1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of BRIGADE ENTERPRISES
LIMITED, as at 31st March, 2011 and also the Profit & Loss Account and
the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date annexed
thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these Financial Statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with Auditing Standards
generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the Financial Statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, issued
by the Central Government of India, in terms of Sub-section (4A) of
Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specifed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in Paragraph 3
above, we report that:
a) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of such
books.
c) The Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement dealt with this report, comply with the Accounting
Standards referred to in Sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
e) On the basis of written representations received from the Directors
and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of
the Directors of the company are disqualifed as on 31st March, 2011
from being appointed as Directors of the company under clause (g) of
sub section (1) of Section 274 of Companies Act, 1956.
f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the accounts together with the notes
thereon give the information required under the Companies Act, 1956 in
the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with
the Accounting Principles generally accepted in India:
i) In the case of Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the company
as at 31st March, 2011.
ii) In the case of Profit and Loss account, of the Profit for the year
ended on that date.
iii) In the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the Cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Annexure to Auditors Report
Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report to the
members of Brigade Enterprises Limited on the accounts for the period
ended 31st March 2011.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of Fixed
Assets.
(b) All the fixed assets have been physically verifed by the management
during the period and no material discrepancies were noticed on such
verifcation.
(c) During the period, the company has not disposed off any substantial
part of its Fixed Assets that would affect the Going Concern assumption
of the Company.
(ii) (a) The Inventory has been physically verifed at reasonable
intervals during the period by the management. In our opinion, the
frequency of verif- cation is reasonable.
(b) The procedures of physical verifcation of inventory followed by the
management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the
company and the nature of its business.
(c) The company is maintaining proper records of inventories. The
discrepancies noticed on verif- cation between physical stock and book
stock was not material.
(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us,
the Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured from the companies, frms and other parties mentioned in the
Register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. (b)
Since the company has neither granted nor taken any loans, the
provisions of clause (iii) (b), (iii) (c), (iii) (d), (iii) (e), (iii)
(f), (iii) (g), of the Order are not applicable to the company.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the company and the nature of its
business, with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the
sale of goods. During the course of audit, we have not observed any
continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control
system.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we
are of the opinion that the transactions that need to be entered into a
register in pursuance of section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have
been so entered.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees fve lakhs in
respect of any party during the period have been made at prices which
are reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
(vi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not accepted deposits from public and hence the directives
issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Sections 58A
and 58AA or any other relevant provi- sions of the Act and the rules
framed there under, are not applicable to the company.
(vii) In our opinion, the company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records and
hence the provision of clause 4(viii) is not applicable.
(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, the company is generally
regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory
dues including Employee Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance,
Income-Tax, Sales- Tax, Service Tax, Wealth Tax, Custom Duty, Excise
Duty, Cess and any other statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth
Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess were in arrears, as at
31.03.2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they
became payable
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
particulars of Income Tax, Value Added Tax and Service Tax as at 31st
March 2011, which have not been deposited on account of a dispute
pending are as under:
Period to
which the Forum where
Name of
the Statute Nature of Dues Amount (Rs)
amount relates dispute is
pending
Service Tax on For the period
from Customs,
Excise and
Service Tax Import Rs 96,99,396 April, 2003 to Service Tax
Appellate
of Services March, 2008 Tribunal
Joint
Commissioner
of
Additional
turnover For the period
April
VAT Rs 10,08,26,571 Commercial
Taxes
proposed 2005 to March
2008 (Appeals)
Disallowance u/s Assessment Year Income Tax
Appellate
Income Tax Act Rs 56,15,148
14A 2008-09 Tribunal
(x) In our opinion, the company has no accumulated losses and the
company has not incurred cash losses during the financial period covered
by our audit and the immediately preceding financial period.
(xi) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a
financial insti- tution or bank or debenture holders.
(xii) In our opinion, the company has not granted any loans and
advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares,
debentures and other securities. Hence, maintenance of records is not
applicable.
(xiii) In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or nidhi mutual
benefit fund / society and therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii)
of the Order are not applicable to the company.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations provided to us, the
company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures
and other investments and accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv)
of the Order are not applicable to the company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank
or financial insti- tution and accordingly provisions of clause 4(xv) of
the Order are not applicable to the company.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, on an overall basis, the term loans have been applied for
the purpose for which they were raised.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the company, we report
that funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term
investment.
(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares during the
period to parties and companies covered in the Register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act and therefore, the provisions of clause
4(xviii) of the Order are not applicable to the company.
(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not issued any debenture and therefore, the provisions of
clause 4(xix) of the Order are not applicable to the company.
(xx) In our opinion, in respect of the monies raised by the company by
way of public issue during the year, the management has disclosed the
end use of money raised by public issues as a part of Notes to Accounts
and the same has been verifed.
(xxi) We have been informed that an erstwhile junior level employee of
the Company had embezzled funds amounting to Rs 147.58 Lakhs over a
period from April 2007 to June 2009. The Companys internal
investigation under the direct supervision of the Companys Audit
Committee related to this embezzlement has been completed. We have also
been informed that a sum of Rs 43.28 Lakhs has been recovered by this
company on this account.
for Narayanan, Patil and Ramesh
Chartered Accountants
Firm Regn No. 002395S
Patil Udaya Kumar
Partner
Membership No: 200/25589
Place: Bangalore
Date: May 04, 2011
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