We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements ofSouth Asian Enterprises Limited (the “Company”), which comprise theBalance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss(including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes inEquity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date and asummary of 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 theexplanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statementsgive the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”) inthe manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity withthe Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Actread with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, asamended, (“Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generally accepted inIndia, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024 and itsloss, total comprehensive loss, changes in equity and its cash flows for theyear ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordancewith the Standards on Auditing (“SA”s) specified under section 143(10) ofthe Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further describedin the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements section of our report. We are independent of the Company inaccordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India (“ICAI”) together with the ethical requirements thatare relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under theprovisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilledour other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements andthe ICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by usis sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on thestandalone financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, wereof most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of thecurrent period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit ofthe standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinionthereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. Wehave nothing to report under this paragraph.
Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s ReportThereon
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information.The other information comprises the information included in the ManagementDiscussion and Analysis, Board’s Report including Annexures to Board’sReport, Business Responsibility Report, Corporate Governance andShareholder’s Information, but does not include the consolidated financialstatements, standalone financial statements and our auditor’s reportthereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other informationand 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, considerwhether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalonefinancial 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 amaterial misstatement of this other information, we are required to reportthat fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Management’s Responsibilities for the Standalone FinancialStatements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated insection 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance, including other comprehensive income, changesin equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read withthe Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended,(“Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. Thisresponsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the
Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completenessof the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation ofthe standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and arefree from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsiblefor assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern,disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using thegoing concern basis of accounting unless management either intends toliquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternativebut to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company’sfinancial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe standalone financial statements as a whole are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s reportthat includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAswill always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatementscan arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individuallyor in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financialstatements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professionaljudgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. Wealso:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalonefinancial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and performaudit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidencethat is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Therisk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud ishigher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override ofinternal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in orderto design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances.Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls with reference to financial statements in place and theoperating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and thereasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures madeby management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the goingconcern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events orconditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability tocontinue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to therelated disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are basedon the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report.However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to ceaseto continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financialstatements, including the disclosures, and whether the financialstatements represent the underlying transactions and events in amanner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financialstatements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that theeconomic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalonefinancial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materialityand qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and inevaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of anyidentified misstatements in the standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, amongother matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significantaudit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control thatwe identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that wehave complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence,and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable,related safeguards.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“theOrder”), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub¬section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the “Annexure 1” astatement on the matters specified in paragraphs 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 explanationswhich to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary forthe purposes of our audit;
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law havebeen kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examinationof those books;
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss includingthe Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash FlowStatement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by thisReport are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone financial statementscomply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules, 2015, as amended;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from thedirectors as on March 31, 2024 taken on record by the Board ofDirectors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2024from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of theAct;
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controlswith reference to these financial statements and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in“Annexure 2” to this report. Our report expresses an unmodifiedopinion 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’sReport in accordance with the requirements of section of 197(16)of the Act, as amended;
In our opinion and best of our information and according to theexplanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Companyto its directors for the year ended March 31,2024 is in accordancewith the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’sReport in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the bestof our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company does not have any pending litigations whichwould impact its financial position;
ii. The Company has made provision, as required underthe applicable law or accounting standards, for materialforeseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts includingderivative contracts.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferredto the Investor Education and Protection Fund by theCompany.
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material eitherindividually or in the aggregate) have been advanced orloaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or sharepremium or any other sources or kind of funds) by theCompany to or in any other person or entity, includingforeign entities (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theIntermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;b) The management has represented that, to the best of itsknowledge and belief, no funds (which are material eitherindividually or in the aggregate) have been received bythe Company from any person or entity, including foreign
entities (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theCompany shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend orinvest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; andc) Based on such audit procedures performed that havebeen considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice that hascaused us to believe that the representations under sub¬clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. No dividend has been declared or paid during the year by theCompany.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, thecompany has used an accounting software for maintainingits books of account which has a feature of recording audittrail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughoutthe year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software.Further, during the course of our audit we did not come acrossany instance of audit trail feature being tampered with.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 isapplicable from April 1,2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per thestatutory requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financialyear ended March 31, 2024, and will be applicable from second yearonwards.
For Agiwal & Associates
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 000181N
CA P.C. Agiwal
Partner
Membership Number: 080475UDIN: 24080475BKFKZU1006
Place: DelhiDate: 24.05.2024