Associations & personal services · Vaud

4 023 companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Vaud.

The commercial register lists 4 023 active companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Vaud, placing Vaud 5th nationally for this sector (9 % of the national total). 1 199 of them (30 %) are VAT-registered, and 1 491 (37 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

4 023active companies
9registered in the past 30 days
1 199VAT-registered
5thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Associations & personal services in the canton of Vaud: 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 Vaud, against 6 % across Switzerland. 9 companies in associations and personal services were registered in the canton of Vaud over the past 30 days, 37 over 90 days.

Vaud is the second Romandy canton by number of companies: multinational head offices on the shores of Lake Geneva, EPFL and biotech in Lausanne and Épalinges, winegrowing and food processing, tourism in Montreux and the Vaud Alps, and a very broad base of construction, real estate and services SMEs. The Vaud register is the most active in French-speaking Switzerland after Geneva.

Market analysis

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

509companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 24 Mof combined share capital (755 capital companies)
1 196VAT-registered
54are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 4 023 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (31 %), Foundation (25 %), Association (21 %). 509 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 13 % of the active base; 297 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (284 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 755 companies (19 %): CHF 24 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 90 of them (12 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

1 196 companies (30 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 4 014 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 486 publish a general phone or email, 603 have a website verified by ciblr, and 54 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 39 new registrations, 50 changes of directors, 13 relocations of seat, 22 other amendments, 32 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

01002003004002020 : 24724720202021 : 26426420212022 : 29929920222023 : 24324320232024 : 31131120242025 : 29729720252026 : 2122122026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
1 24131 %
Foundation
1 02225 %
Association
85821 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
63516 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
962,4 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
2 55263 %
Small companies
45811 %
Medium companies
97124 %
Large companies
421 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Lausanne
1 15129 %
Nyon
1774,4 %
Vevey
1533,8 %
Yverdon-les-Bains
1453,6 %
Morges
1223 %
Pully
1102,7 %
Montreux
792 %
Renens VD
691,7 %
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 Vaud?

4 023 companies in associations and personal services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Vaud, or 9 % of the 45 472 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

1 199 of these companies (30 %) 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. 2,354 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 Vaud: 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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