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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
Firm Inscription Date 30.12.1932
Website https://www.bdo.ch
Takeovers: 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
LMK Revisions AG (CHE-102.604.764), per 12.07.2021
Fidirevisa SA (CHE-105.752.734), per 17.12.2015
BDO Sofirom SA (CHE-106.015.064), per 09.07.2013
Wyss + Partner Treuhand AG (CHE-106.214.899), per 29.06.2021
Dr. Suter Treuhand AG (CHE-106.926.617), per 06.05.2010
Jörg Moser AG (CHE-108.766.997), per 03.06.2022
FSA FIDUCIARIA SVIZZERA DEGLI ALBERGATORI DIVISIONE TICINO SA (CHE-110.366.118), per 09.07.2013
BDO Visura (Valais) SA (CHE-113.627.261), per 09.07.2013
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 (38) 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-367.201.384) in Arosa (GR)
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 AG (CHE-414.946.954) in Burgdorf (BE)
BDO AG (CHE-444.757.547) in Chur (GR)
BDO Visura (CHE-313.641.055) in Delémont (JU)
BDO SA (CHE-208.015.259) in Delémont (JU)
BDO SA (CHE-383.819.803) in Delémont (JU)
BDO Visura (CHE-421.671.283) in Egerkingen (SO)
BDO SA (CHE-347.141.454) in Epalinges (VD)
BDO AG (CHE-487.865.056) in Frauenfeld (TG)
Visura Société Fiduciaire (CHE-999.000.112) in Fribourg (FR)
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-367.593.836) in Kreuzlingen (TG)
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 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 AG (CHE-303.222.254) 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-135.926.789) in Sarnen (OW)
BDO AG (CHE-161.247.777) in Schaffhausen (SH)
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-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 298  (20.90 audit engagements per employee on average)
Auditor Statistics

Average engagement duration: 9.7 years (max.: 31.3 years)

Total number of statutory audit engagements: 6'228 (Ranked #1 in Switzerland)

Change in number of audit engagements: +70 (since 31.12.2022), +77 (over the last 12 months)

Number of audit clients listed on a Swiss stock exchange: 24 (thereof 0 in the SMI, 1 in the SMI Expanded and 15 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 523 5 10 495 136 104 128 192 20 44 39 331 24 62 89 112 20 300 102 53 127 58 230 90 253 807 4'354
Limited liability company 25     25 10 13 13 13 4 5 4 12 4   3 15 1 22 4 3 6 1 7 16 20 68 294
Foundation 115   11 135 33 64 10 29 6 13 13 80 2 15 20 38 3 85 14 12 29 15 55 19 28 268 1'112
Cooperative 28 1 1 34 6 4 9     5   21 1 1 1     11 4 6 4 3 6 2 3 79 230
Association 21     34 9 12 1 5 1 2   18       4   14     2   11 2 6 47 189
Special legal forms 1     5 1 1 4 6 2 1   3 1     4   5   1 4   6     4 49
∑ 713 6 22 728 195 198 165 245 33 70 56 465 32 78 113 173 24 437 124 75 172 77 315 129 310 1'273 6'228

This audit firm is recorded as statutory auditor for 2389 deleted entities. These are not included in the table above.

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Audit Engagements by Branch Office

The 6'228 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 446     11 12 11   1 1 4 1 19   1   2   29 4 4   2 2   15 68 633
Affoltern am Albis 6       1                                       3 17 27
Altdorf (UR) 1                 1   2             10     59     4   77
Baden 104     10   3       1   7     1     4 3       1   2 25 161
Basel 7     7 55 123     1 1   1     2     7     2 4 1   5 10 226
Bern 19     315 3 3 19 4 1 7 1 13 3 1   1 1 9 5 6 1 2 9 14 11 33 481
Biel/Bienne 4     72 1 5 1 3     2   3         4         1     8 104
Burgdorf 2     60     2         1           4               2 71
Chur                 1 32           1       3           1 38
Delémont       1             4   3                           8
Epalinges       1   1 9 18     11   7         1 1       206 8 3   266
Frauenfeld                               1       11         1 3 16
Glarus     1 1         19             10     1             10 42
Grenchen       27 1 1                 1     74     1   1   1 8 115
Herisau     3                         1                   2 6
Lachen 12   2   1 1   1 3 2   1     1 12     45 1   1     4 25 112
Lamone       1     2 4   3   1   2             153   1   1 4 172
Langenthal       88                           3                 91
Laufen         15                         16                 31
Liestal 9     2 82 26         2 2   2       8 1       3   1 5 143
Luzern 10     13 1         5   265   15 22 4   1 7   3 4 1 6 38 42 437
Monthey                                             1 3     4
Muri (AG) 1                                                   1
Olten 11     9 1   1       1 1           58             5   87
Porrentruy               1                                     1
Porrentruy                     26                               26
Sarnen                       5   1 50                       56
Sion               2                             3 90 1   96
Solothurn 6     58 2 1 2       1 3 1   4 1   211     1   1   2 15 309
St. Gallen 4 3 15 2         3 3           109 8   3 37     1   4 18 210
Stans 2     2               7 1 50 9 1           4     1 1 78
Steinhausen 3     9 1 1       1 1 9 1   1 3   1 2   1       102 17 153
Sursee 13     3 1   1   2     109   3 6 1   1   1     1   6 6 154
Vernier       1     7 197         8         1     3   51 2 5 8 283
Villars-sur-Glâne       2     119 4         4                   18 3 2 5 157
Wetzikon (ZH) 5 1   1         1     2     1 3 3   2 2     2   2 145 170
Zürich 48 2 1 32 18 22 2 10 1 10 6 17 1 3 15 23 12 5 40 10 7 1 11 3 91 795 1'186
∑ 713 6 22 728 195 198 165 245 33 70 56 465 32 78 113 173 24 437 124 75 172 77 315 129 310 1'273 6'228

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), Olten, Porrentruy, Porrentruy, Sarnen, Sion, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Stans, Steinhausen, Sursee, Vernier, Villars-sur-Glâne, Wetzikon (ZH), 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
SERAINO Sàrl CHE-152.355.847 Porrentruy 24.11.2023 First auditor Porrentruy
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LACAR Carrosserie GmbH CHE-464.201.023 Wädenswil 23.11.2023 First auditor Lachen
M3X SA CHE-314.975.292 Genève 23.11.2023 First auditor Vernier
TORMAX Iffland SA CHE-102.469.779 Epalinges 23.11.2023 Auditor switch Zürich
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
Noveras AG CHE-296.494.696 Freienbach 27.11.2023 Opting-out Zürich
Outdoorchef AG CHE-107.833.697 Zürich 27.11.2023 Auditor switch Zürich
CFP Corporate Finance Partners Holding AG CHE-101.471.093 Baar 22.11.2023 Auditor switch Zürich
Rosengarten Seniorenzentrum Laufental CHE-102.719.597 Laufen 22.11.2023 Auditor switch Solothurn
DK BBQ Holding AG CHE-330.080.933 Zürich 21.11.2023 Auditor switch Zürich