Best GOVERNMENT AND DEFENCE Companies in Netherlands
Approximately 2,420 real businesses classified under Public Administration and Defence in Netherlands, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 2,420 real businesses operate in the Public Administration and Defence sector across Netherlands. Government bodies do not have beneficial owners — they have budgets and mandates. Ministries, defence entities, and compulsory-social-security bodies are state functions, not shareholder-owned companies, so the ownership-verification questions that apply everywhere else in this directory largely do not translate here.
40 companies in this sector are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Public Administration and Defence companies in Netherlands follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full Netherlands beneficial ownership overviewTop Public Administration and Defence Companies in Netherlands
Live from the register. Every row opens the full record — officers, shareholders and resolved group structure.
Data Coverage
Record counts for NACE section O in Netherlands, as of the last reconciliation.
Section O is 0% of the Netherlands register by entity count and its 19th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Public Administration and Defence in the Netherlands includes a specific category with no close private-company equivalent: the zelfstandig bestuursorgaan (ZBO), an organisation that executes a government task but does not fall directly under a ministry’s authority. Established or designated by law under the Kaderwet zelfstandige bestuursorganen (Framework Act for Independent Administrative Bodies), ZBOs include recognisable names like De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Kiesraad (Electoral Council) and UWV (the employee-insurance benefits agency) — entities that carry out genuinely public functions while operating with real autonomy from day-to-day ministerial direction.
For verification, that autonomy is exactly what makes ZBOs easy to misclassify: a minister remains politically responsible for the policy a ZBO executes and must be able to account for it to the States General, but doesn’t control its daily operations the way a ministry department would. A public register of ZBOs exists specifically to make this category checkable — confirming whether a Dutch public-sector counterparty is a ZBO, and which one, means checking that register rather than assuming a standard ministry-department structure.
Netherlands Public Administration and Defence, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Active vs. inactive
Section O entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section O, Netherlands. 43 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses Netherlands public administration and defence ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
ZBO vs. ministry distinction
A zelfstandig bestuursorgaan (ZBO) executes a government task without falling under direct ministerial authority — examples include De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and UWV — established or designated by specific law under the Kaderwet zelfstandige bestuursorganen, a structurally different entity from an ordinary administrative department.
ZBO register verification
A public register of ZBOs exists precisely because their independence from ministerial control makes them easy to miss in standard government-body listings — confirming whether a public-sector counterparty is a ZBO, and which one, means checking that register directly.
Ministerial accountability structure
A minister remains responsible for the policy a ZBO executes and must be able to account for it to parliament, even though the ZBO itself is autonomous and not subordinate to that minister day-to-day — a governance structure that shapes where real accountability actually sits.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Public Administration and Defence companies are registered in Netherlands?
Approximately 2,420 real businesses operate under Public Administration and Defence in Netherlands.
What does the Public Administration and Defence sector include in Netherlands?
Government bodies do not have beneficial owners — they have budgets and mandates. Ministries, defence entities, and compulsory-social-security bodies are state functions, not shareholder-owned companies, so the ownership-verification questions that apply everywhere else in this directory largely do not translate here.
How is company ownership disclosed for Public Administration and Defence companies in Netherlands?
The same national framework applies here as for every other sector in Netherlands — there is no sector-specific beneficial-ownership regime for Public Administration and Defence.
Can I see all industries present in Netherlands?
Yes — the Netherlands company directory lists every industry with recorded companies for that jurisdiction, alongside the full beneficial-ownership overview for Netherlands.
Can I see Public Administration and Defence companies in other countries?
Yes — the Public Administration and Defence sector directory lists every country with recorded Public Administration and Defence companies on Zavia.
Can Zavia monitor changes to Public Administration and Defence companies in Netherlands 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 Public Administration and Defence companies in Netherlands going forward, flagging updates as they are filed instead of requiring a manual recheck.
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