Associations & personal services · Thurgau

1 107 companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Thurgau.

The commercial register lists 1 107 active companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Thurgau, placing Thurgau 15th nationally for this sector (2 % of the national total). 322 of them (29 %) are VAT-registered, and 415 (37 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 107active companies
3registered in the past 30 days
322VAT-registered
15thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Associations & personal services in the canton of Thurgau: 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 5 % of companies classified in the canton of Thurgau, against 6 % across Switzerland. 3 companies in associations and personal services were registered in the canton of Thurgau over the past 30 days, 12 over 90 days.

Thurgau is a farming and industrial canton on Lake Constance: fruit and vegetables, food processing, mechanical engineering and plastics (Arbon, Frauenfeld, Kreuzlingen), and heavy cross-border activity with Germany. Family SMEs dominate, with an above-average share of construction and crafts.

Market analysis

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

147companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 8 Mof combined share capital (195 capital companies)
322VAT-registered
6are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 107 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (45 %), Foundation (21 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (15 %). 147 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 13 % of the active base; 86 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (83 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 195 companies (18 %): CHF 8 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 28 of them (14 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

322 companies (29 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 107 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 178 publish a general phone or email, 190 have a website verified by ciblr, and 6 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 12 new registrations, 9 changes of directors, 7 relocations of seat, 25 other amendments, 1 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

02550751002020 : 666620202021 : 898920212022 : 777720222023 : 909020232024 : 828220242025 : 868620252026 : 61612026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
50045 %
Foundation
23121 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
16415 %
Association
14513 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
292,6 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
89481 %
Small companies
988,9 %
Medium companies
11410 %
Large companies
10,1 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Frauenfeld
14313 %
Kreuzlingen
11510 %
Weinfelden
827,4 %
Arbon
605,4 %
Amriswil
454,1 %
Romanshorn
393,5 %
Aadorf
282,5 %
Bischofszell
272,4 %
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 Thurgau?

1 107 companies in associations and personal services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Thurgau, or 2 % of the 46 549 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

322 of these companies (29 %) 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. 635 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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