Mar 31, 2025
Your Board of Directors has immense pleasure in presenting the 33rd Annual Report of your Company along with the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2025. Further, in compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 the Company has made all requisite disclosures in this Board Report with the objective of accountability and transparency in its operations to make you aware about its performance and future perspective of the Company.
In the year 1994, the Company came out with a public issue, which was a success. The Company is among the first broking houses of Northern India to go public. Our share is presently listed at Bombay Stock Exchange.
The Company had started its journey by acquiring the membership in National Stock Exchange as soon as it came into existence in the year 1994, and held Category-1 Merchant Banking license till 1998.
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1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT |
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(Amount in ''Lacs'') |
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FINANCIAL METRIC |
31.03.2025 |
31.03.2024 |
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Revenue from Operations |
625.04 |
572.83 |
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Other Income |
137.11 |
82.38 |
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TOTAL INCOME |
762.15 |
655.21 |
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Total Expenditure (inclusive of interest & Depreciation) |
592.04 |
561.00 |
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Profit (loss) before Tax |
170.11 |
94.21 |
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Current Tax |
(27.67) |
(27.75) |
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Earlier Year Tax |
- |
0.48 |
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Deferred Tax (Asset) |
(17.14) |
0.14 |
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NET PROFIT (LOSS) |
159.58 |
65.84 |
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Other Comprehensive Income |
0.13 |
4.33 |
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NET PROFIT (LOSS) AFTER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
159.70 |
70.17 |
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Paid up Equity Capital |
594.84 |
594.84 |
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Reserves |
686.01 |
526.31 |
The Directors do not recommend any dividend for the year.
As on 31st March, 2025, the Company has only one Subsidiary Company i.e. M/s NDA Commodity Brokers Private Limited. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013, our Company has prepared Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company which forms part of 33rd Annual Report. Further, a statement containing salient features of Financial Statements of the Subsidiary in the prescribed format AOC-1, pursuant to Section 129 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013, is annexed as Annexure-1 to this Report.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Audited Financial Statements, the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related information of the Company and the Audited Accounts of the Subsidiary are available on our website i.e. www. ndaindia.com. Further, NDA Securities limited, has entered into an agreement of acquiring the shares from shareholders of NDA Research and Technologies Private Limited and to maintain the company i.e., NDA research and Technologies Pvt. Ltd. as its wholly owned subsidiary company.
The Company has not transferred any amount to reserves.
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems established and maintained by the Company, work performed by the internal, statutory and secretarial auditors and the reviews performed by the Management and the relevant Board Committees, including the Audit Committee, the Board is of the opinion that the Company''s internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the financial year 2024-25.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, Directors of your Company hereby state and confirm that:
a. In the preparation of the annual accounts for
the year ended 31st March, 2025, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b. They 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 ended 31st March, 2025 and of the profit of the company for the same period;
c. They 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. They had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e. They had laid down internal financial controls in the company that are adequate and were operating effectively.
f. They had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and these are adequate and are operating effectively.
Auditors'' observations are suitably explained in notes to the Accounts and are self- explanatory.
7. AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY i) Statutory Auditors:
The Members of the company had at their 30th Annual General Meeting held on 29th September, 2022, approved the appointment of M/s. J M and Associates (Firm Registration No.: 017544N) as the Statutory Auditor of the Company to hold office for a term of five years commencing from the conclusion of 30th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 35th Annual General Meeting.
M/s. J M and Associates (FRN.: 011270N), have provided their consent and confirmed that they meet the eligibility criteria prescribed under section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 4 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 and they are not disqualified to act as Statutory Auditors of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules thereof, the Board of Directors had appointed Mona Bansal & Associates (Membership No. 44163 & COP No.- 17676), as Secretarial Auditor of the Company for the FY 2024-25.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended March 31,2025 is given in this Report as Annexure- A
M/s Ashutosh Gupta & Co., Chartered Accountants, is the Internal Auditor of the Company.
There were Six ( 6 ) meetings of the Board of Directors held during the financial year 2024-25 are as follows:
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S.NO. |
DATE OF MEETING |
NAME OF DIRECTORS WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING |
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1. |
29.05.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Akshay Saxena, Ms. Naina Singh |
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2. |
09.08.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Akshay Saxena, Ms. Naina Singh |
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3. |
16.08.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Akshay Saxena, Ms. Naina Singh |
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4. |
09.10.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Akshay Saxena, Ms. Naina Singh |
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5. |
13.11.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Akshay Saxena, Ms. Naina Singh |
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6. |
12.02.2025 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Akshay Saxena, Ms. Naina Singh |
Company has two Independent Directors namely Mr. Akshay Saxena and Ms. Naina Singh, appointed w.e.f.
01.04.2024 and have given their declarations that they meet the eligibility criteria of Independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
In line with the requirement of Regulation 25 (3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a meeting of the Independent Directors of the Company was held on 26th March, 2025, wherein the performance of the non- independent directors was evaluated.
The Board, based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee evaluated the effectiveness of its functioning and that of the Committees. The aspects covered in the evaluation included the contribution to and monitoring of
Corporate Governance practices, participation in the long- term strategic planning and fulfillment of Directors'' obligations and fiduciary responsibilities, including but not limited to active participation at the Board and Committee meetings.
In accordance with the provisions of Regulation 25(7) and 46(2) of the Listing Regulations, the Company familiarizes its independent directors at regular intervals, with their roles and responsibilities and the business strategies of the Company. Apart from the aforementioned, the Company also updates the independent directors periodically with the recent changes in statutory provisions applicable on the Company and/or any change /addition in the business operations of the Company.
The details of training and familiarization program conducted during the year are provided on the website of the Company at www.ndaindia.com.
During the FY 2025-26, the Company did not accept any deposit within the meaning of section 73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
Following officials are the Key Managerial Personnel (''KMP'') of the Company:-
⢠Mr. Gaurav Jindal - Managing Director
⢠Mr. Arun Kumar Mistry - Chief Financial Officer
⢠Ms. Shalini Chauhan - Company Secretary.
⢠Mr. Gaurav Jindal (DIN: 06583133) was appointed as an Additional Director, designated as the Managing Director of the Company, in the Board Meeting held on 28.05.2025, subject to the approval of the shareholders and after obtaining necessary prior approvals from NSE and BSE.
⢠Mr. Ram Gopal Jindal (DIN: 06583160) was appointed as an Additional Director (NonExecutive, Non-Independent) of the Company in the same Board Meeting held on 28.05.2025, subject to the approval of the shareholders and after obtaining necessary prior approvals from NSE and BSE.
⢠Mr. Arvind Sharma was appointed as an Additional Director (Executive, Non-Independent) of the
Company with effect from 12.05.2025 pursuant to the authorization granted by the Board.
⢠Mr. Deepak Khurana was appointed as an Additional Director (Executive, NonIndependent) of the Company with effect from
12.05.2025 pursuant to the authorization granted by the Board. He tendered his resignation dated
31.05.2025 from the post of Additional Director.
During the year, Mr. Gaurav Jindal was appointed as the Managing Director of the Company with effect from May 28, 2025, following the cessation of Mr. Sanjay
Agarwal from the said role. Therfore Mr. Gaurav Jindal has been appointed as the KMP of the company from 28.05.2025 in place of Mr. Sanjay Agarwal.
There is no change in the paid up equity share capital during the Financial Year 2024-25. Presently, Paid up capital of the company is 59,48,364 equity shares of face value ^10/- each.
15. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OCCURRED AFTER TAKEOVER OF THE COMPANY AND THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2024-25 TILL DATE
The takeover of NDA Securities Limited has been successfully completed in accordance with all applicable provisions of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations. All requisite approvals were duly obtained from the Stock Exchange, Depository Participants, and Clearing Corporations to facilitate the transaction.
This milestone was achieved pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement dated 01st February 2024, which marked the formal initiation of the takeover process. Consequent to this acquisition, there has been a change in the control of the management of the Company.
Pursuant to the takeover and in accordance with the applicable SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Mr. Ram Gopal Jindal (Acquirer) and Mr. Gaurav Jindal (Person Acting in Concert) have been reclassified and recognized as Promoters and members of the Promoter Group of the Company.
Simultaneously, the erstwhile promoters of the Company have been reclassified from ''Promoter'' category to ''Public'' category, upon receipt of necessary approvals and in compliance with the applicable regulatory framework.
3. Margin Trading Facility (MTF):
Under the supervision of the new management, the Company has obtained the Margin Trading Facility (MTF) license from both the NSE and BSE stock exchanges to offer MTF services.
4. SEBI Market Maker facilities:
The Company has successfully applied for approval of SEBI Market Maker facilities from the National Stock Exchange (NSE), thereby enabling it to enhance liquidity and depth in the trading of designated securities.
5. Change of Corporate Office:
The Company has shifted its Corporate Office from E-157, Second Floor, kalkaji, New Delhi-110019 to 307, 3rd Floor, D Mall, Pitampura, Netaji Subhash Place, New Delhi-110034, where it now maintains its books of accounts in compliance with applicable statutory requirements.
6. New LOGO Adoption
Adoption of a New Corporate Logo as a Result of the Recent Takeover, Reflecting the Change in Management and Brand Identity.
16. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS
There is no change in nature of business of the Company during the financial year 2024-25.
17. MANAGEMENT''S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A comprehensive Management''s Discussion and Analysis Report, which is enclosed, forming a part of the Board Report.
18. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is listed with BSE Limited (formerly Known as Bombay Stock Exchange Limited). In view of clause 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure
Requirement) Regulation, 2015, the compliance with the Corporate Governance provisions as specified in Regulations 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27 and clause (b) to (i) of sub regulation (2) of regulation 46 and Para C, D and E of Schedule V are not applicable to the Company under the criteria given in the said Regulation. Hence, no disclosure has been made on the items covered under Corporate Governance.
19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Pursuant to Section 134 of the Act read with Rule 8 (2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, transactions which are required to be reported under Section 188 of the Act in Form AOC-2 which is enclosed, forming a part of the Board Report.
All related Party Transactions as required under AS-18 are reported in Notes to Accounts of the Financial Statements of the Company.
20. SEPARATE MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
As per the requirement under the Act, the Independent Directors had a separate meeting on 26th March, 2025, without the presence of non- independent directors and members of management.
21. AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Chairman informed the Board that as per the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 all Public Companies satisfying the following conditions shall constitute an Audit Committee:
i. Listed Company;
ii. With a paid up capital of Ten crore rupees or more;
iii. Having turnover of one hundred crore rupees or more;
iv. Having in aggregate, outstanding loans or borrowings or debentures or deposits exceeding fifty crore rupees or more.
COMPOSITION:
Minimum 3 directors with majority independent further provided that majority including its Chairperson shall be persons with ability to read and understand, the financial statement. The Audit Committee shall consist of the following members namely:
1. Sanjay Agarwal-Member* (resigned w.e.f 22.05.2025)
2. Akshay Saxena - Chairman
3. Naina Singh - Member
4. Gaurav Jindal - Member (appointed w.e.f 28.05.2025)
MEETINGS:
The details regarding number of meetings held by Audit Committee during the year are as follows:
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S.NO. |
DATE OF MEETING |
NAME OF DIRECTORS WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING |
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1. |
29.05.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal,Mr. Akshay Saxena, Ms. Naina Singh |
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2. |
09.08.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal,Mr. Akshay Saxena, Ms. Naina Singh |
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3 |
09.10.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal,Mr. Akshay Saxena, Ms. Naina Singh |
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4. |
13.11.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal,Mr. Akshay Saxena, Ms. Naina Singh |
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5. |
12.02.2025 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal,Mr. Akshay Saxena, Ms. Naina Singh |
1. Oversight of the company''s financial reporting process and the disclosure of its financial information to ensure that the financial statement is correct, sufficient and credible;
2. Recommendation for appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of auditors of the company;
3. Approval of payment to statutory auditors for any other services rendered by the statutory auditors;
4. Reviewing, with the management, the annual financial statements and auditor''s report thereon before submission to the board for approval, with particular reference to:
a. Matters required being included in the Director''s Responsibility Statement to be included in the Board''s report in terms of clause (c) of subsection 3 of section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013
b. Changes, if any, in accounting policies and practices and reasons for the same
c. Major accounting entries involving estimates based on the exercise of judgment by management
d. Significant adjustments made in the financial statements arising out of audit findings
e. Compliance with listing and other legal requirements relating to financial statements
f. Disclosure of any related party transactions
g. Qualifications in the draft audit report
5. Reviewing, with the management, the quarterly financial statements before submission to the board for approval;
6. Reviewing, with the management, the statement of uses / application of funds raised through an issue (public issue, rights issue, preferential issue, etc.), the statement of funds utilized for purposes other than those stated in the offer document / prospectus / notice and the report submitted by the monitoring agency monitoring the utilization of proceeds of a public or rights issue, and making appropriate recommendations to the Board to take up steps in this matter;
7. Review and monitor the auditor''s independence and performance, and effectiveness of audit process;
8. Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of the company with related parties;
9. Scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments;
10. Valuation of undertakings or assets of the company, wherever it is necessary;
11. Evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems;
12. Reviewing, with the management, performance of statutory and internal auditors, and adequacy of the internal control systems;
13. Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, if any, including the structure of the internal audit department, staffing and seniority of the official heading the department, reporting structure coverage and frequency of internal audit;
14. Discussion with internal auditors of any significant findings and follow up there on;
15. Reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal auditors into matters where there is suspected fraud or irregularity or a failure of internal control systems of a material nature and reporting the matter to the board;
16. Discussion with statutory auditors before the audit commences, about the nature and scope of audit as well as post-audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern;
17. To look into the reasons for substantial defaults in the payment to the depositors, debenture holders, shareholders (in case of non-payment of declared dividends) and creditors;
18. To review the functioning of the Whistle Blower mechanism;
19. Approval of appointment of CFO (i.e., the wholetime Finance Director or any other person heading the finance function or discharging that function) after assessing the qualifications, experience and background, etc. of the candidate;
20. Carrying out any other function as is mentioned in the terms of reference of the Audit Committee;
21. Recommendation for appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of auditors of the company;
22. Review and monitor the auditor''s independence and performance and effectiveness of audit process;
23. Examination of the financial statement and the
auditors'' report thereon;
24. Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of the company with related parties;
25. Scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments;
26. Valuation of undertakings or assets of the company, wherever it is necessary;
27. Evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems;
28. Monitoring the end use of funds raised through public offers and related matters;
29. The Audit Committee may call for the comments of the auditors about internal control systems, the scope of audit, including the observations of the auditors and review of financial statement before their submission to the Board and may also discuss any related issues with the internal and statutory auditors and the management of the company;
30. The Audit Committee shall have authority to investigate into any matter in relation to the items specified (as mentioned at S.No. 21 to 28 above) or referred to it by the Board and for this purpose shall have power to obtain professional advice from external sources and have full access to information contained in the records of the company;
31. The auditors of a company and the key managerial personnel shall have a right to be heard in the meetings of the Audit Committee when it considers the auditor''s report but shall not have the right to vote;
32. The Audit Committee may invite such of the executives, as it considers appropriate (and particularly the head of the finance function) to be present at the meetings of the committee, but on occasions it may also meet without the presence of any executives of the company. The finance director, head of internal audit and a representative of the statutory auditor may be present as invitees for the meetings of the audit committee; and
33. Resolve any disagreements between management and the auditor regarding financial reporting.
REVIEW
The Audit Committee shall review the following information:
1. Management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations;
2. Statement of significant related party transactions (as defined by the Audit Committee), submitted by management;
3. Management letters / letters of internal control weaknesses issued by the statutory auditors;
4. Internal audit reports relating to internal control weaknesses; and
5. The appointment, removal and terms of remuneration of the Chief internal auditor shall be subject to review by the Audit Committee.
POWERS
1. To investigate any activity within its terms of reference.
2. To seek information from any employee.
3. To obtain outside legal or other professional advice.
4. To secure attendance of outsiders with relevant expertise, if it considers necessary.
The Chairman informed the Board that as per the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6 of Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, all public Companies satisfying following conditions shall constitute Nomination and Remuneration Committee:
i. Listed Company;
ii. With a paid up capital of ten crore rupees or more;
iii. Having turnover of one hundred crore rupees or more;
iv. Having in aggregate, outstanding loans or borrowings or debentures or deposits exceeding fifty crore rupees or more.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall consist of following members namely:
i. Deepti Agarwal- Member * (Resigned w.e.f.
22.05.2025)
ii. Akshay Saxena- Chairman
iii. Naina Singh - Member
iv. Ram Gopal Jindal- Member *( Appointed w.e.f.
28.05.2025)
MEETINGS
The Committee shall meet as and when it is thought appropriate.
The details regarding number of meeting held by Nomination and Remuneration Committee during the year are as follows:
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S.No. |
Date of Meeting |
Name of Directors who attended the meeting |
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1 |
16.08.2024 |
Deepti Agarwal, Akshay Saxena- Chairman and Naina Singh |
1. Formulation of the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director and recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration of the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees;
2. Formulation of criteria for evaluation of Independent Directors and the Board;
3. Identifying persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in senior management in accordance with the criteria laid down, and recommend to the Board their appointment and removal. The company shall disclose the remuneration policy and the evaluation criteria in its Annual Report.
4. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall identify persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in senior management in accordance with the criteria lay down, recommend to the Board their appointment and removal and shall carry out evaluation of every director''s performance.
5. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall formulate the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director and recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration for the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees.
6. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall, while formulating the policy ensures that:
a. the level and composition of remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate directors of the quality required to run the company successfully;
b. relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets appropriate performance benchmarks; and
c. remuneration to directors, key managerial personnel and senior management involves a balance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short and long-term performance objectives appropriate to the working of the company and its goals: Provided that such policy shall be disclosed in the Board''s report.
The Chairman informed the Board that as per the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, Companies which consists of more than one thousand shareholders, debenture- holders, deposit-holders and any other security holders at any time during a financial year shall constitute a Stakeholders Relationship, Grievance and Share Transfer Committee.
COMPOSITION: The Stake Holders Relationship, Grievance Committee shall consist of at least three Directors namely:
i. Sanjay Agarwal- Member * (Resigned w.e.f.
22.05.2025)
ii. Akshay Saxena- Member
iii. Naina Singh - Member
iv. Arvind Sharma- Member* (Appointment w.e.f.
12.05.2025)
The Committee shall meet as and when it is thought appropriate. The details regarding number of meeting held by Stakeholders Relationship, Grievance and Share Transfer Committee during the year are as follows:
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S.No. |
Date of Meeting |
Name of Directors who attended the meeting |
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1 |
26.03.2024 |
Sanjay Agarwal, Akshay Saxena- Chairman and Naina Singh |
i. The Stake Holders Relationship, Grievance and Share Transfer Committee specifically look into the redressal of grievances of shareholders, debenture holders and other security holders;
ii. The Stake Holders Relationship, Grievance and Share Transfer Committee shall consider and resolve the grievances of the security holders of the company including complaints related to transfer of shares, non-receipt of balance sheet, non-receipt of declared dividends.
iii. To expedite the process of share transfers, the Board of the company shall delegate the power of share transfer to an officer or a committee or to the registrar and share transfer agents. The delegated authority shall attend to share transfer formalities at least once in a fortnight.
iv. The Stakeholders Relationship, Grievance Committee oversees and reviews all matters connected with the securities transfers and also looks into redressing of shareholders complaints like transfer of shares, non-receipt of annual reports/dividends etc.
v. The Committee oversees the performance of the Registrar and Transfer agents and recommends measures for overall improvement in the quality of investor services.
The performance of the Board, Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and Stakeholders'' Relationship Committee and that of Individual Directors for the year 2024-25 were evaluated on the basis of criteria as approved by the Board. All directors were provided the criteria for evaluation which were duly filled in.
The performance of Independent Directors was evaluated by the Board of Directors. Each Board Member completed the evaluation and shared their views with the Chairman. Areas of improvement in the functioning of the Board and Committees were identified.
25. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR 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 Statements.
26. PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING
The Board has adopted a code for the Prevention of Insider Trading in the securities of the Company. The Code inter alia requires pre- clearance from Designated Persons for dealing in the securities of the Company as per the criteria specified therein and prohibits the purchase or sale of securities of the Company by Designated Persons while in possession of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information in relation to the Company besides during the period when the trading window is closed. The aforesaid Code is available at the website of the Company www.ndaindia.com.
27. VIGIL MECHANISM
The Company has devised a vigil mechanism for Directors and employees through the adoption of Whistle Blower Policy, details whereof on our website i.e. www.ndaindia.com.
28. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT THE WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company is in line with the requirement of the Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Internal Complaints Committee is in place to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees etc.) are covered under this policy.
The following is a summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed of during the year 2024-2025:
⢠No. of complaints received- NIL
⢠No. of complaints disposed of: NIL
29. REMUNERATION POLICY
The Company has in place a Remuneration Policy for the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees, pursuant to the provisions of the Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19(4) & Schedule II Part D (A) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), 2015.
30. REMUNERATION RATIO OF THE DIRECTORS / KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL (KMP) / EMPLOYEES
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975.
The ratio of remuneration of each Director, Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary of the Company for the FY-2024-25 is annexed at Annexure-B.
31. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as the said provisions are not applicable to the Company.
32. ANNUAL LISTING FEE
The Company has paid the Annual listing fees for the financial year 2024-25 to BSE LTD.
33. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUT GO
During the period under review there was no energy conservation, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo.
34. MATERIAL AND SIGNIFICANT ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS
There have been no significant and material orders passed by Regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and the future operations of the Company.
35. RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company has in place a mechanism to inform the Board about the Risk Assessment and minimization procedures and periodical review to ensure that risk is controlled by means of a properly defined framework. In the Board''s view there are no material risks, which may threaten the existence of the Company.
36. REPORTING OF FRAUDS
The auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified under the 2nd proviso to Section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
37. APPRECIATION
Your Directors wish to place on records their sincere appreciation to all the Employees of the Company for their untiring efforts, efficient work management, loyal services, commitment and dedication that developed the culture of professionalism. Your Directors also thank and express gratitude to the Company''s Customers, Vendors and Institutions. Your Directors also wishes to express deep sense of gratitude to the all our Bankers, Central and State Governments and their departments and to the local authorities for the continued support.
Your Directors register sincere appreciations to the Shareholders of the Company for keeping faith and confidence reposed in us.
Mar 31, 2024
Your Board of Directors has immense pleasure in presenting the 32nd Annual Report of your Company along with the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2024. Further, in compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 the Company has made all requisite disclosures in this Board Report with the objective of accountability and transparency in its operations to make you aware about its performance and future perspective of the Company.
In the year 1994, the Company came out with a public issue, which was a success. The Company is among the first broking houses of Northern India to go public. Our share is presently listed at Bombay Stock Exchange.
The Company had started its journey by acquiring the membership in National Stock Exchange as soon as it came into existence in the year 1994, and held Category-1 Merchant Banking license till 1998.
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Particulars |
Amount (in Lakhs) |
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31.03.2024 |
31.03.2023 |
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Revenue from Operations |
572.83 |
510.48 |
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Other Income |
82.38 |
62.74 |
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Total Income |
655.21 |
573.23 |
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Total Expenditure (inclusive of interest & Depreciation) |
561.00 |
547.89 |
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Profit (loss) before Tax |
94.21 |
25.34 |
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Current Tax |
(27.75) |
(11.46) |
|
Earlier Year Tax |
0.48 |
- |
|
Deferred Tax (Asset) |
0.14 |
68.14 |
|
Net Profit (loss) |
65.84 |
82.02 |
|
Other Comprehensive Income |
4.33 |
(9.58) |
|
Net Profit (loss) after Comprehensive Income |
70.17 |
72.44 |
|
Paid up Equity Capital |
594.84 |
509.22 |
|
Reserves |
526.31 |
391.76 |
The Directors do not recommend any dividend for the year.
As on 31st March, 2024, the Company has only one Subsidiary Company i.e. M/s NDA Commodity Brokers Private Limited.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013, our Company has prepared Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company which forms part of 32nd Annual Report. Further, a statement containing salient features of Financial Statements of the Subsidiary in the prescribed format AOC-1, pursuant to Section 129 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013, is annexed as âAnnexure-1â to this Report.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Audited Financial Statements, the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related information of the Company and the Audited Accounts of the Subsidiary are available on our website i.e. www.ndaindia.com.
The Company has not transferred any amount to reserves.
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems established and maintained by the Company, work performed by the internal, statutory and secretarial auditors and the reviews performed by the Management and the relevant Board Committees, including the Audit Committee, the Board is of the opinion that the Company''s internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the financial year 2023-24.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, Directors of your Company hereby state and confirm that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2024, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) They 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 ended 31st March, 2024 and of the profit of the company for the same period;
c) They 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) They had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) They had laid down internal financial controls in the company that are adequate and were operating effectively.
f) They had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and these are adequate and are operating effectively.
Auditors'' observations are suitably explained in notes to the Accounts and are selfexplanatory.
The Members of the company had at their 30th Annual General Meeting held on 29th September, 2022, approved the appointment of M/s. J M and Associates (Firm Registration
No.: 017544N) as the Statutory Auditor of the Company to hold office for a term of five years commencing from the conclusion of 30th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 35 th Annual General Meeting.
M/s. J M and Associates (FRN.: 011270N), have provided their consent and confirmed that they meet the eligibility criteria prescribed under section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 4 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 and they are not disqualified to act as Statutory Auditors of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules thereof, the Board of Directors had appointed Mona Bansal& Associates (Membership No. 44163 & COP No.-17676), as Secretarial Auditor of the Company for the FY 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024 is given in this Report as Annexure- A.
M/s Ashutosh Gupta & Co., Chartered Accountants, is the Internal Auditor of the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 92(3) and section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the annual return as on 31st March, 2024 in the prescribed format is available at company''s website at (www.ndaindia.com)
There were Ten (10) meetings of the Board of Directors held during the financial year 202324 are as follows:
|
S.No. |
Date of Meeting |
Name of Directors who attended the meeting |
|
1. |
29.05.2023 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi |
|
2. |
13.07.2023 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi |
|
3. |
29.07.2023 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi |
|
4. |
14.08.2023 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi |
|
5. |
24.08.2023 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Uma, Shanker Gupta and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi, Ms. Pooja Agarwal |
|
6. |
06.09.2023 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi |
|
7. |
01.11.2023 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi |
|
8. |
14.02.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi |
|
9. |
21.03.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Uma |
|
|
Shanker Gupta and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi |
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10. |
29.03.2024 |
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, Mr. Uma |
|
|
Shanker Gupta and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi |
Presently Company has two Independent Directors namely Mr. Akshay Saxena and Ms. Naina Singh, appointed w.e.f. 01.04.2024 and have given their declarations that they meet the eligibility criteria of Independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Whereas, Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi, have completed Two consecutive terms of their tenure as Independent Directors served the company till 31.03.2024, and they also provided their declarations to meet the eligibility criteria of Independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
In line with the requirement of Regulation 25 (3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a meeting of the Independent Directors of the
Company was held on 14th November, 2023, wherein the performance of the nonindependent directors was evaluated.
The Board, based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee evaluated the effectiveness of its functioning and that of the Committees.
The aspects covered in the evaluation included the contribution to and monitoring of Corporate Governance practices, participation in the long- term strategic planning and fulfillment of Directors'' obligations and fiduciary responsibilities, including but not limited to active participation at the Board and Committee meetings.
In accordance with the provisions of Regulation 25(7) and 46(2) of the Listing Regulations, the Company familiarizes its independent directors at regular intervals, with their roles and responsibilities and the business strategies of the Company. Apart from the aforementioned, the Company also updates the independent directors periodically with the recent changes in statutory provisions applicable on the Company and/or any change /addition in the business operations of the Company.
The details of training and familiarization program conducted during the year are provided on the website of the Company at www.ndaindia.com.
During the FY 2023-24, the Company did not accept any deposit within the meaning of section 73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
14. DIRECTORS & KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Following officials are the Key Managerial Personnel (''KMP'') of the Company:-
⢠Mr. Sanjay Agarwal- Managing Director
⢠Mrs. Deepti Agarwal- Director (upto 31st April, 2023)
⢠Mr. Arun Kumar Mistry- Chief Financial Officer
⢠Ms. Shalini Chauhan- Company Secretary.
Change in Designation of Director from Executive to Non- Executive Director
Mrs. Deepti Agarwal, (DIN: 00049250) was appointed as Whole Time Director of the company. Her tenure as the Whole Time Director of the company has expired w.e.f. 30.04.2023, but she continue to remain the Director of the company.
Therefore, the designation of Mrs. Deepti Agarwal (DIN: 00049250) has been changed to the Non- Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. 01.05.2023.
⢠Ms. Pooja Agarwal (DIN: 03111152) and Mr. Varun Deep Agarwal (DIN: 07355393 ) were proposed to be appointed as the Non- Executive, Independent Directors of the Company in its board meeting held on 13.07.2023 and resolutions for the appointment were placed in the 31st Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 10.08.2023.
Where the appointment of Ms. Pooja Agarwal was passed with the requisite majority and the resolution for the appointment of Mr. Varundeep Gupta was failed to get the approval of the members in their Meeting.
⢠Ms. Pooja Agarwal tenured her resignation dated 1st November, 2023 from her position and the same was effective from the date 10th November, 2023 after obtaining the requisite approvals from Exchanges as a trading member of BSE and NSE.
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta (DIN: 00008823) and Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi (DIN: 00350516) has completed on 31.03.2024, their two terms of tenure as independent directors of the company and relived from their position from 01.04.2024.
⢠Mr. Akshay Saxena (DIN: 10558168) and Ms. Naina Singh (DIN: 10558307) has been appointed in place of the retiring independent directors of the company w.e.f. 01.04.2024, approval from the members has been received by conducting the postal ballot through electronic means on 29th June, 2024.
Mrs. Deepti Agrwal (DIN:00049250), will retire from the office by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers herself for re- appointment.
Ms. Isha Malik has tendered her resignation dated 14.08.2023 and has been released from the post of Company Secretary and Compliance Officer from the Company w.e.f 14.08.2023.
Ms. Shalini Chauhan, appointed in the place of Ms. Isha Malik w.e.f 16.08.2023 as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company.
The board of directors in their meeting held on August 24, 2023 has approved the allotment of 8,56,164 (Eight Lakh Fifty Six Thousand One Hundred and Sixty Four) equity shares, on preferential basis, to the persons belonging to the non-promoter category i.e. M/s. Hilum Commodities Private Limited, having face value of INR 10/- (Indian Rupees Ten Only) per equity share at an issue price of INR 17.52/- each per share aggregating to Rs. 149,99,993/- (rupees one crore forty-nine lakhs ninety nine thousand nine hundred ninety three only) approved by the members in their 31st Annual General Meeting held on 10th August, 2023.
Consequently, paid up share capital of the company increased from 50, 92,200 to 59, 48,364 equity shares having face value of Rs. 10 per share during the FY 2023-24.
Presently, the paid up equity share capital of the company is 59, 48,364 equity shares of face value INR 10/- each.
There is no change in nature of business of the Company during the financial year 2023-24.
A comprehensive Management''s Discussion and Analysis Report, which is enclosed, forming a part of the Board Report.
The Company is listed with BSE Limited (formerly Known as Bombay Stock Exchange Limited). In view of clause 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement) Regulation, 2015, the compliance with the Corporate Governance provisions as specified in Regulations 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27 and clause (b) to (i) of sub regulation (2) of regulation 46 and Para C, D and E of Schedule V are not applicable to the Company under the criteria given in the said Regulation. Hence, no disclosure has been made on the items covered under Corporate Governance.
Pursuant to Section 134 of the Act read with Rule 8 (2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, there are no transactions which are required to be reported under Section 188 of the Act in Form AOC-2.
All related Party Transactions as required under AS-18 are reported in Notes to Accounts of the Financial Statements of the Company.
As per the requirement under the Act, the Independent Directors had a separate meeting on 01.11.2023, without the presence of non- independent directors and members of management.
The Chairman informed the Board that as per the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 all Public Companies satisfying the following conditions shall constitute an Audit Committee:
i) Listed Company;
ii) With a paid up capital of T en crore rupees or more;
iii) Having turnover of one hundred crore rupees or more;
iv) Having in aggregate, outstanding loans or borrowings or debentures or depositsexceeding fifty crore rupees or more.
Minimum 3 directors with majority independent further provided that majority including its Chairperson shall be persons with ability to read and understand, the financial statement.
The Audit Committee shall consist of the following members namely:
1) U ma Shanker Gupta- Chairman (until 31.03.2024)
2) Ram Kishan Sanghi- Member (until 31.03.2024)
3) Sanjay Agarwal -Member
4) Akshay Saxena - Chairman (from 01.04.2024)
5) Naina Singh - Member (from 01.04.2024)
The details regarding number of meetings held by Audit Committee during the year are asfollows:
|
S.No. |
Date of Meeting |
Name of Directors who attended the meeting |
|
1. |
29.05.2023 |
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and Mr. Sanjay Agarwal |
|
2. |
13.07.2023 |
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and Mr. Sanjay Agarwal |
|
3. |
29.07.2023 |
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and Mr. Sanjay Agarwal |
|
4. |
14.08.2023 |
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and Mr. Sanjay Agarwal |
|
5. |
24.08.2023 |
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Ms. Pooja Agarwal, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and Mr.Sanjay Agarwal |
|
6. |
06.09.2023 |
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and Mr. Sanjay Agarwal |
|
7. |
01.11.2023 |
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and Mr. Sanjay Agarwal |
|
8. |
14.02.2024 |
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and Mr. Sanjay Agarwal |
1) Oversight of the company''s financial reporting process and the disclosure of its financial information to ensure that the financial statement is correct, sufficient and credible;
2) Recommendation for appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of auditors of the company;
3) Approval of payment to statutory auditors for any other services rendered by the statutory auditors;
4) Reviewing, with the management, the annual financial statements and auditor''s report thereon before submission to the board for approval, with particular reference to:
a. Matters required being included in the Director''s Responsibility Statement to be included in the Board''s report in terms of clause (c) of sub-section 3 of section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013
b. Changes, if any, in accounting policies and practices and reasons for the same
c. Major accounting entries involving estimates based on the exercise of judgment by management
d. Significant adjustments made in the financial statements arising out of audit findings
e. Compliance with listing and other legal requirements relating to financial statements
f. Disclosure of any related party transactions
g. Qualifications in the draft audit report
5) Reviewing, with the management, the quarterly financial statements before submission to the board for approval;
6) Reviewing, with the management, the statement of uses / application of funds raised through an issue (public issue, rights issue, preferential issue, etc.), the statement of funds utilized for purposes other than those stated in the offer document / prospectus / notice and the report submitted by the monitoring agency monitoring the utilization of proceeds of a public or rights issue, and making appropriate recommendations to the Board to take up steps in this matter;
7) Review and monitor the auditor''s independence and performance, and effectiveness of audit process;
8) Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of the company with related parties;
9) Scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments;
10) Valuation of undertakings or assets of the company, wherever it is necessary;
11) Evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems;
12) Reviewing, with the management, performance of statutory and internal auditors, and adequacy of the internal control systems;
13) Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, if any, including the structure of the internal audit department, staffing and seniority of the official heading the department, reporting structure coverage and frequency of internal audit;
14) Discussion with internal auditors of any significant findings and follow up there on;
15) Reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal auditors into matters where there is suspected fraud or irregularity or a failure of internal control systems of a material nature and reporting the matter to the board;
16) Discussion with statutory auditors before the audit commences, about the nature and scope of audit as well as post-audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern;
17) To look into the reasons for substantial defaults in the payment to the depositors, debenture holders, shareholders (in case of non-payment of declared dividends) and creditors;
18) To review the functioning of the Whistle Blower mechanism;
19) Approval of appointment of CFO (i.e., the whole-time Finance Director or any other person heading the finance function or discharging that function) after assessing the qualifications, experience and background, etc. of the candidate;
20) Carrying out any other function as is mentioned in the terms of reference of the Audit Committee;
21) Recommendation for appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of auditors of the company;
22) Review and monitor the auditor''s independence and performance and effectiveness of audit process;
23) Examination of the financial statement and the auditors'' report thereon;
24) Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of the company with related parties;
25) Scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments;
26) Valuation of undertakings or assets of the company, wherever it is necessary;
27) Evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems;
28) Monitoring the end use of funds raised through public offers and related matters;
29) The Audit Committee may call for the comments of the auditors about internal control systems, the scope of audit, including the observations of the auditors and review of financial statement before their submission to the Board and may also discuss any related issues with the internal and statutory auditors and the management of the company;
30) The Audit Committee shall have authority to investigate into any matter in relation to the items specified (as mentioned at S.No. 21 to 28 above) or referred to it by the Board and for this purpose shall have power to obtain professional advice from external sources and have full access to information contained in the records of the company;
31) The auditors of a company and the key managerial personnel shall have a right to be heard in the meetings of the Audit Committee when it considers the auditor''s report but shall not have the right to vote;
32) The Audit Committee may invite such of the executives, as it considers appropriate (and particularly the head of the finance function) to be present at the meetings of the committee, but on occasions it may also meet without the presence of any executives of the company. The finance director, head of internal audit and a representative of the statutory auditor may be present as invitees for the meetings of the audit committee; and
33) Resolve any disagreements between management and the auditor regarding financial reporting.
The Audit Committee shall review the following information:
1) Management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations;
2) Statement of significant related party transactions (as defined by the Audit Committee), submitted by management;
3) Management letters / letters of internal control weaknesses issued by the statutory auditors;
4) Internal audit reports relating to internal control weaknesses; and
5) The appointment, removal and terms of remuneration of the Chief internal auditor shall be subject to review by the Audit Committee.
1) To investigate any activity within its terms of reference.
2) To seek information from any employee.
3) To obtain outside legal or other professional advice.
4) To secure attendance of outsiders with relevant expertise, if it considers necessary.
The Chairman informed the Board that as per the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6 of Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, all public Companies satisfying following conditions shall constitute Nomination and Remuneration Committee:
i) Listed Company;
ii) With a paid up capital of ten crore rupees or more;
iii) Having turnover of one hundred crore rupees or more;
iv) Having in aggregate, outstanding loans or borrowings or debentures or deposits exceeding fifty crore rupees or more.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall consist of following members namely:
i) Uma Shanker Gupta- Chairman (upto 31.03.2024)
ii) Ram Kishan Sanghi -Member (upto 31.03.2024)
iii) Deepti Agarwal- Member
iv) Akshay Saxena- Chairman (From 01.04.2024)
v) Naina Singh - Member (From 01.04.2024)
The Committee shall meet as and when it is thought appropriate.
The details regarding number of meeting held by Nomination and Remuneration Committee during the year are as follows:
|
S.No. |
Date of Meeting |
Name of Directors who attended the meeting |
|
1. |
13.07.2023 |
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and Mrs. Deepti Agarwal |
|
2. |
14.08.2023 |
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and Mrs. Deepti Agarwal |
|
3. |
31.03.2024 |
Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and Mrs. Deepti Agarwal |
1) Formulation of the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director and recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration of the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees;
2) Formulation of criteria for evaluation of Independent Directors and the Board;
3) Identifying persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in senior management in accordance with the criteria laid down, and recommend to the Board their appointment and removal. The company shall disclose the remuneration policy and the evaluation criteria in its Annual Report.
4) The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall identify persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in senior management in accordance with the criteria lay down, recommend to the Board their appointment and removal and shall carry out evaluation of every director''s performance.
5) The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall formulate the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director and recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration for the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees.
6) The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall, while formulating the policy ensures that:
a) the level and composition of remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate directors of the quality required to run the company successfully;
b) relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets appropriate performance benchmarks; and
c) remuneration to directors, key managerial personnel and senior management involves a balance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short and long-term performance objectives appropriate to the working of the company and its goals: Provided that such policy shall be disclosed in the Board''s reportâ.
The Chairman informed the Board that as per the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, Companies which consists of more than one thousand shareholders, debenture- holders, deposit-holders and any other security holders at any time during a financial year shall constitute a Stakeholders Relationship, Grievance and Share Transfer Committee.
The Stake Holders Relationship, Grievance Committee shall consist of at least three Directors namely:
i) Uma Shanker Gupta- Chairman (upto 31.03.2024)
ii) Ram Kishan Sanghi -Member (upto 31.03.2024)
iii) Sanjay Agarwal- Member
iv) Akshay Saxena- Chairman (From 01.04.2024)
v) Naina Singh - Member (From 01.04.2024)
The Committee shall meet as and when it is thought appropriate.
The details regarding number of meeting held by Stakeholders Relationship, Grievance and Share Transfer Committee during the year are as follows:
1. 16.06.2023 Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Ram Kishan Sanghi and
Mrs. Deepti Agarwal
i) The Stake Holders Relationship, Grievance and Share Transfer Committee specifically look into the redressal of grievances of shareholders, debenture holders and other security holders;
ii) The Stake Holders Relationship, Grievance and Share Transfer Committee shall consider and resolve the grievances of the security holders of the company including complaints related to transfer of shares, non-receipt of balance sheet, non-receipt of declared dividends.
iii) To expedite the process of share transfers, the Board of the company shall delegate the
power of share transfer to an officer or a committee or to the registrar and share transfer agents. The delegated authority shall attend to share transfer formalities at least once in a fortnight.
iv) The Stakeholders Relationship, Grievance Committee oversees and reviews all matters connected with the securities transfers and also looks into redressing of shareholders complaints like transfer of shares, non-receipt of annual reports/dividends etc.
v) The Committee oversees the performance of the Registrar and Transfer agents and recommends measures for overall improvement in the quality of investor servicesâ.
The performance of the Board, Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and Stakeholders'' Relationship Committee and that of Individual Directors for the year 202324 were evaluated on the basis of criteria as approved by the Board. All directors were provided the criteria for evaluation which were duly filled in.
The performance of Independent Directors was evaluated by the Board of Directors. Each Board Member completed the evaluation and shared their views with the Chairman. Areas of improvement in the functioning of the Board and Committees were identified.
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GENERAL BODY MEETINGS: Location and time for the last three AGMs: |
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Year |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Special Resolution |
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2020-21 |
29 th September, 2021 |
4:00 P.M. |
Through Video Conferencing/ Other Audio Visual Means |
Re- appointment of Mr. Sanjay Agarwal as Managing Director of the Company. |
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2021-22 |
29th September, 2022 |
2.00 PM |
Through Video Conferencing/ Other Audio Visual Means |
_ |
|
2022-23 |
10 th August, 2023 |
2.00 PM |
Through Video Conferencing/ Other Audio Visual Means. |
1. Re-appointment of Mr. Sanjay Agarwal (DIN: 00010639) as Managing Director of the company. 2. Issuance of equity shares on a preferential basis to the persons belonging to the non-promoter category. 3. Appointment of Mrs. Pooja Agarwal (DIN: 03111152) as a NonExecutive Independent Director of the Company. 4. Appointment of Mr. Varundeep Gupta (DIN: 07355393) as a Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. |
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(i) Special resolution passed last year through postal ballot and details of voting pattern No resolution was passed through postal ballot during the year under review. |
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MARKET PRICE DATA (Rs.) |
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Month |
High |
Low |
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April, 2023 |
13.49 |
11 |
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May, 2023 |
15 |
11.38 |
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June, 2023 |
14.55 |
11.16 |
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July, 2023 |
16 |
12.1 |
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August, 2023 |
20.38 |
12.88 |
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September, 2023 |
30.05 |
21.39 |
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October, 2023 |
30.35 |
26.18 |
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November, 2023 |
26.55 |
17.31 |
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December, 2023 |
30.4 |
19.81 |
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January, 2024 |
32.6 |
26.41 |
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February, 2024 |
85.83 |
29 |
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March, 2024 |
89.29 |
66 |
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DISTRIBUTION OF SHAREHOLDING AS ON MARCH 31, 2024 |
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Share Holding of Nominal Value ofRs. 10 |
No of shareholders |
% age of sharehold ers |
No. of Shares held |
% age of Shares held |
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Upto 5000 |
3617 |
93.972 |
460677 |
7.7446 |
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5001-10000 |
116 |
3.014 |
95084 |
1.5985 |
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|
10001-20000 |
52 |
1.351 |
77807 |
1.3080 |
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20001-30000 |
12 |
0.312 |
28200 |
0.4741 |
|||||
|
30001-40000 |
10 |
0.260 |
36802 |
0.6187 |
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40001-50000 |
4 |
0.104 |
19046 |
0.3202 |
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50001-100000 |
7 |
0.182 |
52346 |
0.8800 |
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100001 & above |
31 |
0.805 |
5178402 |
87.0559 |
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Total |
3849 |
100.000 |
5948364 |
100.0000 |
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DEMATERIALISATION OF SHARES The Shares of the Company are in demat form. The Company''s Shares are available for trading in the depository systems of both the National Securities Depository Limited and the Central Depository Services (India) Limited. As on 31st March, 2024 the statement of the shares in demat form is given below: |
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S.No. |
Particulars |
No. of Shares |
% |
||||||
|
1. |
NSDL |
40,65,698 |
68.350 |
||||||
|
2. |
CDSL |
15,22,636 |
25.598 |
||||||
|
3. |
Physical |
3,60,030 |
6.053 |
||||||
|
Total |
59,48,364 |
100.000 |
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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 Statements.
The Board has adopted a code for the Prevention of Insider Trading in the securities of the Company. The Code inter alia requires pre- clearance from Designated Persons for dealing in the securities of the Company as per the criteria specified therein and prohibits the purchase or sale of securities of the Company by Designated Persons while in possession of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information in relation to the Company besides during theperiod when the trading window is closed.
The aforesaid Code is available at the website of the Company www.ndaindia.com.
The Company has devised a vigil mechanism for Directors and employees through the adoption of Whistle Blower Policy, details whereof on our website i.e. www.ndaindia.com.
The Company is in line with the requirement of the Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Internal Complaints Committee is in place to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees etc.) are covered under this policy.
The following is a summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed of during the year 2023-2024:
⢠No. of complaints received- NIL
⢠No. of complaints disposed of: NIL
The Company has in place a Remuneration Policy for the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees, pursuant to the provisions of the Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19(4) & Schedule II Part D (A) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), 2015.
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975.
The ratio of remuneration of each Director, Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary of the Company for the FY-2023-24 is annexed at Annexure-B.
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as the said provisions are not applicable to the Company.
The Company has paid the Annual listing fees for the financial year 2023-24 to BSE LTD.
During the period under review there was no energy conservation, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo.
There have been no significant and material orders passed by Regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and the future operations of the Company.
The Company has in place a mechanism to inform the Board about the Risk Assessment and minimization procedures and periodical review to ensure that risk is controlled by means of a properly defined framework. In the Board''s view there are no material risks, which may threaten the existence of the Company.
The auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified under the 2nd proviso to Section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Your Directors wish to place on records their sincere appreciation to all the Employees of the Company for their untiring efforts, efficient work management, loyal services, commitment and dedication that developed the culture of professionalism. Your Directors also thank and express gratitude to the Company''s Customers, Vendors and Institutions. Your Directors also wishes to express deep sense of gratitude to the all our Bankers, Central and State Governments and their departments and to the local authorities for the continued support.
Your Directors register sincere appreciations to the Shareholders of the Company for keeping faith and confidence reposed in us.
Mar 31, 2015
Dear Shareholders,
The Board of Directors has immense pleasure in presenting the
23rdAnnual Report of your Company along with the Audited Financial
Statements for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2015. Further,
in compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 the Company has made all
requisite disclosures in this Board Report with the objective of
accountability and transparency in its operations to make you aware
about its performance and future perspective of the Company.
INFORMATION ON STATE OF THE COMPANY'S AFFAIRS
The Company had started its journey by acquiring the membership in
National Stock Exchange as soon as it came into existence in the year
1994, and held Category-1 Merchant Banking license till 1998. We had
the privilege to handle as many as 60 Public Issues as
Managers/Advisors to Issue
In the year 1994, we came out with a public issue, which was a success.
We are among the first broking houses of Northern India to go public.
Our share is presently listed at Bombay Stock Exchange.
The company has diversified its business in due course of time and
rendering all financial services under one roof with the help of its
subsidiaries as on date. All the products, services, different
segments, including performance and business environment thereof have
been covered in detail in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report
separately which is the part of this Board Report.
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Particulars Amount (in Rupees)
31.03.2015 31.03.2014
Revenue from Operations 46,008,919 32,834,254
Other Income 5,697,300 6,490,467
Total Income 51,706,219 39,324,721
Total Expenditure (inclusive of
interest & Depreciation) 53,188,632 41,019,166
Profit (loss) before Tax (14,82,413) (16,94,445)
Provision for Tax - -
Deferred Tax (Asset) 298,148 466,136
Net Profit (loss) (11,84,265) (12,28,309)
Paid up Equity Capital 50,922,000 50,922,000
Reserves 19,125,258 22,562,751
2. DIVIDEND
Due to loss in the Current Year, your Directors have not recommended
dividend during the year.
3. SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As on 31st March, 2015 following 2 Companies are the subsidiaries of
the Company:
1. M/s NDA Commodity Brokers Private Limited
2. M/s NDA Share Brokers Limited
The Company has prepared Consolidated Financial Statement in strict
compliance with the applicable accounting standards and Listing
Agreement executed with the stock exchange where the shares of the
Company are currently listed. As per the clause 32 of the Listing
Agreement, consolidated Audited Financial Statements form part of this
Annual Report.
The accounts of the Subsidiary Companies and the related detailed
information will be made available to any shareholder of the Company as
well as Subsidiary Companies seeking such information at any point of
time and are also available for inspection by the members of the
Company as well as Subsidiary Companies at the registered office of the
Company
4. AMOUNT TRANSFERRED TO RESERVES
The Company has not transferred any amount to reserves due to suffering
loss in the current year.
5. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, Directors of
your Company hereby state and confirm that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended 31st
March, 2015, the applicable accounting standards have been followed
along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) They have 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 ended 31st March, 2015 and
of the profit/loss of the company for the same period;
c) They have 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) They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) They have laid down internal financial controls in the company that
are adequate and were operating effectively.
f) They have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all applicable laws and these are adequate and are
operating effectively.
6. AUDIT OBSERVATIONS
Auditors' observations are suitably explained in notes to the Accounts
and are self-explanatory.
7. AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY
i) Statutory Auditors:
At the Annual General Meeting held on September 29, 2014, M/s Gupta
Rustagi & Agarwal, Chartered Accountants, (ICAI Registration Number-
008084N) were appointed as statutory auditors of the Company for a
period of 3 years viz., till the conclusion of 25th Annual General
Meeting. In terms of the first proviso to Section 139 of the Companies
Act, 2013, the appointment of auditors shall be placed for ratification
at every Annual General Meeting. Accordingly, the appointment of M/s
Gupta Rustagi & Agarwal, Chartered Accountants, as statutory auditors
of the Company, is placed for ratification by the shareholders. In this
regard, the Company has received a certificate from the auditors to the
effect that if they are reappointed, it would be in accordance with the
provisions of Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013.
ii) Secretarial Audit :
Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Practicing Company Secretary, was appointed to
conduct the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year
2014-15.According to the provision of section 204 of the Companies Act,
2013 read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Secretarial Audit Report
submitted by Company Secretary in Practice is enclosed as a part of
this report at Annexure-1.
iii) Internal Auditor :
The company has appointed M/s Ashutosh Gupta & Co., Chartered
Accountants, as Internal Auditor of the Company.
8. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
In compliance with the provisions of Section 92 (3), Section 134 (3)
(a) and Rule 11 of The Companies (Management and Administration) Rules,
2014, the extract of the Annual Return have been annexed with this
Board's Report in Form- MGT-9 as Annexure-2.
9. NUMBER OF BOARD MEETINGS
There were six meetings of the Board of Directors held during the
financial year 2014-15. Details of each meeting of the Board of
Directors have been provided under Corporate Governance Report which
forms part of Annual Report.
10. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS UNDER SECTION
149(6) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
Presently the Company have three Independent and Non- Executive
Directors namely Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr. Lalit Gupta, and Mr. Ram
Kishan Sanghi, who have given declaration that they meet the
eligibility criteria of Independence as provided in sub-section (6) of
Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
11. BOARD EVALUATION
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the Corporate Governance
requirements as prescribed by SEBI under Clause 49 of the Equity
Listing Agreement, the Board of Directors has carried out an annual
evaluation of its performance, and that of its Committees and
Individual Directors.
The performance of the Board and individual Directors was evaluated by
the Board seeking inputs from all the directors. The performance of the
Committees was evaluated by the Board seeking inputs from the Committee
Members. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the
performance of the individual director.
The Criteria for performance evaluation of the Board included aspects
like Board composition and structure, effectiveness of Board processes,
information and functioning etc.
12. FIXED DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of
Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of
Deposits) Rules, 2014.
13. CHANGE IN SHARE CAPITAL
There is no change in share capital of the Company during the financial
year 2014-15.
14. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS
There is no change in nature of business of the Company during
thefinancial year 2014-15.
15. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A comprehensive Management's Discussion and Analysis Report, which is
enclosed, forming a part of the Board Report.
16. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreements with the Stock
Exchanges, a corporate Governance Report, which is enclosed, is a part
of the Board Report.
A certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding compliance of
the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated by Clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement is attached with this report.
17. DIRECTORS
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, Managing Director, of the Company, retires by
rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible,
offers himself for re-appointment.
18. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All transactions entered into with Related Parties as defined under the
Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement during the
financial year were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm's
length pricing basis and do not attract the provisions of Section 188
of the Companies Act, 2013.
There were no materially significant transactions with related parties
during the financial year which were in conflict with the interest of
the Company. Suitable disclosure as required by the Accounting
Standards (AS18) has been made in the notes to the Financial
Statements. The Board has approved a policy for related party
transactions which has been uploaded on the Company's website.
19. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR 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 Statements.
20. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTY
The particulars of Contracts or arrangements with Related Parties
referred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 for the
Financial Year 2014-15 in the prescribed format, AOC-2 at Annexure-3.
21. AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee of the Company comprises Mr. Uma Shanker Gupta, Mr.
Lalit Gupta and Mr. Ram Shaker Sanghi.
Mr. Lalit Gupta is the Chairman of the Committee.
The composition of the Audit Committee is in compliance with the
requirements of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement. During the year under review, there was no
instance wherein the Board had not accepted any recommendation of the
Audit Committee.
22. PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider
Trading with a view to regulate trading in securities by the Directors
and designated employees of the Company. The Code requires
pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the
purchase or sale of Company shares by the Directors and the designated
employees while in Possession of unpublished price sensitive
information in relation to the Company and during the period when the
Trading Window is closed. The Compliance Officer is responsible for
implementation of the Code.
All Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance
with the Code.
23. VIGIL MECHANISM
Pursuant to the provisions of sub- sections 9 and 10 of Section 177 of
the Act and as per Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Company has
established a vigil mechanism to enable the Directors and employees of
the Company to report concerns of any unethical behaviour, violation of
law or regulations, or suspected fraud. In this regard, the Company has
formulated a Whistle Blower Policy, which is uploaded on the website of
the Company. This policy has adequate safeguards against victimisation
of the whistle blower and ensures protection of the whistle Blower's
identity
The Company has adopted a code of Conduct which is uploaded on the
website of the Company.
24. HUMAN RESOURCES
The well-disciplined workforce which has served the company for the
very foundation of the company's major achievements and shall well
continue for the years to come. The management has always carried out
systematic appraisal of performance. The company has always recognized
talent and has judiciously followed the principle of rewarding
performance
25. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT THE WORKPLACE
(PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company is in line with the requirement of the Sexual Harassment of
Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The Company has set up an internal Complaints Committee to redress
complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees
(permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered.
During the year under review, the Company did not receive any
complaint.
26. REMUNERATION POLICY
The Company has in place a Remuneration Policy for the Directors, Key
Managerial Personnel and other employees, pursuant to the provisions of
the Act and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the same is stated as
Annexure-4.
27. REMUNERATION RATIO OF THE DIRECTORS / KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
(KMP) / EMPLOYEES
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of
The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 and Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975.
The Ratio of Remuneration of Each Director, Chief Financial Officer,
Company Secretary of the Company for the FY-2014-2015 is annexed at
Annexure- 5.
28. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social
Responsibility initiatives as the said provisions are not applicable to
the Company.
29. ANNUAL LISTING FEE
The Company has paid the Annual listing fees for the financial year
2015-16 to Bombay Stock Exchange Limited.
30. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUT GO
During the period under review there was no energy conservation,
technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo.
31. MATERIAL AND SIGNIFICANT ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS
OR TRIBUNALS
There have been no significant and material orders passed by any
regulators or courts or tribunals, impacting going concern status of
the Company and its future operations
32. RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company has in place a mechanism to inform the Board about the risk
assessment and minimisation procedures and periodical review to ensure
that risk is controlled by means of a properly defined framework. In
the Board's view, there are no material risks, which may threaten the
existence of the Company.
33. APPRECIATION
Your Directors wish to place on records their sincere appreciation to
all the Employees of the Company for their untiring efforts, efficient
work management, loyal services, commitment and dedication that
developed the culture of professionalism. Your Directors also thank and
express gratitude to the Company's Customers, Vendors and Institutions.
Your Directors also wishes to express deep sense of gratitude to the
all our Bankers, Central and State Governments and their departments
and to the local authorities for the continued support.
Your Directors register sincere appreciations to the Shareholders of
the Company for keeping faith and confidence reposed in us.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Place: New Delhi Sanjay Agarwal DeeptiAgarwal
Date :12.08.2015 Managing Director Whole Time Director
DIN: 00010639 DIN: 00049250
157, Block - E,
Kalkaji, 157, Block - E,
Kalkaji,
New Delhi-110019 New Delhi-110019
Mar 31, 2014
TO THE MEMBERS
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 22nd Annual Report along
with the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2014.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Financial results for the year ended 31st March, 2014 are as under:
Particulars Amount (in Rs.)
31.03.2014 31.03.2013
Revenue from Operations 32,834,254 35,181,345
Other Income 6,490,467 5,154,394
Total Income 39,324,721 40,335,739
Total Expenditure (inclusive of interest
& Depreciation) 41,019,166 43,293,098
Profit (loss) before Tax (16,94,445) (29,57,359)
Provision for Tax - -
Deferred Tax (Asset) 466,136 440,827
Net Profit (loss) (12,28,309) (2,516,532)
Paid up Equity Capital 50,922,000 50,922,000
Reserves 22,562,751 23,791,060
COMPANY''S PERFORMANCE
The Company incurred a loss of Rs. 12,28,309/- in the current year,
against a loss of Rs. 25,16,532/- in the previous year.
DIVIDEND
Due to loss in the Current Year, your Directors have not recommended
any dividend for the Current Year. DIRECTORS
Your directors are seeking appointment of Sh. Uma Shanker Gupta, Sh.
Lalit Gupta and Sh. Ram Kishan Sanghi as Independent Directors under
Companies Act 2013 for a term of 5 Years.
Smt. Deepti Agarwal, Whole-time Director is retiring at the forthcoming
Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers herself for
re-appointment.
Your directors are seeking re-appointment of Smt. Deepti Agarwal as
whole-time Director for a further period of 3 Years, w.e.f 1st May
2014.
Pursuant to section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors
hereby confirm:
 That in the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures.
 That the Directors have 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 ended 31st March, 2014
and of the loss of the Company for that year.
 That the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care to the best
of their knowledge and capacity 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.
 That the Directors have prepared the Annual Accounts on a going
concern basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As required by Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Bombay Stock
Exchange Limited, Corporate Governance Report, Management Discussion
and Analysis Report, and Auditor''s Certificate regarding compliance of
conditions of Corporate Governance are attached and form a part of this
Annual Report.
LISTING ON STOCK EXCHANGES
The Equity Shares of the Company continue to be listed on The Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
The Audited Statements of Accounts of NDA Share Brokers Limited and NDA
Commodity Brokers Private Limited alongwith the reports of Directors
and Auditors for the year ended 31st March, 2014 and the statement as
required under Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 are attached.
NDA Share Brokers Ltd. is a Member of the Delhi Stock Exchange
Association Limited. The DSE has had no business for the last few
years. The Company incurred a loss of Rs. 3,522,795/- during the year
due to writing-off of bad debts.
NDA Commodity Brokers Pvt. Ltd. has incurred a loss of Rs. 43,33,587/-
during the year.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As required under clause 32 of the Listing Agreement with the Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited, Audited consolidated financial statements form
part of Annual Report.
AUDITORS
As per the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, the auditors, M/s
Gupta Rustagi & Aggarwal retire at the conclusion of the 22nd Annual
General Meeting. M/s Gupta Rustagi & Aggarwal being eligible, offers
themselves for re-appointment and are proposed to be re-appointed from
the conclusion of forthcoming Annual General Meeting till the
conclusion of the 25th Annual General Meeting.
AUDITORS'' REPORT
The Auditors Report read together with the Notes to Accounts is self
explanatory and do not call for any further explanations under Section
217(3) of the Companies Act, 1956.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
No employee is covered under section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as
amended.
OTHER PARTICULARS
The provisions relating to the conservation of energy and technology
absorption as required to be disclosed by section 217(1)(e) of the
Companies Act, 1956 do not apply to the Company. The Company had no
foreign Exchange earning / outgo during the year under review.
FIXED DEPOSITS
The company has neither accepted fresh Fixed Deposit nor renewed any
Fixed Deposit during the year ended 31.03.2014.
CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
In conformity with the provisions of clause 32 of the Listing
Agreement, the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31.03.2014 is
annexed hereto.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the
co-operation and support extended by the Company''s Bankers, Stock
Exchanges, other Regulatory Bodies, Share Holders & members of the
staff at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board
Sd/- Sd/-
Date: 12.08.2014 SANJAY AGARWAL DEEPTI AGARWAL
Place: New Delhi MANAGING DIRECTOR WHOLETIME DIRECTOR
Mar 31, 2012
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twentieth Annual Report
Along with the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2012.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Financial results for the year ended 31st March, 2012 are as under:
Particulars Rs. In Lacs
31.03.2012 31.03.2011
Revenue from Operations 390.21 630.92
Other Income 140.83 42.98
Total Income 531.04 673.90
Total Expenditure (inclusive of
interest & Depreciation) 528.80 672.46
Profit (loss) before Tax 2.24 1.44
Provision for Tax - -
Deferred Tax (Asset) 2.86 2.07
Net Profit (loss) 5.10 3.51
Paid up Equity Capital 509.22 509.22
Reserves 263.07 257.97
COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE
The Company earned a profit of Rs. 510275/- in the current year,
against a Profit of Rs. 351481/- in the previous year. Your company
expects a better future.
DIVIDEND
Due to small profit in the Current Year, Your Directors have not
recommended any dividend for the Current Year.
DIRECTORS
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Company's Articles of Association, Sh. Lalit Gupta, Director, retires
by rotation and being eligible, offer himself for re-appointment.
Subject to the approval of Members, the Board of Directors has
Re-appointed Sh. Sanjay Agarwal as Managing Director of the Company.
The approval of Members is being sought by means of ordinary
resolution, which is elsewhere in the notice of the Annual General
Meeting.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors
hereby confirm:
à That in the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures.
à That the Directors have 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 ended 31st
March, 2012 and of the Profit of the Company for that year.
à That the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care to the
best of their knowledge and capacity 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.
à That the Directors have prepared the Annual Accounts on a going
concern basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As required by Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Bombay Stock
Exchange Limited, Corporate Governance Report, Management Discussion
and Analysis Report, and Auditor's Certificate regarding compliance of
conditions of Corporate Governance are attached and form a part of this
Annual Report.
LISTING ON STOCK EXCHANGES
The Equity Shares of the Company continue to be listed on The Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited. SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
The Audited Statements of Accounts of NDA Share Brokers Limited and NDA
Commodity Brokers Private Limited along with the reports of Directors
and Auditors for the year ended 31st March, 2012 and the statement as
required under Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 are attached.
NDA Share Brokers Ltd. is a Member of the Delhi Stock Exchange
Association Limited. The DSE has had no business for the last few
years. The Company incurred a loss of Rs. 547752/- during the year.
NDA Commodity Brokers Pvt. Ltd. has earned a Profit of Rs. 89744/-
after taxation during the year.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As required under clause 32 of the Listing Agreement with the Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited, Audited consolidated financial statements form
part of Annual Report.
AUDITORS
The Statutory Auditors of the Company, M/s Gupta, Rustagi and Agarwal,
Chartered Accountants, retire at the conclusion of ensuing Annual
General Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for
re-appointment.A certificate has been received from them to the effect
that their re-appointment, if made, shall be in accordance with the
limits specified in sub-section (1B) of Section 224 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
AUDITORS' REPORT
The Auditors Report read together with the Notes to Accounts is self
explanatory and do not call for any further explanations under Section
217(3) of the Companies Act, 1956.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
No employee is covered under section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as
amended.
OTHER PARTICULARS
The provisions relating to the conservation of energy and technology
absorption as required to be disclosed by section 217(1)(e) of the
Companies Act, 1956 do not apply to the Company. The Company had no
foreign Exchange earning / outgo during the year under review.
FIXED DEPOSIT
The company has neither accepted fresh Fixed Deposit nor renewed any
Fixed Deposit during the year ended 31/03/2012.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the
co-operation and support extended by the Company's Bankers, Stock
Exchanges, other Regulatory Bodies, Share Holders & members of the
staff at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board
Sd/- Sd/-
Date: 21/08/2012 SANJAY AGARWAL DEEPTI AGARWAL
Place: New Delhi MANAGING
DIRECTOR WHOLETIME DIRECTOR
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Eighteenth Annual Report
alongwith the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2010.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Financial results for the year ended 31st March, 2010 are as under:
Particulars Rs. In Lacs
31.03.2010 31.03.2009
Income from Operations 721.68 491.09
Other Income 47.10 48.84
Total Income 768.78 539.93
Expenditure (before interest
& Depreciation) 725.69 582.57
Interest 8.72 8.33
Gross Profit (loss) after interest
but before Depreciation and Tax 34.37 (50.98)
Depreciation 29.64 25.92
Profit (loss) before Tax 4.73 (76.90)
Income Tax for earlier years - 0.66
Provision for Tax - 0.00
Deferred Tax Asset/(Liabilities) 2.41 0.49
Fringe Benefit Tax - 2.12
Net Profit (loss) 2.32 (79.19)
Paid up Equity Capital 509.22 509.22
Reserves 254.46 252.14
COMPANYS PERFORMANCE
The Company earned a profit of Rs. 231700/- in the current year,
against a loss of Rs. 7919085/- in the previous year. Your company
expects a better future.
DIVIDEND
Due to small profit in the Current Year, Your Directors have not
recommended any dividend for the Current Year.
DIRECTORS
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Companys Articles of Association Smt. Deepti Agarwal, Wholetime
Director, retire by rotation and being eligible, offer herself for
re-appointment.
Sh. Ram Kishan Sanghi was appointed as Additional Director with effect
from 11th May, 2010, liable to retire by rotation.
Subject to the approval of Members, the Board of Directors has
increased the Salary of Sh. Sanjay Agarwal, Managing Director and Smt.
Deepti Agarwal, Wholetime Director of the Company. The approval of
Members is being sought by means of ordinary resolutions, which are
elsewhere in the notice of the Annual General Meeting.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors
hereby confirm:
à That in the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed alongwith proper explanation
relating to material departures.
à That the Directors have 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 ended 31st March, 2010
and of the Profit of the Company for that year.
à That the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care to the best
of their knowledge and capacity 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.
à That the Directors have prepared the Annual Accounts on a going
concern basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As required by Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Bombay Stock
Exchange Limited, Corporate Governance Report, Management Discussion
and Analysis Report, and Auditors Certificate regarding compliance of
conditions of Corporate Governance are attached and form a part of this
Annual Report.
LISTING ON STOCK EXCHANGES
The Equity Shares of the Company continue to be listed on The Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
The Audited Statements of Accounts of NDA Share Brokers Limited and NDA
Commodity Brokers Private Limited alongwith the reports of Directors
and Auditors for the year ended 31st March, 2010 and the statement as
required under Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 are attached.
NDA Share Brokers Ltd. is a Member of the Delhi Stock Exchange
Association Limited. The DSE has had no business for the last few
years. The Company incurred a loss of Rs. 732592/- after taxation
during the year
NDA Commodity Brokers Pvt. Ltd. has earned a Profit of Rs. 501876/-
after taxation during the year.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As required under clause 32 of the Listing Agreement with the Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited, Audited consolidated financial statements form
part of Annual Report.
AUDITORS
The Statutory Auditors of the Company, M/s Gupta, Rustagi and Agarwal,
Chartered Accountants, retire at the conclusion of ensuing Annual
General Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment.
A certificate has been received from them to the effect that their
re-appointment, if made, shall be in accordance with the limits
specified in sub-section (1B) of Section 224 of the Companies Act,
1956.
AUDITORS REPORT
The Auditors Report read together with the Notes to Accounts is self
explanatory and do not call for any further explanations under Section
217(3) of the Companies Act, 1956.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
No employee is covered under section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as
amended.
OTHER PARTICULARS
The provisions relating to the conservation of energy and technology
absorption as required to be disclosed by section 217(1)(e) of the
Companies Act, 1956 do not apply to the Company. The Company had no
foreign Exchange earning / outgo during the year under review.
FIXED DEPOSIT
The company has neither accepted fresh Fixed Deposit nor renewed any
Fixed Deposit during the year ended 31/03/2010.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the
co-operation and support extended by the Companys Bankers, Stock
Exchanges, other Regulatory Bodies, Share Holders & members of the
staff at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board
Sd/- Sd/-
Date: 18/08/2010 SANJAY AGARWAL DEEPTI AGARWAL
Place: New Delhi MANAGING DIRECTOR WHOLETIME DIRECTOR
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