We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Ashram Online.com Limited,Chennai, which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, and the Statement of Profit and Loss(including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of CashFlows for the year then ended and a summary of the material accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and givea true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state ofaffairs of the company as at March 31, 2025; and its Loss after Tax, Total Comprehensive Loss, the changesin Equity, and Cash Flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10)of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor’sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Indiatogether with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under theprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the auditevidence 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 auditof the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit ofthe financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separateopinion on these matters.
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Key Audit Matter
Auditors’ Response
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Ind-AS 109 (Financial Instruments) requires theCompany to recognise interest income byapplying the effective interest rate (EIR)method. While estimating future cash receiptsfor the purpose of determining the EIR, factorsincluding expected behaviour, life cycle of thefinancial asset, probable fluctuation in collateralvalue which may have an impact on the EIR areto be considered
We have evaluated the management’s process inestimation of future cash receipts for the purpose ofdetermination of EIR including identification offactors like expected behaviour, life cycle of thefinancial asset and probable fluctuation in collateralvalue.
We tested the accuracy of key data inputs andcalculations used in this regard.
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Completeness in identification, accounting anddisclosure of related party transactions in
We have assessed the systems and processes laiddown by the company to appropriately identify,
accordance with the applicable laws andfinancial reporting framework
account and disclose all material related partytransactions in accordance with applicable laws andfinancial reporting framework.
We have designed and performed audit procedures inaccordance with the guidelines laid down by ICAI inthe Standard on Auditing (SA 550) to identify, assessand respond to the risks of material misstatementarising from the entity’s failure to appropriatelyaccount for or disclose material related partytransactions which includes obtaining necessaryapprovals at appropriate stages of such transactions asmandated by applicable laws and regulations.
Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included in the Board’s report, Management discussion and analysisand Report on corporate governance, but does not include the standalone financial statements and ourauditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the otherinformation 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 otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with thestandalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwiseappears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is nomaterial misstatement of this other information we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to reportin this regard.
Management’s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a trueand fair view of the financial position, financial performance, (changes in equity) and cash flows of theCompany in accordance with6 the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the accountingStandards specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Companyand for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriateaccounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively forensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the financial statement 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 tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the goingconcern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are 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 freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes ouropinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted inaccordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise fromfraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably beexpected 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 professionalskepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud orerror, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion, 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 thatare appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are alsoresponsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controlssystem in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions thatmay cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude thata material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the relateddisclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions 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 thedisclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in amanner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scopeand timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal controlthat we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other mattersthat may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that wereof most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the keyaudit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes publicdisclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should
not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably beexpected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
(1) As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued by the CentralGovernment 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.
(2) A. 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 ourknowledge 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 sofar as it appears from our examination of those;
c) the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income,Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Indian AccountingStandards specified under Section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as onMarch 31, 2025 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 theCompany and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in“Annexure B”.
g) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor’s Report under Section 197(16) of theAct, as amended, In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us,the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the current year is in accordancewith the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director is not inexcess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairshas not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) of the Act which are required to becommented upon by us.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance withRule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best ofour information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations, if any, on its financial positionin its standalone financial statements.
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law and Accountingstandards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to theinvestor’s education and protection fund by the Company, if any.
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 orinvested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind offunds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity
(“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, thatthe Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons orentities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(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 theCompany from any person or entity, including foreign entity (“Funding Parties”), with theunderstanding, 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 mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate inthe circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that therepresentations 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 not declared or paid any dividend during the year, hence compliance withprovision of section 123 is not applicable for the year.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used accountingsoftware systems for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended31st March, 2025 which have the feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and thesame has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the softwaresystems. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of theaudit trail feature being tampered with and the audit trail has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
for Darpan & Associates.
Chartered AccountantsFRN No.016156SSd/-
Darpan Kumar
PartnerM. No: 235817UDIN: 25235 817BMJLNE2199
Place: ChennaiDate: 29/05/2025