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80 - SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES Companies in Netherlands

Approximately 32,979 real businesses classified under 80 - Security and investigation activities in Netherlands, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.

SBI 2008 80
Sector Overview — Netherlands

Approximately 32,979 real businesses classified under 80 - Security and investigation activities operate in Netherlands. Covers companies officially classified under SBI 2008 code 80 (Security and investigation activities), part of Netherlands' SBI 2008 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Administrative and Support Service Activities sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Administrative and Support Service Activities in Netherlands.

Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Administrative and Support Service Activities companies in Netherlands follow the same national framework as every other sector there.

Full Netherlands beneficial ownership overview

Top 80 - Security and investigation activities Companies in Netherlands

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Data Coverage

Record counts for SIC Code N in Netherlands, as of the last reconciliation.

454,605
Total Companies
194,460
Currently Active
43%

Section N is 6% of the Netherlands register by entity count and its 7th largest sector — see all sectors.

Analysis

What this data actually tells you

Administrative and Support Service Activities in the Netherlands is undergoing a major regulatory shift for staffing agencies specifically. The WTTA (Wet toelating terbeschikkingstelling van arbeidskrachten) introduces a mandatory authorisation system for every company providing labour services, replacing today’s largely voluntary quality-mark system, with the explicit goal of combating fraudulent staffing agencies and raising sector reliability. Transitional registration under the new law runs from 1 November to 31 December 2026, with formal authorisation applications following from 1 May to 30 June 2027.

Until the WTTA is fully in force, the sector’s main quality signal remains the SNA keurmerk, based on the NEN 4400-1 standard for Dutch companies (NEN 4400-2 for foreign ones operating in the Dutch market) — technically voluntary, but a practical requirement for membership of the ABU or NBBU industry associations, and costing €250 for first registration plus a €299 annual fee. For verification, a Dutch staffing agency’s real standing currently depends on checking its SNA/NEN 4400 certification status, with WTTA authorisation becoming the more important check as the new mandatory system phases in through 2026-2027.

Netherlands 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

77 Rental and leasing activities
63,385
78 Employment activities
114,277
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities
26,381
80 Security and investigation activities
32,979
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities
123,726
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
108,672

SIC division level, live from official registries.

Active vs. inactive

43% active

Section N entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.

Company size, by disclosed headcount

0
136,823
1-9
294,861
10-49
16,772
50+
5,135

By number of employees on file, Section N, Netherlands. 1,014 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.

Who uses Netherlands administrative and support service activities ownership data

The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.

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WTTA mandatory authorisation check

The WTTA (Wet toelating terbeschikkingstelling van arbeidskrachten) introduces a mandatory authorisation system for all companies providing staffing/labour services, aimed at combating fraudulent staffing agencies — transitional registration runs 1 November to 31 December 2026, with formal authorisation applications from 1 May to 30 June 2027.

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SNA keurmerk / NEN 4400 certification check

The SNA quality mark (based on NEN 4400-1 for Dutch firms, NEN 4400-2 for foreign ones) is technically voluntary, but required for ABU or NBBU industry-association membership — first registration costs €250 plus a €299 annual fee, real figures worth checking against a staffing agency’s claimed certification.

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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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many companies are classified under 80 - Security and investigation activities in Netherlands?

Approximately 32,979 businesses are classified under 80 - Security and investigation activities in Netherlands.

What does SBI 2008 code 80 cover?

80 - Security and investigation activities is the official name for this activity under Netherlands' SBI 2008 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Administrative and Support Service Activities sector.

How is this different from the broader Administrative and Support Service Activities category?

Administrative and Support Service Activities is the top-level sector; SBI 2008 code 80 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.

What ownership information is available for these companies?

The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in Netherlands, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Administrative and Support Service Activities sector overview for the general national framework.

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