We have audited the accompanying financial statements of LIME CHEMICALS LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprise the BalanceSheet as at 31st March 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes inEquity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date and notes to the financial statements, including a summaryof significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "the financial statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements givethe information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformitywith the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules, 2015, as amended, ('Ind AS') and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Companyas at 31st March, 2025, the profit including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended onthat date.
We conducted the audit of financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing ("SAs") specified under section 143(10)of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of thefinancial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued bythe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of thefinancial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilitiesin accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the financial statements.
We draw attention to the following note of the financial statements: -
Note 33B(d) regarding Non recognition of liability of Rs.33.85 lakhs payable to MSME vendor & provision of interest of Rs.3 lakhsthereon as required under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Act, 2006 on account of dispute between parties.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above matter.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the standaloneInd AS financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Ind AS financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Contingent Liabilities and Litigations
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, the
The Company is exposed to a number of regulatory proceedings,
following:
tax litigations, claims and other legal matters that could havea significant financial impact depending on their outcome.The assessment of the likelihood of an outflow of resources,and the estimation of the potential financial effect, requiresignificant judgment by management. These judgments involveinterpretation of applicable laws and regulations, evaluation oflegal opinions, and assessment of the probability of success insuch matters.
Obtained an understanding of the Company's process foridentifying and monitoring pending litigations, claims andregulatory matters.
Assessed the appropriateness of the accounting policies relatedto recognition, measurement and disclosures.
Discussed with management and the in-house legal teamthe nature of ongoing cases, recent developments, and
Given the magnitude of potential exposures and the inherentuncertainty involved in estimating the outcome of these cases,this area was considered to be a Key Audit Matter.
management's assessment of likely outcomes.
Evaluated the assumptions and estimates used by managementin determining whether a provision is required or whetherdisclosure as a contingent liability is adequate.
Assessed the adequacy and completeness of the disclosuresmade in the financial statements in respect of contingentliabilities and litigations.
Based on the above procedures, we found management'sassessment and disclosures relating to contingent liabilities,litigations to be reasonable and consistent with the informationobtained during our audit.
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of other information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Director's Report but does not include the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusionthereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, considerwhether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of ouraudit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information; we arerequired to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respectto the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, totalcomprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (IndAS) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India.
This responsibility also includes maintenance 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 other irregularities; selection and applicationof appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementationand maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completenessof the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view andare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern,disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management eitherintends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 ahigh level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Standards on Audit (SAs) will always detecta material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or inthe aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financialstatements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, specified under section 143(10) of the Act, we exercise professional judgment and maintainprofessional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
? Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the 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 basisfor our opinion. The risk of not detecting 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 override of internal control;
? Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate inthe circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion onwhether the company has adequate internal financial controls system, in relation to the financial statements in place and theoperating effectiveness of such controls;
? Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosuresmade by management;
? Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company'sability 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 financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our
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 financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether thefinancial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation;
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes itprobable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financial 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 ofour work; and (ii) to evaluate 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 auditand significant 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 are of most significance inthe audit of the financial statements of the current year and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in ourauditor'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 reasonablybe expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in termsof sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give in the Annexure "A", a statement on the matters specifiedin paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. The company has not paid any remuneration to its directors during the year. Hence provisions and limits laid down under section197 read with Schedule V to the Act are not applicable.
3. 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 our knowledge and belief werenecessary for the purposes of our audit of the accompanying financial statement;
(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 and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), Statement of change in Equityand the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133of the Act read with the Rule 7 of the Companies (Account) Rules, 2014.
(e) The matter described in paragraph relating to Emphasis of Matter may have an adverse effect on the functioning of thecompany.
(f) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2025 taken on record by the Boardof Directors, none of the director is disqualified from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial statements of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B".
Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on adequacy and operating effectiveness of Company's internal financialcontrols over financial reporting.
4. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given tous:
(i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements (Refer Note35 to the financial statements).
(ii) The Company did not have any long - term contracts including derivative contracts; as such the question of commenting onany material foreseeable losses thereon does not arise.
(iii) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Funds of theCompany for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
(iv) (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief no funds have been advanced or loanedor invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or inany other persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in
writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Company or provide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief no funds have been received by the Companyfrom any persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Company shall directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Funding Parties or provide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on the audit procedures performed that we considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothinghas come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) of Rule 11(e)mentioned above contain any material miss-statement.
(v) The Company has not declared dividend for the year ended 31st March, 2025
(vi) Based on our examination which includes test checks, the company has used an accounting software for maintaining its booksof accounts which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same operated throughout the year for all therelevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, for the year under audit, we did not come across any instance of theaudit trail feature being tampered with and additionally audit trail has been preserved by the Company as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention.
Chartered Accountants
F.R.N. 105487W
Place: Mumbai
Date: 30.05.2025
R. A. Kuvadia
(Proprietor)
M. No. 040087
UDIN: 25040087BMIGWQ5249