We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Limited (the'Company') which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31,2025,and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including the statement ofother comprehensive income), Statement of changes in equityand Statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notesto the financial statements, including a summary of significantaccounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred as "the standalone financial statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us, the standalone financial statementsgive the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the"Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view inconformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribedunder Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended ("Ind AS") andother accounting principles generally accepted in India, of thestate of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2025, and its profit,total comprehensive income, the Statement of change in equityand its cash flows for the year then ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statementsin accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specifiedunder section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under thoseStandards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities forthe Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of ourreport. We are independent of the Company in accordance withthe Code of Ethics issued by Institute of Chartered Accountantsof India (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that arerelevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements underthe provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and wehave fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance withthese requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe thatthe audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone financialstatements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalonefinancial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2025.These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of thestandalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming ouropinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion onthese matters.
We have determined that there is no key audit matter tocommunicate in our report.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the OtherInformation. The Other Information comprises the informationincluded in the Board's Report including Annexures to Board'sReport, Corporate Governance report and Management Discussionand Analysis (but does not include the standalone financialstatements, consolidated financial statements and our auditor'sreports thereon).
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does notcover the Other Information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements,our responsibility is to read the other information identifiedabove and, in doing so, consider whether the other information ismaterially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements orour knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there isa material misstatement of this Other Information; we are requiredto report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the mattersstated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparationof these standalone financial statements that give a true and fairview of the financial position, financial performance includingother comprehensive income, the Statement of change inequity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with theInd AS and accounting principles generally accepted in India.This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act,for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventingand detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection andapplication of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgement and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; anddesign, implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuringaccuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevantto the preparation and presentation of the standalone financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, Management isresponsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as agoing concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis of accounting unlessmanagement either intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe standalone financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error and toissue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee thatan audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arisefrom fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or inthe aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalonefinancial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with Standard on Auditing,we exercise professional judgment and maintain professionalskepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of thestandalone financial statements, whether due to fraud orerror, design and perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of notdetecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud ishigher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations,or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial control relevantto the audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) ofthe Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinionon whether the Company has adequate internal financialcontrols system in place and the operating effectiveness ofsuch controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting polices usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates and relateddisclosures made by the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use ofthe going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may cast significantdoubt on the Company's ability to continue as a goingconcern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists,we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report tothe related disclosures in the standalone financial statementsor, 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 orconditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as agoing concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of thestandalone financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the standalone financial statements representthe underlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.
• Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in thestandalone financial statements that, individually or in
aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions ofa reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financialstatements may be influenced. We consider quantitativemateriality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope ofour audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and(ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements inthe standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding,among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the auditand significant audit findings, including any significant deficienciesin internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statementthat we have complied with relevant ethical requirementsregarding independence, and to communicate with them allrelationships and other matters that may reasonably be thoughtto bear on our independence, and where applicable, relatedsafeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the standalone financial statementsof the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when,in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a mattershould not be communicated in our report because the adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably be expected tooutweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief are necessary for the purpose of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required bylaw have been kept by the Company so far as it appearsfrom the examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Lossincluding statement of other comprehensive incomeand the Cash Flow Statement, Statement of changes inEquity dealt with by this Report are in agreement withthe books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone financialstatements comply with the Indian AccountingStandards specified under Section 133 of the Act;
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on 31st March, 2025 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directorsare disqualified as on 31st March, 2025 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of theAct;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of internal financialcontrols over financial reporting of the Company andthe operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to ourseparate report in "Annexure A";
(g) With respect to the matters to be included in theAuditor's Report in accordance with the requirements ofSection 197(16) of the Act, as amended: In our opinionand to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us, the remuneration paid/provided by the Company to its directors during theyear is in accordance with the provisions of section 197read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013;
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rule, 2014, inour opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pendinglitigations on the financial position of its financialstatements - Refer Note 28 to the financialstatements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts for whichthere were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, asdisclosed in the notes to the accounts nofunds (which are material either individuallyor in the aggregate) have been advanced orloaned or invested (either from borrowedfunds or share premium or any other sourcesor kind of funds) by the Company to or inany other person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Intermediaries"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,directly or indirectly lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Company("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented, that,to the best of its knowledge and belief, asdisclosed in the notes to accounts, no funds(which are material either individually or inthe aggregate) have been received by theCompany from any person(s) or entity(ies),
including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"),with the understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Company shall,directly or indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the FundingParty ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalfof the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on the audit procedures that has beenconsidered reasonable and appropriate inthe circumstances, nothing has come to ournotice that has caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause (i) and (ii)of Rule 11(e) as provide under (a) & (b) abovecontain any material misstatement.
v. (a) The Company has not declared or paid any
dividend during the current year.
vi. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of account forthe financial year ended March 31, 2025 whichhas a feature of recording audit trail (edit log)facility and the same has operated throughoutthe year for all relevant transactions recorded inthe software. Further, during the course of ouraudit we did not come across any instance ofaudit trail feature being tampered with in respectto accounting software. Additionally, the audittrail has been preserved by the company as perstatutory requirements for record retention it wasenabled and recorded in the respective years.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020(the "Order") issued by the Central Government of India in termsof sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, wegive in the "Annexure B" a statement on the matters specified inparagraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
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Membership No. 045706UDIN: 25045706BMJAGH2347Date: April 28, 2025Place: Ahmedabad