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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 (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 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 SA (CHE-383.819.803) in Delémont (JU)
BDO Visura (CHE-313.641.055) 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-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 Visura (CHE-316.539.499) in Zürich (ZH)
Membership in Associations EXPERTsuisse
SVIR
Number of auditors with permission 291  (21.53 audit engagements per employee on average)
Auditor Statistics

Average engagement duration: 10.1 years (max.: 32.2 years)

Total number of statutory audit engagements: 6'265 (Ranked #1 in Switzerland)

Change in number of audit engagements: +19 (since 31.12.2023), +27 (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 514 5 9 504 144 108 120 192 20 53 40 303 34 52 85 120 20 290 115 71 124 53 232 101 255 793 4'357
Limited liability company 22     26 8 13 11 13 4 5 5 11 5 1 3 16   20 6 3 6 1 7 15 23 73 297
Foundation 118   11 133 34 67 12 29 6 14 13 78 2 15 20 39 4 85 14 13 26 12 52 18 30 263 1'108
Cooperative 27 1 1 34 7 4 9   1 5   22 1 1 1     12 4 6 4 3 6 2 2 80 233
Association 21     37 9 13 1 6   2   21       4   13 1   3   14 2 9 55 211
Special legal forms 1 1 1 5 1 1 5 5 2 1   4 1 1   5   6   2 5   6 1   5 59
∑ 703 7 22 739 203 206 158 245 33 80 58 439 43 70 109 184 24 426 140 95 168 69 317 139 319 1'269 6'265

This audit firm is recorded as statutory auditor for 2482 deleted entities. These are not included in the table above.

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Audit Engagements by Branch Office

The 6'265 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 11   1   4   18       2   27 4 4   1 1   16 68 627
Affoltern am Albis 5       1                                       3 19 28
Altdorf (UR) 1                 1   2             12     54     4   74
Baden 104     10 1 3       1   7     1     4 2       2   4 24 163
Basel 9     8 64 132     1 1 1 1     2     12     2 3 1   2 12 251
Bern 18     317 2 4 16 4 2 7 1 12 5 1   1 1 10 5 6 1 2 10 14 9 31 479
Biel/Bienne 2     77 1 5 1 2     1   3         4         1     9 106
Burgdorf 2     63     1         1           4             1 2 74
Chur                 1 33           1       3           1 39
Delémont       1             7   3                           11
Epalinges       2   1 9 20     10   12         1 1       206 8 3   273
Frauenfeld                               1       13         1 3 18
Glarus     1 1         18             9     1             10 40
Grenchen       31 1 1 1               1     74     1   1   2 7 120
Herisau   1 3                         1                   2 7
Lachen 11   2   2 1   1 4 4   2     1 13 1   53 2   1     4 25 127
Lamone       1       4   5   1                 153   1   1 3 169
Langenthal       81                           3                 84
Laufen         13                         13                 26
Liestal 6     2 84 24         2 4   1       8 1       3   1 5 141
Luzern 9     13 1         7   258   14 22 4   1 8   3 3   4 37 42 426
Monthey                                             2 6     8
Muri (AG) 2                                                   2
Olten 10     8 1   1       1 1           52             5   79
Porrentruy               1                                     1
Porrentruy                     27                               27
Sarnen                       5   1 49                       55
Sion               3                             4 98 1   106
Solothurn 6     57 2 1 1       1 3 4   5 1   206     1   1   2 15 306
St. Gallen 4 3 16 2 1       3 6           118 10   3 53     1   4 19 243
Stans 2     2               7 1 46 8 1           4     1 1 73
Steinhausen 3     9 1 1       1 1 9 1   2 3   1 2           116 21 171
Sursee 12     4     1   2     91   3 3 1   1   1     1   6 8 134
Vernier       1     7 198         8 1       1     3   55 2 7 7 290
Villars-sur-Glâne       2     118 3         5                   16 3 2 5 154
Wetzikon (ZH) 4 1   1         1     2     1 3 3   3 3     2   2 147 173
Zürich 46 2   35 16 22 2 8 1 10 6 15 1 3 14 25 9 4 45 10 4 1 9 4 85 783 1'160
∑ 703 7 22 739 203 206 158 245 33 80 58 439 43 70 109 184 24 426 140 95 168 69 317 139 319 1'269 6'265

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
PLEION SA CHE-107.963.986 Genève 10.10.2024 Auditor switch Vernier
VALITAS AG CHE-102.302.091 Zug 10.10.2024 Auditor switch Zürich
WeBuild Ventures SA CHE-371.956.474 Morges 10.10.2024 First auditor Epalinges
ABC Dental AG CHE-104.815.071 Schlieren 09.10.2024 Auditor switch Zürich
Stiftung Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft (SIK-ISEA) CHE-106.103.828 Zürich 09.10.2024 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
Fondation Carbon Fri CHE-281.566.499 Fribourg 09.10.2024 Auditor switch Villars-sur-Glâne
Gdoc Lasercom SA CHE-113.330.973 Lancy 08.10.2024 Auditor switch Vernier
Malpur Facility Services AG CHE-224.219.524 Muri bei Bern 07.10.2024 Auditor switch Solothurn
GDOC Holding SA CHE-437.210.137 Lancy 04.10.2024 Auditor switch Vernier
Stiftung Pro Senectute Kanton Uri - Für das Alter CHE-100.498.847 Altdorf (UR) 04.10.2024 Auditor switch Altdorf (UR)