We have audited the accompanying StandaloneFinancial Statements of ACCEL Limited ("theCompany”), which comprise the Standalone BalanceSheet as at 31st March 2025, the StandaloneStatement of Profit and Loss (including OtherComprehensive Income), the Standalone Statementof changes in Equity and Standalone Statementof Cash Flows for the year then ended, notes tothe Standalone Financial Statements includingmaterial accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation.
In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, except forthe possible effect of the matter described in theBasis for Qualified Opinion section of our report,the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements givethe information required by the Companies Act,2013 ("the Act”) in the manner so required and givea true and fair view in conformity with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under Section133 of the Act read with the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended,("Ind AS”)and other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of theCompany as at 31st March 2025, and its profit,other comprehensive income, changes in equity andits cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
(i) Refer to Note no. 47A to the StandaloneAnnual Financial Statements regarding therecoverability of loan given to one of its
Subsidiary Companies of Rs. 663.04 Lakhsoutstanding as on 31st March 2025 (Previousyear Rs 490.88 lakhs), which also includes debton account of preference shares that were notredeemed as on 31st March 2025, that aresignificantly overdue. The Management is of theview that there is no diminution to the carryingvalue of these loans and advances. However,in the absence of sufficient appropriate auditevidence regarding the timing of repaymentand extent of cash flows that will be availablefrom the respective company to settle thesedues, we are unable to comment upon therecoverability of the carrying value of the saidas at 31st March 2025 and the consequentialimpact thereof, if any, on the accompanyingStatement. Our Report on Audited StandaloneFinancial Statements for the year ended 31stMarch 2024 has been qualified in this regard.
(ii) Refer to Note no. 47 B to the standalonefinancial statement regarding the carryingvalue of the unquoted Investment of its oneassociate company amounting to Rs. 487.79Lakhs. The Management has not recognizedthe diminished value based on an independentvaluer who valued at Rs. 172.82 Lakhs on 28thFebruary 2025 in respect of this investment.The Management is of the opinion that there isno diminishing value of these investments andconsiders the Present Value as Fair Value. Inthe absence of sufficient appropriate evidenceto support the management conclusion, weare unable to comment upon adjustments, ifany, that may be required to the carrying valueof these investments and their consequentialimpact on the accompanying standalonefinancial statements.
We conducted our audit of the Standalone Financial
Statements in accordance with the Standards on
Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of
the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standardsare further described in the Auditor's Responsibilityfor the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statementssection of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethicsissued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia (ICAI) together with the ethical requirementsthat are relevant to our audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements under the provisions of the Actand the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilledour other ethical responsibilities in accordancewith these requirements and the Code of Ethics.We believe that the audit evidence obtained by usis sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
Key audit matters are those matters that, in ourprofessional judgment, were of most significance inour audit of the standalone financial statements ofthe current period. These matters were addressed inthe context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinionthereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters. We have determined the matterdescribed below to be the key audit matter to becommunicated in our report.
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Key Audit Matters
Auditor's Response
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REVENUE RECOGNITION
• The Company enters into revenuecontracts and managementuses its judgement in respect ofmatters such as identificationof performance obligations;allocation of consideration toidentified performance obligationsand recognition of revenue basisassessment of whether performanceobligation is fulfilled over time or at apoint in time, as per the requirementsof the Ind AS 115.
• This has been determined as a KAMin view of (i) the complexity in theapplication of requirements of Ind AS115. (ii) the significant managementjudgements and estimates involvedin such application. and (iii) thereis an inherent and presumed riskinvolved in the revenue recognition.
Refer Note no. 3.11
Our audit procedures included but were not
limited to the following:
• Obtaining an understanding of and testingthe design and operating effectiveness of keycontrols around the revenue recognition.
• Obtaining Information technology ('IT') reports toassess the design and operating effectiveness ofkey IT controls over.
• Testing of revenue transactions during the yearon sample basis to gain an understanding ofthe terms of the contracts including patternof transfer of rights and obligations under thecontract.
• In respect of the contracts tested, evaluatingthe Management's assessment of revenuerecognition, ensuring the compliance with therequirement of Ind AS 115 and reaffirming thejudgements applied by the Management basedon the actual outcome of delivery of contract.
• Verifying the underlying evidences to ensure thatrevenue is recognized appropriately.
• Evaluating the adequacy of disclosures in theaccompanying Standalone Financial Statements.
The Company's Management and Board ofDirectors are responsible for the other information.The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Company's Annual Report, but doesnot include the Standalone Financial Statementsand our auditor's report thereon.
• Our Opinion on the Standalone FinancialStatements does not cover the otherinformation and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
• In connection with our audit of the Standalonefinancial statements, our responsibility is to readthe other information and, in doing so, considerwhether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the Standalone FinancialStatements or our knowledge obtained duringthe course of our audit or otherwise appears tobe materially misstated.
• The Annual Report is not made available to us asof the date of this auditor's report. Accordingly,we have nothing to report in this regard
Emphasis of Matter
(i) Refer note no. 48 to the Standalone Financialstatements for the year, the balance at the endof the financial year for trade receivables, tradepayables, loans & advances and advancesreceived from the customers are subject toconfirmation. The Management is of the viewthat there is no permanent diminution/Changesto the carrying value of these trade receivables,loans & advances, advance received and tradepayables; however, provisions as per policy hasbeen made in this regard in the accompanyingfinancial statements.
(ii) Refer Note no. 52A to the Standalone financialstatements where the Company has proposedto amalgamate one of its subsidiary companies.
Our conclusion is not modified in respect of theabove matters.
The Company's Management and Board of Directorsare responsible for the matters stated in section134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation ofthese Standalone Financial Statements that give atrue and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance including other comprehensiveincome, changes in equity and Cash flows of theCompany in accordance with accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, including the accountingstandards specified under section 133 of the Act.This responsibility also includes maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets ofthe Company and for preventing and detecting fraudsand other irregularities; selection and application ofappropriate accounting policies; making judgementsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent;and design, implementation and maintenanceof adequate internal financial controls, that wereoperating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevant tothe preparation and presentation of the StandaloneFinancial Statements that give a true and fair viewand are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements,management and Board of Directors are responsiblefor assessing the Company's ability to continue asa going concern, disclosing, as applicable, mattersrelated to going concern and using the goingconcern basis of accounting unless the Board ofDirectors either intends to liquidate the Company orto cease operations, or has no realistic alternativebut to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible foroverseeing the Company's financial reportingprocess.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the Standalone Financial Statementsas a whole are free from material misstatements,whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor'sreport that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not aguarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatementwhen it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraudor error and are considered material if, individually orin the aggregate they could reasonably be expectedto influence the economic decisions of userstaken on the basis of these standalone financialstatements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, weexercise professional judgement and maintainprofessional skepticism throughout the audit, wealso:
• Identify and assess the risks of materialmisstatement of the Standalone financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis forour opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higherthan for one resulting from error, as fraud mayinvolve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol.
• Obtain an understanding of internal controlsrelevant to the audit in order to designaudit procedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of theAct, we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the Company has adequateinternal financial controls system in place andthe operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accountingpolicies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosures inthe Standalone Financial Statements made bythe Management and Board of Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness ofManagement and Board of Directors use ofthe going concern basis of accounting inpreparation of standalone financial statementsand based on the audit evidence obtained,whether a material uncertainty exists related toevents or conditions that may cast significantdoubt on the Company's ability to continueas a going concern. If we conclude that amaterial uncertainty exists, we are requiredto draw attention in our auditor's report tothe related disclosures in the StandaloneFinancial Statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidenceobtained up to the date of our auditor's report.However, future events or conditions maycause the Company to cease to continue as agoing concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the standalone financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether thestandalone financial statements represent theunderlying transactions and events in a mannerthat achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in theStandalone Financial Statements that, individually orin aggregate, makes it probable that the economicdecisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of theStandalone Financial Statements may be influenced.We consider quantitative materiality and qualitativefactors in (i) planning the scope of our audit workand in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) toevaluate the effect of any identified misstatementsin the standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged withgovernance regarding, among other matters, theplanned scope and timing of the audit and significantaudit findings, including any significant deficienciesin internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance witha statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, andto communicate with them all relationships andother matters that may reasonably be thought tobear on our independence, and where applicable,related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with thosecharged with governance, we determine thosematters that were of most significance in theaudit of the Standalone Financial Statementsof the current period and are therefore the keyaudit matters. We described these matters in ourauditor's report unless law or regulation precludespublic disclosure about the matter or when, inextremely rare circumstances, we determine that amatter should not be communicated in our reportbecause the adverse consequences of doing sowould reasonably be expected to outweigh thepublic interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and RegulatoryRequirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report)Order, 2020 ("the Order”) issued by the CentralGovernment in terms of Section 143(11) ofthe Act and on the basis of such checks ofthe books and records of the Company, as weconsidered appropriate and according to theinformation and explanations given to us, wegive in "Annexure A” a statement on the mattersspecified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, tothe extent applicable
2. A) As required by Section 143(3) of the Act,
we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all theinformation and explanations which to
the best of our knowledge and beliefwere necessary for the purposesof our audit except for the matterdescribed in the Basis for QualifiedOpinion section.
b) In our opinion, proper books of accountas required by law have been kept bythe Company so far as it appears fromour examination of those books.
c) The Standalone Balance Sheet, theStandalone Statement of Profit andLoss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome), the Standalone Statement ofChanges in Equity and the standaloneCash Flows dealt with by this Reportare in agreement with the books ofaccount.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaidStandalone Financial Statementscomply with Indian AccountingStandards (Ind AS) prescribed underSection 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the writtenrepresentations received from thedirectors as on 31st March 2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors,none of the directors is disqualifiedas on 31st March, 2025 from beingappointed as a director in terms ofSection 164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy ofthe internal financial controls withreference to financial statementof the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls,refer to our separate Report in"Annexure B”. Our report expresses anunmodified opinion on the adequacyand operating effectiveness of theCompany's internal financial controlsover financial reporting;
g) With respect to the other matters tobe included in the Auditor's Report inaccordance with the requirementsof Section 197(16) of the Act, asamended, in our opinion and to thebest of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, theremuneration paid by the Companyto its Directors during the year is inaccordance with the provisions ofSection 197 of the Act.
B) With respect to the other matters tobe included in the Auditor's Report inaccordance with Rule 11 of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rule, 2014 asamended, in our opinion and to the bestof our information and according to theexplanations given to us:
a) The Company has disclosed theimpact of pending litigation as at 31March 2025 on its financial position inits Standalone Financial Statements-Refer Note no 42 (b)(ii) to thestandalone financial statements.
b) The Company did not have anymaterial foreseeable losses on long¬term contracts including derivativecontracts during the year ended 31stMarch 2025.
c) There has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, tothe Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company during the yearended 31st March 2025.
(d) (i) The Management hasrepresented that, to the bestof its knowledge and belief, nofunds (which are material eitherindividually or in the aggregate)have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed
funds or share premium or anyother sources or kind of funds)by the Company to or in anyother person or entity, includingforeign entity ("Intermediaries”),with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise,that the Intermediary shall,whether, directly or indirectlylend or invest in other personsor entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Company ("UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide anyguarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(ii) The Management hasrepresented, that, to the best oftheir knowledge and belief, nofunds (which are material eitherindividually or in the aggregate)have been received by theCompany from any person orentity, including foreign entity("Funding Parties”), with theunderstanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, thatthe Company or any of suchsubsidiaries shall, directly orindirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by oron behalf of the Funding Party("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) orprovide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries.
(iii) Based on the audit proceduresthat have been consideredreasonable and appropriatein the circumstances, nothinghas come to our notice that
has caused us to believe thatthe representations under sub¬clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e),as provided under (i) and (ii)above, contain any materialmisstatement
(e) As stated in Note no 21(B) to the
Standalone Financial Statements,
(i) The final dividend proposed in theprevious year, declared and paidby the Company during the yearis in accordance with Section 123of the Act, as applicable.
(ii) As stated in Note no 21(B) to theStandalone Financial Statementsthe Board of Directors of theCompany have proposed finaldividend for the year ended 31stMarch 2025, which is subjectto the approval of the membersat the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting. The amount of dividendproposed is in accordancewith Section 123 of the Act, asapplicable
(f) Based which included test checks,the Company has used an accountingsoftware for maintaining its booksof account which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facilityand the same has operated throughoutthe year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in software. Further, duringthe course of our audit we did notcome across any instance of the audittrail feature being tampered with.Additionally, the audit trail has beenpreserved by the company as perthe statutory requirements for recordretention.
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PartnerM.No.200565UDIN: 25200565BMIVSG3738Place: ChennaiDate: 29.05.2025