We have audited the accompanying Standalone financial statements of BINDALEXPORTS LIMITED which comprises the Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2024, and theStatement of Profit and Loss (including statement of other comprehensive income),the statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year thenended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significantaccounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanationsgiven to us, subject to qualifications mentioned herein after in this report, theaforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the
Companies Act, 2013 in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in
conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the stateof affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, and its profit, including other totalcomprehensive income, the changes in equity and cash flows for the year endedon that date.
a) In absence of ascertainment by the company of liability towards Gratuity to bepaid to retiring employees through Actuarial Valuation, its impact on the profits/ (losses) of the company cannot be ascertained.
b) The company is not making provision for leave salary on accrual basis.
c) The company is not making provision for bonus on salary on accrual basis.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs)specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilitiesunder those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for theAudit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute ofChartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that arerelevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code ofEthics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on standalone financialstatements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were ofmost significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period.These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not providea separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of howour audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters tobe communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described inthe Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone Financial Statementssection of our report, including in relation to these matters.
Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed torespond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the StandaloneFinancial Statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the proceduresperformed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion onthe accompanying Standalone Financial Statements.
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Key Audit Matters
Auditor's Response
(i)
Balance with Statutory Authorities:
The company is reporting balancesdue and receivable from severalstatutory authorities, including GST /VAT / Excise/ Service Tax,aggregating to Rs. 21.66 lacs.
We have relied on therepresentation of themanagement that, thesebalances are either refundableor may be adjusted againstfuture liability arising of accountassessments if any.
(ii)
Gratuity, Bonus and LeaveEncashment:
The company has not madeprovision for Gratuity, Bonus andLeave encashment payable toemployees in its books of accounts.As per the policy the payment ismade to retiring employees on an adhoc basis.
The company should obtainActuarial valuation report onGratuity to be provideddepending on the strength ofemployees / workers and theirduration of employment. Thecompany must provide for Bonusas per Provisions of Payment ofBonus Act,1965. The issue hasbeen dealt with by way ofqualification in the IndependentAuditor's Report.
(iii)
Trade Receivables:
Balance Confirmation from TradeReceivables having non-movingbalances is not obtained by thecompany. The total amount of suchtrade receivables are Rs. 25.42 lacs.
We are unable to form anopinion about the early recoveryof these outstanding debts.However, management hasconfirmed realisation of thesetrade receivables within a year.
Information other than the financial statements and auditors' report thereon.
The Company's board of directors is responsible for the preparation of the otherinformation. The other information comprises the information included in theBoard's Report including Annexures to Board's Report, Business Responsibility Reportbut does not include the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. Thereport is expected to be made available after the date of this auditor's report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the otherinformation and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to readthe other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information ismaterially inconsistent with the standalon e financial statements or our knowledgeobtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materiallymisstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is no materialmisstatement of information we are required to report that fact. We have nothingto report in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation ofthese standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financialposition, financial performance, including other comprehensive income, changes inequity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, including the accounting Standardsspecified under section 133 of the Act as amended from time to time and otheraccounting principles generally accepted in India.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of theCompany and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate Accounting policies, making judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation andmaintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statement that give atrue and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud orerror.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing theCompany's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,
matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. The Board of Directors arealso responsible for overseeing the company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financialstatements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud orerror, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an auditconducted in accordance with Standards of Auditing (SAs) will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or errorand are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonablybe expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis ofthese financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment andmaintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Ý Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements,whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsiveto those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud mayinvolve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride of internal control.
Ý Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order todesign audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Undersection 143(3) (i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financialcontrols system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
Ý Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and thereasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made bymanagement.
Ý Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concernbasis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether amaterial uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant 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 auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financialstatements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of ourauditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Companyto cease to continue as a going concern.
Ý Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financialstatements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statementsrepresent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among othermatters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings,including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during ouraudit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we havecomplied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and tocommunicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably bethought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, wedetermine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financialstatements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. Wedescribe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludespublic disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, wedetermine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because theadverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh thepublic interest benefits of such communication.
As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issuedby the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 ofthe Companies Act, 2013, we give in the Annexure "A", a statement on the mattersspecified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to thebest of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept bythe Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss, and the cash flowstatement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this report are inagreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the accountingstandards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with rule 7 of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as onMarch 31, 2024 taken on record by the board of directors, none of the directorsis disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from being appointed as a director in termsof Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financialreporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls,refer to our separate report in "Annexure B". Our report expresses anunmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of theCompany's internal financial controls over financial reporting;
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report inaccordance with the requirement of section 197(16) of the Act and, asamended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according tothe explanation given to us, the remuneration paid by the company to itsdirectors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 ofthe Act; and
(h) 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, inour opinion and to the best of our information and according to theexplanations given to us;
a. The detail of pending litigations by and against the company which wouldimpact its financial position is submitted in Notes to Financial Statements;
b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivativecontracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses; and
c. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred,to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
d. (i) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) bythe company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entities
("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Intermediaries shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other person or entity identified in any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(ii) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, no funds have been received by the company from any person orentity, including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall, whether,directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other person or entity identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Parties ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries; and
(iii) Based on the audit procedures that were considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that hascaused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b)contain any material misstatement.
e. The company has not declared or paid any interim or final dividend duringthe year.
f. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company hasused an accounting software for maintaining its books of account which hasa feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility, and the same hasoperated throughout the period from 06 April 2023 for all relevanttransactions recorded in the software. Further, during the course of our auditwe did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tamperedwith.
SNK & Co.
Chartered Accountants
F.R.No.1 09176W
Partner
Place : Surat
Date : May 24, 2024