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Auditor Report of Centrum Capital Ltd.

Mar 31, 2018

To the Members of Centrum Capital Limited Report on the Standalone Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Centrum Capital Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the 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

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these standalone 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 principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls and ensuring their operating effectiveness and the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatements, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.

We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements are free from material misstatements.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatements of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company’s preparation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view 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 the Company’s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2018, its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to the following matter in the notes to the standalone financial statements:

1. Note 37 wherein for the reason stated in the note that the Company has not made provision for diminution in carrying amount of Rs, 5,00,00,000 (P.Y: Rs, 5,00,000) in Centrum Infrastructure Advisory Limited (CIAL), Rs, 3,00,00,000 (PY: Rs, 5,00,000) in Centrum Defence Systems Limited (CDSL) and Rs, 1,94,28,125 (P.Y: Rs, 1,94,28,125) in Centrum Capital Holdings LLC (CCH LLC) and non-recoverability of loans advanced amounting to Rs, 17,64,263 (P.Y: Rs, 2,89,64,263) to CIAL , Nil (P.Y: Rs, 1,83,12,831) to CDSL and Rs, 64,01,272(P.Y: Rs, 63,91,455) to CCH LLC.

2. Note 40 which describes that the Company had paid managerial remuneration in excess of the limits as laid down in Section 197 read with schedule V to the Act during the financial year 2016-17 and 2017-18 to its Executive Chairman. Since the payment of the remuneration was in excess of the limits, the Company made an application to the Central Government. The Central Government has partially allowed the excess remuneration and the Company has made representation for the balance which is under consideration.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

(1) As required by the Companies (Auditors’ Report) Order, 2016 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in “Annexure 1”, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

(2) 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 our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.

c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of accounts;

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;

e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2018, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors are disqualified as on March 31, 2018 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 the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, we give our separate Report in “Annexure 2”.

g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

(i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 28 on Contingent Liabilities;

(ii) The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer Note 30 to the standalone financial statements;

(iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

[Referred to in paragraph 1 under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements’ in the Independent Auditor’s Report of even date to the members of Centrum Capital Limited on the standalone financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018]

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) During the year, the fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by the management and as informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.

(c) The title deeds of immovable properties recorded as fixed assets in the books of accounts of the Company are held in the name of the Company.

(ii) (a) The inventory comprising of securities & bonds which held in dematerialized form have been verified by the management during the period. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.

(b) The procedures of 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) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. As informed no material discrepancies were noticed on verification carried out during the period.

(iii) The Company has granted loans, unsecured, to companies, Limited Liability Partnerships covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. However, the Company has not granted secured or unsecured loans to firms or other parties.

(a) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the audit procedures conducted by us, we are of the opinion that, the terms and conditions of the aforesaid loans granted by the Company are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(b) The aforesaid loans are repayable on demand. Accordingly, provision of Clause 3(iii) (b) and (c) of the Order are not applicable to the company

(iv) Based on information and explanation given to us in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and securities, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 185 and 186 of the Act.

(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the rules framed there under.

(vi) The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records for any of the products of the Company under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act and the rules framed there under.

(vii) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities, undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees’ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax, goods and service tax, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it, however, there have been slight delays in few cases / delays in deposits which have not been serious.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees’ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax, goods and services tax, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it, were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

According to the information and explanation given to us, the dues outstanding with respect to service tax on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Name of the statute

Nature of dues

Amount ('')

Period to which the amount relates

Forum where dispute is pending

The Finance Act, 1994

Service Tax

14,77,923

FY 2002-06

Additional Commissioner of Service Tax

(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institutions, banks, debenture holders. Also, according to the information and explanation given to us, the company has not borrowed money from the Government.

(ix) The Company has not raised money by way of public issue offer / further public offer during the year. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has utilized the money raised by way of term loans during the year for the purposes for which they were raised.

(x) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of fraud by the Company or any fraud on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such instance by the management.

(xi) Except for managerial remuneration aggregating to '' 3,39,77,526 managerial remuneration has been paid / provided for its executive chairman by the Company is in accordance with the requisite approvals as mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V of the Act. Since the payment of the remuneration is in excess of the limits, the Company made an application to the Central Government. The Central Government has partially allowed the excess remuneration and the Company has made a representation for the balance. The outcome of the same is awaited, pending which the balance amount is held in trust by the executive chairman.

(xii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Therefore, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xiii) According to the information and explanation given to us, all transactions entered into by the Company with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of Act, where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the Financial Statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.

(xiv) The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review. Therefore, paragraph 3(xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with it during the year.

(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

[Referred to in paragraph 2 under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements’ in the Independent Auditor’s Report of even date to the members of Centrum Capital Limited on the standalone financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018]

Report on the Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”)

We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Centrum Capital Limited (“the Company”) as of March 31, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Management’s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (“ICAI”). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to company’s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the “Guidance Note”) and the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both issued by the ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting were established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness.

Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the ICAI.

For Haribhakti & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants ICAI

Firm Registration No.103523W/W100048

Sumant Sakhardande

Partner

Membership No. 034828

Place : Mumbai

Date : May 26, 2018


Mar 31, 2017

Report on the Standalone Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Centrum Capital Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the 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

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these standalone 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 principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls and ensuring their operating effectiveness and the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.

We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company’s preparation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company’s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2017, its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to the following matter in the notes to the standalone financial statements:

1. Note No. 37, wherein for the reason stated in the note the Company has not made provision for diminution in the carrying amount of Investments of Rs. 1,94,28,125 (P.Y: Rs.1,94,28,125) in Centrum Capital Holding LLC (CCH LLC), Rs.5,00,000 (P.Y: '' 5,00,000) in Centrum Infrastructure Advisory Limited (CIAL) and Rs.5,00,000 (P.Y: Rs.5,00,000) in Centrum Defence Systems Limited (CDSL) and non recoverability of loans and advances amounting to Rs.63,91,455 (P.Y: Rs.65,27,267) to CCH LLC; Rs.2,89,64,263 (P.Y: Rs.67,14,263) to CIAL and Rs.183,12,831 (P.Y: Rs.89,12,831) to CDSL.

2. Note No. 40 which describes that the company has paid a managerial remuneration in excess of the limits as laid down in the Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act during the financial year 2016-17 to its Executive Chairman. Since the payment of the remuneration is in excess of the limits, the Company made an application to the Central Government. The Central Government has partially allowed the excess remuneration and the Company has made a representation for the balance.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

(1) As required by the Companies (Auditors’ Report) Order, 2016 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in “Annexure 1”, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

(2) 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 our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;

c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;

e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2017, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2017 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 the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, we give our separate Report in “Annexure 2”.

g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

(i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 28 on Contingent Liabilities;

(ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts. Hence, the question of any material foreseeable losses does not arise;

(iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

(iv) The Company has provided requisite disclosures in the financial statements as to holdings as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from November 8, 2016 to December 30, 2016. Based on audit procedures and relying on the management representation, we report that the disclosures are in accordance with the books of account maintained by the company and as produced to us by the Management (Refer Note No. 44 to the financial statements);

[Referred to in paragraph 1 under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements’ in the Independent Auditor’s Report of even date to the members of Centrum Capital Limited on the standalone financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) During the year, the fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by the management and as informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.

(c) The title deeds of immovable properties recorded as fixed assets in the books of account of the Company are held in the name of the Company.

(ii) (a) The inventory comprising of securities & bonds which are held in dematerialized form have been verified by the management during the period. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.

(b) The procedures of 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) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. As informed no material discrepancies were noticed on verification carried out during the period.

(iii) The Company has granted loans, unsecured, to companies, covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act.

(a) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the audit procedures conducted by us, we are of the opinion that, the terms and conditions of the aforesaid loans granted by the Company are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(b) The aforesaid loans are repayable on demand. Accordingly, provision of Clause 3(iii) (b) and (c) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(iv) Based on information and explanation given to us in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and securities, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 185 and 186 of the Act.

(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the rules framed there under.

(vi) The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records for any of the products of the Company under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act and the rules framed there under.

(vii) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities, undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees’ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it, however, there have been slight delay in few cases / delays in deposit have not been serious.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees’ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it, were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the dues outstanding with respect to, income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Name of the statute

Nature of dues

Amount (Rs.)

Period to which the amount relates

Forum where dispute is pending

The Finance Act, 1994(Service Tax provision)

Service Tax

14,77,923

FY 2002-06

Additional Commissioner of Service Tax

(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and debenture holders. Also, according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not borrowed money from any financial institution or government.

(ix) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has utilized the money raised by way of the term loans during the year for the purposes for which they were raised.

(x) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of fraud by the Company or any fraud on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such instance by the management.

(xi) Except for managerial remuneration aggregating to '' 2,46,01,055, the managerial remuneration paid/ provided for its executive chairman by the Company is in accordance with the requisite approvals as mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act. Since the payment of the remuneration is in excess of the limits, the Company made an application to the Central Government. The Central Government has partially allowed the excess remuneration and the Company has made a representation for the balance. The outcome of the same is awaited, pending which the balance amount is held in trust by the executive chairman.

(xii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Therefore, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xiii) According to the information and explanation given to us, all transactions entered into by the Company with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of Act, where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the Financial Statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.

(xiv) The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review. Therefore, paragraph 3(xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him during the year.

(xvi) According to the information and explanation given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

For Haribhakti & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Registration No.103523W/W100048

Sumant Sakhardande

Partner

Membership No. 034828

Place : Mumbai

Date : May 29, 2017


Mar 31, 2016

To the Members of Centrum Capital Limited Report on the standalone Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Centrum Capital Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the Nine Month period then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to 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 principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls and ensuring their operating effectiveness and the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.

We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company’s preparation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view 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 the Company’s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2016, its profit and its cash flows for the Nine month period ended on that date.

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to the following matters in the notes to the standalone financial statements:

1. Note No. 39, wherein for the reason stated in the note the Company has not made provision for diminution in the carrying amount of Investments of Rs. 1,94,28,125 (P.Y: Rs. 1,94,28,125) in Centrum Capital Holding LLC (CCH LLC), Rs. 5,00,000 (P.Y: Rs. 5,00,000) in Centrum Infrastructure Advisory Limited (CIAL) and Rs. 5,00,000 (P.Y: Rs. 5,00,000) in Centrum Defense Systems Limited (CDSL) and non recoverability of loans and advances amounting to Rs. 65,27,267 (P.Y: Rs. 62,72,559) to CCH LLC; Rs. 67,14,263 (P.Y: Nil) to CIAL and Rs. 89,12,831 (P.Y: Rs. 26,50,000) to CDSL.

2. Note No. 37 wherein, in the opinion of the management, long outstanding trade receivables of Rs. 4,58,32,632 (P.Y: Rs. 4,58,32,632) are considered good and fully recoverable.

Our Opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

(1) As required by the Companies (Auditors’ Report) Order, 2016 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the “Annexure 1”, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

(2) 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 our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;

c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;

e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016 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 the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, we give our separate Report in “Annexure 2”.

j. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

(i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 28 on Contingent Liabilities;

(ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts. Hence, the question of any material foreseeable losses does not arise;

(iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

Referred to in paragraph 1 under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements’ in the Independent Auditor’s

Report of even date to the members of Centrum Capital Limited on the standalone financial statements for the Nine Month period ended March 31, 2016

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) During the period, the fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by the management and as informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.

(c) The title deeds of immovable properties recorded as fixed assets in the books of account of the Company are held in the name of the Company.

(iI) (a) The inventory comprising of securities & bonds which are held in dematerialized form have been verified by the management during the period. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.

(b) The procedures of 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) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. As informed no material discrepancies were noticed on verification carried out during the period.

(iii) The Company has granted unsecured loans to companies covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act.

(a) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the audit procedures conducted by us, we are of the opinion that, the terms and conditions of the aforesaid loans granted by the Company are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(b) The aforesaid loans are repayable on demand. Accordingly, provision of Clause 3(iii) (b) and (c) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(iv) Based on information and explanation given to us in respect of loans, investments, guarantees and securities, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 185 and 186 of the Act.

(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the rules framed there under.

(vi) The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records for any of the products of the Company under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act and the rules framed there under.

(vii) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities, undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees’ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it, however, there have been slight delay in few cases / delays in deposit have not been serious.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees’ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it, were outstanding, at the period end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the dues outstanding with respect to, income tax, sales tax, service tax, value added tax, customs duty, excise duty on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Name of the statute

Nature of dues

Amount (Rs.)

Period to which the amount relates

Forum where dispute is pending

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax

8,48,030*

A.Y.2008-09

CIT (A)

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax

33,81,769

A.Y.2010-11

ITAT (Mumbai)

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax

12,33,075

A.Y.2011-12

ITAT (Mumbai)

The Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax provisions)

Service Tax

14,77,923

F.Y. 2002-06

Additional Commissioner of Service Tax

* Net of Rs. 18,48,030 paid under protest

(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and debenture holders. Also, according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not borrowed money from any financial institutions or government.

(ix) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has utilized the money raised by way of the term loans during the period for the purposes for which they were raised.

(x) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of fraud by the Company or any fraud on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the period, nor have we been informed of any such instance by the management.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, managerial remuneration has been paid/ provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

(xii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Therefore, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xiii) According to the information and explanation given to us, all transactions entered into by the Company with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of Act, where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the Financial Statements etc., as required by the applicable accounting standards.

(xiv) The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the period under review. Therefore, paragraph 3(xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him during the period.

(xvi) According to the information and explanation given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

[Referred to in paragraph 2 under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements’ in the Independent Auditor’s Report of even date to the members of Centrum Capital Limited on the standalone financial statements for the Nine Month period ended March 31, 2016]

Report on the Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”)

We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Centrum Capital Limited (“the Company”) as of March 31, 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the Nine Month period ended on that date.

Management’s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to company’s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the “Guidance Note”) and the Standards on Auditing, specified under section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. 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.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2016, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note issued by ICAI.

For Haribhakti & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Registration No.103523W

Sumant Sakhardande

Partner

Membership No. 034828

Place : Mumbai

Date : 30th May, 2016


Jun 30, 2015

Report on the Standalone Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Centrum Capital Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at June 30, 2015, the Statement of Proft and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

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 Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these standalone 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 principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls and ensuring their operating effectiveness and the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.

We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company's preparation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether the Company has in place an adequate internal financial control system over financial reporting and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company's Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 30 June, 2015, its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to the following matters in the notes to the standalone financial statements:

1 Note No. 38 wherein, the Company has not made provision for diminution/non recoverability in the carrying value of investments of Rs. 1,94,28,125 (P.Y: Rs. 1,94,28,125) & loans and advances of Rs. 62,72,559 (P.Y: Rs. 59,19,173) respectively in Centrum Capital Holdings, LLC, a Subsidiary Company, based on the facts as fully explained in the said note.

2 Note No. 36 wherein, in the opinion of the management, long outstanding trade receivables of Rs. 4,58,32,632 (P.Y: Rs. 4,58,32,632) are considered good and fully recoverable.

Our Opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

(1) As required by the Companies (Auditors' Report) Order, 2015 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

(2) 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 our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;

c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;

e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on June 30, 2015, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors are disqualified as on June 30, 2015 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;

f. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

(i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements – Refer Note 27a on Contingent Liabilities;

(ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts hence, the question of any material foreseeable losses does not arise;

(iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

[Referred to in paragraph 1 under 'Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements' in the Independent Auditor's Report of even date to the members of Centrum Capital Limited on the standalone financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2015.

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) During the year, the fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by the management and as informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.

(ii) (a) The inventory (Securities & Bonds) which are held in dematerialized from have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.

(b) 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) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. As informed no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification carried out during the year.

(iii) The Company has granted unsecured loans, to companies covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act.

(a) As regards repayment of principal, there are no stipulations for repayment. Further, the party has been regular in payment of interest to the company.

(b) In respect of the aforesaid loans, there is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies listed in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of and services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control system of the Company.

(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the rules framed there under.

(vi) The Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records for any of the products of the Company under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act and the rules framed there under.

(vii) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities, undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees' state insurance, income tax, wealth tax, service tax, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it, however, there have been slight delay in few cases and

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees' state insurance, income tax, wealth tax, service tax, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it, were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the dues outstanding with respect to, service tax and income tax, wealth tax, service tax, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it, on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount (Rs.)

The Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax Service Tax 1,477,923 provisions)

Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 848,030 *

Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 11,310,700

Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 8,326,840

Name of the Statute Period to which the Forum where dispute is amount relates pending

The Finance Act,1994 Additional Commissioner of F.Y. 2002-06 Service Tax

Income Tax Act, 1961 A.Y. 2008-09 CIT (A)

Income Tax Act, 1961 A.Y. 2010-11 CIT (A)

Income Tax Act, 1961 A.Y. 2011-12 CIT (A)

* Net of Rs. 1,848,030 paid under protest.

(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

(viii) The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the financial year nor has incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.

(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks or debenture holders. Also according to the information and explanations given to us the company has not borrowed moneys from any financial institutions.

(x) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the Company, for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions, are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(xii) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such instance by the management.

For Haribhakti & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Registration No.103523W

sd/-

Sumant Sakhardande

Partner

Membership No. 034828

Place : Mumbai

Date : 29th August, 2015


Jun 30, 2014

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Centrum Capital Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at June 30, 2014, 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 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 (“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.

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 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 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 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, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the efectiveness of the Company’s internal control. 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 sufcient 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 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:

(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of afairs of the Company as at June 30, 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.

Emphasis of Matter

1. a. We draw attention to Note No. 40(a) of Notes to the Financial Statements, in respect of investments aggregating to Rs. 81,55,23,945 (P.Y: Rs. 81,55,23,945) & loans and advances aggregating to Rs. 10,94,35,737 (P.Y: Rs. 3,23,94,297) in Centrum Broking Limited, a Subsidiary Company. As more fully described in Note No. 40(a), the Management is of the view that there is no permanent diminution to the carrying value of the investments of Rs. 81,55,23,945 & loans and advances of Rs. 10,94,35,737 in the subsidiary and hence no adjustment has been made in this regard in the accompanying financial statements.

b. We draw attention to Note No. 40(b) of Notes to the Financial Statements, in respect of investments aggregating to Rs. 1,94,28,125 (P.Y: Rs. 1,94,28,125) & loans and advances aggregating to Rs. 59,19,173 (P.Y: Rs. 58,85,203) in Centrum Capital Holdings, LLC, a Subsidiary Company. As more fully described in Note No. 40(b), the Management is of the view that there is no permanent diminution to the carrying value of the investments of Rs. 1,94,28,125 & loans and advances of Rs. 59,19,173 in the subsidiary and hence no adjustment has been made in this regard in the accompanying financial statements.

c. We draw attention to Note No. 40(c) of Notes to the Financial Statements, in respect of investments aggregating to Rs. 31,97,00,000 (P.Y: Rs. 5,00,000) & loans and advances aggregating to Rs. 17,16,45,829 (P.Y: Rs. 32,72,80,258) in Centrum Wealth Management Ltd, a Subsidiary Company. As more fully described in Note No. 40(c), the Management is of the view that there is no permanent diminution to the carrying value of the investments of Rs. 31,97,00,000 & loans and advances of Rs. 17,16,45,829 in the subsidiary and hence no adjustment has been made in this regard in the accompanying financial statements.

2. We draw attention to Note No. 39 of Notes to the Financial Statements, regarding long outstanding trade receivable amounting to Rs. 4,58,32,632 (P.Y: Rs. 4,58,32,632) , are subject to realization and upon which we are unable to comment on. The ultimate shortfall, if any, on realization / on account of non realization of such trade receivable, therefore cannot be quantifed.

Our opinion is not qualified in respect of these matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditors’ Report) Order, 2003 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, 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 Companies Act, 1956, 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 account

d. in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of profit and Loss, and Cash Flow Statement 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 June 30, 2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on June 30, 2014, from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.

Annexure to Auditors’ Report

Referred to in paragraph 1 under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements’ in the Independent Auditors’ Report of even date to the members of CENTRUM CAPITAL LIMITED on the financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2014

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verifed by the management during the year and no material discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed. In our opinion, the frequency of verifcation is reasonable.

(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed of by the Company during the year.

(ii) (a) The inventory (Securities & Bonds), which are held in dematerialized form have been physically verifed by the management with the supporting evidence during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verifcation is reasonable.

(b) The procedures of physical verifcation of inventory (Securities & Bonds) followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verifcation carried out at the end of the year.

(iii) (a) As informed, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions stated in paragraph 4 (iii)(b), (c) and (d) of the order are not applicable.

(b) As informed, the Company has not 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. Accordingly, the provisions stated in paragraph 4 (iii)(f) and (g) of the order are not applicable.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control system of the Company.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no transactions relating to contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that need to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301.

(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed there under.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system to be commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) The Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub- section (1) of Section 209 of the Act for any of the products of the Company.

(ix) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees’ state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees’ state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, cess and other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable. Undisputed dues in respect of service tax which were outstanding, at the year end for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable are as follows: Period to which Name of the Nature of the Amount (Rs) the amount relates statute dues

The Finance Act, June 13 and 1994 (Service tax Service Tax 18,723,278 September 13 provisions)

Name of the stastues Due Date Date of Payment

The Finance Act, 6thof the 1994 (Service tax subsequent 22nd August 2014 provisions month

(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of Income-tax & Service Tax on account of any dispute, are as follows :

Period to which Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount (Rs) the amount relates

The Finance Act, 1994 (Service tax Service Tax 1,477,923 F.Y 2002-2006 provisions)

Income Tax Act,1961 Income Tax 848,030 A.Y 2008-2009

Income Tax Act,1961 Income Tax 11,310,700 A.Y 2010-2011

Income Tax Act,1961 Income Tax 8,326,840 A.Y 2011-2012

Name of the statute Forum where dispute is pending

The Finance Act, 1994 (Service tax Additional Commissioner of Service tax provisions) Income Tax Act,1961 Commissioner of Income Tax (A) – 4

Income Tax Act,1961 Commissioner of Income Tax (A) – 4

Income Tax Act,1961 Commissioner of Income Tax (A) - 4

(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution or banks or debenture holders.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not granted loans & advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause (xiii) of paragraph 4 of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(xiv) In respect of dealing/trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments, in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, proper records have been maintained of the transactions and contracts and timely entries have been made therein. The shares, securities, debentures and other investments have been held by the Company, in its own name.

(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the Company, for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions during the year, are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(xvi) The Company has not obtained any term loans.

(xvii) 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 investment.

(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, during the period covered by our audit report, the Company had issued 6,314 debentures of Rs. 100,000 each. The Company has created security or charge in respect of debentures issued.

(xx) The Company has not raised money by way of public issue during the year.

(xxi) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the management.

For Haribhakti & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration No.103523W

sd/- Sumant Sakhardande Partner Membership No. 034828

Place : Mumbai Date : 28th August, 2014


Jun 30, 2013

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying fnancial statements of Centrum Capital Limited (''the Company''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 30th June, 2013, and the Statement of Proft and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a summary of signifcant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of these fnancial statements that give a true and fair view of the fnancial position, fnancial performance and cash fows of the Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 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 fnancial 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 fnancial 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 fnancial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the fnancial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors'' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the fnancial 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 fnancial 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 fnancial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufcient 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 fnancial 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 afairs of the Company as at 30th June, 2013;

(b) in the case of the Statement of Proft and Loss, of the proft for the year ended on that date; and

(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash fows for the year ended on that date.

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 Proft 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, Statement of Proft and Loss and Cash Flow Statement 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 30th June 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualifed as on 30th June 2013, from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.

Annexure to Auditors'' Report

[Referred to in paragraph 1 under ''Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' in the Independent Auditors'' Report of even date to the members of CENTRUM CAPITAL LIMITED on the fnancial statements for the year ended 30th June, 2013]

(i)

(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fxed assets.

(b) The fxed assets of the Company have been physically verifed by the management during the year and no material discrepancies between the book records and the physical assets have been noticed. In our opinion, the frequency of verifcation is reasonable.

(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, a substantial part of fxed assets has not been disposed of by the Company during the year.

(ii)

(a) The inventories (Securities & Bonds), which are held in dematerialized form, have been verifed by the management with the supporting evidence during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verifcation is reasonable.

(b) The procedure of verifcation of inventories (Securities & Bonds), 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 inventory (Securities & Bonds) and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verifcation carried out at the end of the year.

(iii)

(a) As informed, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, frms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions stated in paragraph 4 (iii)(b),(c) and (d) of the order are not applicable.

(b) As informed, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from companies, frms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions stated in paragraph 4 (iii)(f)and (g) of the order are not applicable.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of Inventory (Securities & Bonds), fxed assets and with regard to sale of services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major weakness in internal control system of the Company.

(v) According to the information and explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that, there are no transactions relating to contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301.

(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed there under.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with size & nature of its business.

(viii) The Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub- section (1) of Section 209 of the Act for any of the products of the company.

(ix) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it. As regards service tax dues, the company has not deposited the same with the appropriate authority.

(x) The company has no accumulated losses at the end of the fnancial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current year. The Company has incurred cash losses in the immediately preceding fnancial year.

(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to fnancial institution or banks.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on documents and records produced to us, the Company has not granted loans & advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual beneft fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.

(xiv) In respect of dealing/trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments, in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, proper records have been maintained of the transactions and contracts and timely entries have been made therein. The shares, securities, debentures and other investments have been held by the Company, in its own name.

(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantee given by the Company for loans taken by its subsidiary companies from bank or fnancial institutions during the year, are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(xvi) The company has not obtained any term loans.

(xvii) 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 investment.

(xviii) According to the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in the Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) The Company did not have outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during the year.

(xxi) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the management.

For Haribhakti & Co.

Chartered Accountants

Firm''s Registration No.103523W

Sumant Sakhardande

Partner

Membership No. 034828

Place: Mumbai

Date: 29th August, 2013


Jun 30, 2010

1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Centrum Capital Limited (the Company) as at June 30, 2010 and also the Profit and Loss account and the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. 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 signifi cant 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 (as amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose 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:

i. 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;

ii. 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;

iii. The balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

iv. In our opinion, the balance sheet, profit and loss account 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 Companies Act, 1956.

v. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, as on June 30, 2010, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on June 30, 2010 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub- section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.

v i. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts 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;

a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at June 30, 2010;

b) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit 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.

Annexure Referred to in Paragraph 3 of our Report of even date

Re: Centrum Capital Limited (the Company)

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verifi cation.

(c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The stock of bonds and securities have been confirmed by the management with the holding statement provided by the Depository Participants (DP) at reasonable intervals. In our opinion the frequency of such verifi cation is reasonable.

(b) All the stock of bonds and securities are held in dematerialized form thus physical verifi cation is not applicable. The procedures followed by the management for periodic verification of stock of bonds and securities with the demat statement are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed.

(iii) (a) The Company has granted loan to one Company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 3.40 crores and the year- end balance of loans granted was Nil.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(c) In respect of loans granted, repayment of the principal amount is as stipulated and payment of interest have been regular.

(d) There is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies, firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(e) As informed, the Company has not 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. Consequently the provisions of clause 4(iii)(e) to clause 4(iii) (g) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of bonds and services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major weakness in internal control system of the company.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so entered.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements exceeding value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for the products of the Company.

(ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees state insurance, income tax, investor education and protection fund, service tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it have been regularly deposited with appropriate authorities though there has been a slight delay in a few cases of Profession tax and Wealth tax. The provisions relating to sales-tax, customs duty and excise duty are not applicable to the Company.

Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the amount of cess payable under section 441 A of the Companies Act,1956, we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of the company in depositing the same.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees state insurance, investor education and protection fund , income-tax, service tax, cess and other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable. Undisputed dues in respect of profession tax which was outstanding, at the year end for a period of more than six months from the date it became payable is as follows:

Name of the Nature of the Amount (Rs.) Period to which Due Date Date of Payment statute dues the amount relates

Profession Tax Profession tax 58,127 2006-10 15 days from the end of Rs. 16,151 paid on

Officer the month in which it is September 4th , 2010 payable

(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are no dues of employees state insurance, investor education and protection fund, profession tax, wealth tax, cess and other material statutory dues which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The service tax and Income tax dues outstanding on account of dispute are as follows:

Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount (Rs.) Period to which the Forum where dispute is amount relates pending

The Finance Act, 1994 Service tax payable 1,477,923 2002-2006 Additional Commissioner of

(Service tax provisions) Service tax

Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 1,323,224 2007-08 Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax

(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution, bank or debenture holders.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the documents and records produced 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) 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 Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) is not applicable to the Company.

(xiv) In respect of dealing/trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments, in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, proper records have been maintained of the transactions and contracts and timely entries have been made therein. The shares, securities, debentures and other investments have been held by the Company, in its own name.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has given guarantee for loans taken by others from bank or financial institutions, the terms and conditions whereof in our opinion are not prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(xvi) Based on information and explanations given to us by the management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(xvii) 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 investment.

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money through a public issue during the year.

(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For S.R. Batliboi & CO.

Firm registration number: 301003E

Chartered Accountants

per Shrawan Jalan

Partner

Membership No.: 102102

Place: Mumbai

Date: September 30, 2010


Jun 30, 2009

1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Centrum Capital Limited (the Company) as at June 30, 2009 and also the Profit and Loss account and the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. 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. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose 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:

i. 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;

ii. 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;

iii. The balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

iv. In our opinion, the balance sheet, profit and loss account dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub- section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956.

v. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, as on June 30, 2009, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on June 30, 2009 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.

vi. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts 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;

a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at June 30, 2009;

b) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit 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.

Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date Re: Centrum Capital Limited (the Company)

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the company and the nature of its assets. As informed, no material discripencies were notice in such verification.

(c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The stock of bonds and securities have been confirmed by the management with the holding statement provided by the Depository Participants (DP) at reasonable intervals. In our opinion the frequency of such verification is reasonable.

(b) All the stock of bonds and securities are held in dematerialized form thus physical verification is not applicable. The procedures followed by the management for periodic verification of stock of bonds and securities with the demat statement are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) (a) The Company has granted loan to one Company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 3.40 crores and the year-end balance of loans granted was Rs. 3.40 crores.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(c) The loans granted are re-payable on demand. As informed, the Company has not demanded repayment of any such loan during the year, thus, there has been no default on the part of the parties to whom the money has been lent. The payment of interest has been regular.

(d) ¦ There is no overdue amount of loans granted to companies, firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(e) The Company had taken loan from one Company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 8.4 crores and the year-end balance of loans taken was Rs. NIL.

(f) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(g) In respect of loans taken, repayment of the principal amount is as stipulated and payment of interest has been regular.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of fixed assets and for the sale of services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so entered.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements exceeding value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for the products of the Company.

(ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees state insurance and wealth-tax have been regularly deposited with appropriate authorities. Undisputed statutory dues relating to investor education and protection fund, income-tax and service tax have not generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though the delays in deposit have not been serious. The provisions relating, sales-tax, customs duty and excise duty and cess are not applicable to the Company.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, cess and other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable. Undisputed dues in respect of profession tax and investor education and protection fund which were outstanding, at the year end for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable are as follows:

Name of the Nature of the Amount Period to which the statute dues (Rs.) amount relates

Profession Tax Profession tax 86,812 2006-08 Officer

Investor Dividend 10,251 1999-2000 education and payable protection fund

Name of the Due Date Date of Statue Payment

Profession Tax Officer 15 days from the end of the Not yet paid month in which it is payable

Investor March 10, 2008 September education and 15, 2009 protection fund

(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are no dues of income tax, sales-tax, wealth tax and cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute. The service tax dues outstanding on account of dispute are as follows:

Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount (Rs.)

The Finance Act, 1994 Service tax 1,477,923 (Service tax provisions) payable

Name of the Period to which the Forum where dispute is Statue amount relates pending The Finance Act, 1994 2002-2006 Additional Commissioner (Service tax provisions) of Service tax

(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial institution, bank or debenture holders.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the documents and records produced 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) 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 Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) is not applicable to the Company.

(xiv) In respect of dealing/trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments, in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, proper records have been maintained of the transactions and contracts and timely entries have been made therein. The shares, securities, debentures and other investments have been held by the Company, in its own name.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has given guarantee for loans taken by others from bank or financial institutions, the terms and conditions whereof in our opinion are not prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(xvi) Based on information and explanations given to us by the management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(xvii) 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 investment.

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money through a public issue during the year.

(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For S.R. Batliboi & CO. Chartered Accountants

per Shrawan Jalan

Partner

Membership No.: 102102

Place: Mumbai

Date: September 30, 2009

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