Statistical presentation

Data description

The statistic covers the enterprise groups in Denmark and their extent, measured on both the number of enterprise groups, number of enterprises and the number of full-time equivalent employees.

This statistics are covering those enterprises, which were active in the period of time and who were a part of an enterprise group in Denmark, meaning that these enterprises had a connection to one or more Danish enterprises.

Danish enterprises that solely owns foreign affiliates and are not owned by another Danish enterprise, are not considered an enterprise group in Denmark, and are excluded from the statistics. Danish enterprises, who are directly owned from abroad (outside Denmark) and doesn’t own a Danish enterprise, are not considered an enterprise group in Denmark, and are excluded from the statistics. Unless they are controlled by another Danish enterprise through the foreign owner.

Two or more Danish enterprises with the same foreign owner (hence are enterprise group sister companies) are not considered an enterprise group in Denmark, as there are no connection between the two Danish companies. Therefore these are also excluded from the statistics.

An enterprise group, in this statistics, is regarding to be two or more companies located in Denmark and at the same time have a mutual ownership. A mutual ownership is regarded to be present if one Danish company owns and/or controls more than 50 per cent of another Danish company.

Control is regarded as being present if a Danish company owns and/or controls more than 50 per cent of another Danish company.

Classification system

Enterprise groups in Denmark are disseminated in groups of sizes distributed on:

• number of full-time equivalent employees (that are part of the enterprise group)
• number of enterprises (that are part of the enterprise group)

Furthermore the enterprises that are part of enterprise groups are disseminated in industry groups based on DB07 10-grouping.

Sector coverage

Criteria: A demarcation is conducted on the following criteria: - Enterprise sector (private or public sector) - Ownership form - Activity - Real enterprise group activity Enterprise sector (private or public sector) (sektorkode); This statistics covers the private sector.

Enterprise groups in Denmark covers private sector enterprise groups in the following activities: Manufacturing, mining and quarrying, and utility services, Construction, Trade and transport etc., Information and Communication, Financial and insurance, Real estate, Other business services, and select activities within Human health and social work (Societies, charitable trusts and funds for the prevention of diseases and for social and welfare purposes) and Arts, entertainment and other services (Sports activities, Amusement and recreation activities, Repair of computers and personal and household goods, and Other personal service activities). This also applies at the level of the individual enterprise belonging to the enterprise group population.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Control: Control is regarded as being present if a Danish company owns and/or controls more than 50 per cent of another Danish company.

Danish Part of an Enterprise Group: This statistics includes Danish enterprise groups, which in this case means two or more Danish enterprises connected in a parent-child-relation, disregarding the geographical location of the ultimate ownership.

Enterprise: The statistical unit, the enterprise group, consists of enterprises located in Denmark, where the enterprise usually corresponds to the legal unit.

Enterprise Group: The statistical unit is therefore the "Enterprise Group". An enterprise group, in this statistics, is regarding to be two or more companies located in Denmark and at the same time have a mutual ownership. A mutual ownership is regarded to be present if one Danish company owns and/or controls more than 50 per cent of another Danish company.

Full-time Equivalent Employees: Full-time equivalent employees are the number of employees converted into full-time.

Statistical unit

The statistical unit is the "Enterprise Group". An enterprise group, in this statistic, is regarded to be two or more companies located in Denmark that at the same time have a mutual ownership. A mutual ownership is regarded to be present if one Danish company owns and/or controls more than 50 per cent of another Danish company.

Statistical population

This statistic covers enterprises in Denmark that are part of an enterprise group in Denmark, which were legally active in the period of time, of which at least one of the enterprises was also economically active. Enterprise group relations are defined as controlling influence.

Ownership form (virkform-kode); This statistics covers the majority of the different kinds of enterprise forms, but are excluding sole proprietors and the like.

Reference area

Denmark.

Time coverage

2009-2021.

Base period

Not relevant for this statistic.

Unit of measure

Number of enterprise groups

Reference period

01-01-2021 - 31-12-2021

Frequency of dissemination

Enterprise groups in Denmark are compiled on a yearly basis.

Legal acts and other agreements

No information is collected directly from respondents, as the statistic is entirely based on registries and other statistics. The statistics is not based on EU regulation.

Cost and burden

There is no respondent-burden as the statistics is based on information received from administrative sources and other statistical registers.

Comment

Please refer to the subject page on enterprises and enterprise groups.