Associations & personal services · Basel-Stadt

1 941 companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Basel-Stadt.

The commercial register lists 1 941 active companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Basel-Stadt, placing Basel-Stadt 8th nationally for this sector (4 % of the national total). 427 of them (22 %) are VAT-registered, and 839 (43 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 941active companies
14registered in the past 30 days
427VAT-registered
8thcanton's Swiss rank
Free watch, 3 days

What moves in associations and personal services in the canton of Basel-Stadt, in your inbox from tomorrow morning.

The first email goes out within the minute, with the last 30 days of your perimeter: new registrations, changes of officers, moves, capital. Then two morning emails with only what has moved since, as soon as there is something new. No account, no password.

1
Who you sell to
2
Where
schematic map of the 26 cantons: pick as many as you like
3
What size
counting…
No password, no payment. A day without movement is a day without an email.
The canton in brief

Associations & personal services in the canton of Basel-Stadt: 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 11 % of companies classified in the canton of Basel-Stadt, against 6 % across Switzerland. 14 companies in associations and personal services were registered in the canton of Basel-Stadt over the past 30 days, 29 over 90 days.

Basel-Stadt is the Swiss capital of life sciences: pharma, chemicals and biotech dominate, together with their suppliers, laboratories and service companies. River and rail logistics, the trade fair and banks round out a very urban fabric, dense with consultancies and law firms.

Market analysis

The market in associations and personal services in the canton of Basel-Stadt, in figures

210companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 24 Mof combined share capital (232 capital companies)
427VAT-registered
37are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 941 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Foundation (43 %), Association (21 %), Sole proprietorship (20 %). 210 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 11 % of the active base; 120 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (123 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 232 companies (12 %): CHF 24 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 36 of them (16 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

427 companies (22 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 941 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 330 publish a general phone or email, 399 have a website verified by ciblr, and 37 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 29 new registrations, 33 changes of directors, 24 relocations of seat, 91 other amendments.

Registrations by year

0501001502020 : 12812820202021 : 11311320212022 : 12312320222023 : 999920232024 : 14714720242025 : 12012020252026 : 90902026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Foundation
82743 %
Association
41721 %
Sole proprietorship
39620 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
19410 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
351,8 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1 09356 %
Small companies
48825 %
Medium companies
32717 %
Large companies
331,7 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Basel
1 84995 %
Riehen
784 %
Bettingen
80,4 %
Basel Universitätsspital
60,3 %
The 4 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 Basel-Stadt?

1 941 companies in associations and personal services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Basel-Stadt, or 4 % of the 46 549 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

427 of these companies (22 %) 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?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 717 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.

These companies, with their contact details.

ciblr sends you three days of watch of companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Basel-Stadt: the last 30 days within the minute, then two morning emails, as soon as the perimeter moves. For the whole target, the subscription is CHF 299 per month, no commitment.

Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

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

The same sector elsewhere
Other sectors in the canton of Basel-Stadt