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ELAN Languages GmbH

Köln ·HRB 52063 Köln

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Handelsregister API View JSON Collapse

{
    "name": "ELAN Languages GmbH",
    "status": "ACTIVE"
}

Live API

GEThandelsregister.ai/api/v1/fetch-organization

?q=db6359bc4e7a499552a7813ecb886a6f

&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=db6359bc4e7a499552a7813ecb886a6f&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="db6359bc4e7a499552a7813ecb886a6f",
    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: 'db6359bc4e7a499552a7813ecb886a6f',
  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: 'db6359bc4e7a499552a7813ecb886a6f',
    features: [
      'financial_kpi',
      'balance_sheet_accounts',
      'related_persons',
      'shareholders',
      'ubos',
      'history',
      'annual_financial_statements__html',
    ],
  });
  console.log(organization.name);
})();

JSON preview

{
    "entity_id": "db6359bc4e7a499552a7813ecb886a6f",
    "name": "ELAN Languages GmbH",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "legal_form": "GmbH",
    "registration_date": "2003-11-03T00:00:00+00:00",
    "address": {
        "street": "Bonner Straße",
        "house_number": "484-486",
        "postal_code": "50968",
        "city": "Köln",
        "country": "DEU"
    },
    "registration": {
        "register_type": "HRB",
        "register_number": "52063",
        "court": "Köln"
    }
}

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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

Register record with court, register_type and register_number.

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. Every year names the source of its figures in _provenance: statement_type (Jahresabschluss = annual accounts, Bilanz = balance sheet only, Konzernabschluss = consolidated accounts; null for market data), period_start and period_end of the fiscal year, plus exempt_subsidiary and parent_organization ({ entity_id, name }). With exempt_subsidiary: true the company published the consolidated accounts of parent_organization instead of accounts of its own, so that year's figures cover the whole group.

features=balance_sheet_accounts

balance_sheet_accounts array<object>

Per fiscal year: hierarchical balance-sheet line items from the published statement, with _provenance naming the source of the figures (fields as in financial_kpi). For energy utilities, Max accounts also receive activity_statements through the API: the balance sheets of the activity statements (section 6b EnWG), one per regulated activity such as electricity or gas distribution; together they do not add up to the company's balance sheet.

features=profit_and_loss_account

profit_and_loss_account array<object>

Per fiscal year: hierarchical profit-and-loss line items, with _provenance naming the source of the figures (fields as in financial_kpi). For energy utilities, Max accounts also receive activity_statements through the API: the profit and loss accounts of the activity statements (section 6b EnWG), one per regulated activity.

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.

Overview

Legal form: GmbH
Address: Bonner Straße 484-486
50968 Köln
Commercial register: HRB 52063, Köln
Registration date: November 3, 2003
Industry: Dolmetschen
Tätigkeiten der Großhandelsvermittlung von Werkzeugen
Tätigkeiten der Großhandelsvermittlung von Möbeln
Registered capital: 25,000.00 EUR
Representation rules: Ist nur ein Geschäftsführer bestellt, so vertritt er die Gesellschaft allein. Sind mehrere Geschäftsführer bestellt, so wird die Gesellschaft durch zwei Geschäftsführer oder durch einen Geschäftsführer gemeinsam mit einem Prokuristen vertreten.
Purpose: die Vermittlung und Durchführung von Übersetzungs- und Dolmetscherarbeiten in allen Sprache sowie das Bereitstellen und Vermitteln von Seminar- und Konferenzräumen.

Financials

Employees 2024

68

Total assets 2024

1,84 Mio. €

Annual accounts · 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2024

18 previous years · values unlocked with an API key Get API key →

Balance sheet

Annual accounts · 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2024

2024

Assets 1,84 Mio

Current Assets 77,4 % 1,42 Mio
Fixed Assets 20,6 % 378,4 k
Prepaid Expenses 1,4 % 25,8 k
Deferred Tax Assets 0,6 % 10,9 k

Liabilities and Equity 1,84 Mio

Liabilities 62,9 % 1,16 Mio
Equity 25,6 % 469,7 k
Provisions 11,5 % 210,8 k

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Balance sheet data available for 18 earlier fiscal years.

Authorized representatives

Tom Jordi Ruesch since 2021 Managing Director
Lothar Gerhard Teufel since 2021 Procura

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Ownership & holdings

Shareholders

ElaN Germany Holding GmbH DEU Amtsgericht Düsseldorf, HRB 100291 100.0 % 25k €

Ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs)

The ultimate beneficial owners behind these holdings could not be conclusively identified.

History

2024
23.12.

Enterprise agreement

ELAN Languages GmbH
14.05.

Change of bylaws

ELAN Languages GmbH
14.05.

Change of company name

ELAN Languages GmbH
14.05.

Change of bylaws

ELAN Languages GmbH
2023
09.10.

Change of bylaws

ELAN Languages GmbH
02.05.

Merger

ELAN Languages GmbH
02.05.

Merger

ELAN Languages GmbH
02.05.

Merger

ELAN Languages GmbH

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Annual statements

Original published statements, ordered by fiscal year.

5 documents

Fiscal year	Document	Published	Access
2024	Jahresabschluss	Published March 10, 2026	Via the API
2023	Jahresabschluss	Published April 22, 2025	Read full text
2022	Jahresabschluss	Published March 12, 2024	Via the API
2021	Jahresabschluss	Published July 11, 2022	Via the API
2020	Jahresabschluss	Published April 19, 2022	Via the API

All financial statements via the API

2023 Jahresabschluss Full text

ELAN Languages GmbH (vormals: LINGUA-WORLD GmbH)

Köln

Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2023 bis zum 31.12.2023

Bilanz

Aktiva
	31.12.2023 EUR	31.12.2022 EUR
A. Anlagevermögen	481.816,00	60.439,92
I. Immaterielle Vermögensgegenstände	439.494,00	44.887,00
II. Sachanlagen	42.322,00	15.443,00
III. Finanzanlagen	0,00	109,92
B. Umlaufvermögen	1.154.041,54	1.155.141,79
I. Vorräte	47.832,48
II. Forderungen und sonstige Vermögensgegenstände	717.624,37	1.105.886,12
davon mit einer Restlaufzeit von mehr als einem Jahr	1.684,00	515.150,91
III. Kassenbestand, Bundesbankguthaben, Guthaben bei Kreditinstituten und Schecks	388.584,69	49.255,67
C. Rechnungsabgrenzungsposten	29.690,40	89,00
D. Aktive latente Steuern	10.949,10
Aktiva	1.676.497,04	1.215.670,71

Passiva
	31.12.2023 EUR	31.12.2022 EUR
A. Eigenkapital	469.694,38	304.030,05
I. Gezeichnetes Kapital	25.000,00	25.000,00
II. Kapitalrücklage	172.129,18
III. Bilanzgewinn	272.565,20	279.030,05
davon Gewinnvortrag	283.871,94	-71.758,13
B. Rückstellungen	226.212,62	180.268,57
C. Verbindlichkeiten	980.590,04	731.372,09
davon mit einer Restlaufzeit bis zu einem Jahr	785.406,56	730.529,27
davon mit einer Restlaufzeit von mehr als einem Jahr	195.183,48	842,82
Summe Passiva	1.676.497,04	1.215.670,71

Anhang

Allgemeine Angaben zum Jahresabschluss

Der Jahresabschluss wurde nach den Vorschriften der §§ 242 ff. HGB unter der Beachtung der ergänzenden Bestimmungen für kleine Kapitalgesellschaften aufgestellt.

Angaben zur Identifikation der Gesellschaft laut Registergericht

Firmenname laut Registergericht:	LINGUA-WORLD GmbH
Firmensitz laut Registergericht:	Köln
Registereintrag:	Handelsregister
Registergericht:	Köln
Register-Nr.:	52063

Angaben zu Bilanzierungs- und Bewertungsmethoden

Bilanzierungs- und Bewertungsgrundsätze

Erworbene immaterielle Anlagewerte wurden zu Anschaffungskosten angesetzt und, sofern sie der Abnutzung unterlagen, um planmäßige Abschreibungen vermindert.

Das Sachanlagevermögen wurde zu Anschaffungs- bzw. Herstellungskosten angesetzt und, soweit abnutzbar, um planmäßige Abschreibungen vermindert.

Die planmäßigen Abschreibungen wurden nach der voraussichtlichen Nutzungsdauer der Vermögensgegenstände linear und degressiv vorgenommen.

Forderungen und Wertpapiere wurden unter Berücksichtigung aller erkennbaren Risiken bewertet.

Die Steuerrückstellungen beinhalten die das Geschäftsjahr betreffenden, noch nicht veranlagten Steuern.

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

Verbindlichkeiten wurden zum Erfüllungsbetrag angesetzt.

Angaben zur Bilanz

Angaben zur Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung

Sonstige Angaben

Durchschnittliche Zahl der während des Geschäftsjahrs beschäftigten Arbeitnehmer

Die durchschnittliche Zahl der während des Geschäftsjahres im Unternehmen beschäftigten Arbeitnehmer betrug 68,0.

Unterschrift der Geschäftsführung

Ort, Datum

Unterschrift

sonstige Berichtsbestandteile

Köln-Marienburg, den 28. Juni 2024

gez. Tom Jordi Ruesch, Geschäftsführer

Angaben zur Feststellung:
Der Jahresabschluss wurde am 28.06.2024 festgestellt.

Register documents

Bring original register extracts and company documents into your application as PDF or XML.

GET/v1/fetch-document

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

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Enter this server URL and add the connector:
https://mcp.handelsregister.ai/mcp
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Run once in your terminal:

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http handelsregister https://mcp.handelsregister.ai/mcp \
  --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your handelsregister.ai API key.

Add this MCP server as a tool in your application:

Python

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()
response = client.responses.create(
    model="gpt-6-astra",
    input="Who runs ELAN Languages GmbH, who owns it and how have its financials developed? Include fiscal years and sources.\n\nentity_id: db6359bc4e7a499552a7813ecb886a6f",
    tools=[{
        "type": "mcp",
        "server_label": "handelsregister",
        "server_url": "https://mcp.handelsregister.ai/mcp",
        "headers": {"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
        "require_approval": "never",
    }],
)
print(response.output_text)

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your handelsregister.ai API key.

Add this configuration to your MCP client:

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "handelsregister": {
      "url": "https://mcp.handelsregister.ai/mcp",
      "headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your handelsregister.ai API key.

Ask about this company

Once connected, ask your assistant this question:

Who runs ELAN Languages GmbH, who owns it and how have its financials developed? Include fiscal years and sources.

entity_iddb6359bc4e7a499552a7813ecb886a6f

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