Associations & personal services · Neuchâtel

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

The commercial register lists 735 active companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Neuchâtel, placing Neuchâtel 19th nationally for this sector (2 % of the national total). 232 of them (32 %) are VAT-registered, and 290 (39 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

735active companies
2registered in the past 30 days
232VAT-registered
19thcanton'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. 2 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

69companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 4 Mof combined share capital (136 capital companies)
232VAT-registered
8are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 735 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (31 %), Foundation (28 %), Association (17 %). 69 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 136 companies (19 %): CHF 4 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 14 of them (10 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

232 companies (32 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 735 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 70 publish a general phone or email, 96 have a website verified by ciblr, and 8 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 7 new registrations, 10 changes of directors, 7 relocations of seat, 5 other amendments, 8 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

02040602020 : 525220202021 : 515120212022 : 434320222023 : 434320232024 : 414120242025 : 353520252026 : 34342026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
22731 %
Foundation
20628 %
Association
12517 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
11916 %
General partnership
172,3 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
52772 %
Small companies
7610 %
Medium companies
13118 %
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
25835 %
La Chaux-de-Fonds
12417 %
Le Locle
435,9 %
Peseux
202,7 %
St-Blaise
192,6 %
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?

735 companies in associations and personal services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Neuchâtel, or 2 % of the 46 231 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

232 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: a day ago. 469 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.

The same sector elsewhere
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