Colorado Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division

Colorado business entity search

Look up a Colorado business by name, entity ID, or EIN. The Secretary of State's own registry file is searched here, alongside federal filings.

Free search. No account required.Colorado registry: 3,114,254 registrations (all registrations, every status), records as of 2026-10-07.

Colorado registry at a glance

Registry agency: Colorado Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division
Office: Secretary of State Jena Griswold; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone: 303-894-2200 (toll free 1-855-428-3555); Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address: 1700 Broadway, Suite 550, Denver, CO 80290; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Mailing address: 1700 Broadway, Suite 550, Denver, CO 80290 (address mail to the attention of the program); Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number: ID number. 11 digits beginning with a 4-digit year (for example 20268181736 for a 2026 record). Records entered before the current system carry a 1987 prefix.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06

What this page can tell you

Registry status, entity ID, entity type, formation date, principal address, and registered agent, from the Colorado Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division open-data file (every status, active and ended), plus the EIN and federal filings where they exist.

Source: Colorado Secretary of State business entities file (data.colorado.gov) · records as of 2026-10-07.

What only the state can tell you

Filing history, certificates of good standing, and anything filed since the file date. Delinquent means the entity exists but has not filed its periodic report; the file keeps it apart from Good Standing.

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN: Internal Revenue Service; Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.; Source: irs.gov
ID number: Colorado Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division; Identifies the entity's record in the Colorado registry. 11 digits beginning with a 4-digit year (for example 20268181736 for a 2026 record). Records entered before the current system carry a 1987 prefix.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
State tax account number: The state's tax agency; Issued separately for state taxes. It is not the EIN and not the registry number.

What a Colorado status means

Good Standing: The entity has filed its periodic reports on time and keeps a registered agent on file.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Noncompliant: The entity missed its periodic report due date or has no registered agent on file, including when no new agent is appointed within 30 days of a resignation.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Delinquent: The entity stayed Noncompliant for 60 days without filing the required report or agent change.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Voluntarily Dissolved: The entity filed to end its existence.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Administratively Dissolved: The Secretary of State dissolved the entity.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Judicially Dissolved: A court dissolved the entity.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Withdrawn: A foreign entity withdrew its authority to do business in Colorado.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Revoked: The entity's authority or registration was revoked.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Exists: An entity type that has no good-standing test is on record.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Merged: The entity merged into another entity.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Converted: The entity converted into another entity type or jurisdiction.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation: $50 (Articles of Organization, online); Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation: $50 (Articles of Incorporation, online); Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing: Periodic Report; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC: $25 Periodic Report; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation: $25 Periodic Report; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due: Filed every year. Each entity has a periodic report month shown on its Summary page. The report can be filed from two months before that month and is due by the last day of the second month after it (for a January report month, by March 31).; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing: $50 late filing penalty. The status becomes Noncompliant after the due date and Delinquent after 60 more days.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with: Colorado Secretary of State, online through the Business Database Search; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note: Most business filings are online only. A late periodic report adds a $50 penalty. Expedited service within 3 business days is an extra $150.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Colorado Secretary of State, Business and Licensing Division, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Colorado

Registered agent: An entity without a registered agent on file becomes Noncompliant, and a new agent must be appointed within 30 days of a resignation.; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Name availability: Check whether a name is available in Colorado →; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Business forms and fees: Official Colorado business forms and fees →; Source: coloradosos.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Colorado businesses on file

PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATIONEIN 75-1285071
FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.EIN 84-1256945
MEDIANEWS GROUP INC EB VEBA-TREIN 76-0425553
LASER TECHNOLOGY, INC.EIN 84-0970494
BALL CORPORATIONEIN 35-0160610
WOODWARD, INC.EIN 36-1984010
ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.EIN 11-1806155
TRIMBLE INC.EIN 94-2802192
AIR METHODS LLCEIN 84-0915893
CROCS, INC.EIN 20-2164234
THE WESTERN UNION COMPANYEIN 20-4531180
NOODLES & COMPANYEIN 84-1303469
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.EIN 68-0551851
M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.EIN 84-0622967
UDR, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIESEIN 54-0857512
CIMAREX ENERGY CO.EIN 45-0466694
COORSTEK, INC.EIN 84-0178380
INTRADO LIFE & SAFETY, INC.EIN 84-0796285
MERCURY HEALTHCARE, INC.EIN 62-1623449
NATIONAL CINEMEDIA, LLCEIN 20-2632505
NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLCEIN 84-1093721
HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.EIN 33-0091377
AYTU BIOPHARMA, INC.EIN 47-0883144
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORYEIN 84-0910696

All 298 Colorado businesses on file →

Sources

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.

https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/business/businessHome.htmlchecked 2026-10-06
https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/info_center/contact.htmlchecked 2026-10-06
https://www.coloradosos.gov/biz/BusinessEntityCriteriaExt.dochecked 2026-10-06
https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/info_center/fees/business.htmlchecked 2026-10-06
https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/business/FAQs/reports.htmlchecked 2026-10-06
https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/business/FAQs/status.htmlchecked 2026-10-06
https://data.colorado.gov/Business/Business-Entities-in-Colorado/4ykn-tg5hchecked 2026-10-06