Building contractor in Skövde
Opportunity score
Promising
High confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (80/100)
The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated
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There are 47 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in Skövde - 11.6 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 26.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 108.
In the last 3 years 10 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Building contractor in Skövde against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Skövde kommun), from 40 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
| Skövde | Sweden | Skövde Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 28% | 28% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 20% | 15% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 43% | 43% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.0m | SEK 1.5m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 455k | SEK 565k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 15% | 1% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
SkövdeThis line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Skövde kommun
Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for building contractor in Skövde.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Jobs – Skövde kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
47 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Grannabacken 7, 541 33 Skövde | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Uddabergsvägen 1, 549 48 Skövde | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Vasagatan 32 A Bv, 541 31 Skövde | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lennart Torstensons Gata 4 C, 541 51 Skövde | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Torggatan 31 C Lgh 1201, 541 30 Skövde | 2025 |
| · XR Berg och Maskin AB · Aktiebolag | Energivägen 11, 541 34 Skövde | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Slåttervägen 7, 541 52 Skövde | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hökugglevägen 10, 541 54 Skövde | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kylarvägen 3, 549 37 Skövde | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kylarvägen 3, 549 37 Skövde | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kylarvägen 3, 549 37 Skövde | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vråkvägen 10, 541 54 Skövde | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stationsgatan 7-9, 541 30 Skövde | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hentorpsvägen 42, 541 52 Skövde | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tomtängsvägen 6, 549 48 Skövde | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Smaragdvägen 8, 549 49 Skövde | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Helenius Gata 28, 549 52 Skövde | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 44 A, 541 51 Skövde | 2020 |
| · chain | Varnhemsgatan 20 A, 541 31 Skövde | 2019 |
| · chain | Varnhemsgatan 20 a, 541 31 Skövde | 2018 |
| · chain | Mejselvägen 19, 541 34 Skövde | 2017 |
| · Skanska Sverige AB · chain | Norregårdsvägen 33, 541 34 Skövde | 2016 |
| · Enskild firma | Gårdsgränd 6, 549 66 Skövde | 2016 |
| · chain | Varnhemsgatan 20 E, 541 31 Skövde | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Henriksbergsgatan 15, 541 37 Skövde | 2013 |
| · Enskild firma | Västra Drottningvägen 68 B, 522 37 Tidaholm | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södra Bergvägen 17 D, 541 31 Skövde | 2013 |
| · Enskild firma | Däldernavägen 5, 549 47 Skövde | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mariestadsvägen 93 B, 549 38 Skövde | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ädelstensvägen 5 D, 549 49 Skövde | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norregårdsvägen 14, 541 34 Skövde | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Varolavägen 5, 541 34 Skövde | 2010 |
| · Enskild firma | Vibäcksvägen 8, 541 33 Skövde | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bangårdsgatan 11, 549 34 Skövde | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Henriksbergsgatan 15, 541 37 Skövde | 2006 |
| · Enskild firma | Kanikegränd 1, 549 34 Skövde | 2005 |
| · Enskild firma | Hentorpsvägen 42, 541 52 Skövde | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vältvägen 6, 549 37 Skövde | 2002 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stubbvägen 17, 549 62 Skövde | 1997 |
| · Aktiebolag | Folkungagatan 6, 549 54 Skövde | 1994 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fjärrvärmevägen 5, 549 65 Skövde | 1990 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norregårdsvägen 26, 541 34 Skövde | 1990 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kylarvägen 3, 549 37 Skövde | 1989 |
| · chain | Norregårdsvägen 26, 541 34 Skövde | 1989 |
| · NCC Sverige AB · chain | Hertig Johans Torg 3, 541 30 Skövde | 1983 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Björkvägen 24, 541 36 Skövde | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Varnhemsgatan 18 A, 541 31 Skövde | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Grannabacken 7, 541 33 Skövde | Sep 2026 |
Havstenavägen 7 B, 549 42 Skövde | Jun 2026 |
Uddabergsvägen 1, 549 48 Skövde | May 2026 |
Vasagatan 32 A Bv, 541 31 Skövde | May 2026 |
Lennart Torstensons Gata 4 C, 541 51 Skövde | Jan 2026 |
Torggatan 31 C Lgh 1201, 541 30 Skövde | Dec 2025 |
XR Berg och Maskin AB · Energivägen 11, 541 34 Skövde | Sep 2025 |
Recently closed
Havstenavägen 7 B, 549 42 Skövde | Jun 2026 after 0 yrs |
Closures before 4 October 2026 are listed as the register has them, but it kept only some of them, so they are not counted in the figures above.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falun | 39,939 | 94 | 23.5 | 58 |
| Nyköping | 39,770 | 77 | 19.4 | 60 |
| Kristianstad | 41,198 | 41 | 10.0 | 76 |
| Skellefteå | 39,146 | 116 | 29.6 | 42 |
| Varberg | 38,575 | 134 | 34.7 | 43 |
| Kalmar | 42,622 | 82 | 19.2 | 66 |
Population of Skövde
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for building contractor.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 13.11.2026.