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RTL Group Services GmbH GmbH

Köln ·HRB 25123 Köln

Part 1 / 2

Structured data

Parsed, typed and queryable directly through the API.

Overview

Legal form: GmbH
Address: Picassoplatz 1
50679 Köln
Commercial register: HRB 25123, Köln
Registration date: April 29, 1991
Industry: Vermietung, Verpachtung von eigenen oder geleasten Gewerbegrundstücken und Nichtwohngebäuden
Verwaltung von Gewerbegrundstücken und Nichtwohngebäuden für Dritte
Kauf und Verkauf von eigenen Gewerbegrundstücken und Nichtwohngebäuden
Purpose: der Erwerb von Grundstücken und grundstücksgleichen Rechten sowie die Verwaltung eigener Grundstücke, z.B. durch deren Vermietung an mit ihr i.S.d. §§ 15 ff. AktG verbundene Unternehmen, insbesondere der Erwerb und die Verwaltung des Objektes Dianastraße 21/August-Bebel-Straße in Potsdam.

Financials

Employees 2024

Total assets 2024

17,16 Mio. €

Net income 2024

964.428 €

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Balance sheet

2024

Assets 17,16 Mio

Current Assets 89,2 % 15,31 Mio
Fixed Assets 10,8 % 1,85 Mio

Liabilities and Equity 17,16 Mio

Equity 98,5 % 16,90 Mio
Provisions 1,4 % 237,6 k
Liabilities 0,1 % 19,6 k

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Balance sheet data available for 18 earlier fiscal years.

Profit & loss

2006

Income 9,34 Mio

Verlustvortrag 49,9 % 4,66 Mio
Balance sheet profit/loss 49,8 % 4,66 Mio
Other interest and similar income 0,1 % 8,9 k
Annual net profit/loss 0,1 % 5,2 k
Ergebnis der gewöhnlichen Geschäftstätigkeit 0,1 % 5,1 k
Other operating expenses 0,0 % 3,8 k
Income and profit taxes 0,0 % −111
Revenue 0,0 % 0
Material expenses 0,0 % 0
Interest and similar expenses 0,0 % 0

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Authorized representatives

Björn Bauer since 2022 Managing Director
Edouard Fierlant since 2026 Managing Director

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Ownership & holdings

Shareholders

RTL Group GmbH DEU AG Köln HRB 34499 100.0 % 4.0M DEM

Ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs)

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

History

2026
24.03.

Exit of position

Elmar Heggen · Managing Director
24.03.

Member entry

Edouard Fierlant · Managing Director
2024
07.06.

Exit of position

J****** K***** · Managing Director
2023
05.07.

Exit of position

M****** B****** · Managing Director
05.07.

Member entry

E**** H***** · Managing Director
2022
31.05.

Change of authority

M****** B****** · Managing Director
31.05.

Change of authority

J****** K***** · Managing Director
31.05.

Exit of position

E**** H***** · Managing Director

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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.

2024 Jahresabschluss
2023 Jahresabschluss ↓
2022 Jahresabschluss
2021 Jahresabschluss
2020 Jahresabschluss

Previous year — readable in full

Jahresabschluss 2023

Published September 27, 2024 · Source: Bundesanzeiger

RTL Group Services GmbH

Köln

Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2023 bis zum 31.12.2023

BILANZ

AKTIVA

	Einzelposten Geschäftsjahr EUR	Gesamt Geschäftsjahr EUR	Einzelposten Vorjahr EUR	Gesamt Vorjahr EUR
A. Anlagevermögen
I. Sachanlagen	2.397.121,94	2.397.121,94	2.941.478,94	2.941.478,94
B. Umlaufvermögen
I. Forderungen und sonstige Vermögensgegenstände	13.786.241,87	13.786.241,87	12.331.596,06	12.331.596,06
Summe Aktiva	16.183.363,81	16.183.363,81	15.273.075,00	15.273.075,00

PASSIVA

	Einzelposten Geschäftsjahr EUR	Gesamt Geschäftsjahr EUR	Einzelposten Vorjahr EUR	Gesamt Vorjahr EUR
A. Eigenkapital
I. Gezeichnetes Kapital	2.045.167,52	2.045.167,52	2.045.167,52	2.045.167,52
II. Kapitalrücklage	12.000.000,00	12.000.000,00	12.000.000,00	12.000.000,00
III. Gewinnvortrag/Verlustvortrag	1.053.191,02	1.053.191,02	541.527,19	541.527,19
IV. Jahresüberschuss/Jahresfehlbetrag	838.013,92	838.013,92	511.663,83	511.663,83
B. Rückstellungen	228.317,57	228.317,57	154.735,88	154.735,88
C. Verbindlichkeiten	18.673,78	18.673,78	19.980,58	19.980,58
Summe Passiva	16.183.363,91	16.183.363,81	15.273.075,00	15.273.075,00

Anhang für das Geschäftsjahr 2023

1. Allgemeine Angaben

Die RTL Group Services GmbH hat ihren Sitz in Köln und ist eingetragen in das Handelsregister beim Amtsgericht Köln (HRB 25123)

Der Jahresabschluss für das Geschäftsjahr vom 1. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2023 wurde nach den Rechnungslegungsvorschriften für Kapitalgesellschaften aufgestellt.

Auf die Aufstellung eines Lageberichts verzichtet die Gesellschaft gemäß § 264 Abs. 1 Satz 4 HGB.

Für die Gliederung der Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung wurde das Gesamtkostenverfahren gemäß § 275 Abs. 2 HGB angewandt.

Die Gesellschaft ist eine kleine Kapitalgesellschaft i. S. v. § 267 Abs. 1 und 4 HGB.

Von den eingeräumten Erleichterungen bei der Aufstellung des Anhangs gemäß § 288 HGB macht die Gesellschaft Gebrauch.

2. Bilanzierungs- und Bewertungsmethoden

Die Sachanlagen wurden zu Anschaffungskosten angesetzt und, sofern sie der Abnutzung unterlagen, um planmäßige Abschreibungen vermindert.

Die Forderungen sind mit dem Nennwert angesetzt.

Die Bewertung der Verbindlichkeiten erfolgte zum Erfüllungsbetrag.

3. Erläuterungen zur Bilanz

Die Forderungen gegen verbundene Unternehmen in Höhe von EUR 13.646.037,87 (Vorjahr EUR 12.193.356,06) haben eine Restlaufzeit bis zu einem Jahr.

Das als gezeichnetes Kapital ausgewiesene Stammkapital der Gesellschaft beträgt EUR 2.045.167,52.

Die Verbindlichkeiten (davon aus Steuern EUR 18.676,78; Vorjahr EUR 19.980,58) haben eine Restlaufzeit bis zu einem Jahr und bestehen nicht gegenüber Gesellschaftern. Sicherheiten wurden nicht geleistet.

4. Sonstige Angaben

Mitarbeiter

Die Gesellschaft beschäftigt, wie im Vorjahr, keine Mitarbeiter.

Konzernzugehörigkeit

Die Gesellschaft wird in den beim Amtsgericht Luxemburg offengelegten Konzernabschluss der RTL Group S.A., Luxemburg, einbezogen, die ihrerseits in den Konzernabschluss der Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Gütersloh, einbezogen wird. Dieser wird im Unternehmensregister bekannt gemacht.

Köln, den 25.04.2024

gez. Björn Bauer gez. Elmar Heggen

Köln, den 25. April 2024

gez. Elmar Heggen gez. Björn Bauer

Die Feststellung bzw. Billigung des Jahresabschlusses erfolgte am: 25. April 2024

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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=713a00eec7c65caabf21248681f4129c

&features=financial_kpi

&features=balance_sheet_accounts

&features=profit_and_loss_account

&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=713a00eec7c65caabf21248681f4129c&features=financial_kpi&features=balance_sheet_accounts&features=profit_and_loss_account&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="713a00eec7c65caabf21248681f4129c",
    features=[
        "financial_kpi",
        "balance_sheet_accounts",
        "profit_and_loss_account",
        "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: '713a00eec7c65caabf21248681f4129c',
  features: [
    'financial_kpi',
    'balance_sheet_accounts',
    'profit_and_loss_account',
    '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: '713a00eec7c65caabf21248681f4129c',
    features: [
      'financial_kpi',
      'balance_sheet_accounts',
      'profit_and_loss_account',
      'related_persons',
      'shareholders',
      'ubos',
      'history',
      'annual_financial_statements__html',
    ],
  });
  console.log(organization.name);
})();

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    "legal_form": "<string>",
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        "street": "<string>",
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        "city": "<string>",
        "county": "<string>",
        "state": "<string>",
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                },
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                    "history": [
                        {
                            "value": [
                                "<string>"
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                            "effective_from": "<string>",
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                    ]
                },
                "role_representation_scheme": {
                    "current": [
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                                "<string>"
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                            "effective_from": "<string>",
                            "effective_to": null
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                "entity_id": "<32-char hex>",
                "label": "<string>",
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                        "short": "<string>"
                    },
                    "de": {
                        "long": "<string>",
                        "short": "<string>"
                    }
                },
                "name": "<string>",
                "start_date": "<ISO date>",
                "end_date": "<ISO date>",
                "birth_date": null,
                "name_parts": {
                    "given": "<string>",
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                    "maiden": null,
                    "canonical_name": "<string>",
                    "previous_names": null
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                "location": {
                    "home": {
                        "city": "<string>"
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                },
                "organization_representation_scheme": {
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                    "history": [
                        {
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                                "<string>"
                            ],
                            "effective_from": "<string>",
                            "effective_to": null
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "role_representation_scheme": {
                    "latest": [
                        "<string>"
                    ],
                    "history": [
                        {
                            "value": [
                                "<string>"
                            ],
                            "effective_from": "<string>",
                            "effective_to": "<string>"
                        }
                    ]
                }
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        ]
    },
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                "reason": "<string>",
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                        "name": "<string>",
                        "entity_id": "<32-char hex>",
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        "history": {
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    "profit_and_loss_account": [
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                        "in_report": "<string>"
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            "document_html": "<string>"
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                    "children": [
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                            "name": {
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                                "en": "<string>",
                                "in_report": "<string>"
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                            "value": "<float>",
                            "children": [
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                                    "name": {
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                                        "en": "<string>",
                                        "in_report": "<string>"
                                    },
                                    "value": "<float>",
                                    "children": []
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                            ]
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                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "capital": {
        "current": {
            "amount": "<float>",
            "currency": "<ISO currency>",
            "kind": "<string>"
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        "history": [
            {
                "value": {
                    "amount": "<float>",
                    "currency": "<ISO currency>",
                    "kind": "<string>"
                },
                "effective_from": "<string>",
                "effective_to": null
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            }
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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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