Associations & personal services · Solothurn

1 063 companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Solothurn.

The commercial register lists 1 063 active companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Solothurn, placing Solothurn 16th nationally for this sector (2 % of the national total). 336 of them (32 %) are VAT-registered, and 368 (35 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 063active companies
6registered in the past 30 days
336VAT-registered
16thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Associations & personal services in the canton of Solothurn: 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 Solothurn, against 6 % across Switzerland. 6 companies in associations and personal services were registered in the canton of Solothurn over the past 30 days, 14 over 90 days.

Solothurn is an industrial canton: watchmaking and microtechnology in Grenchen and Solothurn, mechanical and metal engineering in the Niederamt and around Olten, and logistics around Olten and Egerkingen at the motorway junction. Industrial SMEs dominate, supported by fiduciaries and engineering firms.

Market analysis

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

137companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 7 Mof combined share capital (206 capital companies)
336VAT-registered
15are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 063 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (44 %), Foundation (23 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (17 %). 137 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 13 % of the active base; 76 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (84 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 206 companies (19 %): CHF 7 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 21 of them (10 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

336 companies (32 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 063 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 138 publish a general phone or email, 156 have a website verified by ciblr, and 15 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 14 new registrations, 20 changes of directors, 15 relocations of seat, 28 other amendments.

Registrations by year

02550751002020 : 878720202021 : 878720212022 : 767620222023 : 898920232024 : 888820242025 : 767620252026 : 61612026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
46844 %
Foundation
24223 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
18117 %
Association
999,3 %
Coopérative
232,2 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
83378 %
Small companies
11711 %
Medium companies
1009,4 %
Large companies
131,2 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Solothurn
19618 %
Olten
14914 %
Grenchen
858 %
Dornach
393,7 %
Oensingen
262,4 %
Derendingen
242,3 %
Biberist
242,3 %
Balsthal
222,1 %
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 Solothurn?

1 063 companies in associations and personal services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Solothurn, or 2 % of the 46 549 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

336 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?

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Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 608 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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