We have audited the financial statements of La Tim Metal & Industries Limited ("the Company"),
which comprises the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including
Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date, the
Statement of Changes in Equity and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of material
accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the "financial
statements").
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 the 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 31,2025, and its loss and 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 of the financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
("SA" s) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are
further described in the Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit ofthe 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
thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these
requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our 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 ofthe standalone financial statements ofthe current period. We have determined that there
are no key audit matters to communicate in our report.
Other Information
The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of the other
information. The other information comprises the information included in the Company's annual
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. The Annual Report is not made available to us at the end of this
auditor's report. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements
The Company's Management and 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, including other comprehensive income, cash
flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally
accepted in India, including the Ind AS and other 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 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, 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 the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the
Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is 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 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 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.
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.
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 in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "Annexure A" a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 ofthe Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit 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 except for the matter stated in the
paragraph 2h(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, if any. 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 Other Comprehensive Income,
the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are
in agreement with the books ofaccount;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian 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 31st March 2025
taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March
2025 from being appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164 (2) of the Act;
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial
statements of the Company and 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 controls with reference to financial
statements;
g. In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended 31st March 2025 has been
paid / provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section
197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
h. The reservation relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected
therewith are as stated in the paragraph 2(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) of
the Act and paragraph 2h(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit
and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
i. 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, as amended 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 as at 31 March 2025 on
its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 36 to the financial
statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivatives contracts for
which there were any material foreseeable losses;
Hi. 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 2025;
iv.
a. The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief,
no funds (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 persons or
entities, 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 to or on behalf of the Ultimate
Beneficiaries;
b. The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief,
no funds (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 from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c. Based on such audit procedures as 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under
(a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. The Company has neither declared nor paid any dividend during the year.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used
accounting software for maintaining its books of account for the year ended March
31, 2025, 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 the
audit trail feature being tampered with, in respect of accounting software(s) for the
period for which the audit trail feature was operating.
As the proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from
April 1, 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,
2014 regarding the preservation of the audit trail in accordance with statutory
requirements for record retention is applicable for the financial year ended 31st March
2025. Accordingly, the company has preserved the audit trail for the said financial year
in compliance with the applicable provisions.
For, Dhirubhai Shah & Co LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 102511W/W100298
Anik S Shah
Partner
Membership Number: 140594
ICAI UDIN: 25140594BMHUZU1363
Place: Mumbai
Dated: May 28,2025
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