Associations, sports clubs and culture in Slovakia
Civic associations, sports clubs and federations, gyms, theatres, museums, galleries, cultural centres, chambers and professional bodies, non-profit organisations and church legal entities. For suppliers of sports equipment, insurance, membership software and event services.
We do not yet publish our own counts by industry. We confirm how many businesses in this industry we can supply in the quotation.
Export of the whole industry: €269 (final price). Selections by region, district or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 10,866 businesses in Slovakia according to Eurostat, structural business statistics (sbs_ovw_act) (reference year 2024, data as of 30 September 2026). Section R arts, entertainment and recreation (divisions 90 to 93). Business statistics do not cover division 94 (membership organisations, churches); according to the RPO open data of 3 October 2026, the register of civic associations alone has 67,529 active entries. This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
This industry combines section R of the SK NACE classification (arts, entertainment and recreation) with division 94 (activities of membership organisations). Official business statistics do not cover division 94, so the card shows only businesses from section R.
Slovakia has an exceptionally large number of civic associations: the register in the Register of Legal Entities had 67,529 active entries on 3 October 2026. Many of them have no published contact at all.
SK NACE
Classification title
For your selection
90, 91
Creative, arts and entertainment activities; libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
theatres, galleries, museums
93.11, 93.12
Operation of sports facilities; activities of sports clubs
stadiums, halls, clubs
93.13
Fitness facilities
gyms and fitness centres
94.1
Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations
chambers, federations, associations
94.99
Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
civic associations
Associations and non-profits in the registers
Civic associations and non-profit organisations are legal entities entered in separate registers of the interior ministry, which are part of the Register of Legal Entities.
Register of civic associations
Associations come into being by registration under Act No. 83/1990 Coll. on association of citizens. The RPO open data of 3 October 2026 contained 67,529 active entries.
Non-profit organisations
The register of non-profit organisations providing services of general benefit contained 3,695 active entries in the same snapshot.
Sport
Act No. 440/2015 Coll. on sport introduced a sports information system with lists of sports organisations. Not all organisations have contact details there.
Most small associations have no website or published email address, and the contact is often the statutory representative, a private individual. If you need reachable organisations, require a published contact and expect the selection to be much smaller than the register count.
Chambers and professional bodies (94.1) are a small but valuable group: they represent whole industries and usually have a professional secretariat.
Example request
We sell sports equipment and kits and are looking for sports clubs (SK NACE 93.12) in the Žilina and Trenčín regions with a published email address or website. How many records can you supply?
Use cases
Who uses lists like this
Sports equipment
Offers to clubs and venues before the season.
Membership software
Member records, payments, bookings.
Insurance and services
Event insurance, sound systems, catering.
Grants and fundraising
Advice for non-profit organisations.
Questions
Associations, sport and culture: frequently asked questions
Business statistics only cover section R and exclude membership organisations (division 94). The register of civic associations is part of the Register of Legal Entities and lists all registered associations, including those that are inactive in practice.
Yes, selecting by class 93.13 and by region or district is possible. Gyms are mostly companies or sole traders and publish contacts more often than associations.
An association is a legal entity. § 116(15) of Act No. 452/2021 Coll. allows direct marketing to its published contact without consent, with an opt-out; if the contact is a private address of the statutory representative, it is personal data. Details: B2B outreach and § 116.
10,866 businesses in Slovakia according to Eurostat, structural business statistics (sbs_ovw_act) (reference year 2024, data as of 30 September 2026). Section R arts, entertainment and recreation (divisions 90 to 93). Business statistics do not cover division 94 (membership organisations, churches); according to the RPO open data of 3 October 2026, the register of civic associations alone has 67,529 active entries. This is a figure from official statistics, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and outreach rules (§ 116 of the Slovak Electronic Communications Act): questions about all industries.