Why are several companies at the same address?
Sharing an address is lawful and common. The question is not how many companies are there, but whether you know what you are looking at.
What a registered seat is
The registered seat (székhely) is the company's official address: official documents are served there, and it is what the company registry and NAV keep on record. It need not coincide with where the company actually works — that is what business premises and branch offices are for.
A seat does not have to be owned or rented by the company. It is enough that the company is entitled to use it and can prove so.
Registered office services
A registered office service (székhelyszolgáltatás) is a service in which a business provides its own address as the seat of other companies and handles receipt of mail, safekeeping of documents and display of the company sign. It is regulated by law, and providers are registered with NAV.
This is entirely legal, and is typically used by companies without an office of their own: one-person businesses, foreign-owned companies, freshly founded firms. Dozens or even hundreds of companies can appear at such an address.
What it means — and what it doesn't
Many companies at one address means nothing by itself. The same picture emerges from an office building, a law firm, an incubator and a registered-office provider. The number tells you the address is shared, not that the companies are suspicious.
What is genuinely worth knowing: if a partner's seat is at a registered-office provider, appearing in person at that address may not be possible, and the company's actual place of business is elsewhere. That is practical information for contracting, not a judgement.
Felho's address pages therefore list what is registered at an address and judge nothing. The address gets no label, and we draw no conclusion about any company from how many neighbours it has.
Frequently asked questions
Is it lawful for several companies to share one registered seat?
Yes. Sharing a seat is common and lawful: office buildings, law firms and the statutorily regulated registered-office providers all host several companies at one address.
Is it suspicious when many companies sit at one address?
Not by itself. The number only says the address is shared. An office building and a registered-office provider look identical in a list.
How can I see how many companies are at an address?
On Felho's address pages, where we list the companies registered at a given address based on NAV's registry. The list only includes those whose seat NAV publishes.
Are the registered seat and the place of business the same?
No. The seat is the official address for service; the place of business is where the company actually operates. They can be the same, but often are not.