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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-383.819.803) in Delémont (JU)
BDO Visura (CHE-313.641.055) in Delémont (JU)
BDO SA (CHE-208.015.259) 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  (21.50 audit engagements per employee on average)
Auditor Statistics

Average engagement duration: 10 years (max.: 32.1 years)

Total number of statutory audit engagements: 6'256 (Ranked #1 in Switzerland)

Change in number of audit engagements: +10 (since 31.12.2023), +29 (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 513 5 9 505 142 107 120 194 20 53 39 317 33 52 84 119 20 291 116 69 122 53 233 100 250 788 4'354
Limited liability company 22     26 8 13 12 13 4 5 4 11 5 1 3 17   21 6 3 6 1 7 15 23 74 300
Foundation 118   11 134 34 67 13 28 6 14 13 78 2 15 20 39 4 86 14 13 25 13 52 18 29 264 1'110
Cooperative 27 1 1 34 5 4 9   1 5   22 1 1 1     11 4 6 4 3 6 2 2 80 230
Association 21     37 9 12 1 6   2   21       4   13 1   2   12 2 8 54 205
Special legal forms 1 1 1 5 1 1 5 5 2 1   4 1 1   5   6   2 5   6     4 57
∑ 702 7 22 741 199 204 160 246 33 80 56 453 42 70 108 184 24 428 141 93 164 70 316 137 312 1'264 6'256

This audit firm is recorded as statutory auditor for 2473 deleted entities. These are not included in the table above.

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Audit Engagements by Branch Office

The 6'256 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 445     11 12 11   1   4   18       2   28 4 4   1 1   16 68 626
Affoltern am Albis 5       1                                       3 19 28
Altdorf (UR) 1                 1   2             12     55     4   75
Baden 104     11 1 3       1   7     1     4 2       2   4 23 163
Basel 9     8 60 130     1 1   1     2     10     2 3 1   1 12 241
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       205 8 3   272
Frauenfeld                               1       12         1 3 17
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 14 1   54 2   1     4 27 131
Lamone       1       4   5   1                 150   1   1 3 166
Langenthal       81                           3                 84
Laufen         13                         14                 27
Liestal 6     2 84 24         2 4   1       8 1       3   1 5 141
Luzern 10     13 1         7   259   14 22 4   1 8   3 3   4 36 43 428
Monthey                                             2 6     8
Muri (AG) 2                                                   2
Olten 10     8 1   1       1 1           52             5   79
Porrentruy               1                                     1
Porrentruy                     26                               26
Sarnen                       5   1 49                       55
Sion               3                             3 96 1   103
Solothurn 6     58 2 1 1       1 3 2   5 1   208     1   1   2 15 307
St. Gallen 4 3 16 2 1       3 6           117 10   3 52     1   4 17 239
Stans 2     2               7 1 46 8 1           4     1 1 73
Steinhausen 3     9 1 1       1 1 9 1   1 3   1 2           112 22 167
Sursee 12     4     1   2     104   3 3 1   1   1     1   6 8 147
Vernier       1     7 199         9 1       1     2   56 2 7 7 292
Villars-sur-Glâne       2     120 3         5                   16 3 2 5 156
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 84 777 1'153
∑ 702 7 22 741 199 204 160 246 33 80 56 453 42 70 108 184 24 428 141 93 164 70 316 137 312 1'264 6'256

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
A. Buzzurro Sàrl CHE-391.321.072 Corminboeuf 06.09.2024 First auditor Villars-sur-Glâne
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Haart AG CHE-107.371.739 Zürich 06.09.2024 Auditor switch Steinhausen
Taal DIT GmbH CHE-226.006.815 Zug 06.09.2024 First auditor Steinhausen
Cosmotec SA CHE-103.923.083 Vouvry 05.09.2024 Auditor switch Epalinges
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
MOA madeof.africa Foundation CHE-339.794.281 Basel 05.09.2024 Discontinued Basel
camptocamp SA CHE-109.298.651 Bussigny 04.09.2024 Auditor switch Epalinges
ARKTIS Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation und Datentechnik AG CHE-113.980.929 Sarnen 03.09.2024 Opting-out Sarnen
Fondazione Virgilio Pattani CHE-110.461.030 Lugano 02.09.2024 Auditor switch Lamone
swisspro Automation AG CHE-352.651.407 Urdorf 02.09.2024 Auditor switch Zürich