We have audited the standalone financial statements of UNIWORTH LIMITED (“theCompany”), which comprise the balance sheet as at 31st March, 2024, and the statement ofProfit and Loss, (statement of changes in equity) and the statement of cash flows for the yearthen ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significantaccounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as “theStandalone Financial Statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given tous, except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section ofour report, the aforesaid financial statements give a true and fair view in conformity with theaccounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at31st March, 2024 and loss, (changes in equity) and its cash flow for the year ended on thatdate.
1. In view of the circumstances stated in Note No 46 the original books of accounts of theCompany were not available and we have conducted our audit on the basis of availablebooks of accounts prepared by the Company.
2. Note No-34, regarding submission of details of secured loan for registration of chargeswith register of company (ROC).Which is not agreement with the available books ofaccounts prepared by the company, stated in Note No-46 and in respect of which we areunable to form any opinion as to the non agreement with the books of account andreasons for dissatisfaction on of charges stated therein.
3. In view of the matters specified in Note No 46 and Note 9(4)(v) of the FinancialStatements, we are unable to express our opinion regarding the reported amountsaccompanying disclosure and recoverability of Trade Receivable.
4. Footnote No.1 and 4 (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Note No. 9 regarding overdue Export Billsamounting to Rs 56445.64 lacs outstanding for long which, in our opinion, are doubtfulof recovery against which adequate provision has not been made in the financialstatements.
5. Footnote 1 of Note No. 12 regarding Claims Receivable amounting to Rs. 689.36 lacs due
from various banks outstanding for long which in our opinion are doubtful of recovery
against which adequate provision has not been made in the financial statements.
6. Footnote 2 and 3 of Note No.13 regarding Advance to suppliers and MiscellaneousAdvance of Rs. 7.90 lacs and Rs. 3494.75 lacs due from certain parties and Footnote 1 ofNote No13 regarding Advance relating to Companies of Rs. 1744.93 lacs respectivelywhich, in our opinion, are considered doubtful of recovery against which, adequateprovision has not been made.
7. Footnote of Note No. 7 regarding Miscellaneous Advance under Other Non Current
Assets off Rs. 4.94 lacs due from certain parties which, in our opinion, are considereddoubtful of recovery against which, adequate provision has not been made.
8. Footnote 2 of Note No. 10 relating to non-accounting in an earlier year of withdrawals
/ other transactions from certain Bank accounts due to reasons stated on the said Note10 (2).
9. In absence of any workings for impairment of assets as per Indian Accounting Standard(Ind AS) 36 Impairment of Assets, the impact of such impairment is not ascertainable.
10. Non-provision / non-compliance of items indicated in (3) to (7) above constitute adeparture from the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 133 of the Act. Withoutconsidering item Nos (1),(2),(6) and (7), ) above, whose impact on the Company’sStatement of Profit and Loss is presently non-ascertainable, had the provisions indicatedin item Nos. (2) to (3) been made,
(i) Loss for the year would have increased by Rs. 62387.51 lacs
(ii) Trade Receivables would have been decreased by Rs.56445.64 lacs
(iii) Other Financial Assets would have been decreased by Rs. 689.36 lacs
(iv) Other Current and Non Current Assets would have been decreased byRs.5252.51lacs
(v) The Retaining Earnings/(-)Loss would have been higher by(-)Rs. 62387.51 lacs
We conducted our audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified undersection 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards arefurther described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statementssection of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code ofEthics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethicalrequirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities inaccordance with these requirements and the ICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believe that the auditevidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualifiedopinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of mostsignificance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters wereaddressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in formingour opinion there on, in addition to the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinionsection; we have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to becommunicated in our report.
1. Following Notes to the Financial Statements describe the uncertainty related to theoutcome of the lawsuits /other legal matters indicated therein:
(a) Footnote (2) of Note No. 9 regarding pending adjustments of Sundry Debtorsagainst supplies and other liabilities etc. due to the buyers. In absence of finalsettlement with the parties and non-receipt of necessary approval from concernedregulatory authority, extent of the amount of adjustments so required could not beascertained.
(b) Footnote to Note No.18 regarding estimated amount of Rs. 8722.28 lacs providedduring the year 2002-03 as sales claims and commissions relating to earlier yearsfrom overseas customers of the Company which is pending for final settlement.Necessary adjustments for such claims and commissions will be made after finalsettlement and obtaining necessary approval from the concerned regulatoryauthority.
(c) Note No. 39 regarding legal recourse taken by certain banks and financialinstitutions for recovery of their dues and the matter is sub-judice as stated in thesaid Note.
(d) Note No. 40 regarding applications made by the Company with the Reserve Bankof India from time to time for extension / setting off of certain overdue bills.
(e) Matters disclosed in Note No. 31 relating to Entry Tax, Central/Commercial SalesTax Demands, Customs Demands, Professional Tax/Labour Cases/Water Cess,Electricity Duty, etc., disclosed under Contingent Liabilities, which are contestedby the Company and pending before various forums / authorities for finaldecisions.
(f) Note No. 20(1) regarding application filed against the company before DebtRecovery Tribunal for recovery of the dues by certain banks.
(g) Note No. 8 (2) regarding Inventory lying with a third party, realisability andfuture usage of which is not presently ascertainable.
(h) Note No.13 (5) regarding Transfer of Fixed Assets awaiting necessary adjustment.
2. Note No.16 (Footnote 3), Note No. 20 (Footnote 2) and Note No. 10 (Footnote 1 and3) and Note No-11 (Foot Note-1) to the financial statements regarding non-receipt ofconfirmations in respect of borrowings from banks/Financial Institutions and alsodebit balances in certain current accounts with banks due to restructuring being inprogress, book balances thereof have been relied upon.
3. Note No 35 regarding balance with a related party under reconciliation
4. In absence of any relevant documents and adequate information relating to matterspecified in Note No - 41 & 42. We are unable to form to any opinion in theserespects.
5. Footnote 2(a) of Note No.16 regarding payments made to ARCIL by certain parties onbehalf of the Company, confirmations of which from the respective parties areawaited.
6. Non provision of interest for secured lenders in view of facts stated in Note No 47.
7. Note No 10 (3) regarding debit balance of certain current accounts with banks whichare inoperative.
8. Note No.42 to the financial statements regarding preparation of these financialstatements on Going Concern basis for the reasons stated therein as also the fact thatthe Company has accumulated losses and its net worth has been fully eroded Furtherthe Company has incurred net loss during the current and previous years, and theCompany’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets as at the Balance Sheet date.These conditions, along with other matters set forth in Notes to Financial Statements,indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt aboutthe Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Our opinion is modified in respect of these matters.
The Company’s Management and Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of theother information. The other information comprises the information included in theManagement Discussion and Analysis, Board’s Report including Annexures to Board’sReport, Corporate Governance and Shareholder’s Information, but does not include thefinancial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do notexpress any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of ouraudit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
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 thisregard.
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance, (changes in equity) and cash flows of the Company in accordance with6 theaccounting principles generally accepted in India, including the accounting Standardsspecified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding ofthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequateinternal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of thefinancial statement that give a true and 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’sability 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 toliquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reportingprocess.
Our objectives are to obtained reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Statementsas a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issueand auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high label ofassurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will alwaysdetect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatement can arise from fraud or error andare considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expectedto influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Standalone FinancialStatements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintainprofessional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
? Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis forour opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher thanfor one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
? Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in order todesign audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) ofthe Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has
adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols.
?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 ofaccounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty existsrelated to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability tocontinue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required todraw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the standalone financialstatements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions arebased on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, futureevents or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
? Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financialstatements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements representthe underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that,individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonablyknowledgeable user of the financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitativemateriality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluatingthe results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in thefinancial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, theplanned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significantdeficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have compliedwith relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them allrelationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence,and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine thosematters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of thecurrent period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in ourauditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not becommunicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonablybe expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
i) As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued bythe Central Government in terms of Sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we
enclose in the Annexure - A a statement on the matters specified in the said Order, to
the extent applicable to the Company.
ii) As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that
a) We have sought and, except for the matters described in the Basis for QualifiedOpinion paragraph, obtained all the information and explanations which to thebest of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b) Except for the possible effects of the matters described in the Basis for QualifiedOpinion paragraph above, in our opinion proper books of account as required bylaw have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination ofthose books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including OtherComprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement CashFlows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) Except for the possible effects of the matters described in the Basis for QualifiedOpinion paragraph, in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit andLoss and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act,
e) The matters described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, in ouropinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company;
f) The matters described in sub-paragraph (1) under the Key Audit Mattersparagraph above, in our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning ofthe Company;
g) On the basis of written representations received from the Directors as on 31stMarch, 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the Director isdisqualified as on 31st March, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164(2) of the Act.
h) With respect to the adequacy of the Internal Financial Controls over FinancialReporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, referto our separate Report in Annexure - B.
i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report inaccordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanationsgiven to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is inaccordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act.
j) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report inaccordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,asamended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to theexplanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial
position, wherever ascertainable. Refer Note No -31.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative
contracts for which there were any material foreseeable loss
iii. The Company has not transferred any amount to Investor Education and
Protection Fund (Refer to Footnote No. 1 to Note No. 16)
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate)have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds orshare premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or inany other person or entity (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directlyor indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate)have been received by the Company from any person or entity (“FundingParties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise,that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, securityor the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that hascaused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) ofRule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any materialmisstatement.
(d) The company has neither declared nor paid any dividend during the year.
v. As stated in Note No.49 of the accompanying standalone financial statementsare based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company have usedaccounting software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for maintaining itsbooks of account for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 which has not afeature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has not beenoperated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software,then Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not complied with.However, we are unable to comments on the audit trail feature being tamperedwith or not.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicablefrom 1st April, 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention is not applicable or the financial year ended 31 stMarch, 2024.
For KHANDELWAL RAY& CO.
Chartered AccountantsFR No. 302035E
(CA Anirban Roy)
Place: Kolkata Partner
Date: 30st May, 2024. (Membership No. 066427)
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