We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Narmada Gelatines Limited Cthe Company-), which comprises ofBalance Sheet as at March 31,2026, the Statement of Profit and Loss (Including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of ChangesIn Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements including a summaryof material accounting policies and other explanatory information,
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) In the manner so required and give a true and fair view Inconformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ('Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of theCompany as at March 31,2026, its profit (Including other comprehensive Income), changes in equity and Its cash flows for the year endedon that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilitiesunder those Standards are further described in the Auditor 's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report.We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics Issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions ofthe Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities In accordance with these requirements andthe Code of Ethics.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on thestandalone financial statements,
Key Audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance In our audit of the standalone financialstatements of the current period, We have determined that there are no key audit matters to communicate In our report,
Information Otherthan the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor s report thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The Other Information comprises the information Included In theBoard's Report including Annexures to the Board report but does not Include the standalone financial statements and our auditor's reportthereon. The reports are expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor 's report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assuranceconclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other Information and, in doing so,consider whether the other Information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtainedduring the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the report. If we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter tothose charged with governance.
Management responsibilities for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of thesestandalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance (Including othercomprehensive income), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted In India, including the 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 accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to thepreparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a goingconcern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unlessmanagement either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to ao so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company s financial reporting process,
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high levelof assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when Itexists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if. individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably beexpected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit In accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design andperform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis forour opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraudmay involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of Internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of Internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances. Under Section 143(3)0) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company hasadequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosuresmade by the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the oudltevidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on theentity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention Inour auditor's report to the related disclosures in the standolone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modifyour opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future eventsor conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, Including the disclosures, andwhether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events In a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
Materiality Is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that Individually or In aggregate makes if probablethat the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financial statements may be influenced. We considerquantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and In evaluating the results of our work and (ii) toevaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the standalone financial statements,
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit andsignificant audit findings. Including any significant deficiencies In Internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regardingIndependence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on ourIndependence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance In theaudit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are, therefore, the key audit matters. We describe these matters inour auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, In extremely rare circumstances, wedetermine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably beexpected to outweigh the public Interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. Pursuant fo the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ('the Order'), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub¬
section (11) of Section 143 of the Act. we give In the Annexure ’A’ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 ofthe Order,
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the Information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief werenecessary 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 appears from ourexamination of those books.
(c) The Balance sheet, the Statement of Profit & Loss (including other comprehensive income), Statement of Changes in Equity andthe Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account,
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section133 of the Act read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules. 2015.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31,2026 taken on record by the Board ofDirectors, none of the directors Is disqualified as on March 31,2026 from being appointed as a Director in terms of Section 164(2)of the Act,
(0 With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure "B",
(g) With respect to the other matters to be Included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirements of Section 197(16)of the Act, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paidby the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act.
(h) With respect to the matters to be included in the Auditor's report in accordance with the Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules. 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our Information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on Its financial performance In its standalone financialstatements. (Refer note no 36 to standalone financial statements
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts Including derivative contracts for which there were any materialforeseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fundby the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of Its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either
Individually or In the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or Invested (either from borrowed funds or sharepremium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity. Including foreignentity ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,whether, directly or indirectly lend to or invest In other persons or entities Identified in any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of Its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material eitherIndividually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity, Including foreignentity ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall,whether, directly or indirectly, lend to or invest In other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries') or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on the oudit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothinghas come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representation under sub clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11 (e) ofThe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as provided under (a) and (b) above, contains any materialmisstatement. (Refer Note no. 49 (v) & (vi) to the standalone financial statements)
v. The dividend paid by the Company during the year is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act, As stated In note 44 (c) tothe standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company has proposed final dividend for the year 2025-26which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing annual general meeting. The proposed dividend declared isIn accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to the declaration of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination, which Included test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining itsaccount books for the financial year ended March 31,2026 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility andthe same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, during the courseof our audit we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with. The Company is Incompliance with the preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
For LODHA & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm registration No. - 301051E/ E300284
R. P. Baradiya
Race: Mumbai Partner
Date: May 25,2026 Membership No. 044101
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