About POT GmbH & Co. KG in Bielefeld
POT GmbH & Co. KG is a German limited partnership based in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. This page explains the company's legal structure, its registered seat, the role of the general partner, and how the pieces fit together for anyone dealing with the company formally.
Who the company is
POT GmbH & Co. KG is a Kommanditgesellschaft with its registered seat (Sitz der Gesellschaft) in Bielefeld. The company is registered at Amtsgericht Bielefeld under HRA 17064 and operates from Goldstraße 16-18, 33602 Bielefeld. Its legal form means it is a partnership, not a corporation, though its general partner is a corporation. That distinction matters for contracts, liability, and how the company is represented.
Two entities therefore stand behind the name a counterparty sees on a contract: the partnership that carries the business, and the managing company that signs for it. Both have their own entries in the German commercial register, and both matter when a partner, supplier or reviewer checks who they are dealing with.
Company at a glance
- Legal form GmbH & Co. KG
- Register number HRA 17064
- Register court Amtsgericht Bielefeld
- General partner POT Verwaltungs-GmbH
- Business address Goldstraße 16-18, 33602 Bielefeld
All five lines above can be confirmed in the commercial register. The Register Details page on this site walks through each one and what it governs.
Check the register detailsStructure map
The legal form, explained without jargon
A GmbH & Co. KG has two layers. The first is the partnership itself, which holds the business and the assets. The second is the general partner, a GmbH that manages the partnership and represents it externally. The limited partners (Kommanditisten) provide capital and share in results but do not run the business. This structure is widely used in Germany because it combines the flexibility of a partnership with the liability shield of a limited company at the managing level.
For anyone reviewing the company before signing, the two layers answer two different questions. The partnership tells you what the business is and what it holds. The managing GmbH tells you who is authorised to act and where the responsibility for obligations sits.
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Partnership layer
POT GmbH & Co. KG holds the business, the assets and the contracts.
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Managing layer
POT Verwaltungs-GmbH manages the partnership and represents it externally.
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Capital layer
Limited partners contribute capital and share in results without running the business.
POT Verwaltungs-GmbH as Komplementär
The general partner of POT GmbH & Co. KG is POT Verwaltungs-GmbH. As Komplementär, it is the entity that manages the partnership and signs on its behalf. It also carries liability for the partnership's obligations, which is the practical consequence of the structure. Because the managing GmbH is itself a registered company, it has its own entry in the commercial register under a separate HRB number. Anyone verifying the group should look at both entries.
In day-to-day practice that means a counterparty checks two things before signing: the partnership's HRA entry for what the business is, and the GmbH's HRB entry for who may act. We make both available at the start of an engagement, together with the current representation rules recorded in the partnership agreement.
Two register entries
POT GmbH & Co. KG
HRA 17064 — Amtsgericht Bielefeld
The operating partnership: business, assets, contracts.
POT Verwaltungs-GmbH
Separate HRB entry — Amtsgericht Bielefeld
The general partner: management, representation, liability at the managing level.
Reading both entries side by side is the fastest way to confirm that the company you are dealing with is represented by the entity named on the contract.
The registered seat and what it means
The registered seat is a legal concept, not just a mailing address. It determines which register court has jurisdiction and which local rules apply to the company. For POT GmbH & Co. KG, that seat is Bielefeld, and the competent court is Amtsgericht Bielefeld. The business address at Goldstraße 16-18 sits in the 33602 Bielefeld postcode area, in the city centre. A registered seat and a business address can differ, but here they point to the same city.
If you are filing, serving notice or verifying a contract, use the seat and the court as stated in the register — not a branch address or a delivery address you may have on file. Where the two ever diverge, the register entry is the one that governs.
The Bielefeld business environment
Bielefeld is the largest city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region and has a broad industrial base spanning machinery, food production, logistics, and business services. That mix produces a steady flow of inter-company contracts, supplier relationships, and project work. A company registered here operates in a network where partners routinely check register entries before signing. The city's size is large enough for substantial operations but small enough that reputation and local presence carry weight.
A register-first business culture
In German B2B, checking a partner's register entry before signing is routine rather than exceptional. Contracts, credit decisions and supplier onboarding all tend to start from the same extract. Working with a company registered in Bielefeld means operating inside that habit, with current entries ready when they are requested.
Industrial breadth
Machinery, food production, logistics and services sit close together, which keeps inter-company work steady.
Local presence
Close enough that reputation travels between partners and suppliers.
The general partner's role in contracts
When POT GmbH & Co. KG enters an agreement, it is the partnership that is the contracting party, represented by its general partner. The representation rules are recorded in the register and in the Gesellschaftsvertrag (partnership agreement). In practice, this means a counterparty should confirm which individuals are authorised to sign for POT Verwaltungs-GmbH. We make that clear at the start of any engagement so there is no ambiguity later.
Two documents do most of the work here. The register extract shows the company's current status and who represents it. The partnership agreement sets out how decisions are taken internally. Together they answer the question a counterparty actually asks: who can bind this company, and under what conditions.
How the structure affects liability
In a GmbH & Co. KG, the limited partners are not personally liable for the partnership's debts beyond their agreed contribution. Liability sits with the partnership's assets and, at the managing level, with the Komplementär. That is the central reason the structure exists. It gives the business a corporate liability profile at the top while keeping the partnership form for the operating entity. Counterparties should understand this before assessing credit or risk.
For credit checks and risk assessment, this split is worth reading alongside the current register extract. Liability terms can change with the partnership agreement, so the extract you rely on should be current.
Keeping the register record current
Register entries change. Management, representation rules, addresses, and status can all be updated through filings, and each change is published. POT GmbH & Co. KG keeps its entry aligned with its actual operations, and partners can verify the current state through the Handelsregister or the Unternehmensregister. If you are relying on an old extract, it is worth pulling a fresh one. The register details page on this site summarises the key facts.
The same applies to the general partner. A change in the managing GmbH's representation rules affects who can sign for the partnership, even though the partnership's own entry may look unchanged at first glance.
How we keep disclosures currentWhat a fresh extract shows
- Current management and representation rules
- The seat and business address on file today
- Whether the company's status has changed
- Any filing published since your last extract
How to read the company's history
For a company that has been registered for some time, the filing history is often more informative than a single current extract. It shows when the business address changed, when management changed, and whether the status has been stable. Historical register documents let you separate what is current from what is no longer true. This is standard practice in German B2B due diligence, and it applies here as much as anywhere.
A practical sequence when reviewing the history: pull the current extract first, then compare it against the previous version you hold. Differences point to filings worth reading in full — they usually explain what changed and when, which is often more useful than the current snapshot alone.
Where to go next
The register details are one click from here.
If you need the company's register number, court, seat or the general partner in one place, that page collects them. If you want to know what the company actually does, the capabilities page covers the operating side.
Goldstraße 16-18, 33602 Bielefeld · Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM