The Challenge
Modern business relationships rarely involve a single, simple entity. Supply chains span multiple subsidiaries. Franchise networks operate under different trading names. Corporate groups structure operations across dozens of registered entities. When you need a complete picture of a business relationship, the complexity quickly becomes unmanageable:
- Identifying all trading names associated with a business group
- Mapping directors, shareholders, and officers across related entities
- Ensuring all registered addresses are current for legal and operational purposes
- Understanding ownership structures before entering strategic agreements
Without direct access to register data, building this picture means manual research, incomplete information, and constant maintenance.
The Autohive Solution
Autohive’s NZBN integration retrieves the full depth of entity information available in the NZBN Register—going beyond basic company details to provide a complete relationship map for any business or business group.
Complete Entity Profiles
Retrieve comprehensive data for any NZBN—including all trading names, registered addresses, contacts, and associated entities. Build a full picture from a single lookup rather than piecing together data from multiple sources.
Officer and Role Mapping
List all directors, shareholders, and other officers associated with an entity. Understand who holds decision-making authority, identify shared directors across subsidiaries, and flag ownership complexity that warrants further due diligence.
All Registered Addresses
Retrieve every address type—registered office, physical location, and postal address—for each entity in a business group. Ensure your records capture all relevant locations for correspondence, legal notices, and operational engagement.
Benefits
- Understand complex ownership structures — Map subsidiaries, related parties, and shared directors across a business group
- Identify all operating entities — Discover every trading name and registered entity associated with a business group
- Ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement — Know exactly who holds relevant roles before initiating negotiations or communications
- Reduce due diligence time — Automated profile retrieval replaces hours of manual register searches
- Improve supply chain visibility — Maintain accurate, current records of all supplier entities and their operational structures
How It Works
- Identify the target entity — Begin with a known NZBN, company name, or trading name
- Retrieve full entity profile — Autohive fetches comprehensive data including all associated trading names, addresses, and roles
- Map related entities — Officer and director data reveals connections to other registered entities within the group
- Build relationship hierarchy — Structured data is assembled into a complete entity map for your business group
- Maintain and refresh — Schedule regular updates to keep entity maps current as business structures evolve
Getting Started
- Sign up at app.autohive.com
- Connect the NZBN integration from the marketplace
- Configure your entity relationship workflow
- Deploy your agent and start mapping your business network with complete, authoritative data
