1) We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Zicom Electronic
Security Systems Limited as at March 31, 2011, related Profit and Loss
Account and the Cash Flow statement for the year ended on that date
annexed thereto. These financial statements are responsibility of the
Company''s 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 the 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 to the extent applicable to the company during the year.
4) Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in Para 3 above,
we report as follows:
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 it 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
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 provided to us, the said financial statements, read
with Significant Accounting Policies and Notes forming part of the
Accounts in Schedule – 16 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:
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 of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
iii) in case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
Annexure referred to the Auditors'' Report (Referred to in paragraph 3
of our report of even date)
In terms of the information and explanations given to us and the books
and records examined by us and on the basis of such checks as we
consider appropriate, we further report as under:
1) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
As explained to us, the fixed assets have been physically verified by
the management as per a phased programme of verification. In our
opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable having regard to
the size of the Company and the nature of its fixed assets. The
discrepancies noticed on such verification were not material and have
been properly dealt with in the Company''s books of accounts.
The Fixed assets disposed off during the year by the Company were not
substantial and therefore do not affect the going concern assumption.
2) As explained to us, the management has conducted physical
verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of inventory
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
In our opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory.
The discrepancies noticed on such verification between physical
inventories and the book records which were material in relation to the
operations of the Company have been properly dealt with in the
Company''s books of account.
3) According to the information and explanations provided to us and as
per the records examined by us, during the year, the Company has
granted unsecured loan to a bodies corporate and recovered in full
unsecured loans given in earlier years from three other bodies
corporate representing the parties listed in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The aggregate maximum and
closing balances of these parties are Rs. 12,367.85 Lacs and Rs. 1,313.12
Lacs respectively.
In our opinion, the rate of interest wherever applicable and other
terms and conditions of the aforesaid loans are not prima facie
prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
Based on the information and explanations provided to us, in our
opinion, the parties to whom the above loans were given are (i) regular
in repayment of principal and interest, as applicable (ii) there was no
overdue principal as at the close of the year and (iii) reasonable
steps were taken by the Company to recover the loans.
During the year, the Company has not taken any loan secured or
unsecured from the parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
4) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
provided to us, having regard to the explanations that some of the
items of plant and equipments purchased are of special nature and
suitable alternative sources do not exist for obtaining comparable
quotations, the internal control procedures are commensurate with the
size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of
inventory, other fixed assets and for the sale of goods and provision
of services. During the course of our audit, we have not come across
any major weakness in the internal controls prevailing in the Company.
5) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the
opinion that all the particulars of contracts or arrangements that need
to be entered into the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 have been so entered.
In our opinion, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements have been made at reasonable prices having regard to the
prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
6) As per the records verified and based on explanations given to us,
the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the
meaning of Sections 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed thereunder.
7) In our opinion, the Company has a formal internal audit system.
However, the same needs to be strengthened, both in respect of scope
and coverage, in order to make it commensurate with the size of the
Company and nature of its business.
8) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Central Government has not prescribed for the maintenance of the cost
records under Section 209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956, for any
of the products of the Company.
9) According to the information and explanations provided to us and on
the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company has
been generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues
including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund,
Employees'' State Insurance, Income tax, Value Added Tax, Customs Duty,
Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Cess and other statutory dues during the year
with the appropriate authorities. As at the year end, there are no
undisputed dues remaining payable for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
As per explanations provided to us and according to the records of the
Company, the following are the particulars of disputed dues on account
of Value Added Tax (Sales Tax) and Works Contract Tax that have not
been deposited:
Name of the
Statute Nature of Dues Amount Period to
which the Forum where
the dispute is
(Rs. in Lacs) amount
relates pending
Sales Tax Act Classification
Dispute 0.22 2002 – 2003 Deputy Commiss
-ioner Appeals
Sales Tax Act Non-submission of
Statutory Forms 0.69 2002 – 2003 Deputy Commiss
-ioner Appeals
Sales Tax Act Levy of Penalty 1.38 2002 - 2003 Assistant
Commissioner
Appeals
Works Contract
Tax Disallowance of
WCT TDS certificates 1.64 2002 – 2003 Deputy Commissi
-oner Appeals
Works Contract
Tax Disallowance of
WCT TDS certificates 2.18 2002 – 2003 Deputy Commissi
-oner Appeals
Works Contract
Tax Disallowance of
WCT TDS certificates 2.13 2003 – 2004 Deputy Commissi
-oner Appeals
Sales Tax Act VAT-Karnataka 1.42 2007 – 2008 Joint Commiss
-ioner
Enforcement-
Karnataka
10) The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the
current financial year nor has it not incurred any cash losses in the
current / immediately preceding financial year.
11) Based on our audit procedures, books of account and as explained to
us, we are of the opinion that, during the year, the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank. No
debentures were issued or were outstanding during the year.
12) As explained 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 during the year.
13) In our opinion the nature of activities of the Company does not
attract any special statute applicable to chit fund and nidhi / mutual
benefit fund / societies.
14) As per the records of the Company, the Company has not dealt with
or traded in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. The
investments of the Company are held in its name.
15) According to the information and explanations provided to us and
the records examined by us, the Company has given guarantee for loan
taken by a subsidiary from bank to the extent of Rs. 10,303.50 Lacs. In
our opinion, the terms and conditions of such guarantees are not prima
facie prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
16) As per the records and based on the explanations provided to us, in
our opinion, the term loans were applied by the Company for the purpose
for which they were obtained.
17) On the basis of overall examination of the records and cash flows
of the Company, in our opinion, the funds raised on short-term basis
have not been used for long- term investment.
18) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of equity shares to the parties covered in the Register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
19) As per the records verified, no debentures were issued or were
outstanding during the year.
20) During the year, the Company has not raised any money through
public issue.
21) Based upon the audit procedures performed and the information and
explanations provided by the management, we report that no fraud on or
by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our
audit.
For Malpani & Associates
Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No. 120438 W
Shyam Malpani
Proprietor
Membership No. 34171
Mumbai, dated May 19, 2011
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