Associations & personal services · Appenzell Ausserrhoden

282 companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

The commercial register lists 282 active companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, placing Appenzell Ausserrhoden 21st nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 64 of them (23 %) are VAT-registered, and 119 (42 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

282active companies
2registered in the past 30 days
64VAT-registered
21stcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Associations & personal services in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden: what the register shows.

Associations and personal services: hairdressers, institutes, repair shops, funeral services, registered associations. The sector is very local and is prospected municipality by municipality; new registrations here almost always correspond to an opening.

This sector accounts for 5 % of companies classified in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, against 6 % across Switzerland. 2 companies in associations and personal services were registered in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden over the past 30 days, 3 over 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 associations and personal services in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, in figures

36companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 2 Mof combined share capital (48 capital companies)
64VAT-registered
2are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 282 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Foundation (33 %), Sole proprietorship (33 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (14 %). 36 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 13 % of the active base; 21 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (21 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 48 companies (17 %): CHF 2 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 7 of them (15 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

64 companies (23 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 282 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 54 publish a general phone or email, 60 have a website verified by ciblr, and 2 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 3 new registrations, 3 changes of directors, 3 relocations of seat, 16 other amendments, 1 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

01020302020 : 101020202021 : 191920212022 : 181820222023 : 171720232024 : 292920242025 : 212120252026 : 15152026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Foundation
9433 %
Sole proprietorship
9233 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
3914 %
Association
3211 %
Coopérative
113,9 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
17763 %
Small companies
4014 %
Medium companies
6423 %
Large companies
10,4 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Herisau
8630 %
Teufen AR
2910 %
Heiden
248,5 %
Trogen
207,1 %
Gais
165,7 %
Speicher
124,3 %
Walzenhausen
124,3 %
Bühler
103,5 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in associations and personal services are active in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden?

282 companies in associations and personal services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, or <1 % of the 46 549 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

64 of these companies (23 %) 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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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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