We have audited the accompanying financial statements ofGOPAL SNACKS LIMITED (“the Company”), which comprise thebalance sheet as at March 31, 2025, the statement of profit andloss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the statement ofchanges in equity and the statement of cash flows for the year thenended and notes to the financial statements, including materialaccounting policies and other explanatory information(hereinafter referred to as the “financial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statementsgive the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“theAct”) 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,other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cashflows for the year ended on that date.
Accounting for insurance claim
We have performed the following principal audit procedures including:
recoverable on account of the fire
accident.
Obtaining and examining the list of assets and inventories destroyed
during the fire incide.
Refer Note 57 to the financial statements.
On December 11, 2024, a fire occurred at
Verifying the Company's insurance policy and underlying documents to
the Rajkot manufactur¬
ascertain validity, adequacy.
ing facility which caused damage to the
plant and Machinery, Factory Building and
Verifying the Management's judgement to estimate the amount
inventories and expenses incurred due to
accounted as recoverable from the insurance company in accordance
fire. As stated in the said note, the
with its accounting policy.
Company is insured for fire incidents
including for damage to its plant and
Machinery, Factory Building and
inventories and expenses incurred due
to fire.
During the year ended March 31,2025, the
company reported a loss of ? 471.85
million under the exceptional item, which
includes plant & machinery, factory
building, stock, and expenses incurred
due to fire. Since company is in the
process of filing an insurance claim.
The Company is in Process of Filling
insurance claim to the insurance company
and the amount of loss under the policy is
being evaluated by the surveyor.
Evaluation of Contingencies, disclosures
Our key audit procedures relating to the evaluation of contingent
and analysis with respect to direct and
liabilities arising from direct and indirect tax litigations included, but
indirect tax litigations.
were not limited to, the following:
The Company is subject to various
We assessed the management's processes and tested the design and
ongoing litigations and disputes pertaining
operating effectiveness of internal controls established for
to direct and indirect taxes across
theidentification, evaluation, and disclosure of contingent liabilities
multiple jurisdictions and at different
related to tax matters.
levels of appellate authorities. These
matters give rise to contingent liabilities,
We obtained a detailed statement of ongoing direct and indirect tax
the outcome of which is dependent upon
litigations, along with relevant supporting documentation.
the final resolution of the proceedings.
We evaluated management's assessment of the likelihood of outflows
The evaluation of the Company's
and the classification of such exposures as contingent liabilities,
position and the assessment of the
including review of opinions and advice obtained from external legal
potential outcome of these tax-related
and tax advisors regarding the prospects of success in the respective
disputes, for the purpose of determining
proceedings.
contingent liabilities and the related
financial statement disclosures, involves
significant management judgment and is
based on the interpretation of applicable
laws, judicial precedents, opinions.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards onAuditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the CompaniesAct, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are furtherdescribed in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of thefinancial statements section of our report. We are independent ofthe Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India(“ICAI”) together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of thefinancial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act,2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirementsand the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence wehave obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis forour opinion on the financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financialstatements of the current period. These matters were addressedin the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole,and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide aseparate opinion on these matters.
The key audit matters
How the matter was addressed in our audit
Revenue Recognition
Company's revenue from operations Our key audit procedures around revenue recognition includes but were not limited to, theconsists primarily of sale of food following:products, sold through distributors,
modern trade, and direct sales channel. 1.Assessed the appropriateness of Company's accounting policy on revenue recognitionRevenue is recognised when the control and its policy related to adjustment of discounts, returns and rebates in accordance withis transferred to customers and the requirements of Ind AS 115 “Revenue from contracts with customers”.performance obligations are fulfilled as
per Ind AS 115 “Revenue from contracts 2Assessed the design, implementation and tested the °perating effectiveness of keywith customers” The revenue from sale internal controls related to revenue recognition, discounts and rebates including generalof products is measured net of returns and key information technology controls.
and allowances for trade discounts and 3.Performed substantive testing on selected samples of revenue transactions recordedvolume rebates (collectively 'discount during the year by testing the underlying documents like sales invoice, sales order, gateand rebates'). outward slips, E-way bills, on test check basis.
4. Understood and evaluated the Company's process of recording accruals for discounts,rebates and ongoing incentive schemes. Tested the provision calculations related todiscounts, and rebates by agreeing a sample of amounts recognized to underlyingarrangements with customers and other supporting documents.
5. Performed analytical review procedures and trend analysis over revenue, discounts andrebates recorded during the year to identify any unusual and/or material variances.
6. Examined manual journal entries posted at year end to identify unusual items booked torevenue and examine the underlying documentation.
7. Evaluated the appropriateness and adequacy of disclosures in the standalone financialstatements in respect of revenue recognition and related discounts and rebates (netted off)in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Company’s Annual Report, but does not include the financial statements and auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusionthereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether theother information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwiseappears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this otherinformation; we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors areresponsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of theCompanies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparationof these financial statements that give a true and fair view of thefinancial position, financial performance, and cash flows of theCompany in accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the accounting standards specifiedunder section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance withthe provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of theCompany and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriateimplementation and maintenance of accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentationof the financial statement that give a true and fair view and arefree from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the 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 financial statements as a whole are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue anauditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assuranceis a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an auditconducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a materialmisstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are consideredmaterial if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably beexpected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on thebasis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of thefinancial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design andperform audit procedures responsive to those risks, andobtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting amaterial misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controlsrelevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures thatare appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i)of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinionon whether the Company has an adequate internal financialcontrols system in place and the operating effectiveness ofsuch controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used andthe reasonableness of accounting estimates and relateddisclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of Management’s and Boardof Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions that maycast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue asa going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor'sreport to the related disclosures in the 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 thefinancial statements, including the disclosures, and whetherthe financial statements represent the underlying transac¬tions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding,among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the auditand significant audit findings, including any significantdeficiencies in 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 financial statements of the currentperiod and are therefore the key audit matters. We describethese matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulationprecludes public disclosure about the matter or when, inextremely 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 the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020(“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of India interms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the “AnnexureA” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our auditreport we report that:
a) We have sought and, obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge and beliefwere necessary for the purpose of our audit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by lawhave been kept by the Company so far as it appears from ourexamination of those books except for the matters stated in theparagraph 2(B)(f) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
c) The balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss (includingother comprehensive income), the statement of cash flow andstatement of changes in equity dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements complywith the Indian Accounting Standards specified underSection 133 of the Act, read with relevant rules issuedthereunder.
e) On the basis of written representations received from thedirectors as on March 31,2025 taken on record by the Board ofDirectors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2025, from being appointed as a director in terms of Section164(2) of the Act.
f) The modifications relating to the Maintenance of accounts andother matters connected there with are as stated in theparagraph 2(A) (b) above on reporting under section 143(3)(b)and paragraph 2B(f) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules ,2014.
With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controlsover financial reporting of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in“Annexure B”. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on theadequacy and operating effectiveness of the company's internalfinancial controls with reference to financial statements.; and
B. 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 best ofour information and according to the explanations given to us:
a) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigationsas at March 31,2025 on its financial position in its financialstatements. Refer Note 37 to the financial statements.
b) The Company did not have any long-term contracts includingderivative contracts for which there were any materialforeseeable losses under the applicable law or accountingstandards.
c) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, requiredto be transferred, to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company during ; and
d) (i) The Management has represented that, to the best of itsknowledge and belief, as disclosed in Note no. 55 to thefinancial statements, no funds (which are material eitherindividually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loanedor invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium orany other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in anyother person or entity, including foreign entity(“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons
or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalfof the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(ii)The Management has represented, that, to the best of itsknowledge and belief, as disclosed in Note no. 55 to the financialstatements, no funds (which are material either individually or inthe aggregate) have been received by the Company from anyperson or entity, including foreign entity (“Funding Parties”), withthe understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise,that the Company 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 the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(ii) Based on the audit procedures that have been consideredreasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing hascome to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as providedunder (i) and (ii) above, contain any material misstatement.
(e) The dividend declared or paid during the year by the companyis in accordance with Section 123 of the companies Act 2013.
(f) Based on our exami nation, which included test checks, theCompany has used accounting software's for maintaining itsbooks of account for the financial year ended March 31,2025which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility andthe same has operated throughout the year for all relevanttransactions recorded in the software's. Further, during thecourse of our audit we did not come across any instance of audittrail feature being tampered with and the audit trail has beenpreserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements forrecord retention.
C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor'sReport under Section 197(16) of the Act:
In our opinion and according to the information and explanationsgiven to us, the remuneration paid/ payable by the Company toits directors during the current year is in accordance with theprovisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid/payable to any director is not in excess of the limit laid downunder Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairshas not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) of the Actwhich are required to be commented upon by us.
For Maheshwari & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm's Registration No.105834W
Sd/-
Vikas Asawa
Partner
Place: Mumbai Membership No. 172133
Date: May 23, 2025 UDIN: 25172133BMHZYS6993