We have audited the standalone financial statements of DhunseriVentures Limited (the "Company") which comprise the standalonebalance sheet as at 31 March 2025, and the standalone statementof profit and loss (including other comprehensive income),standalone statement of changes in equity and standalonestatement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to thestandalone financial statements, including material accountingpolicies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements give the information required by the Companies Act,2013 ("Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair viewin conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted inIndia, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2025,and its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equityand its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standardson Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act.Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described inthe Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements section of our report. We are independent
of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issuedby the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of thestandalone financial statements under the provisions of the Actand the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements andthe Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we haveobtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouropinion on the standalone financial statements.
We draw attention to Note 7(iv) of the standalone financialstatements of the Company which describes that the Companyhad advanced a loan aggregating to H2,250 lakhs during the yearto a company, in which directors of the Company were interested,without passing a special resolution by the Company in thegeneral meeting as required by the Companies Act, 2013. Theaforesaid loan along with the interest has been received back bythe Company during the year. We are unable to comment on thelikely outcome of the above matter and its consequential impacton the financial statements, if any, as at and for the year ended 31March 2025.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalonefinancial statements of the current period. These matters wereaddressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, andwe do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
See Note 6 to standalone financial statements
The key audit matter
How the matter was addressed in our audit
The carrying value of investments in subsidiariesas at 31 March 2025 was INR 69,835.36 lakhs. Asstated in Note 1.10 of the standalone financialstatements, Investment in subsidiaries are stated atcost less provision for impairment loss. Investmentsare tested for impairment wherever event orchanges in circumstances indicate uncertainties overrecoverability of the carrying amount of investments.
For investments where impairment indicators exist,significant judgments and estimates are required toassess the fair value of such investments.
Considering the degree of management judgmentinvolved in the impairment assessment ofinvestments in subsidiaries and the financialquantum of the aforesaid assets, we havedetermined this to be a key audit matter.
In view of the significance of the matter we applied the following audit
procedures in this area, among others to obtain audit evidence:
• Tested the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of keycontrols in respect of the Company's impairment review process ofinvestments in subsidiaries;
• Where potential indicators of impairment were identified, we evaluatedCompany's impairment assessments and assumptions associated with fairvalue measurements of such investments;
• Performed sensitivity analysis and verified reasonableness of the keyassumptions applied in calculating the fair value of such investments andconsidered the resultant impact on the impairment testing;
• Evaluated the adequacy of the disclosures made in the standalone financialstatements with respect to such investments.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors areresponsible for the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Company's annualreport, but does not include the financial statements andauditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does notcover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the other informationand, in doing so, consider whether the other information ismaterially inconsistent with the standalone financial statementsor our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appearsto be materially misstated. If, based on the work we haveperformed, we conclude that there is a material misstatementof this other information, we are required to report that fact. Wehave nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors areresponsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Actwith respect to the preparation of these standalone financialstatements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs,profit/ loss and other comprehensive income, changes inequity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with theaccounting principles generally accepted in India, including theIndian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisionsof the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selectionand application of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; anddesign, implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuringthe accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,
relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view and are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, theManagement and Board of Directors are responsible forassessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern,disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern andusing the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board ofDirectors either intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe standalone financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and toissue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee thatan audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arisefrom fraud or error and are considered material if, individually orin the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influencethe economic decisions of users taken on the basis of thesestandalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement ofthe standalone financial statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk ofnot detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud ishigher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations,or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to theaudit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriatein the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, weare also responsible for expressing our opinion on whetherthe company has adequate internal financial controls withreference to financial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates and relateddisclosures made by the Management and Board of Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Managementand Board of Directors use of the going concern basis ofaccounting in preparation of standalone financial statementsand, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether amaterial uncertainty exists related to events or conditionsthat may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in ourauditor's report to the related disclosures in the standalonefinancial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on theaudit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor'sreport. However, future events or conditions may cause theCompany to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of thestandalone financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the standalone financial statements representthe underlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding,among other matters, the planned scope and timing of theaudit and significant audit findings, including any significantdeficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statementthat we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regardingindependence, and to communicate with them all relationshipsand other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on ourindependence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the standalone financial statementsof the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless lawor regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that amatter should not be communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably beexpected to outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India interms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the "AnnexureA" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2 A.As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
b. In our opinion, proper books of account as required bylaw have been kept by the Company so far as it appearsfrom our examination of those books except for thematters stated in the paragraph 2B(f) below on reportingunder Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014.
c. The standalone balance sheet, the standalone statementof profit and loss (including other comprehensiveincome), the standalone statement of changes in equityand the standalone statement of cash flows dealt with bythis Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Ind AS specified underSection 133 of the Act.
e. On the basis of the written representations received fromthe directors as on various dates taken on record by theBoard of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified ason 31 March 2025 from being appointed as a director interms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f. the modification relating to the maintenance of accountsand other matters connected therewith are as stated in theparagraph 2A(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph 2B(f) below on reporting under Rule11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
g. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to financial statements ofthe Company and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B"..
B. With respect to the other matters to be included inthe Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in ouropinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us:
a. The Company does not have any pending litigationswhich would impact its financial position.
b. The Company did not have any long-term contractsincluding derivative contracts for which there wereany material foreseeable losses.
c. There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company.
d (i) The management has represented that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief, as disclosedin the Note 43 to the standalone financialstatements, no funds have been advanced orloaned or invested (either from borrowed fundsor share premium or any other sources or kindof funds) by the Company to or in any otherperson(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities("Intermediaries"), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that
the Intermediary shall directly or indirectly lendor invest in other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(ii) The management has represented that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief, as disclosedin the Note 43 to the standalone financialstatements, no funds have been received bythe Company from any person(s) or entity(ies),including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), withthe understanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Company shall directlyor indirectly, lend or invest in other persons orentities identified in any manner whatsoever byor on behalf of the Funding Parties ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, securityor the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(iii) Based on the audit procedures that have beenconsidered reasonable and appropriate inthe circumstances, nothing has come to ournotice that has caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) ofRule 11(e), as provided under (i) and (ii) above,contain any material misstatement.
e. The final dividend paid by the Company during theyear, in respect of the same declared for the previousyear, is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act tothe extent it applies to payment of dividend.
As stated in Note 37 to the standalone financialstatements, the Board of Directors of the Companyhave proposed final dividend for the year whichis subject to the approval of the members at theensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividenddeclared is in accordance with Section 123 of the Actto the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
f. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company has used an accountingsoftware, which is operated by a third partysoftware service provider, for maintaining itsbooks of account. In the absence of reporting oncompliance with the audit trail requirements inthe system and organisation controls report, weare unable to comment whether audit trail featureof the said software was enabled and operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software or whether there were anyinstances of the audit trail feature been tamperedwith. Additionally, we are unable to commentwhether the audit trail has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirements forrecord retention.
C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor'sReport under Section 197(16) of the Act:
In our opinion and according to the information andexplanations given to us, the remuneration paid by theCompany to its directors during the current year is inaccordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act.The remuneration paid to any director is not in excessof the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. TheMinistry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other detailsunder Section 197(16) of the Act which are required to becommented upon by us.
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Chartered AccountantsFirm's Registration No: 101248W/W-100022
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Date: 20 May 2025 ICAI UDIN:25060715BMNVNI7199