We have audited the financial statements of GCM SECURITIES LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance
Sheet as at 31s March 2025, and the Statement of Profit and Loss, (Statement of Changes in Equity) and Statement of Cash
Flows for the Year ended, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of Significant Accounting Policies and
other Explanatory Information.
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 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, 2025, and its loss, (changes in Equity) and its Cash Flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under
section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. 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 together with the ethical
requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and
the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the
Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, 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 there on, and we do not provide a separate opinion on those matters.
In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, there were no key audit matters which required
to be reported.
Emphasis of Matter
1. Loans & Advances, balances of trade receivables and trade payables are subject to confirmation, reconciliation, and
consequential adjustment, if required.
2. Some dormant bank accounts (held with HDFC Bank and IndusInd Bank) totaling to INR 0.09 lakhs, are
reflected in the books of accounts. These balances are pending for confirmation and may require adjustments upon
receipt of relevant statements.
3. During the year ended 31 March 2025, the Company has undertaken recognition and measurement of Expected
Credit Loss (ECL) on its financial assets as required under Ind AS 109 - Financial Instruments. Considering that ECL
provisioning is mandatory under Ind AS 109, the Company has carried out the recognition and measurement
retrospectively at year end in accordance with Ind AS 8 (considering the same as prior period error).
Our opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.
Information other than the 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, Corporate Governance and Shareholder's Information, 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 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
We conclude that there is no material misstatement of other 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 Act with respect to the
preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of financial position, financial performance including
other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS and other
accounting principles generally accepted in India. 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, management is 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
management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is 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 Ind AS 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 standalone Ind AS 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 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.
• 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)0) 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.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and
related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management'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.
• 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. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit 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 including Other Comprehensive Income, Statement of
Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the relevant
books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS 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 as on March 31, 2025 taken on record by
the Board of Directors, none of the directors is 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 over financial reporting of the Company with
reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls,
refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B" to this report;
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirements of
section 197(16) of the Act, as amended, In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance
with the provisions of section 197 of the Act.
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, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company does not have any pending litigation which would impact its financial position in its
financial statements
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were
any material foreseeable losses under the applicable law or accounting standards;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection
Fund by the Company during the year ended March 31, 2025; and
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which
are material either individually or in the aggregate) 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 person or entity, including foreign entity ("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 ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,
security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which
are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any
person or entity, including foreign entity ("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") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of
the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the 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), as provided under (a) and (b) above,
contain any material misstatement.
v. The requirements under clause 21 of the order are not applicable in respect of audit of Standalone
Financial Statements as the consolidation done in the financial statement is of a Partnership firm.
Accordingly, reporting under clause 21 of the Order is not applicable.
vi. Based on our examination, the company has used an accounting software for maintaining of its Books of
Accounts which have the feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility in terms of the Proviso to Rule
3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, but the Company has not activated the feature of
recording audit trail (edit log) facility during the period under review.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of Section 143(11) 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 it is applicable.
For Maheshwari & Co.
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Registration No. 105834W
Sd/-
Pawan Gattani
Partner
Membership No. 144734
UDIN: 25144734BMJFUN6423
Date: May 29, 2025
Place: Mumbai
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