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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 (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-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 SA (CHE-208.015.259) in Delémont (JU)
BDO Visura (CHE-313.641.055) 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 SA (CHE-412.010.941) in Nyon (VD)
BDO Visura (ADM-212.658.265) in Oensingen (SO)
BDO AG (CHE-303.222.254) in Olten (SO)
BDO Visura (ADM-278.574.216) in Olten (SO)
BDO SA (CHE-464.088.838) in Porrentruy (JU)
BDO SA (CHE-309.054.162) 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 AG (CHE-392.959.099) in Winterthur (ZH)
BDO AG (CHE-313.962.401) in Zofingen (AG)
BDO Visura (CHE-316.539.499) in Zürich (ZH)
Membership in Associations EXPERTsuisse
SVIR
Number of auditors with permission 296  (21.43 audit engagements per employee on average)
Auditor Statistics

Average engagement duration: 10.1 years (max.: 32.6 years)

Total number of statutory audit engagements: 6'344 (Ranked #1 in Switzerland)

Change in number of audit engagements: +38 (since 31.12.2024), +112 (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 520 5 9 498 142 109 125 190 21 57 34 301 40 52 79 125 21 292 115 72 129 52 245 110 252 796 4'391
Limited liability company 23     27 8 12 12 15 4 7 5 11 6 1 3 17 2 23 7 3 6 1 7 17 26 69 312
Foundation 118   11 129 33 73 13 31 6 15 12 80 2 16 20 39 4 82 14 13 27 11 52 20 32 260 1'113
Cooperative 25 1 1 35 9 5 9   1 6   22 1 1 1 2   12 4 6 4 3 6 2 3 83 242
Association 22     43 9 14 1 5   2   21       4   15 1   3   14 4 9 58 225
Special legal forms 2 1 1 7 1 2 5 5 2 1   4   1   5   6   2 5   6 1   4 61
∑ 710 7 22 739 202 215 165 246 34 88 51 439 49 71 103 192 27 430 141 96 174 67 330 154 322 1'270 6'344

This audit firm is recorded as statutory auditor for 2525 deleted entities. These are not included in the table above.

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Audit Engagements by Branch Office

The 6'344 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 451     11 12 12   1   4   18   1   2   29 4 4   1 1   16 63 630
Affoltern am Albis 6       1                                       3 22 32
Altdorf (UR) 1                 1   2             13     52     3   72
Baden 108     10 1 2       1   7     1     4 2       2   4 25 167
Basel 7     10 66 144     1 1 1 2   1 2     11     2 3 1   2 13 267
Bern 18     320 2 4 16 4 2 7 1 12 5 1   1 1 10 5 6 1 2 10 14 9 31 482
Biel/Bienne 3     73 1 5 1 1     1   3         6         5     10 109
Burgdorf 2     67     1         1           8             1 2 82
Chur                 1 41           1       3           1 47
Delémont       1             8   4                           13
Epalinges       1     9 18     7   18         1 1       203 14 2   274
Frauenfeld                               1       14         1 4 20
Glarus     1 1         18             9     1             10 40
Grenchen       31 1 2 1               1 1   77     1   1   2 6 124
Herisau   1 3                         1                   2 7
Lachen 12   2   2 2   1 3 4   2     1 14 1   50 2   1     4 26 127
Lamone               4   5   1                 159   1   1 4 175
Langenthal       76                           3                 79
Laufen         13                         14                 27
Liestal 6     2 81 22         2 4   1       8 1       3   1 5 136
Luzern 9     13 1         7   258   15 21 4   1 8   3 3   4 37 42 426
Monthey                                             3 7     10
Muri (AG) 2                                                   2
Nyon               2                             13       15
Olten 11     7 1   1       1 1           51             5   78
Porrentruy       1             24                               25
Porrentruy               1                                     1
Sarnen                       5   1 49                       55
Schaffhausen                                 1                 1 2
Sion               3                             4 106 2   115
Solothurn 6     57 2 1 1         3 3   4 1   199     1   1   3 14 296
St. Gallen 3 3 16 2 1       3 6           124 10 1 3 52     1   4 21 250
Stans 2     2               7 1 45 8 1           4     1 1 72
Steinhausen 3     10 1     1   1   9 1   1 3   1 2           120 24 177
Sursee 11     5     1   2     91   3 3 1   1   1     1   5 8 133
Vernier       1     8 199         7 1       1     3   54 2 5 7 288
Villars-sur-Glâne       4     124 2         6                   16 4 2 4 162
Wetzikon (ZH) 4 1   1         1     1     1 4 3   4 3     2   2 150 177
Zofingen 1                                                   1
Zürich 44 2   33 16 21 2 9 3 10 6 15 1 2 11 24 11 4 47 11 4 1 8 3 87 774 1'149
∑ 710 7 22 739 202 215 165 246 34 88 51 439 49 71 103 192 27 430 141 96 174 67 330 154 322 1'270 6'344

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), 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
VitalRh Sàrl CHE-115.990.933 Neuchâtel 19.03.2025 First auditor Villars-sur-Glâne
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Lémanvisio S.A. CHE-101.931.137 Gland 18.03.2025 Auditor switch Nyon
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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
Asterium Holding AG CHE-288.748.357 Zug 14.03.2025 Discontinued Steinhausen
FICAL-Finanzierungs-Genossenschaft CHE-107.848.641 Neuenhof 13.03.2025 Auditor switch Zürich
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Travelletti & Biner SA CHE-455.936.189 Ayent 13.03.2025 Auditor switch Sion
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