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Fact Sheet OBT AG

Core Company Information
Company Name OBT AG
UID CHE-109.029.855
Alternative / previous Names OBT SA, OBT Ltd
OBT Treuhand AG
Domicile St. Gallen
Canton SG
Legal Form Limited corporation
Inscription Date 19.12.1972
Website https://www.obt.ch
Phone +41 55 222 89 24
Offered services

Audit services

  • limited statutory examination (art. 727a CO)
  • ordinary statutory audit (art. 727 CO)
  • audit of public interest entities (e.g., listed companies)
  • audit of incorporation or capital increase reports (art. 635a and 652f CO)
  • audit of capital decreases (art. 653m CO)
  • audit in relation to early distribution of assets (art. 745 CO)
  • audits in the context of the merger law
  • limited statutory examination according to art. 725a CO
  • other special examinations based on legal requirements (such as in the context of relocations or public bids)
  • reviews (according to ISRE 2400 or ISRE 2410)
  • audit of the equal pay analysis (art. 13d GEA)
  • audit of non-financial reports (such as sustainability reports according to art. 964a CO)

Non-audit services

  • accounting and fiduciary services
  • consulting
  • tax consulting
  • legal advice
  • real estate (fiduciary, management)
  • due diligence
  • valuation services

Covered accounting standards

  • CO (Code of Obligations)
  • Swiss GAAP FER
  • IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
  • HAM2 (Harmonized Accounting Model 2)

Covered languages

  • German
  • French
  • English
  • Italian
FAOA Information
FAOA ID 500149
RAB Permission state-regulated audit firm
FAOA License active (since 11.10.2007)
Link to FAOA website View auditor profile at FAOA
Branch offices (13) OBT AG (CHE-373.077.879) in Andelfingen (ZH)   [+]
OBT AG (CHE-399.743.258) in Appenzell (AI)
OBT AG (CHE-146.882.156) in Au (SG) (SG)
OBT AG (CHE-210.232.211) in Basel (BS)
OBT AG (CHE-168.775.770) in Berikon (AG)
OBT AG (CHE-215.974.544) in Bern (BE)
OBT AG (CHE-334.580.117) in Brugg (AG)
OBT AG, Zweigniederlassung Buchs SG (CHE-455.360.450) in Buchs (SG) (SG)
OBT AG (CHE-327.526.012) in Chur (GR)
OBT AG (CHE-377.425.583) in Frauenfeld (TG)
OBT AG, Zweigniederlassung Gossau SG (CHE-289.898.315) in Gossau (SG) (SG)
OBT AG (CHE-323.201.462) in Köniz (BE)
OBT AG (CHE-307.177.931) in Lachen (SZ)
OBT AG (CHE-485.195.747) in Neuhausen am Rheinfall (SH)
OBT AG, Zweigniederlassung Rapperswil SG (CHE-193.282.619) in Rapperswil-Jona (SG)
OBT AG (CHE-248.888.710) in Schwyz (SZ)
OBT AG, Filiale St. Gallen (CHE-406.591.524) in St. Gallen (SG)
OBT AG (CHE-358.596.480) in Wädenswil (ZH)
OBT AG (CHE-334.233.957) in Weinfelden (TG)
OBT AG (CHE-457.478.430) in Winterthur (ZH)
OBT AG (CHE-269.654.359) in Zug (ZG)
OBT AG (CHE-384.364.751) in Zürich (ZH)
Membership in Associations EXPERTsuisse
Number of auditors with permission 46  (27.41 audit engagements per employee on average)
Auditor Statistics

Average engagement duration: 10.9 years (max.: 32.3 years)

Total number of statutory audit engagements: 1'261 (Ranked #5 in Switzerland)

Change in number of audit engagements: +63 (since 31.12.2023), +82 (over the last 12 months)

Number of audit clients listed on a Swiss stock exchange: 2 (thereof 0 in the SMI, 0 in the SMI Expanded and 0 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 LU NW SG SH SO SZ TG TI UR VD VS ZG ZH ∑
Limited corporation 98 3 12 31 8 10   9 14 10 11 1 169 15 3 60 98 3 3 4   31 271 864
Limited liability company 3 1 1 4 2 1 1 1   1 3   17 3 2 5 7     3   2 29 86
Foundation 16   4 16   13     2       43 4   6 18         2 100 224
Cooperative 3               1 1     6       4       1   16 32
Association       3   1       1 1   11   1 1 2     1   1 29 52
Special legal forms                 1               1           1 3
∑ 120 4 17 54 10 25 1 10 18 13 15 1 246 22 6 72 130 3 3 8 1 36 446 1'261

This audit firm is recorded as statutory auditor for 467 deleted entities. These are not included in the table above.

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Audit Engagements by Branch Office

The 1'261 statutory audits are performed by the branch offices as indicated in the table below.

  AG AI AR BE BL BS FR GE GL GR LU NW SG SH SO SZ TG TI UR VD VS ZG ZH ∑
Andelfingen                                 1           1 2
Basel           1                                   1
Berikon                                           1 3 4
Brugg 81     6 2 9   1     2 1   1   5 2         6 25 141
Chur                   3                           3
Köniz       26       2     1       1 1       1       32
Neuhausen am Rheinfall                           6     1           2 9
Rapperswil-Jona 1     1 1 1     12 1     43   1 30 1   2     2 30 126
Schwyz                     1         23               24
St. Gallen 1 2 7 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 3   115 1 1 1 16     3     24 187
St. Gallen 1 2 10 5 1 1     3 5 1   74 2   2 9 2       5 36 159
Weinfelden                         2 2     84       1   5 94
Zürich 36     13 5 11   6 1 1 7   12 10 3 10 16 1 1 4   22 320 479
∑ 120 4 17 54 10 25 1 10 18 13 15 1 246 22 6 72 130 3 3 8 1 36 446 1'261

Show client list for Andelfingen, Basel, Berikon, Brugg, Chur, Köniz, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Rapperswil-Jona, Schwyz, St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Weinfelden, Zürich.

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Total number of audit engagements across the network: 1'654

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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
Holzbau Linth AG CHE-295.821.858 Gommiswald 05.12.2024 First auditor Rapperswil-Jona
Connexio develop CHE-318.345.411 Zürich 04.12.2024 First auditor Zürich
Amplifon AG CHE-102.180.706 Baar 03.12.2024 Auditor switch Zürich
durable Planung und Beratung GmbH CHE-188.179.074 Zürich 29.11.2024 First auditor Zürich
Stiftung Heimstätten Wil CHE-333.955.574 Wil (SG) 27.11.2024 Auditor switch St. Gallen
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
Hildegard Klinik AG CHE-374.790.721 Basel 09.12.2024 Auditor switch Brugg
Fleuben-Garage AG CHE-107.669.771 Altstätten 06.12.2024 Auditor switch St. Gallen
Seiz Haus- und Industrietechnik AG CHE-106.833.743 Flawil 02.12.2024 Auditor switch St. Gallen
Busch S.A. Morrens CHE-106.737.542 Morrens (VD) 14.11.2024 Auditor switch Zürich
Studer & Hänni AG CHE-105.782.907 St. Gallen 12.11.2024 Opting-out St. Gallen