We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of Max Financial Services Limited ("the Company"),which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31 2025, theStatement of Profit and Loss, including the statement ofOther Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement andthe Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended,and notes to the standalone financial statements, including asummary of material accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act") in the mannerso required and give a true and fair view in conformity with theaccounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state ofaffairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, its loss includingother comprehensive loss, its cash flows and the changes inequity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statementsin accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), asspecified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilitiesunder those Standards are further described in the 'Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements' section of our report. We are independent ofthe Company in accordance with the 'Code of Ethics' issuedby the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India togetherwith the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit ofthe financial statements under the provisions of the Act andthe 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 ouraudit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
We draw attention to note 47 of the statement, whichdescribes uncertainty related to outcome in respect of showcause notice received from the Securities Exchange Board ofIndia (SEBI) alleging non-compliances with certain provisions
of SEBI Act, Securities Contract Regulation Act, the erstwhileListing Agreement, the Listing Regulations and other applicableSEBI regulations, pending the outcome of which, no impact hasbeen given in these audited financial statements.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above matter.
We have determined that there are no key audit matters tocommunicate in our report.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for theother information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Annual report but does not includethe standalone financial statements and our auditor's reportthereon. The Annual Report is expected to be made availableto us after the date of this auditor's report.
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 such other information ismaterially inconsistent with the financial statements or ourknowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated. When we read the Annual Report, if weconclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we arerequired to communicate the matter to those charged withgovernance.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT AND THOSECHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE FOR THE STANDALONEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance including other comprehensive income, cash flowsand changes in equity of the Company in accordance with theaccounting principles generally accepted in India, including theIndian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility alsoincludes maintenance of adequate accounting records in
accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding ofthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfrauds and other irregularities; selection and applicationof appropriate accounting policies; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design,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, managementis responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continueas a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related togoing concern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless management either intends to liquidate the Company orto cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Charged with Governance are also responsible foroverseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the standalone financial statements as a wholeare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes ouropinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatement when itexists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, theycould reasonably be expected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis of these standalonefinancial 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 responsiveto those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Therisk of not detecting a material misstatement resultingfrom fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, asfraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant tothe audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls with reference to financial statements inplace and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use ofthe going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as agoing concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor'sreport to the related disclosures in the financial statementsor, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify ouropinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidenceobtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However,future events or conditions may cause the Company tocease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contentof the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financialstatements represent the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, includingany significant deficiencies in internal control that we identifyduring our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with astatement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicatewith them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and whereapplicable, related safeguards.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government ofIndia in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act,we give in the "Annexure 1" a statement on the mattersspecified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to the
extent applicable, 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 requiredby law have been kept by the Company so far as itappears from our examination of those books.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Lossincluding the Statement of Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement ofChanges in Equity dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read withCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on March 31, 2025 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directorsis disqualified as on March 31, 2025 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) ofthe Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to these standalone financialstatements and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2"to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for theyear ended March 31, 2025 has been paid/ providedby the Company to its directors in accordance withthe provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V tothe Act;
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe 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 explanations givento us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position in itsstandalone financial statements - Refer Note 26to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts for whichthere were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There were no amounts which were requiredto be transferred to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company.
iv. a) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief,other than as disclosed in the note 42 tothe standalone financial statements, nofunds have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed funds orshare premium or any other sources orkind of funds) by the Company to or in anyother person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Intermediaries"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,whether, directly or indirectly lend or investin other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide any guarantee, security or the likeon behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, to
the best of its knowledge and belief, otherthan as disclosed in the note 42 to thestandalone financial statements, no fundshave been received by the Company fromany person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Funding Parties"), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend orinvest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries")or provide any guarantee, security or the likeon behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performedthat have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothinghas come to our notice that has caused usto believe that the representations undersub-clause (a) and (b) contain any materialmisstatement.
v. No dividend has been declared or paid during theyear by the Company.
vi. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of accountwhich has a feature of recording audit trail(edit log) facility and the same has operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software (refer Note 44 to thefinancial statements). Further, during the courseof our audit we did not come across any instanceof audit trail feature being tampered with.
Additionally, the audit trail of prior year has beenpreserved by the Company as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention.
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Place: MumbaiDate: May 13, 2025