1. We have audited the accompanying standalonefinancial statements of CL Educate Limited ('theCompany'), which comprise the Standalone BalanceSheet as at March 31, 2025, the Standalone Statementof Profit and Loss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome), the Standalone Statement of Cash Flow andthe Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity forthe year then ended, and notes to the standalonefinancial statements, including material accountingpolicy information and other explanatory information.
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') inthe manner so required and give a true and fair viewin conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards('Ind AS') specified under section 133 of the Act readwith the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules, 2015 and other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of theCompany as at March 31, 2025, and its loss (includingother comprehensive income), its cash flows and thechanges in equity for the year ended on that date.
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with theStandards on Auditing specified under section 143(10)of the Act. Our responsibilities under those standardsare further described in the Auditor's Responsibilitiesfor the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statementssection of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethicsissued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia ('ICAI') together with the ethical requirementsthat are relevant to our audit of the standalonefinancial statements under the provisions of the Actand the rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled ourother ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe thatthe audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
4. Key audit matters are those matters that, in ourprofessional judgment were of most significance inour audit of the standalone financial statements ofthe current period. These matters were addressed inthe context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinionthereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion onthese matters.
5. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key audit matter
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
1. Revenue recognition (Refer note 2(B)(iii) and note34 to the accompanying standalone financialstatements)
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, thefollowing:
» Assessed the appropriateness of the Company's revenue
We refer to the Company's material accounting
recognition policy in accordance with Ind AS 115 including
policies in note 2(B)(iii) and the revenue related
evaluation of management's assessment of performance
disclosures in note 34 of the standalone financial
obligations determined to be satisfied over time and at a point
statements. Revenue is a key business driver and
in time and related method of measuring progress towards
has significant impact on the financial statements
complete satisfaction of such performance obligation.
of the Company and is therefore, susceptible tomisstatement.
» Obtained understanding of the revenue recognition
process and evaluated the design and tested the operating
Revenue recognition under Ind AS 115, 'Revenue
effectiveness of key controls implemented by the Company
from contracts with customers' ('Ind AS 115')
in relation to revenue recognition including discounts.
involves significant judgement by the managementin identification of separate performanceobligations in contracts with multiple performanceobligations, determining transaction price in viewof discount offered to the customers, allocationof such transaction price to the identifiedperformance obligations to ensure the revenue isbooked in correct periods.
» Performed test of details for samples selected from revenuetransactions recorded during the year, and during a specificperiod before and after year end, by inspecting invoicesand other related supporting documents for such samplesto ensure revenue has been recorded as per the accountingpolicy of the Company for such samples in the correct periodwith correct amounts.
With respect to revenue recognition from fixed price
»
Performed analytical procedures which included review of
contracts, the revenue is recognised in the Statement
price, quantity and discounts variances and month-to-month
of profit and loss over the period of the contract in
ratio analysis based on customer level and company level
proportion to the stage of completion of the service at
data.
reporting date.
Evaluated the adequacy and accuracy of relevant disclosures
Considering various types of revenue generating
made in the standalone financial statements in accordance
activities of the Company, significant volume oftransactions, the materiality of amounts involved, andsignificant judgements involved as mentioned above,revenue recognition was identified as a key auditmatter for the current year audit.
with Ind AS 115.
2. Loss allowance for Trade Receivables (Refer
Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to, the
Note 2(B)(iii) and Note 15 to the accompanying
following:
standalone financial statements)
Understanding the trade receivables process and evaluating
The Company has trade receivables of ' 5,776.47
design and testing the operating effectiveness of control with
lacs as at March 31, 2025 (net of impairment of
regards to valuation of trade receivables.
' 223.18 lacs). During the year, the Company hasrecorded a charge of ' 1,006.53 lacs towards baddebts for such trade receivables.
Testing the accuracy of ageing of trade receivables at yearend on sample basis.
Owing to the nature of the operations of theCompany and related customer profiles, theCompany has significant long standing trade
Obtained a list of outstanding trade receivables, identifiedsignificant long outstanding receivables, and discussed planof recovery with the management.
receivable balances, for which appropriate
Circularised balance confirmations to a sample of trade
loss allowance is required to be created for
receivables and reviewed the reconciling items, if any.
expected credit losses using simplified approachin accordance with the requirements of Ind AS109, Financial Instruments, measuring the lossallowance equal to the lifetime expected credit
Verified the appropriateness of management judgement withrespect to measurement of ECL provision for trade receivablesin accordance with Ind As 109.
losses.
Tested subsequent settlement of trade receivables after the
For the purpose of expected credit loss
balance sheet date on a sample basis, as applicable.
assessment of trade receivables, significant
Verified the related disclosures made in notes to the
judgement is required by the management to
standalone financial statements in accordance with Ind AS
estimate the timing and amount of realisation ofthese receivables basis the past history, customerprofiles and consideration of other internal andexternal sources of information.
115 and Ind AS 109.
Considering the significant judgement involved,high estimation uncertainty and materiality ofthe amounts involved, we have identified loss
allowance on trade receivables as a key auditmatter for the current year audit.
6. The Company's Board of Directors are responsible forthe other information. The other information comprisesthe information included in the Annual Report, butdoes not include the standalone financial statementsand our auditor's report thereon. The Annual Reportis expected to be made available to us after the dateof this auditor's report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statementsdoes not cover the other information and we do notexpress any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalonefinancial statements, our responsibility is to read theother information identified above when it becomesavailable and, in doing so, consider whether theother information is materially inconsistent with thestandalone financial statements or our knowledgeobtained in the audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
When we read the Annual Report, if we concludethat there is a material misstatement therein, we arerequired to communicate the matter to those chargedwith governance.
7. The accompanying standalone financial statementshave been approved by the Company's Board ofDirectors. The Company's Board of Directors areresponsible for the matters stated in section 134(5)of the Act with respect to the preparation andpresentation of these standalone financial statementsthat give a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance including other comprehensiveincome, changes in equity and cash flows of theCompany in accordance with the Ind
AS specified under section 133 of the Act and otheraccounting principles generally accepted in India.This responsibility also includes maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets ofthe Company and for preventing and detecting fraudsand other irregularities; selection and application ofappropriate accounting policies; making judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent;and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that wereoperating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevantto the preparation and presentation of the financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error.
8. In preparing the standalone financial statements, theBoard of Directors is responsible for assessing theCompany's ability to continue as a going concern,disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis ofaccounting unless the Board of Directors either intendsto liquidate the Company or to cease operations, orhas no realistic alternative but to do so.
9. The Board of Directors is also responsible foroverseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
10. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the standalone financial statements asa whole are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's reportthat includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is ahigh level of assurance, but is not a guarantee thatan audit conducted in accordance with Standards onAuditing will always detect a material misstatementwhen it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud orerror and are considered material if, individually or in
the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic decisions of users taken onthe basis of these standalone financial statements.
11. As part of an audit in accordance with Standardson Auditing, specified under section 143(10) of theAct we exercise professional judgment and maintainprofessional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
» Identify and assess the risks of materialmisstatement of the standalone financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive to thoserisks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resultingfrom error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride of internal control;
» Obtain an understanding of internal control relevantto the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Undersection 143(3)(i) of the Act we are also responsiblefor expressing our opinion on whether the Companyhas adequate internal financial controls withreference to financial statements in place and theoperating effectiveness of such controls;
» Evaluate the appropriateness of accountingpolicies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosures madeby management;
» Conclude on the appropriateness of Board ofDirectors' use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and, based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a material uncertainty existsrelated to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern. If we conclude thata material uncertainty exists, we are required todraw attention in our auditor's report to the relateddisclosures in the standalone financial statementsor, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify ouropinion. Our conclusions are based on the auditevidence obtained up to the date of our auditor'sreport. However, future events or conditions maycause the Company to cease to continue as a goingconcern; and
» Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the standalone financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether thestandalone financial statements represent theunderlying transactions and events in a mannerthat achieves fair presentation.
12. We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scopeand timing of the audit and significant audit findings,including any significant deficiencies in internalcontrol that we identify during our audit.
13. We also provide those charged with governance witha statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, andto communicate with them all relationships andother matters that may reasonably be thought tobear on our independence, and where applicable,related safeguards.
14. From the matters communicated with those chargedwith governance, we determine those mattersthat were of most significance in the audit of thestandalone financial statements of the current periodand are therefore the key audit matters. We describethese matters in our auditor's report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about thematter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, wedetermine that a matter should not be communicatedin our report because the adverse consequences ofdoing so would reasonably be expected to outweighthe public interest benefits of such communication.
15. As required by section 197(16) of the Act, basedon our audit, we report that the Company has paidremuneration to its directors during the year inaccordance with the provisions of and limits laid downunder section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
16. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report)Order, 2020 ('the Order') issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of section 143(11) ofthe Act we give in the Annexure I a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order,to the extent applicable.
17. Further to our comments in Annexure I, as requiredby section 143(3) of the Act based on our audit, wereport, to the extent applicable, that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the informationand explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were necessary for thepurpose of our audit ofthe accompanyingstandalone financial statements;
b) Except for the matters stated in paragraph 17(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014(as amended), in our opinion, proper books of
account as required by law have been keptby the Company so far as it appears from ourexamination of those books.
c) The standalone financial statements dealt withby this report are in agreement with the booksof account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with Ind AS specified undersection 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors and taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors is disqualified as on 31 March, 2025from being appointed as a director in terms ofsection 164(2) of the Act;
f) The qualification relating to the maintenanceof accounts and other matters connectedtherewith are as stated in paragraph 17(b) aboveon reporting under section 143(3)(b) of the Actand paragraph 17(h)(vi) below on reporting underRule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014 (as amended);
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls with reference to financialstatements of the Company as on 31 March, 2025and the operating effectiveness of such controls,refer to our separate report in Annexure II whereinwe have expressed an unmodified opinion; and
h) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor's Report in accordance with rule11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014 (as amended), in our opinion and to thebest of our information and according to theexplanations given to us:
i. The Company, as detailed in note 46B tothe standalone financial statements, hasdisclosed the impact of pending litigationson its financial position as at 31 March 2025
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeablelosses as at 31 March 2025;
iii. There were no amounts which were requiredto be transferred to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company duringthe year ended 31 March 2025;
iv. a. The management has representedthat, to the best of its knowledge andbelief as disclosed in note 53A(v) to thestandalone financial statements, nofunds have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed funds orsecurities premium or any other sourcesor kind of funds) by the Company to orin any person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ('the intermediaries'),with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that theintermediary shall, whether, directly orindirectly lend or invest in other personsor entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany ('the Ultimate Beneficiaries')or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has representedthat, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in note 53A(vi) tothe standalone financial statements,no funds have been received bythe Company from any person(s) orentity(ies), including foreign entities('the Funding Parties'), with theunderstanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether directly or indirectly, lendor invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Funding Party('Ultimate Beneficiaries') or provide any
guarantee, security or the like on behalfof the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c. Based on such audit proceduresperformed as considered reasonableand appropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice thathas caused us to believe that themanagement representations undersub-clauses (a) and (b) above containany material misstatement.
v. The Company has not declared or paidany dividend during the year ended 31March 2025.
vi. As stated in Note 59 to the standalonefinancial statements and based on ourexamination which included test checks,except for instance/matter mentionedbelow, the Company, in respect of financialyear commencing on April 1, 2024, hasused accounting software for maintainingits books of account which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility and thesame has been operated throughout the yearfor all relevant transactions recorded in thesoftware. Further, during the course of ouraudit we did not come across any instanceof audit trail feature being tampered withother than the consequential impact of theexception given below. Furthermore, exceptfor instance/ matter mentioned below,the audit trail has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirementsfor record retention.
Nature of exception noted
Details of Exception
Nature of exception noted Instances of accountingsoftware for maintaining books of account for which thefeature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility was notoperated throughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software
The audit trail feature was not enabled at the database levelfor accounting software Microsoft Dynamics Navision andCL Zone (used for recording of invoices), to log any directdata changes, used for maintenance of all accountingrecords by the Company.
For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP Chartered Accountants
Firm's Registration No.: 001076N/N500013
Neeraj Goel
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Place: Gurugram, HaryanaDate: 14 May 2025