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ELAN Languages GmbH GmbH

Köln ·HRB 52063 Köln

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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
Purpose: die Vermittlung und Durchführung von Übersetzungs- und Dolmetscherarbeiten in allen Sprache sowie das Bereitstellen und Vermitteln von Seminar- und Konferenzräumen.

Financials

Employees 2024

Total assets 2024

1,84 Mio. €

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Balance sheet

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 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)

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

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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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 April 22, 2025 · Source: Bundesanzeiger

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.

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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=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);
})();

{
    "entity_id": "<32-char hex>",
    "name": "<string>",
    "status": "<enum: ACTIVE | INACTIVE>",
    "legal_form": "<string>",
    "address": {
        "house_number": "<string>",
        "street": "<string>",
        "postal_code": "<string>",
        "city": "<string>",
        "county": "<string>",
        "state": "<string>",
        "country": "<ISO country>",
        "coordinates": {
            "latitude": "<float>",
            "longitude": "<float>"
        }
    },
    "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": {
        "WZ2008": [],
        "WZ2025": [
            {
                "code": "<string>",
                "label": "<string>"
            }
        ]
    },
    "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": []
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "shareholders": {
        "total_capital": {
            "amount": "<float>",
            "currency": "<ISO currency>"
        },
        "entries": [
            {
                "shareholder": {
                    "entity_id": "<32-char hex>",
                    "entity_name": "<string>",
                    "address": "<string>",
                    "country_code": "<ISO country>",
                    "registration_reference": "<string>"
                },
                "contribution": {
                    "amount": "<float>",
                    "currency": "<ISO currency>"
                },
                "contribution_ratio": "<float>",
                "role": {
                    "label": "<string>",
                    "en": {
                        "long": "<string>",
                        "short": "<string>"
                    },
                    "de": {
                        "long": "<string>",
                        "short": "<string>"
                    }
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "ubos": {
        "beneficial_owners": [],
        "unresolved_beneficial_owners": [
            {
                "reason": "<string>",
                "entity_id": null,
                "name": "<string>",
                "legal_form": null,
                "address": {
                    "country": "<ISO country>"
                },
                "registration": {
                    "court": "<string>",
                    "register_type": "<string>",
                    "register_number": "<string>"
                },
                "ownership_percentage": "<float>",
                "via": [
                    {
                        "depth": "<int>",
                        "name": "<string>",
                        "entity_id": "<32-char hex>",
                        "step_percentage": "<float>"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "coverage": {
            "resolved_percentage": "<int>",
            "unresolved_percentage": "<float>"
        }
    },
    "financial_kpi": [
        {
            "active_total": "<float>",
            "net_income": null,
            "revenue": null,
            "material_expenses": null,
            "personnel_expenses": null,
            "employees": "<int>",
            "year": "<int>"
        }
    ],
    "shareholdings": null,
    "annual_financial_statements__html": [
        {
            "document_type": "<string>",
            "document_date": "<ISO date>",
            "document_title": "<string>",
            "language": "<string>",
            "year": "<int>",
            "document_html": "<string>"
        }
    ],
    "profit_and_loss_account": [],
    "related_persons": {
        "current": [
            {
                "entity_id": "<32-char hex>",
                "label": "<string>",
                "role": {
                    "en": {
                        "long": "<string>",
                        "short": "<string>"
                    },
                    "de": {
                        "long": "<string>",
                        "short": "<string>"
                    }
                },
                "name": "<string>",
                "start_date": "<ISO date>",
                "end_date": null,
                "birth_date": null,
                "name_parts": {
                    "given": "<string>",
                    "family": "<string>",
                    "maiden": null,
                    "canonical_name": "<string>",
                    "previous_names": null
                },
                "location": {
                    "home": {
                        "city": "<string>"
                    }
                }
            }
        ],
        "past": [
            {
                "entity_id": null,
                "label": "<string>",
                "role": {
                    "en": {
                        "long": "<string>",
                        "short": "<string>"
                    },
                    "de": {
                        "long": "<string>",
                        "short": "<string>"
                    }
                },
                "name": "<string>",
                "start_date": "<ISO date>",
                "end_date": "<ISO date>",
                "birth_date": null,
                "name_parts": {
                    "given": "<string>",
                    "family": "<string>",
                    "maiden": null,
                    "canonical_name": "<string>",
                    "previous_names": null
                },
                "location": {
                    "home": {
                        "city": null
                    }
                },
                "redacted": "<bool>"
            }
        ]
    },
    "history": [
        {
            "entity_type": "<string>",
            "name": {
                "de": "<string>",
                "en": "<string>"
            },
            "description": {
                "short": {
                    "de": "<string>",
                    "en": "<string>"
                }
            },
            "start_date": "<ISO date>",
            "details": {
                "value": {
                    "role": {
                        "name": "<string>",
                        "original_name_source": "<string>",
                        "representation_scheme": [
                            "<string>"
                        ]
                    }
                },
                "linked_entities": {
                    "person": {
                        "name": {
                            "given": "<string>",
                            "family": "<string>"
                        },
                        "redacted": "<bool>"
                    },
                    "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 or INACTIVE.

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).

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.

features=shareholders

shareholders object

Shareholders: { total_capital, entries: [...] }. Each entry carries shareholder, contribution, contribution_ratio and role. 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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