Mar 31, 2024
The Board of Directors hereby submits the report of the business and operations of your Company ("the Company" or
"Bloom"), along with the audited financial statements, for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
Pursuant to an application filed by Karan Monomers Pvt. Ltd. before the Hon''ble National Company Law Tribunal,
Ahmedabad Bench ("NCLT") in terms of Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 read with the rules and
regulations framed thereunder ("Code"), the NCLT had admitted the application and ordered the commencement of
Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIR process" or "CIRP") of BLOOM DEKOR LIMITED (under CIRP)
("Company"/ "BDl/ "Corporate Debtor") vide its order dated October 11, 2023 ("Admission Order"). The NCLT had,
pursuant to the Admission Order, appointed an interim resolution professional ("IRP") of the Company vide its order dated
October 11, 2023. In terms of the Admission Order, inter alia, the management of the affairs of the Company was vested
with the IRP.
Creditors were called upon to submit the claims, The Resolution Professional has examined and admitted the claims
Unsecured Financial Creditors amounting to ? 12.40 Cr approx. and from Operational Creditors amounting to ? 8.45 Cr
approx. The variations between balances as per books and amount claimed by the creditors is due to charging of interest
ad penalty and other charges claimed by the creditors.
(? in Lakh)
|
Particulars |
F.Y. 2023-24 |
F.Y. 2022-23 |
|
Revenue from Operations |
572.70 |
1,097.22 |
|
Other Income |
2.61 |
10.98 |
|
Total Income |
575.31 |
1,108.20 |
|
Operating Expenditure Before Finance Cost, Depreciation and Amortization |
657.69 |
1,519.13 |
|
Earnings Before Finance Cost, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) |
(82.38) |
(410.93) |
|
Less: Finance Costs |
10.22 |
18.53 |
|
Less: Depreciation and Amortization Expense |
51.39 |
68.78 |
|
Profit / (Loss) Before Tax |
(143.99) |
(498.24) |
|
Less: Tax Expense |
(59.07) |
(748.71) |
|
Profit / (Loss) After Tax |
(84.92) |
2,146.70 |
The net revenue from operations decreased to ? 572.70 lakhs as against ? 1,097.22 lakhs in the previous year showing a
downward trend of 47.80% due to decrease in domestic sales of Laminates and Door.
The loss before Tax for the current year is ? 143.99 lakhs as against the loss before tax of ? 498.24 lakhs in the previous year.
The loss after tax stood at ? 84.92 lakhs as compared to profit after tax of previous year of ? 2,146.70 lakhs.
Financial Statements:
The audited financial statements of the Company are drawn up for the financial year ended March 31, 2024, in accordance
with the requirements of the Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules, 2015 (Ind AS) notified under Section 133 of
the Act, read with relevant rules and other accounting principles.
The Company is focused on the reduction of administrative cost. The Company will continue manufacturing activity of
doors Division and trading of laminates. With the reduction in the cost and focusing on manufacturing doors and trading
of laminates, the Company expect better financial result in the upcoming years.
Due to losses and ongoing CIR process, the Company has not proposed to carry any amount in reserve.
Your Directors regret to declare any dividend for the financial year 2023-24 (previous year Nil).
Shareholders are informed that pursuant to the provisions of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority
(Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 ("the Rules") the final dividend declared for the financial year 2014¬
15, which remained unclaimed for a period of seven years has been credited to the IEPF. The corresponding shares on which
dividend was unclaimed for seven consecutive years were also transferred as per the procedure set out in the Rules.
For details of dividend and/or shares transferred to IEPF and for claiming the same, kindly visit the weblink:
https://www.bloomdekor.com/investors/#1603970309262-d8de9015-9c48.
During the year, your Company has not changed its business or object and continues to be in the same line of business as
per main object of the Company.
The present Authorized Capital of the Company is ? 10,00,00,000 divided into 10000000 Equity Shares of ? 10/- each.
Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital
The present Issue, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital of the Company is ? 685.00 Lakh divided into 6850000 Equity Shares of ?
10.00 each.
During the year under review, there was no change took place in the authorized and paid-up share capital of the Company.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
The Composition of Board of Directors of the Company does not comply with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
However, as the Company is under corporate insolvency resolution process pursuant to the provisions of the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, with effect from October 11, 2023, its affairs, business and assets are being managed by, and
the powers of the board of directors are vested in the Resolution Professional, Ms. Vineeta Maheshwari, appointed by
Hon''ble National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench. Accordingly the power of The Board of Directors of the
Company to appoint new Directors stand suspended. However, while the powers of the board of directors stand
suspended, the directors continue to hold their respective positions/ designations in the Company and are required to
extend all assistance and cooperation to the RP as required in managing the affairs of the Company. Meetings of the
directors and committees are called in compliance with the provisions of applicable laws governing the Company, where
matters are discussed and the recommendations of the Directors are taken note of by the RP for the purpose of managing
the operations of the Company as a going concern, ensure company remains in compliance. Further, as per Regulation
15(2A) and (2B) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations"),
the provisions specified in Regulations 17, 18,19, 20 and 21 of the Listing Regulations shall not be applicable during the
corporate insolvency Resolution Process of the Company and the roles and responsibilities of the board of directors and the
committees, specified in the respective regulations of the Listing Regulations, shall be fulfilled by the RP.
None of the Directors of Board is a member of more than ten Committees or Chairperson of more than five committees
across all the Public companies in which they are Director. The necessary disclosures regarding Committee positions have
been made by all the Directors.
None of the Director of the Company is serving as a Whole-Time Director in any Listed Company and is holding position
of Independent Director in more than 3 Listed Company. Neither any of the Director of the Company is holding position
as Director in more than 7 listed entities nor any of the Director of the Company serve as Independent Director in more
than 7 listed entities.
During the financial year 2023-24, Ms. Pooja Shah, (DIN 07502838), had resigned from the post of Non-executive
Independent Director of the Company with effect from February 07, 2024 due to her personal reasons. Ms. Pooja Shah had
confirmed that there were no other material reasons for her resignation apart from her personal reasons.
As on the date of this report, the Board of the Company comprises three Directors out of which one is Promoter Executive
Director; one is Promoter Non-Executive Director and one is Non-Promoter Non-Executive Independent Director. The
Board comprise following Directors;
|
Date of Appointment at |
No. of CommitteeA |
No. of Shares |
||||
|
Name of |
Category Cum |
Total Directorship~ |
in which |
in which |
held as on |
|
|
Dr. Sunil |
Managing Director |
August 10, |
1 |
2 |
- |
2189480 Equity Shares |
|
Mrs. Rupal |
Non-Executive Director |
June 30, 2020 |
1 |
- |
- |
542959 Equity Shares |
|
Mr. Mayur |
Non-Executive |
September 27, |
6 |
5 |
2 |
- |
A Committee includes Audit Committee and Shareholders'' Grievances Committee across all Public Companies.
~ Excluding Private Companies, Foreign Companies, Section 8 Companies & struck off Companies.
Due to Company is undergoing CIR Process, the Current Board of the Company is ceased and Ms. Vineeta Maheshwari,
Resolution Professional is acting as Administrator of the Company.
Disclosure by Directors:
The Directors on the Board have submitted notice of interest under Section 184(1) i.e. in Form MBP 1, intimation under
Section 164(2) i.e. in Form DIR 8 and declaration as to compliance with the Code of Conduct of the Company. None of the
Directors of the Company is disqualified for being appointed as Director as specified in Section 164 (2) of the Companies
Act, 2013.
Board Meeting:
Regular meetings of the Board are held at least once in a quarter, inter-alia, to review the quarterly results of the Company.
Additional Board meetings are convened, as and when require, to discuss and decide on various business policies, strategies
and other businesses. The Board meetings are held at corporate office of the Company.
During the year under review, Board of Directors of the Company met 5 (Five) times, viz May 4, 2023, June 22, 2023, August
14, 2023, November 9, 2023 and February 9, 2024. The gap between two consecutive meetings was not more than one
hundred and twenty days as provided in section 173 of the Act.
The details of attendance of each Director at the Board Meeting and Annual General Meeting are given below;
|
Name of Directors |
Dr. Sunil Gupta |
Mrs. Rupal |
Ms. Pooja Shah |
Mr. Mayur |
|
Number of Board Meeting held |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Number of Board Meetings Eligible |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
|
to attend |
||||
|
Number of Board Meeting |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
|
attended |
||||
|
Presence at the previous AGM |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
In terms of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under, the Company had two Non-Promoter Non¬
Executive Independent Directors in line with the Companies Act, 2013 at the beginning of the financial year. However, Ms.
Pooja Shah, (DIN 07502838), had resigned from the post of Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company with effect
from 07/02/2024. Further, both the Independent Directors of the Company had registered themselves in the Independent
Directors'' Data Bank.
The terms and conditions of appointment of Independent Directors and Code for Independent Director are incorporated
on the website of the Company at www.bloomdekor.com.
The Company has received necessary declaration from each independent director under Section 149 (7) of the Companies
Act, 2013 that they meet the criteria of independence laid down in Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Key Managerial Personnel:
During the year 2023-24, the Company had Dr. Sunil Gupta as Managing Director; Mr. Tushar Donda as Company Secretary
and Compliance officer and Mrs. Falguni Rajanbhai Shah as Chief Financial Officer (with effect from May 04, 2023) who
were acting as Key Managerial Personnel in accordance with Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Information on Directorate:
In accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association and Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Dr. Sunil Gupta
(DIN 00012572), Managing Director of the Company retires by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting. He, being
eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment as such and seeks re-appointment. The Board of Directors recommend his
re-appointment as such on the Board.
The relevant details, as required under Regulation 36 (3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations") and Secretarial Standard II on General Meeting, of the person seeking re¬
appointment as Director is annexed to the Notice convening the 33rd annual general meeting.
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
The evaluation of performance of each directors, chairperson, committees and board for the financial year 2022-23 were
carried out during the February 2023.
With effect from October 11, 2023, the Company is under corporate insolvency resolution process pursuant to the provisions
of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Its affairs, business and assets are being managed by, and the powers of the
board of directors are vested in the Resolution Professional, Ms. Vineeta Maheshwari, appointed by Hon''ble National
Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench. Hence, no formal annual evaluation has been done for the Directors
performance and that of the Committees and individual directors as required under the provisions of Section 134 read with
Rule 8 (4) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for the financial year 2023-24.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the board of directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability,
confirm that:
a) In preparation of annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed and that no material departures have been made from the same;
b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates
that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of
the financial year and of the profit or loss of the Company for that year;
c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance
with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024 on going concern basis.
e) The Directors had laid down the internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such Internal
Financial Controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that
such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Note: Since the Company is under CIR Process, the management of the affairs of the Company is vested with Resolution
Professional and the Directors of the Company are required to continue performing their duties and roles and extend
necessary cooperation and support to the RP. Accordingly, the above mentioned duties and responsibility of Directors have
been performed by directors under the overall supervision/ direction of RP of the Company.
COMMITTEES OF BOARD:
The Board of Directors, has formed various committees, details of which are given hereunder.
A. Audit Committee:
The Composition of audit committee in not in line with the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 as the
Board of Directors of the Company is not duly constituted. Audit Committee meeting is generally held once in quarter for
the purpose of recommending the quarterly/half yearly/ yearly financial result and the gap between two meetings did not
exceed one hundred and twenty days. Additional meeting is held for the purpose of reviewing the specific item included
in terms of reference of the Committee.
During the year under review, Audit Committee met 5 (Five) times, viz May 4, 2023, June 22, 2023, August 14, 2023,
November 9, 2023 and February 9, 2024.
The composition of the Committee and the details of meetings attended by its members are given below:
|
Designation |
Number of meetings during the financial year 2023-24 |
||||
|
Name of Members |
Category |
in Committee |
Held |
Eligible to |
Attended |
|
Mr. Mayur Parikh |
Independent Director |
Chairperson |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Dr. Sunil Gupta |
Executive Director |
Member |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Ms. Pooja Shah* |
Independent Director |
Member |
5 |
4 |
4 |
|
Mrs. Rupal Gupta** |
Non-Executive Director |
Member |
5 |
1 |
1 |
*Resigned with effect from 07/02/ 2024
**Admitted with effect from 07/02/2024
The Statutory Auditor and Internal Auditor of the Company are invited in the meeting of the Committee wherever requires.
Chief Financial Officer of the Company is a regular invitee at the Meeting. Further, the Company Secretary of the Company
is acting as Secretary to the Audit Committee.
Mr. Mayur Parikh, the Chairperson of the Committee had attended last Annual General Meeting of the Company held on
July 17, 2023.
Recommendations of Audit Committee, wherever/ whenever given, have been accepted by the Board of Directors and
noted and taken on record by the RP of the Company.
Vigil Mechanism:
The Company has established a vigil mechanism and accordingly framed a Whistle Blower Policy. The policy enables the
employees to report to the management instances of unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of
Company''s Code of Conduct. Further the mechanism adopted by the Company encourages the Whistle Blower to report
genuine concerns or grievances and provide for adequate safe guards against victimization of the Whistle Blower who
avails of such mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee, in exceptional
cases. The functioning of vigil mechanism is reviewed by the Audit Committee from time to time. None of the Whistle
blowers has been denied access to the Audit Committee of the Board. The Whistle Blower Policy of the Company is available
on the website of the Company at https: / / www.bloomdekor.com/ pdf/WhistleBlowerPolicy.pdf.
The Composition of Nomination and Remuneration committee of the Company is not in line with the provisions of Section
178 of the Companies Act, 2013 as the Board of Directors of the Company is not duly constituted. Nomination and
Remuneration Committee meetings are generally held for identifying the persons who are qualified to become Directors
and may be appointed in senior management and recommending their appointments and removal. Further, the committee
shall also meet as and when the need arises for review of Managerial Remuneration.
During the year under review, Nomination and Remuneration Committee met thrice on May 4, 2023, June 22, 2023 and
February 9, 2024.
|
Name of Members |
Category |
Number of meetings during the financial year 2023-24 |
|
Designation |
Held |
Eligible to attend |
Attended |
||
|
Mr. Mayur Parikh |
Independent Director |
Chairperson |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Mrs. Rupal Gupta |
Non-Executive Director |
Member |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Ms. Pooja Shah* |
Independent Director |
Member |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
Dr. Sunil Gupta** |
Executive Director |
Member |
3 |
1 |
1 |
* Resigned with effect from 07/02/ 2024
** Admitted with effect from 07/02/2024
Nomination and Remuneration Policy:
Nomination and Remuneration Policy in the Company is designed to create a high-performance culture. It enables the
Company to attract motivated and retained manpower in competitive market, and to harmonize the aspirations of human
resources consistent with the goals of the Company. The Company pays remuneration by way of salary, benefits,
perquisites and allowances to its Executive Directors and Key Managerial Personnel. Annual increments are decided by the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee within the salary scale approved by the members and are effective from April
1, of each year.
Key points of the Nomination and Remuneration Policy are;
a. Policy on Appointment of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management Personnel:
o The policy is formulated to identify and ascertain the integrity, qualification, expertise and experience of the person
for appointment as Director, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management personnel and recommend to the
Board for his / her appointment.
o A person should possess adequate qualification, expertise and experience for the position he/ she is considered for
appointment.
o In case of appointment of Independent Director, the Committee shall satisfy itself with regard to the independent
nature of the Director vis-a-vis the Company so as to enable the Board to discharge its function and duties effectively.
b. Policy on remuneration of Director, KMP and Senior Management Personnel:
The Company''s remuneration policy is driven by the success and performance of Director, KMP and Senior
Management Personnel vis-a-vis the Company. The Company''s philosophy is to align them with adequate
compensation so that the compensation is used as a strategic tool that helps us to attract, retain and motivate highly
talented individuals who are committed to the core value of the Company. The Company follows mixed of fixed pay,
benefits and performance based variable pay. The Company pays remuneration by way of salary, benefits, perquisites
and allowance. The remuneration and sitting fees paid by the Company are within the salary scale approved by the
Board and Shareholders.
Currently, as the Company is under CIR Process, the approval of CoC is necessary for the appointment and
remuneration of Directors and Key Managerial personnel of the Company.
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy, as adopted by the Board of Directors, is placed on the website of the Company
at www.bloomdekor.com and is annexed to this Report as Annexure - A.
|
Name of Directors |
Designation |
Salary Sitting Fees |
Perquisite |
Total |
|
Dr. Sunil Gupta |
Managing Director |
18.42 |
- |
1.93 |
20.35 |
|
Mrs. Rupal Gupta |
Non-Executive Director |
- |
0.05 |
- |
0.05 |
|
Mr. Mayur Parikh |
Independent Director |
- |
0.36 |
- |
0.36 |
|
Ms. Pooja Shah |
Independent Director |
- |
0.18 |
- |
0.18 |
The Company has constituted Stakeholder''s Grievance & Relationship Committee mainly to focus on the redressal of
Shareholders'' / Investors'' Grievances, if any, like Transfer / Transmission / Demat of Shares; Loss of Share Certificates;
Non-receipt of Annual Report; Dividend Warrants; etc.
During the year under review, Stakeholder''s Grievance & Relationship Committee met 1 (One) time on May 4, 2023.
The composition of the Committee and the details of meetings attended by its members are given below:
|
Designation |
Number of meetings during the financial year 2023-24 |
||||
|
Name of Members |
Category |
in |
Eligible to |
||
|
Committee |
Held |
Attended |
|||
|
Mr. Mayur Parikh |
Independent Director |
Chairperson |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Dr. Sunil Gupta |
Executive Director |
Member |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Ms. Pooja Shah1 |
Independent Director |
Member |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Mrs. Rupal Gupta2 |
Non-Executive Director |
Member |
1 |
0 |
0 |
The link to access the Annual Return is https: / / www.bloomdekor.com/ wp-content/uploads/ 2024/ 09/ Annual-return-FY-
2023-24.pdf.
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, in the
prescribed Form AOC-2 is annexed to this Report as Annexure - B.
The details on Internal Financial Control and their adequacy are provided in Management Discussion and Analysis Report.
In terms of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Cost records and audits) Rules, 2014, the Company
is not required to maintain the cost records and accordingly the Company has not maintained the Cost record.
There are no other material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company, that have occurred
between the end of financial year of the Company i.e. March 31, 2024 to the date of this Report.
The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median of employees'' remuneration as per Section 197(12) of the
Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 is annexed to this Report as Annexure - C.
The statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of employees as
required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate annexure forming part of this report. Further, the report
and the accounts are being sent to the Members excluding the aforesaid annexure. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the
said annexure is open for inspection Members of the Company. Any member interested in obtaining the same may write
to the Company Secretary and the same will be furnished on request.
To foster a positive workplace environment, free from harassment of any nature, we have adopted policy on prevention,
prohibition and Redressal of Sexual harassment at workplace and has duly constituted an Internal Complaints Committee
in line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,
2013 and the Rules thereunder.
During the year under review, there were no incidences of sexual harassment reported.
The Company is currently under CIR process pursuant to the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and
considering these developments including, in particular, the respective Resolution Professionals having taken over the
management and control of the Company. The Company continues to incur loss. The Auditors have drawn qualification in
their Audit Report for the year ended March 31, 2024 that these events indicate material uncertainty on the Company''s
ability to continue as a going concern.
A well-defined risk management mechanism covering the risk mapping and trend analysis, risk exposure, potential impact
and risk mitigation process is in place. The objective of the mechanism is to minimize the impact of risks identified and
taking advance actions to mitigate it. The mechanism works on the principles of probability of occurrence and impact, if
triggered. A detailed exercise is being carried out to identify, evaluate, monitor and manage both business and non-business
risks.
Information on conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as required to be
disclosed under section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, are provided as an Annexure
- D.
Your Company strives to incorporate the appropriate standards for corporate governance. However, pursuant to
Regulation 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Company is not required
to mandatorily comply with the provisions of certain regulations of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and therefore the Company has not provided a separate report on Corporate Governance.
However, Company is complying with few of the exempted regulations voluntarily and details of same are provided in
this report under the respective heading.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is presented in a separate section forming part of this Annual
Report.
STATUTORY AUDITOR AND THEIR REPORT:
M/ s. Parikh & Majmudar, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 107525W) were re-appointed as Statutory
Auditors of your Company at the Thirty first Annual General Meeting held on September 02, 2022, for a term of five
consecutive years.
The Report given by the Auditors on the financial statement of the Company is part of this Annual Report. There have been
few qualifications given by the Statutory Auditors in their Report to which Board of Directors / RP submits as under;
(1) In respect of outstanding trade payables in foreign currency, the Management/Resolution Professional (RP) state that
the Company is in the process of evaluating appropriate course of action for compliance with Foreign Exchange
Management Act, 1999 and any other applicable law on account of delay in payment of above dues.
(2) In respect of accumulated losses and material uncertainty about the going concern, the Company has taken major steps
to reduce the cost. Moreover, the Company will continue manufacturing activity of doors Division and laminates
division on outsourcing basis.
(3) In respect of the balance confirmation awaited from the suppliers and customers, the Company has sent mail for
balance confirmation to all parties and provide stipulated time to revert with balance confirmation of their books.,
many parties have sent revert with balance confirmation & few parties did not revert within stipulated time. Hence,
we deemed to be assumed that there are no discrepancies.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR AND THEIR REPORT:
The Company has appointed Mr. Anand Lavingia, Practicing Company Secretaries, to conduct the secretarial audit of the
Company for the financial year 2023-24, as required under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereunder.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year 2023-24 is annexed to this report as an Annexure - E.
There have been few qualifications given by the Secretarial Auditor in their Report.
1) the Company has not appointed Chief Financial Officer (Key Managerial Personnel) under Section 203 of the
Companies Act, 2013 for the period 01/04/2023 to 03/05/2023. In this regard, the Management submit that the
Company incurred huge loss in the past years and was undertaking reducing the numbers of employees. However,
as a measure of cost reduction, Company was not able to find the suitable candidate at appropriate cost. Accordingly,
the Chief Financial Officer was not appointed. However, the Company has appointed Mrs. Falguni Shah as Chief
Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. May 4, 2023.
2) the Composition of Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee do not meet the Composition
requirement specified under SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and relevant section of the Companies Act, 2013 for the
period 07/02/2024 to 31/03/2024. In this regard, Management/Resolution Professional would like to submit that the
powers of Board of Directors of the Company to appoint new Directors has been suspended pursuant to CIR process
and the same are vested with the Resolution Professional appointed by NCLT, Ahmedabad. New Management shall
be appointed for the Company, as and when the NCLT approves a resolution plan for the Company under CIR process.
3) the requisite Composition of Board of Directors of the Company do not meet Composition requirement specified under
relevant section of the Companies Act, 2013 for the period 07/02/2024 to 31/03/2024. In this regard,
Management/Resolution Professional would like to submit that the powers of Board of Directors of the Company to
appoint new Directors has been suspended pursuant to CIR process and the same are vested with the Resolution
Professional appointed by NCLT, Ahmedabad. New Management shall be appointed for the Company, as and when
the NCLT approves a resolution plan for the Company under CIR process.
REPORTING OF FRAUD:
The Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Your Company had adopted Ind AS with effect from April 1, 2017 pursuant to Ministry of Corporate Affairs notification
dated February 16, 2015 notifying the Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules, 2015. Your Company has provided
Ind AS Financials for the year ended March 31, 2024 along with comparable as on March 31, 2023.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECRETARIAL STANDARD 1 AND SECRETARIAL STANDARD 2:
The applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to ''Meetings of the Board of Directors'' and ''General
Meetings'', respectively, have been duly complied by your Company.
DETAILS OF THE DESIGNATED OFFICER:
Mr. Tushar Donda, Company Secretary & Compliance officer of the company is acting as Designated Officer under Rule
(9) (5) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014.
LARGE ENTITY:
The Board of Directors of the Company hereby confirm that the Company is not a Large Corporate entity in terms of
Regulation 50B of SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021 (NCS Regulations).
GENERAL DISCLOSURE:
Your Directors state that the Company has made disclosures in this report for the items prescribed in section 134 (3) of the
Act and Rule 8 of The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and other applicable provisions of the act and listing regulations,
to the extent the transactions took place on those items during the year. Your Directors further state that no disclosure or
reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions on these items during the year under
review or they are not applicable to the Company;
(i) Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act;
(ii) Issue of Equity Shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise;
(iii) Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme save and ESOS;
(iv) Annual Report and other compliances on Corporate Social Responsibility;
(v) There is no revision in the Board Report or Financial Statement;
(vi) Information on subsidiary, associate and joint venture companies;
(vii) one time settlement with any bank or financial institution and
(viii) Voting rights which are not directly exercised by the employees in respect of shares for the subscription/ purchase of
which loan was given by the Company (as there is no scheme pursuant to which such persons can beneficially hold
shares as envisaged under section 67(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013).
APPRECIATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors express their sincere appreciation for the co-operation and assistance received from Shareholders, Bankers,
Financial Institutions, Regulatory Bodies, government Authorities, customers and other business constituents during the
year under review. The Directors express their sincere thanks to the Resolution Professional and Committee of Creditors of
the Company for continuous support during the year. Your Directors also wish to place on record their deep sense of
appreciation for the commitment displayed by all executives, officers and staff and look forward to their continued support
in future.
Registered office: For and on behalf of
Survey No. 275, At & Post: Dhanap N. BLOOM DEKOR LIMITED (under CIRP)
H. No. 8, Opp. Ambemata Temple CIN: L20210GJ1992PLC017341
Gandhinagar 382355
Vineeta Maheshwari Dr. Sunil Gupta
Date: September 07, 2024 RP of BLOOM DEKOR LIMITED (under CIRP) Managing Director
Place: Ahmedabad DIN 00012572
Resigned with effect from 07/ 02/2024
admitted with effect from 07/02/2024
Company Secretary and Compliance officer of the Company provides secretarial support to the Committee.
During the year under review, the Company had received Three (3) complaints from the Shareholders and the same were
resolved within time. There was no complaint pending for resolution as on March 31, 2024.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
The Company has not accepted any deposits from Shareholders and Public falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under. There were no deposits, which were claimed and remained unpaid by
the Company as on March 31, 2024.
CODE OF CONDUCT
As prescribed under the provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 for its Board of Directors and senior
management and employees, the Company has formulated a comprehensive Code of Conduct (the Code). The Code is
applicable to Directors and senior management and employees to such extent as may be applicable to them depending
upon their roles and responsibilities. The Code gives guidance and support needed for ethical conduct of business and
compliance of law. The Code reflects the values of the Company viz. Customer Value, Integrity, one team and Excellence.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS:
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are
given in the notes to the Financial Statement for the year ended on March 31, 2024.
Mar 31, 2016
BOARDS'' REPORT
To the Members(s)
The Board of Directors hereby submits the report of the business and operations of your Company (''the Company'' or ''Bloom''), along with the audited financial statements, for the financial year ended March 31, 2016.
Financial Results: (Amt in Rs,)
|
Particulars |
F.Y. 2015-16 |
F.Y. 2014-15 |
|
Revenue from operations |
619,516,478 |
631,561,927 |
|
Other Income |
4,019,167 |
8,950,456 |
|
Total Income |
623,535,645 |
640,512,383 |
|
Operating expenditure |
569,599,483 |
559,032,175 |
|
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) |
53,936,162 |
81,480,208 |
|
Less : Finance costs |
53,752,664 |
39,209,702 |
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
24,882,239 |
27,616,211 |
|
Profit before exceptional item and tax |
(24,698,741) |
14,654,295 |
|
Less: Exceptional item |
â |
â |
|
Profit before tax (PBT) |
(24,698,741) |
14,654,295 |
|
Less: Tax expense |
(5,766,319) |
7,790,952 |
|
Profit for the year (PAT) |
(18,932,422) |
6,863,343 |
|
Balance brought forward from previous year |
58,273,359 |
56,361,526 |
|
Less : Proposed Dividends |
â |
4,110,000 |
|
Tax on Dividends |
â |
841,510 |
|
Balance carried to balance sheet |
39,340,937 |
58,273,359 |
YEAR AT A GLANCE:
Financial Performance:
The Net revenue from operations decreased to Rs, 6195.16 lakh as against Rs, 6315.62 Lakh in the previous year showing a downward trend of 1.91% due to decrease in export sales of laminates by 26.41%.
The loss before Tax for the current year is Rs, 246.99 lakh as against the profit before tax of Rs, 146.54 lakh in the previous year resulted into loss after tax of Rs, 189.32 Lakh compared to profit after tax of previous year Rs, 68.63 Lakh.
The reason for fall in the Profit after tax is increase in the employment cost and finance cost as well in the financial year 2015-16. During the financial year 2015-16, the company''s major loss is attributed to the investments made to lay the foundation for a revenue enhancement strategy along with sustainable growth to enter the Rs. 100 crores league in terms of top line. Strategic and calculated decisions have been taken to enhance the business model in order to compete with the market leaders in terms of product delivery and service. As part of this strategy, the company has opened up its own depots carrying full stock at various new locations thereby affecting the inventory in the short term but giving it a huge competitive advantage in the longer run.
The company has had 2 major investments - one with the Times Treaty and the other appointing KPMG as a strategic consultant to provide inputs on revenue enhancements, SOPS for a sustainable growth and leading HR practices to refine the hierarchy of the organization to be able to implement the growth plan. All these investments are already proving to garner benefits and the next financial year to witness better numbers as a result of this ground work that is done.
Dividend:
In view of loss during the financial year 2015-16, your Directors regret to declare any dividend for the financial year 2015-16 although, the Company has paid Final Dividend of '' 0.60/- (i.e. 6%) per Equity Share for the financial year 2014-15.
The details of total amount lying in the unclaimed Dividend account of the Company as on March 31, 2016 are given below;
|
Financial year |
Date of declaration of dividend |
Amount per Equity share (in Rs,) |
Dividend payment (%) |
Unclaimed Amount (in Rs,) |
Due date for claiming Dividend |
|
2014-15 |
August 11, 2015 |
0.60 |
6% |
307,939.80 |
August 10, 2022 |
|
2012-13 |
September 28, 2013 |
0.80 |
8% |
252,498.40 |
September 27, 2020 |
The Details of Shareholders whose Dividend is unpaid or unclaimed are uploaded on the Website of the Company at www.bloomdekor.com.
Amount transferred to reserve:
During the year, the Company has not apportioned any amount to other reserve. The loss incurred during the year has been adjusted against the carry forward credit balance of Profit and Loss account.
Change in Nature of Business:
During the year, your Company has not changed its business or object and continues to be in the same line of business as per main object of the Company.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
Constitution of Board:
The Board of the Company comprises five Directors out of which three are Promoter Executive Directors and two are Non-Promoter Independent Directors. As on the date of this report, the Board comprises following Directors;
|
Name of Director |
Category Cum Designation |
Date of Appointment at current Term & designation |
Total Directorship'' |
No. of Committee* |
No. of Shares held as on March 31, 2016 |
|
|
in which Director is Members |
in which Director is Chairman |
|||||
|
Dr. Sunil Gupta |
Managing Director (Promoter) |
September 1, 2014 |
3 |
- |
- |
21,84,908 Equity Share |
|
Mr. Karan Gupta |
Executive Director (Promoter Group) |
April 1, 2014 |
2 |
2 |
- |
3,28,304 Equity Share |
|
Mrs. Brinda Gupta |
Executive Director# (Promoter Group) |
May 1, 2016 |
1 |
- |
- |
11,000 Equity Share |
|
Mr. Mayur Parikh$ |
Non-Executive Independent Director |
September 27, 2014 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
- |
|
Mr. Ashok Gandhi |
Non-Executive Independent Director |
September 27, 2014 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
- |
> Committee includes Audit Committee and Shareholders'' Grievances Committee across all Public Companies.
~ excluding Section 8 Company # Additional (Executive) Director.
$ acting as the Chairman of the Company.
The composition of Board complies with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013. Further, in pursuance of Regulation 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations"), the Company is exempted from requirement of having composition of Board as per Listing Regulations.
None of the Directors of Board is a member of more than ten Committees or Chairman of more than five committees across all the Public companies in which they are Director. The necessary disclosures regarding Committee positions have been made by all the Directors.
Board Meeting:
Regular meetings of the Board are held at least once in a quarter, inter-alia, to review the quarterly results of the Company. Additional Board meetings are convened, as and when require, to discuss and decide on various business policies, strategies and other businesses. The Board meetings are generally held at corporate office of the Company.
During the year under review, Board of Directors of the Company met 8 times, viz May 25, 2015, July 14, 2015, July 20, 2015, August 13, 2015, November 4, 2015, January 27, 2016, February 13, 2016 and March 30, 2016.
The details of attendance of each Director at the Board Meeting and Annual General Meeting are given below;
|
Name of Director |
Dr. Sunil Gupta |
Mr. Karan Gupta |
Mrs. Brinda Gupta* |
Mr. Mayur Parikh |
Mr. Ashok Gandhi |
|
|
No. of Board Meeting held |
8 |
8 |
8 |
N.A. |
8 |
8 |
|
No. of Board Meeting attended |
8 |
7 |
2 |
N.A. |
8 |
8 |
|
Presence at the previous AGM |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
N.A. |
Yes |
Yes |
> resigned w.e.f. April 30, 2016 * Appointed w.e.f. May 1, 2016
During the year, the Board of Directors has also passed certain resolutions through circulation in compliance of Section 175 of the Companies Act, 2013. All such resolutions, passed through circulation, have been noted in subsequent Board Meeting and form part of minutes of such meetings.
Independent Directors:
In terms of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under, the Company has two Non Promoter Independent Directors in line with the Companies Act, 2013. A separate meeting of Independent Directors was held on March 30, 2016 to review the performance of Non-Independent Directors and Board as whole and performance of Chairperson of the Company including assessment of quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between Company management and Board. The terms and conditions of appointment of Independent Directors and Code for Independent Director are incorporated on the website of the Company atwww.bloomdekor.com.
The Company has received necessary declaration from each independent director under Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013 that they meet the criteria of independence laid down in Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Information on Directorate:
During the financial year 2015-16, there was no change in the constitution of the Board. However, after the closure of financial year, Mrs. Rupal Gupta, whose term of office had expired on April 30, 2016, has resigned from the Board. The Board of Directors, in their Meeting held on May 17, 2016, has appointed Mrs. Brinda Gupta as an Additional (Executive) Director w.e.f. May 1, 2016. Further, in terms of Section 161, she is eligible to hold office as such up to the date of ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Board of Directors recommends the appointment of Mrs. Brinda Gupta, as Whole-time Director, designated as Executive Director of the Company, for a period of 3 (Three) years with effect from September 23, 2016 and resolution to that effect has been proposed for the approval of Members.
Further, in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association and Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Dr. Sunil Gupta, retires by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting. He, being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment as such and seeks re-appointment. The Board of Directors recommends his re-appointment on the Board.
The relevant details, as required under Regulation 36 (3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations"), of the person seeking re-appointment/ appointment as Director are also annexed to the Notice convening the annual general meeting.
None of the Director of the Company is serving as a Whole-Time Director in any Listed Company and is holding position of Independent Director in more than 3 Listed Company and none of the Director of the Company is holding position as Independent Director in more than 7 Listed Company. Further, none of the Directors of the Company is disqualified for being appointed as Director as specified in Section 164 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Key Managerial Personnel:
In accordance with Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has Dr. Sunil Gupta who is acting as Managing Director of the Company. Further, the Company has appointed Ms. Shivangi Gajjar as the Company Secretary and Compliance officer of the Company.
During the year, late Mr. Kamlesh Sompura, the then Chief Financial Officer of the Company, passed away in January 2016. The Board of Directors places its deepest condolences to him and his family for their loss and prays God to rest his soul in peace.
The Board of Directors had appointed Mrs. Brinda K Gupta as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. January 25, 2016 who has subsequently tendered her resignation from the post w.e.f. April 30, 2016. The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Prakash Daga as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. May 1, 2016.
Performance Evaluation:
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, board committees and individual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act.
o The performance of the board was evaluated by the board, after seeking inputs from all the directors, on the basis of the criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information and functioning etc.
o The performance of the committees was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from the committee members on the basis of the criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.
o The board and the nomination and remuneration committee reviewed the performance of the individual directors on the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of the individual director to the board and committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc. In addition, the chairman was also evaluated on the key aspects of his role.
Separate meeting of independent directors was held to evaluate the performance of non-independent directors, performance of the board as a whole and performance of the chairman, taking into account the views of executive directors and non-executive directors. The same was discussed in the board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors, at which the performance of the board, its committees and individual directors was also discussed. Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire board, excluding the independent director being evaluated.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement:
Pursuant to section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the board of directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:
a) In preparation of annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2016, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and that no material departures have been made from the same;
b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit or loss of the Company for that year;
c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2016 on going concern basis.
e) The Directors had laid down the internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such Internal Financial Controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
COMMITTEES OF BOARD:
The Board of Directors, in line with the requirement of the act, has formed various committees, details of which are given hereunder.
A. Audit Committee:
The Company has formed audit committee in line with the provisions Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013. Audit Committee meeting is generally held one in quarter for the purpose of recommending the quarterly/half yearly/ yearly financial result and the gap between two meetings did not exceed one hundred and twenty days. Additional meeting is held for the purpose of reviewing the specific item included in terms of reference of the Committee. During the year under review, Audit Committee met 7 (Seven) times on May25, 2015, July 14, 2015, July 20, 2015, August 13, 2015, November 4, 2015, January 27, 2016 and February 13, 2016.
The composition of the Committee and the details of meetings attended by its members are given below:
|
Name |
Designation |
Number of meetings during the financial year 2015 -16 |
|
|
Held |
Attended |
||
|
Mr. Mayur Parikh |
Chairman |
7 |
7 |
|
Mr. Ashok Gandhi |
Member |
7 |
7 |
|
Mr. Karan Gupta |
Member |
7 |
7 |
The Statutory Auditors and Internal Auditors of the Company are invited in the meeting of the Committee wherever requires. Chief Financial Officer of the Company is a regular invitee at the Meeting. Further, the Company Secretary of the Company is acting as Secretary to the Audit Committee.
Mr. Mayur Parikh, the Chairman of the Committee had attended last Annual General Meeting of the Company held on August 11, 2015.
Recommendations of Audit Committee have been accepted by the Board wherever given.
Vigil Mechanism:
The Company has established a vigil mechanism and accordingly framed a Whistle Blower Policy. The policy enables the employees to report to the management instances of unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of Company''s Code of Conduct. Further the mechanism adopted by the Company encourages the Whistle Blower to report genuine concerns or grievances and provide for adequate safe guards against victimization of the Whistle Blower who avails of such mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, in exceptional cases. The functioning of vigil mechanism is reviewed by the Audit Committee from time to time. None of the Whistle blowers has been denied access to the Audit Committee of the Board. The Whistle Blower Policy of the Company is available on the website of the Company at www.bloomdekor.com.
B. Nomination and Remuneration Committee:
The Company has formed Nomination and Remuneration committee in line with the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. Nomination and Remuneration Committee meetingsare generally held for identifying the persons who are qualified to become Directors and may be appointed in senior management and recommending their appointments and removal. During the year under review, Nomination and Remuneration Committee met 4 (Four) times on July 20, 2015, January 27, 2016, February 13, 2016 and March 30, 2016.
The composition of the Committee and the details of meetings attended by its members are given below:
|
Name |
Designation |
Number of meetings during the financial year 2015 -16 |
|
|
Held |
Attended |
||
|
Mr. Mayur Parikh |
Chairman |
4 |
4 |
|
Mr. Ashok Gandhi |
Member |
4 |
4 |
|
Mr. Karan Gupta |
Member |
4 |
3 |
Nomination and Remuneration Policy:
Nomination and Remuneration Policy in the Company is designed to create a high performance culture. It enables the Company to attract motivated and retained manpower in competitive market, and to harmonize the aspirations of human resources consistent with the goals of the Company. The Company pays remuneration by way of salary, benefits, perquisites and allowances to its Managing Director and the Executive Directors. Annual increments are decided by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee within the salary scale approved by the members and are effective from April 1, of each year.
Key points of the Nomination and Remuneration Policy are;
a. Policy on Appointment of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management Personnel:
-The policy is formulated to identify and ascertain the integrity, qualification, expertise and experience of the person for appointment as Director, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management personnel and recommend to the Board for his / her appointment.
- A person should possess adequate qualification, expertise and experience for the position he/ she is considered for appointment.
- In case of appointment of Independent Director, the Committee shall satisfy itself with regard to the independent nature of the Director vis-a-vis the Company so as to enable the Board to discharge its function and duties effectively.
b. Policy on remuneration of Director, KMP and Senior Management Personnel:
The Company''s remuneration policy is driven by the success and performance of Director, KMP and Senior Management Personnel vis-a-vis the Company. The Company''s philosophy is to align them with adequate compensation so that the compensation is used as a strategic tool that helps us to attract, retain and motivate highly talented individuals who are committed to the core value of the Company. The Company follows mixed of fixed pay, benefits and performance based variable pay. The Company pays remuneration by way of salary, benefits, perquisites and allowance. The remuneration and sitting fees paid by the Company are within the salary scale approved by the Board and Shareholders.
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy, as adopted by the Board of Directors, is placed on the website of the Company at www.bloomdekor.com.
Remuneration of Directors:
The details of remuneration/sitting fees paid during the financial year 2015-16 to Managing Director/ Executive Director/Director of the Company is provided in Form MGT-9 which is the part of this report.
C. Stakeholder''s Grievance & Relationship Committee:
The Company has constituted Stakeholder''s Grievance & Relationship Committee mainly to focus on the redressal of Shareholders'' / Investors'' Grievances, if any, like Transfer / Transmission / Demat of Shares; Loss of Share Certificates; Non-receipt of Annual Report; Dividend Warrants; etc. During the year under review, Stakeholder''s Grievance & Relationship Committee met 4 (Four) times on May 25, 2015, August 13, 2015, November 4, 2015 and February 13, 2016.
The composition of the Committee and the details of meetings attended by its members are given below:
|
Name |
Designation |
Number of meetings during the financial year 2015 -16 |
|
|
Held |
Attended |
||
|
Mr. Mayur Parikh |
Chairman |
4 |
4 |
|
Mr. Ashok Gandhi |
Member |
4 |
4 |
|
Mr. Karan Gupta |
Member |
4 |
4 |
Company Secretary and Compliance officer of the Company provides secretarial support to the Committee. PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
The Company has not accepted any deposits from Shareholders and Public falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under. There were no deposits, which were claimed and remained unpaid by the Company as on March 31, 2016.
SHARE CAPITAL:
The Paid up Equity Share Capital as at March 31, 2016 stood at '' 685 Lakh. During the year under review, the Company has not issued any Share Capital.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act,
2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statement.
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
The Company has entered into transaction with our KMP''s which are falling within the purview of Section 188 of the Act for which requisite approval of Board is taken. However, transaction entered with Companies wherein Directors are interested is at arm''s length basis and in ordinary course of business hence, no approval from the Board or Shareholders is required. Information on transactions with related parties pursuant to section 134 (3)
(h) of the Act read with rule 8 (2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure I in Form AOC-2 and the same forms part of this report.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
The details on Internal Financial Control and their adequacy is provided in Management Discussion and Analysis Report.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT:
There are no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company, have occurred between the ends of financial year of the Company i.e. March 31, 2016 to the date of this Report.
DISCLOSURE OF REMUNERATION:
The information required under section 197 of the Act read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are given as an Annexure II.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
As provided under section 92(3) of the Act, the extract of annual return is given in Annexure III in the prescribed Form MGT-9, which forms part of this report.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE:
To foster a positive workplace environment, free from harassment of any nature, we have institutionalized the Anti-Sexual Harassment Initiative (ASHI) framework, through which we address complaints of sexual harassment at the all workplaces of the Company. Our policy assures discretion and guarantees non-retaliation to complainants. We follow a gender-neutral approach in handling complaints of sexual harassment and we are compliant with the law of the land where we operate.
We have also constituted an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to consider and address sexual harassment complaints in accordance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. During the year under review, there were no incidences of sexual harassment reported.
RISK MANAGEMENT
A well-defined risk management mechanism covering the risk mapping and trend analysis, risk exposure, potential impact and risk mitigation process is in place. The objective of the mechanism is to minimize the impact of risks identified and taking advance actions to mitigate it. The mechanism works on the principles of probability of occurrence and impact, if triggered. A detailed exercise is being carried out to identify, evaluate, monitor and manage both business and non-business risks.
ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
Information on conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as required to be disclosed under section 134 (3) (m) of the Act read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, are provided as an Annexure IV.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Your Company strives to incorporate the appropriate standards for corporate governance although the Company is not required to follow certain Regulations of Listing Regulations as the Company is fulfilling the exemption criteria provided in Regulation 15 (2) of the Listing Regulation.
However, Company is complying with few of the exempted regulations voluntarily and details of same are provided in this report under the respective heading.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under Schedule V of the Listing Regulations, is presented in a separate section forming part of this Annual Report.
STATUTORY AUDITOR AND THEIR REPORT:
M/s. Dharmendra Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad [FRN: 102474W0] is acting as Statutory Auditor of the Company. The Members of the Company had, in its last Annual General Meeting held on August 11, 2015, appointed M/s. Dharmendra Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants to hold office for a term of 5 (Five) years subject to ratification at every Annual General Meeting. M/s. Dharmendra Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad has submitted their eligibility certificate in terms of Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Board of Directors recommends ratification of appointment of M/s. Dharmendra Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad for members'' approval.
The Auditors'' Report for financial year 2015-16 is self explanatory and does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. The Auditors'' Report is enclosed with the financial statements in this Annual Report.
REPORTING OF FRAUD:
The Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR AND THIEIR REPORT:
The Company has appointed Mr. Anand Lavingia, Practicing Company Secretaries, to conduct the secretarial audit of the Company for the financial year 2015-16, as required under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules there under. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year 2015-16 is annexed to this report as an Annexure V. The secretarial audit report contains remark with regards to the payment of dividend to member within stipulated time.
Despite the fact that the amount of dividend was deposited within stipulated time to the separate bank account, due to some procedural issue, banker has stayed the payment of dividend which caused the delay in payment of dividend. The said amount was released and paid after legal clarifications given by your director(s).
The Board has also appointed Mr. Anand Lavingia, Practicing Company Secretary, as secretarial auditor of the Company for financial year 2016-17.
GENERAL DISCLOSURE:
Your Directors state that the Company has made disclosures in this report for the items prescribed in section 134 (3) of the Act and Rule 8 of The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and other applicable provisions of the act and listing regulations, to the extent the transactions took place on those items during the year. Your Directors further state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions on these items during the year under review;
(i) Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act;
(ii) Issue of Equity Shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise;
(iii) Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme save and ESOS;
(iv) Annual Report and other compliances on Corporate Social Responsibility;
(v) There is no revision in the Board Report or Financial Statement;
(vi) No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company''s operations in future;
(vii) Information on subsidiary, associate and joint venture companies.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for significant contributions made by the employees at all levels through their dedication, hard work and commitment, enabling the Company to achieve good performance during the year under review.
Your Directors also take this opportunity to place on record the valuable co-operation and support extended by the banks, government, business associates and the shareholders for their continued confidence reposed in the Company and look forward to having the same support in all future endeavors.
For and on behalf of Board of Directors Bloom Dekor Limited
Dr. Sunil Gupta Karan Gupta
Place: Ahmedabad Managing Director Executive Director
Date : August 13, 2016 DIN 00012572 DIN 03435462
Mar 31, 2015
Dear members,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 24th Annual Report along
with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March,
2015 as under:
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Rs in Lacs)
Year Ended Year Ended
Particulars 31/03/2015 31/03/2014
Income from operations 6,315.62 6364.09
Other Income 89.50 86.40
Total Expenditure 5590.32 6076.37
Interest 392.10 422.64
Profit before Amortisation, Depredation &
Prior Period Adjustment 422.7 (48.51)
Depreciation 276.16 138.61
Provision for Tax - Current / Deferred (77.91) (21.76)
Net Profit after depreciation and tax 68.63 (165.36)
Profit / (Loss) brought forward 563.61 728.97
Net Profit/ (Loss) carried to Balance Sheet 632.24 563.61
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
The turnover of the company in the year 2014-15 is Rs. 6,315.62 Lacs as
againstRs. 6364.09 Lacs for the previous year 2013- 14.
During the current finandal year our Company has gain a net profit ofRs.
68.63 Lacs as against the loss ofRs. 165.36 Lacs in P.Y. 2013-14 which
shows the upward growth in the bottom line of more than 100%. Still at
present, there have been a number of external factors adversely
affecting the performance and profitability of the Company:
1) Pressure on raw material input cost for Phenol, Methanol,
Formaldehyde and Melamine due to rising crude oil prices.
2) Unfavorable exchange rates of US Dollar and EURO
3) Increase in both inward and outward freight costs due to high fuel
prices.
In addition to this, frequent shortage of raw materials also affected
the overall production and in turn, the antidpated top and bottom line
of the Company.
Moreover, with the new project of an additional press in the laminate
vertical and increasing the product range and the capacity, the company
faced several unforeseen bottlenecks in the smooth working of this new
expansion. Additional investment had to be made in large machineries
including a boiler, phenolic treater, etc which consumed time and
increased fixed costs thereby delaying the opportunity to leverage the
output and the added capacity.
Despite the downturn in the economy Bloom Dekor has managed to sustain
the top line.
Dividend:
Your Directors have recommended a dividend ofRs. 0.60/- [i.e. 6% ] per
equity share on 68,50,000 equity shares ofRs. 10/ - each fully paid-up
for the finandal year ended on 31st March, 2015, amounting to Rs.
49,32,000 Lacs [inclusive of corporate dividend tax ofRs. 8,22,000 lacs].
The dividend, if declared by the shareholders at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting, will be paid to those shareholders, whose names stand
registered in the Register of Members on July 31,2015. In respect of
shares held in dematerialized form, it will be paid to the members
whose names are furnished by the National Securities Depository Limited
and the Central Depository Services [India] Limited, as beneficial
owners.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS [MDA1:
MDA, for the year under review, as stipulated under clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement, is presented in a separate section forming part of
this Annual Report.
PUBLIC DEPOSIT:
The company has not accepted any deposits from the public hence the
directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India & the Provision of
Section 73 to 76 of the Company Act - 2013 or any other relevant
provisions of the Act and the Rules there under are not applicable.
BOARD MEETINGS:
A calendar of meetings to be held in a year is decided in advance by
the Board and circulated to the Directors. During the year, Six Board
and Five Audit Committee Meetings were convened and held, the details
of which are provided in the Corporate Governance Report, forming part
of the Directors' Report. The gap between two consecutive meetings was
not more than one hundred and twenty days as provided in section 173 of
the Act.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Your Company strives to incorporate the appropriate standards for
corporate governance. Pursuant to Clause-49 of listing agreement to the
Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Report and Practicing Company
Secretaries' on its compliance is annexed and forms part of this
report.
AUDITORS:
The Company's Auditors B.T. Vora & Co., Chartered Accountants,
Ahmedabad [Firm Reg. No. 123652W] have resigned from the position of
the statutory auditor of the company due to their pre-occupation in
other commitments. In place of
him M/s. Dharmendra Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants [Firm
Registration No. [102474W] is to be appointed as the statutory auditor
of the company for the tenure of 5 years from the date of this Annual
General Meeting subject to approval of the shareholders.
AUDITORS' REPORT:
M/s. Dharmendra Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants [Firm Registration
No. [102474W] Statutory Auditor of the Company holds office until the
conclusion of the ensuing 24th Annual General Meeting and offers
themselves for reappointment. Pursuant to provisions of section 139 of
the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder, the Board
proposes to reappoint M/s. Dharmendra Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants
as Statutory Auditor of the Company from the conclusion of the ensuing
24th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 29th Annual General
Meeting. They have furnished a certificate confirming the eligibility
under section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder.
The Board based on the recommendation of Audit Committee, recommends
the appointment of M/s. Dharmendra Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants
[Firm Registration No. [102474W], Chartered Accountants, as the
Statutory Auditor of the Company.
Secretarial Auditor and Secretarial Audit Report:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 204 of the Act and The Companies
[Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel] Rules, 2014, the
Company has appointed Mr. Anand S. Laving'a - Practicing Company
Secretary to undertake Secretarial Audit for thefinancial year ended on
31st March, 2015. Secretarial Audit Report is attached to this report
as Annexure-"A". The Board has duly reviewed the Secretarial Auditor's
Report and the observations and comments, appearing in the report are
self-explanatory and do not call for any further explanation /
clarification by the Board of Directors as provided under section 134
of the Act.
Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]:
The provisions related to CSR are not applicable to the company.
Business Risk Management:
A well-defined risk management mechanism covering the risk mapping and
trend analysis, risk exposure, potential impact and risk mitigation
process is in place. The objective of the mechanism is to minimize the
impact of risks identified and taking advance actions to mitigate it.
The mechanism works on the principles of probability of occurrence and
impact, if triggered. A detailed exercise is being carried out to
identify, evaluate, monitor and manage both business and non-business
risks..
Manag'ng the Risks of fraud, corruption and unethical business
practices:
i. Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy:
The Company has established vigil mechanism and framed whistle blower
policy for Directors and employees to report concerns about unethical
behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of Company's Code of
Conduct or Ethics Policy.
ii. Code of Conduct:
The company is having its code of conduct to be followed by the
Management. The same have been also published on the website of the
company.
Extract of Annual Return:
Pursuant to sub-section 3(a) of Section 134 and sub-section (3) of
Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of Companies
(Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 the extract of the Annual
Return as at 31st March, 2015 in Form MGT-9 forms part of this Annual
Report as Annexure- "B".
Constitution of Audit Committee:
The Board has constituted the Audit Committee which comprises of Mr.
Mayur Parikh as the Chairman and Mr. Ashok Gandhi and Mr. Karan Gupta
as the members. More details on the Committee are given in the
Corporate Governance Report.
Particulars of Employees:
There is no employee who fall in the category of the information
required under section 197 of the Act read with Rule 5[1] of The
Companies [Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel] Rules,
2014.
Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo:
Information on conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign
exchange earnings and outgo, as required to be disclosed under section
134[3][m] of the Act read with the Companies [Accounts] Rules, 2014,
are provided in the Annexure-"C" and forms part of this Report.
General Disclosure:
Your Directors state that the Company has made disclosures in this
report for the items prescribed in section 134[3] of the Act and Rule 8
of The Companies [Accounts] Rules, 2014 to the extent the transactions
took place on those items during the year.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in
respect of the following items as there were no transactions on these
items during the year under review:
1. Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act.
2. Issue of Equity Shares with differential rights as to dividend,
voting or otherwise.
3. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the
Company under any scheme save and ESOS.
4. There is no revision in the Board Report or Financial Statement.
5. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or
Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company's
operations in future.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for
significant contributions made by the employees at all levels through
their dedication, hard work and commitment, enabling the Company to
achieve good performance during the year under review.
Your Directors also take this opportunity to place on record the
valuable co-operation and support extended by the banks, government,
business associates and the shareholders for their continued confidence
reposed in the Company and look forward to having the same support in
all future endeavors.
For and On behalf of the Board
Sd/-
Dr. Sunil Gupta
Place : Ahmedabad Managing Director
Date: July 14,2015 DIN: 00012572
Mar 31, 2014
Dear members,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the Twenty Third Annual
Report along with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended
31st March, 2014 as under:
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Rs. in Lacs)
Year Ended Year Ended
Particulars 31/03/2014 31/03/2013
Income from operations 6364.09 6358.69
Other Income 86.40 26.90
Total Expenditure 6076.37 6201.65
Interest 422.64 339.94
Profit before Amortisation, Depreciation
& Prior Period Adjustment (48.51) 302.93
Depreciation 138.61 118.99
Provision for Tax - Current / Deferred (21.76) 74.31
Net Profit after depreciation and tax (165.36) 109.63
Profit / (Loss) brought forward 728.97 688.45
Net Profit / (Loss) carried to Balance Sheet 563.61 728.97
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONS AND ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
The turnover of the company in the year 2013-14 is Rs. 6364.09 Lacs as
against Rs. 6358.69 Lacs for the previous year 2012-13.
During the financial year under review, there had been a number of
external factors adversely affecting the performance and profitability
of the Company:
1) Pressure on raw material input cost for Phenol, Methanol,
Formaldehyde and Melamine due to rising crude oil prices.
2) Unfavorable exchange rates of US Dollar and EURO
3) Increase in both inward and outward freight costs due to high fuel
prices.
In addition to this, frequent shortage of raw materials also affected
the overall production and in turn, the anticipated top and bottom line
of the Company. Moreover, with the new project of an additional press
in the laminate vertical and increasing the product range and the
capacity, the company faced several unforeseen bottlenecks in the
smooth working of this new expansion. Additional investment had to be
made in large machineries including a boiler, phenolic treater, etc
which consumed time and increased fixed costs thereby delaying the
opportunity to leverage the output and the added capacity.
Despite the downturn in the economy Bloom Dekor has managed to sustain
the top line. However, major forex exchange fluctuation impacted the
bottom line.
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW AND DEVELOPMENTS:
Globally, the decorative laminate industry is projected to have a
marginal growth. However the picture appears to becoming better for the
coming decade mainly on account of boom in the real estate markets
which has put a high demand for decorative laminate sheets catering to
the interior decoration of the innumerable residential and commercial
buildings sector.
At the same time, the Chinese invasion with low prices is adding
pressure on the price realizations. The contribution of Indian laminate
industry to the world demand is still under utilized and offers a lot
of opportunity for the growth in volume.
OUTLOOK & OPPORTUNITIES:
LAMINATES:
Bloom has always been a preference amongst the architects and the
interior designers  the major influencers in the buying decision of
the customer. With all bottlenecks removed, Bloom is all geared to
introduce its range of 7x3 laminates into the market and is looking at
a 15-20% growth notwithstanding the market conditions. The real estate
market had been sluggish because of the supply over passing the demand.
This slow pace was also hindered because of the lack of monsoon.
However, with the increase in product range, market share and the
network, Bloom has great plans to significantly achieve growth with
improved margins.
DOORS:
Bloom Doors is on track with its business plan of increasing the
network and penetration into the market by reaching out to the dealer
network directly. Authorised channel partners are being formed pan
India as a part of the business plan along with franchises given to
showcase a gallery of doors that make the convincing process much
easier. The product has a guaranteed future but is finding resistance
due to the price. This however will be overcome by the increased
awareness of good quality doors amongst the minds of the end customers.
Bloom Doors have also found their place online in e- commerce portal of
Snapdeal which has helped the company build its brand online. A few
orders have been processed through snapdeal and the feedback has been
very encouraging. Except for minor challenges in sourcing man power,
the road map for Bloom Doors is vivid with a guaranteed product with
zero defects and zero maintenance problems. The negative growth has
majorly been because of the delayed decisions from the real estate
sector due to the delay in projects and the slag in the demand.
PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT
The company is strategically taking calls to merge teams of both the
verticals to increase the network without increasing the fixed costs
significantly. An increased team of professionals to advice on the
financial decisions of foreign exchange fluctuations and a smooth on
time outsourced internal audit team to help us receive apt reports to
take informed decisions.
RISK PERCEPTION:
Looking at the price movement of world crude oil prices, there would be
noticeable variations in prices and supply of various chemicals and raw
materials. The weakening of rupee will prove to be a major setback
which will directly affect all raw material prices in both the Doors
and the Laminates division.
However, the company is determined and focused to gain momentum in
growth and to improve their profit margins for the coming financial
year by dividing the over heads into higher sales.
For the doors division, competition will come in from cheaper doors
being marketed by Chinese companies and other unorganized flush door
manufacturers and not to forget the growth of new companies which would
be wanting to tap the huge market that exists for the eco-friendly
engineered panel doors and designer flush doors. This will induce heavy
pressure on the cost control during the manufacturing process.
INTERNAL CONTROLS & THEIR ADEQUACY:
Internal Audit & Inspection:
A comprehensive system of internal inspection and audit is in place in
the company to monitor internal control systems. The scope and
coverage of the Audit is reviewed from time to time to make it more
focused and effective. The system of both out-sourcing and in-house
audit continued during the year 2013-14.
HUMAN RESOURCES:
During the year under review the employee attrition was minimal. The
management continues its efforts in imparting professional training to
Executives and Staff members at various levels with the view to upgrade
their competence and managerial abilities. The Industrial relations in
the company continued to be cordial in the year 2013-14.
New focus is being given to improve safety for the workers and improve
awareness of work place management through training on 5S principles.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
The statements and observations made in this analysis are reflective of
the collective opinion of the company. Wherever possible, conservative
estimates have been considered.
Certain statements in this section relating to estimates, projections
and expectations may be forward looking within the meaning of
applicable laws and regulations. The actual results could differ
marginally from what the directors envisage in terms of the future
performance and outlook. The factors that may affect the performance of
the company will be changes pertaining to government policies, tariff
barriers, delays in registrations, changes in local and overseas
markets and the related factors there of.
FIXED DEPOSIT:
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any Deposits
from Public.
DIRECTORS:
As per the Articles of Association Mr. Mayur Parikh retires by rotation
but being eligible, offers himself for reappointment.
DIRECTOR''S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to sub-section (2 AA) of Section 217 of the Companies Act,
1956, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm
that:
In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable accounting
standards were followed:
The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently, made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the
Company for that period;
The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance
of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Your Company strives to incorporate the appropriate standards for
corporate governance. Pursuant to Clause-49 of listing agreement to the
Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Report and Auditors'' Certificate on
its compliance is annexed and forms part of this report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNING & OUTGO:
The details of Conservation of energy, Technology Absorption and
Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo as per section 217(1) (e) read with
Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the report of Board of
Directors) Rules 1988 as amended are given in the Annexure-I forming
part of this report.
AUDITORS:
The Company''s Auditors B.T. Vora & Co., Chartered Accountants,
Ahmedabad [Firm Reg. No. 123652W] will retire at the conclusion of
ensuing Annual General Meeting and offer themselves for reappointment
till the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting.
AUDITORS'' REPORT:
Notes forming part of the Accounts, which are specifically, referred to
by Auditors in the Report are self-explanatory and therefore do not
call for any further comments.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
There is no employee of the company drawing total remuneration of
Rs.60,00,000 p.a. or Rs.5,00,000 p.m. as required u/s 217 (2A) of The
Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Directors take this opportunity to thank all their valued
customers, business associates and vendors for their kind support. The
Directors also record their appreciation for the sincere and dedicated
efforts put in by all the employees at all levels for their
contribution towards this performance. The co-operation of our bankers
Punjab National Bank have been commendable and have helped us through
out the year. The Management also thanks their share holders.
For and On behalf of the Board
Place : Ahmedabad Dr. Sunil Gupta
Date : August 14, 2014 Managing Director
Mar 31, 2013
Dear members,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the Twenty Second Annual
Report along with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended
31st March, 2013 as under:
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Rs. in Lacs)
Year Ended Year Ended
Particulars 31/03/2013 31/03/2012
Income from operations 6358.69 5393.96
Other Income 26.90 23.29
Total Expenditure 5742.72 4841.14
Interest 339.94 394.48
Profit before Amortisation,
Depreciation & Prior Period Adjustment 302.93 181.63
Depreciation 118.99 121.35
Provision for Tax  Current / Deferred 74.31 2.14
Net Profit after depreciation and tax 109.63 58.14
Profit / (Loss) brought forward 688.45 668.18
Net Profit / (Loss) carried to
Balance Sheet 728.97 688.45
DIVIDEND:
Your Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs.0.80/- per
equity share of Rs.10 /- each for the year ended 31st March, 2013,
subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONS AND ANALYSIS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
The growth in the local market opened new opportunities for the company
to shift focus onto the domestic markets. Domestic sales have shown a
growth of 16.02% over the previous year 11-12.
The gross turnover of the company in the year 2012-2013 has shown a
growth of 17.88% as compared to the previous year which also exceeded
the projections. The turnover of the company in the year 2012-2013 is
Rs.6358.69 Lacs as against Rs.5393.96 Lacs for the previous year
2011-2012.
The domestic markets in India have shown tremendous up trends in demand
due to a boom in the construction industry and new design concepts
emerging for sophisticated interiors. This is reason enough for the
increase in domestic laminate sales and strategic decisions taken by
the management have helped in improving the top line of the company
both in the domestic and the international markets.
During the financial year under review, there had been a number of
external factors adversely affecting the performance and profitability
of the Company; i.e Increase in 1) raw material cost, for chemicals
like Phenol, Methanol, Formaldehyde and Melamine due to rising crude
oil prices. 2) Unfavorable exchange rates of US Dollar and EURO 3)
Increase in both inward and outward freight costs due to high fuel
prices. In addition to this, frequent shortage of raw materials also
affected the overall production and in turn, the anticipated top line
of the Company.
Despite the downturn in the economy Bloom Dekor has returned an
increase of 17.88% on the top line with better margins.
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW AND DEVELOPMENTS:
Globally, the decorative laminate industry is projected to have a
marginal growth. However, the domestic market is showing a very healthy
double digit growth, which appears to be sustainable for the coming
decade mainly on account of boom in the real estate markets which has
put a high demand for decorative laminate sheets catering to the
interior decoration of the innumerable residential and commercial
buildings sector. At the same time, the Chinese invasion with low
prices is adding pressure on the price realizations. The contribution
of Indian laminate industry to the world demand is still under utilized
and offers a lot of opportunity for the growth in volume.
OUTLOOK & OPPORTUNITIES: LAMINATES:
Bloom is continuing to be a preference amongst the architects and the
interior designers by the introduction of each of its new collection
every season. We will be concentrating on expanding our reach to tie up
with new channel partners to increase volume. The 3rd press for
laminates will be operational soon and Bloom will look to cater to the
door skins market by the introduction of 7x3 sized HPL sheets.
Professional Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have been
implemented, which will help the company take strategic decisions on
cost cutting and improving the bottom line. With the implementation of
the new press and a new product in the form of 7x3, along with creating
an entirely new channel partner strategy to market this product, Bloom
has great plans to significantly achieve growth with improved margins.
DOORS:
Bloom Doors has seen a significant increase in comparison to the
figures for the previous years. There has been excellent acceptance
feedback and the company has widened its direct marketing for doors to
over a dozen cities outside the home territory. Huge plans are in
process and the company should be out with a totally new look and
awareness campaign for the use of good decorative doors through its
team of efficient sales executives. This B2B product will also find its
way to the retail customer through a strategic execution plan of
creating a network of channel partners. Distribution policies, a newer
product range, branding etc will be a part of this plan. To effectively
market doors in the shortest span of time, Bloom will also leverage the
Times Treaty and tie up with various professional creative agencies to
execute the action plan in a professional and time bound manner to mark
its presence and position itself as a premium door manufacturer in this
competitive door industry.
PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT
The company is poised for phenomenal growth and has also started the
management restructuring process and introduction of modern systems to
ensure total professional approach to business. Company is also in the
process of implementation of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
software.
RISK PERCEPTION:
Looking at the price movement of world crude oil prices, there would be
noticeable variations in prices and supply of various chemicals and raw
materials. The weakening of rupee will prove to be a major setback
which will directly affect all raw material prices in both the Doors
and the Laminates division. However, the company is determined and
focused to gain momentum in growth and to improve their profit margins
for the coming financial year by dividing the over heads into higher
sales. For the doors division, competition will come in from cheaper
doors being marketed by Chinese companies and other unorganized flush
door manufacturers and not to forget the growth of new companies which
would be wanting to tap the huge market that exists for the
eco-friendly engineered panel doors and designer flush doors. This
will induce heavy pressure on the cost control during the manufacturing
process.
INTERNAL CONTROLS & THEIR ADEQUACY:
Internal Audit & Inspection:
A comprehensive system of internal inspection and audit is in place in
the company to monitor internal control systems. The scope and coverage
of the Audit is reviewed from time to time to make it more focused and
effective. The system of both out-sourcing and in-house audit continued
during the year 2012-2013.
HUMAN RESOURCES:
During the year under review the employee attrition was minimal. The
management continues its efforts in imparting professional training to
Executives and Staff members at various levels with the view to upgrade
their competence and managerial abilities. The Industrial relations in
the company continued to be cordial in the year 2012-2013.
New focus is being given to improve safety for the workers and improve
awareness of work place management through training on 5S principles.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
The statements and observations made in this analysis are reflective of
the collective opinion of the company. Wherever possible, conservative
estimates have been considered.
Certain statements in this section relating to estimates, projections
and expectations may be forward looking within the meaning of
applicable laws and regulations. The actual results could differ
marginally from what the directors envisage in terms of the future
performance and outlook. The factors that may affect the performance of
the company will be changes pertaining to government policies, tariff
barriers, delays in registrations, changes in local and overseas
markets and the related factors there of.
FIXED DEPOSIT:
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any Deposits
from Public.
DIRECTORS:
As per the Articles of Association Mr. Ashok Gandhi retires by rotation
but being eligible, offers himself for reappointment
During the year, Smt. Rupal Gupta has been reappointed as Executive
Director (Whole-time) w.e.f. 01.05.2013 for the periods of three years.
DIRECTOR`S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to sub-section (2AA) of Section 217 of the Companies Act,
1956, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm
that:
In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable accounting
standards were followed:
The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently, made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the
Company for that period;
The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance
of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Your Company strives to incorporate the appropriate standards for
corporate governance. Pursuant to Clause-49 of listing agreement to the
Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Report and Auditors` Certificate on
its compliance is annexed and forms part of this report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNING & OUTGO:
The details of Conservation of energy, Technology Absorption and
Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo as per section 217(1) (e) read with
Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the report of Board of
Directors) Rules 1988 as amended are given in the Annexure-I forming
part of this report.
AUDITORS:
The Company`s Auditors B.T. Vora & Co., Chartered Accountants,
Ahmedabad [Firm Reg. No. 123652W] will retire at the conclusion of
ensuing Annual General Meeting and offer themselves for reappointment.
AUDITORS` REPORT:
Notes forming part of the Accounts, which are specifically, referred to
by Auditors in the Report are self-explanatory and therefore do not
call for any further comments.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
There is no employee of the company drawing total remuneration of
Rs.60,00,000 p.a. or Rs.5,00,000 p.m. as required u/s 217 (2A) of The
Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Directors take this opportunity to thank all their valued
customers, business associates and vendors for their kind support. The
Directors also record their appreciation for the sincere and dedicated
efforts put in by all the employees at all levels for their
contribution towards this performance. The co-operation of our bankers
Punjab National Bank have been commendable and have helped us through
out the year. The Management also thanks their share holders.
For and On behalf of the Board
Place: Ahmedabad
Date : 14/08/2013 Managing Director
Mar 31, 2011
Dear BLOOM DEKOR LIMITED members,
The directors hereby present the Twentieth Annual Report along with the
Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March ,2011 as
under:
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS: (Rs. in Lacs)
Year Ended Year Ended
Particulars 31/03/2011 31/03/2010
Income from operations 4302.65 4123.88
Other Income 46.56 65.12
Total Expenditure 4024.02 3726.13
Interest 267.92 203.13
Profit before Amortisation,
Depreciation & Prior Period Adjustment 57.27 259.74
Differed Revenue Expenses Written
Off & Prior Period Adjustment 13.99 0.31
Depreciation 103.77 131.55
Provision for Tax - Current / Deferred (4.14) 26.37
Net Profit after depreciation and tax (56.35) 101.51
Profit/(Loss) brought forward 724.53 623.02
Net Profit / (Loss) carried to Balance Sheet 668.18 724.53
FIXED DEPOSIT:
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any Deposits
from Public.
DIRECTORS:
As per the Articles of Association Mr. Chirag Mehta retires by rotation
but being eligible, offers himself for reappointment. Dr. Ramesh Shah
resigned from the directorship of the Company during the year due to
his other pre-occupations. The Board places on record appreciation of
the services rendered by Dr. Ramesh Shah, during his tenure as director
of the company. Mr. Karan Gupta was appointed as an additional director
w.e.f. 12.2.2011 and as an Executive Director for a period of three
years w.e.f. 1.4.2011 at remuneration set out in item No.5 to the
notice calling AGM subject to approval of shareholders.
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to sub-section (2AA) of Section 217 of the Companies Act,
1956, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm
that:
(i) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable
accounting standards were followed:
(ii) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently, made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the
Company for that period;
(iii) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
(iv) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Your Company strives to incorporate the appropriate standards for
corporate governance. Pursuant to Clause-49 of listing agreement to the
Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Report and Auditors' Certificate on
its compliance is annexed and forms part of this report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNING & OUTGO:
The details of Conservation of energy, Technology Absorption and
Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo as per section 217(1) (e) read with
Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the report of Board of
Directors) Rules 1988 as amended are given in the Annexure-I forming
part of this report.
AUDITORS:
The Company's Auditors M/s. B.T. Vora & Co., Chartered Accountants,
Ahmedabad [Firm Reg. No. 123652W]will retire at the conclusion of
ensuing Annual General Meeting and offer themselves for reappointment.
AUDITORS' REPORT:
Notes forming part of the Accounts, which are specifically, referred to
by Auditors in the Report are self-explanatory and therefore do not
call for any further comments.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
There is no employee of the company drawing total remuneration of
Rs.60,00,000 p.a. or Rs.5,00,000 p.m. as required u/s 217 (2A) of The
Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Directors take this opportunity to thank all their valued
customers, business associates and vendors for their kind support. The
Directors also record their appreciation for the sincere and dedicated
efforts put in by all the employees at all levels for their
contribution towards this performance. The co-operation of our banker
Punjab National Bank has been commendable and helped us through the
year. The Management also thanks their share holders.
For and On behalf of the Board
Place : Ahmedabad
Date : 31.05.2011 Chairman
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the Nineteenth Annual Report
along with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st
March 2010, as under:
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS: (Rs. in Lacs)
Year Ended Year Ended
Particulars 31/03/2010 31/03/2009
Income from operations 4123.88 3392.00
Other Income 65.12 51.19
Total Expenditure 3726.13 3063.73
Interest 203.13 197.92
Profit before Amortisation,
Depreciation & Prior
Period Adjustment 259.74 181.54
Differed Revenue Expenses
Written Off & Prior Period
Adjustment 0.31 7.45
Depreciation 131.55 121.76
Provision for Tax -
Current / Deferred 26.37 21.39
Net Profit after depreciation
and tax 101.51 30.94
Profit / (Loss)
brought forward 623.02 592.08
Net Profit / (Loss) carried to
Balance Sheet 724.53 623.02
FIXED DEPOSIT:
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any Deposits
from Public.
DIRECTORS:
As per the Articles of Association Mr. Chirag Mehta retires by rotation
but being eligible, offers himself for reappointment.
Smt. Rupal Gupta was re-appointed as Executive Director for a period of
three years w.e.f. 1.5.2010 at remuneration set out in item No.4 to the
notice calling AGM subject to approval of shareholders.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to sub-section (2AA) of Section 217 of the Companies Act,
1956, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm
that:
(i) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable
accounting standards were followed:
(ii) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently, made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the
Company for that period;
(iii) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
(iv) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Your Company strives to incorporate the appropriate standards for
corporate governance. Pursuant to Clause-49 of listing agreement to the
Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Report and Auditors Certificate on
its compliance is annexed and forms part of this report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNING & OUTGO:
The details of Conservation of energy, Technology Absorption and
Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo as per section 217(1) (e) read with
Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the report of Board of
Directors) Rules 1988 as amended are given in the Annexure-I forming
part of this report.
AUDITORS:
The Companys Auditors M/s. B.T. Vora & Co., Chartered Accountants,
Ahmedabad will retire at the conclusion of ensuing Annual General
Meeting and offer themselves for reappointment.
AUDITORS REPORT:
Notes forming part of the Accounts, which are specifically, referred to
by Auditors in the Report are self-explanatory and therefore do not
call for any further comments.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
There is no employee of the company drawing total remuneration of Rs.
24,00,000 p.a. or Rs. 2,00,000 p.m. as required u/s 217 (2A) of The
Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Directors take this opportunity to thank all their valued
customers, business associates and vendors for their kind support. The
Directors also record their appreciation for the sincere and dedicated
efforts put in by all the employees at all levels for their
contribution towards this performance. The co-operation of our previous
bankers State Bank of India, The Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. and now Punjab
National Bank have been commendable and have helped us through the
year. The Management also thanks their share holders.
For and On behalf of the Board
Place : Ahmedabad
Date : 29/05/2010 Chairman
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