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Bulgaria company search: free, owners shown, certificates from EUR 1.28

Updated 13 November 2026Fees from the Registry Agency tariff, August 2026About 7 minutes to read
The short answer

Search free on the Registry Agency's Commercial Register portal, with no account, by company name, EIK number, or the name of a person.

The free record shows the managers, the partners or the sole owner, capital and the filed accounts. An official certificate of current status is EUR 1.28 electronic or EUR 2.56 on paper.

Open the Commercial Register Decode the Cyrillic
Free by law EUR 0 to search any Bulgarian company, and the owner's name is on the record No login. Personal ID numbers and home addresses are left off.

Bulgaria runs one of the most open company registers in the EU, and one of the cheapest. The catch is the alphabet. Here is how to search it from abroad, read what it says, and get papers a foreign bank will accept.

Key takeaways

  • Searching is free for everyone by law, with no account.
  • You can search by a person's name and see every company they manage or own.
  • A certificate of current status costs EUR 1.28 electronic, EUR 2.56 on paper.
  • The Foreign Ministry's apostille costs EUR 2.56, in about 8 working hours.
  • Beneficial owners are in the register, but since 2025 only with a legitimate interest.
Chapter 1

Three ways to search the Bulgarian Commercial Register

The Registry Agency's search page offers more than a name box. Pick what you start from.

1
Key takeaway

Search the person as well as the company. It shows what else they run.

Chapter 2

The Bulgarian company record, field by field

ЕИКEIK

The portal has an English interface, but most entries are written in Bulgarian. Type a word from the screen, in Cyrillic or English, to see what it means.

    Filed acts, such as the articles and the yearly financial statements, open from the record for free. The scanned application file behind each entry needs a qualified e-signature, or an access certificate collected in person, under the registered access rules.

    2
    Key takeaway

    Look for the sole owner or partners field: that is who owns the company.

    Chapter 3

    Certificate of current status: EUR 1.28 or EUR 2.56

    The удостоверение за актуално състояние is the paper banks ask for. It confirms the entries as they stand today. The fee tariff still prints lev; we show the euro at the fixed rate of 1.95583.

    Electronic originalBy email the same day. Needs a portal account and card payment.
    Paper, from a counterThe only version that can be apostilled for use abroad.

    The same rates cover certified copies of filed documents and written references. A short company usually fits on one or two pages.

    3
    Key takeaway

    Electronic is cheapest; paper is the one to take abroad.

    Chapter 4

    Using a Bulgarian certificate in another country

    2.56

    Three stops, all in Sofia or at a regional office. You're sending it to your country.

    1. Order the paper certificate at a counter

      Only certificates issued at a Registry Agency territorial office qualify for legalisation.

      EUR 2.56
    2. Have the Agency certify it

      The Agency certifies its own signature first, under its legalisation service. That fee isn't in the tariff we read; ask at the counter.

    3. Apostille at the Foreign Ministry

      Ready in 8 working hours, per the Ministry's fee sheet.

      EUR 2.56
    4
    Key takeaway

    Ask the receiving side whether it wants a translation made in Bulgaria or at home.

    Chapter 5

    Words in a Bulgarian company name that mean trouble

    Bulgarian law changes the company's name when it gets into difficulty, so the warning is right in the title, under the Commerce Act.

    в ликвидация"In liquidation". The company is being wound up; a liquidator now acts for it.
    в несъстоятелност"In insolvency". A court has opened bankruptcy proceedings.
    заличен"Deleted". The company has been removed from the register and no longer exists.

    Also look at the paid-in capital, the date of the last filed financial statements, and whether the manager has changed recently. Each is on the free record.

    5
    Key takeaway

    If the name ends in a phrase you can't read, decode it before you pay.

    Chapter 6

    What the register shows about you, if you form a Bulgarian EOOD

    As the sole owner of an EOOD, your name is on the free record, and anyone can find your company by searching it. What the law keeps off the public screen:

    PublicYour name as sole owner and, if you manage it, as manager. The company's address and capital.
    Left offYour personal ID number and home address. Filers must black out personal data no law requires.
    Behind a legitimate interestThe beneficial owner entry: citizenship, birth date, residence country and the size of your stake.

    One more thing worth knowing: the Registry Agency offers a free SMS alert whenever a new application is filed for a company. Switch it on for your own EOOD and nobody can change its entries without you hearing. Beneficial owner access follows article 63 of the anti-money laundering law, in the version the Agency publishes.

    6
    Key takeaway

    Your name is public; your ID number and home address aren't.

    Chapter 7

    Bulgaria company search questions, answered

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    Is the Bulgarian company search free?
    Yes. The law gives everyone free access to the Commercial Register, with no account. You can search by company name, EIK or a person's name.
    Can I see who owns a Bulgarian company?
    Yes for an EOOD or OOD: the sole owner or the partners are on the free record. Beneficial owners behind a corporate owner need a legitimate interest since 2025.
    How much is a Bulgarian certificate of current status?
    EUR 1.28 as an electronic original or EUR 2.56 on paper, plus a little per extra page. The tariff still prints 2.50 and 5 BGN.
    Is the register in English?
    The portal has an English interface, but company entries are mostly in Bulgarian, with the name also given in Latin letters.
    How do I apostille a Bulgarian company document?
    Order the certificate at a Registry Agency counter, have the Agency certify it, then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs adds the apostille for EUR 2.56.
    Do you form Bulgarian companies?
    Yes: EUR 1,690 for year one and EUR 1,390 a year, with address, contact person and accounting inside.

    Changelog

    • 13 November 2026: first published.
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