We have audited the Standalone I nd AS financial statementsof ECO RECYCLING LIMITED (the "Company"), whichcomprise the balance sheet as at March 31, 2025, thestatement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive
income), the statement of cash flows and the statement ofchanges in equity for the year then ended, and notes to theStandalone Ind AS financial statements including a summaryof significant accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation (hereinafter referred to as the " Standalone IndAS financial statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidStandalone Ind AS financial statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013 as amended (the "Act")in the manner so required and give a true and fair view inconformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribedunder section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS")and other accounting principles generally accepted in India,of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025,its profit (including other comprehensive income), changesin equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the Standalone Ind AS financial
statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditingspecified under section 143(10) of the Act ("SA"s). Our
responsibilities under those Standards are furtherdescribed in the 'Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit
of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements' sectionof our report. We are independent of the Company inaccordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute
of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together with theethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the
Standalone Ind AS financial statements under the provisionsof the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we havefulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordancewith these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. Webelieve that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion onthe Standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of the
Standalone Ind AS financial statements for the financial yearended March 31, 2025. These matters were addressed inthe context of our audit of the Standalone Ind AS financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon,and we do not provide a separate 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 bethe key audit matters to be communicated in our report.We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the StandaloneInd AS financial statements section of our report, including
in relation to this matter. Accordingly, our audit includedthe performance of procedures designed to respond toour assessment of the risks of material misstatement of theStandalone Ind AS financial statements. The results of ouraudit procedures, including the procedures performed toaddress the matter below, provide the basis for our auditopinion on the accompanying Standalone Ind AS financialstatements.
Key Audit Matters
1. Revenue Recognition
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Revenue is an important measureused to evaluate the performance ofthe company. There is a risk that therevenue is presented for amountshigher than what has been actuallygenerated by the company.
Our audit procedures in respect to Revenue Recognition included the following;
• Inspecting underlying documentation for any book entries which were
considered to be material on a sample basis.
• Inspecting the key terms and conditions of agreements with major customers
on a sample basis to assess if there were any terms and conditions that mayhave affected the accounting treatment of the revenue recognition.
Consequently We Considered RevenueRecognition To Be A Significant Key
Audit Matter.
• The accuracy and completeness of revenue was verified through Cut-Off testing
and Analytical Reviews.
• Review that the revenue has been recognized in accordance with the revenuerecognition policy of the Company.
1. We draw attention to Note No. 3, where the Companyhas not carried out a fair valuation of the property andassets located at its Kharbao, Mumbai unit and continuesto carry them at historical cost. The production activitiesat this location could not be commenced due to certainunavoidable circumstances in the past. Consequently,no depreciation has been charged on these assets eversince. Company believes that the carrying amounts ofthese financial assets and financial liabilities approximatetheir fair values and that the impact of change, if any, onaccount of fair valuation of these financial assets andfinancial liabilities, will be insignificant. Our opinion is notmodified in respect of this matter.
2. We draw attention to Note No. 7, where an amountof ? 2,35,16,348 is receivable from M/s KeynoteCapital Limited ("Keynote") in respect of certain sharetransactions alleged to have been misappropriated byKeynote. As stated in the note, the matter is currentlysub judice and pending for final adjudication before theHon'ble Bombay High Court. Our opinion is not modifiedin respect of this matter.
3. We draw attention to Note No. 2.(e) significantaccounting policies under Notes forming part ofstandalone financial statements, which describes theCompany's accounting policy regarding depreciationon property, plant and equipment. The Company hasnot considered the residual (salvage) value of fixedassets while computing depreciation, which is not inaccordance with the requirements of Indian AccountingStandard (Ind AS) 16 - Property, Plant and Equipment.As stated in the note, the management is of the viewthat the useful life estimated for the assets is lower thantheir actual economic life, and therefore, any residualvalue at the end of the useful life would be insignificantand not material to the standalone financial statements.Accordingly, depreciation has been charged withoutconsidering residual value. Our opinion is not modified inrespect of this matter.
4. We draw attention to Tax Expenses to the standalonefinancial statements, which states that the Company hasmade an additional income tax payment of ? 1,21,64,460in current Financial Year i.e. FY 24-25 in the month of
September 2024, pertaining to the previous financialyear ended March 31, 2024. The said amount has beenrecognized as an expense in the Statement of Profit andLoss under Tax Expense for earlier Financial Year. Ouropinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the
other information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Management Discussionand Analysis, Board's Report including Annexures toBoard's Report, Business Responsibility Report, Corporate
Governance Report and Shareholder's Information, but doesnot include the Standalone Ind AS financial statements andour auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Ind AS financial statementsdoes not cover the other information and we do not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Ind ASfinancial statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the otherinformation is materially inconsistent with the StandaloneInd AS financial statements, or our knowledge obtainedduring the course of our audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude thatthere is a material misstatement of this other information,we are required to report that fact. We have nothing toreport in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to thepreparation of these Standalone Ind AS Financial Statementsthat give a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance including other comprehensiveincome, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company inaccordance with the Ind AS and other accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets ofthe Company and for preventing and detecting frauds andother irregularities; selection and application of appropriateaccounting policies; making judgments and estimates thatare reasonable and prudent; and design, implementationand maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracyand completeness of the accounting records, relevant tothe preparation and presentation of the Standalone Ind ASFinancial Statements that give a true and fair view and arefree from material misstatement, whether due to fraud orerror.
In preparing the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements,management is responsible for assessing the Company'sability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, asapplicable, matters related to going concern and using thegoing concern basis of accounting unless management eitherintends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, orhas no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeingthe Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements as awhole are free from material misstatement, whether due tofraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includesour opinion. 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 Standalone IndAS Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professionalskepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatementof the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements, whetherdue to fraud or error, design and perform auditprocedures responsive to those risks, and obtain auditevidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide abasis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, orthe override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controlrelevant to the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Undersection 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the Company hasadequate internal financial controls system in place andthe operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policiesused and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's useof the going concern basis of accounting and, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions thatmay cast significant doubt on the Company's abilityto continue as a going concern. If we conclude that amaterial uncertainty exists, we are required to drawattention in our auditor's report to the related disclosuresin the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements or, if suchdisclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtainedup to the date of our auditor's report. However, futureevents or conditions may cause the Company to cease tocontinue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements,including the disclosures, and whether the StandaloneInd AS Financial Statements represent the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
• Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regardingStandalone Ind AS Financial Statements of the Companyto express an opinion on the same.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in theStandalone Ind AS Financial Statements that, individually orin aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisionsof a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone IndAS Financial Statements may be influenced. We considerquantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i)planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating theresults of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of anyidentified misstatements in the Standalone Ind AS FinancialStatements.
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 weidentify during 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, andwhere applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial
Statements of the current period and are therefore the keyaudit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor'sreport unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure
about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances,we determine that a matter should not be communicatedin our report because the adverse consequences of doingso would reasonably be expected to outweigh the publicinterest benefits of such communication.
audit we report 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 required
by 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 other comprehensive income, statementof changes in equity and the statement of cash flowsdealt with by this report are in agreement with therelevant books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Ind ASfinancial statements comply with the Ind AS specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act, read with relevant rule
issued there under to the extent applicable to theCompany.
e) On the basis of the written representations received
from the directors as on March 31, 2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols over financial reporting of the Company andthe operating effectiveness of such controls, referto our separate Report in "Annexure A". Our reportexpresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacyand operating effectiveness of the Company'sinternal financial controls over financial reporting.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included
in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the
requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as
amended:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position in itsStandalone Ind AS Financial Statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts for whichthere were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund by the company.
iv. a) The management has represented that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief, no funds havebeen advanced or loaned or invested (eitherfrom borrowed funds or share premium or anyother sources or kind of funds) by the Companyto or in any other persons or entities, includingforeign entities ("Intermediaries"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest in other personsor entities identified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the company ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, securityor the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government in
terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "AnnexureB" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3and 4 of the Order.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 116886W
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UDIN 25447848BMNWFJ8687Place: MumbaiDate: May 24, 2025