We have audited the standalone financial statements of Bengal Steel Industries Limited
("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2024, the Statement of
Profit and Loss, Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows for the year
ended on that date 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 standalone financial statements give the information required by 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 profit/loss, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit 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 there under, 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.
Emphasis of Matters:
Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to the following:
1. Charge of depreciation on the composite cost of Land & Building and in absence of
useful life of assets, depreciation is being charged by reducing balance method * Refer note
27.
Key Audit Matters
There are no Key Audit Matters to communicate in our report.
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 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, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company 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 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.
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.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
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 Companies
Act, 2013, we give in the "Annexure-A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs
3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, 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, Cash Flow Statement and the
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 Companies (Indian
Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st
March, 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors are
disqualified as on 31st 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 over financial reporting of
the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report
in "Annexure-B".
(g) The Company has not paid any remuneration to its Directors. Hence, provisions of
Section 197 of the Act read with Schedule V of the Act were not applicable to the Company
during the year ended 31st March, 2024.
(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 Rs. 2,96,790/- on its financial position in respect
of its pending litigation - Refer Note 19 to the 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. The company, in respect of financial years commencing on or after the 1st April, 2023
has used such accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a
feature of recording audit trail facility and the same has been operated throughout the
year for all transactions recorded in the software and the audit trail feature has not been
tampered with and the audit trail has been preserved by the company as per the statutory
requirements for record retention.
v. (1) 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) ("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;
(2) 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 received by the Company
from any person(s) or entity(ies) ("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
(3) Based on such audit procedures that we have 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 (1) and (2) contain any material mis-statement.
v. The Company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year under review.
For S. Ghose & Co., LLP
Chartered Accountants
FRN-302184E/E300007
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CA. Riten Dey
Designated Partner
Place: Kolkata M.No. 051078
Date: 22nd April, 2024 UDIN: 24051078BKDIAG7340
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