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Start with Registro Mercantil Central for Spain. Use the legal name or supported identifier, compare the exact entity and inspect available fields. Company registration and VAT checks are separate tasks; coverage and official access requirements vary.
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- Depends on the register, entity type and available integration; a missing result is not proof of non-registration
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Every record below has its own page with the registered name, registration number, registered address, legal form and status, plus free change monitoring. Records are mirrored from public open data (GLEIF LEI, CC0), which sources them from the national register.
Spain: choosing and checking the right record
- Choose the correct source
- Start with the legal name, NIF and province. The Registro Mercantil Central and provincial registers have different functions; follow the official document route to the register holding the company's file rather than treating name availability as incorporation evidence.
- Confirm the entity
- CIF is the older name often used for a company's NIF. Compare the exact legal entity and province; an ES-prefixed VAT check answers a tax question and is not a replacement for the commercial-register entry.
- When the search returns nothing
- Check a former name, the legal name behind the brand and the responsible provincial register. A failed central name search is not a definitive absence finding. Ask the counterparty for the exact NIF and registration particulars.
- What the record cannot establish
- A nota simple and a certified document are different evidence. Read the issue date and representation provisions. Spain permits an SL with €1 capital subject to safeguards below €3,000; low registered capital alone is not proof of an invalid company.
Spanish company-capital legislation
Check current access and document options on the official Registro Mercantil Central site. Keep the exact entity identifier, source URL and retrieval date with your evidence. A LemReveal record PDF is not a government-certified extract.
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- 2,353
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- 2026-08-04
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The Registro Mercantil is Spain's official business register, with provincial offices and a Central Registry (Registro Mercantil Central) that indexes every SL, SA, SLP and cooperativa. Use this page for a free Spanish company register search by company name, NIF or CIF — results show legal form, province of registration, corporate purpose, share capital and administrator details. No signup is required for the lookup.
Registro Mercantil Central at a glance
- What it publishes
- CIF/NIF number, Company name, Legal form
- What it costs
- Searching here is free
- How current it is
- Our mirror of this register was last refreshed 2026-08-04
- Can we monitor it
- Not currently offered for this source; lookup availability does not imply change monitoring
Access Spanish Registro Mercantil company data. Search for SL, SA, and other Spanish business entities.
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3.2M+
Active Companies
#15 Global
GDP Rank
50
Provincial Registries
1986
EU Member Since
Registry Overview
Spain's Registro Mercantil (Commercial Registry) is maintained at the provincial level, with a Central Registry (Registro Mercantil Central) providing a national index. All Spanish companies must register, including Sociedades Limitadas (SL) and Sociedades Anónimas (SA). Spain is the EU's fourth-largest economy.
Entity Types
- •SL (Sociedad Limitada)
- •SA (Sociedad Anónima)
- •Autónomo (Self-employed)
- •SLP (Sociedad Limitada Profesional)
- •Cooperativa
- •Sociedad Civil
Data Available
- ✓CIF/NIF number
- ✓Company name
- ✓Legal form
- ✓Province of registration
- ✓Registration date
- ✓Corporate purpose
- ✓Share capital
- ✓Administrator details
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How to search the Registro Mercantil Central
- 1
Search via Registro Mercantil Central
RMC is the central index — it tells you which provincial Registro Mercantil holds the underlying file. Spain has 50+ provincial registries, each holding its own deposits.
- 2
Identify the entity by NIF
Use the entity's NIF; CIF is the older term still used on some documents. Compare the exact identifier, legal name and province. Do not confuse the company with a trading brand or its tax-registration status.
- 3
Pull the nota simple
The nota simple is the canonical summary document — current name, registered office, directors, share capital, and a list of recent filings. It's the entry-point document for Spanish due diligence.
- 4
Check VAT separately
Where an intra-EU VAT check is required, validate the ES-prefixed identifier through VIES. Possessing a NIF does not automatically mean registration for intra-EU transactions; a VIES response is not a creditworthiness or commercial-intent assessment.
Who uses this data
Registro Mercantil data is used by Spanish and pan-Iberian sales teams, by lawyers running pre-contract due diligence, by export-finance teams meeting Spanish AML rules under Law 10/2010, and by procurement teams managing Spanish supplier risk.
Access, fees & notes
Nota simple downloads cost roughly €5-10 per document. The Colegio de Registradores is the official portal. Provincial registries also accept walk-in requests, though most workflows are now online.
Cost & access
Basic search to confirm existence is low-cost; detailed Nota Simple and annual accounts require per-item fees between €3 and €20.
Local-language glossary
- Código de Identificación Fiscal (CIF)
- The tax identification number for legal entities, now officially replaced by the NIF (Número de Identificación Fiscal) but still widely used in business parlance.
- Sociedad Limitada (SL)
- The most common form of limited liability company in Spain, requiring a lower minimum capital than an SA.
- Nota Simple
- An informative document detailing the current legal and financial status of a company, including its administrators.
- Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BORME)
- The official gazette where legal acts regarding companies, such as incorporations or changes in directors, must be published.
- Administrador Único
- The individual who holds full management and representation rights for the company, common in smaller SLs.
Common mistakes to avoid
✗ Using the RMC to find detailed financial accounts.
✓ The RMC is a central index for names; detailed financial statements must be requested from the specific Provincial Registry or via the Colegio de Registradores portal.
✗ Assuming the CIF/NIF remains unchanged if a company moves province.
✓ While the NIF usually stays the same, the registration data will move to a different provincial registry, requiring a search in the new jurisdiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an SL in Spain?▾
An SL (Sociedad Limitada) is a Spanish limited-liability company. The statutory minimum capital is €1. Special reserve and shareholder-liability rules apply while capital is below €3,000; check the registered capital and current legislation rather than treating a low amount as a registration defect.
What is a CIF number?▾
CIF (Código de Identificación Fiscal) was the traditional tax identification for companies, now replaced by NIF. The format starts with a letter indicating entity type (B for SL, A for SA), followed by 8 digits. It's still commonly referred to as CIF.
How do I access Spanish company data?▾
The Registro Mercantil Central (rmc.es) offers company name availability searches. Detailed information requires accessing the provincial registry where the company is registered, typically for a fee of €3–€10 per document.
What is the minimum capital for Spanish companies?▾
Under Law 18/2022 an SL may have €1 capital, with additional safeguards below €3,000. An SA has a €60,000 statutory minimum. Recorded capital is not a measure of cash available or financial health. See the consolidated legislation at https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-15818.
How do I search for a company in Spain by name?▾
Use the available lookup or the linked official Registro Mercantil service. Start with the legal name, then compare the exact NIF number and available identity fields. Name matches are candidates; source coverage and partial-name support vary.
Is the Spain company register free to search?▾
Basic company lookup is free on LemReveal. The official Spain register has independent access rules and may require an account or charge for searches, extracts or particular documents. Check the source's current terms.
Can I search Spain companies by registration number?▾
Where the source supports it, use the exact NIF number together with its register or jurisdiction. Preserve prefixes and leading zeros and compare the returned legal name. A number alone does not guarantee coverage or a successful lookup.
How do I check whether a company is registered in Spain?▾
Search the exact NIF number or legal name above, then confirm the entity's identifier and source. An empty result can reflect coverage limits, a source outage, spelling or a different jurisdiction; it does not prove the business is unregistered. A fuzzy candidate is not a confirmed identity.
How can I tell if a Spain company is still active?▾
Read the status and effective date where the Registro Mercantil supplies them. Active registration does not establish trading or financial health. Monitoring is available only for supported sources and confirmed records; verify the actual watch state.
How do I find a company's NIF number?▾
Identify the legal entity using the available lookup or official Registro Mercantil route. Record the NIF only where supplied, with its source and jurisdiction. Do not infer missing identifiers from a similar name.
What is the difference between NIF and CIF?▾
Both identify a business on the Registro Mercantil, but they are issued for different purposes and are not interchangeable. A company can appear under either — searching by name returns both where they exist.
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