We have Audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of CUPIDBREWERIES AND DISTILLERIES LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprisesof Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Statementof Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow for the year ended and notesto the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policiesand other explanatory information. (hereinafter referred to as the "standalonefinancial statements")
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanationsgiven to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013 ("The Act") in the manner so required and givea true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribedunder Section 133 of the Act read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules, 2015 as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025 and itsloss (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash flowsfor the year ended March 31, 2025.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs)specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standardsare further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company inaccordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountantsof India (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our auditof the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules madethereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordancewith these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidenceobtained by in terms of their report referred to in the other matters section below, is
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalonefinancial statements.
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor'sReport Thereon
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. Theother information comprises of the information included in the ManagementDiscussion and Analysis, Boards report including annexure to Boards Report andShareholders information, but does not include the standalone financial statementsand Our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on standalone financial statements does not cover the other informationand we do not express any form of assurance or conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statement, our responsibilityis to read the other information and in doing so, consider whether the otherinformation is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statement or Ourknowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appear to bematerially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that if there is a materialmisstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact. We havenothing to report in this regard.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of mostsignificance in our audit of the standalone financial statements for the year ended.These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and We have determinedthat there are no key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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On the basis of audit conducted by us on test check basis, we draw the attentiontowards internal control over financial reporting of the company. The company hasinternal financial controls as required under the Companies Act, 2013. However, thecompany is in the process of strengthening its internal financial control frameworkand is in process of implementing and establishing a comprehensive framework inline with scaling up for future operations. The Board of Directors and the AuditCommittee are actively involved in this process and have initiated steps to implement
the necessary controls. The company has prepared an action plan for fullimplementation within the next financial year.
Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor's report thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of otherinformation. The Other information comprises the information included in theBoard's Report including Annexures to the Board report, Business responsibilityreport, Corporate Governance report and Management Discussion and Analysis, butdoes not include the standalone financial statement and our auditor's report thereon.
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 standalone financial statements, ourresponsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether theother information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or ourknowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a materialmisstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We havenothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and those charged with Governance for theStandalone Financial Statements:
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financialstatements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and cashflows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the accounting Standards specified under Section 133 ofthe Act.
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; selectionand application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring theaccuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the management is responsible for assessingthe Company'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 cease operations,or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financialreporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financialstatements are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, andto issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a highlevel of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance withSAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements canarise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in theaggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions ofusers taken on the basis of these financial statements. As part of an audit inaccordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professionalscepticism 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 and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for the one resulting from error, as fraud mayinvolve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the overrideof 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 theCompany has adequate internal financial control with reference to the financialstatement in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonablenessof accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basisof accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt onthe entity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to therelated disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained upto the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may causethe entity 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 financial statements representthe underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financial statements thatindividually or in aggregate makes it probable that the economic decisions of areasonably knowledgeable user of the financial statements may be influenced. Weconsider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope ofour audit work and in evaluating the results of our work and (ii) to evaluate the effectof any identified misstatements in the financial statements.
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, we determinethose matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financialstatements of the current year and are therefore the key audit matters. We describethese matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes publicdisclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determinethat a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the publicinterest benefits of such communication.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statement and our report on the other legaland regulatory requirements below is not modified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"),issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified inparagraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. 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 by theCompany so far as it appears from our examination of those books and records.
(c) The Standalone Balance sheet, the Statement of Profit & Loss (including othercomprehensive income), Statement of Changes in Equity and the Cash FlowStatement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with theAccounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of theCompanies (Account) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representation received from the directors as on March31, 2025 taken on records by the Board of Directors:
• Funds that have been advanced or loaned or invested by the company to or in anyother person(s) or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with theunderstanding that the intermediary shall whether directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entities identified in any manner by or on behalf of thecompany (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or provide any guarantee, security or the like onbehalf of ultimate beneficiaries. (Refer 1(C)(1) and 7 of notes to accounts).
• Funds that have been received by the company from any person(s) or entitiesincluding foreign entities ("funding Parties") with the understanding that suchcompany shall whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons orentities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the funding party(ultimate beneficiaries) or provide guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate beneficiaries. (Refer IND-AS 24 of notes to accounts).
• Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused usto believe that the representation under sub clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e) of TheCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as provided under (a) and (b) above,contains any material misstatement.
(f) In our opinion Company has complied with section 123 of the Companies Act,2013 with respect to dividend declared/paid during the year however there is nosuch instance.
(g) On the basis of the written representation received from the directors as on March31, 2025 taken on records by the Board of Directors, none of the directors aredisqualified as on March 31,2025 from being appointed as a Directors 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, refer toour separate Report in Annexure "B".
(i) 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 in accordance with the provisions of Section 197(16) read with Schedule V of theAct.
(j) With respect to the Other matters to be included in the Auditor's report inaccordance with the Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, inour opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financialperformance in its financial statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contractsfor which there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There are no amounts which is required to be transferred to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company.
iv) Based on our examination which included test checks and information given tous, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account,which did not have a feature of recoding Audit Trail (edit log) facility throughout theyear for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Hence, we are unable tocomment on audit trail features of the said software.
v) The Company has not declared or paid dividend during the financial year 2024-25and hence reporting under Rule 11 (f) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014is not applicable.
For H. RAJEN & CO
Chartered AccountantsFirm Registration No.: 108351W
Rajendra Desai
Partner
Membership No. 011307
Unique Document Identification Number: 25011307BMJFNV5332Place: MumbaiDate: 25th June, 2025