We have audited the accompanying Standalone financial statements of M/s. Gopal Iron and Steel Co(Guj) Limited (“the Company”) which comprises the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statementof Profit and Loss, statement of changes in the Equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended,and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and otherexplanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, theaforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner sorequired and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted inIndia, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, and profit/loss, statement of change inequity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
• BASIS OF OPINION
We conducted our audit by the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of theCompanies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Indiatogether with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under theprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the auditevidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
• EMPHASIS OF MATTER
The Accompanying financial statements are prepared by management assuming that the Company willcontinue as a going concern. The Company has suffered recurring losses from the operations. Further, ithas disposed of all its plant and machinery and other major fixed assets and discounted its operations. Itraises substantial doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern. The Managementplan regarding this has been discussed in note 38 of accompanying statements. The Financial statementdoes not include any adjustments which might results from this uncertainty.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
• KEY AUDIT MATTER
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in ouraudit of the Standalone Financial Statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2024. These matterswere addressed in the context of our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole, and informing our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each keymatter, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined that there are no key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of theStandalone Financial Statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly,our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks ofmaterial misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements. Accordingly, our audit included theperformance of procedure designed to respond to our risk of material mistaken of the Standalone financialstatements. The result of our audit procedure provides the basis for our audit opinion on the standalonefinancial statement.
• INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITORS' REPORTTHEREON
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Annual Report, but does not include the Standalone FinancialStatements and our auditors’ report thereon. Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does notcover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Inconnection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with thefinancial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materiallymisstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement ofthis other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard
• RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGEMENT FOR THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give atrue and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, (changes in equity)[iv] and cash flowsof the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including theaccounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenanceof adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assetsof the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and applicationof appropriate implementation and maintenance of accounting policies; making judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statement that give a trueand fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the goingconcern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the company’s financial reporting process
• AUDITORS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone Financial Statements asa whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guaranteethat an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in theaggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on thebasis of these Standalone Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement 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 detectinga material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud mayinvolve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsiblefor expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls withreference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accountingestimates and related disclosures made by management.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events orconditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Ifwe conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, tomodify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of ourauditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue asa going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Standalone Financial Statements,including the disclosures, and whether the Standalone Financial Statements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the plannedscope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies ininternal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships andother matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable le,related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those mattersthat were of most significance in the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements for the financial yearended March 31, 2024 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in ourauditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, inextremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our reportbecause the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the publicinterest benefits of such communication.
• REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”), issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we givein the 'Annexure A’ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to theextent applicable.
As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:
1. We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
2. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company sofar as it appears from our examination of those books
3. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statements dealt with bythis Report are in agreement with the books of account.
4. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the AccountingStandards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014.
5. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2024taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31stMarch, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
6. Concerning the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of theCompany and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in“Annexure B”.
7. Concerning the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report by Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us:
a) The Company does not have any pending litigations which may impact its financial position in itsfinancial statements.
b) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which therewere any material foreseeable losses.
c) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund by the Company.
d) (i)The management has represented that to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than asdisclosed in thenotes to accounts, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kinds of funds) by the Company to orin any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (“intermediaries”), with theunderstanding , whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the intermediately shall whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee,security or like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(ii) )The management has represented that to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than asdisclosed in the notes to accounts, no funds have been received by the company from any person(s) orentity(ies), including foreign entities (“Funding Parties”), with understanding whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the company shall whether directly and indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party(“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of ultimatebeneficiaries; and
(iii) Based on audit procedures which we considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice that has caused us tobelieve that the representations under sub clause(i) and (ii) contain any material mis-statements.
e) The Company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year in contravention ofprovisions of Section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013
(8) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor's Report under section 197(16) of the Act,in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the limits prescribed forthe payments of remuneration is not applicable to the private company.
For, Krutesh Patel & AssociatesChartered Accountants
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Date: 27th.May.2024 Krutesh Patel
Place: Ahmedabad Partner
Mem. No. 140047UDIN : 24140047BKEIYS9467