Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of
V. B. Desai Financial Services Limited ("the Company"), which comprise
the Balance Sheet as at 31st March. 2014. and the Statement of Profit
and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a summary
of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these 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 notified under the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act")
read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13th September, 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.
Auditor''s 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
from 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 auditor''s judgement, 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 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 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:
a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2014;
b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of the 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section
227(4A) of the Act, 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, the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss
and Cash Flow Statement comply with the accounting standards notified
under the Companies Act, 1956 read with the General Circular 15/2013
dated 13th September, 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 31st March, 2014 and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2014 from being
appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g) of the Act.
Annexure to Independent Auditor''s Report
Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading of "Report on Other Legal
and Regulatory Requirements" of our report of even date
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the management
during the year. As explained to us no discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed of any fixed assets and hence this
clause of paragraph 4 of the Order is not applicable.
(ii) (a) The inventories of shares/stock lying in demat/physical forms
have been verified by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable;
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by
the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to size of the
Company and the nature of its business;
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventories. No
material discrepancy was noticed between physical verification of
stocks and book records.
(iii) (a) During the year, the Company has not granted any loans,
secured or unsecured, to the companies, firms or other parties covered
in the Register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
and hence clauses (iii.a) to (iii.d) of paragraph 4 of the Order are
not applicable.
(b) During the year, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, from the companies, firms or other parties covered in the
Register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and
hence clauses (iii.e) to (iii.g) of paragraph 4 of the Order are not
applicable.
(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 the nature of its
business for the purchase of inventory (securities), fixed assets and
sale of inventory (securities) &services. During the course of our
audit, we have neither come across nor have we been informed of any
major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control procedures.
(v) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no contracts that need to be entered into the Register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and hence clause (v) of
paragraph 4 of the Order is not applicable.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during
the year and hence Clause (vi) of paragraph 4 of the Order is not
applicable.
(vii) The Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the
size of the Company and nature of its business.
(viii) We are informed that the Central Government has not prescribed
maintenance of cost records u/s.209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956
for any of the services rendered by the Company.
(a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us the Company has generally been
regular in depositing with the appropriate authorities undisputed dues,
including provident fund, investor education and protection fund,
employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service
tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues
as applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us by the
management and the records of the Company examined by us, no undisputed
amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues were outstanding as at
31st March, 2014 for a period of more than six months from the date
they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there were no disputed amounts
in respect of the aforesaid dues which have not been deposited as at
31st March 2014.
(ix) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding financial
year.
(x) The Company has not availed of any loans either from bank or
financial institutions nor did the Company have any debenture holders.
(xi) As per the books and records of the Company examined by us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi mutual
benefit fund/society. Hence, clause (xiii) of paragraph 4 of the Order
is not applicable.
(xiii) The Company has maintained proper records of transactions and
contracts in respect of dealing and trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments during the year and timely entries
have been generally made therein. All shares, debentures and other
investments have been held by the Company in its own name.
(xiv) As informed to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for
loans taken by others from bank or financial institutions.
(xv) On the basis of our review and related information and explanation
as made available to us the Company has not taken any term loans during
the year.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report
that no funds raised on short term basis have been used for long term
investments.
(xvii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
during the year and hence, clause (xviii) of paragraph 4 of the Order
is not applicable.
(xviii) The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and
hence, clause (xix) of paragraph 4 of the Order is not applicable.
(xix) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue
during the year and hence, clause (xx) of paragraph 4 of the Order is
not applicable.
(xx) According to the information to and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the
course of the audit.
For A. N. Damania & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Reg. No.102077W
Ashvin Damania
Proprietor
M. No. 040166
Date: 30th May, 2014
Place: Mumbai
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of V. B. Desai
Financial Services Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance
Sheet as at 31st March, 2013, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and
Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these 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 Section 211 (3C) of the Companies
Act, 1956 ("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.
Auditor''s 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
from 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 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 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 qualified audit opinion.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
As stated in Note No. 28, Provision of Gratuity / Leave encashment not
being provided on actuarial basis, which is non-compliance with the
requirements of Accounting Standard 15 ''Employee Benefits'' issued by
the ICAI. In the absence of an actuarial valuation be- ing made, we are
unable to quantify the effect, if any, on the profits of the Company
for the year ended 31" March, 2013.
As stated in Note No.29, regarding non-provision in respect of debtors
amounting to X 17.51 lac which are considered to be doubtful of
recovery. Had such a provision being made, the amount of debtors and
profit before tax for the year would have been lower by the said
amount. , ,
Qualified Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, except for the effects of the matter
described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, the 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:
a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2013;
b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows f or the
year ended on that date. Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements
1) As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section
227(4A) of the Act, 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, the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
d) Except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for
Qualified Opinion paragraph, in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the
Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement comply with the
accounting standards referred to in Section 211 (3C) of the Act;
On the basis of written representations received from the directors, as
on 31 * March, 2013 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none
of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2013 from being
appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1 )(g) of the Act.
Annexure to Independent Auditor''s Report
Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading of
"Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements" of our report of
even date
1. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing fuH
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the management
during the year. As explained to us no discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
2. (a) The inventories of shares/stock lying in demat/physical forms
have been verified by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable;
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by
the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to size of the
Company and the nature of its business;
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventories. No
material discrepancy was noticed between physical verification of
stocks and book records.
3. (a) During the year, the Company has granted interest free
unsecured loan to one party listed in the Register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 amounting to 7 290/-. The year
end balance of such loans was Rs. 0.03 lac. (Maximum amount outstanding
during the year was Rs. 0.03 lac). The interest free unsecured loans
granted earlier to three parties listed in the Register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 amounted to Rs. 3.83 lac.
The year end balance of such loans was Rs. 3.83 lac. (Maximum amount
outstanding during the year was Rs. 3.83 lac).
(b) Since the unsecured loans granted are interest free, the same are
prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company. However, there
are no covenants in regards to other terms and conditions of such
loans.
(c) Since the unsecured loans granted are interest free, there is no
receipt of interest. No stipulations have been made regarding receipt
of the principal amount.
(d) Since there is no stipulation made regarding receipt of principal
amount, the question of there being an overdue amount of more than
rupees one lac does not arise.
(e) During the year, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, from the companies, firms or other parties covered in the
Register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Hence, clauses (iii.e) to (iii.g) of paragraph 4 of the Order are not
applicable.
5. 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 the nature of its
business for the purchase of inventory (securities), fixed assets and
sale of inventory (securities) &services. During the course of our
audit, we have neither come across nor have we been informed of any
major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control procedures.
6. Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations given to us, there are no contracts that
need to be entered into the Register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
7. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during
the year and hence the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India
and the provisions 58A & 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under, are not
applicable to the Company.
8. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.
9. We are informed that the Central Government has not prescribed
maintenance of cost records u/s.209(1 )(d) of the Companies Act, 1956
for any of the services rendered by the Company.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us the Company has generally
been regular in depositing with the appropriate authorities undisputed
dues, including provident fund, investor education and protection fund,
employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service
tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues
as applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us by the
management and the records of the Company examined by us, no undisputed
amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues were outstanding as at
31st March, 2013 for a period of more than six months from the date
they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there were no disputed amounts
in respect of the aforesaid dues which have not been deposited as at
31st March 2013.
10. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred cash losses during me financial
year covered by our audrt and in the immeojately precedhg fhancial
year.
11. The Company has not availed of any loans either from bank or
financtaiiristiulions nor dklttieCompafiyriave any debenture holders.
12. As per the books and records of the Company examined by us, me
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi mutual
benefit fundfcociery. Hence, clause (xin) of paragraph 4 of me Order is
not applicable.
14. In Our opinion the Company has maintained proper records of
transactions and coriracts in respect of dear and tiadbig in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments during the year and timely
entries have been generally made therein. AH shares, debentures and
other investments have been held by me Company in its own name.
15. As informed to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for
loans taken by others from bank or financial institutions.
16. On the basis of our review and related information and explanation
as maoteavafcate to us trie Cornpany has not taken any term loans
during the year.
17. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overal examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report
that no funds raised on short term basis have been used for long term
investments.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of
sharesduringtheyearandhence, clause (xvhQ of paragraph 4 of the Order
is not appficabte.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year
andhence, clause (xix) of paragraph 4 of the Order is not applicable.
20. The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
Ihe year and fierice, clause (xx) of paragraph 4 of the Order is not
applicable.
According to the information to and explanations given to us, no fraud
on or by the Companyhes been noticed or reported during the course of
the audit.
ForAPTE&CO.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTAMTS
FrmReg. No:111925W
Dr.JAYANTAPTE
PARTNER
Membership No. 035494
Mumbai
Date: 30th May, 2013
Mar 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of V. B. DESAI FINANCIAL
SERVICES LIMITED as at 31 st March, 2012, and also the State- ment of
Profit and Loss of the Company for the year ended on that date annexed
thereto and cash-flow statement for the year ended on that date. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
per- form the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors' Report) Order, 2003, issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of subsection (4A) of
section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956,(the Act) and on the basis of
such checks, as we considered appropriate, we give in the Annexure, ' a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, 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 purposes of our
audit;
b) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have
been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
c) The Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account dealt with by this
report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are, subject to our
observations in Para 5 below, in compliance with the Accounting
Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Com-
ponies Act, 1956to the extent applicable;
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors,
as on 31 st March 2012, and taken on record by the Board of Direc-
tors, we report that none of the directors are disqualified as on 31st
March, 2012 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g)
of sub-section(1 )of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
5. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, and subject to:
i. Provision of Gratuity/Leave encashment not being provided on
actuarial basis, which is in non-compliance with the requirements of
Accounting Standard 15 'Employee Benefits issued by the ICAI. In the
absence of an actuarial valuation being made, we are unable to quantify
the effect, if any, on the profits of the company for the year ended
31st March, 2012. (Refer Note No.27)
ii. Note No.26 regarding recognition in the current period, of revenue
pertaining to Professional Fees, the bills in respect of which have
been raised for future periods. In our opinion, the said recognition is
notin compliance with Accounting Standard 9 'Revenue Recogni-
tion'as issued by the ICAI. Such policy has resulted in an apparent
overstatement of revenue byt32.50 lac. Had such recognition not been
made, the income and profit before tax for the year would have been
lower by the said amount.
iii. Note No.28 regarding non-provision in respect of debtors amounting
tot 25.83 lac which are considered to be doubtful of recovery. Had
such a provision being made, the amount of debtors and profit before
tax for the year would have been lower by the said amount.
iv. Managerial remuneration amounting to Rs. 1,86,631/-is paid in excess
of the limits specified under section 309 of the Companies Act, 1956.
The excess managerial remuneration so claimed for the financial year
2011-2012 has been refunded by the director in the financial year
2012-13 on 22nd May 2012. Nonetheless, had the managerial remuneration
been paid within the limits specified in the Act, the profit before tax
of the company would have been higherbyt 1,86,631Mhe said accounts read
with the Significant Accounting Policies and noteson accounts annexed
thereto, give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in
the manner so required, and give a true and fair view in conformity
with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
i) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company, as at 31 st March, 2012,
ii) In the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date.
iii) In the case of cash flow statement, of the cash flow, for the year
ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS' REPORT
Re : V.B. Desai Financial Services Limited Referred to in Paragraph 3
of our report of even date
I. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing fall
particulars including quantitative details and situation affixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the management
during the year. As explained to us no discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
Z (a) The inventories of shares/stockpiling in physical Somtshave been
verified by the management. In our opinion, the residency of verifica-
tion is reasonable;
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by
the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to size of the
Company and the nature of its business;
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventories. No
material discrepancy was noticed between physical: verification of
stocks and book records.
3. (a) During the year, the Company has granted interest free
unsecured loan to six parties listed in the Register mainteMnied under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 amounting to Rs.13.85 lac. The
yearend balance of such loans was Rs.22.61 iac-Mawmum amount
outstanding during the year was Rs.22.61 lac). The interest free
unsecured loans granted earlier to two parties is*ed in the Register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 amounted to
Rs.7.70 lac. The yearend balance of such taaos was Rs.S.80 lac. (Maximum
amount outstanding during the year was Rs.7 70 lac).
(b) Since the unsecured loans granted are interest free, the same are
prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company. However, there
are no covenants in regards to other terms and conditions of such
loans.
(c) Since the unsecured loans granted are interest free, there is no
receipt of interest. No stipulations have been made regarding receipt
of the principal amount.
(d) Since there is no stipulation made regarding receipt of principal
amount, the question of there being an overdue amount of more than
rupees one lac does not arise.
(e) During the year, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, from the companies, firms or other parties covered in the
Register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Hence,
clauses (iii.e) to (iii.g) of paragraph of the Order are not applicable.
4. 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 the nature of its
business for the purchase of fixed assets and sale of services. During
the course of our audit, we have neither come across nor have we been
informed of any major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal conM
procedures.
5. Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations given to us, there are no contracts that
need to be entered into the Register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the
year and hence the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and
the provisions 58A & 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under, are not ap-
pliable to the Company.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the company and nature of Hs business.
8. We are informed that the Central Government has not prescribed
maintenance of cost records u/s.209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956
for any of the services rendered by the Company.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the company examined by us the company has general
ally been regular in depositing with the appropriate authorities
undisputed dues, including provident fund, investor education and
protection fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, sales tax,
wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other
material statutory dues as applicable to it
(b) According to the information and entoiatons given to us by the
Management and the records of the Company examined by us, no undisputed
amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues were outstanding as at
31s' March, 2012 for a period of more than six months from the date
they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there were no disputed amounts
in respect of the afore said dues which have not been deposited as at
31st March 2012.
10. The company does not have any accumulated tosses at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year covered by our audit and in the immediately precedmg financial
year.
II. The Company has not availed of any loans either from bank or
financial institutions nor did the Company has any debenture holders.
12. As per the books and records of the company examined by us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basts of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi mutual
benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(xiii) of
the order are not applicable to the company.
14. In our opinion the Company has maintained proper leconds of
transactions and contracts in respect of dealing and trading in shares,
securi- ties, debentures and other investments during the year and
timely entries have been generally made therein. All shares, debentures
and other investments have been held by the company in its own name.
15. As informed to us. the Company has not given any guarantee for
loans taken by others from bank or financial institutions.
16. On the basis of our review and related information and explanation
as made available to us the company has not taken any term loans during
the year.
17. Account filling *o the information and explanations given to us and
on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we
report that no funds raised on short term basis have been used for long
term investments.
18. The Oasnpaisy has not made any preferential allotment of shares
during the year and therefore, paragraph 4(18) of the Order is not
applicable. -
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and
therefore paragraph 4(19) of the Order is not applicable.
20. The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year and therefore paragraph 4(20) of the Order is no applicable.
21. Account Srig tote information to and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the
course of theater.
For APTE & CO.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Reg. No: 111925W
Dr. JAYANT APTE
PARTNER
Membership No. 035494
Mumbai
Date: 25th May, 2012
Mar 31, 2011
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of V, B. DESAI FINANCIAL
SERVICES LIMITED as at 31st March, 2011, and also the Profit and Loss
Account of the Company for the, year ended on that date annexed thereto
and cash-flow statement for the year ended on that date. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors' Report) Order, 2003, issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of
section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956,(the Act) and on the basis of
such checks, as we considered appropriate, we give in the Annexure, a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, 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 purposes of our
audit;
b) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have
been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
c) The Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account dealt with by this
report are in agreement with the books of ac- count.
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in compliance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956 to the extent applicable; except regarding
provision of Gratuity / Leave encashment not being provided on
actuarial basis, therefore we are unable to quantify the effect, if
any, on the profits of the company for the year ended 31st March 2011.
(Refer Note No.4 of Schedule 13).
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors,
as on 31st March 2011, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
we report that none of the directors are disqualified as on 31st March,
2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section(1)of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
f) Managerial remuneration amounting to Rs.64,439/- is paid in excess
of the limits specified under section 309 of the Companies Act, 1956.
The excess managerial remuneration so claimed for the financial year
2010-2011 has been refunded by the director in the financial year 2011
-12 on 29lh July 2011
.(Refer Note No. 8 of Schedule 13).
5. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read together with the
Significant Accounting Policies and other notes thereon and in
particular Note No. 3 and 5 in Schedule No. 13 regarding receipt of
professional fees and non-provision of doubtful debts and subject to
4(d) and 4(f) above, give the information required by the Companies
Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in
conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
i) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company, as at 31st March, 2011,
ii) In the case of the Profit and Loss account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date.
iii) In the case of cash flow statement, of the cash flow, for the year
ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'REPORT
Re : V.B. Desai Financial Services Limited
Referred to in Paragraph 3 of our report of even date
1. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the management
during the year. As explained to us no discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
2. (a) The inventories of shares/stock lying in physical forms have
been verified by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable;
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by
the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to size of the
Company and the nature of its business;
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventories. No
material discrepancy was noticed between physical verification of
stocks and book records.
3. According to the information and explanation given to us the
Company has neither granted nor taken any loans secured or unsecured
Companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 hence clauses (a) to (g)
of paragraph 4(3) of the order are not applicable during the year under
review.
4. 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 the nature of its
business for the purchase of fixed assets and sale of services. During
the course of our audit, we have neither come across nor have we been
informed of any major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control
procedures.
5. Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations given to us, there are no contracts that
need to be entered into the Register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during
the year and hence the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India
and the provisions 58A & 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under, are not
applicable to the Company.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the company and nature of its business.
8. We are informed that the Central Government has not prescribed
maintenance of cost records u/s.209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the company examined by us the company has generally
been regular in depositing with the appropriate authorities undisputed
dues, including provident fund, investor education and protection fund,
employees' state insurance, income-tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service
tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues
as applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us by the
Management and the records of the Company examined by us, no undisputed
amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues were outstanding as at
31s March, 2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they
became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there were no disputed amounts
in respect of the afore said dues which have not been deposited as at
31st March 2011.
10. The company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year covered by our audit and in me immediately preceding financial
year.
11. The Company has not availed of any loans either from bank or
financial institutions nor did the Company has any debenture holders.
12. As per the books and records of the company examined by us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi mutual
benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(xiii) of
the order are not applicable to the company.
14. In our opinion the Company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts in respect of dealing and trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments during the year and timely
entries have been generally made therein. All shares, debentures and
other investments have been held by the company in its own name.
15. As informed to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for
loans taken by 'others from bank or financial institutions.
16. On the basis of our review and related information and explanation
as made available to us the company has not taken any term loans during
the year.
17. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report
that no funds raised on short term basis have been used for long term
investments.
18. The Company has net made any preferential allotment of shares
during the year and therefore, paragraph 4(18) of the Order is not
applicable.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and
therefore paragraph 4(19) of the Order is not applicable.
20. The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year and therefore paragraph 4(2C) of the Order is no applicable.
21. According to the information to and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the
course of the audit.
For APTE & CO.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Reg. No:111925W
(JAYANTAPTE)
Place : Mumbai Partner
DATED: 25th August, 2011 Membership No. 035494
Mar 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of V. B. DESAI FINANCIAL
SERVICES LIMITED as at 31st March, 2010, and also the Profit and Loss
Account of the Company,for the year ended on that date annexed thereto
and cash-flow statement for the year ended on that date. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. The Companys accumulated losses as on 31st March, 2010 have eroded
the entire share capital and a portion of the reserves. The accounts
are continued to be prepared on "going concern" basis.
4. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of
section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956,(the Act) and on the basis of
such checks, as we considered appropriate, we give in the Annexure, a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
Order.
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, 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 purposes of our
audit;
b) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have
been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
c) The Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account dealt with by this
report are in agreement with the books of ac- count.
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in compliance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956 to the extent applicable; except regarding
provision of Gratuity / Leave encashment not being provided on
actuarial basis, therefore we are unable to quantify the effect, if
any, on the profits of the company for the year ended 31s1 March 2010.
(Refer Note no. 5 of Schedule 14).
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors,
as on 31 st March 2010, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
we report that none of the directors are disqualified as on 31st March,
2010 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section(1)of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
6. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read together with the
Significant Accounting Policies and other notes thereon and in
particular Note No. 4 in Schedule No. 14 regarding receipt of
professional fees are subject to 5(d) above, give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
i) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company, as at 31st March, 2010,
ii) In the case of the Profit and Loss account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date.
iii) In the case of cash flow statement, of the cash flow, for the year
ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT Re : V.B. Desai Financial Services
Limited Referred to in Paragraph 4 of our report of even date
1. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the management
during the year. As explained to us no discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
2. (a) The inventories of shares/stock lying in physical forms have
been verified by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable;
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by
the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to size of the
Company and the nature of its business;
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventories. No
material discrepancy was noticed between physical verification of
stocks and book records.
3. According to the information and explanations given to us the
Company has neither given nor taken any loans secured or unsecured from
Companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 hence clauses (a) to (g)
of paragraph 4(3) of the order are not applicable during the year under
review.
4. 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 the nature of its
business for the purchase of fixed assets and sale of services. During
the course of our audit, we have neither come across nor have we been
informed of any major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control
procedures.
5. Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations given to us, there are no contracts that
need to be entered into the Register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during
the year and hence the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India
and the provisions 58A & 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under, are not
applicable to the Company.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the company and nature of its business.
8. We are informed that the Central Government has not prescribed
maintenance of cost records u/s.209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956.
9. (a) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income
Tax, Provident Fund, ESIC, Service Tax, Profession Tax, Sales-tax,
Wealth-tax, Custom duty, Excise, Cess, etc. were outstanding as at 31st
March 2010 for a period of more than six months from the date of
becoming payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us by the
Management and the records of the Company exam- ined by us there were
no disputed dues of Sales Tax, Wealth Tax and Income Tax etc. which
have not been deposited as at 31st March 2010.
10. The accumulated losses of the Company as at 31st March 2010 are
not more than 50% of its net worth. It has not incurred any cash losses
during the financial year covered by our audit and in the immediately
preceding financial year.
11. The Company has not availed of any loans either from bank or
financial institutions. There are no debenture holders during the year.
12. As per the books and records of the company examined by us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. Clause 13 of the order is not applicable as the Company is not a
Chit Fund company or nidhi /mutual benefit fund/society.
14. In our opinion the Company has maintained proper records of
transactions and contracts in respect of dealing and trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments during the year and timely
entries have been generally made therein. All shares, debentures and
other investments have been held by the company in its own name.
15. As informed to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for
loans taken by others from bank or financial institutions.
16. On the basis of our review and related information and explanation
as made available to us the company has not taken any term loans during
the year.
17. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report
that no funds raised on short term basis have been used for long term
investments.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
during the year and therefore, paragraph 4(18) of the Order is not
applicable.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and
therefore paragraph 4(19) of the Order is not applicable.
20. The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year and therefore paragraph 4(20) of the Order is no applicable.
21. According to the information to and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the
course of the audit.
For A. N. DAMANIA & CO.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
ASHVIN N. DAMANIA
Proprietor
Membership No. 40166
MUMBAI Firm Reg. No: 102077W
DATED : 26th August, 2010
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