Mar 31, 2025
Your directors have pleasure in presenting the 43rd (Forty Third) Director''s Report of your
Company together with the Audited Statement of Accounts and the Auditors'' Report of your
company for the financial year ended, 31st March, 2025.
The summary of operating results for the year is given below.
1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Rs. in Thousand)
|
Particulars |
Current year |
Previous year |
|
Sales |
37822.29 |
-- |
|
Other Income |
-- |
6.75 |
|
Total Income |
37822.29 |
6.75 |
|
Total Expenses |
36741.71 |
2198.07 |
|
Depreciation |
-- |
-- |
|
Tax |
||
|
Current Tax |
-- |
-- |
|
Profit/(Loss) after Tax |
1080.58 |
(2191.31) |
|
Earnings per share (Rs.) : |
1.81 |
(3.67) |
|
Diluted |
1.81 |
(3.67) |
The Company is engaged in the business of trading in food products, Vegetables. During the
year, the company has started its business activities and earned revenue from operation of Rs.
378.22 Lakhs in FY 2024-25 as against Nil in previous year. The company has made profit of
Rs. 10.80 Lakhs as compared to loss of Rs. (21.91) Lakhs in previous year.
The performance of the company has increased significantly during the year under review.
During the year, the Board of Directors does not propose to carry any amount to General
Reserve Account.
There have been no material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial
position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the
Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report.
No company has become or ceased to be Subsidiary Company, Joint Venture Company or
Associate Company during the year.
There is no change in the nature of business during the year under review.
The issued, subscribed and paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company as on March 31,
2025 was R 59,75,000/- (Rupees Fifty-Nine Lakh and Seventy-Five Thousand Only)
comprising of 5,97,500 (Five Lakh Ninety-Seven Thousand and Five Hundred) Equity Shares
of R 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.
The Company has not issued any Equity Shares during FY 2024-2025. There was no
change in Share Capital during the year under review.
A report on Management Discussion and Analysis, as required in terms of Regulation 34(2)
of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement)
Regulations, 2015, forms part of this report and it deals with the Business Operations and
Financial Performance, Research & Development Expansion & Diversification, Risk
Management, Marketing Strategy, Safety & Environment, significant changes in key
financial ratios etc. in "Annexure-A".
The gap between two Board meetings did not exceed four months. The schedule of Board/
Committee meetings is communicated in advance to the directors/ committee members to
enable them to plan their schedules and to ensure their meaningful participation in the
meetings. The Board met SIX times in financial year details of which are summarized as
below:
|
Sr |
Date of Board Meeting |
Board |
No. of Directors |
|
No. |
Strength |
Present |
|
|
1 |
30.05.2024 |
5 |
5 |
|
2 |
25.06.2024 |
5 |
5 |
|
3 |
13.08.2024 |
5 |
5 |
|
4 |
11.09.2024 |
5 |
5 |
|
5 |
14.11.2024 |
6 |
6 |
|
6 |
28.01.2025 |
5 |
5 |
Annual General Meeting of the company was held on 16.09.2024 during the year.
As provided under Regulation 15(2) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the compliance
with Corporate Governance as specified in Regulation 17 to 27, 46 (2)(b) to (i) & para-C, D &
E of Schedule V are not applicable to the Company as paid-up share capital doesn''t exceed
Rs. 10 Crore and Net Worth doesn''t exceed Rs. 25 Crore, as on the last day of previous
financial year.
The Board of Directors of your company, after considering holistically the relevant
circumstances, has decided that it would be prudent, not to recommend any Dividend for the
financial year under review.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Section
73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 and read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)
Rules, 2014 for the year ended March 31, 2025.
13. A STATEMENT INDICATING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RISK
MANAGEMENT POLICY FOR THE COMPANY INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION
THEREIN OF ELEMENTS OF RISK. IF ANY, WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE
BOARD MAY THREATEN THE EXISTENCE OF THE COMPANY
There is an adequate risk management infrastructure in place capable of addressing risks
that the organization faces such as strategic, financial, market, property, IT, legal, regulatory,
reputational and other risks those have been identified and assessed.
14. LISTING
The Equity shares of the Company are listed at Bombay Stock Exchange. The Company has
paid listing fees to the Stock Exchange for the year 2024-25.
The Board of Directors have evaluated the performance of all Independent Directors, Non¬
Independent Directors and its Committees. The Board deliberated on various evaluation
attributes for all directors and after due deliberations made an objective assessment and
evaluated that all the directors in the Board have adequate expertise drawn from diverse
industries and business and bring specific competencies relevant to the Company''s
business and operations. The Board found that the performance of all the Directors was
quite satisfactory.
The functioning of the Board and its committees were quite effective. The Board evaluated
its performance as a whole and was satisfied with its performance and composition of
Independent and Non-Independent Director.
Your directors have expressed their satisfaction to the evaluation process.
During the year under review, Independent Directors met exclusively on 11.09.2024,
14.11.2024 & 28.01.2025 and discussed inter-alia,
a. Evaluation of performance of Non-Independent Director and the Board of Directors
of the Company as a whole;
b. Evaluation of performance of the Chairman of the Company, taking into views of
executive and Non-Executive Directors;
c. Evolution of the quality, content and timelines of flow of information between the
management and the board that is necessary for the board to effectively and
reasonably perform its duties;
The Company is not required to maintain cost records as specified by the Central
Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Mr. Manan Patel, Director (DIN-03496656), retires by rotation and being eligible offers
himself for re appointment. Pursuant to Regulation 17 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
2015, details of Director retiring by rotation is provided under explanatory statement of
the Notice of the 43rd Annual General Meeting.
During the year, Mr. Balveermal K Singhvi appointed as Director of the company w.e.f. 16th
September, 2024.
Company Secretary and Compliance officer; Namrata Vyas was appointed w.e.f. 11th September,
2024.
Mr. Rajesh C Sutaria resigned as Director of the company w.e.f. 14th November, 2024.
Mr. MANAN RAJESH PATEL was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. 30th
May, 2024.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12)
of the Act read with Rule 5(1) & 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed herewith as âAnnexure - Bâ to this report.
Extract of Annual Return of the Company is annexed herewith as âAnnexure - Câ to this
Report.
M/s. Keshri & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad (Firm Registration No:
0310006E) were appointed as a Statutory Auditors of the Company at the 42nd Annual
General Meeting held on 16/09/2024 and approved the appointment for a period of 5
years commencing from the conclusion of the 42nd AGM till the conclusion of 47th AGM to
be held in the financial year 2028-29.
The notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditors'' Report are self-explanatory and
do not call for any further comments. The Auditors'' Report does not contain any
qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
The board has proposed to appoint M/s. Maulik Bhavsar and Associates, Practicing
Company Secretary, Ahmedabad as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company for a term of
five years from the financial year 2025-26 to financial year 2029-30 as required under
Section 204 of the Companies Act 2013 and Rules thereunder. The Secretarial Audit
Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 is annexed herewith marked as
"Annexure-D" to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report contains certain adverse
remarks which are dealt with as under:
|
Sr. No |
Remarks |
Explanation |
|
1. |
SDD Non-Compliance during the year |
The SDD software of the company is not |
|
2. |
Non-compliance of Section 203 of |
The company has appointed CS Namrata The company has already made penalty of |
During the year under review, neither the Statutory Auditor nor the Secretarial Auditor have
reported to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 any
instances of fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees.
Currently the Board has constituted three Committees:
a) Audit Committee,
b) Stakeholders'' Relationship Committee,
c) Nomination & Remuneration committee.
All Members of the Audit Committee have accounting and financial management expertise.
The role of Audit Committee, the powers exercised by it pursuant to the terms of reference,
and the information reviewed by it are in accordance with the requirements as specified in
the Regulation 18 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 Companies Act, 2013 and other
applicable laws, if any. Apart from the above, the Audit Committee also exercises the role
and powers entrusted upon it by the Board of Directors from time to time.
The Vice-Chairman & Whole-time Director and Statutory Auditors are the invitees to the
Audit Committee meetings. During the period under review, the Audit Committee met
FIVE times on 30.05.2024, 13.08.2024, 11.09.2024, 14.11.2024 & 28.01.2025 and was attended
by the following members.
|
Name |
Designation |
No of meetings |
|
Shri Advait Satyavikas Joshi |
Chairman |
5 |
|
Shri Balveermal Kewalmal |
Member |
2 |
|
Shri Rohitkumar Mehrchand |
Member |
5 |
|
Shri Rajesh Chinubhai |
Member |
3 |
The roles and responsibilities of the Committee are in accordance with the requirements as
specified in the Regulation 19 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, Companies Act, 2013 and
other applicable laws, if any. Apart from the above, the Committee also exercises the role
and powers entrusted upon it by the Board of Directors from time to time.
All Members of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee have accounting and
financial management expertise. The role of Audit Committee, the powers exercised by it
pursuant to the terms of reference, and the information reviewed by it are in accordance with
the requirements as specified in the Regulation 19 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015,
Companies Act, 2013 and other applicable laws, if any. Apart from the above, the Committee
also exercises the role and powers entrusted upon it by the Board of Directors from time to
time.
During the period under review, the Committee met THREE times on 11.09.2024,
14.11.2024 & 28.01.2025 and was attended by the following members.
|
Name |
Position |
Category |
No. of Meetings |
|
Shri Advait Satyavikas |
Chairman |
Non - Independent Director |
3 |
|
Shri Balveermal |
Member |
Non - Independent Director |
2 |
|
Shri Rohitkumar |
Member |
Non - Independent Director |
3 |
|
Shri Rajesh Chinubhai |
Member |
Non - |
1 |
a. The Whole Time Director/ Managing Directors/ Manager/ and/ or Directors get Salary and
Perquisites. Remuneration paid for the year ended 31st March, 2025 was as under:
The Company has not paid any director remuneration during the year.
The criteria for making payments to the Whole time Directors are:
Salary, as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approved
by the Board and the Shareholders of the Company. Perquisites, retirement benefits and
performance pay are also paid/ provided in accordance with the Company''s compensation
policies, as applicable to all employees and the relevant legal provisions.
Remuneration is determined keeping in view the industry benchmarks and situation of the
Company Business.
b. The Non-Executive Directors are not paid sitting fees for attending the meetings of the Board
and Committees.
The Company has not paid sitting fees to any Director of the Company.
The terms of reference of the Committee include reviewing and redressing complaints from
shareholders such as non-receipt of annual report, transfer of shares, issue of duplicate share
certificates, etc.; to oversee and review all matters connected with transfers, transmissions,
dematerialization, re-materialization, splitting and consolidation of securities; to oversee the
performance of the Registrar and Transfer Agent and recommends measures for overall
improvement in the quality of investor services; and to perform any other function, duty as
stipulated by the Companies Act, Securities & Exchange Board of India, BSE and any other
regulatory authority or under any applicable laws, as amended from time to time.
Committee met TWO times during FY 2024-25 i.e. 13.08.2024 & 28.01.2025 and was attended
by following members:
|
Name |
Position |
No of meetings attended |
|
Shri Advait Satyavikas Joshi |
Chairman |
2 |
|
Shri Rohitkumar Mehrchand |
Member |
2 |
|
Shri Balveermal Kewalmal |
Member |
1 |
|
Shri Rajesh Chinubhai |
Member |
1 |
In addition, Details of Shareholders'' Complaints received during the year are as follows:
|
Particulars |
No. of |
|
Complaints |
|
|
Investor complaints pending as at April 1, 2024 |
0 |
|
Investor complaints received during the year ended on |
0 |
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
|
Investor complaints resolved during the year ended March |
0 |
|
31, 2025 |
|
|
Investor complaints pending as on March 31, 2025 |
0 |
Share Transfer Committee
The Stakeholder relationship committee has delegated power of approving transfer of
securities to Shri Manan Pateland Shri Omprakash Bhandari. The Committee, inter alia,
reviews and approves the transfer/ transmission/ D-mat of equity shares as submitted by
M/s. Big Share Services Private Limited., the Registrar & Transfer Agent of the Company.
There is no physical transfer during the year.
The Company has not given any loan, made any investment or given any guarantee hence
information is nil.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134 (3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of
Directors hereby confirms that;
I. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed and that there are no material departures.
II. It has in the selection of the accounting policies, consulted the Statutory Auditors and has
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 as at
31st March, 2025 and of the profits of the Company for that period.
II. It has taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records
in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities, to the best of its knowledge and
ability. There are however, inherent limitations, which should be recognized while relying
on any system of internal control and records.
IV. It has prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
V. The Directors, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and
that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operation efficiently.
VI. The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
During the year, the Company has transferred unclaimed dividend of Rs. NIL to the Investor
Education and Protection Fund in compliance with provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
There is no assets in the company. So, there is no requirement of taking insurance for the
assets.
During the financial year 2024-25, your Company has not entered into any material related
party transaction as per the SEBI Listing Regulations with any of its related parties.
Disclosures pursuant to the Accounting Standards on related party transactions have been
made in the notes to the Financial Statements. As there were no related party transactions
which were not in the ordinary course of the business or not on arm''s length basis and also
since there was no material related party transaction as stated above, disclosure under
Section 134(3) (h) in Form AOC-2 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable.
The Board of Directors of the Company hereby confirms that independent directors have
given the declaration and they meet the criteria of independence as provided under Section
149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
In Compliance with the requirements of SEBI Regulations, the Company has put in place a
familiarization program for the Independent Directors to familiarize them with their role,
rights and responsibility as Directors, the working of the Company, nature of industry in
which the Company operates, business model etc. A familiarization program was conducted
for Independent Directors. However, there is no business in the Company.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 177 (9) of the Act, read with Regulation 22(1) of the SEBI
Listing Regulations, your Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy, to provide a
formal vigil mechanism to the Directors and employees to report their concerns about
unethical behavior, including actual or suspected leak of unpublished price sensitive
information, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company''s Code of Conduct or
ethics policy. The Policy provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of
employees who avail of the mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman
of the Audit Committee in certain cases. It is affirmed that no personnel of the Company
have been denied access to the Audit Committee.
A. Conservation of Energy
The Company has not made any investment for (energy conservation) and taken any specific
measures to reduce energy cost per unit. However, it intends to conserve energy for future
generation.
B. Technology Absorption
There is no research and development activity carried out by the Company.
There were no foreign exchange earnings and outgo during the year under review.
The Company has not bought back any of its securities during the year under review.
The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during the year under review.
No Bonus Shares were issued during the year under review.
The Company has not provided any Stock Option Scheme to the Employees.
The company has not issued equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or
otherwise.
⢠Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares in the Suspense Account
lying at the beginning of the year: NIL
⢠Number of shareholders who approached issuer for transfer of shares from Suspense
Account during the year: Not Applicable
⢠Number of shareholders to whom, shares were transferred from Suspense Account during
the year: Not Applicable
⢠Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares in the Suspense Account
lying at the end of the year: NIL
⢠That the voting rights on these shares shall remain frozen till the rightful owner of such
shares claims the shares: Not Applicable
⢠Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares lying in the Unclaimed
Suspense Account lying at the beginning of the year: NIL
⢠Number of shareholders who approached issuer for transfer of shares from the Unclaimed
Suspense Account during the year: Not Applicable
⢠Number of shareholders to whom, shares were transferred from the Unclaimed Suspense
Account during the year: Not Applicable
⢠Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares lying in the Unclaimed
Suspense Account lying at the end of the year: NIL
Pursuant to the requirement of Section 134(3)(q) of the Act, read with Rule 8 (5)(vii) of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, it is confirmed that during FY 2024-25, there were no
significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting
the going concern status and the Company''s operations in future.
During the year under review, the Company is in compliance with the Secretarial Standards
on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the
Institute of Company Secretaries of India as approved by the Central Government.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial
statements. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable material
weaknesses in the design or operation were observed.
The Company has in place a Prevention of sexual harassment policy in line with the
requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Act, 2013. Your Company has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition
and redressal of sexual harassment at the workplace in line with the provisions of the
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,
2013 and Rules made there under.
Disclosures in relation to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:
a. number of complaints filed during the financial year: Nil
b. number of complaints disposed of during the financial year: Nil
c. number of complaints pending as on end of the financial year: Nil
39. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your directors wish to express the continued co-operation received from all the
Stakeholders.
Date: 18/06/2025 For, Shah Foods Limited
Place: Ahmedabad Sd/-
Mrs. Hemakshi Patel
Managing Director
DIN: 07297442
Mar 31, 2024
Your directors have pleasure in presenting the 42nd (Forty Second) Director''s Report of your
Company together with the Audited Statement of Accounts and the Auditors'' Report of your
company for the financial year ended, 31st March, 2024.
The summary of operating results for the year is given below.
1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Rs. in Thousand)
|
Particulars |
Current year |
Previous year |
|
Sales |
-- |
-- |
|
Other Income |
6.75 |
639.51 |
|
Total Income |
6.75 |
639.51 |
|
Total Expenses |
2198.07 |
2700.42 |
|
Depreciation |
-- |
-- |
|
Tax |
||
|
Current Tax |
||
|
Deferred Tax |
||
|
Profit/(Loss) after Tax |
(2191.31) |
(2061.91) |
|
Earnings per share (Rs.) : |
(3.67) |
(3.45) |
|
Diluted |
(3.67) |
(3.45) |
There was only interest of fixed deposit of Rs. 6,750/-, other than that there is no income in the
Company.
As reported in previous five annual reports via 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and
2023-24 the factory was closed since 30th June, 2019. The Company has sold/ disposed off the
assets last year. In view of this, there is no business transaction by the Company during the
year. During the year under review, the total Income of the Company was Rs. 6750/- against
Rs. 6.40 Lakh in the previous year. The Company has incurred loss of Rs. 21.91 lakh
compared to loss of Rs. 20.61 Lakh in the previous year.
During the year, New Management has taken over the business affairs of the company from the
previous management.
The board is hopeful for increase in performance of the company.
During the year, due to loss in the Company, the Board of Directors proposed to carry Nil
amount to General Reserve Account.
There have been no material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial
position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the
Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report.
No company has become or ceased to be Subsidiary Company, Joint Venture Company or
Associate Company during the year.
During the Financial Year 2023-2024 your Company has not commenced any new business.
The issued, subscribed and paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company as on March 31,
2024 was ? 59,75,000/- (Rupees Fifty-Nine Lakh and Seventy-Five Thousand Only)
comprising of 5,97,500 (Five Lakh Ninety-Seven Thousand and Five Hundred) Equity Shares
of ? 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.
The Company has not issued any Equity Shares during FY 2023-2024. There was no
change in Share Capital during the year under review.
A report on Management Discussion and Analysis, as required in terms of Regulation 34(2)
of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement)
Regulations, 2015, forms part of this report and it deals with the Business Operations and
Financial Performance, Research & Development Expansion & Diversification, Risk
Management, Marketing Strategy, Safety & Environment, significant changes in key
financial ratios etc. in "Annexure-Aâ.
The gap between two Board meetings did not exceed four months. The schedule of Board/
Committee meetings is communicated in advance to the directors/ committee members to
enable them to plan their schedules and to ensure their meaningful participation in the
meetings. The Board met EIGHT times in financial year details of which are summarized
as below:
|
Sr |
Date of Board Meeting |
Board |
No. of Directors |
|
No. |
Strength |
Present |
|
|
1 |
12.05.2023 |
6 |
6 |
|
2 |
24.07.2023 |
6 |
6 |
|
3 |
14.08.2023 |
6 |
6 |
|
4 |
07.11.2023 |
6 |
6 |
|
5 |
29.01.2024 |
7 |
7 |
|
6 |
12.02.2024 |
7 |
7 |
|
7 |
14.03.2024 |
11 |
6 |
|
8 |
20.03.2024 |
11 |
5 |
Annual General Meeting of the company was held on 16.09.2023 & Extra ordinary
General Meeting of the company was held on 22.02.2024 during the year.
As provided under Regulation 15(2) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the compliance
with Corporate Governance as specified in Regulation 17 to 27, 46 (2)(b) to (i) & para-C, D &
E of Schedule V are not applicable to the Company as paid-up share capital doesn''t exceed
Rs. 10 Crore and Net Worth doesn''t exceed Rs. 25 Crore, as on the last day of previous
financial year.
In view of loss, the Directors do not recommend any Dividend for the year under review.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Section
73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 and read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)
Rules, 2014 for the year ended March 31, 2024.
13. A STATEMENT INDICATING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RISK
MANAGEMENT POLICY FOR THE COMPANY INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION
THEREIN OF ELEMENTS OF RISK, IF ANY, WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE
BOARD MAY THREATEN THE EXISTENCE OF THE COMPANY
There is an adequate risk management infrastructure in place capable of addressing risks
that the organization faces such as strategic, financial, market, property, IT, legal, regulatory,
reputational and other risks those have been identified and assessed.
14. LISTING
The Equity shares of the Company are listed at Bombay Stock Exchange. The Company has
paid listing fees to the Stock Exchange for the year 2023-24.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, its
Committees and Individual Directors pursuant to the requirements of the Companies Act,
2013 and rules made thereunder and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and schedule prescribed thereunder. There is no business
transacted by the Company during the year, however the Company is exploring new
business lines. The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Board after seeking
inputs from all the Directors on the basis of criteria such as the board composition and
structure, effectiveness of Board processes, information and functioning, etc. The
performance of the respective Committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs
from the Committee members on the basis of criteria such as the composition of Committees,
effectiveness of Committee meetings, etc. The above criteria are as per the Performance
Evaluation Policy of the Company approved by the Board of Directors upon the
recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee. As required under
Regulation 25 of the Listing Regulations, a separate meeting of the Independent Directors of
the Company was also held on 31st March, 2024 to evaluate the performance of the
Chairman, Non- Independent Directors and the Board as a whole and also to assess the
quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the management of the
Company and the Board. The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
reviewed the performance of individual directors on the basis of criteria such as the
contribution of the individual Director to the Board and Committee meetings like
preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and
inputs in meetings, etc.
Performance evaluation of Independent Directors was done by the entire Board, excluding
the Independent Director being evaluated, on the basis of following evaluation criteria:
⢠Relevant Knowledge, Expertise and Experience.
⢠Devotion of time and attention to the Company''s long term strategic issues.
⢠Addressing the most relevant issues for the Company.
⢠Discussing and endorsing the Company''s strategy.
⢠Professional Conduct, Ethics and Integrity.
⢠Understanding of Duties, Roles and Function as Independent Director.
Your directors have expressed their satisfaction to the evaluation process.
During the year under review, Independent Directors met exclusively on 07.11.2023 &
29.01.2024 & 20.03.2024, and discussed inter-alia,
a. Evaluation of performance of Non-Independent Director and the Board of Directors
of the Company as a whole;
b. Evaluation of performance of the Chairman of the Company, taking into views of
executive and Non-Executive Directors;
c. Evolution of the quality, content and timelines of flow of information between the
management and the board that is necessary for the board to effectively and
reasonably perform its duties;
The Company is not required to maintain cost records as specified by the Central
Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Mrs. Hemakshi Manan Patel, Director (DIN-07297442), retires by rotation and being
eligible offers herself for re appointment. Pursuant to Regulation 17 of the SEBI (LODR)
Regulations, 2015, details of Director retiring by rotation is provided under explanatory
statement of the Notice of the 42nd Annual General Meeting.
Mr. BALVEERMAL KEWALMAL SINGHVI (DIN: 05321014), proposed to be appointed as an
Independent Director of the Company w. e. f. 16.09.2024 for the term for five consecutive
years, subject to the resolution to be passed by the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting.
During the year, all Existing Directors; Mr. Nirav J. Shah (Managing Director), Mrs. Pushpa J.
Shah (Whole Time Director), Mr. Virendra P. Shah, Mr. Kunal R. Asarpota, Mr. Sunil Parikh &
Mr. Malav J. Shah RESIGNED as Director of the company w.e.f. 20th March, 2024.
Company Secretary Hiral Dave resigned w.e.f. 16th February, 2024.
Mr. Pradip R. Shah resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. 20th March, 2024.
Mr. MANAN RAJESH PATEL was appointed as an Additional Director w.e.f. 07th November,
2023.
Mrs. HEMAKSHI MANAN PATEL (Managing Director), Mr. RAJESH CHINUBHAI SUTARIA, Mr.
ADVAIT SATYAVIKAS JOSHI and Mr. ROHITKUMAR MEHRCHAND BHANDARI appointed as
Director of the company w.e.f. 18th January, 2024.
Mr. MANAN RAJESH PATEL was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the company appointed
w.e.f. 30th May, 2024.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12)
of the Act read with Rule 5(1) & 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed herewith as "Annexure - Bâ to this report.
Extract of Annual Return of the Company is annexed herewith as "Annexure - Câ to this
Report.
M/s. Keshri & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad (Firm Registration No:
0310006E) were appointed as a Statutory Auditors of the Company on Casual vacancy of the
previous Auditor with the approval of the members at the 41st Annual General Meeting to
hold office till the conclusion of the 42nd Annual General Meeting.
They are proposed to be Re-Appointed as the statutory Auditor of the company in this
Annual General Meeting for the Financial year 2024-25 to 2029-30 till the conclusion of
47th Annual General Meeting.
The notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditors'' Report are self-explanatory and
do not call for any further comments. The Auditors'' Report does not contain any
qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
M/s. Maulik Bhavsar and Associates, Practicing Company Secretary has been appointed as
the Secretarial Auditor of the Company for the financial year 2023-24 as required under
Section204 of the Companies Act 2013 and Rules thereunder. The Secretarial Audit Report
for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 is annexed herewith marked as "Annexure-Dâ
to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report contains certain adverse remarks which are
dealt withas under:
|
Sr. No |
Remarks |
Explanation |
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1. |
Non-Compliance of Section 138 of |
The Company does not have Internal However, the company has appointed an |
|
2. |
Non-Compliance Regulation 46 of |
The website was not updated at the time |
|
3 |
SDD Non-Compliance for the quarter |
The company has not filed SDD as the |
During the year under review, neither the Statutory Auditor nor the Secretarial Auditor have
reported to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 any
instances of fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees.
Currently the Board has constituted three Committees:
a) Audit Committee,
b) Stakeholders'' Relationship Committee,
c) Nomination & Remuneration committee.
All Members of the Audit Committee have accounting and financial management expertise.
The role of Audit Committee, the powers exercised by it pursuant to the terms of reference,
and the information reviewed by it are in accordance with the requirements as specified in
the Regulation 18 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 Companies Act, 2013 and other
applicable laws, if any. Apart from the above, the Audit Committee also exercises the role
and powers entrusted upon it by the Board of Directors from time to time.
The Vice-Chairman & Whole-time Director and Statutory Auditors are the invitees to the
Audit Committee meetings. During the period under review, the Audit Committee met
FIVE times on 12.05.2023, 24.07.2023, 14.08.2023, 07.11.2023 & 12.02.2024 and was attended
by the followingmembers.
|
Name |
Designation |
No of meetings |
|
attended |
||
|
Shri Sunil Gautambhai Parikh |
Chairman |
5 |
|
Shri Kunal Asarpota |
Member |
5 |
|
Shri Malav Jashwantlal Shah |
Member |
5 |
The roles and responsibilities of the Committee are in accordance with the requirements as
specified in the Regulation 19 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, Companies Act, 2013 and
other applicable laws, if any. Apart from the above, the Committee also exercises the role
and powers entrusted upon it by the Board of Directors from time to time.
All Members of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee have accounting and
financial management expertise. The role of Audit Committee, the powers exercised by it
pursuant to the terms of reference, and the information reviewed by it are in accordance with
the requirements as specified in the Regulation 19 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015,
Companies Act, 2013 and other applicable laws, if any. Apart from the above, the Committee
also exercises the role and powers entrusted upon it by the Board of Directors from time to
time.
During the period under review, the Committee met THREE times on 14.08.2023,
07.11.2023 & 29.01.2024 and was attended by the following members.
|
Name |
Position |
Category |
No. of Meetings |
|
Shri Sunil Gautambhai |
Chairman |
Non - Executi ve, Independent Director |
3 |
|
Shri Kunal Asarpota |
Member |
Non - Executi ve, Independent Director |
3 |
|
Shri Malav Jashwantlal |
Member |
Non - Executi ve, Independent Director |
3 |
a. The Whole Time Director/ Managing Directors/ Manager/ and/ or Directors get Salary and
Perquisites. Remuneration paid for the year ended 31st March, 2024 was as under:
The Company has not paid any director remuneration during the year.
Salary, as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approved
by the Board and the Shareholders of the Company. Perquisites, retirement benefits and
performance pay are also paid/ provided in accordance with the Company''s compensation
policies, as applicable to all employees and the relevant legal provisions.
Remuneration is determined keeping in view the industry benchmarks and situation of the
Company Business.
b. The Non-Executive Directors are not paid sitting fees for attending the meetings of the Board
and Committees.
c. The Company has not paid sitting fees to any Director of the Company.
The terms of reference of the Committee include reviewing and redressing complaints from
shareholders such as non-receipt of annual report, transfer of shares, issue of duplicate share
certificates, etc.; to oversee and review all matters connected with transfers, transmissions,
dematerialization, re-materialization, splitting and consolidation of securities; to oversee the
performance of the Registrar and Transfer Agent and recommends measures for overall
improvement in the quality of investor services; and to perform any other function, duty as
stipulated by the Companies Act, Securities & Exchange Board of India, BSE and any other
regulatory authority or under any applicable laws, as amended from time to time.
Committee met TWO times during FY 2023-24 i.e. 14.08.2023 & 29.01.2024 and was attended
by following members:
|
Name |
Position |
No of meetings attended |
|
Shri Sunil Gautambhai |
Chairman |
2 |
|
Shri Kunal Asarpota |
Member |
2 |
In addition, Details of Shareholders'' Complaints received during the year are as follows:
|
Particulars |
No. of |
|
Complaints |
|
|
Investor complaints pending as at April 1, 2023 |
0 |
|
Investor complaints received during the year ended on |
0 |
|
March 31, 2024 |
|
|
Investor complaints resolved during the year ended March |
0 |
|
31, 2024 |
|
|
Investor complaints pending as on March 31, 2024 |
0 |
The Stakeholder relationship committee has delegated power of approving transfer of
securities to Shri Nirav Shah and Shri Sunil Parikh. The Committee, inter alia, reviews and
approves the transfer/ transmission/ D-mat of equity shares as submitted by M/s. Big Share
Services Private Limited., the Registrar & Transfer Agent of the Company. There is no
physical transfer during the year.
The Company has not given any loan, made any investment or given any guarantee hence
information is nil.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134 (3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of
Directors hereby confirms that;
I. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed and that there are no material departures.
II. It has in the selection of the accounting policies, consulted the Statutory Auditors and has
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 as at
31st March, 2024 and of the profits of the Company for that period.
III. It has taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records
in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities, to the best of its knowledge and
ability. There are however, inherent limitations, which should be recognized while relying
on any system of internal control and records.
IV. It has prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
V. The Directors, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and
that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operation efficiently.
VI. The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
During the year, the Company has transferred unclaimed dividend of Rs. NIL to the Investor
Education and Protection Fund in compliance with provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
There is No assets in the company. So, there is no requirement of taking insurance for the
assets.
During the financial year 2023-24, your Company has not entered into any material related
party transaction as per the SEBI Listing Regulations with any of its related parties.
Disclosures pursuant to the Accounting Standards on related party transactions have been
made in the notes to the Financial Statements. As there were no related party transactions
which were not in the ordinary course of the business or not on arm''s length basis and also
since there was no material related party transaction as stated above, disclosure under
Section 134(3) (h) in Form AOC-2 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable.
The Board of Directors of the Company hereby confirms that independent directors have
given the declaration and they meet the criteria of independence as provided under Section
149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
In Compliance with the requirements of SEBI Regulations, the Company has put in place a
familiarization program for the Independent Directors to familiarize them with their role,
rights and responsibility as Directors, the working of the Company, nature of industry in
which the Company operates, business model etc. A familiarization program was conducted
for Independent Directors. However, there is no business in the Company.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 177 (9) of the Act, read with Regulation 22(1) of the SEBI
Listing Regulations, your Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy, to provide a
formal vigil mechanism to the Directors and employees to report their concerns about
unethical behavior, including actual or suspected leak of unpublished price sensitive
information, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company''s Code of Conduct or
ethics policy. The Policy provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of
employees who avail of the mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman
of the Audit Committee in certain cases. It is affirmed that no personnel of the Company
have been denied access to the Audit Committee.
A. Conservation of Energy
The Company has not made any investment for (energy conservation) and taken any specific
measures to reduce energy cost per unit. However, it intends to conserve energy for future
generation.
B. Technology Absorption
There is no research and development activity carried out by the Company.
There were no foreign exchange earnings and outgo during the year under review.
The Company has not bought back any of its securities during the year under review.
The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during the year under review.
No Bonus Shares were issued during the year under review.
The Company has not provided any Stock Option Scheme to the Employees.
The company has not issued equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or
otherwise.
⢠Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares in the Suspense Account
lying at the beginning of the year: NIL
⢠Number of shareholders who approached issuer for transfer of shares from Suspense
Account during the year: Not Applicable
⢠Number of shareholders to whom, shares were transferred from Suspense Account during
the year: Not Applicable
⢠Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares in the Suspense Account
lying at the end of the year: NIL
⢠That the voting rights on these shares shall remain frozen till the rightful owner of such
shares claims the shares: Not Applicable
⢠Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares lying in the Unclaimed
Suspense Account lying at the beginning of the year: NIL
⢠Number of shareholders who approached issuer for transfer of shares from the Unclaimed
Suspense Account during the year: Not Applicable
⢠Number of shareholders to whom, shares were transferred from the Unclaimed Suspense
Account during the year: Not Applicable
⢠Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares lying in the Unclaimed
Suspense Account lying at the end of the year: NIL
Pursuant to the requirement of Section 134(3)(q) of the Act, read with Rule 8 (5)(vii) of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, it is confirmed that during FY 2023-24, there were no
significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting
the going concern status and the Company''s operations in future.
During the year under review, the Company is in compliance with the Secretarial Standards
on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the
Institute of Company Secretaries of India as approved by the Central Government.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial
statements. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable material
weaknesses in the design or operation were observed.
The Company has in place a Prevention of sexual harassment policy in line with the
requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Act, 2013. Your Company has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition
and redressal of sexual harassment at the workplace in line with the provisions of the Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and
Rules made there under.
Disclosures in relation to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:
a. number of complaints filed during the financial year: Nil
b. number of complaints disposed of during the financial year: Nil
c. number of complaints pending as on end of the financial year: Nil
Your directors wish to express the continued co-operation received from all the
Stakeholders.
Mar 31, 2015
Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presentina the 33rd Board's Report of
your Company together with the Audited Statement
of Accounts and the Auditors' Report of your company for the financial
year ended, 31st March, 2015.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Rs. In Lacs)
Particulars 2014-2015 2013-14
Gross Income 477.71 377.97
Profit Before Interest and Depreciation 31.03 16.04
Finance Charges (2.72) (2.36)
Gross Profit 28.31 13.68
Provision for Depreciation (9.11) (8.01)
Net Profit Before Tax 19.2 5.67
Tax Expenses (5.80) (1.55)
Net Profit After Tax 13.36 4.11
STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
We are in active dialogue with Britannia, for whom we have worked for
24 years as a reliable and dependable supply chain partner of utmost
integrity, to give us sufficient volume at appropriate conversion rate
for us to be able to continue operating as we have. We seek a viable
commercial arrangement with Britannia.
CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY
Your Company continues to operate in same business segment as that of
previous year and there is no change in the nature of the business
DIVIDEND
In order to conserve the resources of the Company, the Board of
directors has not recommended any dividend for current year.
AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED TO RESERVES
The Board of Directors proposed to carry nil amounts to General Reserve
Account CHANGES IN SHARE CAPITAL, IF ANY
There was no change in the share capital of the Company during the
year.
INFORMATION ABOUT SUBSIDIARY/ JV/ ASSOCIATE COMPANY
Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint venture or Associate
Company.
TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCTION AND PROTECTION FUND
The Company has transferred an amount of Rs. 47493 of unclaimed
dividend for accounting year 2006-07 to Investor Education And
Protection Fund.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of
the Company have occurred between the end of the financial year to
which this financial statement relate and on the date of this report.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
During the Financial Year 2014-15, the Company held four Board meetings
of the Board of Directors as per Section 173 of Companies Act, 2013
which is summarized below. The provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and
listing agreement were adhered to while considering the time gap
between two meetings.
S Date of Meeting Board Strength No. of Directors Present
No.
1 29/05/2014 6 5
2 28/07/2014 6 5
3 04/11/2014 6 5
4 31/01/2015 6 5
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The role of the Audit Committee is in accordance with the Section 177
of the Companies Act, 2013 which shall include the following:
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) The 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 them.
4) Reviewing, with the management, the annual financial statements
before submission to the board for approval, with particular reference
to:
a) Matters required tobe 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) Compliance with listing and other legal requirements relating to
financial statements
e) Disclosure of any related party transactions
5) Reviewing, with the management, the quarterly financial statements
before submission to the board for approval
6) Review and monitor the auditor's independence and performance and
effectiveness of audit process.
7) Evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management
systems.
8) Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function and frequency of
internal audit.
9) Discussion with internal auditors any significant findings and
follow up there on
10) To oversee the vigil mechanism and review the functioning of the
whistle blower policy
11) Carrying out any other function as is mentioned in the terms of
reference of the Audit Committee
The company's Audit Committee comprised of three non executive
directors. The board has accepted the recommendations of the Audit
Committee. The table sets out the composition and participation of the
member at the meeting of audit committee.
Name of director Designation No of meetings attended
Shri Virendra Shah Chairman 4
Shri Sushil P Shah Member 4
Shri Pradip P. Shah Member 2
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
In terms of section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, it is mandatory for
all listed companies to constitute a Nomination & Remuneration
Committee (N&RC) to take care of the nomination of Directors, KMP, etc.
and remuneration related matters of the Directors, KMPs and Employees,
etc.
The Terms of Reference of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
include followings.
1) To identify persons who may be appointed in senior management and
shall carry out evaluation of every Director's performance.
2) To recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration for
the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees.
3) The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall, while formulating
the policy ensure 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) elationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets
appropriate performance benchmarks; and
4) Regularly review the Human Resource function of the Company
5) Discharge such other function(s) or exercise such power(s) as may be
delegated to the Committee by the Board from time to time.
6) Any other work and policy, related and incidental to the objectives
of the committee as per provisions of the Act and rules made there
under.
REMUNERATION TO DIRECTORS
The remuneration paid to Executive Directors is recommended by the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approved by Board in Board
meeting, subject to the subsequent approval of the shareholders at the
General Meeting and such other authorities, as may be required. The
remuneration is decided after considering various factors such as
qualification, experience, performance, responsibilities shouldered,
industry standards as well as financial position of the Company.
Remunerationpaid for the year ended 31st March, 2015was as under:
Name of the Period of appointment Remuneration Approving
director (in lacs) authority
Shri Janak For period of five years
P. Shah with effect from 01/10/2014 10.13 32nd AGM
Shri S. R. For period of three years 33rd AGM
Kahar with effect from 01/10/2015 4.01 (ensuing)
Shri Nirav For period of five years
J Shah with effect from 01/10/2014 10.61 32nd AGM
TOTAL 24.75
RATIO OF REMUNERATION TO EACH DIRECTOR
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, in
respect of employees of the Company and Directors is furnished here as
annexure 1.
STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE
The terms of reference of the Committee include reviewing and
redressing complaints from shareholders such as nonreceipt of annual
report, transfer of shares, issue of duplicate share certificates,
etc.; to oversee and review all matters connected with transfers,
transmissions, dematerialization, rematerialization, splitting and
consolidation of securities; to oversee the performance of the
Registrar and Transfer Agent and recommends measures for overall
improvement in the quality of investor services; and to perform any
other function, duty as stipulated by the Companies Act, Securities &
Exchange Board of India, Stock Exchanges and any other regulatory
authority or under any applicable laws, as amended from time to time.
Committee met four times during FY 2014-15 i.e. 29/05/2014, 28/07/2014,
04/11/2014 and 31/01/2015. The Composition of the Stakeholders
Relationship Committee and details of Members participation at the
Meetings of the Committee are as under:
Name Position No of meetings attended
Shri Virendra Shah Chairman 4
Shri Janak P Shah Member 4
In addition, Details of Shareholders' Complaints received during the
year are as follows:
Particulars No. of Complaints
Investor complaints pending
as at April 1,2014 0
Investor complaints received
during the year ended on March 31,2015 0
Investor complaints resolved
during the year endedMarch 31,2015 0
Investor complaints pending
as on March 31,2015 0
Share transfer committee
The Stakeholder relationship committee has delegated power of approving
transfer of securities to ShriJanak P Shah and ShriNirav J Shah. The
Committee, inter alia, reviews and approves the transfer/ transmission/
D-mat of equity shares as submitted by BigShare., the Registrar &
Transfer Agent of the Company.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board of
Directors of the Company confirms that-
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures;
b) The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss
of the company for that period;
c) The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis; and
e) The directors had laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are
adequate and were operating effectively.
f) The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were
adequate and operating effectively.
DIRECTORS AND KMP
In accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company and
pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act,
2013,Shri Janak. P. Shah(DIN- 01880079) and Shri Sushil P. Shah
(DIN-02529990) would retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being
eligible, offers himself for reappointment.
The term of the Shri Shrichand Kahar as Director is Expiring on
30/09/2015. On recommendation of Nomination & Remuneration Committee.
Your Directors recommend to approve his reappointment as Director for
further period of 3 years on a remuneration as specified in the Notice
calling Annual General Meeting.
During the current financial year the following changes have occurred
in the constitution of directors of the company:
Mrs. Pushpa Janak Shah holds the position till this AGM. The Board has
issued the notice for her reappointment and recommends her resolution
for the approval of the shareholders at AGM.
The Board has identified the following officials as Key Managerial
Personnel pursuant to Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013:
1. Mr.Nirav J. Shah- Managing Director & CEO
2. Mr. Janak P. Shah - Chief Financial Officer
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND DECLARATION
Mr. Virendra Shah has been appointed as the independent director of the
company as per Section 149(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 on 20/09/2014
for a term of 5 (Five) consecutive years on the Board of the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company hereby confirms that the
Independent director duly appointed by the Company has given the
declaration and he meet the criteria of independence as provided under
section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
AUDITORS AND REPORT THEREON
M/s Dinesh R Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad retire at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and, being eligible; offer themselves
for reappointment for a period of two years from the conclusion of this
Annual General Meeting [AGM] till the conclusion of 35th AGM
There are no qualifications or adverse remarks in the Auditors' Report
which require any clarification/ explanation. The Notes on financial
statements are self-explanatory, and needs no further explanation.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT
The company has appointed M/s Pinakin shah & Co., Practicing Company
Secretary as secretarial auditor to conduct audit under section 204 of
the Companies Act, 2013.
There are qualifications or adverse remarks in the Secretarial Audit
Report which require clarification/ explanation.
Sr Remarks Explanation
no.
1 Non-compliance of regulation The website was under maintenance
54 of the listing agreement- at the time of secretarial audit.
2 Non-compliance of section 149 The Company had two independent
(4) of the Companies Act,2013. directors till October, 2014. Our
-appointment of independent Company falls in the category of
director small Company and it is our
endeavor to appoint Independent
Director as early as possible.
3 Schedule IV of the Companies As there is one Independent
Act, 2013. - Meeting of Director there was no separate
Independent Director. meeting of Independent Director
was held.
4 Non-compliance of section 203 No Company Secretary likes to
of the Companies Act, 2013. join Small Scale Industry (SSI)
- Appointment of Company Company
Secretary
5 Non-compliance of Section 177 The Company has constituted audit
and 178 of the Companies Act, committee and nomination &
2013 as Company does not have remuneration committee with three
required independent directors. non-executive directors.
6 Non-compliance of Clause 41 Notice convening the Board
(III) of the listing agreement Meeting were sent to BSE as per
listing agreement and was
uploaded on the website.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended, 31st March,
2015 is annexed herewith for your kind perusal. DEPOSITS
The company has not accepted any deposits during the year LOANS,
GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS
There were no loans, guarantees or investments made by the Company
under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under
review and hence the said provision is not applicable
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has not entered into any Related Parties Transactions as
defined under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 with related
parties as defined under Section 2 (76) of the said Act.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
OUTGO:
A. Conservation of energy
a) The Company has not made any investment for (energy conservation)
and taken any specific measures to reduce energy cost per unit.
However, it intends to conserve energy for future generation.
B. Technology absorption
There is no research and development activity carried out by the
Company.
C. Foreign exchange earnings and Outgo
There were no foreign exchange earnings and outgo during the year under
review.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Periodic assessments to identify the risk areas are carried out and
management is briefed on the risks in advance to enable the company to
control risk through a properly defined plan. The risks are classified
as financial risks, operational risks and market risks. The risks are
taken into account while preparing the annual business plan for the
year. The Board is also periodically informed of the business risks and
the actions taken to manage them. The Company has formulated a policy
for Risk management with the following objectives:
* Provide an overview of the principles of risk management
* Explain approach adopted by the Company for risk management
* Define the organizational structure for effective risk management
* Develop a "risk" culture that encourages all employees to identify
risks and associated opportunities and to respond to them with
effective actions.
* Identify access and manage existing and new risks in a planned and
coordinated manner with minimum disruption and cost, to protect and
preserve Company's human, physical and financial assets.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The company does not meet the criteria of Section 135 of Companies Act,
2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy)
Rules, 2014 so there is no requirement to constitute Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee.
ANNUAL EVALUATION
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has
carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance,
the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of
its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration Committees.
A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of
individual Directors includingthe Chairman of the Board, who were
evaluated on parameters such as level of engagement and contribution,
independence of judgment, safeguarding the interest of the Company and
its minority shareholders etc. The performance evaluation of the
Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board.
VIGIL MECHANISM
As per Section 177(9) and (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, the company
has established Vigil Mechanism for directors and employees to report
genuine concerns and made provisions for direct access to the
chairperson of the Audit Committee. Company has formulated the present
policy for establishing the vigil mechanism/ Whistle Blower Policy to
safeguard the interest of its stakeholders, Directors and employees, to
freely communicate and address to the Company their genuine concerns in
relation to any illegal or unethical practice being carried out in the
Company.
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM
The Company has in place, adequate systems of Internal Control to
ensure compliance with policies and procedures. It is being constantly
assessed and strengthened with new / revised standard operating
procedures and tighter Information Technology controls. Internal audits
of the Company are regularly carried out to review the Internal Control
Systems.
DETAILS OF ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
Internal financial control is in place commensurate with the size of
the Company
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The Extract of Annual Return as required under section 92(3) of the
Companies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and
Administration) Rules, 2014, in Form MGT-9 is annexed as annexure-2
herewith for your kind perusal and information.
SHARES
BUY BACK OF SECURITIES
The Company has not bought back any of its securities during the year
under review.
SWEAT EQUITY
The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during the year
under review.
BONUS SHARES
No Bonus Shares were issued during the year under review.
EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Company has not provided any Stock Option Scheme to the employees.
SHARES IN SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
i. Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares in the
suspense account lying at the beginning of the year: Nil
ii. Number of shareholders who approached issuer for transfer of
shares from suspense account during the year: Not Applicable
iii. Number of shareholders to whom shares were transferred from
suspense account during the year: Not Applicable
iv. aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares in the
suspense account lying at the end of the year: Nil
v. That the voting rights on these shares shall remain frozen till the
rightful owner of such shares claims the shares: Not Applicable
SHARES IN UNCLAIMED SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
i. Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares lying
in the Unclaimed Suspense Account at the beginning of the year Nil
ii. Number of shareholders who approached the issuer for transfer of
shares from the Unclaimed Suspense Account during the year: Not
Applicable
iii. Number of shareholders to whom shares were transferred from the
Unclaimed Suspense Account during the year: Not Applicable
iv. Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares lying
in the Unclaimed Suspense Account at the end of the year: Nil
MATERIAL VARIATIONS
The material variations between the projections and the actual
utilization/profitability are as follows: Nil CODE OF CONDUCT
The Code of Conduct for all Board members and Senior Management of the
Company have been laid down and are being complied with in words and
spirit.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR
TRIBUNALS
No orders were passed by the regulators or courts or Tribunals
impacting the going concern status and company's operation in future.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Board places on record their appreciation of the support of all
stakeholders.
Place: Ahmedabad By order of the Board
Date: 01/08/2015
Registered office: Mr. Janak P shah
Chhatral, Kalol-Mehsana Highway, Vice Chairman
Taluka - Kalol, Gandhinagar- 382729 DIN: 01880079
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
The Directors are pleased to present the Thirty Second Annual Report
and the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2014.
SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS F.Y.2013-2014 F.Y.2012-2013
(Rs. in Lacs) (Rs. in Lacs)
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 36,711,299 24,042,897
Add : Gain/-Loss From Trading 5,45,576 1,80,199
Add : Other Income 5,40,570 248,469
Total Income 37,797,445 24,111,167
Less : Expenditures 36,191,872 23,347,381
Less : Finance Charges 2,36,677 43,643
Less : Depreciation 8,01,356 710,862
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR BEFORE TAX 5,67,540 9,282
Less : Provision for Taxation 190,000 43,000
Less: Provision for Deferred Tax (34,278) (58,671)
Net Surplus for the year 4,11,818 24,952
Financial Performance
Net Revenue from Operations for the year ended March 31,2014 was Rs
377.97lacs representing an increase of 56.76 per cent over the previous
year.
Profit before tax for the year was at Rs 5.67lacs representing an
increase of 6014.41 per cent over the previous year.
Appropriations
Dividend
The Company has not recommended any dividend for current year.
Transfer to Reserves
According to Companies (Transfer of Profits to Reserves) Rules, 1975,
Company is not mandatorily required to transfer certain minimum
percentage of profits to general reserve and hence the Board has
recommended a transfer of Rs. NIL to the general reserve and an amount
of Rs. 4,11,818/- has been retained in statement of Profit and Loss.
Listing Of Shares
The Company''s share continues to remain listed with the Bombay Stock
Exchange, where the shares are actively traded.
Outlook
We are in active dialogue with Britannia, for whom we have worked for
23 years as a reliable and dependable supply chain partner of utmost
integrity, to give us sufficient volume at appropriate conversion rate
for us to be able to continue operating as we have. We seek a viable
commercial arrangement with Britannia.
Directors
Shri Nirav Shah [DIN 01880069] and Shri Pradip Shah [DIN 00066242]
retire at the Annual General Meeting and have offered themselves for
re-appointment. It is also proposed to reappointment Shri Janak Shah
[Din 01880079] as a Whole Time Director,[CFO] and Shri Nirav Shah [Din
01880069] as an Managing Director,[CEO]. It is also proposed to
reappoint Shri Virendra Shah [DIN 00643925] as Independent Directors of
the Company for a term up to five years, at the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting.
Necessary Resolutions for the appointment of the aforesaid Directors
have been included in the Notice convening the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and details of the proposals for appointment are mentioned in
the explanatory statement to the Notice-Statutory Disclosures:
Conservation of energy, technology absorption and Foreign Exchange
earnings and outgo is provided below:
1. Conservation of energy:
a. The company has not made any investment [for energy conservation]
and taken any specific measures to reduce energy cost per unit.
However, it intends to conserve energy for future generation.
b. Part A pertaining to conservation of energy is applicable to the
Company.
Power & Fuel Consumption
a. ELECTRICITY
I. Purchased Current year Previous Year
Unit 3,22,310 2,15,520
Total Amount Rs.21,95,694 Rs. 16,03,992
Rate/Unit Rs. 7.40 Rs. 6.81
II. Own generation
1. Through diesel generator Nil
2. Through stream turbine generator Nil
b. Consumption of coal Nil
c. Consumption of furnace oil Nil
2. Technology Absorption
There is no Research and Development activity carried out by the
Company.
3. Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
The Company has neither used nor earned any foreign exchange during the
year Personnel
The Industrial Relations scenario continued to be cordial. The Company
regards its employees as a great asset and accords high priority to
training and development of employees.
Information as required under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Amendment
Rules, 2011 is Nil.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors
confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed;
(b) Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and have 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 as at March 31,2014 and of the profit of the Company for
the year ended March 31,2014;
(c) Proper and sufficient care has been taken 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;
(d) The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Cash Flow
A Cash Flow statement for the year ended on 31 st March, 2014 is
attached to the Balance Sheet.
Auditors
M/s Dinesh R Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad [Membership
No.047928] were appointed as the statutory auditors of the Company for
financial year 2013-14 at the Annual General Meeting of the Company
held on 21 / 09/2013. M/s Dinesh R Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants,
Ahmedabad [Membership No.047928] have been the Auditors of the Company
since 29/09/2007 and have completed a term of 7 years. As per the
provisions of section 139 of the Act, no listed company can appoint or
re-appoint an audit firm as auditor for more than two terms of five
consecutive years and has also provided a period of three years from
the date of commencement of the Act to comply with this requirement.
In view of the above, M/s Dinesh R Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants,
Ahmedabad [Membership No.047928] being eligible for re-appointment,
offer themselves for re-appointment and based on the recommendation of
the Audit Committee, , the Board of Directors proposes their
reappointment as the statutory auditors of the Company. However they
will eligible for reappointment for a maximum period of three year to
hold office from the conclusion of this AGM.
Fixed Deposits
No fixed deposits were accepted from the public during the year.
Insurance
The Company''s assets are adequately insured against major risks.
ISO: 22000-2005 CERTIFICATE
Your company has obtained ISO: 22000-2005 certificate for food safety
by TUV-SUD Management Services GmbH - trading as TUV South Asia Private
Ltd., valid up to 22-01 -2016.
Acknowledgement
The Board appreciates and places on record the contribution made by
employees to the sustained satisfactory business performance during the
period under review. The Board also places on record their appreciation
of the support of all stakeholders particularly shareholders,
customers, suppliers, the medical fraternity and business partners, all
of whom have contributed to the Company''s success.
Place: Ahmedabad For and on behalf of the Board
Date:26/07/2014 Vice Chairman
Registered Office:
Chhatral,
Kalol-Mehsana Highway Road,
Taluka-Kalol,
Dist. Gandhinagar.
Gujarat-382729
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors submit herewith the Annual Report together with audited
statement of accounts for the year ended March 31, 2010.
FINANCIAL RESULTS F.Y. 2009-2010 F.Y.2008-2009
(Rs. in Lacs) (Rs. in Lacs)
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 203.98 241.70
Add : GainALoss From Trading 15.54 -8.57
Add : Other Income 2.84 4.72
Total Income 222.36 237.85
Less : Expenditures 182.02 212.28
Less : Finance Charges 0.18 0.55
Less : Depreciation 6.70 6.56
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR BEFORE TAX 33.46 18.46
Less : Provision for Taxation 7.13 7.50
Less : Provision for FBT 0.00 0.31
Less : Provision for Deferred Tax 0.01 1.07
Net Surplus for the year 26.32 9.58
Add: B/F from P & L A/c 27.08 27.49
Balance for Appropriation 53.40 37.07
Less : Proposed Dividend 5.97 5.97
Less : Tax on Dividend 0.93 1.02
Less : Transfer to General Reserves 3.00 3.00
Net Balance c/f to Balance Sheet 43.50 27.08
DIVIDEND
The Board recommends a dividend of 10% (Re. 1 per share; 2008-2009; Re.
1 Per Share) which will absorb Rs. 6.90 lacs together with tax on
Dividend of Rs. 0.93 Lacs. The Board has transferred Rs. 3.00 lacs to
the General Reserves and proposed to carry forward balance in profit
and loss account of Rs. 43.50 Lacs.
PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY
The company produced 4659 metric tonnes of biscuits as against 4,925
metric tonnes in the previous year, for our principal customer.
However, profits from manufacturing operations are not satisfactory and
we continue to raise this issue with Britannia. We continue to face the
situation of inadequate orders on us from Britannia relative to our
capacity, unevenness of order book month by month, as well as sudden
reduction in ordered quantity.
OUTLOOK
The management continues to request Britannia to increase production
volume of the current varieties. They have also loaded us with Good Day
butter and Cashew varieties from the first quarter of this year. Your
company is also examining opportunities for diversification with
urgency.
AUDITORS
The statutory Auditors M/s Dinesh R. Shah & Co. Chartered Accountants,
Ahmedabad retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and have
confirmed their eligibility and willingness to accept office, if
re-appointed.
ISO: 22000-2005 CERTIFICATE AND PRIZE FROM BRITANNIA
Your company has obtained ISO: 22000-2005 certificate for food safety
by TUV-SUD Management Services GmbH - trading as TUV South Asia Private
Ltd.- valid up to March, 2013
We are pleased to inform you that your company has been selected as
best franchisee for having Zero Foreign Body Contamination (FBC) during
financial year 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and again in financial year
2009-10, and was awarded Rs. 50,000/- cash prize by our principal
customer Britannia Industries Ltd. for the last three years.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company has complied with the provision of listing agreement. A
compliance certificate confirming compliance with the company laws is
annexed and forms a part of the Directors, Report.
The company has put up email ID for investor grievances. Shareholders
may lodge their complaint or grievances to Compliance Officer for quick
resonse on following email ID grivancescell@shahfoods.com
The Registrars and Share Transfer Agents of the company are M/S
Bigshare Servicex Pvt. Ltd., E/2, Ansa Industrial Estate, Sakivihar
Road, Saki-Naka, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 072.
Of the subscribed capital of company of 5,97,500 shares, 4,55,185
shares have been dematerialized upto March 31,2010. Shareholders are
requested to send their physical shares for dematerialization through
their depository participants. The companys ISIN No. is INE 455D01012.
DIRECTORS
Mr. Virendra P. Shah retires by rotaion and, being eligible, offers
himself for re-appointment.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 2000, the Directors
state as under.
1. That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures:
2. That the directors have selected such accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the
state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of
the profit or loss of the company for the period;
3. That the directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
4. That the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
PARTICULARS OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY AND ABSORBTION AND
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS
As reported last year, the management took steps to improve fuel
efficiency and energy conservation in this expansion and modernization
programme.
1. Secured piped natural gas connection and switched over to gas as
fuel for the oven from liquid fuel.
2. Replaced tube light chokes with electronic ballast to save electric
power. Provided mirror-optic light fixtures with electronic ballast in
newly built-up factory building. Also provided energy-efficient Super
Saver Meta-Halide light fixtures in the factory premises.
3. Provided 80 KVAR capacitor bank with auto power factor control
panel to improve power factor & reduce energy consumption.
4. Provided natural roof extraction ventilators in shop-floor & godown
area for natural air circulation on shop floor and translucent
fiberglass roofing sheets for providing natural day light.
5. Provided energy efficient man coolers & desert coolers for
improving air circulation in the factory.
6. Replaced A.C. servo drives with Variable Frequency Drives.
As required in Section 217 (1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956 details
regarding conversion of energy, etc. are given hereunder:
FORM-A
(A) PARTICULARS :
Power and Fuel Consumption 2009-2010 2008-2009
1. Electricity Purchased : Units 2,76,690 3,51,429
Amount (Rs. Lacs) 16.15 20.65
Average Rate/Unit Rs. 5.84 5.88
2. LDO/HSD: K. Litres FY 09-10
(01-4-08 to 30-11-08) 0.00 202.92
Amount (Rs. Lacs) 0.00 73.85
Average Rate/K.L. Rs. 0.-00 36,394.19
3. GAS SCM FY 09-10 (01-12-08
to 31-03-09) 3,14,373.45 81,122.30
Amount(Rs. Lacs) 53.97 15.28
Average rate/SCM Rs. 17.17 18.84
(B) CONSUMPTION PER UNIT OF PRODUCTION OF BISCUITS :
1. Electricity ( KWH/T) 59.39 71.36
2. LDO/HSD - (KL/T) 01-04-08 to 30-11-08 0.00 0.0540
3. GAS (SCM/T) 01-12-08 to 31-03-09 67.477 69.693
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES :
There is no employee drawing remuneration in excess of Rs.24,00,000/-
per annum or Rs. 2,00,000/- per month or above whose particulars are
required to be annexed to the Directors Report under Section 217(2A)
of the Companies Act, 1956.
DEPOSITS
The company has not accepted deposits from the public under section 58A
of the Companies Act, 1956.
INSURANCE
All the fixed assets and stocks of the company are adequately insured.
APPRECIATION
Your directors place on record appreciation of services rendered to the
company by employees, customers and suppliers as well as our bankers
and Government authorities.
For and on behalf of the Directors
Place : Ahmedabad Pradip P. SHAH
Date: 29-07-2010 Chairman
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