p) Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assetsGeneral
Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable thatan outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of theamount of the obligation. The expense relating to a provision is presented in the statement of profit and loss.
If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects, when appropriate,the risks specific to the liability. When discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised as afinance cost.
Contingent liabilities and contingent assetsContingent liabilities is disclosed in the case of :
a present obligation arising from past events, when it is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will berequired to settle the obligation.
a present obligation arising from past events, when no reliable estimate can be made.a possible obligation arising from past events, unless the probability of outflow of resources is remote.
Commitments includes the amount of purchase order (net of advances) issued to parties for completion of assets.
Provisions, contingent liabilities, contingent assets and commitments are reviewed at each balance sheet date.
Expenditure
Expenditures are accounted net of taxes recoverable, wherever applicable.
q) Fair value measurement
The Company measures financial instruments, such as, derivatives at fair value at each balance sheet date.
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between marketparticipants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset ortransfer the liability takes place either:
> In the principal market for the asset or liability, or
> In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.
The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible by the Company.
The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset orliability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.
The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measurefair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.
All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorized within the fair valuehierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:
> Level 1 — Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities .
> Level 2 — Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly orindirectly observable.
> Level 3 — Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable.
For assets and liabilities that are recognized in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Company determines whether transfershave occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorization (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fairvalue measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.
The Company’s management determines the policies and procedures for both recurring fair value measurement, such as derivativeinstruments and unquoted financial assets measured at fair value.
External valuer are involved for valuation of unquoted financial assets and financial liabilities, such as contingent consideration.Involvement of external valuer is decided upon annually by the management. Selection criteria includes market knowledge, reputation,independence and whether professional standards are maintained. The management decides, after discussions with the company’sexternal valuer, which valuation techniques and inputs to use for each case.
At each reporting date, the company analyses the movements in the values of assets and liabilities which are required to be remeasured orre-assessed as per the company’s accounting policies. For this analysis, the Company verifies the major inputs applied in the latestvaluation by agreeing the information in the valuation computation to contracts and other relevant documents.
The Company , in conjunction with the Company’s external valuers, also compares the change in the fair value of each asset and liabilitywith relevant external sources to determine whether the change is reasonable on a yearly basis.
For the purpose of fair value disclosures, the Company has determined classes of assets and liabilities on the basis of the nature,characteristics and risks of the asset or liability and the level of the fair value hierarchy as explained above.
This note summarises accounting policy for fair value. Other fair value related disclosures are given in the relevant notes.
r) Financial instruments
A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument ofanother entity. The Company recognizes financial assets and financial liabilities when it becomes a party to the contractual provisions ofthe instrument. It is broadly classified in financial assets, financial liabilities, derivatives & equity.
(A) Financial assets
Initial recognition and measurement
All financial assets, except investment in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are recognised initially at fair value.
Subsequent measurement
For purposes of subsequent measurement, financial assets are classified in four categories:
> Debt instruments at amortised cost.
> Debt instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI).
> Debt instruments, derivatives and equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL).
> Equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI).
i) Debt instruments at amortised cost
A ‘debt instrument’ is measured at the amortised cost if both the following conditions are met:
(a) The asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets for collecting contractual cash flows, and
(b) Contractual terms of the asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI) on theprincipal amount outstanding.
This category is the most relevant to the Company. After initial measurement, such financial assets are subsequently measured atamortised cost using the effective interest rate (EIR) method. Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any discount orpremium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR amortisation is included in finance income in theprofit or loss. The losses arising from impairment are recognised in the profit or loss. This category generally applies to trade and otherreceivables.
ii) Debt instrument at FVTOCI
A debt instrument is subsequently measured at fair value through other comprehensive income if it is held within a business model whoseobjective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets and the contractual terms of the financial assetgive rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding. TheCompany has not classified any financial asset into this category.
iii) Debt instrument at FVTPL
FVTPL is a residual category for debt instruments. Any debt instrument, which does not meet the criteria for categorization as atamortized cost or as FVTOCI, is classified as at FVTPL.
In addition, the Company may elect to designate a debt instrument, which otherwise meets amortized cost or FVTOCI criteria, as atFVTPL. However, such election is allowed only if doing so reduces or eliminates a measurement or recognition inconsistency (referred toas ‘accounting mismatch’). The Company has not designated any debt instrument as at FVTPL.
Debt instruments included within the FVTPL category are measured at fair value with all changes recognized in the P&L.
(B) Equity instruments
All equity instruments in scope of Ind AS 109 are measured at fair value. Equity instruments which are held for trading and contingentconsideration recognised by an acquirer in a business combination are classified as at FVTPL. For all other equity instruments, theCompany may make an irrevocable election to present in other comprehensive income subsequent changes in the fair value. TheCompany makes such election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. The classification is made on initial recognition and is irrevocable.
If the Company decides to classify an equity instrument as at FVTOCI, then all fair value changes on the instrument, excluding dividends,are recognized in the OCI. There is no recycling of the amounts from OCI to P&L, even on sale of investment. However, The Companymay transfer the cumulative gain or loss within equity.
Equity instruments included within the FVTPL category are measured at fair value with all changes recognized in the P&L.
Derecognition
A financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a financial asset or part of a group of similar financial assets) is primarily derecognised(i.e. removed from the Company’s balance sheet) when:
> The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired, or
> The Company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from the asset or has assumed an obligation to pay the received cashflows in full without material delay to a third party under a ‘pass-through’ arrangement; and either (a) the Company has transferredsubstantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, or (b) the Company has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks andrewards of the asset, but has transferred control of the asset.
When the Company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from an asset or has entered into a pass-through arrangement, itevaluates if and to what extent it has retained the risks and rewards of ownership. When it has neither transferred nor retainedsubstantially all of the risks and rewards of the asset, nor transferred control of the asset, the Company continues to recognise thetransferred asset to the extent of the Company’s continuing involvement. In that case, the Company also recognises an associatedliability. The transferred asset and the associated liability are measured on a basis that reflects the rights and obligations that the Companyhas retained.
Continuing involvement that takes the form of a guarantee over the transferred asset is measured at the lower of the original carryingamount of the asset and the maximum amount of consideration that the Company could be required to repay.
Impairment of financial assets
The Company applies expected credit loss (ECL) model for measurement and recognition of impairment loss on the following financialassets and credit risk exposure ;
a) Financial assets that are debt instruments, and are measured at amortised cost e.g. loans, debt securities, deposits, trade receivables andbank balances.
b) Financial assets that are debt instruments and are measured as at other comprehensive income (FVTOCI).
c) Trade receivables or any contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset that result from transactions that are within the
scope of Ind AS 11 and Ind AS 18.
The Company follows ‘simplified approach’ for recognition of impairment loss allowance on:
> Trade receivables or contract revenue receivables; and
> All lease receivables resulting from transactions within the scope of Ind AS 17.
Under the simplified approach the Company does not track changes in credit risk. Rather, it recognises impairment loss allowance basedon lifetime ECLs at each reporting date, right from its initial recognition.
For recognition of impairment loss on other financial assets and risk exposure, the Company determines that whether there has been asignificant increase in the credit risk said initial recognition. If credit risk has not increased significantly, 12 month ECL is used to providefor impairment loss. However, if credit risk has increased significantly, lifetime ECL is used.
ECL is the difference between all contracted cash flows that are due to the Company in accordance with the contract and all the cashflows that the Company expects to receive, discounted at the original EIR. ECL impairment loss allowance ( or reversal) recognisedduring the period is recognised as (expense) / income in the statement of profit and loss (P&L). This amount is reflected under the head" Other Expense" in the P&L.
Financial liabilities
All financial liabilities are recognised initially at fair value and, in the case of loans and borrowings and payables, net of directlyattributable transaction costs.
The Company’s financial liabilities include trade and other payables, loans and borrowings including bank overdrafts.
The measurement of financial liabilities depends on their classification, as described below:
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss include financial liabilities held for trading and financial liabilities designated uponinitial recognition as at fair value through profit or loss. Financial liabilities are classified as held for trading if they are incurred for thepurpose of repurchasing in the near term.
Gains or losses on liabilities held for trading are recognised in the profit or loss.
01 Apr 2028 to 31 Mar 202901 Apr 2029 Onwards
Loans and borrowings
This is the category most relevant to the Company. After initial recognition, interest-bearing loans and borrowings are subsequentlymeasured at amortised cost using the EIR method. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the liabilities are derecognisedas well as through the EIR amortisation process.
Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part ofthe EIR. The EIR amortisation is included as finance costs in the statement of profit and loss.
A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires. When an existing financialliability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms, or the terms of an existing liability are substantiallymodified, such an exchange or modification is treated as the derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability.The difference in the respective carrying amounts is recognised in the statement of profit or loss.
Reclassification of financial instruments
After initial recognition, no reclassification is made for financial assets which are equity instruments. For financial assets, which are debtinstruments, a reclassification is made only if there is a change in the business model for managing those assets. Changes to the businessmodel are expected to be infrequent. If the Company reclassifies the financial assets, it applies the reclassification prospectively from thereclassification date which is the first day of the immediately next reporting period following the change in the business model.
Offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount is reported in the balance sheet if there is a currently enforceable legal rightto offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, to realise the assets and settle the liabilitiessimultaneously.
s) Leases
The Company has applied Ind AS 116 'Leases' for the first time for annual reporting period commencing from April 01, 2020. Set outbelow are the new accounting policies of the Company upon adoption of Ind AS 116:
Right-of-use assets
The Company recognises right-of-use assets at the commencement date of the lease (i.e., the date the underlying asset is available foruse). Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, and adjusted for anyremeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognised, initial direct costsincurred, and lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received. Unless the Company isreasonably certain to obtain ownership of the leased asset at the end of the lease term, the recognised right-of-use assets are depreciatedon a straight-line basis over the shorter of its estimated useful life and the lease term. Right-of-use assets are subject to impairment.
Lease liabilities
At the commencement date of the lease, the Company recognises lease liabilities measured at the present value of lease payments to bemade over the lease term. The lease payments include fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments) less any lease incentivesreceivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, and amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees.The lease payments also include the exercise price of a purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised by the Company and paymentsof penalties for terminating a lease, if the lease term reflects the Company exercising the option to terminate. The variable lease paymentsthat do not depend on an index or a rate are recognised as expense in the period on which the event or condition that triggers thepayment occurs.
In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Company uses the incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date ifthe interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. After the commencement date, the amount of lease liabilities is increasedto reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the lease payments made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities isremeasured if there is a modification, a change in the lease term, a change in the in-substance fixed lease payments or a change in theassessment to purchase the underlying asset.
Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets
The Company applies the short-term lease recognition exemption to its short-term leases of property, plant and equipment (i.e., thoseleases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date and do not contain a purchase option). It also applies thelease of low-value assets recognition exemption to leases of office equipment that are considered of low value. Lease payments on short¬term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognised as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
3 Significant judgement in determining the lease term of contracts with renewal options
The Company determines the lease term as the non-cancellable term of the lease, together with any periods covered by an option toextend the lease if it is reasonably certain to be exercised, or any periods covered by an option to terminate the lease, if it is reasonablycertain not to be exercised.
36 Financial risk objective and policies
The Company’s principal financial liabilities, comprise loans and borrowings, trade and other payables. The main purpose of these financial liabilities is to finance the Company’soperations/projects and to provide guarantees to support its operations. The Company’s principal financial assets include loans, trade and other receivables, and cash and cash equivalents thatderive directly from its operations.
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is mainly exposed to risks resulting from interest rate movements (interest rate risk) collectively referred as market risk, credit risk, liquidityrisk and other price risks such as equity price risk. The Company's senior management oversees the management of these risks.
The Company’s risk management activities are subject to the management, direction and control of Treasury Team of the Company under the framework of Risk Management Policy forCurrency and Interest rate risk as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company’s central treasury team ensures appropriate financial risk governance framework for theCompany through appropriate policies and procedures and that financial risks are identified, measured and managed in accordance with the Company’s policies and risk objectives. It is theCompany’s policy that no trading in derivatives for speculative purposes may be undertaken.
a) Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Market risk comprises three types of risk: interest raterisk, currency risk and other price risk, such as equity price risk. Financial instruments affected by market risk include loans and borrowings.
The sensitivity analysis in the following sections relate to the position as at March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024.
The sensitivity analysis have been prepared on the basis that the amount of net debt, the ratio of fixed to floating interest rates of the debt and derivatives and the proportion of financialinstruments in foreign currencies are all constant as at March 31, 2019.
The sensitivity of the relevant profit or loss item is the effect of the assumed changes in respective market risks. This is based on the financial assets and financial liabilities held at March 31,2025 and March 31, 2024.
b) Credit risk
Customer credit risk is managed by the Company’s established policy, procedures and control relating to customer credit risk management. Credit quality of a customer is assessed based onan extensive evaluation and individual credit limits are defined in accordance with this assessment.
Credit risk from balances with banks and financial institutions is managed by the Company’s treasury team in accordance with the Company’s policy. Investments of surplus funds are madeonly with approved counterparties and within credit limits assigned to each counterparty. Counterparty credit limits are reviewed by the Company’s Board of Directors on an annual basis, andmay be updated throughout the year subject to approval of the Company’s Finance Committee. The limits are set to minimise the concentration of risks and therefore mitigate financial lossthrough counterparty’s potential failure to make payments.
c) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the company will encounter difficulty in raising funds to meet commitments associated with financial instruments that are settled by delivering cash or anotherfinancial assets. Liquidity risk may result from an inability to sell a financial asset quickly at close to its fair value.
47 Additional Regulatory Information
(b) Details of Benami Property Held
The Company does not hold any benami property as defined under the Benami Transactions (Prohibtion) Act,1988 (45 of 1988) and the rules made thereunder. No Proceeding has been initiated or pending against thecompany for holding any benami property under the Benami Transactions (Prohition) Act, 1988 (45 of 1988) andthe rules made thereunder.
(c) Particulars of Transactions with companies struck off under section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 orSection 560 of Companies Act, 1956 are given hereunder :
During the year the company has not done any transaction with struck off companies.
(d) Registration of Charges of Satisfaction with Registrar of Companies
The Company does not not have any charges or satisfaction, which yet to be registered with ROC beyond thestatutory period except car loan taken by the company during the previous financial year.
(e) Undisclosed Income
The Company does not have any such transaction which is not recorded in the books of accounts that has beensurrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessment under the income tax act, 1961 (Such assearch or survey or any other relevant provisions of the income tax act, 1961.
(f) Details of Crypto Currency or Virtual Currrency
The Company has not traded or invested in crypto currency or virtual currency during the financial year.
(g) The Company has not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any other person(s) or entity, including foreignentities (intermediaries) with the understanding that the Intermediary Shall :
(a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the company (ultimate beneficiaries) or
(b) provide any gaurantee, security or the like on behalf of the ultimate beneficiaries.
(h) The Company has not received any fund any person or entity, including foreign entities (funding party) with theunderstanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the company shall :
(a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the funding party (ultimate beneficiaries) or
Note : 48 The title deeds of all the immovable properties are in the name of Company,Further the Company has notrevalued its property, plant and equipment (including right-of-use assets) during the current or previous year
Note : 49 The Management is of the opinion that as on the Balace Sheet date, there are no indications of materialimpairment loss on Fixed Assets, hence, the need to provide for impairment loss does not arise.
Note : 50 Previous year figures have been recasted/restated wherever necessary including those as required in keeping with
revised Schedule III amendments
The accompanying notes form an integral part of financials statementsAs per our report of even date
For, Parikh Shah & Associates For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Firm Registration No.: 123999W Aakash Exploration Services Limited
Chartered Accountants
Munir Shah Vipul Haria
Partner Managing Director
Mem. No. 101106 DIN : 01690638
Hemang Haria
Whole Time Director & CFODIN : 01690638
Nisha AgrawalCompany Secretary
Place : Ahmedabad
Date : 14/05/2025
UDIN :251011068NIHAPW1760