We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of CHARTEREDLOGISTICS LIMITED ("the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31,2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), theStatement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on thatdate, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information(hereinafter referred to as "the standalone financial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given tous, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013 ("the Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view inconformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act readwith the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS”) andother accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Companyas at March 31, 2025, the profit and total comprehensive income, changes in equity and itscash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with theStandards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act (SAs). Our responsibilitiesunder those Standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit ofthe Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India (ICAI) together with the independence requirements that are relevant toour audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rulesmade thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance withthese requirements and the ICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we haveobtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalonefinancial statements.
Key audit matter
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of mostsignificance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. Thesematters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements asa whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion onthese matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit mattersto be communicated in our report.
Key Audit Matter
Revenue recognition - Goods transportoperations:
The Company has high volume oftransactions each day recorded acrossvarious branches and through agenciesusing complex information technologysystems which are linked to the financialreporting process. The number of saletransactions in goods transport businessare settled in cash. Further, Standards onAuditing mandate a presumed significantrisk of fraud in revenue recognition.
Further, management is required to makecertain key judgements relating toidentifying contracts with customers,performance obligations involved incontracts, determining transaction pricewhich involves variable considerationelements, allocation of the transaction priceto such performance obligations andsatisfaction of performance obligations.Lorry receipts movement resulting delayedbilling in number of transactions andevaluation of the control point for the sameis also necessary.
Due to the significance of the item to thefinancial statements, complexities involvedincluding high inherent risk associated withcash transactions, information technologysystems relied on and managementjudgement involved for ensuringappropriateness of accounting treatment ofrevenue generated from goods transportoperations business, this matter has beenidentified as a key audit matter for thecurrent year’s audit.
How our audit addressed the key audit matter:
Our audit work included, but was not limited to, thefollowing procedures:
• Understood the revenue and receivable businessprocess for goods transport operations, andassessed the appropriateness of the accountingpolicy adopted by the Company for revenuerecognition.
• Evaluated the design and implementation of the keyfinancial and Information Technology (IT) controlsaround the revenue recognition process includingcontrols around issuance of invoices to customersbased on underlying goods consignment notes andother evidences around service delivery, priceapprovals, cash collections and timing of transactionrecording in the books of account including cut offprocedures.
• Tested operating effectiveness of above identifiedkey controls over the recognition and measurementof revenue during the year and as at year end.
• Assessed the appropriateness of the accountingpolicy for revenue recognition from goods transportoperations business in accordance with Ind AS 115,‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’.
• Attended and re-performed cash counts at year endfor locations selected on sample basis.
• Evaluated the time gap between LR dispatched,received and then billing for the same includingcontrol points for the same that were dulyconsidered.
• Performed test of details on a sample of revenuetransactions recorded during the year includingspecific periods before and after year end. For thesamples selected, inspected supporting documentssuch as invoices, contracts, goods consignmentnotes, evidence of delivery of service, cash receipt,etc.
• On a sample basis, compared the daily cashcollection with the bank deposit reconciliationprepared by each branch and agency and submitted
to head office periodically by tracing the same torelevant bank statements.
• Tested the appropriateness and rationale forspecific manual journal entries impacting revenue, aswell as other adjustments made in the preparation ofthe financial statements, selected through acombination of risk-based and high-valuetransactions selection criteria.
• Evaluated the appropriateness of the disclosuresmade in the financial statements for revenuerecorded during the year.
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor’sReport Thereon
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information.The other information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion andAnalysis, Board’s Report including Annexures to Board’s Report, Business ResponsibilityReport, Corporate Governance and Shareholder’s Information, but does not include thestandalone financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information andwe do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to readthe other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained during thecourse of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatementof this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in thisregard.
Responsibilities of Management and those charges with governance for theStandalone Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) ofthe Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give atrue and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, total comprehensive income,changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS and otheraccounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenanceof adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring theaccuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessingthe Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, mattersrelated to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless managementeither intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternativebut to do so.
Those charged with governance are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financialreporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statementsbased on our audit. In conducting our audit, we have taken into account the provisionsof the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required tobe included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules madethere under and the Order issued under section 143(11) of the Act.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement andmaintain professional Skepticism 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 proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, asfraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, orthe override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to designaudit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i)of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the bankhas adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements inplace and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonablenessof accounting estimates and related disclosures in the standalone financialstatements made by the Management and Board of Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and Board of Directors useof the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained,whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. If weconclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in ourAuditor's Report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statementsor, 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, future events or conditions may cause a Company to cease to continueas a going concern.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements,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 areasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financial statements may beinfluenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planningthe scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluatethe effect of any identified misstatements in the standalone financial statements.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with theStandards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standardsrequire that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit toobtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements arefree from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amountsand the disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The procedures selecteddepend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of materialmisstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. Inmaking those risk assessments, the audit or considers internal financial controlrelevant to the Company’s preparation of the standalone financial statements that givea true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of theaccounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates madeby the Company’s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of thestandalone financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which tothe best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of ouraudit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been keptby the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including OtherComprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statementof Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books ofaccount.
d) In our opinion, the afore said standalone financial statements comply withthe Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act,read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors of theCompany as on March 31, 2025 taken on record by the Board of Directors,none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025 from being
appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f) Based on our examination which included test checks, performed by us onthe Company, have used accounting software for maintaining theirrespective books of account for the financial year ended March 31, 2025which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same hasoperated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in thesoftware except following:
(i) The feature of recording audit trail was not enabled at the database layerto log any direct data changes for the accounting software used formaintaining the books of accounts relating to general ledger andconsolidation process.
(ii) The audit trail was not enabled for certain changes which were performedby users having privilege access rights, for the accounting software usedfor maintaining the books of accounts relating to the general ledger.
Further, for the period audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled and operatedfor the respective accounting software, we did not come across any instanceof the audit trail feature being tampered with.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls overfinancial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure A”. Our reportexpresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operatingeffectiveness of the Company’s internal financial controls over financialreporting.
h) 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 amend:In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to theexplanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to itsDirectors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197of the Act.
i) 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, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on itsfinancial position in its standalone financial statements.
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable lawor accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long¬term contracts including derivative contracts.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to betransferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the
Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledgeand belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in theaggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds)by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity("Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lendor invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledgeand belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in theaggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity,including foreign entity ("Funding Parties”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether,directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonableand appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice thathas caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i)and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain anymaterial misstatement.
v. The same is not applicable as no dividend is declared.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”)
issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, wegive in “Annexure B” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and4 of the Order.
For, Prakash Tekwani & Associates,Chartered AccountantsFRN 120253W
Place: Ahmedabad
Date: 21-05-2025
UDIN: 25108681BMMLST2184
Prakash Tekwani
Partner
M. No. 108681