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Charakter Verlags- und Medien GmbH GmbHGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

·HRB 82726 Frankfurt am Main

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Overview

Legal form: GmbH
Commercial register: HRB 82726, Frankfurt am Main
Registration date: September 23, 1997
Industry: Verlegen von Zeitschriften
Verlegen von Zeitungen
Verlegen von Büchern
Purpose: Konzeption, Herstellung und Vertrieb sowie die Redaktion und Herausgabe von Verlagsobjekten, insbesondere des Stadtmagazins mit dem Titel "Charakter", sowie alle damit zusammenhängenden Tätigkeiten. wie z. B. Online - Auftritt und Sonderpublikationen.

Financials

Total assets 2010

1.962 €

Net income 2010

−182.316 €

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Balance sheet

2010

Assets 2,0 k

Net Loss Not Covered by Equity 100,0 % 2,0 k
Current Assets 0,0 % 0

Liabilities and Equity 2,0 k

Liabilities 74,5 % 1,5 k
Provisions 25,5 % 500
Equity 0,0 % 0

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Balance sheet data available for 4 earlier fiscal years.

Ownership & holdings

Shareholders

FRITZ&friends Werbeagentur GmbH DEU Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main HRB 40506 100.0 % 50k DEM

Ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs)

40.0 % identified 60.0 % unidentified

E** W***** 13.5 %
T***** B****** 10.0 %

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Holds shares in

Charakter Verlags- und Medien GmbH GmbH 80.0 %

History

2012
24.07.

Ex-officio deletion

Charakter Verlags- und Medien GmbH
2008
01.04.

Register sheet closed

Charakter Verlags- und Medien GmbH
01.04.

Change of seat

Charakter Verlags- und Medien GmbH
01.04.

Change of court

Charakter Verlags- und Medien GmbH
27.03.

Incorporation

Charakter Verlags- und Medien GmbH
27.03.

Change of company name

Charakter Verlags- und Medien GmbH
27.03.

Change of share capital

Charakter Verlags- und Medien GmbH
27.03.

Change of court

Charakter Verlags- und Medien GmbH

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Raw data & documents

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Annual statements (full text)

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

2010 Jahresabschluss
2009 Jahresabschluss ↓
2008 Jahresabschluss
2007 Jahresabschluss
2006 Jahresabschluss

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Jahresabschluss 2009

Published December 16, 2010 · Source: Bundesanzeiger

Charakter Verlags- und Medien GmbH

Frankfurt am Main

Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2009 bis zum 31.12.2009

Bilanz

Aktiva

	31.12.2009 EUR	31.12.2008 EUR
A. Umlaufvermögen	215.874,44	215.959,79
I. Vorräte	204.516,75	204.516,75
II. Forderungen und sonstige Vermögensgegenstände	11.357,69	11.443,04
Bilanzsumme, Summe Aktiva	215.874,44	215.959,79
Passiva
	31.12.2009 EUR	31.12.2008 EUR
A. Eigenkapital	180.354,08	180.973,28
I. gezeichnetes Kapital	25.564,59	25.564,59
II. Kapitalrücklage	178.952,16	178.952,16
III. Verlustvortrag	23.543,47	22.813,89
IV. Jahresfehlbetrag	619,20	729,58
B. Rückstellungen	500,00	500,00
C. Verbindlichkeiten	35.020,36	34.486,51
davon mit Restlaufzeit bis 1 Jahr	35.020,36	34.486,51
Bilanzsumme, Summe Passiva	215.874,44	215.959,79

Anhang

Allgemeine Angaben

Der Jahresabschluss der Charakter Verlag GmbH wurde auf der Grundlage der Rechnungslegungsvorschriften des Handelsgesetzbuchs aufgestellt.

Es wird von dem Wahlrecht gebrauch gemacht, die neuen Vorschriften zur Rechnungslegung durch das Bilanzrechtsmodernisierungsgesetz (BilMoG) in vollem Umfang bereits für das Geschäftsjahr beginnend zum 1. Januar 2009 anzuwenden.

Ergänzend zu diesen Vorschriften waren die Regelungen des GmbH-Gesetzes zu beachten.

Angaben, die wahlweise in der Bilanz, in der Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung oder im Anhang gemacht werden können, sind insgesamt im Anhang aufgeführt.

Nach den in § 267 HGB angegebenen Größenklassen ist die Gesellschaft eine kleine Kapitalgesellschaft.

Angaben zur Bilanzierung und Bewertung einschließlich steuerrechtlicher Maßnahmen

Bilanzierungs- und Bewertungsgrundsätze

Die Vorräte wurden zu Anschaffungs- bzw. Herstellungskosten angesetzt. Sofern die Tageswerte am Bilanzstichtag niedriger waren, wurden diese angesetzt.

Forderungen wurden unter Berücksichtigung aller erkennbaren Risiken bewertet.

Die sonstigen Rückstellungen wurden für alle weiteren ungewissen Verbindlichkeiten gebildet. Dabei wurden alle erkennbaren Risiken berücksichtigt.

Verbindlichkeiten wurden zum Rückzahlungsbetrag angesetzt. Sofern die Tageswerte über den Rückzahlungsbeträgen lagen, wurden die Verbindlichkeiten zum höheren Tageswert angesetzt.

Gegenüber dem Vorjahr abweichende Bilanzierungs- und Bewertungsmethoden

Beim Jahresabschluss konnten die bisher angewandten Bilanzierungs- und Bewertungsmethoden im Wesentlichen übernommen werden.

Ein grundlegender Wechsel von Bilanzierungs- und Bewertungsmethoden gegenüber dem Vorjahr fand nicht statt.

Feststellung des Jahresabschlusses

Der Jahresabschluss wurde am 22. November 2010 festgestellt.

Der Jahresabschluss wurde am 22. November 2010 gebilligt.

Beschluss über die Verwendung des Ergebnisses

In der Gesellschafterversammlung vom 17. November 2009 wurde der Vorschlag der Geschäftsführung zur Ergebnisverwendung angenommen.

Sonstige Pflichtangaben

Namen der Geschäftsführer

Während des abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahrs wurden die Geschäfte des Unternehmens durch folgende Personen geführt:

Erster Geschäftsführer:

Erk Walter

ausgeübter Beruf:

Verlagsleiter

Unterschrift der Geschäftsleitung

Frankfurt am Main, 22. November 2010

Erk Walter

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Register documents

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Chronological extract (CD)
Structured content (SI, XML)
Shareholders list
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Website content

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Live API

GEThandelsregister.ai/api/v1/fetch-organization

?q=4a480811b01e0376f10094c131082694

&features=financial_kpi

&features=balance_sheet_accounts

&features=shareholders

&features=ubos

&features=shareholdings

&features=history

&features=annual_financial_statements__html

curl -H 'X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  "https://handelsregister.ai/api/v1/fetch-organization?q=4a480811b01e0376f10094c131082694&features=financial_kpi&features=balance_sheet_accounts&features=shareholders&features=ubos&features=shareholdings&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="4a480811b01e0376f10094c131082694",
    features=[
        "financial_kpi",
        "balance_sheet_accounts",
        "shareholders",
        "ubos",
        "shareholdings",
        "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: '4a480811b01e0376f10094c131082694',
  features: [
    'financial_kpi',
    'balance_sheet_accounts',
    'shareholders',
    'ubos',
    'shareholdings',
    '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: '4a480811b01e0376f10094c131082694',
    features: [
      'financial_kpi',
      'balance_sheet_accounts',
      'shareholders',
      'ubos',
      'shareholdings',
      'history',
      'annual_financial_statements__html',
    ],
  });
  console.log(organization.name);
})();

{
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    "legal_form": "<string>",
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        "street": null,
        "house_number": null,
        "postal_code": null,
        "city": null,
        "coordinates": null
    },
    "registration": {
        "court": "<string>",
        "register_type": "<string>",
        "register_number": "<string>"
    },
    "registration_date": "<ISO date>",
    "purpose": "<string>",
    "keywords": [],
    "products_and_services": [],
    "contact_data": {
        "website": null,
        "phone_number": null,
        "email": null
    },
    "industry_classification": {
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        "WZ2025": [
            {
                "code": "<string>",
                "label": "<string>"
            }
        ]
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        {
            "document_type": "<string>",
            "document_date": "<ISO date>",
            "document_title": "<string>",
            "language": "<string>",
            "year": "<int>",
            "document_html": "<string>"
        }
    ],
    "shareholders": {
        "total_capital": {
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                    "currency": "<ISO currency>"
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                        "short": "<string>"
                    }
                }
            }
        ],
        "history": {
            "redacted": "<bool>"
        }
    },
    "ubos": {
        "beneficial_owners": [
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                    "name": "<string>",
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                        "family": "<string>",
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                    },
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                            "state": "<string>",
                            "country": null
                        }
                    },
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                "paths": [
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                            {
                                "depth": "<int>",
                                "name": "<string>",
                                "entity_id": "<32-char hex>",
                                "step_percentage": "<float>"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "redacted": "<bool>"
            }
        ],
        "unresolved_beneficial_owners": [
            {
                "reason": "<string>",
                "entity_id": null,
                "name": "<string>",
                "legal_form": null,
                "address": {
                    "country": "<ISO country>"
                },
                "registration": [],
                "ownership_percentage": "<float>",
                "via": [
                    {
                        "depth": "<int>",
                        "name": "<string>",
                        "entity_id": "<32-char hex>",
                        "step_percentage": "<float>"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "coverage": {
            "resolved_percentage": "<float>",
            "unresolved_percentage": "<float>"
        }
    },
    "balance_sheet_accounts": [
        {
            "year": "<int>",
            "balance_sheet_accounts": [
                {
                    "name": {
                        "de": "<string>",
                        "en": "<string>",
                        "in_report": "<string>"
                    },
                    "value": "<float>",
                    "children": [
                        {
                            "name": {
                                "de": "<string>",
                                "en": "<string>",
                                "in_report": "<string>"
                            },
                            "value": "<float>",
                            "children": [
                                {
                                    "name": {
                                        "de": "<string>",
                                        "en": "<string>",
                                        "in_report": "<string>"
                                    },
                                    "value": "<float>",
                                    "children": []
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "financial_kpi": [
        {
            "active_total": "<float>",
            "net_income": "<float>",
            "revenue": null,
            "material_expenses": null,
            "personnel_expenses": null,
            "employees": null,
            "year": "<int>"
        }
    ],
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            "<string>"
        ],
        "history": [
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                "value": [
                    "<string>"
                ],
                "effective_from": "<string>",
                "effective_to": "<string>"
            }
        ]
    },
    "related_persons": {
        "current": [],
        "past": []
    },
    "shareholdings": {
        "holdings": {
            "current": [
                {
                    "organization": {
                        "entity_id": "<32-char hex>",
                        "name": "<string>",
                        "status": "<enum: ACTIVE | TERMINATED | DISSOLVED | INSOLVENT>",
                        "legal_form": "<string>",
                        "address": [],
                        "registration": {
                            "court": "<string>",
                            "register_type": "<string>",
                            "register_number": "<string>"
                        }
                    },
                    "ownership": {
                        "percentage": "<float>",
                        "contribution": {
                            "amount": "<float>",
                            "currency": "<ISO currency>"
                        }
                    },
                    "as_of": "<string>"
                }
            ]
        },
        "summary": {
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        }
    },
    "profit_and_loss_account": [],
    "history": [
        {
            "entity_type": "<string>",
            "name": {
                "en": "<string>",
                "de": "<string>"
            },
            "description": {
                "short": {
                    "en": "<string>",
                    "de": "<string>"
                }
            },
            "start_date": "<ISO date>",
            "details": {
                "linked_entities": {
                    "organization": {
                        "name": "<string>"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

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.

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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