Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Thomas Scott
(India) Limited (the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
March 31, 2014, the Statement of Profit & Loss and Cash Flow Statement
for the year then ended, and summary of significant accounting policies
and other explanatory information, which we have signed under reference
to this report.
MANAGEMENT''S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company''s Management is responsible for 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 Standards referred to in sub-section
(3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 of India (the "Act")
read with the General Circular No. 15 / 2013 dated September 13, 2013
of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the
Companies Act, 2013. This responsibility includes the design,
implementation and maintenance of internal control 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.
AUDITORS'' RESPONSIBILITY
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence, about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditors'' 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 auditors
consider internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by Management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
OPINION
In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the accompanying financial statements give
the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in India:
(a) in the case of Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31,2014;
(b) in the case of Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss for the
year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
1. As required by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the ''Order'') and
on such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered
appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to
us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the order.
2. As required by Section 227 (3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
accounts;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards notified under the Act, read with General Circular
No. 15 / 2013 dated September 13, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31,2014 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we
report that none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2014
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub
section (1) of section 274 of the Act.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 1 under the heading of "Report on other legal
and regulatory requirements" of our report of the even date)
(i) In respect of fixed assets:
(a) The company has maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets;
(b) As explained to us, the fixed assets of the company have been
physically verified by the management at reasonable intervals and no
material discrepancies were noticed on such verification;
(c) During the year the Company has not disposed off a substantial part
of the fixed assets.
(ii) In respect of inventories:
(a) As explain to us, the inventories have been physically verified by
the management during the year.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventory
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business;
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of inventories.
No material discrepancies were noticed on the physical verification
done by the management.
(iii) In respect of loans taken / granted:
(a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not taken unsecured loans covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not granted interest free unsecured loans repayable on
demand which is covered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(iv) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of it''s business
for the purchase of Inventory and Fixed assets and sale of goods.
During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing
failure to correct measure weaknesses in such internal controls.
(v) In respect of register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956:
(a) Based on the information and explanations given to us, the
transaction pertaining to contracts and arrangements that need to be
entered in to a register in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 have been so entered.
(b) According to information and explanation given to us, the
transactions made in pursuance of such contract or arrangement entered
in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
and aggregating during the year to Rs.5,00,000/- or more in respect of
any party have been made at prices which are reasonable having regards
to the prevailing market prices.
(vi) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit from public and
therefore the provisions of Section 58 and 58AA of the Companies Act,
1956 and Rules there under are not applicable to the Company.
(vii) In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by the Internal Auditor have been commensurate with the size
of the Company and nature of it''s business.
(viii) As informed to us, the Central Government has not prescribed
maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of
section 209 of Companies Act, 1956 for any of the products of the
Company.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company is
regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, employees'' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax
and custom duty have generally been regularly deposited with the
appropriate authorities.
According to the information and explanation given to us, there was no
undisputed amount payable in respect of statutory dues were in arrears
as at 31st March, 2014 for a period of more than 6 months from the date
they became payable.
According to the information and explanation given to us, there are no
dues of income tax, provident fund, service tax and other material
statutory dues which have not been deposited with appropriate
authorities on account of any disputes.
(x) This is the third year of operations of the Company. The Company
has incurred cash losses during the current period and also has
accumulated losses at the end of the financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and the information and explanation
given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not
taken any loans from bank.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by
way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) The Company is not a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.
(xiv) In our opinion the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
(xv) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
(xvi) According to the records of the company and as per information
and explanation given to us, the company has not taken Term Loan. Hence
the provisions of clause 4 (xvi) of order is not applicable.
(xvii) Based on the information and explanation given to us and over
all examination of Balance Sheet of the Company, in our opinion, there
are no funds raised on a short term basis which have been used for long
term investment and vice versa.
(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties and Companies covered in the Register maintained under
section 301 of the Act.
(xix) The Company has not issued any debentures.
(xx) No money has been raised by way of public issue directly by the
Company during the financial year, hence this clause is not applicable.
(xxi) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanation given to us no fraud on or by the Company
has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
For Rajendra K.Gupta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 108373W
Rajendra Kumar Gupta
Partner
Membership No: 9939
Place: Mumbai
Date: 30th May, 2014
Mar 31, 2013
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Thomas
Scott (India) Limited (the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet
as at March 31, 2013, the Statement of Profit & Loss and Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information, which we have
signed under reference to this report.
2. The Company''s Management is responsible for 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 Standards referred to in sub-section
(3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 of India (the "Act").
This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance
of internal control 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.
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement.
4. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence,
about the amounts and 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 auditors consider internal control relevant to the
Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by Management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a
basis for our audit opinion.
5. In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the accompanying financial statements
give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and
give a true and fair view in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31,2013;
(b) in the case of Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss for the
year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
6. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the ''Order'') and
on such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered
appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to
us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the order.
7. As required by Section 227 (3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
accounts;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31,2013 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we
report that none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2013
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub
section
(1) of section 274 of the Act.
(f) Since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to
the rate at which the cess is to be paid under section 441A of the
Companies Act, 1956 nor has it issued any Rules under the said section,
prescribing the manner in which such cess is to be paid, no cess is due
and payable by the Company.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 6 of our report of the even date)
(i) In respect of fixed assets:
(a) The company has maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets;
(b) As explained to us, the fixed assets of the company have been
physically verified by the management at reasonable intervals and no
material discrepancies were noticed on such verification;
(c) During the year the Company has not disposed off a substantial part
of the fixed assets.
(ii) In respect of inventories:
(a) As explain to us, the inventories have been physically verified by
the management during the year.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventory
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business;
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of inventories.
No material discrepancies were noticed on the physical verification
done by the management.
(iii) In respect of loans taken / granted:
(a) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not taken unsecured loans covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not granted interest free unsecured loans repayable on
demand which is covered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(c) In our opinion the terms and conditions on which the loan has been
taken by the company are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of
the company.
(d) The Company is regular in repaying principal amount and interest as
stipulated.
(iv) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of it''s business
for the purchase of Inventory and Fixed assets and sale of goods.
During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing
failure to correct measure weaknesses in such internal controls.
(v) In respect of register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956:
(a) Based on the information and explanations given to us, the
transaction pertaining to contracts and arrangements that need to be
entered in to a register in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 have been so entered.
(b) According to information and explanation given to us, the
transactions made in pursuance of such contract or arrangement entered
in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
and aggregating during the year to Rs.5,00,000/- or more in respect of
any party have been made at prices which are reasonable having regards
to the prevailing market prices.
(vi) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit from public and
therefore the provisions of Section 58 and 58AA of the Companies Act,
1956 and Rules there under are not applicable to the Company.
(vii) In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by the Internal Auditor have been commensurate with the size
of the Company and nature of it''s business.
(viii) As informed to us, the Central Government has not prescribed
maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of
section 209 of Companies Act, 1956 for any of the products of the
Company.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company is
regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, employees'' state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax
and custom duty have generally been regularly deposited with the
appropriate authorities except slight delay at few instances.
According to the information and explanation given to us, there was no
undisputed amount payable in respect of statutory dues were in arrears
as at 31st March, 2013 for a period of more than 6 months from the date
they became payable.
According to the information and explanation given to us, there are no
dues of income tax, provident fund, service tax and other material
statutory dues which have not been deposited with appropriate
authorities on account of any disputes.
(x) This is the second period of operations of the Company. The Company
has incurred cash losses during the current period and accumulated
losses are Rs. 11,75,14,909/- as at 31 March 2013.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and the information and explanation
given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to bank.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us , the
Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by
way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) The Company is not a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.
(xiv) In our opinion the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
(xv) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
(xvi) According to the records of the company and as per information
and explanation given to us, the company has not taken Term Loan. Hence
the provisions of clause 4 (xvi) of order is not applicable.
(xvii) Based on the information and explanation given to us and over
all examination of Balance Sheet of the Company, in our opinion, there
are no funds raised on a short term basis which have been used for long
term investment and vice versa.
(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties and Companies covered in the Register maintained under
section 301 of the Act.
(xix) The Company has not issued any debentures.
(xx) No money has been raised by way of public issue directly by the
Company during the financial year, hence this clause is not applicable.
(xxi) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanation given to us no fraud on or by the Company
has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
For Rajendra K Gupta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.: 108373W
Rajendra Kumar Gupta
Partner
Membership No. 9939
Place: Mumbai
Date: 3oth May 2013