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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: 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 (39) 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 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 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 SA (CHE-412.010.941) in Nyon (VD)
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 287  (21.97 audit engagements per employee on average)
Auditor Statistics

Average engagement duration: 10.1 years (max.: 32.3 years)

Total number of statutory audit engagements: 6'306 (Ranked #1 in Switzerland)

Change in number of audit engagements: +61 (since 31.12.2023), +64 (over the last 12 months)

Number of audit clients listed on a Swiss stock exchange: 21 (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 517 5 9 502 143 113 123 193 22 56 37 304 41 53 82 120 20 286 115 73 126 52 232 107 253 795 4'379
Limited liability company 22     25 8 13 11 13 4 5 5 11 5 1 3 16   21 6 3 6 1 7 15 25 73 299
Foundation 119   11 133 34 73 12 30 6 14 13 79 2 16 20 39 4 82 14 13 27 11 53 19 31 260 1'115
Cooperative 27 1 1 34 7 5 9   1 5   23 1 1 1 1   12 4 6 4 3 6 2 2 81 237
Association 21     39 9 13 1 6   2   21       4   14 1   3   13 3 9 58 217
Special legal forms 1 1 1 6 1 1 5 5 2 1   4 1 1   5   6   2 5   6 1   4 59
707 7 22 739 202 218 161 247 35 83 55 442 50 72 106 185 24 421 140 97 171 67 317 147 320 1'271 6'306

This audit firm is recorded as statutory auditor for 2501 deleted entities. These are not included in the table above.

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Audit Engagements by Branch Office

The 6'306 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 447     11 12 13   1   4   18   1   2   27 4 4   1 1   16 66 628
Affoltern am Albis 5       1                                       3 19 28
Altdorf (UR) 1                 1   2             12     52     4   72
Baden 107     10 1 3       1   7     1     4 2       2   4 25 167
Basel 8     9 65 143     1 1 1 1   1 2     12     2 3 1   2 12 264
Bern 18     319 2 4 16 4 2 7 1 12 5 1   1 1 10 5 6 1 2 10 14 9 31 481
Biel/Bienne 2     74 1 5 1 1     1   3         5         3     9 105
Burgdorf 2     65     1         1           4             1 2 76
Chur                 1 36           1       3           1 42
Delémont       1             6   4                           11
Epalinges       2     9 20     10   18         1 1       205 13 3   282
Frauenfeld                               1       14         1 3 19
Glarus     1 1         18             9     1             11 41
Grenchen       31 1 1 1               1 1   74     1   1   2 6 120
Herisau   1 3                         1                   2 7
Lachen 11   2   2 2   1 4 4   2     1 13 1   51 2   1     4 26 127
Lamone               4   5   1                 156   1   1 3 171
Langenthal       76                           3                 79
Laufen         13                         13                 26
Liestal 6     2 82 24         2 4   1       8 1       3   1 5 139
Luzern 9     14 1         7   258   15 21 4   1 8   3 3   4 37 42 427
Monthey                                             2 6     8
Muri (AG) 2                                                   2
Nyon                                             2       2
Olten 11     7 1   1       1 1           51             5   78
Porrentruy               1                                     1
Porrentruy       1             26                               27
Sarnen                       5   1 49                       55
Sion               3                             4 100 1   108
Solothurn 6     57 2 1 1       1 3 4   4 1   201     1   1   3 15 301
St. Gallen 4 3 16 2 1       3 6           119 10   3 53     1   4 21 246
Stans 2     2               7 1 45 8 1           4     1 1 72
Steinhausen 3     10 1 1       1   9 1   1 3   1 2           118 22 173
Sursee 12     5     1   2     93   3 3 1   1   1     1   6 8 137
Vernier       1     7 201         8 1       1     3   54 2 7 7 292
Villars-sur-Glâne       3     121 3         5                   15 4 2 5 158
Wetzikon (ZH) 4 1   1         1     2     1 3 3   3 3     2   2 146 172
Zürich 47 2   35 16 21 2 8 3 10 6 16 1 3 14 24 9 4 47 11 4 1 8 4 83 783 1'162
707 7 22 739 202 218 161 247 35 83 55 442 50 72 106 185 24 421 140 97 171 67 317 147 320 1'271 6'306

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, Sion, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Stans, Steinhausen, Sursee, Vernier, Villars-sur-Glâne, Wetzikon (ZH), Zürich.

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Total number of audit engagements across the network: 6'307

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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
Stiftung Wohnheim Lindenfeld CHE-410.858.877 Emmen 11.12.2024 First auditor Luzern
Chronometrie Spinnler + Schweizer AG CHE-108.769.872 Basel 10.12.2024 Auditor switch Basel
PK Immo AG CHE-113.988.871 Lyss 10.12.2024 Auditor switch Bern
Hildegard Klinik AG CHE-374.790.721 Basel 09.12.2024 Auditor switch Basel
Saffery Trust (Suisse) SA CHE-114.586.914 Genève 09.12.2024 First auditor Vernier
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
Filmolux Swiss AG CHE-106.509.432 Emmen 11.12.2024 Opting-out Luzern
Felix Transport AG CHE-106.073.883 Zwingen 10.12.2024 Auditor switch Basel
Felix Transport Holding AG CHE-113.338.153 Zwingen 10.12.2024 Auditor switch Basel
Graber Holzbau + Sägerei AG CHE-105.598.479 Messen 10.12.2024 Opting-out Solothurn
Erzhorn Holding AG CHE-199.997.668 Zürich 09.12.2024 Opting-out Steinhausen