Arts, culture & leisure · Nidwalden

96 companies in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Nidwalden.

The commercial register lists 96 active companies in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Nidwalden, placing Nidwalden 20th nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 44 of them (46 %) are VAT-registered, and 40 (42 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

96active companies
1registered in the past 30 days
44VAT-registered
20thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Arts, culture & leisure in the canton of Nidwalden: what the register shows.

Arts, culture and leisure: gyms, clubs, festivals, galleries, studios. A sector of small structures and associations, where the registered companies are the most professionalised and therefore the most worth approaching.

This sector accounts for 2 % of companies classified in the canton of Nidwalden, against 2 % across Switzerland. 1 companies in arts, culture and leisure were registered in the canton of Nidwalden over the past 30 days, 1 over 90 days.

Nidwalden lives off aerospace and mechanical engineering (Stans and its region), tourism on Lake Lucerne, and a tax regime that attracts holdings and service companies. The fabric is heavily concentrated around Stans, Stansstad and Hergiswil.

Market analysis

The market in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Nidwalden, in figures

20companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 4 Mof combined share capital (64 capital companies)
44VAT-registered
2are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 96 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (44 %), Sole proprietorship (25 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (23 %). 20 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 21 % of the active base; 13 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (7 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 64 companies (67 %): CHF 4 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 21 of them (33 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

44 companies (46 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 96 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 26 publish a general phone or email, 28 have a website verified by ciblr, and 2 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 1 new registrations, 3 relocations of seat, 3 other amendments.

Registrations by year

0510152020 : 131320202021 : 9920212022 : 4420222023 : 8820232024 : 9920242025 : 131320252026 : 772026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
4244 %
Sole proprietorship
2425 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
2223 %
General partnership
44,2 %
Association
22,1 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
8589 %
Small companies
99,4 %
Medium companies
11 %
Large companies
11 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Stans
3031 %
Hergiswil NW
1718 %
Stansstad
88,3 %
Buochs
77,3 %
Ennetbürgen
77,3 %
Dallenwil
66,3 %
Beckenried
66,3 %
Oberdorf NW
44,2 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in arts, culture and leisure are active in the canton of Nidwalden?

96 companies in arts, culture and leisure are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Nidwalden, or <1 % of the 13 116 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

44 of these companies (46 %) 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. 184 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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