Real estate · Schaffhausen

450 companies in real estate in the canton of Schaffhausen.

The commercial register lists 450 active companies in real estate in the canton of Schaffhausen, placing Schaffhausen 23rd nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 159 of them (35 %) are VAT-registered, and 153 (34 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

450active companies
3registered in the past 30 days
159VAT-registered
23rdcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Real estate in the canton of Schaffhausen: what the register shows.

Real estate brings together property managers, brokers, developers and property-holding companies. Every development or acquisition goes through a company, often set up for the occasion: new registrations and transfers of assets are the best indicator of projects under way in a canton.

This sector accounts for 7 % of companies classified in the canton of Schaffhausen, against 8 % across Switzerland. 3 companies in real estate were registered in the canton of Schaffhausen over the past 30 days, 7 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 real estate in the canton of Schaffhausen, in figures

66companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 69 Mof combined share capital (385 capital companies)
159VAT-registered
2are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 450 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (56 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (28 %), Coopérative (7 %). 66 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 15 % of the active base; 38 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (33 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 385 companies (86 %): CHF 69 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 259 of them (67 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

159 companies (35 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 450 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 56 publish a general phone or email, 58 have a website verified by ciblr, and 2 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 7 new registrations, 9 changes of directors, 5 relocations of seat, 8 other amendments.

Registrations by year

0102030402020 : 313120202021 : 313120212022 : 393920222023 : 383820232024 : 212120242025 : 383820252026 : 28282026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
25056 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
12628 %
Coopérative
316,9 %
Sole proprietorship
276 %
Branch of a foreign company
40,9 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
39888 %
Small companies
357,8 %
Medium companies
163,6 %
Large companies
10,2 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Schaffhausen
21347 %
Neuhausen am Rheinfall
4811 %
Thayngen
235,1 %
Stein am Rhein
204,4 %
Beringen
194,2 %
Stetten SH
163,6 %
Neunkirch
143,1 %
Hallau
122,7 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in real estate are active in the canton of Schaffhausen?

450 companies in real estate are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Schaffhausen, or <1 % of the 59 422 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

159 of these companies (35 %) 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. 245 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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