We have audited the accompanying financial statements of VCU Data Management Limited ("the Company"),
which comprise the balance sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the
statement of Other Comprehensive income, statement of cash flows, and the Statement of Changes in Equity
for the year then ended 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
Financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act') in the manner so required
and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state
of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, its Profit / Loss and cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards on auditing specified under section 143 (10) of the
Companies Act, 2013. 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 together
with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Financial Statements under the provisions of
the Act 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 Financial Statements of the current period. 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.
We have determined the matters below to be key audit matters to be communicated in our report:
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Key audit matters
Expected credit loss allowances
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How the matter was addressed in our Audit
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Recognition and measurement of impairment
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In view of the significance of the matter we applied the
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of financial assets involve significant
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following audit procedures, on test check basis, in this
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management judgement. With the applicability
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area, among others to obtain reasonable audit assurance:
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of Ind AS 109, credit loss assessment is now
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• We evaluated management's process and tested key
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based on expected credit loss (ECL) model. The
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controls around the determination of extent of
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Company's impairment allowance is derived
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requirement of expected credit loss allowances,
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from estimates including the historical default
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including recovery process & controls implemented in
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and loss ratios. Management exercises
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the company for trade receivables and other financial
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judgement in determining the quantum of loss
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assets. It was explained to us by the management that
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based on a range of factors. The most
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the control exists relating to the recovery of
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significant areas are loan staging criteria,
calculation of probability of default / loss and
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receivables, including those aging for large periods
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consideration of probability weighted
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and in the opinion of the board there is no
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scenarios and forward-looking macroeconomic
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requirement making expected credit loss allowance.
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factors. There is a large increase in the data
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• We have also reviewed the management response
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inputs required by the ECL model. This
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and representation on recovery process initiated for
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increases the risk of completeness and
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sample receivables, and based on the same we have
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accuracy of the data that has been used to
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place reliance on these key controls for the purposes
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create assumptions in the model. In some
cases, data is unavailable and reasonable
alternatives have been applied to allow
calculations to be performed. As per
management opinion, there is no expected
credit loss in several financial assets including
the trade receivables and other financial assets
of the Company and all are on fair value, based
on the assessment and judgement made by the
board of the company.
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of our audit.
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Revenue Recognition
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The principal business of the company is sale of
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In view of the significance of the matter we applied the
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surveillance products.
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following audit procedures, on test check basis, in this area,
among others to obtain reasonable audit assurance:
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Revenue from sale is recognized upon transfer
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• Assessed the appropriateness of the revenue
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of significant risk and reward & transfer of
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recognition accounting policies, by comparing with
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control of goods to customers.
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applicable accounting standards.
• Evaluated the design of controls and operating
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We identified revenue recognition as a key
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effectiveness of the relevant controls with respect
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audit matter because there is a risk of revenue
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to revenue recognition and accounting
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considering the judgements involved in the
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• for services/sales.
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revenue recognition for services.
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• Performed substantive testing by selecting samples
of revenue transactions recorded during the year by
verifying the underlying documents.
• Carried out analytical procedures on revenue
recognized during the year to identify unusual
variances.
• Performed confirmation procedures on trade
receivable balances at the balance sheet date on a
sample basis.
• Tested, on a sample basis, specific revenue
transactions recorded before and after the financial
year end date to determine whether the revenue
had been recognised in the appropriate financial
period.
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Appropriateness of Current and Non-Current
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For the purpose of current & non-current classification the
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Classification
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Company has considered its normal operating cycle as 12
Months and the same is based on services provided,
acquisition of assets or inventory, their realization in cash
and cash equivalents. The classification is either done on
basis of documentary evidence and if not then on the basis
of managements best estimate of period in which asset
would be realized or liability would be settled
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Information other than the Financial Statements and auditors' report thereon
The Company's board of directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other
information comprises the information included in the Board's Report including Annexures to Board's Report,
Business Responsibility Report but does not include the Financial Statements 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.
Management's responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company's board of directors are 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 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 Statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the 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 responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 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 Companies Act, 2013, 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 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 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 period 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.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
1. As required by 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 Companies Act, 2013, we give in
the Annexure "A", a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent
applicable.
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;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive
income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity 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 (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024 taken on
record by the board of directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from being
appointed as a director 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". Our
report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's
internal financial controls over financial reporting;
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with 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;
a. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position.
b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there
were any material foreseeable losses; and
c. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor
Education and Protection Fund by the Company
d. (i) 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 share premium
or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity,
including foreign entities ("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;
(ii) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds
have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entities
("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
(iii) Based on such audit procedures that were considered reasonable and appropriate in the
circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the
representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
e. No dividend has been declared or paid during the year by the Company.
f. Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has used 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. Additionally, the audit trail has been preserved by the company as
per the statutory requirements for record retention.
For PAREKH SHAH & LODHA
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.: 107487W
Sd/-
CA Pranay Bhutra
(Partner)
M. No.: 623927
UDIN: 24623927BKEWYR6294
Place: Mumbai
Date: 30/05/2024
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