Associations & personal services · Zurich

9 074 companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Zurich.

The commercial register lists 9 074 active companies in associations and personal services in the canton of Zurich, placing Zurich 2nd nationally for this sector (20 % of the national total). 2 740 of them (30 %) are VAT-registered, and 4 013 (44 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

9 074active companies
43registered in the past 30 days
2 740VAT-registered
2ndcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Associations & personal services in the canton of Zurich: 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 7 % of companies classified in the canton of Zurich, against 6 % across Switzerland. 43 companies in associations and personal services were registered in the canton of Zurich over the past 30 days, 137 over 90 days.

Zurich is the country's leading economic hub: a financial centre (banks, insurance, wealth management), home to the headquarters of international groups, IT and fintech around the ETH, and precision industry in the Oberland and the Limmattal. The density of fiduciaries, law firms and agencies is the highest in Switzerland, and the Zurich commercial register is by far the most active for both new registrations and amendments.

Market analysis

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

1 365companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 148 Mof combined share capital (1 656 capital companies)
2 740VAT-registered
175are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 9 074 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (33 %), Foundation (23 %), Association (22 %). 1 365 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 15 % of the active base; 745 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (676 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 1 656 companies (18 %): CHF 148 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 207 of them (13 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

2 740 companies (30 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 9 070 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 1 411 publish a general phone or email, 1 631 have a website verified by ciblr, and 175 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 143 new registrations, 138 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 136 relocations of seat, 309 other amendments, 8 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

02004006008002020 : 63363320202021 : 65965920212022 : 61461420222023 : 65465420232024 : 75975920242025 : 74574520252026 : 6206202026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
2 97833 %
Foundation
2 06723 %
Association
2 00122 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
1 42616 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
2062,3 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
6 71774 %
Small companies
1 23714 %
Medium companies
1 00611 %
Large companies
1141,3 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Zürich
4 28547 %
Winterthur
5806,4 %
Dübendorf
1651,8 %
Uster
1571,7 %
Dietikon
1551,7 %
Wallisellen
1261,4 %
Kloten
1031,1 %
Schlieren
1011,1 %
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 Zurich?

9 074 companies in associations and personal services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Zurich, or 20 % of the 46 231 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

2 740 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. 4,782 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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