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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 SA (CHE-383.819.803) in Delémont (JU)
BDO SA (CHE-208.015.259) 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 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 AG (CHE-303.222.254) in Olten (SO)
BDO Visura (ADM-278.574.216) 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 296  (21.29 audit engagements per employee on average)
Auditor Statistics

Average engagement duration: 10.1 years (max.: 32.5 years)

Total number of statutory audit engagements: 6'302 (Ranked #1 in Switzerland)

Change in number of audit engagements: -7 (since 31.12.2024), +66 (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 515 5 9 500 140 112 124 187 22 56 35 303 40 52 80 122 21 288 115 72 127 52 232 110 254 787 4'360
Limited liability company 23     26 8 12 10 15 4 5 5 10 5 1 3 17 2 23 6 3 6 1 7 16 24 70 302
Foundation 119   11 130 33 72 13 31 6 15 13 80 3 16 20 39 4 82 14 13 27 11 52 20 31 261 1'116
Cooperative 26 1 1 34 9 5 9   1 5   23 1 1 1 2   12 4 6 4 3 6 2 2 82 240
Association 21     42 8 14 1 6   2   21       4   15 1   3   14 4 9 58 223
Special legal forms 2 1 1 6 1 2 5 5 2 1   4 1 1   5   6   2 5   6 1   4 61
706 7 22 738 199 217 162 244 35 84 53 441 50 71 104 189 27 426 140 96 172 67 317 153 320 1'262 6'302

This audit firm is recorded as statutory auditor for 2515 deleted entities. These are not included in the table above.

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Audit Engagements by Branch Office

The 6'302 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 13   1   4   18   1   2   28 4 4   1 1   16 63 625
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 66 145     1 1 1 2   1 2     11     2 3 1   2 13 268
Bern 18     321 2 4 16 4 2 7 1 12 5 1   1 1 10 5 6 1 2 10 14 9 31 483
Biel/Bienne 2     73 1 5 1 1     1   3         5         3     9 104
Burgdorf 2     66     1         1           8             1 2 81
Chur                 1 37           1       3           1 43
Delémont       1             8   4                           13
Epalinges       1     9 18     7   19         1 1       204 14 2   276
Frauenfeld                               1       14         1 4 20
Glarus     1 1         18             9     1             11 41
Grenchen       31 1 2 1               1 1   75     1   1   2 6 122
Herisau   1 3                         1                   2 7
Lachen 12   2   2 2   1 4 4   2     1 13 1   50 2   1     4 27 128
Lamone               4   5   1                 157   1   1 4 173
Langenthal       75                           3                 78
Laufen         13                         14                 27
Liestal 6     2 78 22         2 3   1       8 1       3   1 5 132
Luzern 9     14 1         7   259   15 21 4   1 8   3 3   4 37 41 427
Monthey                                             3 6     9
Muri (AG) 2                                                   2
Nyon               1                             2       3
Olten 11     7 1   1       1 1           51             5   78
Porrentruy       1             26                               27
Porrentruy               1                                     1
Sarnen                       5   1 49                       55
Schaffhausen                                 1                   1
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           122 10 1 3 52     1   4 21 248
Stans 2     2               7 1 45 8 1           4     1 1 72
Steinhausen 3     10 1         1   10 1   1 3   1 2           120 22 175
Sursee 11     5     1   2     91   3 3 1   1   1     1   5 8 133
Vernier       1     7 198         8 1       1     3   53 2 6 6 286
Villars-sur-Glâne       4     122 3         5                   16 4 2 4 160
Wetzikon (ZH) 4 1   1         1     1     1 4 3   3 3     2   2 146 172
Zürich 47 2   32 16 21 2 9 3 10 6 16 1 2 12 24 11 4 47 11 4 1 8 3 84 774 1'150
706 7 22 738 199 217 162 244 35 84 53 441 50 71 104 189 27 426 140 96 172 67 317 153 320 1'262 6'302

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), 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
A. Baumgartner's Söhne AG CHE-100.879.391 Rüti (ZH) 05.02.2025 Auditor switch Wetzikon (ZH)
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Schneider Stäuber AG CHE-297.604.869 Würenlingen 05.02.2025 First auditor Lachen
Wärmeverbund Stein am Rhein AG CHE-479.388.315 Stein am Rhein 05.02.2025 First auditor Schaffhausen
Kuh-Handel GmbH CHE-429.784.502 Heimiswil 04.02.2025 First auditor Burgdorf
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
Avis Budget Autovermietung AG CHE-105.955.846 Rümlang 05.02.2025 Auditor switch Zürich
Garep AG CHE-105.842.053 Rümlang 05.02.2025 Auditor switch Vernier
Genossenschaft Wogeno Aargau CHE-101.813.644 Ennetbaden 04.02.2025 Auditor switch Aarau
Kellenberger Switzerland AG CHE-105.948.094 Goldach 03.02.2025 Auditor switch Zürich
LatticeFlow AG CHE-446.584.588 Zürich 03.02.2025 Auditor switch Zürich