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Express-Steel GmbH GmbH

Essen ·HRB 1615 Essen

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Structured data

Parsed, typed and queryable directly through the API.

Overview

Legal form: GmbH
Address: Zeche Ernestine 18
45141 Essen
Commercial register: HRB 1615, Essen
Registration date: March 26, 1968
Industry: Herstellung von Rohrform-, Rohrverschluss- und Rohrverbindungsstücken aus Stahl
Großhandel mit Eisenerzen, Eisen, Stahl, Eisen- und Stahlhalbzeug
Großhandel mit Werkzeugen und Kleineisenwaren
Purpose: Der Handel mit Edelstahlflansche und anderen Rohrverbindungstücken.

Financials

Total assets 2023

120.089 €

Net income 2023

76.362 €

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Balance sheet

2023

Assets 120,1 k

Current Assets 90,6 % 108,8 k
Fixed Assets 9,4 % 11,3 k

Liabilities and Equity 120,1 k

Equity 98,5 % 118,3 k
Provisions 1,5 % 1,8 k

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Balance sheet data available for 17 earlier fiscal years.

Authorized representatives

Alexander Maass since 2004 Managing Director
Michael Patrick Maass since 2003 Managing Director
Christoph Franz Jürgen Roß since 2004 Procura

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Ownership & holdings

Shareholders

A2P2 GmbH DEU AG Essen HRB 34537 100.0 % 26k €

Ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs)

No beneficial owners conclusively identified — 1 possible matches from the transparency register.

History

2022
16.12.

Correction of personal data

Michael Patrick Maass · Managing Director
2010
20.04.

Change of address

Express-Steel GmbH
2006
29.08.

Member entry

Maass Holding GmbH & Co KG · Limited Partner
2004
18.10.

Enterprise agreement

Express-Steel GmbH
18.10.

Enterprise agreement

Express-Steel GmbH
18.10.

Enterprise agreement

Express-Steel GmbH
13.04.

Member entry

Alexander Maass · Managing Director
09.02.

Member entry

Christoph Franz Jürgen Roß · Procura

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Part 2 / 2

Raw data & documents

Original filings, full-text markdown and PDFs — full content via the API.

Annual statements (full text)

Published reports as markdown — including management report, balance sheet, P&L and appendix.

2023 Jahresabschluss
2022 Jahresabschluss ↓
2021 Jahresabschluss
2020 Jahresabschluss
2019 Jahresabschluss

Previous year — readable in full

Jahresabschluss 2022

Published February 27, 2024 · Source: Bundesanzeiger

Express-Steel GmbH

Essen

Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2022 bis zum 31.12.2022

BILANZ

AKTIVA

	Einzelposten Geschäftsjahr EUR	Gesamt Geschäftsjahr EUR	Einzelposten Vorjahr EUR	Gesamt Vorjahr EUR
A. Anlagevermögen
I. Immaterielle Vermögensgegenstände		11.328,10		11.328,10
II. Sachanlagen
III. Finanzanlagen
B. Umlaufvermögen		31.798,84		44.519,24
I. Vorräte
II. Forderungen und sonstige Vermögensgegenstände
III. Wertpapiere
IV. Kassenbestand, Bundesbankguthaben, Guthaben bei Kreditinstituten und Schecks
C. Rechnungsabgrenzungsposten
Summe Aktiva		43.126,94		55.847,34

PASSIVA

	Einzelposten Geschäftsjahr EUR	Gesamt Geschäftsjahr EUR	Einzelposten Vorjahr EUR	Gesamt Vorjahr EUR
A. Eigenkapital
I. Gezeichnetes Kapital		26.000,00		26.000,00
II. Kapitalrücklage
III. Gewinnrücklagen		16.091,28		16.091,28
IV. Gewinnvortrag/Verlustvortrag		13.516,51		21.133,00
V. Jahresüberschuss/Jahresfehlbetrag		-13.680,85		-7.616,49
B. Rückstellungen		1.200,00		239,55
C. Verbindlichkeiten
D. Rechnungsabgrenzungsposten
Summe Passiva		43.126,94		55.847,34

ANHANG

1. Allgemeine Angaben zum Abschluss und Abschlussstichtag

Aus Gründen der Übersichtlichkeit wird auf die Angabe von Restlaufzeiten in der Bilanz verzichtet. Diese werden stattdessen in diesem Anhang dargestellt.

Die Express Steel GmbH weist zum Abschlussstichtag die Größenmerkmale einer kleinen Kapitalgesellschaft gem. § 267 ( 1 ) HGB auf.

2. Angaben zu den Bilanzierungs- und Bewertungsmethoden

2.1 Forderungen und sonstige Vermögensgegenstände

Die Bewertung der Forderungen erfolgt zum Nennwert.

Die sonstigen Vermögensgegenstände werden unter Beachtung erkennbarer Risiken bewertet.

2.2 Eigenkapital

Das gezeichnete Kapital entspricht dem Stammkapital laut Gesellschaftsvertrag sowie der Handelsregistereintragung und ist voll eingezahlt.

2.3 Rückstellungen und Verbindlichkeiten

Die sonstigen Rückstellungen sind in Höhe der voraussichtlichen Inanspruchnahme angesetzt worden.

II. Angaben zur Bilanz

1. Aktiva

1.1 Forderungen und sonstige Vermögensgegenstände

In den Forderungen gegenüber verbundenen Unternehmen sind Forderungen gegenüber Gesellschaftern i.H.v. 31.593,51 €

2. Passiva

2.1 Rückstellungen

Die sonstigen Rückstellungen enthalten alle erkennbaren Risiken. Sie setzen sich im Wesentlichen aus sonstigen Rückstellungen und Abschlusserstellungs- und Prüfungskosten zusammen.

2.2 sonstige Rückstellungen

Die sonstigen Rückstellungen gliedern sich wie folgt :

Sonstige Rückstellungen

Rückstellung für Abschlusskosten

Summe

III. Angaben zur Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung

Die Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung wurde nach dem Gesamtkostenverfahren aufgestellt.

IV. Sonstige Angaben

1. Ergebnisverwendung

Das Ergebnis wird auf neue Rechnung vorgetragen.

Der mit der Wilhelm Maass GmbH bestehende Gewinnabführungsvertrag wurde zum 31.12.2019 aufgehoben mit Wirkung für 2020.

Eingetragen im Handelsregister per 30.12.2019

2. Gesellschaftsorgane

Die alleinvertretungsberechtigten Geschäftsführer waren im abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahr :

- P. Maass, Düsseldorf ( Kaufmann )

- A. Maass, Düsseldorf ( Kaufmann )

4. Konzernzugehörigkeit

Der Jahresabschluss der Express Steel GmbH wird in den Konzernabschluss der Michael Maass Holding GmbH, Essen mit einbezogen.

Essen, den 21.08.2023

Express Steel GmbH

- Geschäftsführung -

P. Maass

A. Maass

Essen, den 21. August 2023

gez. Patrick Maass

Die Feststellung bzw. Billigung des Jahresabschlusses erfolgte am: 21. August 2023

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Register documents

PDF documents straight from the court register — fetched on demand via the :code endpoint.

Current extract (AD)
Chronological extract (CD)
Structured content (SI, XML)
Shareholders list
Articles of association

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Website content

Structured markdown rendering of the company's public website — perfect for enrichment and AI pipelines.

Website snapshot (auto-discovered) AI

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Live API

GEThandelsregister.ai/api/v1/fetch-organization

?q=da7f4e616bfa9991bf3bb94b7c203627

&features=financial_kpi

&features=balance_sheet_accounts

&features=related_persons

&features=shareholders

&features=ubos

&features=history

&features=annual_financial_statements__html

curl -H 'X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  "https://handelsregister.ai/api/v1/fetch-organization?q=da7f4e616bfa9991bf3bb94b7c203627&features=financial_kpi&features=balance_sheet_accounts&features=related_persons&features=shareholders&features=ubos&features=history&features=annual_financial_statements__html"

# pip install handelsregister
from handelsregister import Handelsregister

client = Handelsregister(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")  # or set HANDELSREGISTER_API_KEY
organization = client.fetch_organization(
    q="da7f4e616bfa9991bf3bb94b7c203627",
    features=[
        "financial_kpi",
        "balance_sheet_accounts",
        "related_persons",
        "shareholders",
        "ubos",
        "history",
        "annual_financial_statements__html",
    ],
)
print(organization["name"])

// npm install handelsregister
import { Handelsregister } from 'handelsregister';

const client = new Handelsregister('YOUR_API_KEY'); // or set HANDELSREGISTER_API_KEY
const organization = await client.fetchOrganization({
  q: 'da7f4e616bfa9991bf3bb94b7c203627',
  features: [
    'financial_kpi',
    'balance_sheet_accounts',
    'related_persons',
    'shareholders',
    'ubos',
    'history',
    'annual_financial_statements__html',
  ],
});
console.log(organization.name);

// npm install handelsregister
const { Handelsregister } = require('handelsregister');

const client = new Handelsregister(process.env.HANDELSREGISTER_API_KEY);
(async () => {
  const organization = await client.fetchOrganization({
    q: 'da7f4e616bfa9991bf3bb94b7c203627',
    features: [
      'financial_kpi',
      'balance_sheet_accounts',
      'related_persons',
      'shareholders',
      'ubos',
      'history',
      'annual_financial_statements__html',
    ],
  });
  console.log(organization.name);
})();

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Base fields

entity_id string

Stable handelsregister.ai identifier (32-char hex string).

name string

Registered legal name of the entity.

status enum

ACTIVE, TERMINATED, DISSOLVED or INSOLVENT.

legal_form string

Legal form (GmbH, AG, KG, …) when available.

address object

Postal address with street, house_number, postal_code, city, county, state, country and coordinates.

registration object

registration_date date

Initial entry into the commercial register (ISO date).

purpose string

Stated business purpose (Unternehmensgegenstand).

representation_scheme object

General representation scheme: { current: [...], history: [...] } with effective_from/effective_to per version.

capital object

Registered capital: { current, history }. current carries amount, currency and kind (STAMMKAPITAL, GRUNDKAPITAL, HAFTSUMME, GENEHMIGTES_KAPITAL, BEDINGTES_KAPITAL, VARIABLES_KAPITAL — open enum); each history entry has value, effective_from and effective_to (null = still in force). change_amount on a history entry is unsigned and does not always equal the difference between two consecutive amounts, so derive increases and decreases from the amounts. Partnerships and other entities without registered capital return current: null and an empty history.

contact_data object

website, phone_number and email when available.

industry_classification object

Industry codes per WZ2008 and WZ2025 with labels.

keywords array<string>

Keywords derived from the business purpose.

products_and_services array<string>

Product and service descriptions when available.

history array<object>

Chronological log of all register changes (name, seat, capital, representation, …).

features=financial_kpi

financial_kpi array<object>

Per fiscal year: revenue, employees, active_total (balance-sheet total), net_income, material_expenses, personnel_expenses.

features=balance_sheet_accounts

balance_sheet_accounts array<object>

Per fiscal year: hierarchical balance-sheet line items from the published annual statement.

features=profit_and_loss_account

profit_and_loss_account array<object>

Per fiscal year: hierarchical profit-and-loss line items.

features=related_persons

related_persons object

Authorized representatives: { current: [...], past: [...] } — managing directors, board members, signatories. Each person carries organization_representation_scheme and role_representation_scheme (current scheme + history).

features=shareholders

shareholders object

Shareholders: { total_capital, entries: [...], history: { current_as_of, past: [...] } }. Each entry carries shareholder, contribution, contribution_ratio and role; history.past delivers previous shareholder lists with an as_of date. total_capital, contribution and contribution_ratio may be null (e.g. for partnerships).

features=ubos

ubos object

Ultimate beneficial owners: { beneficial_owners, unresolved_beneficial_owners, coverage } as recorded in the transparency register.

features=shareholdings

shareholdings object

Stakes this entity holds in others: { holdings: { current: [...] }, summary }. Each holding links another organization by entity_id.

features=publications

publications array<object>

Official commercial-register publications (date, title, full text).

features=annual_financial_statements__html

annual_financial_statements__html array<object>

Published annual statements with document_html (rendered HTML), document_type, document_title, document_date, language and year.

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Key figures Revenue, employee count, total assets, net income — per fiscal year.
Authorized representatives Current and former managing directors, board members, signatories — with roles and date ranges.
Publications Official commercial register publications including date and full text.
Gesellschafter Current shareholder structure with stakes and contributions.
Wirtschaftlich Berechtigte (UBOs) Ultimate beneficial owners as recorded in the German transparency register.
Beteiligungen Stakes this company holds in other entities.
Bilanz Full balance sheet line items from published annual statements.
Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung P&L line items per fiscal year.
Jahresabschlüsse (HTML) Published annual financial statements rendered as HTML.
Insolvenzbekanntmachungen Notices from the official insolvency registers.
News Recent mentions of the company from external news sources.

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