| Official title | Activities of head offices | Activities of holding companies | Activities of head offices |
| Plain-language summary | 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 holding companies when the main activity includes Activities of holding companies. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity. | Use this group for the broader activity area of activities of head offices, including Activities of head offices. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed. |
| Official inclusions | - - This class includes overseeing and managing other units of the enterprise or enterprise group, in other words, acting as a head office; undertaking the strategic or organisational planning and decision-making role of the company or enterprise; exercising operational control and managing the day-to-day operations of their related units. These activities are the same regardless of which activities the managed units perform (financing, manufacturing trade, and so on).
- - This class includes activities of:
- - centralised administrative offices
- - corporate offices
- - district and regional offices
| - - 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.
| Not stated separately in available source data |
| Official exclusions | - - activities of holding companies not engaged in head office activities, see 64.21
| - - 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
| Not stated separately in available source data |
| Typical examples | - - Centralised administrative offices
- - Corporate offices
- - District and regional offices
- - Subsidiary management offices
| - - Activities of holding companies
| - - Activities of head offices
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| Common reasons to choose this code | - - This class includes overseeing and managing other units of the enterprise or enterprise group, in other words, acting as a head office; undertaking the strategic or organisational planning and decision-making role of the company or enterprise; exercising operational control and managing the day-to-day operations of their related units. These activities are the same regardless of which activities the managed units perform (financing, manufacturing trade, and so on).
- - This class includes activities of:
- - centralised administrative offices
- - corporate offices
| - - 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 head offices
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| Common reasons not to choose this code | - - activities of holding companies not engaged in head office activities, see 64.21
| - - 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
| - - Activities primarily classified as business and other management consultancy activities
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| Usually not this code | - - Activities of holding companies not engaged in head office activities
| - - 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)
| - - Activities primarily classified as business and other management consultancy activities
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| Related codes | - - 64.21 Activities of holding companies
- - 70.1 Activities of head offices
| - - 64.32 Activities of trust, estate and agency accounts
- - 64.99 Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding n.e.c.
- - 66.30 Fund management activities
- - 70.10 Activities of head offices
- - 64.22 Activities of financing conduits
- - 64.2 Activities of holding companies and financing conduits
| - - 70.2 Business and other management consultancy activities
- - 70.10 Activities of head offices
- - 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy
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| Parent hierarchy | N PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES > 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy > 70.1 Activities of head offices > 70.10 Activities of head offices | L FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES > 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding > 64.2 Activities of holding companies and financing conduits > 64.21 Activities of holding companies | N PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES > 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy > 70.1 Activities of head offices |
| Rev. 2 mapping | | - - 64.20 -> 64.21 (scope-aligned)
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