We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of Share India Securities Limited (“the
Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as atMarch 31,2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (includingOther Comprehensive Income), Statement of Changes inEquity and Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended,and notes to the standalone financial statements, includingmaterial accounting policy information and other explanatoryinformation (hereinafter referred to as the “standalonefinancial 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 (“the Act”) in the manner so requiredand give a true and fair view in conformity with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of theAct read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules, 2015, as amended (“Ind AS”) and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairsof the Company as at March 31, 2025, and profit, othercomprehensive income, its changes in equity and its cashflows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statementsin accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specifiedunder section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities underthose Standards are further described in the ‘Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements' section of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India (“ICAI”) togetherwith the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit ofthe standalone financial statements under the provisions of theAct and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirementsand the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidenceobtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements for the year ended March 31,2025. These matters were addressed in the context of ouraudit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, andin forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide aseparate opinion on these matters. We have determined thematters described below to be the key audit matters to becommunicated in our report.
Sr.
No.
Key audit matter
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
1.
Revenue from operations
Our
key audit procedures around revenue recognition
The revenue of the Company comprises of multiple income-
includes but not limited to, the following:
generating operations, majority of which have their origin
Evaluated the appropriateness of Company's
from trading activities comprising equities, derivatives and
accounting policy for revenue recognition.
commodities trading at multiple Stock Exchanges.
2.
Evaluated the design, implementation and tested
The Company recognises net gain/(loss) on fair value
the operating effectiveness of key controls over the
changes on ‘Securities for Trade' and ‘Investments'either on realisation through disposal of the instrumentsor unrealised gain/(loss) through change in fair value ofinstruments held at the balance sheet date, in line withInd AS 109.
3.
revenue recognition process.
For income from Fees and commission from brokingand related services, we have obtained and inspected,on a test check basis, the contract notes, trade dataand other supporting evidence.
The Company also earns Fees and Commission incomefrom broking and related activities from the customersusing the Company's platform.
4.
For unrealised gain/(loss) on fair value changes on‘Securities for trade' and ‘Investments', we haveobtained position statement, verified on test check
Considering the high volume of transactions and materiality
basis the holding statements and market rate available
of amounts involved, we have determined revenue
on the trading exchanges at closing date. For realised
recognition as a key audit matter.
gain/(loss) on sale of instruments, we have verified ontest check basis the statement from trading exchangeson the trade date and net settlement through pay-in/pay-out.
5.
Performed cut-off testing for samples of revenuetransactions recorded near year end by comparingwith relevant underlying documents to assess whetherthe revenue was recognized in the correct period.
6.
Assessed the adequacy and appropriateness ofthe disclosures made in these standalone financialStatements in compliance with the requirement of IndAS 115 and Ind AS 109.
7.
Performed management enquiries and obtainednecessary representations from the management.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the otherinformation. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Annual Report, but does not include thestandalone financial statements and our auditor's reportthereon. The annual report is expected to be made availableto us after the date of this auditor's report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does notcover the other information and we do not express any formof assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the other informationidentified above when it becomes available and, in doingso, consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the standalone financial statements or ourknowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
When we read the annual report, if we conclude that thereis a material misstatement therein, we are required tocommunicate the matter to those charged with governanceunder SA 720 ‘The Auditor's responsibilities Relating toOther Information'.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance, changes in equity and cash flows of the Companyin accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted 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 safeguarding ofthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfrauds and other irregularities; selection and application of
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 statement that give a true and fair view and are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, theManagement and Board of Directors are responsible forassessing the Company's ability to continue as a goingconcern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidatethe Company or to cease operations, or has no realisticalternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing theCompany’s 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 fraudor error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes ouropinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurancebut 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.
We give in “Annexure A” a detailed description ofAuditor’s responsibilities for Audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements.
The standalone financial statements of the Company for theyear ended March 31,2024, were audited by another auditorwhose report dated May 09, 2024 expressed an unmodifiedopinion on those Financial Statements. Our opinion is notmodified in respect of this matter.
1. 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 ofthe Act, we give in “Annexure B”, a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, tothe extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the informationand explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were necessary for thepurposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as requiredby law have been kept by the Company so far asit appears from our examination of those books,except that back-up of the books of account andother books and papers maintained in electronicmode has not been kept in servers physicallylocated in India on a daily basis since such backupswere taken periodically as explained in Note 45 tothe financial statements and except for the mattersas stated in paragraph 2(h)(vi) below on reportingunder Rule 11(g).
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit andLoss (including other comprehensive income), theStatement of Changes in Equity and the Statementof Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of accounts.
(d) I n our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Ind AS specified underSection 133 of the Act.
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on March 31, 2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors are disqualified as on March 31, 2025from being appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164(2) of the Act.
(f) The reservation relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewithare as stated in paragraph 2(b) above on reportingunder Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph 2(h)(vi)below on reporting under Rule 11(g).
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls with reference to standalonefinancial statements of the Company and theoperating effectiveness of such controls, refer toour separate Report in “Annexure C”.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, inour opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pendinglitigations on its financial position in its standalone
financial statements - Refer Note 43 to thestandalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contractsfor which there were any material foreseeablelosses. The Company has made provision, asrequired under the applicable law or accountingstandards, for material foreseeable losses onderivative contracts;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to betransferred to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company;
iv. (1) The Management has represented that, to
the best of its knowledge and belief, no fundshave been advanced or loaned or invested(either from borrowed funds or share premiumor any other sources or kind of funds) by theCompany to or in any other persons or entities,including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”),with the understanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that the Intermediaryshall, directly or indirectly lend or invest inother persons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(2) The Management has represented, that, tothe best of its knowledge and belief, no fundshave been received by the Company from anypersons or entities, including foreign entities(“Funding Parties”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, thatthe Company shall, directly or indirectly, lendor invest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) orprovide any guarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(3) Based on the audit procedures performedthat have been considered reasonableand appropriate in the circumstances, andaccording to the information and explanationsprovided to us by the Management in thisregard, nothing has come to our notice that hascaused us to believe that the representations
under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e) asprovided under (1) and (2) above, contain anymaterial mis-statement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company duringthe year in respect of the same declared for theprevious year is in accordance with section 123 ofthe Companies Act 2013 to the extent it applies topayment of dividend.
The interim dividend declared and paid by theCompany during the year and until the date of thisaudit report is in accordance with section 123 ofthe Companies Act 2013.
The Board of Directors of the Company haveproposed final dividend for the year which is subjectto the approval of the members at the ensuingAnnual General Meeting. The dividend declared is inaccordance with section 123 of the Act to the extentit applies to declaration of dividend. (Refer Note 25to the standalone financial statements).
vi. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company has used certain accountingsoftwares for maintaining its books of accountwhich has a feature of recording audit trail (editlog) facility, except that no audit trail feature wasenabled at the database level in respect of certainaccounting softwares to log any direct datachanges as explained in Note 45 to the standalonefinancial statements.
Further, where enabled, audit trail feature has beenoperated for all relevant transactions recorded inthe accounting softwares. Also, during the courseof our audit, we did not come across any instanceof audit trail feature being tampered with in respectof such accounting softwares. Additionally, theaudit trail of prior years has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirements forrecord retention to the extent it was enabled andrecorded in respective years.
3. In our opinion, according to information and explanationsgiven to us, the remuneration paid/provided by theCompany to its directors is within the limits laidprescribed under Section 197 read with Schedule V ofthe Act and the rules thereunder.
For M S K A & Associates
Chartered AccountantsICAI Firm Registration No. 105047W
Sriparna De
Partner
Place: Noida Membership No.: 060978
Date: May 23, 2025 UDIN: 25060978BMMLJK7029