Data from the official company registers of 12 countries. Not an official register.

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Company types

881,849 live entities on the register, by legal form as recorded at the Czech Business Register (RES, Czech Statistical Office).

TypeShareLive
Limited liability companies (s.r.o.)
582,221
Associations (spolek)
99,602
Associations of unit owners
80,818
Joint-stock companies (a.s.)
27,381
Branch associations
24,941
Cooperatives
11,476
Subsidised organisations of regions and municipalities
10,135
Trade unions
7,048
Municipalities and Prague city districts
6,314
Hunting communities
4,291
General partnerships (v.o.s.)
4,283
Registered church legal entities
3,937
Branches of foreign companies
3,652
Endowment funds
3,343
Public benefit companies (o.p.s.)
2,347
European companies (SE)
2,169
Institutes (ústav)
1,972
Interest associations of legal persons
1,034
Unit trusts and pension funds
796
Voluntary associations of municipalities
721
Foundations
622
Limited partnerships (k.s.)
525
School legal entities
445
State organisational units
282
Political parties and movements
276
State subsidised organisations
201
Chambers (other than professional)
197
International non-governmental organisations
166
Professional chambers
113
State enterprises
86
Employers’ organisations
79
Public research institutions
73
Diplomatic missions of other states
56
Churches and religious societies
45
Universities
27
Units of international NGOs
20
Organisations representing Czech interests in international NGOs
16
Branches of Czech companies
15
Regions and the City of Prague
14
Enterprises of associations
12
Health insurance companies
11
Foreign branch associations
11
Interest associations
8
Statutory funds
8
European economic interest groupings
8
Representative offices of foreign banks
7
Commodity exchanges
5
Foreign cultural and information centres and agencies
5
Public-law institutions (ČT, ČRo, ČTK)
3
Units of foreign endowment funds
3
Units of foreign foundations
3
Foreign associations
3
International trade unions
3
Permanent courts of arbitration
2
Unions of churches and religious societies
2
Units of trade unions and employers’ organisations
2
European cooperative societies
2
International military headquarters
2
Legal entities established by special acts
2
Joint ventures
1
Czech National Bank
1
Railway Administration, state organisation
1
Public Audit Oversight Board
1
Enterprises of political parties
1
European research infrastructure consortia (ERIC)
1
National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education
1
Historical legal persons (church funds)
1