We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of CHARTERED LOGISTICS
LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHARTERED CARRIERS LTD.), as at 31st March,
2011 and also the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended on that
date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company''s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
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.
As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 as amended
by Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) order 2004, (together the
''order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we annex
hereto a statement on the matters specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of the
said Order.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report
that:
(i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of accounts required by law have been
kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of those
books
(iii) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Accounts and Cash Flow
statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
accounts
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956:
(v) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March, 2011, and taken on record by the Board Of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub- section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956:
(vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read in along with
schedule- 1 to 20 forming part of accounts, give the information
required by 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;
(a) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2011; and
(b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the PROFIT for the
year ended on that date.
(c) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the Cash Flows for the
year Ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT (Referred to in paragraph 3 of our
report of even date on the accounts of the Chartered Logistics Limited
as at 31st March, 2011)
(1) In respect of Fixed Assets:
(a) The company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The Company has a program of physical verification of its fixed
assets, which in our opinion, is Reasonable having regard to the size
of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this
program, fixed assets have been physically verified by the management
during the year an according to the information and explanations given
to us no material discrepancies have been noticed on such verification.
(c) During the year no substantial part of fixed assets have been
disposed off by the company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 1(c)
of paragraph 3 of the aforesaid order, in our opinion, are not
applicable to the company.
(2) In respect of inventory of stores, operating suppliers, etc.:
(a) Physical verification of inventory has been conducted during the
year by the management at reasonable intervals.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
(3) In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted or taken by the
company to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 according to
the information and explanation given to us:
(a) The Company has not granted any loans to companies listed in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Therefore, the provisions of clause III(b) to (d) of paragraph 3 of the
aforesaid order, in our opinion, are not applicable to the company.
(b) The company has not taken any loans or Advances of from Companies,
firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of clause
III(f) and III (g) of paragraph 4 of the aforesaid order, in our
opinion, are not applicable to the company
(c) As per information and explanation given to us, the rate of
interest and other terms and conditions of the loans taken by the
company, if any, are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
company.
(d) As per information and explanation and records produced before us,
there is no overdue amount, hence this clause is not applicable.
(4) 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 for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the
sale of goods. During the course of our audit, we have neither come
across nor have been informed of any continuing failure to correct
major weakness in the internal control system.
(5) In respect to contracts or arrangements entered in the register
under section 301 of Company Act. :
(a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions that need to be entered into the register
maintained under section 301 of Companies Act, 1956, have been duly
entered by the company.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions in pursuance of contracts or arrangements
that are required to be entered in the register maintained under
section 301 of Companies Act, 1956 aggregating during the year
Rs.500000/- (Five lacs only) in respect of each party during the year,
the rates are considered to be reasonable having regard to the
prevailing market price at the relevant time.
(6) In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us, the company has not accepted any deposits from the public and
hence the provisions of Section 58A and 58AA or any other relevant
provisions of the companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of
Deposits) rules, 1975 with regard to the deposits accepted from the
public are not applicable to the Company.
(7) The Company has appointed a Chartered Accountant as its Internal
Auditor for the year under audit. The internal audit for the year is
therefore carried out by the said firm. In our opinion, the company has
an adequate internal audit system commensurate with its size and nature
of its nature of business.
(8) The maintenance of cost records has been prescribed by the Central
Government under clause (d) of sub – section (1) of section 209 of the
Act. Therefore provisions of this clause of the order are not
applicable to the company.
(9) In respect of Statutory Dues:
(a) According to the records of the company, the company is generally
regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory
dues including provident fund, investor education protection fund,
employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales – tax, wealth - tax,
custom duty, excise – duty, cess and other statutory dues. According to
the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts
payable in respect of income tax, wealth tax, sales tax, customs duty
and excise duty were outstanding, as at 31st March 2011 for a period of
more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues of income – tax, wealth – tax, excise duty, and cess which
have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
(10) The company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year
under report and the immediately preceding financial year.
(11) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to
banks or financial institutions. The Company has not issued any
Debentures.
(12) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, The Company has not granted loans and advances on the
basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
(13) The Company is not a chit fund, nidhi or mutual benefit
fund/society. Therefore the provisions of Clause XIII of paragraph 3 of
the aforesaid Order, are not applicable to the company.
(14) In our opinion and according to information and explanation given
to us, The Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments. Therefore the provisions of Clause
XIV of paragraph 3 of the aforesaid Order, are not applicable to the
company.
(15) In our opinion and according to information and explanation given
to us, The Company has not given a guarantee to a financial institution
or banks for loans taken by others from bank or financial institutions.
Therefore the provisions of Clause XV of paragraph 3 of the aforesaid
Order, are not applicable to the company.
(16) In our opinion and according to information and explanation given
to us, the term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
(17) According to the cash flow statement and other records examined by
us and the information and explanation given to us, on an overall
basis, funds raised on short-term basis have, prima facie, not been
used during the year for long term investment and vice versa. Though
the surplus funds which were not required for immediate utilization
have been invested in liquid investments payable on demand.
(18) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the Register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956, during the year. Therefore the
provisions of Clause XVIII of paragraph 3 of the aforesaid Order, are
not applicable to the company.
(19) No debentures have been issued by the Company and Therefore the
provisions of Clause XIX of paragraph 3 of the aforesaid Order, are not
applicable to the company.
(20) During the year, the Company has not raised money by public issue
and Therefore the provisions of Clause XX of paragraph 3 of the
aforesaid Order, are not applicable to the company.
(21) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the basis of examination of records, no material fraud on or by the
Company was noticed or reported during the year.
For, RAMAN M. JAIN & CO.
Chartered Accountants
FRN: 113290w
RAMAN M. JAIN
Place:Ahmedabad Partner
Date :August 16th, 2011 M. No. 045790
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