Associations & personal services · Schaffhausen

364 companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Schaffhausen.

The commercial register lists 364 active companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Schaffhausen, placing Schaffhausen 20th nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 111 of them (30 %) are VAT-registered, and 146 (40 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

364active companies
2registered in the past 30 days
111VAT-registered
20thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Associations & personal services in the canton of Schaffhausen: 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 Schaffhausen, against 6 % across Switzerland. 2 companies in associations and personal services were registered in the canton of Schaffhausen over the past 30 days, 5 over 90 days.

Schaffhausen is a border industrial canton (mechanical engineering, packaging, automotive) that has attracted international head offices thanks to its tax regime and its position between Zurich and Germany. The register is modest in size, with a high share of industrial and trading companies.

Market analysis

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

57companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 3 Mof combined share capital (49 capital companies)
111VAT-registered
1are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 364 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (39 %), Foundation (30 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (12 %). 57 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 36 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (24 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 49 companies (13 %): CHF 3 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 6 of them (12 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

111 companies (30 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 364 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 34 publish a general phone or email, 41 have a website verified by ciblr, and 1 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 5 new registrations, 6 changes of directors, 3 relocations of seat, 14 other amendments.

Registrations by year

0102030402020 : 282820202021 : 161620212022 : 242420222023 : 212120232024 : 262620242025 : 363620252026 : 21212026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
14339 %
Foundation
11030 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
4312 %
Association
3810 %
Coopérative
92,5 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
28277 %
Small companies
4412 %
Medium companies
359,6 %
Large companies
30,8 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Schaffhausen
20255 %
Neuhausen am Rheinfall
4111 %
Stein am Rhein
226 %
Thayngen
184,9 %
Neunkirch
113 %
Schleitheim
102,7 %
Beringen
61,6 %
Wilchingen
61,6 %
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 Schaffhausen?

364 companies in associations and personal services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Schaffhausen, or <1 % of the 46 231 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

111 of these companies (30 %) 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: 10 h ago. 159 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.

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