1. We have audited the accompanying financialstatements of Afcom Holdings Limited (the Company),which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March,2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the CashFlow Statement for the year then ended, and notes tothe financial statements, including a summary of thesignificant accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation.
2. In our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us, theaforesaid financial statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013 as amended (theAct) in the manner so required and give a true andfair view in conformity with the accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, of the state of affairs ofthe company as at 31st March, 2025, and the profit,and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
3. We conducted our audit of financial statements inaccordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs)as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Ourresponsibilities under those Standards are furtherdescribed in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Auditof the Financial Statements section of our report. Weare independent of the Company in accordance withthe Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India together with the ethicalrequirements that are relevant to our audit of thefinancial 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 audit opinionon the Financial Statements.
Key Audit Matters
4. Key audit matters are those matters that, in ourprofessional judgment, were of most significance inour audit of the financial statements of the currentperiod. These matters were addressed in the contextof our audit of the financial statements as a wholeand in forming our opinion thereon, and we do notprovide a separate opinion on these matters. Wehave determined that there are no key audit mattersto communicate in our report.
Information Other than the Financial Statements and
Auditor's Report Thereon
5. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible forthe preparation of the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included inthe Company's Board Report including Annexuresbut does not include the financial statements and ourauditor's report thereon.
6. Our opinion on the financial statements does notcover the other information and we do not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
7. In connection with our audit of the financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether theother information is materially inconsistent with thefinancial statements, or our knowledge obtainedduring the course of our audit or otherwise appearsto be materially misstated.
8. If, based on the work we have performed, we concludethat there is no material misstatement of this otherinformation, we are required to report that fact andwe have nothing to report in this regard.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial
Statements:
9. The Company's Board of Directors is responsiblefor the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Actwith respect to the preparation of these financialstatements that give a true and fair view of the financialposition, financial performance, changes in equityand cash flows in accordance with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, including theAccounting Standards specified under section 133 ofthe Act. This responsibility also includes maintenanceof adequate 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 judgementsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent;and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that wereoperating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of accounting records, relevant tothe preparation and presentation of the financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud orerror.
10. In preparing the financial statements, managementis responsible for assessing the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,matters related to going concern and using the goingconcern basis of accounting unless managementeither intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
11. The Board of Directors are also responsible foroverseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial
12. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the financial statements as a wholeor free from material misstatement, whether due tofraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report thatincludes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a highlevel of assurance but is not a guarantee that an auditconducted in accordance with SAs will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatementscan arise from fraud or error and are consideredmaterial if, individually or in the aggregate, they couldreasonably be expected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis of these financialstatements.
13. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professionalskepticism throughout the audit We also:
i. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatementof the financial statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidencethat is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion,forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, orthe override of internal control.
ii. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevantto the audit in order to design audit procedures thatare appropriate in the circumstances. Under section143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the Company hasadequate internal financial controls with referenceto financial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
iii. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policiesused and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management.
iv. Conclude on the appropriateness of management'suse of the going concern basis of accounting and,
based on the audit evidence obtained, whethera material uncertainty exists related to events orconditions that may cast significant doubt on theCompany's ability to continue as a going concern. Ifwe conclude that a material uncertainty exists, weare required to draw attention in our auditor's reportto the related disclosures in the 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.
v. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the financial statementsrepresent the underlying transactions and events in amanner that achieves fair presentation.
14. Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in thefinancial statements that, individually or in aggregate,makes it probable that the economic decisions ofa reasonably knowledgeable user of the financialstatementsmaybeinfluenced.Weconsiderquantitativemateriality and qualitative factors in (i) planning thescope of our audit work and in evaluating the resultsof our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of anyidentified misstatements in the financial statements.
15. 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.
16. We also provide those charged with governance witha statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, and tocommunicate with them all relationships and othermatters that may reasonably be thought to bear onour independence, and where applicable, relatedsafeguards.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements:
17. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 (the Order), issued by the Central Government ofIndia in terms of sub section (11 )of section 143 of the Act,based on our audited financial statements, we give inAnnexure - A a statement on the matters specifiedin paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extentapplicable
18. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we reportthat:
i. We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
ii. In our opinion, proper books of account as requiredby law have been kept by the Company so far as itappears from our examination of those books.
iii. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss,and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by thisReport are in agreement with the books of account.
iv. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statementscomply with the Accounting Standards specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act read with the Rule 7 ofCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, as amended.
v. On the basis of the written representation receivedfrom the directors as on 31st March, 2025, takenon records by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors are disqualified as on 31st March, 2025,from being appointed as a Director in terms of Section164(2) of the Act.
vi. Reporting with respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls over financial reporting of theCompany and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in AnnexureB. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion onthe adequacy and operating effectiveness of theCompany's internal financial control over financialreporting.
vii. With respect to the other matters to be included in theAuditor's Report in accordance with the requirementsof section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
In our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us, theremuneration paid/provided by the Company to itsdirectors during the period is in accordance with theprovisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to theAct.
viii. With respect to the other matters to be included inthe Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,as amended, in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanations givento us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pendinglitigations on its financial position in its financialstatements - Refer Note No.25 (Other Notes toAccounts) to the financial statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contractsincluding derivative contracts for which there wereany material foreseeable losses.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to betransferred to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company.
iv. a) The Management has represented that, to
the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds(which are material either individually or in theaggregate) have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed funds or sharepremium or any other sources or kind of funds)by the Company to or in any other person orentity, including foreign entity (Intermediaries),with the understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Intermediaryshall, whether, directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries.
b) The Management has represented, that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief, no funds havebeen received by the Company from any person orentity, including foreign entity (Funding Parties),with the understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Company shall,whether, directly or indirectly, lend or investin other persons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries;
c) Based on the audit procedures performedthat have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing hascome to our notice that has caused us to believethat the representations under sub-clause (i) and(ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b)above, contain any material misstatement.
v. The Company did not declare or paid any dividendduring the period.
vi. The reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is applicable from 1April 2023.Based on our examination which includedtest checks, the Company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of account, which
have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevanttransactions recorded in the respective software
vii. Further, for the periods where audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled and operated throughout the year for therespective accounting software, we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with.
For P P N and CompanyChartered Accountants
Firm's Registration No: 013623SPeer Review Certificate No.013578
sd/-D Hitesh
Place: Chennai Partner
Date: 27th May, 2025 M. No: 231991
UDIN: 25231991BMKRNO2050