiple entries/shares, they are summed into a single aggregate stake
Corporate vs individual: Determined by presence of ICO number or legal form suffix (a.s., s.r.o., etc.)

Ownership Data

Field	Description	Source
`sharePercentage`	Ownership percentage (from `Obchodni podil`)	VR (Commercial Register)
`nominalCapitalHeld`	Capital contribution amount in CZK (from `Vklad`)	VR (Commercial Register)
`type`	Individual or Company	Determined from register data (ICO presence, legal form suffix)

Shareholder data is primarily available for s.r.o. (Limited Liability Companies) registered in the Commercial Register (VR). Joint-stock companies (a.s.) do not list individual shareholders in the public register. Both individual and corporate shareholders are supported. Sole traders and non-profit entities have no share capital, so a shareholders request for them returns a not-applicable response.

Ultimate Beneficial Owners

Beneficial ownership is held in the ESM, separately from the Commercial Register. The ESM is no longer publicly searchable, so a local partner obtains the official full extract. Request ultimateBeneficialOwners in verification mode for structured data, or order ultimateBeneficialOwnersCertificate from availableDocuments for the source PDF. Delivery is asynchronous and typically takes 1-3 business days. Follow the existing request through webhooks or polling; do not submit repeated orders while it is pending. If the extract cannot be obtained, the request reports an error rather than a successful empty result.

Activity Code Mapping

Czechia uses the CZ-NACE classification, which is the Czech adaptation of the European NACE Rev. 2 standard. The system maps activity codes across three levels:

CZ-NACE (Czech) -> NACE Rev. 2 (European) -> ISIC Rev. 4 (International)

Classification	Source	Example	AI Inferred?
CZ-NACE	ARES (`czNace` field)	`62.01`	No (official)
NACE	Same as CZ-NACE (identical codes)	`62.01`	No (formal mapping)
ISIC	Derived from NACE or AI-inferred	`6201`	Sometimes

AI Enrichment: When ISIC codes cannot be derived from NACE via formal mapping tables, the system uses an LLM to match activity descriptions to ISIC Rev. 4 codes. Every activity item includes an isAIInferred flag to distinguish official vs. AI-derived codes. CZ-NACE and NACE codes are never AI-inferred.

Activity Codes by Source

Source	Classifications Returned	Notes
ARES	CZ-NACE (as NACE) + ISIC	From `czNace` field, multiple codes per entity
VR	Activity description text	Free-text `Predmet podnikani` (business purpose)
RZP	Activity description text	Licensed activities from trade register XML

Data Availability Matrix

Data Type	Commercial Companies (VR)	Sole Entrepreneurs (RZP)	Non-Profits / Associations	Notes
Company Profile	Yes Async	Yes Async	Yes Async	Full data for VR, limited for RZP-only
Legal Representatives	Yes	Yes (licence holder)	Limited	From VR `Statutarni organ` section, or the RZP licence holder
Shareholders	Yes (s.r.o. only)	No	No	From VR `Spolecnici` section
Other Key Persons	No	No	No	Not returned by Czech registers
Ultimate Beneficial Owners	Manual	Limited	Limited	From the official ESM extract, typically 1-3 business days. See the pricing page for availability
Establishments	No	No	No	Not returned by Czech registers
Activity Codes	Yes	Yes	Yes	CZ-NACE from ARES + ISIC via AI
Documents	Yes	Yes	Limited	Financial Statements and Articles of Association (collection of deeds); Trade Register Extract (RZP) for trade-licensed entities; Beneficial Ownership Extract

Legend: Yes = Available | No = Not Available | Limited = Conditionally Available | Async = Asynchronous processing

Documents by Company Type

Document Type	API Category	Format	Availability	Notes
Trade Register Extract	`tradeRegisterExtract`	PDF	Trade-licensed entities	Extract from the Trade Licensing Register (RZP)
Financial Statements	`financialStatements`	PDF	Entities with filings in the collection of deeds	Filed with the Commercial Register’s collection of deeds (Sbirka listin)
Articles of Association	`articlesOfAssociation`	PDF	Entities with filings in the collection of deeds	Filed with the Commercial Register’s collection of deeds (Sbirka listin)
Beneficial Ownership Extract	`ultimateBeneficialOwnersCertificate`	PDF	Listed for every company	Official full extract from the Register of Beneficial Owners (ESM). Delivered manually, typically within 1-3 business days.

The Trade Register Extract is sourced from the Trade Licensing Register (RZP) and contains current business license and registration information. It is returned only for entities holding a Czech trade licence. Companies without a trade licence (many holding companies) have no such extract, and it is not listed in available documents for them.

Data Source Priority & Routing

For a given entity, data is assembled from multiple sources with a clear precedence hierarchy. ARES provides the base, and the primary source register enriches it.

Orchestration Flow:

ARES — Always queried first. Provides base attributes: name, address, legal form, activities, identifiers, status
Primary source — As indicated by ARES:
- Commercial Register (VR): provides legal reps, shareholders, capital, status override, legal form, activity description
- Trade Licensing Register (RZP): provides name, address, registration date, activity descriptions, licence holder
- Other or none: both VR and RZP are queried (best-effort). Any available data is merged
Enrichment — Applied for:
- Activities: ISIC codes via formal derivation, with AI fallback
- Status: Standardized classification
- Legal form: standardized category and ISO 20275 code when the official mapping does not already provide them
VIES — VAT validation for VAT-registered entities

Merge behavior: The primary source takes precedence over ARES for overlapping attributes. If a primary source fetch fails, ARES data alone is used (graceful degradation).

Attribute-Level Source Mapping

Attribute	Primary Source	Fallback	Notes
Company name	VR or RZP	ARES	Primary source overrides ARES
Legal form	VR	ARES	VR provides local name; ARES provides code-based mapping
Registered address	VR or RZP	ARES	Primary source overrides ARES
Share capital	VR	—	Only available from Commercial Register
Activity codes (CZ-NACE)	ARES	—	Always from ARES `czNace` field
Activity description (text)	VR or RZP	—	From `Predmet podnikani` (VR) or license activities (RZP)
Legal representatives	VR	RZP	Commercial Register statutory body, or the RZP licence holder
Shareholders	VR	—	Only from the Commercial Register
Registration date	VR or RZP	ARES	`datumVzniku` from ARES, or from primary source
Status	ARES + VR	ARES	ARES provides multi-register status; VR adds closure details
DIC / VAT	ARES	—	Tax identifier and DPH status from ARES; VAT validated against VIES

Example API Responses

All examples use placeholder data. Query: POST /v2/company with { "id": "<id>", "countryCode": "CZ", "dataPoints": ["company", "legalRepresentatives"] }

Active s.r.o. (Limited Liability Company) -- with shareholders

{
  "company": {
    "id": "12345678",
    "countryCode": "CZ",
    "identifiers": { "ico": "12345678", "dic": "CZ12345678", "VAT": "12345678" },
    "legalName": "Priklad s.r.o.",
    "registrationDate": "2019-06-15",
    "activityDescription": "Vyroba, obchod a sluzby neuvedene v prilohach 1 az 3 zivnostenskeho zakona",
    "status": { "localName": "Active", "active": true, "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" } },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Spolecnost s rucenim omezenym", "englishTranslation": "Limited liability company", "standardized": "Limited Liability Company", "iso20275Code": "9HLU" },
    "capital": { "amount": 200000, "currency": "CZK", "formatted": "200 000 Kc" },
    "activities": {
      "NACE": [{ "code": "62.01", "description": "Computer programming activities", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6201", "description": "Computer programming activities", "isAIInferred": true }]
    },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Vaclavske namesti 10", "city": "Praha", "postalCode": "11000", "countryCode": "CZ" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "type": "individual",
      "role": { "localName": "Jednatel", "standardized": "Managing Director" },
      "startDate": "2019-06-15",
      "individual": {
        "name": { "fullName": "Jan Novak" },
        "birthDate": { "day": 15, "month": 3, "year": 1982 },
        "residenceAddress": { "addressLine1": "Narodni 5", "city": "Praha", "postalCode": "11000", "countryCode": "CZ" }
      }
    }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "type": "individual",
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Jan Novak" }, "birthDate": { "day": 15, "month": 3, "year": 1982 } },
      "sharePercentage": 60,
      "nominalCapitalHeld": { "amount": 120000, "currency": "CZK", "formatted": "120 000 Kc" }
    },
    {
      "entityId": "company_001",
      "type": "company",
      "company": {
        "id": "87654321",
        "countryCode": "CZ",
        "legalName": "Holding a.s.",
        "identifiers": { "ico": "87654321" }
      },
      "sharePercentage": 40,
      "nominalCapitalHeld": { "amount": 80000, "currency": "CZK", "formatted": "80 000 Kc" }
    }
  ]
}

Dissolved a.s. (Joint-Stock Company) -- with closure reason

{
  "company": {
    "id": "87654321",
    "countryCode": "CZ",
    "identifiers": { "ico": "87654321", "dic": "CZ87654321" },
    "legalName": "Stara Firma a.s.",
    "registrationDate": "2005-02-01",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Closed",
      "active": false,
      "statusDetails": {
        "status": "CLOSED",
        "closureDate": "2022-11-30",
        "closureReason": "LIQUIDATION"
      }
    },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Akciova spolecnost", "englishTranslation": "Joint-stock company", "standardized": "Corporation", "iso20275Code": "6CQN" },
    "capital": { "amount": 2000000, "currency": "CZK", "formatted": "2 000 000 Kc" },
    "activities": {
      "NACE": [{ "code": "46.90", "description": "Non-specialised wholesale trade", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "4690", "description": "Non-specialized wholesale trade", "isAIInferred": true }]
    },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Narodni 5", "city": "Praha", "postalCode": "11000", "countryCode": "CZ" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": []
}

Note: Dissolved companies have active: false with a closure date and closure reason when determinable from the VR register text. Joint-stock companies (a.s.) do not list shareholders in the public register.

Sole Trader (RZP primary source)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "19188889",
    "countryCode": "CZ",
    "identifiers": { "ico": "19188889", "dic": "CZ19188889", "VAT": "19188889" },
    "legalName": "Jan Dvorak",
    "registrationDate": "2020-03-01",
    "activityDescription": "Poradenstvi v oblasti informacnich technologii; Koupeni zbozi za ucelem jeho dalsiho prodeje",
    "status": { "localName": "Active", "active": true, "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" } },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Fyzicka osoba podnikajici dle zivnostenskeho zakona", "englishTranslation": "Sole trader under the Trade Licensing Act", "standardized": "Sole Proprietorship" },
    "activities": {
      "NACE": [{ "code": "62.02", "description": "Computer consultancy activities", "isAIInferred": false }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6202", "description": "Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities", "isAIInferred": true }]
    },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Husova 12", "city": "Brno", "postalCode": "60200", "countryCode": "CZ" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "type": "individual",
      "role": { "localName": "Podnikatel", "englishTranslation": "Entrepreneur (trade licence holder)", "standardized": "Owner" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Jan Dvorak" } }
    }
  ]
}

Note: For sole traders (RZP primary source), the licence holder is returned under legalRepresentatives with the Owner role. Sole traders have no shareholders or capital data. The legal name is the individual’s name. Activity description comes from licensed activities in the RZP.

Entity In Liquidation

{
  "company": {
    "id": "55667788",
    "countryCode": "CZ",
    "identifiers": { "ico": "55667788", "dic": "CZ55667788" },
    "legalName": "Likvidovana s.r.o. v likvidaci",
    "registrationDate": "2010-08-20",
    "status": { "localName": "In Liquidation", "active": true, "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" } },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Spolecnost s rucenim omezenym", "englishTranslation": "Limited liability company", "standardized": "Limited Liability Company" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Karlova 8", "city": "Praha", "postalCode": "11000", "countryCode": "CZ" }
  }
}

Note: Entities in liquidation are treated as active (active: true) with local status “In Liquidation.” The entity still legally exists during the liquidation process.

Available Documents

Documents are returned when "dataPoints": ["availableDocuments"] is requested.

API Category	Document	Notes
`tradeRegisterExtract`	Trade Register Extract (RZP) PDF	Returned only for entities holding a Czech trade licence; not listed for other companies
`financialStatements`	Financial Statements PDF	From the Commercial Register’s collection of deeds, when filed
`articlesOfAssociation`	Articles of Association PDF	From the Commercial Register’s collection of deeds, when filed

Fast search data

Czech company data is periodically synchronized from the ARES open dataset into a fast search index.

Search

Search combines results from the fast search index with a live ARES lookup and merges them. When both return the same company, the live data is preferred.

Companies in fast search data

The fast search index contains all non-terminated Czech entities from ARES. The filtering is based on the dissolution date:

Condition	Included?	Description
`datum_zaniku` IS NULL	Yes	Entity has not been dissolved
`datum_zaniku` IS NOT NULL	No	Entity has been dissolved/terminated

This means active entities, entities in liquidation, and entities under insolvency proceedings are all included; only fully terminated entities (with a recorded dissolution date) are excluded.

Prefill Mode

Prefill and verification requests both return live register data with the same enrichment. The fast search index is used for search only. In prefill mode, VAT validation against VIES gets a shorter time budget, so the VAT check can come back as unavailable when VIES is slow.

Quirks & Gotchas

Quirk	Details
Multi-source orchestration	Data is merged from up to three sources (ARES, VR, RZP). The primary source indicated by ARES takes precedence for overlapping attributes. If a source fetch fails, available data from other sources is used (graceful degradation).
ICO spaces are stripped	Input ICOs may contain spaces (e.g., `19188 889`) which are normalized to `19188889` before processing.
VAT only for active DPH registrants	The `identifiers.VAT` field (digits only, without the CZ prefix) is only set when ARES confirms active DPH (VAT) status. We do not synthesize VAT from ICO or query the DPH register separately.
Shareholders only for s.r.o.	Shareholder data with ownership percentages is only available for Limited Liability Companies (s.r.o.) in the Commercial Register. Joint-stock companies (a.s.) do not list shareholders publicly.
ISIC codes may be AI-inferred	CZ-NACE codes from ARES are official. ISIC codes are derived via formal mapping when possible, with AI fallback. Check the `isAIInferred` flag.
Closure reasons from register text	When a company is dissolved, the closure reason is determined by pattern-matching normalized Czech text from the VR “Ostatni skutecnosti” and insolvency sections (e.g., bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, liquidation, court order).
Legal form mapping is deterministic	Czech legal forms are mapped deterministically using the official ARES legal form codelist (140+ forms), including ISO 20275 codes. Legal forms without a standardized category (Commercial Register legal-form text or unmapped codes) are classified with AI assistance.
UBO data is delivered manually	The ESM has been closed to the public since December 2025. Beneficial owners are available as the `ultimateBeneficialOwners` datapoint and as the Beneficial Ownership Extract document, both taken from the official ESM extract obtained by a local partner, typically within 1-3 business days. Datapoint values are extracted from the extract, so verify them against the document before relying on them for compliance.
In Liquidation = Active	Entities with status “V LIKVIDACI” in VR or RES are treated as active (`active: true`) because the entity still legally exists during the liquidation process.
Capital in CZK only	Share capital from the VR is always expressed in Czech Koruna (CZK) with formatted strings using Czech locale (e.g., `200 000 Kc`).
Sole shareholder default to 100%	When the Commercial Register lists a `Jediny spolecnik` (sole partner) and no explicit ownership percentage is found, the shareholder defaults to 100% ownership.

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Czechia coverage, pricing, and sources

​Data Sources

​Registers

​Company Identifiers

​Query Identifiers

​Identifiers in API Response

​Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

​Search Capabilities

​Active companies only

​Company Status

​Status Determination Logic

​Closure Reasons (from VR)

​Legal Forms

​Sole Proprietors (codes 100–110)

​Partnerships and Capital Companies (codes 111–121)

​Cooperatives (codes 131–261)

​State and Government Entities (codes 301–392)

​Foreign / Branch Entities (codes 401–442)

​Branches and Sub-units (codes 501–541)

​Education (codes 601–671)

​Civil Society / Non-profits (codes 701–771)

​Municipalities and Regions (codes 801–811)

​Foreign and International Entities (codes 901–999)

​Legal Representatives

​Extraction Details

​Other Key Persons

​Shareholders

​Extraction Logic

​Ownership Data

​Ultimate Beneficial Owners

​Activity Code Mapping

​Activity Codes by Source

​Data Availability Matrix

​Documents by Company Type

​Data Source Priority & Routing

​Attribute-Level Source Mapping

​Example API Responses

​Fast search data

​Search

​Companies in fast search data

​Prefill Mode

​Quirks & Gotchas

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Data Sources

Registers

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

Search Capabilities

Active companies only

Company Status

Status Determination Logic

Closure Reasons (from VR)

Legal Forms

Sole Proprietors (codes 100–110)

Partnerships and Capital Companies (codes 111–121)

Cooperatives (codes 131–261)

State and Government Entities (codes 301–392)

Foreign / Branch Entities (codes 401–442)

Branches and Sub-units (codes 501–541)

Education (codes 601–671)

Civil Society / Non-profits (codes 701–771)

Municipalities and Regions (codes 801–811)

Foreign and International Entities (codes 901–999)

Legal Representatives

Extraction Details

Other Key Persons

Shareholders

Extraction Logic

Ownership Data

Ultimate Beneficial Owners

Activity Code Mapping

Activity Codes by Source

Data Availability Matrix

Documents by Company Type

Data Source Priority & Routing

Attribute-Level Source Mapping

Example API Responses

Fast search data

Search

Companies in fast search data

Prefill Mode

Quirks & Gotchas