We have audited the Standalone Financial Statements of Cargosol Logistics Limited (“the Company"),which comprise the balance sheet as at 31 st March 2024, and the statement of Profit and Loss, statementof cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the Standalone Financial Statements, including asummary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
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 Act in the manner sorequired and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted inIndia, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, its loss, its cash flows for the yearended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10)of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in theAuditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. Weare independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute ofChartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of theStandalone Financial Statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and we have fulfilledour other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics.We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis forour opinion.
Key Audit Matters:
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in ouraudit of the Standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in thecontext of our audit of the Standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon,and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. During the course of our audit, we havedetermined that there are no key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Board report but does not include the Standalone FinancialStatements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do notexpress any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with theStandalone 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 we are required to communicate the matter to those charged withgovernance.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the StandaloneFinancial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of theCompanies Act, 2013 (‘the act’) with respect to the preparation of these Standalone Financial Statementsthat give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, changes in equity and cashflows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, includingthe Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financialcontrols, that are operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accountingrecords, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Standalone Financial Statements that give atrue and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, management 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 of accounting unless management either intends to liquidatethe Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
1. 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, andto issue an auditors report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level ofassurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will alwaysdetect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error andare considered 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
2. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintainprofessional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone FinancialStatements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol.
• 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 theAct, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company hasadequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place andthe operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company'sability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists,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 ouropinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of ourauditor’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 Standalone FinancialStatements, including the disclosures, and whether the Standalone FinancialStatements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achievesfair presentation.
3. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, theplanned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significantdeficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
4. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied withrelevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them allrelationships and other matters that may reasonably 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 (“the Order”) issued by the CentralGovernment 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 the paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by section 143(3) of the Act, we further report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Companyso far as it appears from our examination of those books except for the matters stated inparagraph (v) a below on reporting under Rule 11 (g);
c) The Balance Sheet. Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow Statement dealt with bythis Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements comply with the applicableAccounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules 2014;
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024,and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as onMarch 31,2024, from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
f) With respect to adequacy of the internal financial control over financial reporting of thecompany and the operating effectiveness of such controls refer our separate report in“Annexure B" and
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance withRule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, 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 as at March 31,2024 which wouldimpact its financial position except as disclosed in Note 28.
ii. The company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, nofunds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advancedor loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any othersources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, includingforeign entity (Intermediaries’), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest inother persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany (“Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, nofunds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received bythe Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity (“Funding Parties’’), withthe understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall,whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries') orprovide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us tobelieve that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as providedunder (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement
v. The Company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year and has notproposed final dividend for the year ended March 31, 2024.
vi. Based on our examination, which include test checks, the company has usedaccounting software for maintaining its books of accounts for the Financial year endedMarch 31, 2024 which have the feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility but thesame has not been enabled throughout the year.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable fromApril 1, 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retentionis not applicable for the financial year ended March 31, 2024
3. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor’s Report under Section 197(16) of theact: In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, theremuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the current year is in accordance withthe provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director is not in excessof the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notprescribed other details under Section 197(16) of the Act which are required to be commentedupon by us.
For C A S & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Reg. No 111075W
Sd /-
Sajjan Kanodia
Partner
Mem. No. 048047
UDIN No.: 24048047BKDHIA5018
Place: Mumbai
Date: 29"' May, 2024