Denmark
In Denmark, the company registry is the Central Business Register (CVR), free to search on datacvr.virk.dk.
- Official company register
- Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister (CVR)
- Free online search
- Yes
- Company identifier
- CVR number
- Who can see beneficial owners
- Legitimate interest
- Company search
- datacvr.virk.dk
- Checked on
Search Danish companies free on datacvr.virk.dk, the Central Business Register (CVR) run by the Danish Business Authority, which covers current and historical data on all Danish businesses. Beneficial owners are recorded in the CVR, but since 1 September 2025 only authorities, obliged entities and persons with a legitimate interest can see them, after logging in with MitID or eID. Companies are identified by their CVR number.
- Region
- Europe
- Run by
- Erhvervsstyrelsen (Danish Business Authority)
- Registry website
- erhvervsstyrelsen.dk
- Visible for free
- Current and historical information on all Danish businesses
- Paid documents and fees
- The registry does not publish document fees online.
- Beneficial ownership register
- Reelle ejere (beneficial owners) in CVR
- Beneficial ownership access in detail
- Since 1 September 2025 (CVR Act s.18a), access is limited to competent authorities, obliged entities and persons with a legitimate interest, such as journalists, civil-society organizations, prospective business partners and researchers; the general public has no access. Digital access is through MitID or eID with a declaration.
- Beneficial ownership register website
- erhvervsstyrelsen.dk
- API or data service
- Datafordeler HentCVRData REST service: https://datafordeler.dk/dataoversigt/det-centrale-virksomhedsregister-cvr/hentcvrdata/
- What to know before a KYB check
- The register can also be searched at CVR.dk. Beneficial owner data in the CVR has not been public since 1 September 2025, so KYB users must register under an access category.
- Sources
Page URL Erhvervsstyrelsen - Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister (CVR) https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/det-centrale-virksomhedsregister-cvr Erhvervsstyrelsen - Adgang til oplysninger om reelle ejere https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/vejledning-adgang-til-oplysninger-om-reelle-ejere Datafordeler - HentCVRData https://datafordeler.dk/dataoversigt/det-centrale-virksomhedsregister-cvr/hentcvrdata/ - Verification
- Some fields unverified
Questions
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Sources: each listing is compiled from the registry’s own website, the government body that runs it, official fee schedules and legislation, and the EU e-Justice portal. Every source is linked on the listing with the date it was checked. How we compile this reference