Arts, culture & leisure · Appenzell Ausserrhoden

67 companies in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

The commercial register lists 67 active companies in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, placing Appenzell Ausserrhoden 23rd nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 23 of them (34 %) are VAT-registered, and 13 (19 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

67active companies
0registered in the past 30 days
23VAT-registered
23rdcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Arts, culture & leisure in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden: what the register shows.

Arts, culture and leisure: gyms, clubs, festivals, galleries, studios. A sector of small structures and associations, where the registered companies are the most professionalised and therefore the most worth approaching.

This sector accounts for 1 % of companies classified in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, against 2 % across Switzerland. No recent registration has been recorded in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in this scope over the past 90 days.

Appenzell Ausserrhoden lives off traditional textiles and mechanical engineering (Herisau), healthcare and clinics, tourism, and a multitude of small craft businesses. The canton is closely tied to St. Gallen, with which it shares its labour market.

Market analysis

The market in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, in figures

5companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 4 Mof combined share capital (37 capital companies)
23VAT-registered
67with known directors

Of these 67 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (36 %), Sole proprietorship (28 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (19 %). 5 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 7 % of the active base; 2 registrations in 2025. That is below the average of the three previous years (6 a year): the pace of registration is slowing.

Share capital is known for 37 companies (55 %): CHF 4 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 12 of them (32 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

23 companies (34 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 67 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 20 publish a general phone or email, 23 have a website verified by ciblr, and 0 run job postings on Job-Room.

Registrations by year

024682020 : 5520202021 : 8820212022 : 2220222023 : 8820232024 : 7720242025 : 2220252026 : 332026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
2436 %
Sole proprietorship
1928 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
1319 %
Coopérative
69 %
General partnership
34,5 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
4161 %
Small companies
23 %
Medium companies
2436 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Herisau
1624 %
Heiden
812 %
Gais
710 %
Teufen AR
710 %
Speicher
57,5 %
Bühler
46 %
Schwellbrunn
34,5 %
Grub AR
34,5 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in arts, culture and leisure are active in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden?

67 companies in arts, culture and leisure are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, or <1 % of the 13 230 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

23 of these companies (34 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

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Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 231 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

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