Deregistering a company or legal entity
- 8 October 2016
- Edited 28 May 2024
- 1 min
If you end your company or legal entity, you must deregister it. You use a form for this. You can also deregister an official (such as a director, partner, commissioner, or authorised representative) or a branch.
Dissolve the legal entity first
You can only deregister a legal entity if it has been dissolved first. Legal entities are: private or public limited companies (bv or nv), cooperatives, mutual insurance societies, associations, and foundations. Read more about dissolving a legal entity in the factsheet dissolution of a legal entity.
Consequences (financial) institutions
If a legal entity is dissolved, this may affect, for example, permits from the municipality, financing, insurance, pension funds, or bank accounts of that legal entity. Consult the website of the relevant (financial) institution to find out what steps to take if the legal entity ceases to exist.
Checklist for ending your business
What else must you bear in mind when you end your company?
Use the step-by-step plan for ending your business on KVK.nl. Or check the article Ending your company per legal on Business.gov.nl.
Deregistering an official or branch
Do you only want to deregister an official or a branch, without dissolving the legal entity? That is also possible. To do so, follow 1 of the links below, enter the name or KVK number of your company and follow the steps.
Deregister an official (in Dutch)
Deregister a branch (in Dutch)
English forms
Please note: the 2 links above take you to online forms. These are only available in Dutch. If you want to fill in an English form, you can use one of the following forms to end your registration:
Frequently asked questions
How quickly we process your change depends on how you communicate your change to us. We process a change you make online faster than a change by post. Check the current processing times on our website.
If the information you provide is not correct, we will contact you.
Are you submitting a change for a future date? Then you will only see the change in the Business Register on that date. For the UBO register, you cannot submit changes with an effective date in the future.
We cannot provide information about the status between the time of receipt and processing.
After your change has been processed in the Business Register and/or UBO register, you will receive official confirmation by letter, or digitally via your Message account. Are you submitting the change online? Then you will also receive confirmation by email.
You can see the details of all organisations you are currently registered with via My KVK. You also see the UBOs of an organisation for which you are allowed to file a report. And you can see your own UBO details if you yourself are listed as a UBO in the UBO register.