Associations & personal services · Valais

1 792 companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Valais.

The commercial register lists 1 792 active companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Valais, placing Valais 10th nationally for this sector (4 % of the national total). 511 of them (29 %) are VAT-registered, and 674 (38 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 792active companies
7registered in the past 30 days
511VAT-registered
10thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Associations & personal services in the canton of Valais: 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 Valais, against 6 % across Switzerland. 7 companies in associations and personal services were registered in the canton of Valais over the past 30 days, 22 over 90 days.

Valais lives off tourism (Zermatt, Verbier, Crans-Montana), hydropower, chemicals and aluminium in the Rhone plain, and winegrowing. A bilingual canton, it has a very high proportion of small construction, hotel and cable-car businesses, with a register marked by seasonality.

Market analysis

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

242companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 13 Mof combined share capital (340 capital companies)
511VAT-registered
13are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 792 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Foundation (30 %), Sole proprietorship (30 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (16 %). 242 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 14 % of the active base; 149 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (122 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 340 companies (19 %): CHF 13 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 47 of them (14 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

511 companies (29 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 792 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 180 publish a general phone or email, 207 have a website verified by ciblr, and 13 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 22 new registrations, 38 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 13 relocations of seat, 22 other amendments, 10 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0501001502002020 : 15515520202021 : 13813820212022 : 12412420222023 : 12012020232024 : 12312320242025 : 14914920252026 : 93932026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Foundation
54330 %
Sole proprietorship
53930 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
28516 %
Association
28116 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
492,7 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1 26971 %
Small companies
28016 %
Medium companies
24013 %
Large companies
30,2 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Sion
28916 %
Martigny
1478,2 %
Monthey
764,2 %
Sierre
724 %
Brig
653,6 %
Visp
633,5 %
Crans-Montana
462,6 %
Naters
402,2 %
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 Valais?

1 792 companies in associations and personal services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Valais, or 4 % of the 46 549 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

511 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. 1,001 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 associations and personal services in the canton of Valais: 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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