Foundation
Independent assets dedicated to a specific purpose — charitable, family and pension foundations.
Active companies
17'770
2.2% of all active companies in Switzerland
New registrations
343
last 12 months
19.3 per 1,000 companies · Switzerland 71.0
Changes of people
7'361
last 12 months
Closures
643
last 12 months
36.2 per 1,000 companies · Switzerland 95.5
What stands out
The largest differences from the Swiss average – counted from the register, not estimated.
Address
3.7×vs Swiss averageiShare here divided by the share across Switzerland: 2× means twice as common.
c/o addresses
- here
- 54 %
- Switzerland
- 14 %
9'508 companies
Registrations
0.3×vs Swiss averageiShare here divided by the share across Switzerland: 2× means twice as common.
New registrations per 1,000 companies
- here
- 19
- Switzerland
- 71
343 in the last 12 months
Industry
2.8×vs Swiss averageiShare here divided by the share across Switzerland: 2× means twice as common.
Education & childcare
- here
- 26 %
- Switzerland
- 9.2 %
4'630 companies
What happens in the register
SOGC notices per month, last 12 months
November 2025
- 34New registrations
- 502Changes of people
- 33Closures
569 Notices
December 2025
- 45New registrations
- 616Changes of people
- 63Closures
724 Notices
January 2026
- 31New registrations
- 647Changes of people
- 43Closures
721 Notices
February 2026
- 26New registrations
- 591Changes of people
- 45Closures
662 Notices
March 2026
- 29New registrations
- 633Changes of people
- 55Closures
717 Notices
April 2026
- 38New registrations
- 586Changes of people
- 33Closures
657 Notices
May 2026
- 19New registrations
- 516Changes of people
- 62Closures
597 Notices
June 2026
- 30New registrations
- 669Changes of people
- 57Closures
756 Notices
July 2026
- 27New registrations
- 831Changes of people
- 59Closures
917 Notices
August 2026
- 14New registrations
- 501Changes of people
- 81Closures
596 Notices
September 2026
- 16New registrations
- 643Changes of people
- 41Closures
700 Notices
October 2026until 22.10.2026
- 26New registrations
- 455Changes of people
- 45Closures
526 Notices
Cantons compared
Share of all companies in the canton, compared with the Swiss average (1×)
Latest notices
- 23.10.2026
Seat transferGenève
- 23.10.2026
Fondation JPG (Jean-Pierre GAY)
PeopleGenève
- 23.10.2026
Address changeGenève
- 23.10.2026
Internationale Stiftung Baraka in Liquidation
BankruptcyBern
- 23.10.2026
Merger / takeoverZürich
- 22.10.2026
PeopleSion
Cantons
- 1Zurich3'06817 %
Zurich
- 17 %here
- 17 %Switzerland
1.0× vs Swiss average
- 2Bern1'80810 %
Bern
- 10 %here
- 8.8 %Switzerland
1.2× vs Swiss average
- 3Geneva1'6669.4 %
Geneva
- 9.4 %here
- 7.4 %Switzerland
1.3× vs Swiss average
- 4Vaud1'5498.7 %
Vaud
- 8.7 %here
- 8.8 %Switzerland
1.0× vs Swiss average
- 5Basel-Stadt2.6×1'1196.3 %
Basel-Stadt
- 6.3 %here
- 2.5 %Switzerland
2.6× vs Swiss average
- 6Ticino9195.2 %
Ticino
- 5.2 %here
- 5.5 %Switzerland
0.9× vs Swiss average
- 7Lucerne7934.5 %
Lucerne
- 4.5 %here
- 4.5 %Switzerland
1.0× vs Swiss average
- 8Aargau7264.1 %
Aargau
- 4.1 %here
- 6.0 %Switzerland
0.7× vs Swiss average
Industries
- 1Education & childcare2.8×4'63026 %
Education & childcare
- 26 %here
- 9.2 %Switzerland
2.8× vs Swiss average
- 2Health & medicine2.5×3'32219 %
Health & medicine
- 19 %here
- 7.5 %Switzerland
2.5× vs Swiss average
- 3Finance & insurance1.6×3'04417 %
Finance & insurance
- 17 %here
- 11 %Switzerland
1.6× vs Swiss average
- 4Construction & trades0.4×1'2477.0 %
Construction & trades
- 7.0 %here
- 16 %Switzerland
0.4× vs Swiss average
- 5IT & software0.4×6943.9 %
IT & software
- 3.9 %here
- 9.7 %Switzerland
0.4× vs Swiss average
- 6Consulting & advisory0.1×6263.5 %
Consulting & advisory
- 3.5 %here
- 25 %Switzerland
0.1× vs Swiss average
- 7Real estate0.2×5623.2 %
Real estate
- 3.2 %here
- 14 %Switzerland
0.2× vs Swiss average
- 8Marketing & communication0.3×4432.5 %
Marketing & communication
- 2.5 %here
- 8.8 %Switzerland
0.3× vs Swiss average
Largest towns
- 1ZürichZH1.6×1'79010 %
Zürich
- 10 %here
- 6.4 %Switzerland
1.6× vs Swiss average
- 2GenèveGE1.6×1'1256.3 %
Genève
- 6.3 %here
- 3.9 %Switzerland
1.6× vs Swiss average
- 3BaselBS2.6×1'0706.0 %
Basel
- 6.0 %here
- 2.3 %Switzerland
2.6× vs Swiss average
- 4BernBE2.7×7474.2 %
Bern
- 4.2 %here
- 1.6 %Switzerland
2.7× vs Swiss average
- 5LausanneVD1.9×5643.2 %
Lausanne
- 3.2 %here
- 1.7 %Switzerland
1.9× vs Swiss average
- 6LuzernLU1.7×4062.3 %
Luzern
- 2.3 %here
- 1.3 %Switzerland
1.7× vs Swiss average
All active companies
17'770 active companies · Page 1 of 711
- CHE-230.322.751Foundation8008 Zürich (ZH)
- CHE-116.350.127Foundation2523 Lignières (NE)
- CHE-246.872.879Foundation8048 Zürich (ZH)
- CHE-115.882.930Foundation8840 Einsiedeln (SZ)
- CHE-154.061.635Foundation3005 Bern (BE)
- CHE-112.332.113Foundation8755 Ennenda (GL)
- CHE-190.261.124Foundation1204 Genève (GE)
- CHE-414.001.781Foundation1204 Genève (GE)
- CHE-114.462.198Foundation9327 Tübach (SG)
- CHE-249.657.283Foundation1184 Luins (VD)
- CHE-109.440.819Foundation5600 Lenzburg (AG)
- CHE-101.949.976Foundation5000 Aarau (AG)
- CHE-110.384.872Foundation5034 Suhr (AG)
- CHE-112.924.526Foundation5000 Aarau (AG)
- CHE-107.122.024Foundation5116 Schinznach Bad (AG)
- CHE-109.631.153Foundation5400 Baden (AG)
- CHE-113.816.342Foundation5400 Baden (AG)
- CHE-114.618.307Foundation6341 Baar (ZG)
- CHE-109.631.354Foundation5400 Baden (AG)
- CHE-109.631.360Foundation5400 Baden (AG)
- CHE-365.412.214Foundationohne Domizil-sans domicile (ZG)
- CHE-192.225.607Foundation6300 Zug (ZG)
- CHE-105.928.335Foundation3132 Riggisberg (BE)
- CHE-110.360.825Foundation8001 Zürich (ZH)
- CHE-107.098.087Foundation8280 Kreuzlingen (TG)