Activities of holding companies
What this code covers
Use this class for activities of holding companies when the main activity includes Activities of holding companies. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
No child codes; this is a class-level code.
- This class includes the activities of holding companies, in other words, units that hold the assets (owning controlling levels of equity) of one or more subsidiaries and whose only purpose is owning subsidiaries. The holding companies in this class do not provide any other service to the enterprises in which the equity is held, in other words, they do not administer or manage other units.
- activities of shareholding companies, not owning controlling levels of equity, see 64.32
- dealing in financial markets on own account, see 64.99
- activities of asset management on a fee or contract basis, see 66.30
- provision of managerial services (e.g. strategic planning, decision-making and administrative services of a head office), see 70.10
- Compare with 64.32, 64.99, 66.30 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Review the Rev. 2 to Rev. 2.1 mapping type before migrating old records.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
- If the main revenue activity appears in an exclusion, compare the alternative code before deciding.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - This class includes the activities of holding companies, in other words, units that hold the assets (owning controlling levels of equity) of one or more subsidiaries and whose only purpose is owning subsidiaries. The holding companies in this class do not provide any other service to the enterprises in which the equity is held, in other words, they do not administer or manage other units.
- - activities of shareholding companies, not owning controlling levels of equity, see 64.32
- - dealing in financial markets on own account, see 64.99
- - activities of asset management on a fee or contract basis, see 66.30
- - provision of managerial services (e.g. strategic planning, decision-making and administrative services of a head office), see 70.10
- - active management of companies and enterprises, strategic planning and decision-making of the company, see 70.10
- - Activities of holding companies
- - Activities of shareholding companies, not owning controlling levels of equity
- - Dealing in financial markets on own account
- - Activities of asset management on a fee or contract basis
- - Provision of managerial services (e.g. strategic planning, decision-making and administrative services of a head office)
What is NACE 64.21 used for?
Use NACE 64.21 for activities of holding companies when the main activity matches this scope: Use this class for activities of holding companies when the main activity includes Activities of holding companies. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 64.21?
Typical examples include Activities of holding companies.
When might 64.21 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to activities of shareholding companies, not owning controlling levels of equity, see 64.32 and dealing in financial markets on own account, see 64.99.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 64.21?
Compare 64.21 with 64.32 Activities of trust, estate and agency accounts, 64.99 Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding n.e.c., and 66.30 Fund management activities when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for activities of trust, estate and agency accounts when the main activity includes Trusts, estates and agency accounts, administered on behalf of multiple beneficiaries under the terms of a trust agreement, will or agency agreement and Activities of shareholding companies, not owning controlling levels of equity. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding n.e.c. when the main activity includes Other financial service activities primarily concerned with distributing funds other than by granting loans: and Writing of swaps, options and other hedging arrangements. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for fund management activities when the main activity includes Management of mutual funds and Management of other investment funds. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for activities of head offices when the main activity includes Centralised administrative offices and Corporate offices. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for activities of financing conduits when the main activity includes Activities of captive financial institutions involved in intragroup lending and Brass plate companies engaged in raising funds and remitting those funds to their parent, i.e. units that are owned (directly or indirectly) by a non-resident unit, of which a large part of the balance sheet consists of claims and liabilities towards non-resident units, and that have few or no employees and little or no physical presence in the jurisdiction of incorporation. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for activities of holding companies and financing conduits when the main activity includes Activities of holding companies and Activities of financing conduits. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Rev. 2 code 64.20 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 64.21 Activities of holding companies, 64.22 Activities of financing conduits.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Datasets, CRM segments, KYC rules, reporting logic, and historical joins may need review because the activity scope is not a simple unchanged carry-over.
Review the official explanatory notes for each target code and confirm whether the business activity still fits the suggested Rev. 2.1 class.