Associations & personal services · Geneva

4 394 companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Geneva.

The commercial register lists 4 394 active companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Geneva, placing Geneva 3rd nationally for this sector (9 % of the national total). 989 of them (23 %) are VAT-registered, and 2 131 (48 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

4 394active companies
14registered in the past 30 days
989VAT-registered
3rdcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Associations & personal services in the canton of Geneva: 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 8 % of companies classified in the canton of Geneva, against 6 % across Switzerland. 14 companies in associations and personal services were registered in the canton of Geneva over the past 30 days, 56 over 90 days.

Geneva is the leading centre in French-speaking Switzerland: private banking and wealth management, international commodity trading, international organisations and their suppliers, luxury watchmaking, hospitality, and a very high density of law firms, fiduciaries and property management companies. The Geneva register is the most active in French-speaking Switzerland, with a rapid turnover of companies.

Market analysis

The market in associations and personal services in the canton of Geneva, in figures

784companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 27 Mof combined share capital (749 capital companies)
989VAT-registered
23are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 4 394 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Association (30 %), Foundation (29 %), Sole proprietorship (20 %). 784 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 18 % of the active base; 451 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (298 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 749 companies (17 %): CHF 27 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 119 of them (16 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

989 companies (23 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 4 378 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 2 344 publish a general phone or email, 1 540 have a website verified by ciblr, and 23 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 56 new registrations, 157 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 49 relocations of seat, 105 other amendments, 49 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

02004006002020 : 24424420202021 : 29029020212022 : 27827820222023 : 28828820232024 : 32732720242025 : 45145120252026 : 3333332026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Association
1 33530 %
Foundation
1 25529 %
Sole proprietorship
89920 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
61414 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
1232,8 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
3 02869 %
Small companies
53012 %
Medium companies
79518 %
Large companies
410,9 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Genève
2 75263 %
Carouge GE
2255,1 %
Meyrin
1032,3 %
Le Grand-Saconnex
882 %
Grand-Lancy
811,8 %
Les Acacias
771,8 %
Châtelaine
741,7 %
Thônex
701,6 %
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 Geneva?

4 394 companies in associations and personal services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Geneva, or 9 % of the 46 549 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

989 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?

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. 2,528 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 Geneva: 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
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