We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of M/s. Authum Investment & InfarstructureLimited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheetas at 31st March, 2025 ,the Statement of Profit and Loss for theyear, the statement of changes in equity, and the statement ofCash flows for the year ended and notes to financial statementsincluding a summary of the significant accounting policies andother explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "thestandalone financial statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013 ("Act") in the manner so required and givea true and fair view in conformity with the Indian AccountingStandards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read withthe Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, asamended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as atMarch 31, 2025, its profit,changes in equity and its cash flowsfor the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financialstatements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
(SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the CompaniesAct 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards arefurther described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for theAudit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of ourreport. We are independent of the Company in accordancewith the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India together with the Ethical requirementsthat are relevant to our audit of the standalone financialstatements under the provisions of the Companies Act,2013and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirementsand the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence wehave obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion on the standalone financials statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements of the current period.These matters were addressed in the context of our audit ofstandalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming ouropinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters. In addition to the matter described in the"Basis for Qualified opinion section" we have determined thematters described below to be the key audit matters to becommunicated in our report.
Key Audit Matters
Auditor’s Response
Investment in Mutual Fund, Equity Shares,Preference Shares,Debenture , and Security Receipt
As on 31st March 2025 the company has invested in Mutualfund, Equity shares ,Preference shares ,Debenture and securityreceipts of Rs 12740.03 Crores. We consider Investment inMutual fund, Equity shares, Preference Shares ,debenture andsecurity receipts as a key audit matter given the relative size ofthe balance in the financial statements.
We have verified and tested the design and operatingeffectiveness of controls with regard to Investment in MutualFunds, Equity shares,Debenture, Preference Share andSecurity receipts.
We have verified all the purchase contracts as well as Holdingstatement .
We have also received confirmation from broker directly whichcorroborates with the result of our audit procedure.
Impairment Allowance of Loan Assets and Write off Casesfor Acquired Pool above 150 Days Past Due (DPD)
As at 31st March 2025, gross loan assets of Rs. 2302.60 croreagainst which an impairment loss of Rs. 127.46 crore has beenrecorded.
Our audit included assessing the appropriateness ofmanagement's judgment and estimates used in the impairmentanalysis through procedures that included, but were not limitedto, the following:
The Company recognized impairment provision for loan assets
• Obtained an understanding of the modelling techniques
based on the Expected Credit Loss ("ECL") approach laid down
adopted by the Company including the key inputs and
under 'Ind AS 109 - Financial Instruments'
assumptions;
Additionally, ECL provisioning policy on the acquired pool of
• Considered the Company's accounting policies for
Open Elite Developers Limited (formerly known as Reliance
estimation of Expected Credit Loss on loans and assessing
Commercial Finance Limited) was 100% provisioning on NPA
compliance with the policies in terms of Ind AS 109;
Accounts (90 DPD). During the year, the compay write off allacquired pool accounts that were NPA and above 150 DPD's.
• Obtained resolution of the Board of Directors approvingwrite off of 150 DPD accounts.
The estimation of ECL on financial instruments involvessignificant management judgement and estimation, including:
• Obtained an understanding of the management's updatedprocesses, systems and controls implemented in relation to
• ensuring completeness and accuracy of the data used to
impairment allowance process;
create assumptions in the model.
• Accuracy of the computation of the ECL estimate including
• determining the criteria for a significant increase in credit
reasonableness of the methodology;
risk.
• Performed test of details over calculation of ECL, in relation
• factoring in future economic assumptions techniques used
to the completeness and accuracy of the data;
to determine probability of default, loss given default andexposure at default.
• Tested the design and operating effectiveness of keycontrols over completeness and accuracy of the key inputs
Considering the significance of the above matter to the overall
and assumptions considered for calculation, recording,
financial statements and extent of management's estimates and
monitoring of the impairment loss recognized and staging
judgements involved, it required significant auditor attention.Accordingly, we have identified this as a key audit matter.
of assets;
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the otherinformation. The other information comprises the informationincluded in Board's Report, Management Discussion & AnalysisReport, but does not include the financial statements and ourauditor's report thereon. The Board's Report, ManagementDiscussion & Analysis Report, Business Responsibility Reportis expected to be made available to us after the date of thisauditor's report.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not coverthe other information and we will not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, ourresponsibility is to read the other information identified abovewhen it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whetherthe other information is materially inconsistent with thefinancial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit,or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the reports, if we conclude that thereis a material misstatement there in, we are required tocommunicate the matter to those charged with governance.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act 2013,with respect to the preparation of these standalone financialstatements that give a true and fair view of the financial
position and financial performance, and the cash flow ofthe Company in accordance with the Accounting Principlesgenerally accepted in India, including the Accounting standardsspecified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibilityalso includes maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguardingthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfrauds and other irregularities; selection and applicationof appropriate accounting policies; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuringthe accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view and are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, managementis responsible for assessing the Company ability to continue asa going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related togoing concern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless management either intends to liquidate the Companyor to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to doso.The Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing theCompany financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether 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 includes ouropinion. 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 standalonefinancial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgement and maintain professional scepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
Ý Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement ofthe standalone financial statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit procedures responsiveto those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The riskof not detecting a material misstatement resulting fromfraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraudmay involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Ý Obtain an understanding of internal controls relevantto the audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls system in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
Ý Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by management.
Ý Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use ofthe going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company ability to continue as agoing concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor'sreport to the related disclosures in the standalonefinancial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on theaudit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor'sreport. However, future events or conditions may causethe Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
Ý Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contentof the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financialstatements represent the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in thestandalone financial statements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions ofa reasonably knowledgeable user of the financial statementsmay be influenced. We consider quantitative materialityand qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit
work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) toevaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in thefinancial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timingof the audit and significant audit findings that we identifyduring 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 financial statementsof the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless lawor regulation precludes public disclosure about the matteror when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine thata matter should not be communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so would reasonablybe expected to outweigh the public interest benefits ofsuch communication.
As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, 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 lawhave been kept by the Company so far as it appears fromour examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss dealtwith by this Report are in agreement with the booksof account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 ofthe Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e) On the basis of written representation received from thedirectors as on 31st March 2025 and taken on record bythe Board of directors, none of the directors is disqualifiedas on 31st March 2025 from being appointed as a directorin terns of section 164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to the financial statements, andthe operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to ourseparate Report in "Annexure A”. Our report expressesan unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operatingeffectiveness of the Company's internal financial controlsover with reference to the financial statements.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in theAuditor's Report in accordance with the requirements ofSection 197 (16) of the Act, as amended:
In our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us, theremuneration paid by the Company to its directors duringthe year is in accordance with the provisions of Section197 of the Act.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe 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 information andaccording to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed impact of pendinglitigations on its financial position in its StandaloneFinancial Statements -Refer Note 37.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts,including derivative contracts; and
iii. There were no amounts, which were required to betransferred to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company.
iv. (a) The management has represented that, to the bestof it's knowledge and belief, no funds have beenadvanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowedfunds or share premium or any other sources or kindof funds) by the Company to or in any other persons orentities, including foreign entities ("lntermediaries"},with the understanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons orentities Identified in any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide any guarantee, security or the like on behalfof the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The management has represented, that, to the bestof it's knowledge and belief, no funds have beenreceived by the division from any persons or entities,
including foreign entities ("funding Parties"), withthe understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the diviison shall, whether, directly orindirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalfof the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide any guarantee, security or the like on behalfof the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
(c) Based on such audit procedures we have consideredreasonable and appropriate in the circumstances;nothing has come to the notice that has caused us tobelieve that the representations under sub-clause (i)and (ii) contain any material mis-statement.
v. a) In our opinion and according to the information
and explanations given to us, the Interium dividendproposed in the previous year, declared and paid bythe Company during the year is in accordance withsection 123 of the Act, as applicable.
b) The Company has not proposed any final dividend upto the date of our report.
vi. Based on our examination, the company, has usedaccounting software for maintaining its books of accountwhich has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log)facility except in respect of maintenance of property, plantand equipment records wherein the accounting softwaredid not have the audit trail feature enabled throughoutthe year. Further, the audit trail facility has been operatingthroughout the year for all relevant transactions recordedin the software. Further, during the course of our audit wedid not come across any instance of audit trail featurebeing tampered with."
As required by the Companies (Auditors' Report) Order,2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government interms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "AnnexureB" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 ofthe Order.
For Maharaj N R Suresh & Co LLP For APAS & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Firm's Registration No. 001931S/S000020 Firm's Registration No: 000340C/C400308
K V Srinivasan Rajeev Ranjan
Partner Partner
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Mumbai Mumbai
Date : May 12, 2025 Date: May 12, 2025