We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of NORTHERN SPIRITS LIMITED
(hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2025, the
Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and
the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended and notes to the standalone financial statements
including a summary of the material accounting policies and other explanatory information (herein after
referred to as "standalone financial statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid
standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") in the
manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting standards prescribed under
section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended, ("Ind
AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the company as at
31st March, 2025, and its profit, other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
(SAs) specified in section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described
in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are
independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the
standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules there under, and we have
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We
believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion
on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit
of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of
our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do
not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
We have determined that there are no key audit matters to communicate in our report.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises
the information included in the Annual report but does not include the standalone financial statements and
our auditor's report thereon. The Annual Report is expected to be made available to us after the date of this
Auditors' Report. Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information
and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the
financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the Annual Report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required
to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with
respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the
financial position/state of affairs, financial performance including other comprehensive income, changes in
equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified
under Section 133 of the Act and other accounting principles generally accepted in India.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and
other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and
estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal
financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the
accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that
give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements management is responsible for assessing the company's
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable matters related to going concern and using the
going concern basis of accounting unless Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the company or to cease
operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a
whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud and error, and to issue an auditor's report
that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an
audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate,
they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these
standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional
scepticism throughout the audit. We, also:
? Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit
evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting
a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may
involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal
control.
? Obtain an understanding of internal financial control relevant to the audit in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143 (3)(i) of the Act, we are also
responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial
controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
? Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting
estimates and related disclosures made by the management.
? Conclude on the appropriateness of the management's use of the going concern basis of accounting
and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or
conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If
we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's
report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are
inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to
the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to
cease to continue as a going concern.
? Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements,
including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair representation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in
aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonable knowledgeable user of the
standalone financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative
factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate
the effect of any identified misstatements in the standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope
and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control
that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that
may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and wherever applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were
of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore
the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes
public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter
should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably
be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central
Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A" a statement
on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge
and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of accounts 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 Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income,
Statement of Changes in Equity and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in
agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under
Section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March 2025 taken
on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March 2025 from
being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company
and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B". Our
report expresses a modified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's
internal financial controls over financial reporting.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of
the Company's (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our
information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were
any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in Note
No. 36 to the standalone financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested
(either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the
Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies) including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"),
with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,
directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever
by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the
like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in Note
No. 36 to the standalone financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from
any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding,
whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, lend or
invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the
Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of
the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
c) Based on the audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate
in the circumstances, nothing has come to our attention that has caused us to believe that the
representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of the Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above,
contain any material misstatement.
v. The Company has paid dividend amounting to Rs. 40,12,800/- during the year. Further, as stated in Note
No. 31 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company has proposed
dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General
meeting. The dividend proposed is in accordance with section 123 of the Act, as applicable.
h) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the
remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions
of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
For J K S S & Associates
(Formerly known as J K Sarawgi & Company)
Chartered Accountants
FRN No.: 006836C
CA Sanket Arvind Patel
Partner
Place: Kolkata Membership No.: 160436
Dated: 28th May, 2025 UDIN: 25160436BMRJMR1594
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