1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of LANCOR HOLDINGS
LIMITED as at March 31, 2011 and the Profit and Loss Account for the
year ended on that date and Cash Flow Statement for the year under
review 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 misstatements. 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) 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. 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
those books;
(iii) The Balance Sheet and 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 and Profit and Loss and Cash
Flow statement account dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standard referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956;
(v) On the basis of the 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 of the Company, i.e.
LANCOR HOLDINGS LIMITED as on March 31, 2011 is disqualified from being
appointed for appointment as a director in the aforementioned Company
in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the
Companies Act, 1956 on the said date.
(vi) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said 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 March 31, 2011; and
(b) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the
year ended on that date, and
(c) In the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
Annexure Re: LANCOR HOLDINGS LIMITED
Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date,
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details of fixed assets.
(b) All the assets have been physically verified by the management
during the year. The Programme of verification, in our opinion, is
reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of
its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such
verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its fixed
assets during the year.
(ii) (a) The inventory has been physically verified during the year by
the management. In our opinion the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) 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 and no
discrepancies were noticed on verification between the physical stocks
and books of accounts.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted interest free unsecured loans to one
Company covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956. At the year-end, the outstanding balances of such
loans aggregated to Rs. 100,284,954 and maximum amount outstanding
during the year was Rs. 100,284,954.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us the terms
& conditions of interest free loans given to the Company concerned in
the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act are not
prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, no
repayment schedule has been specified and accordingly the regularity in
repayment of the principal amount, wherever applicable does not arise
(d) As stated above, no repayment schedules have been specified and
there are no overdue amounts in excess of Rupees one lakh.
(e) The Company has taken unsecured loan from two Companies & one party
covered in the register maintained under section 301 Companies Act,
1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs.26,758,640 and
the year-end balance taken on loan from such party was Rs.582,393.
(f) In our opinion the rate of interest and the terms and conditions on
which loan has been taken from the party and the Company covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are
not prima- facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(g) According to the information and explanation given to us, no
repayment schedule has been specified and accordingly the regularity in
repayment of the principal amount, wherever applicable does not arise.
(h) As stated above, no repayment schedules have been specified and
there are no other due amounts in excess of Rupees one lakh.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with
regards to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to
sale. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
continuing failure to correct major weakness in internal control
system.
(v) a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanation given to us, we are of the opinion that the
Company has entered all the transactions required to be entered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
b) According to sub clause (v) (b) of clause 4 of the Order, 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 five lakhs in respect of any party
during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having
regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public;
hence there is no question of complying with the provisions of sections
58A, 58AA or any other provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975. As informed to us, no
order has been passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law
Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or Court or any other Tribunal.
(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 explanation provided to us, the
Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under
section 209(1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly the
provisions of clause 4(viii) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
(ix) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, investor education and protection fund, employees state
insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs
duty, and other material statutory dues as applicable. No undisputed
amounts payable in respect thereof are outstanding at the year end for
a period of six months from the date they became payable except Rs.
206,000 towards income tax.
Name of the Nature of Amount Period to Date of
Statute Dues (Rs) which the Due Date Payment
amount
relates
Income tax Tax
Act,1961 Deduction 206,000 FY 2008-09 May 31, Not yet paid
at Source
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us there are
no dues of sales tax .income tax custom duty, wealth tax ,excise duty
or cess except service tax which is under dispute and outstanding as on
March 31,2011 and has been deposited in the month of April 2011 and May
2011.
Sl.
No. Name of the Nature of Forum where dispute is Amount
Statute Dues pending
1. Finance Act Service Tax Commissioner of 8,256,025
1994 Service Tax
(x) The Company has neither accumulated losses nor incurred cash losses
during the financial year covered by our audit and in the immediately
preceding financial year. In view of the same, the clause (x) of clause
4 of the order regarding comparison of the net worth with accumulated
losses is not applicable.
(xi) 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 debentures.
(xii) The Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) The Company is not a chit fund or nidhi / mutual benefit fund/
society. Therefore, the sub clause (xiii) of clause 4 of the Order is
not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) The Company has maintained proper records of transactions and
contracts in respect of its dealings in shares and other investments
and timely entries have been made there in. All the other investments
have been held by the company in its own name.
(xv) As informed to us, the Company has not given guarantees for loans
taken by others from banks or financial institutions.
(xvi) In our opinion, the term loan has been utilized for the purpose
for which it has been raised.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the financial statement of the Company, we
are of the opinion that no funds raised on short term basis has been
used for long term investment by the Company.
(xviii) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of share to parties and Companies covered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Act. Hence reporting whether the
price of which shares have been issued are not prejudicial to the
interest of the Company is not required.
(xix) The Company has not issued debentures and hence the sub clause
(xix) of clause 4 of the Order is not applicable.
(xx) The Company has not raised money by public issue hence the sub
clause (xx) of the clause 4 of the Order is not applicable to the
Company.
(xxi) According to the information and explanation given to us, no
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed during the course of our
audit.
For G.M. Kapadia and Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 104767W
K.Y.Narayana
Partner
Membership No. 60639
Chennai
Dated: June 10, 2011
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