We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Garware Marine Industries 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, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes
to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information
(hereinafter referred to as the “standalone financial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone 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, the loss and other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that
date.
Basis of 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 Standalone
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 standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 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 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 standalone
financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial
statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. There
are no key audit matters to be disclosed.
Information Other than the Standalone financial Statements and Auditor's Report thereon
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, Corporate Governance Report, and Shareholder
Information, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone 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 standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in
doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the 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 Responsibility for the Standalone 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 standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the standalone financial position, standalone 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 Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section
133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) 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 accounting
policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of
adequate internal standalone financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of
the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and
fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors 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.
Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's standalone financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone 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
standalone 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 standalone 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 standalone 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 standalone 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 standalone financial statements, including the disclosures,
and whether the standalone 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 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, 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.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including 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 standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of
the Act read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules 2015, as amended.
(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 are 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 with reference to these standalone financial statements
and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in “Annexure B” to this report.
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2024 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) 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 on its financial position on its financial statements
- Refer Note 30 to the standalone 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 has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended March 31,2024.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in Note
29(v) to the standalone financial statements, 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 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 its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in Note 29(vi)
to the standalone financial statements, no funds 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 such 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 (a) and (b) above, contain any material
misstatement.
v. The dividend has not been declared or paid during the year by the Company.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has widely used Tally Prime as its
accounting software for maintaining its books of account, but the feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility
was not enabled during the financial year.
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 requirement for record retention is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31,2024.
For D. Kothary & Co
Chartered Accountants
(Firm Registration No. 105335W)
Deepak O. Narsaria
Partner
Membership No. 121190
UDIN: 24121190BKBOTA1936
Place: Mumbai
Date: 24th may, 2024
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