We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Anupam Finserv Limited (‘the Company’) which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss [including other comprehensive income], the Cash Flow Statement and the statement of changes in equity for the year then ended and notes to financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the financial statements).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) in the manner so required and gives a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles [with the Indian Accounting Standards (‘Ind AS’) specified under section 133 of the act read with the companies(Ind AS) Rules, 2015] and other accounting principal generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March 2025 and its profit [including the other comprehensive income] its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act (SAs). Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters
We have described the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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Key audit matter
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter
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Allowances for Expected Credit Losses (ECL):
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Our procedures included, but were not limited to the following:
• Review of completeness and accuracy of the Exposure of Default (EAD) and the classification thereof into stages consistent with the definitions applied in accordance with the policy approved by the Board of Directors including the appropriateness of the qualitative factors to be applied;
• Completeness, accuracy and appropriateness of information used in the estimation of the PD and LGD for the different stages depending on the nature of the loan;
• Accuracy and completeness of the input data such as period of default and other related information used in estimating the PD.
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Gross Loans
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2,91,978.27
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Less: Provision for ECL
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(7,669.85)
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Net Loans
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2,84,308.42
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These loans constituted approximately 89% of the Company’s total assets. Significant judgment is used in classifying these loan assets and applying appropriate measurement principles. The elements of estimating ECL which involved increased level of audit focus are the following:
• Reasonable and appropriate policies in bucketing of loans into appropriate stages for ECL calculation.
• Basis used for calculation of Probability of default (PD) based on past trends
• Policy implemented in calculation of Loss Given Default (LGD) at product level.
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Compliance and Disclosures:
Compliance and disclosure requirements under the applicable Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS), Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines and other applicable statutory, regulatory and financial reporting framework.
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Our procedures included, but were not limited to the following:
• Assessed systems and processes laid down by the Company to ensure appropriate compliance with the applicable Ind AS and relevant RBI provisions and applicable statutory, regulatory and financial reporting framework.
• Examined relevant forms and filings by the Company with the ROC, RBI, SEBI and other authorities including the Corporate Actions by the Company during the year.
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Related Party Transactions:
We identified related party transactions as a key audit matter due to the significance of related party transactions, regulatory compliance and risk of such transactions remaining undisclosed in the financial statements.
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Our procedures included, but were not limited to the following:
• Evaluated the Company’s policies, processes and procedures in respect of identifying and disclosing related party transactions.
• Assessed the compliance with the Act, including authorization and approvals as specified in sections 177 and 188 of the Act and Rules thereon and the Securities and Exchange Board of India regulations with respect to related party transactions.
• Ensured appropriate disclosures with respect to the related party transactions
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Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon
The Company’s Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis on Corporate Governance, Directors Report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not and will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements
The accompanying financial statements have been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. 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 and presentation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards [IND AS] 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, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, 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.
In preparing the financial statements, the Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As a part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We
also:
a. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
b. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
c. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
d. Conclude on the appropriateness of Board of Director’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
e. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. (A) Further to our comments in Annexure A, as required by Section 143 (3) of the Act,
based on our audit, we report, to the extent applicable, 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 of the accompanying financial statements;
(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 financial statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors are disqualified as on 31st March 2025 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statement of the Company as on 31st March 2025 and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in “Annexure A”. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion; and
(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 as at 31st March, 2025 in its financial statements
ii. The Company has made provision as at 31st March 2025, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts.
iii. The company was not liable to transfer any amounts to the Investor Education and Protection Fund during the year ended 31st March 2025;
iv. a. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief,
no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or securities premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (‘the intermediaries’), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (‘the Ultimate Beneficiaries’) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (‘the Funding Parties’), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company
shall, whether directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (‘Ultimate Beneficiaries’) but not provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c. Based on such audit procedures performed as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the management representations under sub-clauses (a) and (b) above contain any material misstatement.
v. The Company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used accounting softwares for maintaining its books of accounts for the financials year ended 31st March, 2025 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the softwares. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with. Additionally, the audit trail of the prior year has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention, to the extent it was enabled and recorded in the prior year.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“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 B”, a statement on the matters specified in the paragraph 3 and 4 of the order, to the extent applicable.
For CGCA & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm Regn No : 123393W/ W100755
Place: Mumbai Champak K. Dedhia
Date : May 13, 2025 Partner
UDIN: 25101769BMLXEN9105 Membership No: 101769
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