We have audited the accompanying financial statements of ADVANCEPETROCHEMICALS LIMITED (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet asat March 31, 2025, and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the yearthen ended and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given tous, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view inconformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Actread with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (“IndAS”) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of theCompany as at March 31, 2025 and its profit, total comprehensive income, changes in equityand its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordance with the standard onauditing specified u/s. 143(10) of the act (SAs). Our responsibilities under those standards arefurther described in the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of financial statements sectionof our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the code of ethics issuedby ICAI together with Independence Requirements that are relevant to our audit of thefinancial statements under the provisions of the Act and the rules made there under, and wehave fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and theICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide the basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of mostsignificance in our audit of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements of the current period.These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone Ind AS financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separateopinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key auditmatters to be communicated in our report.
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Principal Audit Procedures/Auditor's Response
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Valuation of Stock in Process
The Company is engaged inchemical activity and for thePurpose of valuation of stockRs.586.41 Lakhs we have taken thevalue of stock as certified by theManagement.
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Investments
The company is having investmentof Rs. 35.90 lakhs being 211600equity shares of Advance MultitechLtd Rs. 10 each .The shares of thiscompany is listed at Mumbai stockExchange ,but presently these arenot traded since trading issuspended by the exchange onaccount of non compliance of someof the terms of exchange.
Therefore, market value could notbe determined .The company is inprocess of resumption of listing andexpect that shares would be tradedin the exchange. The fair value ofinvestment is above than the cost ofinvestment as per audited financialstatement as on 31/03/2025. Themanagement expects that onrevocation of suspension, the sharesmay trade above its cost and onaccount of it; there is no permanentdeterioration in the value ofinvestment.
The company’s Board of Directors’ are responsible for the preparation of the otherinformation. The other information comprises the information included in the managementdiscussion and analysis, board’s report including annexure to board’s report, Businessresponsibility report, Corporate governance and Shareholder’s information but does notinclude the financial statement and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the information and we do not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistentwith the financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit orotherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is material misstatement ofthis other information, we are required to report the fact. We have nothing to report in thisregard.
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of theAct with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view ofthe financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flowsand changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, asamended including the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2019.This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventingand detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accountingpolicies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to thepreparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and arefree from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’sability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends toliquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financialreporting process.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based onour audit. In conducting our audit, we have taken into account the provisions of the Act, theaccounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the auditreport under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under and the Order issuedunder section 143(11) of the Act.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintainprofessional Scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis forour opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higherthan 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 auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, weare also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the bank has adequate internalfinancial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosures in the standalone financial statements made bythe Management and Board of Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and Board of Directors use of thegoing concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether amaterial uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt onthe company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our Auditor's Report to the relateddisclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, tomodify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the dateof our Auditor's Report. However, future events or conditions may cause a Company to ceaseto continue as a going concern.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with theStandards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards requirethat we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonableassurance about whether the standalone financial statements are free from materialmisstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and thedisclosures in the standalone financial statements. The procedures selected depend on theauditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of thestandalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those riskassessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company’spreparation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view in order todesign audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includesevaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of theaccounting estimates made by the Company’s Directors, as well as evaluating the overallpresentation of the standalone financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide abasis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
1. 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 ofour 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 theCompany so far as it appears from our examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other ComprehensiveIncome, Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with bythis Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the afore said standalone financial statements comply with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors of the Companyas on March 31, 2025 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directorsis disqualified as on March 31, 2025 from being appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164(2) of the Act.
f) Based on our examination which included test checks, performed by us on theCompany, have used accounting software for maintaining their respective books ofaccount for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 which has a feature of recordingaudit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for allrelevant transactions recorded in the software except following :
(i) The feature of recording audit trail was not enabled at the database layer to log anydirect data changes for the accounting software used for maintaining the books ofaccounts relating to general ledger and consolidation process
(ii) The audit trail was not enabled for certain changes which were performed by usershaving privilege access rights, for the accounting software used for maintaining thebooks of accounts relating to the general ledger.
Further, for the period audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled and operated for therespective accounting softwares, we did not come across any instance of the audit trailfeature being tampered with.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial
reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer toour separate Report in “Annexure A”. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion onthe adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company’s internal financial controlsover financial reporting.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordancewith the requirements of Section 197(16) of the Act, as amend:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanationsgiven to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its Directors during the year is inaccordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act.
i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordancewith Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, inour opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations givento us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financialposition in its standalone financial statements.
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law oraccounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contractsincluding derivative contracts.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
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 beenadvanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium orany other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person orentity, including foreign entity (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly orindirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provideany 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,no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have beenreceived by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity(“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest inother persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused usto believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), asprovided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. No dividend has been proposed and hence this clause is Not Applicable.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued bythe Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in “Annexure B”a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
For, Suresh R Shah & AssociatesChartered AccountantsFRN:110691W
Date: 22-05-2025 (Partner)
M. No.: 117412
UDIN: 25117412BMJJKA6668