Cognised existence: A firm is a legally recognized business entity that can own assets, incur obligations, report accounts, appoint management, and persist through time even as its activities, addresses, or establishments change.
Question: What firm is this, as a legal registered entity?
What is a Firm?
A firm is not an economic activity, not an establishment, and not a service. It is the legal business actor behind those other concepts. It has a stable identity, a legal form, a registration status, and a lifecycle. A single firm may operate many establishments, perform several activities, and hold ownership stakes in other firms.
This leaf is the right starting point when the user wants to identify a company, understand its legal structure, or anchor joins to other business-related concepts.
Realisations
Instead of hardcoding implementation schemas here, SPHERE separates semantic meaning from dataset implementation. The realisations are listed in priority order:
- CVR (CentraleVirksomhedsregister) — Legal Business Entity (administrative_register)
Related Leaves
| Leaf | Relation |
|---|---|
| Economic Activities | What the firm does |
| Business Locations | Where the firm operates |
| Ownership and Governance | Who controls the firm |
| Economics and Employment | Financial and workforce characteristics |