We have audited the accompanying Financial Statements of CHOTHANI FOODS LIMITED ("theCompany”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Lossfor the year ended on March 31, 2025, the Statement of Cash flow for the year ended & a summaryof significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, theaforesaid Financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 in themanner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Accounting Standardsprescribed under Section 133 of the Act & other accounting principles generally accepted in India, ofthe state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, its Profit and its cash flows for the yearended on that date.
BASIS FOR OPINION
We conducted our audit of the Financial Statements in accordance with the standards on Auditingspecified under section 143(10) of the Act (SAs). Our responsibilities under those standards arefurther described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Statements section ofour report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together with the independence requirements thatare relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provision of the Act, and the Rulesmade thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the financial statements.
KEY AUDIT MATTERS
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance inour audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in thecontext of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, andwe do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicatedin our report.
S.No.
Key Audit Matter
1.
Assessment of Trade Receivables:
The company has trade receivables amounting to Rs. 482.59 Lakhs (i.e. 24.64% of total assets) atthe Balance Sheet Date March 31, 2025.
The increasing challenges over the economy and operating environment in the Trading &manufacturing industry during the year have increased the risks of default on receivables from thecompany's customers. In particular, in the event of insolvency of customers, the company isexposed to potential risk of financial loss when the customers fail to meet their contractualobligations in accordance with the requirements of the agreements.
Based on historical default rates and overall credit worthiness of customers, management believesthat no impairment allowance is required in respect of outstanding trade receivables as on March31, 2025. Management had analysed trade receivables in depth and written off debts consideredto be non-recoverable.
For the purpose of impairment assessment, significant judgements and assumptions, including thecredit risks of customers, the timing and amount of realisation of these receivables, are requiredfor the identification of impairment events and the determination of the impairment charge.
Auditor Response to key Audit Matter:
Principal Audit Procedures:
Our audit procedures included:
• Evaluating the Company's policy on provisioning for doubtful debts and assessing its
compliance with applicable accounting standards.
• Reviewing the ageing of receivables and identifying material overdue balances.
• Discussing with management the status of significant overdue accounts and the rationale for
not making a provision.
• Testing subsequent collections received after the year-end to assess the recoverability.
• Evaluating the adequacy of disclosures in the financial statements.
Conclusion:
We found the key judgement and assumptions used by management in the recoverabilityassessment of trade receivables to be supportable based on the available evidence. However, inabsence of confirmations, non-provisioning on debtors may be required as mentioned in'Emphasis of Matter' paragraph 2.
2.
Non-identification of Suppliers under the MSMED Act, 2006
As at the balance sheet date, the Company has not identified or disclosed any dues to micro andsmall enterprises as defined under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act,2006. The determination of suppliers covered under the MSMED Act is required for compliancewith disclosure requirements under the Act and Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013.
This was considered a key audit matter due to the regulatory significance of the MSMED Act, therisk of non-compliance with statutory disclosure requirements, and the judgment involved inidentification and confirmation of suppliers' status under the Act.
• Obtaining and reviewing management's process for identifying suppliers covered under the
MSMED Act.
• Reviewing vendor master data and assessing whether management had obtained requisite
declarations from suppliers regarding their MSME status.
• Examining correspondence, if any, with vendors and reviewing payments made to assess if
any delay beyond statutory timelines existed.
• Evaluating the appropriateness and completeness of disclosures made in the financial
statements in this regard.
1. The company's process for identifying suppliers covered by the Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesDevelopment Act of 2006 and the payment of interest in cases of delays in payment, appears to beinadequate and unverifiable. As a result, we are unable to comment on MSMED Act 2006 complianceor disclosure requirements under Schedule III of the Companies Act 2013.
2. The Company does not have confirmations and reconciliation of few balances from sundry debtors. Theeffect of the adjustment arising from reconciliation and settlement of old dues and possible loss whichmay arise on account of non-recovery or partial recovery of such dues is not ascertained. We areunable to comment on the impact of non-provisioning for such loss on the result or financial position ofthe Company.
The company's board is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report includingAnnexures to Board's Report, Business Responsibility Report but does not include the FinancialStatements and our Auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do not express anyform of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with theFinancial Statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this otherinformation, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 ("the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these Financial Statements to give a true and fairview of the financial position, financial performance, & cash flows of the Company in accordance withaccounting standard & accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequateinternal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness ofthe accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Financial Statements thatgive a true and fair view and are free from material 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 thegoing concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The board of directors are responsible for overseeing the company's financial reporting process.AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole arefree from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report thatincludes 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 theaggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decision of users taken on thebasis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professionalscepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• identify and assess the risks of material misstatements of the financial statements, whether dueto fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain auditevidence 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 fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the overrideof internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we arealso responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accountingestimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events orconditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in ourauditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures areinadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained upto the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the companyto cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, includingthe disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financial statements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of thefinancial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i)planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate theeffect of any identified misstatements in the financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the plannedscope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internalcontrol that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and othermatters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, relatedsafeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters thatwere of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are thereforethe key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulationprecludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine thata matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so wouldreasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit we report that:
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 so faras it appears from our examination of those books;
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss & Cash Flow Statement dealt with by thisReport are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the accounting standards specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025,taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2025, from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) With respect to the adequacy of internal financial control over financial reporting of the company& the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure "A”. Ourreport expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of thecompany's internal financial controls over financial reporting.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with therequirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us,the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with theprovisions of section 197 of the Act.
h) With respect to other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 ofthe companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanation given to us:
(i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in itsfinancial statements.
(ii) The Company has made provision, as at March 31, 2025 as required under the applicable lawor accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contractsincluding derivative contracts.
(iii) The Company is not liable to transfer any amounts, to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund during the year ended March 31, 2025.
(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 orinvested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds)by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity ("Intermediaries”),with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) 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 received by theCompany from any person or entity, including foreign entity ("Funding Parties”), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether,directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(v) The company has not declared and paid any dividend during the year 2024-25.
(vi) Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has not usedaccounting softwares for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended March 31,2025, which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has not beenoperated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the softwares.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April 1, 2023,reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation ofaudit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financialyear ended March 31, 2025.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 (the "Order”) issued by the CentralGovernment in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "Annexure B” a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
Chartered AccountantsFRN : 128701W
Meenakshi GuptaPartner
M.NO. : 108097
UDIN : 25108097BMIXQD6416
Place : Mumbai
Date : 29.05.2025