Overview
The Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BORME) is Spain’s official business registry bulletin, published daily by the Registro Mercantil Central (RMC). It contains crucial information about business activities across Spain, including newly created companies, dissolved entities, and mandatory corporate filings.BORME is the authoritative source for tracking business registry changes in Spain, making it essential for corporate intelligence, due diligence, and compliance.
Purpose and Legal Background
BORME serves as the official public record of all mercantile registry activities in Spain. Companies are legally required to publish certain corporate events and changes in BORME.Electronic Publication Law
Since 2009, BORME has been published in electronic format following the approval of Royal Decree 1828/2008. This law established that:- Electronic BORMEs have the same legal validity as paper versions
- Publications must be made daily in digital format
- All registry changes must be publicly accessible
The electronic format requirement has made it possible to programmatically access business registry data, though some limitations remain in the available formats.
What Data is Published
BORME publishes a comprehensive record of mercantile registry activities, including:Company Lifecycle Events
Creations
New company formations and incorporations
Dissolutions
Company closures and liquidations
Transformations
Changes in company structure or legal form
Mergers & Acquisitions
Business combinations and absorptions
Corporate Changes
BORME records mandatory corporate events such as:- Appointments and revocations of directors and officers
- Capital changes (increases or reductions)
- Address changes for registered offices
- Statutory modifications to company bylaws
- Name changes for corporate entities
- Bankruptcy proceedings and insolvency situations
Administrative Actions
- Registry closures and reopenings
- Website registrations
- Branch office openings
- Unipersonal company declarations
Complete List of Registered Acts
Complete List of Registered Acts
The bormeparser library recognizes over 50 different types of acts (actos) that can appear in BORME, including:
- Nombramientos (Appointments)
- Revocaciones (Revocations)
- Ceses/Dimisiones (Resignations)
- Constitución (Incorporation)
- Disolución (Dissolution)
- Ampliación de capital (Capital increase)
- Reducción de capital (Capital reduction)
- Fusión por absorción (Merger by absorption)
- Situación concursal (Bankruptcy situation)
- Modificaciones estatutarias (Statutory modifications)
- Cambio de denominación social (Name change)
- Cambio de domicilio social (Address change)
- And many more…
bormeparser/acto.py:20-78 for the complete enumeration.Daily Publication
BORME is published every business day, with each edition containing:- A unique bulletin number (nbo)
- A specific publication date
- Multiple sections (A, B, and C)
- Provincial subdivisions for sections A and B
Accessing BORME
Official BORMEs are available at: Official Source: https://boe.es/diario_borme/Data Format Limitations
Due to agreements between the Spanish government and the Mercantile Register, the most valuable business data is only published in PDF format. This means:- XML files contain metadata and document structure but not detailed company information
- PDF files contain the complete detailed data but require parsing
- HTML files are available only for Section C
Use Cases
BORME data is valuable for:Due Diligence
Verify company status and corporate changes before business deals
Market Intelligence
Track company formations, dissolutions, and market trends
Compliance
Monitor corporate changes for regulatory compliance
Research
Analyze business registry data for academic or economic research
Next Steps
File Formats
Learn about BORME’s PDF, XML, and HTML formats
BORME Sections
Understand Sections A, B, and C