We were engaged to audit the accompanying financial statements of Heads UP Ventures Limited ("the Company"), whichcomprise the balance sheet as at 31 March 2024 and the statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income),statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended and notes to the financial statements,including a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
We do not express an opinion on the accompanying financial statements of the Company. In view of the significance of thematter described in the "Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion" section of our report, we have not been able to obtain sufficientappropriate audit evidence regarding whether the use of going concern assumption is appropriate or not. Therefore, weare unable to conclude as to whether the aforesaid financial statements are presented in accordance with the applicableaccounting standards and other recognized accounting practices and policies.
We draw attention to Note No.8 in the standalone financial statement for the payment of Inter-corporate deposits (ICD) givento Milgrey Finance & Investment Limited amounting to Rs.619.50 Lakhs and to Pro Fin Capital Services Limited amounting toRs.130.00 Lakhs both outstanding as on 31st March, 2024. Our review of these transactions however noted that adequate andappropriate process for KYC verification, related correspondences made with respective party and in obtaining other relevantdocumentation has not been followed, although parties have confirmed balances as on 31st March, 2024. However, we areunable to determine the authenticity of these transactions.
We draw attention to Note No. 37 of the standalone financial statements regarding preparation of the financial statementson going concern basis. Although the Company had launched its new brand "HUP" and had some initial business but nomajor success has been achieved. In fact, company has sold all merchandise stocks of the new brand as stock clearancesales during the current year and has no further plans (i.e. no purchase / sales orders) of carrying out business. As we areunable to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence about future business transaction thereof and based on its currentbusiness operations, we are of the view that the Company has ceased to be a going concern. The Management and the Boardof Directors however believes that the Company will be able to meet all its existing contractual obligations and liabilities asthey fall due in near future and therefore these standalone financial statements are prepared based on going concern basis.
We draw attention to Note No.38 of the standalone financial statement regarding outstanding amount of Rs.347.33 lakhs fromTexwiz Private Limited., wherein neither balance confirmation has been received from the party nor any provisions has beenmade in the financial statements, despite amounts being outstanding for more than two years.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to Note No. 39 of the standalone financial statements regarding Cheque of Rs.68.54 lakhs drawn of ICICIBank dated 30th March 2024 from its director regarding balance outstanding of Security Deposit Amount. The said cheque isyet to be deposited / encashed hence being shown as Cheque in Hand as of 31st March 2024.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for other information. Other information comprises the information includedin the Annual Report but does not include the Standalone financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone financial statements does not cover other information and we do not express any form ofassurance, conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, indoing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the Standalone financial statements, or ourknowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed on the other information obtained prior to the date of this auditor's report, weconclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact. We have nothingto report in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act')with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally acceptedin India, including the Indian Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of theCompany and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accountingpolicies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring accuracy and completeness of the accountingrecords, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Management and Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Company'sability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has norealistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our responsibility is to conduct an audit of the Company's financial statements in accordance with Standards on Auditing andto issue an auditor's report. However, because of the matter described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section of ourreport, we were not able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion on these financialstatements.
We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics and provisions of the Act that are relevant to ouraudit of the financial statements in India under the Act, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordancewith the Code of Ethics and the requirements under the Act.
(i) As required by the Companies (Auditors' Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government in terms ofsection 143 (11) of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs of the Order,to the extent applicable.
(ii) (A) As required by section 143(3) of the Act, read with the paragraph related to Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion, we report
that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and beliefwere necessary for the purposes of our audit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appearsfrom our examination of those books.
c) The balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the statement ofchanges in equity and the statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books ofaccount.
d) Due to the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis of Disclaimer Opinion paragraph, we are unable tostate whether the aforesaid financial statements comply with the accounting standards specified under section133 of the Act.
e) The matter described in Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraph could have an adverse effect on the functioningon the Company.
f) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2023 taken on recordby the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2023 from being appointed as adirector in terms of section 164(2) of the Act.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of theCompany and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B"
(B) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors' Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
a) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statementsas at 31 March 2024. Refer Note 35 to the financial statements.
b) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were anymaterial foreseeable losses.
c) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company.
d) (i) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been advanced
or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds)by the Company to or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities ("intermediaries"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the intermediary shall:
• directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the company or
• provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf or Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(ii) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have beenreceived by the company from any person or entities, including foreign entities ("Funding parties"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall:
• directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Funding Party or
• provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
• Based on such audit procedures as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause(d)(i) and (d)(ii) contain any material misstatement; and
e) During the year company has not declared any dividend in compliance to section 123 of the Act.
f) Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintainingits books of account for the year ended 31st March, 2024 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log)facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software.Further, during the course of our audit, we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature beingtampered.
(c) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditors' Report under section 197(16) of the Act:
(i) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by theCompany to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act.The remuneration paid to any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under section 197 of the Act. TheMinistry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under section 197(16) of the Act which are requiredto be commented upon by us.
For, Ram Agarwal & Associates
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Place : MumbaiDate : 09-05-2024