Slovakia
How to use Kausate in Slovakia — what you can call, which identifiers it uses, and which documents you can order
New to the API? Start with the jurisdictions overview, which explains how ordering, identifiers and documents work everywhere.
Company data here comes directly from Obchodný register, Register účtovných závierok (RÚZ), Register právnických osôb (RPO) and Register partnerov verejného sektora (RPVS).
What you can call here
What each operation does is the same everywhere and is explained on the jurisdictions overview.
| Operation | Status |
|---|---|
| Autocomplete | Live |
| Company search | Live |
| Company report Includes: Registered details, Legal representatives and Shareholders. | Live |
| Shareholder graph | Live |
| Beneficial owners | Live |
| Financials | Live |
| List documents | Live |
| Retrieve a document | Live |
| Prefill | Live |
How to search
Start with company search and jurisdictionCode: "sk". Pass the name as companyName, a registration number as companyNumber, or both to narrow the result. Here companyNumber is read as ico.
Fields
To say exactly what you mean, send an advancedQuery instead. Slovakia understands these fields:
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
name | Company name to search for. |
ico | Slovak IČO (Identifikačné číslo organizácie), 8 digits. |
Examples
{ "jurisdictionCode": "sk", "advancedQuery": { "ico": "31333532" }}Company identifiers
Search by passing the registration number as companyNumber — it is matched against the schemes this register can search on, so you do not name the scheme yourself. Not every scheme below is searchable; the rest label the values returned in a company’s identifiers.
| Identifier | Appears as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak IČO Slovak company identification number (Identifikačné číslo organizácie) - 8 digits | sk_ico | ^\d{8}$ |
| Commercial Register File Reported Identity Source-reported identifier or reference retained as typed, source-scoped evidence; it is not assumed globally unique. | sk_commercial_register_file_reported_identity | No fixed format |
Identifier notes
- A Slovak company registration number (IČO) is not always a stable, one-to-one identifier for a company: the register can reassign an IČO vacated by a dissolved company to a different, later-registered entity, and a company's own branch office is issued the identical IČO as its parent. When matching Slovak companies by IČO over time or against another data source, corroborate the match against the company's name and status too — don't rely on the number alone.
- Slovakia's 8-digit company identifier (IČO) uses the same numbering format as the Czech Republic's identifier of the same name, a holdover from the shared Czechoslovak numbering system. An 8-digit number that looks like a valid Slovak IČO can, digit-for-digit, belong to a completely unrelated Czech company instead. An 8-digit number alone does not establish that a company is Slovak — you need the entity's country as well.
- A Slovak commercial-register file reference (e.g. 'Sro 3586/B') is not an opaque code — it is three distinct pieces of information joined together: a section prefix denoting the legal form under which the register files the company (e.g. 'Sro' for s.r.o., 'Sa' for a.s., 'Pš' for a state enterprise), a sequential insert number within that section, and a letter identifying the regional court holding the file. Treat it as a structured reference with distinct parts if you need to parse or compare these values, not as an opaque string.
Documents you can order
| Document | Order by | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak Current Extract Current Trade Register Extract (Aktuálny výpis) generated by Kausate as a PDF from the Slovak Commercial Register's (ORSR) open data. The register issues no downloadable document of its own — its sealed výpis is eID-gated — so this is a Kausate-generated summary rather than a registry-issued certificate. | register_extract | Live |
| Slovak Full Extract Full historical Trade Register Extract (Úplný výpis) generated by Kausate as a PDF from the Slovak Commercial Register's (ORSR) open data, including the company's historical entries with their validity dates. The register issues no downloadable document of its own — its sealed výpis is eID-gated — so this is a Kausate-generated summary rather than a registry-issued certificate. | historical_register_extract | Live |
| Slovak Annual Report Filed annual report (výročná správa) for a Slovak company as a merged PDF, from the Register of Financial Statements (Register účtovných závierok, RÚZ). Surfaced via the document list; ordered by document id. | A document ID from the list operation | Live |
| Slovak Filed Financial Statement Filed financial statement (účtovná závierka) for a Slovak company as a merged PDF, from the Register of Financial Statements (Register účtovných závierok, RÚZ). Component reports (balance sheet, income statement, notes, auditor's report) are merged into one document. Surfaced via the document list; ordered by document id. | A document ID from the list operation | Live |
Documents with a shortcut are ordered directly by that name — for example register_extract. The rest are filings whose availability differs per company: call list documents first and order the ID it returns.
Local notes
Gotchas
| Trap | What happens |
|---|---|
| UBO only for public-sector partners | Beneficial-ownership data covers only registered public-sector partners — firms receiving public funds or contracts above a statutory threshold, roughly 1.6% of Slovak companies. An empty result for any other company means 'not a registered public-sector partner.' |
| a.s. ownership not published | A joint-stock company (a.s.) with more than one shareholder has no published ownership data — only board and supervisory-board members are public. The only ownership case disclosed is a single, wholly-owning shareholder. |
| Search mixes traders and companies | Name search results mix incorporated companies with sole traders and other individually-registered professionals (e.g. lawyers) — the result carries no legal-form field to tell them apart. Check legal form via the full company report instead. |
| IFRS filers may lack recent years | Structured financial data reflects only the standard local filing forms. Large IFRS filers, such as banks, may have structured figures only for older years, with recent years empty rather than estimated. |
| No cash-flow statement | Structured financial statements never include a cash-flow statement — it isn't part of the standard local filing forms, so that section is always empty for every company. |
| Two filings per fiscal year | A single fiscal year can have two annual-report filings for the same company — one standalone, one for its consolidated group. These are distinct documents, not duplicates. |
| Extract is not sealed | The retrievable commercial-register extract renders open data — not an officially sealed or certified document, as it states in Slovak and English. The sealed extract needs a national eID login and isn't available here, so this won't satisfy a certified-extract requirement for legal purposes. |
| UBO records carry no percentage | Beneficial-owner records never carry an ownership percentage or how control is exercised — the register discloses only who the owner is. For a percentage, use shareholder/ownership data, which covers a much larger set of companies. |
Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
Štatutárny orgán | 'Statutory body' — the section of a Slovak register extract listing the people legally authorized to represent and act for the company, such as an s.r.o.'s managing director(s) or an a.s.'s board of directors. |
Spoločníci | 'Partners' or 'members' — the section listing the owners of a Slovak limited-liability company (s.r.o.) or general partnership (v.o.s.). |
Prokúra / prokurista | A registered commercial power of attorney ('prokúra') and the person holding it ('prokurista') — someone authorized to sign on the company's behalf. This is a distinct legal status from being a director or officer, so a prokurista will not necessarily appear among a company's statutory representatives. |
Základné imanie | 'Registered capital' — the company's share capital as recorded in the register. |
Dozorná rada | 'Supervisory board' — the oversight body of a Slovak joint-stock company (a.s.), distinct from its board of directors. |
Deň zápisu / Deň výmazu | 'Date of registration' and 'date of deregistration' — the day a company was entered into the register, and, for a company that no longer exists, the day it was struck off. |
Konečný užívateľ výhod | 'Ultimate beneficial owner' — the exact Slovak phrase Slovakia's public-sector-partner transparency register (RPVS) uses for the individual it discloses as standing behind a company. This literal phrase appears in the details of a Slovak beneficial-owner record. |
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