To The Members of Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd.
Report on the Audit of Standalone Financial Statements Qualified Opinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited ("the Company”), which comprise the balance sheet as at March 31,2025, the standalone statement of profit and toss (including other comprehensive income), the standalone statement of changes in equity, the standalone statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section of our report the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended(the “Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended (“Ind AS”) and other the accounting principles generally accepted in India,of the stateof affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, and its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in eq uity a nd its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
a. We draw attention to Note No. 1 to the standalone financial statement with respect to the non-receipt of no due certificate from ICICI Bank pursuant to the one-time settlement plan under the 12A Scheme of the IBC. Accordingly, we are unable to comment on the impact of the same, if any, on the standalone financial statements.
b. We draw attention to Note No. 45a with respect to non-receipt of confirmation and consequential reconciliation of balances from loans and advances, trade payables, and other liabilities. Pending receipt of confirmation of these balances and consequential reconciliations / adjustments, if any, the resultant impact on the standalone financial statement is not ascertainable.
c. We report that the Company has not provided us with sufficient and appropriate audit evidence relating to the identification of
micro and small enterprises and the dues thereon. Further the Company does not provide for interest on dues to the micro and small enterprises as required under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. Considering the non-identification of the micro and small vendors, we are unable to comment on the completeness of the same and its impact on the standalone financial statements and its impact on the profit for the year.
d. We refer to Note No. 45b to the standalone financial statements regarding non estimation and provision for the interest and penalty with respect to the earlier years statutory dues paid during the year under the provisions of the respective statutes. Accordingly, we are unable to comment on the possible impact thereof on the profit for the year and on the carrying value of liabilities as at the year end.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditors Responsibilities for the Audit of the standalone 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 standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules 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 opinion on the qualified standalone financial statements.
KeyAud it Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, we donot provide a separate opinion on these matters. In addition to the matter described in the 'Basis for Qualified Opinion’ paragraph, we have determined the matter 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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Auditor’s Response
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Revenue re cognition-Construction contracts
During the year, the Company recognized revenue from its construction contracts ("construction projects") based on the percentage-of-completion(“POC”) method. The POC on construction projects was measured by reference to the surveys of work performed (output method).
We focused on this area because of the significant management judgment required in:
• the estimation of the physical proportion of the contract work completed forthe contracts; and
• the estimation of revenue for the work done on the contracts with customers that could arise from variations to original contract terms, and claims. Variable consideration is recognized when the recovery of such consideration is highly probable.
Further, Ind AS 115 mandates robust disclosures to be made in the financial statements which involves collation of information in respect of disaggregation of revenue and periods over which the remaining performance obligations will be satisfied subsequent to the balance sheet date.
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We have performed the following procedures to address the Key
audit matters:
• Verification of Company's year-end internal construction progress reports to validate the percentage of construction woifr completed and compared with the latest certificates issued by the Project owners/project management consultants, as the case may be.
• Testing a sample of contracts for appropriate identification of performance obligations.
• Forthe sample selected, reviewing for change orders and the management assessment on the estimation of the revenue arising from the variations to the original contract and tested the appropriateness of the timing of recognizing the revenue from the contracts.
• Evaluated the design of internal controls relating to collation of data required for making d isclosu res as per I nd AS 115
• Testing appropriateness of the disclosures in the financial statements in respect of such construction contracts to ensure compliance with IndAS 115.
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Other Information other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor's Report thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board’s Report including Annexures to Board’s Report Business Responsibility Report, Report on Corporate Governance and Shareholder’s Information, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. These reports are expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor’s report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do 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 identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so and, in doing so, considerwhether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the other information, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and take appropriate actions.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance forthe Standalone Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of 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, 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 the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. 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 standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, the management and 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 Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone 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 SAswill 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 standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone 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.
Ý 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 Act we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
Ý Conclude on the appropriateness of the management and Board of Directors 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 standalone 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.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a mannerthatachievesfair 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 standalone 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. 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 A”, 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 except, for the possible effect matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section above, obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our aud it;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it a ppea rs from our examination of those books, except for the matters stated in the paragraph (h) (vi) below on reporting under Rule 11 (g);
(c) The standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the standalone statement of changes in equity and the standalone statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, except, for the possible effect of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section above, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the IndAS specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31,2025 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors are disqualified as on March 31,2025 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B”. Our report expresses andisclaimer opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company’s internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements;
(g) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor's Report under Section 197(16) of the Act, in our opinion, according to the information and explanation given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to itsdirectors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule Vof the Act; and
(h) 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 No 44 to the standalone financial statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
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iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
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 share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities (''Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) by or on behalf of the Company, or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The management has represented, that, to the best of it’s knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Funding Parties’), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, thatthecompany shall,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") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e) contain any material mis-statement
v. The Company has neither declared nor paid any dividend during the year.
vi. Based on our examination, the accounting software used by the Company for maintaining its books of account during the year ended March 31,2025 did not have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility. Also refer Note No. 59 to the standalone financial statements.
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Chartered Accountants
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