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Fact Sheet BDO AG

Core Company Information
Company Name BDO AG
UID CHE-105.952.747
Alternative / previous Names BDO SA, BDO Ltd
BDO Visura
Visura Treuhand-Gesellschaft, Visura Société Fiduciaire, Visura Società Fiduciaria, Visura Auditing and Fiduciary Company
Domicile Zürich
Canton ZH
Legal Form Limited corporation
Inscription Date 30.12.1932
Website https://www.bdo.ch
Takeovers: accontax Markus Gfeller Treuhand AG (CHE-101.350.360), per 03.06.2025
BDO Sofirom SA (CHE-106.015.064), per 09.07.2013
BDO Visura (Valais) SA (CHE-113.627.261), per 09.07.2013
BDO Visura International AG (CHE-101.311.259), per 29.11.2016
Continental Revision und Treuhand AG in Liquidation (CHE-102.133.983), per 11.12.2020
Dr. Suter Treuhand AG (CHE-106.926.617), per 06.05.2010
Fidirevisa SA (CHE-105.752.734), per 17.12.2015
FSA FIDUCIARIA SVIZZERA DEGLI ALBERGATORI DIVISIONE TICINO SA (CHE-110.366.118), per 09.07.2013
Jörg Moser AG (CHE-108.766.997), per 03.06.2022
LMK Revisions AG (CHE-102.604.764), per 12.07.2021
Wyss + Partner Treuhand AG (CHE-106.214.899), per 29.06.2021
FAOA Information
FAOA ID 500705
RAB Permission state-regulated audit firm
FAOA License active (since 13.12.2007)
Link to FAOA website View auditor profile at FAOA
Branch offices (41) BDO AG (CHE-345.012.024) in Aarau (AG)  
BDO AG (CHE-265.966.133) in Affoltern am Albis (ZH)
BDO AG (CHE-426.842.563) in Altdorf (UR) (UR)
BDO AG (CHE-229.255.214) in Baden (AG)
BDO AG (CHE-370.772.724) in Basel (BS)
BDO AG (CHE-430.259.378) in Bern (BE)
BDO AG (CHE-305.494.906) in Biel/Bienne (BE)
BDO SA (CHE-224.514.963) in Bulle (FR)
BDO AG (CHE-414.946.954) in Burgdorf (BE)
BDO AG (CHE-444.757.547) in Chur (GR)
BDO SA (CHE-383.819.803) in Delémont (JU)
BDO SA (CHE-347.141.454) in Epalinges (VD)
BDO AG (CHE-487.865.056) in Frauenfeld (TG)
BDO AG (CHE-314.312.594) in Glarus (GL)
BDO AG (CHE-327.753.565) in Grenchen (SO)
BDO AG (CHE-325.977.510) in Herisau (AR)
BDO AG (CHE-373.972.722) in Lachen (SZ)
BDO AG (CHE-132.773.704) in Lamone (TI)
BDO AG (CHE-408.158.150) in Langenthal (BE)
BDO AG (CHE-320.101.456) in Laufen (BL)
BDO AG (CHE-147.528.510) in Liestal (BL)
BDO AG (CHE-384.263.558) in Luzern (LU)
BDO SA (CHE-213.009.885) in Monthey (VS)
BDO AG (CHE-218.606.663) in Muri (AG) (AG)
BDO SA (CHE-412.010.941) in Nyon (VD)
BDO AG (CHE-303.222.254) in Olten (SO)
BDO AG (CHE-135.926.789) in Sarnen (OW)
BDO AG (CHE-161.247.777) in Schaffhausen (SH)
BDO AG (CHE-210.965.785) in Schwyz (SZ)
BDO SA (CHE-278.511.546) in Sion (VS)
BDO AG (CHE-389.731.986) in Solothurn (SO)
BDO AG (CHE-386.245.531) in St. Gallen (SG)
BDO AG (CHE-457.315.785) in Stans (NW)
BDO AG (CHE-384.985.628) in Steinhausen (ZG)
BDO AG (CHE-295.361.041) in Sursee (LU)
BDO AG (CHE-154.513.531) in Uster (ZH)
BDO SA (CHE-398.161.059) in Vernier (GE)
BDO SA (CHE-320.207.362) in Villars-sur-Glâne (FR)
BDO AG (CHE-345.180.503) in Wetzikon (ZH) (ZH)
BDO AG (CHE-392.959.099) in Winterthur (ZH)
BDO AG (CHE-313.962.401) in Zofingen (AG)
BDO AG (CHE-367.201.384) in Arosa (GR)
BDO Visura (CHE-313.641.055) in Delémont (JU)
BDO SA (CHE-208.015.259) in Delémont (JU)
BDO Visura (CHE-421.671.283) in Egerkingen (SO)
Visura Société Fiduciaire (CHE-999.000.112) in Fribourg (FR)
BDO AG (CHE-367.593.836) in Kreuzlingen (TG)
BDO Visura (CHE-325.058.313) in Nyon (VD)
BDO Visura (ADM-212.658.265) in Oensingen (SO)
BDO Visura (ADM-278.574.216) in Olten (SO)
BDO SA (CHE-309.054.162) in Porrentruy (JU)
BDO SA (CHE-464.088.838) in Porrentruy (JU)
BDO AG (CHE-329.959.698) in Rüte (AI)
BDO AG (CHE-363.697.773) in Wil (SG) (SG)
BDO Visura (CHE-316.539.499) in Zürich (ZH)
Membership in Associations EXPERTsuisse
SVIR
Number of auditors with permission 317  (20.72 audit engagements per employee on average)
Auditor Statistics

Average engagement duration: 10.3 years (max.: 33.3 years)

Total number of statutory audit engagements: 6'569 (Ranked #1 in Switzerland)

Change in number of audit engagements: +266 (since 31.12.2024), +268 (over the last 12 months)

Number of audit clients listed on a Swiss stock exchange: 18 (thereof 0 in the SMI, 1 in the SMI Expanded and 13 in the SPI)

Details regarding the distribution of the audit engagements across legal forms and cantons are depicted in the table below.

  AG AI AR BE BL BS FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SG SH SO SZ TG TI UR VD VS ZG ZH ∑
Limited corporation 546 7 9 491 160 134 135 194 20 60 31 315 42 53 80 125 25 287 116 72 125 49 264 119 271 818 4'548
Limited liability company 23     28 9 11 13 14 4 8 5 12 6 1 3 16 2 23 6 2 7 2 8 18 29 76 326
Foundation 123   10 131 35 87 13 32 7 16 11 79 1 15 20 38 4 85 15 13 30 11 56 21 36 266 1'155
Cooperative 25   1 34 10 6 8   1 6   24 1 1 1 3   12 4 6 4 3 7 2 3 87 249
Association 29     45 10 13 1 6   2   21     1 3   14 1   3   14 4 10 60 237
Special legal forms 2 1 1 5 1 2 5 1 2 1   3   1   5 1 5   2 5   6 1   4 54
∑ 748 8 21 734 225 253 175 247 34 93 47 454 50 71 105 190 32 426 142 95 174 65 355 165 349 1'311 6'569

This audit firm is recorded as statutory auditor for 2610 deleted entities. These are not included in the table above.

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Audit Engagements by Branch Office

The 6'569 statutory audits are performed by the branch offices as indicated in the table below.

  AG AI AR BE BL BS FR GE GL GR JU LU NE NW OW SG SH SO SZ TG TI UR VD VS ZG ZH ∑
Aarau 448     13 11 13   1   5   18   1   3   27 3 3   1 1   15 62 625
Affoltern am Albis 5       1                                       3 22 31
Altdorf (UR) 1                 2   2             15     51     3   74
Baden 113     10 1 1       1   7     2     4 2       2 1 4 26 174
Basel 15 1   10 84 181     1 1 1 4   1 3     11     2 2 1   2 26 346
Bern 18     318 2 4 15 4 2 7 1 12 5 1   1 2 11 5 7 1 2 10 16 8 31 483
Biel/Bienne 4     71 2 4 1 1     1   3         7         6     10 110
Burgdorf 2     68     1         1           9             1 2 84
Chur                 1 40           1       3             45
Delémont                     15   4                           19
Epalinges       1     8 18     6   18         1 1       205 14 2   274
Frauenfeld                               1       15         1 4 21
Glarus     1 1         19             8     1             8 38
Grenchen       31 1 2 1               1 1   76     1   1   3 7 125
Herisau   1 3                         1                   2 7
Lachen 12   1   3 3   1 3 4   2 1   1 17 1   54 2   1 1 1 5 34 147
Lamone               4   5   2                 158   1   1 4 175
Langenthal       75                           3                 78
Laufen         14                         14                 28
Liestal 7     3 86 24         2 6   1       7 1       3   1 5 146
Luzern 9     13 1         7   263   14 24 4   1 9   3 3   4 37 43 435
Monthey                                             3 8     11
Muri (AG) 2                                                   2
Nyon               3                             31       34
Olten 11     10 1   1       1             57             5   86
Porrentruy                     14                               14
Porrentruy               1                                     1
Sarnen 1                     4   1 47                       53
Schaffhausen                                 5   1 1           2 9
Sion       1     1 4                             3 113 2   124
Solothurn 6     53 1 1 2         3 3   3 1   192     1   1   3 15 285
St. Gallen 3 4 16 1 1       2 5           119 10   2 49     1   5 19 237
Stans 2     2               6 1 46 8 1           4     1 1 72
Steinhausen 3     15 1         2   12 1   1 3   1 2           138 22 201
Sursee 11     5     1   2     92   3 3 1       1     1   6 6 132
Vernier       1     6 198         6 1             3   56 2 5 7 285
Villars-sur-Glâne       4     135 2         7                   17 4 2 4 175
Wetzikon (ZH) 1 1   1         1 1   2     1 4 3   4 3     2   6 174 204
Winterthur                                                   1 1
Zofingen 32                                 2             1   35
Zürich 42 1   27 15 20 3 10 3 13 6 18 1 2 11 24 11 3 42 11 5 1 9 2 89 774 1'143
∑ 748 8 21 734 225 253 175 247 34 93 47 454 50 71 105 190 32 426 142 95 174 65 355 165 349 1'311 6'569

Show client list for Aarau, Affoltern am Albis, Altdorf (UR), Baden, Basel, Bern, Biel/Bienne, Burgdorf, Chur, Delémont, Epalinges, Frauenfeld, Glarus, Grenchen, Herisau, Lachen, Lamone, Langenthal, Laufen, Liestal, Luzern, Monthey, Muri (AG), Nyon, Olten, Porrentruy, Porrentruy, Sarnen, Schaffhausen, Sion, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Stans, Steinhausen, Sursee, Vernier, Villars-sur-Glâne, Wetzikon (ZH), Winterthur, Zofingen, Zürich.

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Latest audit engagements
These are this auditor's latest audit engagements.
 
Client Name Client UID Domicile Start Date Type of switch Auditor Branch
Verein Gnadenthal CHE-101.148.255 Niederwil (AG) 11.12.2025 Auditor switch Aarau
AGRIDEA Schweizerische Vereinigung für die Entwicklung der Landwirtschaft und des ländlichen Raums CHE-113.830.945 Fribourg 10.12.2025 Auditor switch Zürich
Anpora Property Services SA CHE-200.916.710 Genève 10.12.2025 First auditor Vernier
Galmag AG CHE-105.782.474 Untersiggenthal 10.12.2025 Auditor switch Zofingen
Altersheimverein Sarmenstorf CHE-108.921.335 Sarmenstorf 09.12.2025 First auditor Aarau
Discontinued audit engagements
The following audit engagements were lost recently, either to a competitor, due to auditor resignation or due to an opting out.
 
Client Name Client UID Domicile End Date Reason Auditor Branch
KOLPING-Stiftung CHE-110.412.416 Luzern 12.12.2025 Auditor switch Olten
Landgasthof Bären AG CHE-407.990.364 Madiswil 12.12.2025 Auditor switch Langenthal
Vault Group AG CHE-476.594.025 Thalwil 11.12.2025 Discontinued Wetzikon (ZH)
Linizio Gastro AG CHE-432.707.206 Langenthal 10.12.2025 Discontinued Langenthal
Nyffenegger Holz AG CHE-107.233.221 Sumiswald 10.12.2025 Auditor switch Langenthal