We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of COX & KINGS LIMITED as at
March 31, 2011, the Profit and Loss Account and also the Cash Flow
Statement for the year ended on that date. 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.
1. We have conducted our audit in accordance with the 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 the management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order 2003 (as
amended) 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 specified in paragraphs 4
and 5 of the said Order .
3. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to 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 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 appears from our examination of those
books;
c) The Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and
the Cash Flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the
mandatory 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
as on March 31, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we
report that none of the Directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2011
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;
f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read together with the
Significant Accounting Policies and other notes thereon give the
information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so
required, and present a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2011;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the
year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE
Re : Cox & Kings Limited (the Company) (Formerly known as Cox and
Kings (India) Limited)
1. a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
b) As explained to us, all the fixed assets have been physically
verified by the management in a phased periodical manner, which in our
opinion is reasonable, having regard to the size of the Company and
nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such
physical verification.
c) In our opinion, the Company has not disposed off substantial part of
its fixed assets during the year and the going concern status of the
Company is not affected.
2. In respect of its inventories:
a) The inventory has been physically verified during the year by the
management. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
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 are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c) The Company has maintained proper records of inventory. As explained
to us, there were no material discrepancies noticed on physical
verification of inventory as compared to the book records.
3. In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted or taken by the
company to/from companies, firms or parties covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956: -
a) The Company has granted unsecured loan to seven wholly owned
subsidiaries and four other parties covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. In respect of the said
loan, the maximum amount outstanding at any time during the year is Rs.
14,055.87 Lacs and the year end balance is Rs. 12,848.94 Lacs.
b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the rate
of interest (where stipulated) and other terms and conditions of such
loans are prima facie not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
c) The principal amounts are repayable on demand and there is no
repayment schedule. The interest is payable on demand.
d) In respect of the said loans and interest thereon, the same are
repayable on demand and therefore the question of overdue amount does
not arise.
e) The Company has not taken any loan, secured or unsecured from
companies, firms and other parties covered in the Register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the
requirement of Clauses (iii)(f) and (iii)(g) of paragraph 4 of the said
Order are not applicable.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and also for the sale of
services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been
noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas.
5. In respect of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301
of the Companies Act, 1956.
a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements that need to be entered in the register maintained under
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 Register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of Rs. 500,000 in respect
of each party during the year are unique and of specialized nature and
in absence of any comparable prices, we are unable to comment if same
have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the
prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
6. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposit from the public. Therefore, the
provisions of Clause (vi) of paragraph 4 of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
8. To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanation provided to us, the Central Government has not prescribed
the maintenance of cost records under Section 209 (1) (d) of the
Companies Act, 1956 for the services rendered by the Company.
9. In respect of statutory dues:
a) According to the records of the Company, undisputed statutory dues
including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund,
Employees'' State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales-tax, Wealth Tax, Service
Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and any other statutory dues, have
been generally regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities
except for few cases. According to the information and explanations
given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid
dues were outstanding as at 31st March, 2011 for a period of more than
six months.
b) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are
no dues of sales tax, income tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty,
excise duty and cess which have not been deposited on account of any
dispute, except as stated below:
Name Nature Financial Amount Forum where
of the of Dues Year In Lacs the dispute is
Statute pending
Income Income 1997-98 3.73 Commissioner
Tax Act, Tax/ Income Tax
1961 Penalties (Appeal)
2001-02 16.33 Income Tax
Appellate
Tribunal
2002-03 63.08 Income Tax
Appellate
Tribunal
2003-04 148.49 Income Tax
Appellate
Tribunal
2004-05 40.31 Income Tax
Appellate
Tribunal
2006-07 212.41 Commissioner
Income Tax
(Appeal)
2008-09 164.28 Commissioner
Income Tax
(Appeal)
TOTAL 648.63
10. The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year. The Company has not incurred cash losses during the
financial year covered by the audit and in the immediately preceding
financial year.
11. Based on our audit procedures and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that the Company has
not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institutions, banks or
debenture holders.
12. In our opinion and according to the explanations given to us and
based on the information available, no loans and advances have been
granted on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures
and other securities.
13. In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/ mutual
benefit fund/ society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order 2003, (as amended) are not
applicable to the Company.
14. The Company has maintained proper records of transactions and
contracts in respect of dealing and trading in other investments and
timely entries have been made therein. All the investments have been
held by the Company in its own name.
15. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has given the guarantees for loans taken by its wholly owned
subsidiaries from bank and/ or financial institutions. In our opinion
and according to information and explanations given to us, the terms
and conditions whereof, are not prejudicial to the interest of the
company.
16. The Company has not raised new term loans during the year.
Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xvi) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
17. According to the information and explanation given to us and on an
overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, we are of the
opinion that there are no funds raised on short -term basis that have
been used for long term investment.
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.
19. During the year company has issued unsecured non- convertible
debentures amounting to Rs. 30,000 Lacs. Being unsecured, the Company
is not required to create any security in respect of debentures issued.
20. We have verified end use of money raised by public issues as
disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
21. Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the year.
For Chaturvedi & Shah
Firm Registration No. 101720W
Chartered Accountants
Amit Chaturvedi
Partner
Membership No.:103141
Place: Mumbai
Date : May 30, 2011
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