We have audited the accompanying standalonefinancial statements of M/s. Brightcom GroupLimited ("the Company"), which comprises theBalance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the
Statement of Profit and Loss (including OtherComprehensive Income), the Statement of CashFlows and the Statement of Changes in Equity forthe year then ended, and a summary of thesignificant accounting policies and otherexplanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us,except for the possible effects of the mattersdescribed in the Basis for Qualified Opinionsection of our report, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013, asamended ("the Act") in the manner so requiredand give a true and fair view in conformity withthe accounting principles generally accepted inIndia, of the State of Affairs of the Group as atMarch 31, 2024, its Profit including other
comprehensive income, changes in Equity and itscash flows for the year then ended.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
We conducted our audit of the standalonefinancial statements in accordance with theStandards on Auditing specified under section143(10) of the Act (SAs).
Our responsibilities under those Standards arefurther described in the Auditor's Responsibilitiesfor the Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements section of our report.
We are independent of the Company inaccordance with the Code of Ethics issued bythe Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaICAI) together with the independencerequirements that are relevant to our audit ofthe standalone financial statements under theprovisions of the Act and the Rules madethereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance withthese requirements and the ICAI's Code ofEthics. We believe that the audit evidence wehave obtained is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our audit opinion on thestandalone financial statements.
1) We cannot confirm the opening andclosing balances as they are subject tochange. SEBI vide its letter dated 13.04.2023has ordered company to undertakeexamination of its financial statements for theperiod 2014-15 to 2021-22 by a peer-reviewedChartered Accountant, to ensure that thesame are in compliance with all the applicableaccounting standards and submit thestatement of impact of all the non¬compliances. To this extent the current year'sopening balances and consequent effect onthe closing balances thereof are subject to theverification and confirmation by the peerreview auditor. (Refer SEBI Order NoWTM/ASB/CFID/_4/25730/2023-24 point no177(b))
2) The company's revenue is predominantlyderived from its foreign branch in the USA,which represents a significant part of itsfinancial performance. To ensure this accuracywe have relied on the financial statements ofthe foreign branch in the USA which have beenconfirmed by their Certified Public Accountant(CPA).
1) Considering the SEBI's Interim order cumshow-cause notice dated 13th April, 2023 we havemade the following observations:
a) As referred in Point No. 72, the company'sinvestment in Ybrant Media Acquisition Inc, oneof the subsidiaries of the company has negativeequity/net worth indicating the existence of anindicator of impairment. But the company hasneither impaired nor created any provisionagainst the value of Investments in Ybrant MediaAcquisition Inc.
b) As referred in Point No. 177[d], "the company"has to appoint at least one independent directoron its board of directors as a director on theboard of directors of each of its materialsubsidiaries within fifteen days of the date of itsorder.
c) As referred in Point No. 177[e] "the company"has to disseminate the standalone financialstatements of each of its subsidiaries on itswebsite, for the period between FY 2014-15 and FY2021-22.
d) The opening balances of Investments,receivables and payables with related tosubsidiaries in standalone financial statementsare subject to the confirmation of peer reviewauditor and due to its consequent effect, theclosing balances thereof are also subject tovariation.
e) The promotors shareholding is based onavailable information and may change, as thecompany has appealed against SEBI's interimorder dated 22nd August 2023 and subsequentconfirmatory order dated 28th February 2024. Theproceedings are ongoing.
a) "The company" has still not made anyprovision for impairment of investments ofRs.16,886.81 lakhs made in M/s Vuchi MediaPrivate Limited despite the fact that the proposedacquisition transaction was revoked by both theparties and have cancelled the definitive sharepurchase agreement that was entered into.
And also 1,40,70,000 equity shares allotted toM/s Vuchi Media Private Limited are pendingfor cancellation subject to the legal processcompletion.
1) SEBI has issued a show-cause notice andan interim order dated 13-04-2023, observingcertain irregularities, followed by interim orderdated 22-08-2023 and confirmatory orderdated 28-02-2024. The company preferredappeals against the show-cause notice dated13-04-2023 and interim order dated 22-08¬2023, vide appeal nos. 941 of 2023, 942 of 2023this appeal has been withdrawn subsequent tothe issuance of Confirmatory Order on 28-02¬2024 and appeal No. 474 of 2024 has beenfiled before the Hon'ble Securities AppellateTribunal and the proceedings are ongoing withrespect to Appeal No.'s 941 of 2023 and 474 of2024. We are not able to express an opinion onthe issues covered by the said show-causenotice and interim orders, due to lis-pendency.The management of the company is yet toreport the status of the compliance of thedirections issued by SEBI in the confirmatoryorders dated 29-02-2024.
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1. With respect to Income Tax the companyhas certain appeals pending with theauthorities, the outcome of which is notascertained as on the date of BalanceSheet.
2. The standalone Ind AS financial statementsof the company for the previous financialyear i.e., for the year ended 31.03.2023 havebeen audited by predecessor auditor. Thefigures as at 31.03.2023 are subject tovariation in view of the SEBI'sobservations/directions and consequenteffect on the closing balances thereof as at31.03.2024.
3. Bank balances were verified to the extentof bank statements and balancesconfirmations provided to us.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of abovematters.
Information Other than the Standalone FinancialStatements and Auditor's Report thereon
The "Company's" Board of Directors is responsiblefor the preparation of the other information. Theother information comprises the informationincluded in the Management Discussion andAnalysis, Board's Report including Annexure toBoard's Report, Business Responsibility Report,Corporate Governance and Shareholder'sInformation, but does not include the standalonefinancial statements and our auditor's reportthereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financialstatements does not cover the other informationand we do not express any form of assuranceconclusion 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 during thecourse of our audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, weconclude that there is a material misstatement ofthis other information; we are required to reportthat fact. We have nothing to report in thisregard.
Management's Responsibility for theStandalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsiblefor the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Actwith respect to the preparation of thesestandalone financial statements that give a trueand fair view of the financial position, financialperformance, total comprehensive income,changes in equity and cash flows of theCompany in accordance with the Ind AS and
other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India. This responsibility alsoincludes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions ofthe Act for safeguarding the assets of theCompany and for preventing and detectingfrauds and other irregularities; selection andapplication of appropriate accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent; and design,implementation and maintenance of adequateinternal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records,relevant to the preparation and presentationof the standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view and are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraudor error.
In preparing the standalone financialstatements, management is responsible forassessing the Company's ability to continue asa going concern, disclosing, as applicable,matters related to going concern and usingthe going concern basis of accounting unlessmanagement either intends to liquidate theCompany or to cease operations, or has norealistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is responsible foroverseeing the Company's financial reportingprocess.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of theStandalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonableassurance about whether the standalonefinancial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraudor error, and to issue an auditor's report thatincludes our opinion. Reasonable assurance isa high level of assurance, but is not aguarantee that an audit conducted inaccordance with SAs will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error andare considered material if, individually or in theaggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic decisions of users takenon the basis of these standalone financialstatements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, weexercise professional judgment and maintainprofessional skepticism throughout the audit. Wealso:
• Identify and assess the risks of material
misstatement of the standalone financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain auditevidence that is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our opinion. The risk of notdetecting a material misstatement resultingfrom fraud is higher than for one resultingfrom error, as fraud may involve collusion,forgery, intentional omissions,
misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financialcontrols relevant to the audit in order todesign audit procedures that are appropriatein the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i)of the Act, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether theCompany has adequate internal financialcontrols system in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accountingpolicies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosuresmade by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness ofmanagement's use of the going concern basisof accounting and, based on the auditevidence obtained, whether a material
• uncertainty exists related to events orconditions that may cast a 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 auditevidence obtained up to the date of ourauditor's report. However, future events orconditions may cause the Company tocease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structureand content of the standalone financialstatements, including the disclosures, andwhether the standalone financialstatements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.
• Materiality is the magnitude ofmisstatements in the standalone financialstatements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that theeconomic decisions of a reasonablyknowledgeable user of the financialstatements may be influenced. We considerquantitative materiality and qualitativefactors in: (i) planning the scope of ouraudit work and in evaluating the results ofour work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect ofany identified misstatements in thefinancial statements.
We communicate with those charged withgovernance regarding, among other matters,the planned scope and timing of the audit andsignificant audit findings, including anysignificant deficiencies in internal control thatwe identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governancewith a statement that we have complied withrelevant ethical requirements regardingindependence, and to communicate with themall relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on ourindependence, and where applicable, relatedsafe guards.
From the matters communicated with thosecharged with governance, we determine thosematters that were of most significance in theaudit of the standalone financial statements ofthe current period and are therefore the key auditmatters. We describe these matters in ourauditor's report unless law or regulationprecludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, wedetermine that a matter should not becommunicated in our report because the adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably beexpected to outweigh the public interest benefitsof such communication.
Report on Other Legal and RegulatoryRequirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor'sReport) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by theCentral Government of India in terms of sub¬section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give inthe "Annexure A" a statement on the mattersSpecified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act,based on our audit we report that:
a) We have sought and except for the mattersdescribed in the Basis for Qualified OpinionSection, obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledgeand belief were necessary for the purposes of ouraudit of the accompanying financial statements.
b) Except for the possible effects of the matterdescribed in the Basis for Qualified Opinion,proper books of account as required by law havebeen kept by the Company so far as appearsfrom our examination of those books;
c) Except for the possible effects of thematter described in the Basis for QualifiedOpinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profitand Loss including Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Statement of Cash Flows and thestatement of changes in equity dealt with bythis Report are in agreement with the books ofaccount; as per Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014 as amended.
d) Except for the possible effects of thematter described in the Basis for QualifiedOpinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Ind AS specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 ofthe Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014 asamended.
e) On the basis of the writtenrepresentations received from the directors ason March 31, 2024 taken on record by the Boardof Directors, none of the directors isdisqualified as on March 31, 2024 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f) The qualification relating to themaintenance of accounts and other mattersconnected therewith are as stated in the Basisfor Qualified Opinion Section.
g) With respect to the adequacy of theinternal financial controls over financialreporting of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to ourseparate Report in "Annexure-B". Our reportexpresses Qualified opinion on the adequacyand operating effectiveness of the Company'sinternal financial controls over financialreporting.
h) With respect to the other matters to beincluded in the Auditor's Report in accordancewith the requirements of section 197(16) of theAct, as amended; In our opinion and to thebest of our information and according to theexplanations given to us, during the year, theCompany has not paid / providedremuneration.
i) With respect to the other matters to beincluded in the Auditor's Report in accordancewith Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinionand to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the pendinglitigations which would have impact on itsstandalone financial position.
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts for whichthere were any material foreseeable losses as at31st March, 2024.
iii. Based on our examination, we have identifiedthe following non-compliances with the relevantlaws and regulations:
Ý The company has not declared any dividendduring the year.
Ý The Company has not transferred theunclaimed dividend amount to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund even after sevenyears.
i. a) The Management has represented that, tothe best of its knowledge and belief, no fundshave been advanced or loaned or invested(either from borrowed funds or share premium orany other sources or kind of funds) by theCompany to or in any other persons or entities,including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), withthe understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Intermediary shall, directly orindirectly lend or invest in other persons orentities identified in any manner whatsoever("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of theCompany or provide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
b)The Management has represented that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief, no funds havebeen received by the Company from any personsor entities, including foreign entities
entities ("Funding Parties"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Company shall directly orindirectly, lend or invest in other persons orentities identified in any manner whatsoever("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of theFunding Parties or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries.
c) Based on the audit procedures performedthat have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing hascome to our notice that has caused us tobelieve that the representations in sub-clause(iv) and (v) above contain any materialmisstatement.
d) Total dividend of Rs. 3,402.28 lakhs ispending for payment which pertains to variousfinancial years (Refer Notes to the Financialstatements)
i. The company does not maintain an audittrail and edit-log system as per MCAGuidelines.
Other Matters
The financial statements of the company forthe previous financial year i.e., for the yearMarch 31, 2023 were audited by the
predecessor auditors, P Murali & Co, ChartedAccountants, have expressed a qualifiedopinion vide audit report dated May 20, 2023.
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