We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of ADARSH MERCANTILE
LIMITED (“the Company”) which comprises the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024, the Statement of
Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of
Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary 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, the
aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“the
Act”), as amended in the manner so required and give a true mid fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March,
2024 and its loss including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the
year ended on that date.
BASIS FOR OPINION
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section
143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor’s
Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are
independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (‘ICAI’) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the
Standalone Financial Statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules
thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements
and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate
to provide a basis for our opinion,
KEY AUDIT MATTERS
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our
audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the
context 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.
We have determined that there are no key audit matter 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 information
comprises the information included in the Annual Report, but does not include the Standalone Financial
Statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do not
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the
Standalone Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be
materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material
misstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this
regard.
RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGEMENT AND THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE FOR
THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The accompanying standalone financial statements have been approved by the Company’s Board of
Directors. The Company’s Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the
Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements
that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs (financial position), profit (financial performance
including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and cash flows and changes in equity of the
Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian
Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian
Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of
appropriate implementation and maintenance of accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that
are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial
controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting
records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Standalone Financial Statements that give a true
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 the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using
the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to
cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT OF THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone Financial Statements as a
whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report
that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an
audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate,
they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these
Standalone Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing, we exercise professional judgment and
maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• 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, and obtain audit
evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting
a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may
involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal
control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3 )(i) of the Act, we are also responsible
for expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls system in
place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting
estimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and,
based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or
conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability 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 the Standalone Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are
inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions 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 going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Standalone Financial Statements,
including the disclosures, and whether the Standalone Financial Statements represent the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
• Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information / financial statements
of Company to express an opinion on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction,
supervision and performance of the audit of financial statements of the Company.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope
mid timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal
control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant
ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships 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 section 197(16) of the Act based on our audit, we report that the Company has
paid remuneration to its directors during the year in accordance with the provisions of and limits
laid down under section 197 read with Schedule V of the Act.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued by the Central
Government of India, in terms of section 143(11) 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.
3. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act based on our audit, we report, to the extent applicable,
that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our
knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit of the accompanying
standalone financial statements;
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so
far as it appears from our examination of those books;
c) The standalone financial statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books
of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements comply with Ind AS specified
under section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors and taken on record by the
Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March, 2024 from being
appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to financial
statements of the Company as on 31 March 2024 and the operating effectiveness of such
controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure "B" wherein we have expressed an
unmodified opinion; and
g) With respect to other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule
11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended), in our opinion and to the
best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
(i) The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial
position as at 31 March 2024.
(ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for
which there were any material foreseeable losses as at 31 March 2024.
(iii) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor
Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year
ended 31 March 2024.
(iv) a. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no
funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or
securities premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in
any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (the intermediaries'), with the
understanding, whether recorded in 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 behalf of the Company (the Ultimate Beneficiaries)
or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
b. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no
funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies). including
foreign entities (die Funding Parties'), with the 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 any manner whatsoever by or on behalf
of the Funding Party (Ultimate Beneficiaries') or provide any guarantee, security or the
like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries: and
c. Based on such audit procedures performed as considered reasonable and
appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to
believe that the management representations under sub-clauses (a) and (b) above
contain any material misstatement.
v The Company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year ended 31 March 2024.
vi Reporting on Audit Trails
Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has used an accounting
software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit
log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded
in the software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of
audit trail feature being tampered with.
For NKS J & Associates
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No. 329563E)
UDIN: 24234454BKCISV2426
Embassy Building, Flat No. IB,
1st Floor,
4, Shakespeare Sarani,
Kolkata - 700 071 Sd/-
(CA Sneha Jain)
Partner
Dated the 30th day of May, 2024 (Membership No. 234454)
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