Financial statements
A financial statement consists minimally of a balance sheet (or summary thereof). The larger the company, the more information is required for the financial statement, for example a profit and loss statement with an explanation from the company.
What do you get?
- Insight in a company's financial position and development.
- Information on the debts and creditworthiness of a company.
- Financial statements are available in the original format, as filed by the company with the Business Register. You will receive a copy of the original file.
From 1 December, you can no longer order standard financial statements
KVK will stop providing standard financial statements on 1 December 2023. From that date, you will no longer be able to order that product. You can still order other variants of the financial statements below.
Find out more about this decision in the article ‘Modernisation of Business Register products 2020 – 2024’.
Order a financial statement
Search by name or KVK number and select the product you want. This procedure is only available in Dutch.
Variants
- Pdf file. See example.
- Converted PDF - An XBRL financial statement converted to a pdf file. See example.
- XBRL file - Compatible with software applications. See example.
- XHTML/ InlineXBRL or XHTML file - issuers of securities, or in Dutch Effecten Uitgevende Instellingen (EUI), have to file their annual financial statements in this format. iXBRL is compatible with software applications, XHTML is not. The XHTML / Inline XBRL annual financial statements are temporarily available via (see FAQ).
Only financial statements filed in pdf format or converted to pdf format are available as digitally certified files.
- Pdf file.
- Printing invalidates the certificate.
- Offers certainty that KVK is the issuer and that the document is unaltered.
Only available for financial statements filed as pdf files or converted to pdf files.
- Request by telephone on 0900 - 123 45 67 (€ 0.90 per minute).
Frequently asked questions
The size of your company determines what information you need to include in your annual financial statements. See the overview of business categories.
You can order financial statements from up to 7 years ago. The date is counted from the first day of the calendar year following the filing date of the statements.
You can order financial statements in bulk (in pdf and XBRL format). You can also request specific entries from standard financial statements, such as net profit or equity capital. Contact us to find out more.
You can order financial statements of all legal entities required to file financial statements, provided that they have complied with their filing obligation.
How you file your financial statement depends on your business size. In most cases, you have to file digitally. Micro, small and middel-sized companies have to file their financial statements digitally in the XBRL format.
Has the financial statement been filed digitally in the XHTML/iXBRL format? The financial statement is not available online yet. You can order it by sending an email to BGUorder@kvk.nl with the subject line 'Aanvraag jaarrekening EUI' (Issuer of Securities, Effecten Uitgevende Instelling in Dutch).
Include these details in your email:
- your name
- your mobile number*
- the statutory name of the company whose financial statement you want to order
- the company's KVK number
- the book year
* We need your mobile number because the financial statement is sent as a zip file via mSafe (a secured environment).
KVK Dataservice
KVK Dataservice incorporates this product in your ERP database or CRM customer software. This is fast, efficient, and lowers the risk of mistakes.
Read more about KVK Dataservice or request the connection package straightaway (in Dutch).