TO THE MEMBERS OF
ELLENBARRIE INDUSTRAL GASES LIMITED
Report on the Financial Statements
I have audited the accompanying financial statements of ELLENBARRIE INDUSTRIAL GASES LTD. which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 st March, 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“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, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. 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.
Auditor’s Responsibility
My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on my audit.
I have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.
I conducted my audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that I comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company’s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company’s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion on the financial statements.
Opinion
In my opinion and to the best of my information and according to the explanations given to me, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by 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 at31st March, 2016, and its loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matters
I draw attention to the following matters in the Notes to the financial statements :
a) Note 31 to the financial statements which describes the uncertainty related to the outcome of the lawsuit filed against the Company by a supplier.
b) The Company has incurred a net loss during the current and previous year, and the Company’s current liabilities exceed its current assets as at the balance sheet date. There has been no default in repayment of loans or interest in respect of loans. The financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis.
My opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.
As required by the Companies (Audit Report) Order, 2016, I report that:
I) a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets. However for its new unit at Hyderabad the fixed asset register is under compilation.
b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the management at the year end and no material discrepancy was noticed on such verification.
c) The title deeds of the immovable properties are held in the name of the company.
II) Physical verification of inventory has been conducted at reasonable intervals by the management and no material discrepancy was noticed.
III) Maintenance of cost records has been specified by the Central Government under sub section (I) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 and such records and accounts are maintained.
IV) The company is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees’ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and any other statutory dues with the appropriate authorities and there is no arrear as at the last day of the financial year for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
V) The company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to a financial institution and bank.
VI) Money raised by way of term loans were applied for the purposes for which they were raised.
VII) No fraud by the company or any fraud on the company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
VIII) Managerial remuneration has been paid or provided in accordance with the requisite approval mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
IX) All transaction with the related parties are in compliance with sections 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the Financial Statements, etc. as required by the applicable accounting standards.
X) The company has made private placement of preference shares during the year under review and the requirement of section 42 of the Companies Act, 2013, have been duly complied with. The amount raised have been used forthe purpose for which the funds were raised.
XI) The company has not entered into any non cash transactions with directors or persons connected with them.
In the circumstances of the case, the other clauses of the order are not applicable to the company.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, I report that:
a) I have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of my knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of my audit.
b) In my opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from my examination of those books
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In my 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, barring non compliance of Accounting Standards 15: Re: Retirement Benefits and subject to Note 36 of Notes to Accounts regarding Accounting Standards 22 : Re: Deferred Tax.
e) The going concern matter described in sub-paragraph (b) under the Emphasis of Matters paragraph above, in my opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company.
f) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2016 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2016 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
g) The company has adequate internal financial control systems over financial reporting in place.
h) 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) Rule, 2014, in my opinion and to the best of my information and according to the explanations given to me:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 31 to the 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 were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
For A. K. KUMAR & CO.
Chartered Accountant
(Regn. No. 308013E)
9-15, Fern Road ANJAN KUMAR
Kolkata - 700 019 Proprietor
Dated : 24th day of May, 2016 (Regn. No. 013166)
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