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| Auditor's Report (Innovative Foods) | Year End : Mar '10 |
1. We have audited the attached balance sheet of INNOVATIVE FOODS
LIMITED, Amalgam House, Bristow Road, Willingdon Island, Kochi - 682
003 as at 31st March 2010, the profit and loss account and also 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 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 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 as
amended by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment Order), 2004
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.
4. Attention is drawn to note no. 1 dealing with the Company preparing
its financial statements on the basis that it is a going concern in
view of the plans of management to revive the Company.
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 account as required by law have
been kept by the company
so far as appears from our examination of the books
(iii) The balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow
statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(iv) In our opinion, the balance sheet, profit and loss account and
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;
(v) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March 2010 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors are disqualified as on
31st March 2010 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 financial statements together
with the notes thereon attached thereto, give, in the prescribed manner
the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, 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, 2010;
(b) in case of the profit and loss account, of the loss for the year
ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors report to the members of
INNOVATIVE FOODS LIMITED on the Accounts for the year ended 31st March
2010,
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, the fixed
assets have been physically verified by the management during the year
based on a program of verification in a phased manner over a period of
two years, which, in our opinion, is reasonable, having regard to the
size of the Company and nature of the assets. The discrepancies noticed
on such verification have been properly dealt with in the books of
account.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not disposed off a substantial part of its
fixed assets during the year.
(ii) (a) During the year, the inventories have been physically verified
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 is maintaining proper records of inventory for
quantities (and not for value) and discrepancies noticed on physical
verification were not material. The same have been properly dealt with
in the books of account by valuing the physical inventories;
(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us,
the Company has, during the year, not granted any loans, secured or
unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly,
paragraphs 4 (iii) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Companies (Auditors
Report) Order, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the Order) are not
applicable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has, during the year, not taken any loans, secured or unsecured
from companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly,
paragraphs 4 (iii) (e), (f) and (g) of the Order, are not applicable
(iv) 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 with regard
to the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and with regard to sale
of goods. On the basis of our examination and according to the
information and explanations given to us, there is no continuing
failure to correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control
system
(v) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, all particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered
in the Register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are no transactions made in pursuance of such
contracts or arrangements exceeding the value of five lakh rupees. .
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of section 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules made there
under
(vii) The Company has an internal audit system commensurate with its
size and nature of its business;
(viii) The Company is not required to maintain cost records prescribed
by the Central Government under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of
section 209 of the Act.
(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, the Company has generally
been regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including
provident fund, employees state insurance dues, income-tax, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, wealth tax, sales tax, customs duty,
excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it
with the appropriate authorities except for some minor delays in
remittance of service tax. We are informed that there are no
undisputed statutory dues as at the year end, outstanding for a period
of more than six months from the date they became payable except for
Sales Tax arrears of Rs. 65465 pertaining to a demand in July 2009
(Since paid on 27th April 2010) & Short remittance of Kamataka VAT to
the tune of Rs. 341 payable for the month of May 2009.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no disputed dues of
sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty and cess, which have
not been deposited. The particulars of Income Tax & excise duty as at
March 31st, 2010 which have not been deposited on account of dispute
are as follows
Name of Statute Nature of
the dues Period for which Amount Forum where
it relates to (Rs. in
Lakhs) dispute is
pending
Income Tax Act Taxes on
Income Assessment Year 1494.88 CIT (Appeals)
2007-08
Central Excise & Excise duty 2003-04 42.31 Supreme Court
Tariff Act of India
(x) The Company was a sick company as per the Sick Industrial Companies
(Special Provisions) Act. The Board for Industrial and Financial
Reconstruction (BIFR) has passed an order dated 8th December 2006
approving a scheme of revival, and this scheme is under implementation.
The Companys accumulated losses at the end of the financial year are
more than its net worth. The Company has incurred cash losses during
the financial year ended 31st March 2010 and in the immediately
preceeding financial year ended 31st March 2009.
(xi) According to the records of the Company examined by us and on the
basis of information and explanations given to us, the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to banks and financial institutions
during the year.
(xii) The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis
of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities, accordingly paragraph 4 (xii) of the Order is not
applicable.
(xiii) The Company is not a chit fund / nidhi / mutual benefit fund /
society to which the provisions of special statute relating to chit
fund are applicable, accordingly paragraph 4 (xiii) of the Order is not
applicable.
(xiv) As the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments, paragraph 4 (xiv) of the Order is not
applicable.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
company has not given any guarantee during the year for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the
loans were obtained
(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, during the year, short-term funds have been used to finance
long-term investment;
(xviii)The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
during the year.
(xix) The Company has not issued any debentures during the year.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year.
(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed and 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 ended 31st
March 2010.
For PKF Sridhar & Santhanam
Chartered Accountants
S.RAMAKRISHNAN
Partner
Mumbai Membership No.: 18967
17th May 2010 Firm Regn. No. : 003990S
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