KRS certificate from the Polish court register
An official certificate of entry in the Polish National Court Register – the document counterparties, banks and courts ask for when they need proof of who a Polish company is.
- Issued by the National Court Register (KRS)
- Accepted for due diligence and cross-border contracts
- Apostille and sworn translation available
- Handled entirely in English
Request this document
Tell us what you need and we will come back to you within one business day with the exact price and timeline.
What we need from you
- Company name, or KRS number if you have it
- Town where the company is registered
- Whether you need a current or full historical extract
- Whether an apostille is required
- Delivery address
What the KRS is
The National Court Register (Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy) is Poland’s court-maintained register of companies, associations, foundations and other legal entities. It is kept by regional courts and is public: anyone may obtain an extract for any registered entity, without showing a reason.
An entry covers the entity’s legal form, registered office, share capital, the people authorised to represent it and how they may do so, shareholders in some company types, the scope of activity, and any insolvency or liquidation proceedings.
Current extract or full extract
The current extract (odpis aktualny) shows the entity as it stands today. The full extract (odpis pełny) shows every entry ever made, including deleted ones — every change of board, capital, address and ownership since registration.
For confirming who may sign a contract today, the current extract is enough. For due diligence, litigation, or understanding who controlled a company at a particular moment, you need the full extract. It is the difference between a photograph and a history.
Representation: the entry that matters most
The section on representation is the one foreign counterparties overlook. It states not only who sits on the management board but how the company may be bound — one board member acting alone, two acting jointly, or a board member together with a commercial proxy.
A contract signed by someone without the required combination may be unenforceable. If you are entering an agreement with a Polish company, this is the line to check before anything else.
When people need it
Due diligence before a transaction; establishing who may sign on the Polish side; court and enforcement proceedings; opening accounts and tendering, where a recent extract is routinely required; and verifying that a counterparty is not in liquidation or insolvency.
What can go wrong
Company names in Poland are not unique across the country, and several entities may share a very similar one. Working from a name alone can produce the wrong company. The KRS number, or failing that the NIP or the exact registered address, removes the ambiguity — and we confirm the identification with you before ordering.
From your request to the document in your hand
You deal with us, we deal with Polish bureaucracy.
Send us the details
Tell us what you need and who the record concerns. Five minutes, in English.
We contact the authority
Our specialists deal with the relevant Polish office, registry or archive on your behalf.
Certified and legalised
We obtain the certified document and, if you asked for it, apostille and sworn translation.
Delivered to your door
Original by tracked courier, digital scan the moment it is issued.
Before you order
What is the difference between a current and a full extract?
A current extract shows the company as it stands today. A full extract lists every change since registration – ownership, board, capital – and is what due diligence usually requires.
Do you need the KRS number?
It helps, but the company name and town are normally enough for us to identify the right entity.
Is the certificate valid abroad?
Yes, with an apostille. We arrange it as an add-on.