We have audited the accompanying Standalone financial statements of Gajanan Securities Services Limited ("theCompany"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (includingthe statement of Other Comprehensive Income), Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equityfor the year then ended, and notes to the Standalone financial statements, including a summary of significantaccounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the "standalone financialstatements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") in themanner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards ("Ind AS")prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, asamended ("Ind AS Rules"), and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs ofthe Company as at March 31, 2025, and its profit/(loss), total comprehensive income/(loss), its cash flows and thechanges in equity for the year ended on that date.
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 SAs are further described inthe Auditor's Responsibility for the Audit of the Standalone financial statements section of our report. We areindependent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalonefinancial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled ourother ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe thatthe audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on theStandalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit ofthe Standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of ouraudit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not providea separate opinion on these matters.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Reportincluding Annexures to Board's Report, Business Responsibility Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder'sInformation, but does not include the consolidated financial statements, standalone financial statements and ourauditor's report thereon
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with theStandalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appearsto 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. We have nothing to report in thisregard.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) ofthe the Act with respect to the preparation of these Standalone financial statements that give a true and fair viewof the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes inequity of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with Ind ASRules, as amended, and other accounting principles generally accepted in India.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions ofthe Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates thatare reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financialcontrol that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Standalone financial statements that give a true and fair viewand are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone financial statements, Management and Board of Directors are responsible forassessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate theCompany or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone financial statements as a wholeare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud 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 inaccordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraudor error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professionalskepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone financial statements, whetherdue to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain auditevidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting amaterial misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud mayinvolve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial control relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are alsoresponsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controlssystem in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by the Management and Board of Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of Management and Board of Directors use of the going concern basisof accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related toevents or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a goingconcern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in ourauditor's report to the related disclosures in the Standalone financial statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up tothe date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to ceaseto continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Standalone financial statements, includingthe disclosures, and whether the Standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactionsand events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone financial statements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalonefinancial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planningthe scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identifiedmisstatements in the Standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that weidentify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters thatmay reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were ofmost significance in the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current period and are therefore thekey audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes publicdisclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not becommunicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected tooutweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
The Company holds an equity investment of 11.80% in Shakambhari Oversea Trade Pvt. Ltd amounting to ^12.15lakh, recorded at cost in these standalone financial statements in accordance with Ind AS 27 - Separate FinancialStatements.This investment was previously classified as an associate in the consolidated financial statements. Asdisclosed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company ceased to have significant influenceover Shakambhari Oversea Trade Pvt. Ltd. during the financial year ended 31 March 2024 due to dilution of holdingresulting from renunciation of rights in a rights issue. The impact of reclassification and resulting fair valuemeasurement has been accounted for in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
1. As required by section 143 (3) of the Act, based on our audit we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
(b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appearsfrom our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, Cash Flow Statementand Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under section133 of the Act, read with Ind AS Rules; as amended;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025, and taken on recordby the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025, from being appointed asa director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statement of thecompany and operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure-A" to thisreport.
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirementsof section 197 (16) of the Act as amended:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, theremuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions ofsection 197 of the Act read with Schedule V to the Act.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position;
ii The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there wereany material foreseeable losses.
iii There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which arematerial either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any otherperson or entity, including foreign entity ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other personsor entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which arematerial either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity,including foreign entity ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise,that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and(ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement
v. The Company has not declared nor paid any dividend during the year. Hence, reporting the compliancewith section 123 of the Act is not applicable.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has used an accounting softwarefor maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility andthe same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software.Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature beingtampered with.
The audit trail, to the extent maintained in the current and prior year, has been preserved by theCompany, as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Governmentof India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure-B a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Reg. No- 327386E
Sd/-
(Pankaj Kumar Khetan)
Partner
Place- Kolkata Membership No- 066080
Date- 30.05.2025 UDIN: 25066080BMLYRF7077