Wts Wohnungswirtschaftliche Treuhand Stuttgart Gmbh

What Wts Wohnungswirtschaftliche Treuhand Stuttgart Gmbh does

WTS Wohnungswirtschaftliche Treuhand Stuttgart GmbH is a Stuttgart-based professional services firm founded in 1935 that provides specialized tax, accounting, audit, and compliance services to the German housing and real estate industry. The company operates as the wholly-owned professional services subsidiary of vbw Verband baden-württembergischer Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen e.V., the regional housing industry association for Baden-Württemberg, and serves member companies that include housing corporations, housing cooperatives (including those with savings facilities subject to statutory internal audit requirements), and property developers. Service delivery is concentrated in a single Stuttgart office on Hohe Str. 16 and is led by Managing Director Dr. Johannes Warth StB, supported by a bench of qualified tax advisors registered with the Steuerberaterkammer Stuttgart.

The firm's offering is organized around seven core service modules: tax advisory (Steuerberatung), annual financial statement preparation under the housing-industry Formblattverordnung (Jahresabschlusserstellung), financial accounting and payroll using the Kontenrahmen der Wohnungswirtschaft (Finanzbuchhaltung, Lohnabrechnung & Sachbearbeitung), internal audits and supervisory board examinations including KonTraG risk management (Interne Revisionen & Aufsichtsratsprüfungen), external data protection officer services (Externer Datenschutzbeauftragter), business administration consulting including rating improvement and investment advisory (Betriebswirtschaftliche Beratung), and electronic disclosure via eBundesanzeiger (Offenlegung). The firm holds limited tax advisory authorization under § 4 Nr. 6 StBerG and is supervised by the Finanzministerium Baden-Württemberg, with statutory professional liability coverage meeting § 67 StBerG and EU requirements.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees negotiated individually with clients based on scope and complexity, with no public pricing. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and association-mediated: WTS leverages its parent vbw network for client acquisition, supplemented by direct outreach via phone, email, contact form, and a content-marketing website with downloadable tax circulars, audit topic lists, and data protection FAQs maintained by web partner casadomus AG. Geographic reach is limited to Baden-Württemberg, with no disclosed plans for expansion. Technology infrastructure is standard — Matomo analytics and a conventional website — with no AI/ML capabilities, proprietary platforms, or APIs. Customer-facing technology is essentially limited to standard professional-services workflows.

Name

Wts Wohnungswirtschaftliche Treuhand Stuttgart Gmbh

Legal name

WTS - Wohnungswirtschaftliche Treuhand Stuttgart GmbH

Website

https://wts-vbw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WTS Wohnungswirtschaftliche Treuhand Stuttgart GmbH is a Stuttgart-based professional services firm founded in 1935 that delivers specialized tax, accounting, audit, data protection, and business consulting services to housing companies, cooperatives, and property developers across Baden-Württemberg as the wholly-owned subsidiary of vbw.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Fees: WTS generates revenue through professional services fees for tax advisory, bookkeeping, payroll services, annual financial statement preparation, internal auditing, data protection officer services, and business consulting provided to housing industry clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WTS provides specialized professional services to the German housing and real estate industry, including tax advisory, annual financial statement preparation per housing industry form regulations, financial accounting and payroll, internal audits and supervisory board examinations, external data protection officer services, business consulting, and electronic disclosure via the eBundesanzeiger. The firm operates as the professional services arm of the regional housing association vbw, applying the housing industry chart of accounts (Kontenrahmen der Wohnungswirtschaft) to serve housing companies, residential property managers, cooperatives, and property developers primarily in Baden-Württemberg.

Product overview

WTS is a professional consulting firm offering specialized services for the housing and real estate industry. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of seven core service modules: Tax Advisory (Steuerberatung), Annual Financial Statement Preparation (Jahresabschlusserstellung), Financial Accounting & Payroll Administration (Finanzbuchhaltung, Lohnabrechnung & Sachbearbeitung), Internal Audits & Supervisory Board Examinations (Interne Revisionen & Aufsichtsratsprüfungen), External Data Protection Officer services (Externer Datenschutzbeauftragter), Business Administration Consulting (Betriebswirtschaftliche Beratung), and Electronic Disclosure services (Offenlegung). Founded in 1935, these services are delivered by specialized staff and designed to address the specific requirements of housing companies, residential property management, cooperatives, and real estate enterprises in Baden-Württemberg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steuerberatung (Tax Advisory)
• Jahresabschlusserstellung (Annual Financial Statement Preparation)
• Finanzbuchhaltung, Lohnabrechnung & Sachbearbeitung (Financial Accounting, Payroll & Administrative Services)
• Interne Revisionen & Aufsichtsratsprüfungen (Internal Audits & Supervisory Board Audits)
• Externer Datenschutzbeauftragter (External Data Protection Officer)
• Betriebswirtschaftliche Beratung (Business Administration Consulting)
• Offenlegung (Electronic Disclosure)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• vbw Verband baden-württembergischer Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1935vbw Verband is the parent organization of WTS. WTS serves as the professional consulting and service company for members of vbw. The parent organization provides the primary client base and industry network, while WTS provides specialized services to member companies.
• WTS Wohnungswirtschaftliche Treuhand in Sachsen GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA related housing industry trust company (Treuhandgesellschaft) serving housing companies in Saxony. Listed as a partner organization among housing industry trust companies.
• BBT Treuhandstelle des Verbandes Berliner und Brandenburgischer Wohnungsunternehmen GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA related housing industry trust company serving housing companies in Berlin and Brandenburg regions. Listed as a partner organization among housing industry trust companies.
• gdw Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs- und ImmobilienunternehmenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national housing and real estate industry association at federal level. Listed as a housing industry association partner on the links page.
• Arbeitgeberverband der Wohnungs- und ImmobilienwirtschaftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployer association for the housing and real estate industry. Listed as a housing industry association partner.
• casadomus AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partnercasadomus AG is responsible for the conception, design, and programming of the WTS website (www.wts-vbw.de). They provide ongoing website maintenance and development services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Rödl & Partner: German international professional services firm with strong tax, audit, and legal services for the real estate and housing industry, including housing cooperatives; competes for higher-end tax and audit engagements.
• BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft: Major German audit and tax firm serving real estate and housing clients with statutory audits, tax advisory, and compliance services; competes with WTS for larger housing-company and cooperative mandates.
• ETL AG: Large German tax consulting and auditing network with dedicated real-estate and housing-industry practice groups; competes with WTS for housing-company mandates from a broader professional services platform.

Others

• DATEV eG: Primary IT and software-as-service provider to German Steuerberater and accounting firms; not a direct competitor but a critical infrastructure enabler for WTS and adjacent to the core tax/bookkeeping workflow.

Direct peers

• BBT Treuhandstelle des Verbandes Berliner und Brandenburgischer Wohnungsunternehmen GmbH: Berlin/Brandenburg Treuhandstelle for housing companies; same business model of providing tax advisory, bookkeeping, internal audits, and disclosure services to a regional housing-association membership base.
• WTS Wohnungswirtschaftliche Treuhand in Sachsen GmbH: Saxon counterpart of WTS, providing tax, accounting, and advisory services to housing companies in Saxony; operates under the same German Treuhand/Treuhandstelle concept serving housing cooperatives and property companies.
• VdW Bayern - Verband bayerischer Wohnungsunternehmen (Treuhandbereich): Bavarian housing association that bundles professional services for its member housing companies, including tax, bookkeeping, and audit support; directly analogous to vbw's relationship with WTS in Baden-Württemberg.
• TdW Südwest Treuhandgesellschaft für die Südwestdeutsche Wohnungswirtschaft mbH: Regional Treuhandgesellschaft serving housing companies in southwestern Germany with tax, accounting, audit, and data protection services; explicitly named as a partner in WTS's network and operates in the same niche and regulatory framework.

Regional players

• AGV Bauverband Bayern - Treuhandgesellschaft: Trust/accounting arm serving Bavarian building and housing companies, offering tax advisory and bookkeeping specific to the construction and housing sector. Comparable service mix but focused on Bavaria.

Emerging players

• GENOPACE GmbH: Modern technology-enabled service provider for housing cooperatives (Wohnungsgenossenschaften) covering digital bookkeeping and member administration; competes with WTS's traditional bookkeeping and payroll service lines for cooperative clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wts---wohnungswirtschaftliche-treuhand-stuttgart

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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