STAK
How a STAK holds shares and issues certificates.
After the notary, keep every holder's record correct for years
The parties sign every certificate transfer in the platform, in Dutch or English. Every holder sees a statement valued on 1 January and 31 December.
Anne&Max, with 31+ locations, set up its STAK and certificates with Share Council.
Everything your STAK needs fits in one account
10types
of instrumentincluding certificates
2languages
for every contractDutch and English
2dates
1 January and 31 Decemberfor each holder's statement
~30forms
legal formsincluding the BV and the stichting
Know who holds what, years after the notary
Steward-owned companies in the Netherlands usually combine a BV with one or more foundations, often a STAK.
Today
Nobody knows for sure who holds what
- The BV's shareholder register and the STAK's certificate register no longer agree.
- At every sale, you search old Word files for last year's deed.
- Holders email to ask what they own.
With Share Council
Shares, certificates and holders agree in one account
- Certificates follow the ratio in your administratievoorwaarden (the trust conditions).
- Both sides sign each transfer in the platform, and it completes once the payment is recorded.
- Certificate numbers move with every transfer and export to Excel.
Five steps to a record that stays correct
After step 1 at the notary, the After-the-Notary Setup runs in your account.
The notary sets up the structure
The notary founds the STAK and executes the deed that brings shares into it. Your adviser or our team prepares the articles and the administratievoorwaarden.
Build the structure in your account
Add the BV and the STAK on a paid plan, then create the shares, certificates and signers.
Enter holders and history
Type them in, or our team does it as a paid service (Complete Platform Setup).
Invite the holders
Each holder gets a login, and every later sale or buyback is recorded with its deed.
Add a price every year
Record a dated valuation from our partner Equidam or your adviser, and every wallet updates.
See at a glance who holds your company
Our demo company Tulpwerk put 20% of its shares in a STAK in January 2023, a first step towards steward ownership.
The numbers are made up and the screens are real.
1,000,000shares in Tulpwerk B.V.
- Founders68%
- Other shareholders12%
- The STAK200,000 certificates issued20%
Every deed names the right parties without retyping
Set the STAK's roles and signers once, and every transfer deed uses them.
What convinced me was their clarity. They helped us set up the structure, the STAK, and the platform in a way that made sense for us.
Find every past sale without a deed folder
When Daan sold 500 certificates to Lotte for 1,900 euros, the record kept the date, price, contract and certificate numbers 1 to 500.
Holders check their certificates without emailing you
The Certificate Record Kept Right
What you getWhy it matters to you
The STAK as an entity, with its role on the certificates
Set onceevery later deed names the right parties
Certificates on the shares, at your ratio
One recordwhere shares and certificates agree
Transfer deeds signed in the platform
No deed folderto search at the next sale
Certificate numbers per holder, exported to Excel
One downloadwhen the notary asks
A wallet and an annual statement for every holder
Holders sign their own deeds and download their statement.
Fewer emailsfrom holders asking what they own
Our team for the setup and your questions
Complete Platform Setup, Instrument Design Selection and Total Legal Structuring, ordered from your account.
Billed by useper expert hour
Certificates and STAK roles need a paid plan. See our pricing page.
Create an accountPay for the setup only when it matches your deeds
Send your signed notarial deeds within 14 days of creating your account. You pay for Complete Platform Setup only once our record of the STAK and every holder matches them.
What you can try without paying
- Creating an account and looking around is free. Certificates need a paid plan.
- Plans can be billed monthly instead of yearly.
See where Share Council stops before you start
Share Council is not the right fit if
- You expect a steward-ownership featureThere isn't one. Your articles carry the rules, and we administer the structure.
- You need an asset lock enforcedThe platform has no asset-lock, golden-share or priority-share feature.
- Your shares are listedShare Council is built for private Dutch companies.
- You want certificates traded every dayHolders sell to each other by a deed they sign. There is no continuous trading.
- You need contracts in another languageDeeds and contracts come in Dutch and English.
If you are still designing the structure, book an expert hour first.
Your structure has its own place on Share Council
Companies combine these building blocks at the notary (AWVN, October 2025; Stibbe, May 2026).
| Structure | On Share Council |
|---|---|
| BV with a STAK that issues certificates | Shares, certificates, the STAK role and the ratio |
| A foundation holds the voting shares | The foundation as a holder of shares |
| Shares without voting rights or without profit rights | Each class as its own instrument |
| A priority foundation | A small instrument held by the foundation |
Answers before you move your STAK over
Is Share Council built for steward ownership?
There is no steward-ownership feature. We administer the BV, the STAK, the certificates and every holder, as your articles say.
Do I still need a notary?
Yes, to found the STAK and to move shares in the BV, including into the STAK. After that, certificates move between people without a notary, by a deed you sign in the platform. Your articles and administratievoorwaarden set the rules for each transfer.
Who drafts the trust conditions?
Often the notary drafts them when founding the STAK, and if you start your STAK through us, we prepare them up front. You then set the certificate ratio and signers to match. Our blog explains how they are drafted.
What about the rentmeestervennootschap?
It is a proposal, not law, so Share Council has nothing for it yet. The January 2026 coalition agreement promises a law, but no bill had been sent to parliament on 17 October 2026.
Can you move our existing register in?
Type in your holders and transfers, or our team enters them with Complete Platform Setup. There is no self-service import of past transfers.
Which plan do I need?
A paid plan, because certificates and STAK roles aren't in the try-out. Pricing lists each plan, and you can book an expert hour if you want our team to check your set-up.
Keep your STAK in order from one account
Enter your BV with its KVK number and look around before you choose a plan.