We have audited the accompanying financial statements of LEO DRYFRUITS & SPICES TRADING LIMITED (formerly
known as “Leo Dryfruits & Spices Trading Private Limited") (the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet
as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement
of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date and 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 (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, 2025 and its profit, 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 ("SA's")
specified under section 143(10) of the Act. 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 obtained
by us 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 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 thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion
on these matters.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the 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 the financial position, financial
performance, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the accounting standards specified under section 133 of the Act. 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 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 is also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities 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.
Paragraph 40(b) of this SA explains that the shaded material below can be located in an Appendix to the auditor's
report. Paragraph 40(c) explains that when law, regulation or applicable auditing standards expressly permit,
reference can be made to a website of an appropriate authority that contains the description of the auditor's
responsibilities, rather than including this material in the auditor's report, provided that the description on the
website addresses, and is not inconsistent with, the description of the auditor's responsibilities below. 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 financial 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
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 the 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.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financial statements that, individually or in aggregate,
makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the financial statements
may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our
audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements
in the financial statements.
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.
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, Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement
of Cashflows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of accounts.
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the accounting standard 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 with reference to financial statements of
the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure
A".
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 litigations 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.
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
(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. There is no dividend declared or paid during the year by the company and hence provisions of
section 123 of the companies Act, 2013 are not applicable.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software
for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 which has a feature
of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 (the "Order") issued by the Central Government in
terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "Annexure B" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs
3 and 4 of the Order.
For Ratan Chandak & Co LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm Reg. No.: 108696W/W101028
CA Jagadish Sate
Partner
Membership No.: 182935
UDIN: 25182935BMIIAR8122
Place: Navi Mumbai
Date: 30th May, 2025
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