Associations & personal services · Neuchâtel

751 companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Neuchâtel.

The commercial register lists 751 active companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Neuchâtel, placing Neuchâtel 18th nationally for this sector (2 % of the national total). 237 of them (32 %) are VAT-registered, and 303 (40 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

751active companies
4registered in the past 30 days
237VAT-registered
18thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Associations & personal services in the canton of Neuchâtel: 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 6 % of companies classified in the canton of Neuchâtel, against 6 % across Switzerland. 4 companies in associations and personal services were registered in the canton of Neuchâtel over the past 30 days, 8 over 90 days.

Neuchâtel is the birthplace of watchmaking and microtechnology (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle, Neuchâtel), complemented by medical technology, electronics and research. The fabric is industrial and export-oriented, with specialised subcontractors and a share of fiduciaries and technical offices that is significant for a canton of this size.

Market analysis

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

70companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 4 Mof combined share capital (138 capital companies)
237VAT-registered
8are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 751 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (30 %), Foundation (29 %), Association (17 %). 70 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 9 % of the active base; 35 registrations in 2025. That is below the average of the three previous years (42 a year): the pace of registration is slowing.

Share capital is known for 138 companies (18 %): CHF 4 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 14 of them (10 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

237 companies (32 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 751 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 74 publish a general phone or email, 100 have a website verified by ciblr, and 8 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 10 new registrations, 18 changes of directors, 6 relocations of seat, 13 other amendments, 9 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

02040602020 : 555520202021 : 515120212022 : 424220222023 : 434320232024 : 424220242025 : 353520252026 : 35352026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
22630 %
Foundation
21829 %
Association
12717 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
12116 %
General partnership
172,3 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
52970 %
Small companies
7810 %
Medium companies
14319 %
Large companies
10,1 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Neuchâtel
26335 %
La Chaux-de-Fonds
13218 %
Le Locle
445,9 %
Peseux
212,8 %
St-Blaise
182,4 %
Fleurier
172,3 %
Cortaillod
152 %
Cernier
152 %
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 Neuchâtel?

751 companies in associations and personal services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Neuchâtel, or 2 % of the 46 549 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

237 of these companies (32 %) 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. 408 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.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

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

The same sector elsewhere
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