We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Ecos (India) Mobility &Hospitality Limited (formerly known as Ecos (India) Mobility & Hospitality Private Limited) (the“Company”), which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at March 31, 2025, and thestandalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the standalonestatement of changes in equity and the standalone statement of cash flows for the year then endedand notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of the material accountingpolicies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the “standalone financialstatements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, theaforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act,2013 (the “Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with theIndian Accounting standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act (“Ind AS”) and otheraccounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as atMarch 31, 2025, and its profit (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and itscash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standardson Auditing (SAs) as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under thoseStandards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordancewith the ‘Code of Ethics’ issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (“ICAI”) readtogether with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financialstatements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled ourother ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. Webelieve that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significancein our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters wereaddressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and informing our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We havedetermined that there are no key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information.The other information comprises the information included in the Company’s annual report, butdoes not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The aboveinformation is expected to be made available to us after the date of this Auditor’s Report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and wedo 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 identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, considerwhether such other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements,or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materiallymisstated.
When we read the other information, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein,we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated insection 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of the standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, including othercomprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with theaccounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (IndAS) specified under section 133 of the Act, read with the relevant Rules issued thereunder.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance withthe provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accountingpolicies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to thepreparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair viewand are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, the Management and the Board of Directors areresponsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, asapplicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unlessthe Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has norealistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reportingprocess.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financialstatements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and toissue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level ofassurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the SAs will alwaysdetect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financialstatements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintainprofessional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
i. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements,whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, andobtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Therisk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resultingfrom error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations,or the override of internal control.
ii. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we arealso responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls with reference to standalone financial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
iii. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accountingestimates and related disclosures in the standalone financial statements made by the Managementand Board of Directors.
iv. Conclude on the appropriateness of Management and Board of Directors use of the goingconcern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on theCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in thestandalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report.However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a goingconcern.
v. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent theunderlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the plannedscope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficienciesin internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied withrelevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all
relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, andwhere applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine thosematters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of thecurrent period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’sreport unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, inextremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in ourreport because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweighthe 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 in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give
in the “Annexure A” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the
Order, to the extent applicable.
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 the bestof 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 except for thematters stated in paragraph 2(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014;
c) The standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss (includingother comprehensive income), the standalone statement of changes in equity andthe standalone statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreementwith the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the IndAS specified under section 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on April01, 2025 and March 31, 2025, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none ofthe directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025, from being appointed as adirector in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to thestandalone financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness ofsuch controls, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure B” to this report. Ourreport expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operatingeffectiveness of the Company’s internal financial controls with reference tostandalone financial statements;
g) The modification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other mattersconnected therewith are as stated in the paragraph 2(b) above on reporting underSection 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph 2(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014;
h) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, themanagerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2025 has been paid /provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions ofsection 197 read with Schedule V to 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, 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 as at March31, 2025 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements -Refer Note 41 (a) of notes to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivativecontracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There are no amounts which are 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 andbelief, as disclosed in Note - 48(v) of notes to the standalone financialstatements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (eitherfrom borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind offunds) by the Company to or in any other person or entities, includingforeign entities (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The management of the Company has represented, that, to the best ofits knowledge and belief, as disclosed in Note - 48(vi) of notes to thestandalone financial statements, no funds have been received by theCompany from any person or entities, including foreign entities(“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lendor invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Funding Parties (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) orprovide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries; and
(c) Based on such 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 final dividend paid by the Company during the year, in respect of thesame declared for the previous year, is in accordance with section 123 ofthe Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.
The interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the yearand until the date of this audit report is in accordance with section 123 ofthe Act
As stated in Note 17 of notes to the standalone financial statements, theBoard of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for theyear which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuingAnnual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance withSection 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company hasused an accounting software Tally Prime for maintaining its books ofaccounts for the financial year ended March 31,2025 which have a featureof recording audit trail (edit log) facility except audit trail functionality atthe database level due to inherent limitations of the software and the samehas operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded inthe accounting software systems. Further, during the course of our auditwe did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tamperedwith and the audit trail has been preserved by the Company as per thestatutory requirements for record retention (refer Note - 48 (xiii) of notesto the standalone financial statements).
Chartered Accountants
Firm’s Registration No. 000756N/N500441
Sd/-
Sunil Wahal
Partner
Membership No. 087294
Place: New Delhi
Date: May 19, 2025
UDIN: 25087294BMLBJC2733