Hospitality (hotels & restaurants) · Schaffhausen

303 companies in hospitality in the canton of Schaffhausen.

The commercial register lists 303 active companies in hospitality in the canton of Schaffhausen, placing Schaffhausen 21st nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 234 of them (77 %) are VAT-registered, and 89 (29 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

303active companies
1registered in the past 30 days
234VAT-registered
21stcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Hospitality (hotels & restaurants) in the canton of Schaffhausen: what the register shows.

Hospitality and catering see the fastest turnover in the register: takeovers of establishments, new LLCs with every opening, frequent liquidations. Contacting an establishment as soon as it registers, before it has chosen its suppliers, makes all the difference.

This sector accounts for 5 % of companies classified in the canton of Schaffhausen, against 5 % across Switzerland. 1 companies in hospitality were registered in the canton of Schaffhausen over the past 30 days, 3 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 hospitality in the canton of Schaffhausen, in figures

54companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 7 Mof combined share capital (145 capital companies)
234VAT-registered
14are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 303 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (48 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (40 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (8 %). 54 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 18 % of the active base; 37 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (27 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 145 companies (48 %): CHF 7 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 23 of them (16 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

234 companies (77 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 303 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 34 publish a general phone or email, 41 have a website verified by ciblr, and 14 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 2 new registrations, 1 changes of directors, 2 relocations of seat, 5 other amendments, 1 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0102030402020 : 212120202021 : 181820212022 : 232320222023 : 313120232024 : 272720242025 : 373720252026 : 17172026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
14548 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
12140 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
237,6 %
General partnership
62 %
Coopérative
41,3 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
27992 %
Small companies
185,9 %
Medium companies
51,7 %
Large companies
10,3 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Schaffhausen
16253 %
Neuhausen am Rheinfall
4515 %
Stein am Rhein
3411 %
Thayngen
93 %
Beringen
72,3 %
Hallau
72,3 %
Gächlingen
41,3 %
Siblingen
41,3 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in hospitality are active in the canton of Schaffhausen?

303 companies in hospitality are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Schaffhausen, or <1 % of the 37 454 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

234 of these companies (77 %) 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. 171 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 hospitality in the canton of Schaffhausen: 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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