1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of United Credit Limited (“the
Company’"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 st March 2024, the Statement of Profit
and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flows ,the
Statement of Changes in Equity and notes to the financial statements for the year then ended
on that date including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory
information (herein after referred to as “F inancial Statements’5).
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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31, 2024, its profit (including Other Comprehensive Income), Changes in equity and
its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
2. 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 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
3. 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 die 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 matters to communicate in our report.
Other Information
4. The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other
information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis,
Board’s Report including Annexures to Board Report and Shareholders’ Information but does
not include the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The aforesaid documents
are expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor’s report,
5. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
6. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other
information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained
in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
7. When we read the aforesaid documents, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement
therein, we are required to communicate the matters to those charged with governance.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
8. The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of
the Companies Act, 2013 (“die Act”) widi respect to die preparation of diese financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance,
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
secdon 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.
9. 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.
10. The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the company’s financial reporting
process.
Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the Financial Statements
11. 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.
12. 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.
• Obtained 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 lias adequate internal financial controls system in place and die
operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and die 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 tiiat may cast significant doubt on die
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 die
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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those
matters tiiat 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 matters or when 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.
16. 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 die financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and
17. 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.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
18. 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 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.
19. 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 except for the matters
stated in the paragraph 18 (i)(f) below on reporting under Rule 11 (g).
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive
income) and the Cash Flow Statement, 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 31sl March,
2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March, 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”,
(g) The adverse remark relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected
therewith are as stated in the paragraph 18 (b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b)
and paragraph 18 (i)(f) below on reporting under Rule 11 (g).
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance
with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended;
According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the
company examined by us, die total managerial remuneration paid as reflected in die
financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2024 is in accordance with the
requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to
the Act, as applicable.
(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, 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 that could affect its financial
position in its financial statements as at 31 March 2024.
b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts
for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
c. There were no amounts which were 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 (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;
(ii) 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 on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(iii) 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 representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e),
as provided under (i) and (ii) above, contain any material misstatement.
e. The Company has neither proposed any dividend in the Previous year or in the
current year nor paid any interim dividend during the year.
f. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used
accounting software for maintaining its books of account which does not have a
feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility.
As 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 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory
requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financial year ended
March 31, 2024.
For L. B. Jha & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.: 301088E
(Ranjan Singh)
Place: Kolkata Partner
Date: 28.05.2024 (Membership No.: 305423)
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