We have audited the accompanying standalone financial
statements of Max Financial Services Limited ("the Company"),
which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31 2026, the
Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of
Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and
the Statement of Changes in Equity 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, 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
accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of
affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2026, its profit including
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 of the standalone financial statements
in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as
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 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 together with
the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the
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
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 standalone financial statements.
EMPHASIS OF MATTER
We draw attention to note 50 of the statement, which describes
uncertainty related to outcome in respect of show cause notice
received from the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
alleging non-compliances with certain provisions of SEBI
Act, Securities Contract Regulation Act, the erstwhile Listing
Agreement, the Listing Regulations and other applicable SEBI
regulations, pending the outcome of which, no impact has been
given in these audited financial statements.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above matter.
KEY AUDIT MATTERS
We have determined that there are no key audit matters to
communicate in our report.
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 Annual report but does not include
the standalone financial statements and our auditor's report
thereon. The Annual Report is 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 standalone financial
statements, our responsibility is to read the other information
and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is
materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be
materially misstated. When we read the Annual Report, if we
conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are
required to communicate the matter to those charged with
governance.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT AND THOSE
CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE 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 standalone financial statements that give a true and fair
view of the financial position, financial performance including
other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity
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 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 the 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, 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.
Those Charged with Governance 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 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 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.
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 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.
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
standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and
whether the standalone 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.
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 1" 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, 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;
(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 the Statement of Other Comprehensive
Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement
of Changes in Equity 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
Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,
2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received
from the directors as on March 31, 2026 taken on
record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors
is disqualified as on March 31, 2026 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 these standalone financial
statements and the operating effectiveness of such
controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2"
to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the
year ended March 31, 2026 has been paid / provided
by the Company to its directors in accordance with the
provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to 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 has disclosed the impact of
pending litigations on its financial position in its
standalone financial statements - Refer Note 27
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;
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, other than
as disclosed in the note 43 to the standalone
financial statements, 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 person(s)
or entity(ies), including foreign entities
("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, other
than as disclosed in the note 43 to the
standalone financial statements, no funds
have been received by the Company from
any person(s) or entity(ies), including
foreign entities ("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; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performed
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 (a) and (b) contain any material
misstatement,
v. No dividend has been declared or paid during the
year by the Company.
vi Based on our examination which included test
checks, the Company has used accounting
software for maintaining its books of account
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 software (refer Note 45 to the
financial statements). Further, during the course
of our audit we did not come across any instance
of audit trail feature being tampered with.
Additionally, the audit trail of prior year has been
preserved by the Company as per the statutory
requirements for record retention.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
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Place: Mumbai
Date: May 12, 2026
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