We have audited the accompanying Standalone financial statements of City Crops Agro Limited (“the
Company”), which comprise the balance sheet as at 31st March 2024, and the statement of profit and
loss and statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statement, for the year ended 31st March
2024, 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 Standalone Financial Statements gives 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 31st March, 2024,
and its Profit, its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements in accordance with the Standard on
Auditing (SAs) 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 (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 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 Standalone
Financial Statement.
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 Standalone Financial Statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and
we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have nothing to report as key audit 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 Annual Report, but does not include the
standalone financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
• 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 the other information is materially
inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the 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 Standalone
Financial Statements
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 of these standalone financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, cash flows in
accordance with 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 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 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 statement 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 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 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 Companies
Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company has
adequate internal financial controls with reference to Standalone Financial statement 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 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 manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements that, individually
or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of
the Standalone Financial Statements may be influenced.
We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors (i) in 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 Standalone 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.
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.
Emphasis Of Matter:
Refer to Notes forming part of statement which includes the balance of Trade Receivables, Trade
Payables, Loans including deposits and advances are subject to confirmation from and reconciliation
with the relevant parties as on the date of balance sheet date.
Our opinion is not modified with respect to above mentioned matters.
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 and the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Statement of Cash Flow 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 Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts)
Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 st March, 2024
taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 st March,
2024 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 A”. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the
adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company’s internal financial controls with
reference to the Standalone Financial Statement.
(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, as amended in our opinion and to the best
of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
a. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial
position
b. The Company does not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for
which there were any material foreseeable losses.
c. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company.
d. (i) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than
as disclosed in the notes to the accounts, 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;
(ii) The management has represented, that, to the best of it’s knowledge and belief, other
than as disclosed in the notes to the accounts, 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
(iii) Based on the 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e) of the Companies
(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material
misstatement.
e. The company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year in contravention of
the provisions of section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013.
f. 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.
g. Based on our examination which included test checks, we concluded that company has
used accounting softwares for maintaining its books of account which have a feature of
recording audit trail (edit log) facility but the same has not been operated throughout the
year for all relevant transactions recorded in the respective softwares:
i. In respect of the Company, the feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility was not
enabled at the database layer to log any direct data changes for all the accounting softwares
used for maintaining the books of account.
ii. In respect of the Company, in the absence of coverage of audit trail (edit log) with respect
to database level in the independent auditor’s report in relation to controls at the service
organisation for accounting software used for preparation of financial statements, which is
operated by third- party software service provider, we are unable to comment whether the
audit trail feature of the database level of the said software was enabled and operated
throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, where
audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled and operated, we did not come across any
instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with.
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.
Date : 30/05/2024 For, V S S B & Associates
Place : Ahmedabad Chartered Accountants
Firm No. 0121356W
(Vishves A. Shah)
Partner
M. No. 109944
UDIN: 24109944BKACRI9979
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