701002 Activities of head offices of other companies


This type includes:

  • the overseeing and managing of other units of the company or enterprise; undertaking the strategic or organisational planning and decision making role of the company or enterprise*. Units in this type exercise operational control and manage the day-to-day operations of their related units.

*active in sectors other than the financial sector

This type excludes:

  • activities of holding companies, not engaged in managing (see 6420)

administration; company headquarters, business headquarters; head office; headquarters' activities; management activities; operational control, managing day-to-day operations; organisational planning, supervision, decision-making

Codification rules

Head offices

See: diagram on head offices
In general, to be a head office an enterprise must:
- Be a member of a group
- Carry out one or both of the following tasks::
o Carry out managerial tasks
o Carry out group management support activities

Classification criteria:
- Classification focuses on the types of activities of head offices.
- The main activity must be the operational and strategic management of the other units of the group of enterprises.
- The main indicator is the percentage of group management activities.