Best BUSINESS SUPPORT AND STAFFING Companies in Italy
Approximately 551,022 real businesses classified under Administrative and Support Service Activities in Italy, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 551,022 real businesses operate in the Administrative and Support Service Activities sector across Italy. 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.
123 companies in this sector are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Italy's own official business register reports a comparable figure specifically for active, currently-trading businesses: approximately 211,959 (InfoCamere (Italian Chambers of Commerce register), ATECO 2025 classification, active businesses as of December 2025).
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Administrative and Support Service Activities companies in Italy follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full Italy beneficial ownership overviewTop Administrative and Support Service Activities Companies in Italy
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code N in Italy, as of the last reconciliation.
Section N is 6% of the Italy register by entity count and its 8th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Administrative and Support Service Activities in Italy includes a strictly licensed private-security sub-sector. Under Article 134 of the TULPS (Testo Unico delle Leggi di Pubblica Sicurezza), providing surveillance or custody services for movable or immovable property, or conducting private investigations, is flatly prohibited without a prefectural licence — and that licence can be refused to anyone lacking Italian or EU citizenship, unable to assume legal obligations, or convicted of a relevant crime.
The licence follows the operator, not just the company: firms already established in another EU member state can operate in Italy, but only by separately meeting the same Italian licensing conditions — an EU security firm’s home-country authorisation doesn’t transfer automatically. For verification, an Italian private-security or investigation counterparty’s actual authority to operate rests on its own prefectural licence under Article 134, a distinct check from its company registration and one worth confirming directly rather than assuming from its EU standing elsewhere.
Italy 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, Italy. 1,525 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses Italy administrative and support service activities ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
Licenza prefettizia (Article 134 TULPS) verification
Providing private surveillance or investigation services in Italy without a prefectural licence under Article 134 of the TULPS is prohibited outright — the licence can be refused to anyone without Italian or EU citizenship, or with a relevant criminal conviction, making it a real screening gate, not a formality.
EU cross-border establishment check
Private security or investigation firms established in another EU member state can operate in Italy, but only by meeting the same Italian licensing requirements, conditions and obligations — an EU-established security firm isn’t automatically authorised to operate in Italy without its own compliant licence.
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 Italy company directory.
Rental and leasing activities
51,569 companies
Employment activities
2,236 companies
Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities
33,929 companies
Investigation and security activities
6,841 companies
Services to buildings and landscape activities
148,804 companies
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
189,935 companies
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Administrative and Support Service Activities companies are registered in Italy?
Approximately 551,022 real businesses operate under Administrative and Support Service Activities in Italy. Italy's own official business register reports a comparable figure specifically for active, currently-trading businesses: approximately 211,959, per InfoCamere (Italian Chambers of Commerce register), ATECO 2025 classification, active businesses as of December 2025.
What does the Administrative and Support Service Activities sector include in Italy?
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 Italy?
The same national framework applies here as for every other sector in Italy — there is no sector-specific beneficial-ownership regime for Administrative and Support Service Activities.
Can I see all industries present in Italy?
Yes — the Italy company directory lists every industry with recorded companies for that jurisdiction, alongside the full beneficial-ownership overview for Italy.
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 Italy 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 Italy going forward, flagging updates as they are filed instead of requiring a manual recheck.
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