We have audited the accompanying Ind AS Financial Statements of ELEGANT FLORICULTURE &AGROTECH (INDIA) LIMITED (here in after referred to as “the Company”), which comprise theBalance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit & Loss (including other comprehensive income),Statement of Cash flows and Statement of Change in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to thestandalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation (collectively referred to as “standalone Ind AS financial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidInd AS Financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (here in after referredto as “the Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with Indian AccountingStandards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules, 2015, as amended (“Ind AS”) and the accounting principles generally accepted in India,
a) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025.
b) In the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit including comprehensive income forthe year ended on that date; and
c) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.
d) In the case of Statement of Change in Equity, change in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards onAuditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards arefurther described in the Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of ourreport. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute ofChartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit ofthe standalone Ind AS financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder,and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI’sCode of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide abasis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
We draw attention to the fact that the position of Company Secretary remained vacant as at the balance sheetdate. Management has informed us that it is in the process of identifying and appointing a suitable candidate.Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our auditof the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit ofthe financial statement as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separateopinion on these matters.
As disclosed in Note to Accounts, the Company has granted significant loans and advances. Evaluating theirrecoverability involves judgment regarding borrower creditworthiness, security coverage, and the risk ofdefault. This was significant due to the size of the balances and the estimation involved in assessing potentialcredit losses.
The company has recognised interest income in the statement of profit and loss that has not been realised incash during the reporting period. This recognition is in accordance with the company’s revenue recognitionpolicy, whereby interest income is recognised on a time-proportion basis, based on the outstanding balanceand the applicable interest rate. The recognition is supported by management’s assessment of the underlyingcontractual terms and the expected recoverability of the interest.
We also draw your attention to the fact that, during the year ended March 31 2025, the Company’s interestincome exceeded its revenue from operations. As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, this mayrequire the Company to register as a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC).
Other Information
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Company’s annual report, but does not include the standalone IndAS financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Other information is expected to be made availableto us after the date of this auditor’s report.
Our opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements does not cover the other information and we donot express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other informationand, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financialstatement or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, basedon the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information,we are required to report the fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements
The Company’s management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5)of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of the standalone Ind AS FinancialStatements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including othercomprehensive income, and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the
Act, read with Rule 7 of The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguardingthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting the frauds and other irregularities; selection andapplication of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that wereoperating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to thepreparation 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, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the goingconcern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Ind AS financial statementsas a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s reportthat includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that anaudit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate,they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of thesestandalone Ind AS financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professionalscepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements,whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtainaudit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of notdetecting 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 internalcontrol.
• Obtained an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls with reference tostandalone Ind AS in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditionsthat may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we concludethat a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the relateddisclosures in the standalone Ind AS 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’sreport. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a goingconcern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone Ind AS financial statementsincluding the disclosures, and whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone Ind AS financial statements that, individuallyor in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of thestandalone Ind AS financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality andqualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and(ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scopeand timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal controlthat we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters thatmay reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards. From thematters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit
matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosureabout the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not becommunicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected tooutweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of Sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act and on the basis of suchchecks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the
information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure-A a statement on the mattersspecified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were 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, sofar as appears from our examination of those books;
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income),theStatement of Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Change in Equity dealt with by this report are inagreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the standalone Ind AS Financial Statements comply with the Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015, as amended;
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025, and takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025, frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, we report that theremuneration paid/provided to the Directors during the year ended March 31, 2025 is in accordance
with the provisions of Section 197 of Companies Act, 2013 read with Schedule V to the Act.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to these standalone IndAS financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Reportin Annexure-B;
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with the Rule11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanations given to us, we report that:
i. The Company is having the pending litigation with the Income-tax Department againstthe A.Y. 2017-18 and the demand is raised by the Income-tax Department is Rs.67.87Lacs, the company has not made any provision in the financials against this demand.The company has deposited 20% of the demand which is a pre-requisite requirement tofile the appeal against the order of the Assessing Officer as per Circular of the Income-tax Department.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the InvestorsEducation and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) As per the information and explanation given to us by the management, no funds
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 otherperson or entity, including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediaryshall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries;
(b) As per the information and explanation given to us by the management, no fundshave been received by the company from any person or entity, including foreignentities (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest inother persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
(c) On the basis of above representations, nothing has come to our notice that hascaused us to believe that the above representations contained any material mis¬statement.
v. Based on the information and explanation provide to us, no dividend has beendeclared or paid during the year by the company.
vi. Based on our examination, which include test checks, the company has used anaccounting software for maintaining its books of accounts which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has been operated throughout theyear for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further during the course ofour audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with.As per proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Act, the audit trail has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
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