We have audited the accompanying financial statements of VIVO COLLABORATIONSOLUTIONS LIMITED (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as atMarch 31, 2024, the Statement oi Profit and Loss, change in equity and Cash HowStatement for the year ended on that date, and a summary of the significant accountingpolicies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as “the financialstatements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations givento us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the CompaniesAct, 2013 (“the Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view' inconformity with the Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act andother accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of theCompany as at March 31, 2024, the profit and total comprehensive income for the yearended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordance w ith the Standards onAuditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act (SAs). Our responsibilities underthose Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of theFinancial Statements section of our report. We arc independent of the Company inaccordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia (1CAI) together with the independence requirements that arc relevant to our audit ofthe financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under,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 haveobtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a bas^fi«-4^ir audit opinion on thefinancial statements.
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Key Audit Matters
Kev audit matters are those matters that in our professional judgement were of mostsignificance in our audit of the Financial Statements for the financial year ended March31 2024. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the FinancialStatements as a whole and in forming our opinion thereon and we do not provide aseparate opinion on these matters. For each matter below our description of how our auditaddressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to becommunicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in theAuditors' responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Statements section ot our reportincluding in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance ofprocedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement ofthe Financial Statements. The results of our audit procedures including the proceduresperformed to address the matters below provide the basis for our audit opinion on theaccompanying Financial Statements.
KEY AUDIT MATTERS
HOW OUR AUDIT ADDRESSED THEKEY AUDIT MATTERS
It systems and controls over financialreporting
Our procedures included and were notlimited to the following:
We identified it systems and controls overfinancial reporting as a key audit matter forthe company because its financialaccounting and reporting systems arefundamentally reliant on it systems and itcontrols to process significant transactionvolumes specifically with respect torevenue. Also due to such large transactionvolumes and the increasing challenge toprotect the integrity of the company'ssystems and data cyber security has becomemore significant.
• Assessed the complexity of theenvironment by engaging it specialistsand through discussion with the head ofit and internal audit and identified itapplications that are relevant to ouraudit.
• Assessed the design and evaluation ofthe operating effectiveness of it generalcontrols over program development andchanges access to program and data andit operations by engaging it specialists
Automated accounting procedures and itenvironment controls w'hich include itgovernance it general controls overprogram development and changes accessto program and data and it operations itapplication controls and interlaces betweenit applications are required to be designedand to operate effectively to ensureaccurate financial reporting.
• Performed inquiry procedures with thehead of cyber security at the company inrespect of the overall securityarchitecture and any key threatsaddressed by the company in the currentyear.
• Assessed the design and evaluation ofthe operating effectiveness of itapplication controls in the key processesimpacting financial reporting of thecompany by engaging, it specialists.
• Assessed the operating effectiveness of
controls relating to data transmissionthrough the different it systems to the
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financial reporting systems by engagingit specialists.
Information Other than the financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation and presentation ofits report (herein after called as ‘Board Report”) which comprises various informationrequired under section 134(3) of the Companies Act 2013 but does not include thefinancial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we donot express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read theother information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the courseof our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a materialmisstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact. Wc havenothing 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 Act with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true andfair view of the financial position, financial performance of the Company in accordancewith the AS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. Thisresponsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application ofappropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financialcontrols, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness ofthe accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing theCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters
related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unlessmanagement either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has norealistic alternative hut to do so.
The Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reportingprocess.
I Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statementsas a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issuean auditor s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level ofassurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs willalways detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraudor error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they couldreasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis ofthese financial statements.
As part ot an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment andmaintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements,whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide abasis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resultingfrom fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override ofinternal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in orderto design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under sectionI43(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whetherthe Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and theoperating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basisof accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt onthe Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that amaterial uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’sreport to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the auditevidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report.
• However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continueas a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent theunderlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude ol misstatements in the financial statements that, individuallyor in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonablyknowledgeable user of the financial statements may be influenced. We considerquantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit workand in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identifiedmisstatements in the financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters,the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including anysignificant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have compliedwith relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate withthem 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 thosematters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of thecurrent period 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 orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not becommunicated 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 Regulator}’ Requirements
1. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best ofour knowledge 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 theCompany so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss, Statement of Changes in Equityand the cash How statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books ofaccount;
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Standards specified under Section 131 „r ,‘i ! “ COmply with thu Account.ng
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(e) On the basis of the written renrcsent'ituvnc . • ,
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164 (2) of the Acl; fc appointed as a d.rcclor in terms of Section
(0 with respect to the adequacy of the internal financial conlrois over financial reporting
of the Company and the operating cffcctivem.^ i , „
‘ , h CJ,tcl,vencss of such controls, refer to our separate
report in “Annexurc A”; and
(g) With respect to the other matters to be inHnrlr-fi ih , a i*. , M . .
... . „ . inc|uciecJ in the Auditor's Report in accordance
with the requirements of section 197(16t of ihn a,.i __, , . . . , .
, . - . „ . i o) oi tne Act, as amended, in our opinion and to the
best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the renunciation
pa,d or provided by the company to its directors during the year is in accordance with theprovisions ol section 197 of the Act
^ re^pec* °l^Cr mallers to included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance
with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and tothe best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
I. The Compan> does not have any pending litigations which would impact itsfinancial position;
II. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivativescontracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
III. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund by the company. The question of delay intransferring such sums does not arise.
IV. (a) The management has represented that, to the best of it’s knowledge and belief,other than as disclosed in the notes to the accounts, no funds have been advancedor loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any othersources or kind of funds) by the company to or in any other person or entity,including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly orindirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries-
(b) The management has represented, that, to the best of it’s knowledge and beliefother than as disclosed in the notes to the accounts, no funds have been received'by the company from any person or entity, including foreign entities (“FundingParties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise that
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the company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other personsor entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the FundingParty (“Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
(e) Based on our audit procedures we considered these reasonable and appropriatein the circumstances and nothing has come to our notice that has caused us tobelieve that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any materialmis-statement.
V. I he dividend declared or paid during the year by the company is in compliancewith section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013.
VI. Proviso to Rule 3(1) ol the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for maintainingbooks ol account using accounting software which has a feature of recording audittrail (edit log) facility is applicable to the Company with effect from April 1,2024,and accordingly, reporting under Rule 11(g) of Companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014 is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31,2024.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020, (ilthe Order”) issuedby the Central Government in terms ol Section 143 (11) of the Act, we give in"Annexure- B" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order
For GAUR & ASSOCIATESChartered AccountantsFRN: 005354C
S. K. Gupta
Partner
M. No. 016746 Place: New Delhi
UD1N-‘ Date: 21/05/2024