Best BUSINESS SUPPORT AND STAFFING Companies in France
Approximately 1,669,652 real businesses classified under Administrative and Support Service Activities in France, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 1,669,652 real businesses operate in the Administrative and Support Service Activities sector across France. The company cleaning your office and the company you signed the contract with are often not the same legal entity. Staffing, security, cleaning, call-centre, and travel-agency services routinely operate through franchise or master-agency arrangements, meaning the locally branded operator answering your calls is not necessarily owned by the brand you recognise.
81 companies in this sector are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Administrative and Support Service Activities companies in France follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full France beneficial ownership overviewTop Administrative and Support Service Activities Companies in France
Live from the register. Every row opens the full record — officers, shareholders and resolved group structure.
Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code N in France, as of the last reconciliation.
Section N is 5% of the France register by entity count and its 7th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Administrative and Support Service Activities is a broad sector in France, from office and facilities services to temporary staffing and private security — and it’s one where a company’s registration and its actual operating authorisation can diverge sharply. Private security firms specifically require CNAPS (Conseil national des activités privées de sécurité) approval before they can legally operate, on top of ordinary company registration; CNAPS’s own 2024 annual report found three in ten inspected companies didn’t have all their required approvals current.
Interim staffing agencies sit differently: under French law they aren’t classed as security companies even when they place security personnel, so they don’t need CNAPS approval themselves — the approval requirement follows the end user or the specialised security firm, not the agency supplying the worker. Verifying who’s actually accountable for a placed worker in this sector means identifying which entity in the staffing chain carries which authorisation, not assuming the visible company is the responsible one.
France Administrative and Support Service Activities, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section N entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section N, France. 13,994 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses France administrative and support service activities ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
Private security CNAPS approval
Any French private security company needs CNAPS approval before operating — a distinct authorisation from company registration, and one CNAPS’s own 2024 inspections found nearly a third of checked firms didn’t fully hold. A registered company offering security services isn’t automatically an approved one.
Temp-agency vs. end-employer screening
Interim staffing agencies supply labour to a separate user company under a contract, and — unlike private security firms — don’t themselves need CNAPS approval; verifying who’s actually responsible for a worker on site means identifying which of the two entities in that relationship you’re dealing with.
Contract-concentration and payroll exposure
Administrative and support service firms, especially staffing and facilities providers, often depend heavily on a small number of client contracts, which shapes how lenders assess revenue-concentration risk in the sector.
Sub-sectors within Administrative and Support Service Activities
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own France company directory.
Rental and leasing activities
253,149 companies
Employment activities
92,799 companies
Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities
64,669 companies
Security and investigation activities
73,951 companies
Services to buildings and landscape activities
728,804 companies
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
460,830 companies
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Administrative and Support Service Activities companies are registered in France?
Approximately 1,669,652 real businesses operate under Administrative and Support Service Activities in France.
What does the Administrative and Support Service Activities sector include in France?
The company cleaning your office and the company you signed the contract with are often not the same legal entity. Staffing, security, cleaning, call-centre, and travel-agency services routinely operate through franchise or master-agency arrangements, meaning the locally branded operator answering your calls is not necessarily owned by the brand you recognise.
How is company ownership disclosed for Administrative and Support Service Activities companies in France?
The same national framework applies here as for every other sector in France — there is no sector-specific beneficial-ownership regime for Administrative and Support Service Activities.
Can I see all industries present in France?
Yes — the France company directory lists every industry with recorded companies for that jurisdiction, alongside the full beneficial-ownership overview for France.
Can I see Administrative and Support Service Activities companies in other countries?
Yes — the Administrative and Support Service Activities sector directory lists every country with recorded Administrative and Support Service Activities companies on Zavia.
Can Zavia monitor changes to Administrative and Support Service Activities companies in France over time?
A directory listing is a snapshot, not a live feed. Zavia's monitoring API tracks changes to registered shareholders, officers, and group structure for Administrative and Support Service Activities companies in France going forward, flagging updates as they are filed instead of requiring a manual recheck.
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