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In 2024, Pappers expands its range of services and has completely surpassed the simple “enhanced lookalike” stage of Societe.com. We review the platform’s new features to show you how it can help you daily in your professional activities.
As a reminder, Pappers is a French company, specifically a SAS registered with the R.C.S. of Nanterre under number 888 207 859, with its head office located at 6 rue des Bateliers, 92110 Clichy. The first time we heard about this company was during the registration of its domain name www.pappers.fr on June 25, 2020. Indeed, this project has experienced a meteoric rise in less than 4 years.
After the success of the platform dedicated to businesses, Pierre Fruchard’s team did not stop there, and Pappers now offers 5 distinct products, covering a good part of the monitoring needs for professionals and individuals alike.
The new range of services is structured around these 5 axes:
Are you looking for the articles of association filed by a SASU, SAS, or SARL during the creation of a company? Do you want to know the financial statement and the declared turnover of your competitor, partner, or provider without having to pay fees? Don’t waste any more time: the Pappers business portal is 100% free and will provide you with many services.
When you are a business owner and looking for information about a prospect or a client, our first instinct is to conduct an online search. The historical sites that reference all companies are known as Societe.com, Verif.com, Kompass.com, or Score3.fr. They provide essential information such as share capital, head office address, or company domicile, the company’s main activity, the number of employees, the date of creation, the name of the manager(s)…
All sites will also indicate the SIREN number, legal form, intra-community VAT number, NAF code, and RCS number. But when you want to go further, you want to know what has happened over the years for this structure. And you will be interested in the evolution of the share capital, the various BODACC announcements that have taken place, and that have profoundly changed the company (trademark registration, address change, status update, resignation of a manager, minutes of extraordinary general meetings…).
Most of this information is paid on traditional sites, but with the arrival of Papers.fr, you have access to most business data for free.
Noting that the data to identify a company was mostly paid, while this data is provided for free by the French Government’s open data services, entrepreneur Pierre Fruchard had the idea to create a completely free platform. The name “Pappers” strongly recalls the cases related to the Panama Papers, Dubai Papers, Paradise Papers, and other Pandora Papers, which revealed private data of tax evasion on a global scale.
Here, nothing of the sort, but rather an ergonomic platform, equipped with a search engine, which allows you to obtain the articles of any company in a few clicks, and retrieves the official documents and supports made available by the French State. Nothing illegal, therefore, but the nod to “papers” probably comes from the fact that the creator of the online database wanted to offer maximum transparency on companies domiciled in France.
To learn more, or to use this free service, visit www.pappers.fr
Whether you are a potential business partner, supplier, or investor, there are many reasons to obtain a company’s Kbis extract. Below, we detail the three main ones.
The Kbis extract certifies the legal existence of a company. By obtaining it, you can verify if the company is legally registered. This allows you to ensure that you are dealing with a legitimate company. This is particularly important when signing commercial contracts or partnerships, as it protects you against fraudulent transactions or unauthorized companies. You can obtain a Kbis extract on Infonet in just a few clicks.
The Kbis extract provides valuable information about a company’s financial health. It contains details such as share capital, which indicates the company’s financial capacity, as well as information about managers and associates. This information helps you assess the company’s financial stability and its ability to meet its obligations. This is crucial before engaging in a business relationship, providing goods or services, or considering an investment.
The Kbis extract also provides important administrative and legal information about the company. As a reminder, it includes details such as:
This information allows you to better understand the company’s structure, its main activity, and its geographical location. This can be useful for tax, administrative, or compliance reasons. You should now understand the importance of the Kbis extract. This official document assures you of a company’s existence and the accuracy of the information concerning it.