We have audited the accompanying financial statements of CUPID BREWERIES AND DISTILLERIES
LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprises of Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statement of
Profit and Loss, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow for the year 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 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 the Indian Accounting Standards
prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015,
as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs
of the Company as at March 31, 2024, its loss (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity
and its cash flows 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 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 financial statements
under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made 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 obtained by in terms of their report referred to in the other matters section below, is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our
audit of the financial statements of the current year. These matters were addressed in the context of our
audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a
separate opinion on these matters. As the Management has disclosed such material information in notes to
Accounts forming Part of Financial statement and Annual Report.
Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor's report thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of other information. The Other
information comprises the information included in the Board's Report including Annexures to the Board
report, Business responsibility report, Corporate Governance report and Management Discussion and
Analysis, but does not include the financial statement and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the 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 financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information
and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial
statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our 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.
Responsibilities of Management and those charged with Governance for the Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with
respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial
position, financial performance (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and cash flows
of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the
accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.
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 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 financial
statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.
In preparing the financial statements, the 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 Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements 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 financial statements. As
part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional
skepticism throughout the audit.
We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the 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 control 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 the 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 entity'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 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 entity to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the
disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a
manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financial statements that individually or in aggregate
makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the financial
statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning
the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any
identified misstatements in the financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope
and 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.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that
were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current year and are therefore the
key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes
public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter
should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would
reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Our opinion on the financial statement and our report on the other legal and regulatory requirements
below is not modified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. Pursuant to 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.
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 best of 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 the Company so far as it
appears from our examination of those books and records.
(c) The Balance sheet, the Statement of Profit & Loss (including other comprehensive income), Statement of
Changes in Equity and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books
of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified
under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Account) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representation received from the directors as on March 31, 2024, taken on
records by the Board of Directors, none of the directors are disqualified as on March 31,2024 from being
appointed as a Directors in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company
and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure "B".
(g) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the
remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of
Section 197(16) of the Act:
(h) With respect to the matters to be included in the Auditor's report in accordance with the Rule 11 of the
Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial performance in its financial
statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were
any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There are no amounts which is required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund
by the Company.
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, no funds other than
disclosed in the financial statements (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been
advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or
kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity
("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 ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any
guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
b) The management has represented, that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, no funds other than
disclosed in the financial statements (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been
received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity ("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.
c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the
circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representation under
sub clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e) of The Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as provided under
(a) and (b) above, contains any material misstatement.
v. The Company has not declared or paid dividend during the financial year 2023-24 and hence reporting
under Rule 11 (f) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is not applicable.
For H. RAJEN & CO
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.: 108351W
Rajendra Desai
Partner
Membership No. 011307
UDIN.: 24011307BKEQYZ7949
Place: Mumbai
Date: 18th July, 2024
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