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ara AG

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Registration No.
HRB 44956 Düsseldorf
Incorporation Date
Not disclosed
Company Type
Not disclosed
Address
Langenfeld, Germany
Website
www.ara-shoes.de/
Source: Handelsregister (Commercial Register)

ara AG is a registered legal entity registered in Germany under HRB 44956 Düsseldorf, and its current status with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is active. Its registered address on file is Langenfeld, Germany. 1 shareholder is on record for ara AG, and since every one of them is a company rather than an individual, this particular filing does not on its own establish an ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) — identifying one would mean tracing the ownership of each shareholding company in turn. This profile is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last updated on 22 September 2026.

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Shareholders

1

Shareholders of ara AG

One shareholder is currently on record for ara AG, held on the Gesellschafterliste (shareholder list), filed under §40 of the GmbHG. The largest of these is ara AG, holding 100% — a majority holding. Because the shareholder shown is a company rather than an individual, the ownership chain continues above this level, and no beneficial owner can be established from this filing alone.

Shareholder Type Holding Source Document
ara AG 100% Handelsregister (Commercial Register)

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Officers

5

Directors and officers of ara AG

No current officer appointment is recorded for ara AG in this view — all 5 records shown are former appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). Management authority at ara AG sits with these individuals, not with shareholders, who are covered separately and hold ownership rather than control. The source filing doesn't specify representation authority — whether officers can act individually or must sign jointly to bind the company — so that detail isn't available here.

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The register reports 14 officers in total, including past appointments, though only the 5 most relevant records are shown here.

TW
Thomas Wilhelm Schmies RESIGNED

Appointed
2008-01-03
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of The Executive Board

TG
Tobias Günter Zimmerer RESIGNED

Appointed
2008-01-03
Resigned
2012-12-18
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of The Executive Board

PR
Patrick Röseler RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-10-11
Resigned
2022-07-27
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of The Executive Board

HD
Herbert Dretzke RESIGNED

Appointed
2014-11-11
Resigned
2018-04-23
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

AW
Andreas Wortmann RESIGNED

Appointed
2018-06-18
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of The Executive Board

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Group Structure

Group structure of ara AG

ara AG sits 1 level below its ultimate parent, Roots Fashion GmbH & Co. KG, registered in Germany. 4 subsidiaries are recorded beneath it, across 1 jurisdiction. The full chain up to Roots Fashion GmbH & Co. KG is derived by walking shareholder filings across jurisdictions; no link in it is independently corroborated by ara AG's own shareholder record. Each of these downward relationships is derived rather than filed: resolved by matching entities across the registry network, not stated directly in a single document.

  • Patricia Röseler GmbH (Germany)
  • SLA GmbH (Germany)
  • ara Shoes GmbH (Germany)
  • SLA Beteiligungs-GmbH (Germany)

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Those 4 subsidiaries span Germany jurisdiction, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. Two of the 4 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.

Ultimate HQ
Roots Fashion GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
Patricia Röseler GmbH
GermanyDE 42103B15410

SLA GmbH+ subsidiaries
GermanyDE 40227B61469

ara Shoes GmbH+ subsidiaries
GermanyDE 40227B94712

SLA Beteiligungs-GmbH
GermanyDE 42103B27793

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who owns ara AG?

One shareholder is currently on record for ara AG, held on the Gesellschafterliste (shareholder list), filed under §40 of the GmbHG. The largest of these is ara AG, holding 100% — a majority holding. Because the shareholder shown is a company rather than an individual, the ownership chain continues above this level, and no beneficial owner can be established from this filing alone.

Who is ara AG's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?

Every shareholder recorded for ara AG is itself a company rather than a natural person, so no Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) is identified at this level; establishing one would require tracing the ownership of each shareholding company in turn.

How many shareholders does ara AG have on record?

1 shareholder is shown on record for ara AG.

What is ara AG's company registration number?

ara AG's registration number is HRB 44956 Düsseldorf, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) in Germany. Its current status on the register is active.

Is ara AG still an active company?

ara AG's status on Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is listed as active.

What is ara AG's registered address?

The registered address on file for ara AG is Langenfeld, Germany.

Who are the officers/directors of ara AG?

No current officer appointment is recorded for ara AG in this view — all 5 records shown are former appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). Management authority at ara AG sits with these individuals, not with shareholders, who are covered separately and hold ownership rather than control.

Does ara AG have a parent company or subsidiaries?

ara AG sits 1 level below its ultimate parent, Roots Fashion GmbH & Co. KG, registered in Germany. 4 subsidiaries are recorded beneath it, across 1 jurisdiction. Those 4 subsidiaries span Germany jurisdiction, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. Two of the 4 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.

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This profile reflects a point-in-time snapshot from Handelsregister (Commercial Register). Zavia's monitoring API can track changes to ara AG's registered shareholders, officers, and group structure going forward, flagging updates as they're filed rather than requiring a manual recheck.

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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?

This record is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last synced on 22 September 2026.

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