Mar 31, 2024
Your directors are pleased to present the 31st Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company together with the Audited
Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2024.
A summary of the Company''s financial results for the Financial Year
2023-24 is as under
(Amount in Lacs.)
|
Particulars |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
|
Income from Operation |
5.50 |
5.50 |
|
Other Income |
40.74 |
28.76 |
|
Total income |
46.24 |
34.26 |
|
Total Expenditure before tax and dep. |
34.79 |
27.70 |
|
Profit/(loss) before tax and dep. |
11.45 |
6.56 |
|
Provision for depreciation |
2.54 |
4.74 |
|
Tax expenses |
8.71 |
0.62 |
|
Net profit/(loss) after depreciation and |
0.21 |
1.20 |
|
after tax for the year |
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Add: balance B/F from previous year |
314.37 |
313.18 |
|
Balance carried to next year |
314.58 |
314.37 |
During the year under review, the Company has earned total
income of Rs. 46.24 lacs which also comprising of operational
income of Rs. 5.50 lacs from consultancy services. Other income
generated of Rs. 40.74 lacs were dividend and interest income of
investments made. After deducting all administrative expenses and
depreciation and necessary adjustments for taxation, etc. this year
Company has earned a net profit of Rs. 0.21 lacs. (previous year it
was Rs. 1.20 lacs)
3. 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.
Except the information given in this report, no material changes
have taken place after completion of the financial year up to the
date of this report which may have substantial effect on business
and finances of the Company.
Due to business needs in future, the directors do not recommend
any dividend for the financial year.
The Company does not have any outstanding unclaimed dividend
which is required to be transferred to the Investor Education and
Protection Funds as per the provisions of Section 125 of the
Companies Act, 2013. The Company does not have any
outstanding liability on account of Interest and principal of
Deposits, Debentures or Share Application Money.
The paid up Equity Share Capital as at March 31, 2024 stood at 720
Lakhs. During the year under review, the Company has not issued
shares or convertible securities or shares with differential voting
rights nor has granted any stock options or sweat equity or
warrants. As on March 31, 2024, none of the Directors of the
Company hold instruments convertible into Equity Shares of the
Company.
During the year under review, your Company has neither invited
nor accepted any public deposit as defined under Section 77 of the
Companies Act, 2013.
Company has not provided any guarantee or any security in
connection with a loan to any other body corporate or person
during the year under preview. However, the Company has made
investment in Aalps Infraspace LLP for 19% of investment and
profit sharing. The project initiated by LLP stopped and Company
has received significant amount of money injected in the LLP. The
Company does not have significant influence and control based on
the representation on the management of Aalps Infraspace LLP.
9. Details of significant and material orders passed by the
regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going
concern status and company''s operations in future:
No significant and material orders were passed by the regulators or
courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and
Company''s operation in future.
Board members are of the view that commensurate with the size
and nature of the business, your Company has maintained
adequate Internal Financial control.
11 Board of Directors: Mr. Bhavin Mashruwala and Mr. A. C. Patel,
Independent Directors of the Company were re-appointed at the
26th Annual General Meeting held on 23rd September, 2019 as
such for the second term of five (5) consecutive years and as per
their term of appointment, their last term of appointment is about
to expire in the forthcoming AGM. Board members are in process of
appointing eligible persons as Additional Directors in place of
retiring Directors.
12. Board Meetings: During the year, four Board meetings were duly
convened and held. The following are the dates on which the board
meetings were held-
(1)29th April, 2023 (2) 22nd July, 2023 (3) 25th October, 2023 (5)
31st January, 2024
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Name |
Desig¬ nation |
Attendance at |
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29-04-23 |
22-07-23 |
25-10-23 |
31-01-24 |
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Mr. Vipul H. |
Chairman |
s |
s |
s |
s |
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Raja |
& MD |
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Mr. Bhavin D. |
Ind.Dir. |
s |
s |
s |
s |
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Mashruwala |
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Mr. A. C. Patel |
Ind.Dir. |
s |
s |
s |
s |
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Mrs. Sonal V. |
Woman |
s |
s |
s |
s |
|
Raja |
Director |
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There is no Change in composition during the year.
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Name |
Desig¬ nation |
Attendance at |
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29-04-23 |
31-05-23 |
30-06-23 |
31-07-23 |
31-08-23 |
30-09-23 |
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|
Mr. Bhavin D. |
Chairman |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
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Mashruwala |
|||||||
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Mr. Vipul H. |
Member |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
|
Raja |
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Mrs. Sonal V. |
Member |
- |
- |
- |
s |
s |
s |
|
Raja |
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The following are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company-
1. Mr. Vipul H. Raja- Chairman and Managing Director
2. Mrs. Nidhi Shah- Company Secretary
3. Mr. Manish H. Mishra- Chief Financial Officer
14. Committees: The The Company has several Committees which
have been established as a part of corporate governance practices
and are in a compliance with the requirements of the relevant
provisions of applicable laws and statute.
The Company has following Committees-
(a) Audit Committee- During the year under review, the members of
Audit Committee met 4 times in a year as per following-
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Name |
Desig¬ nation |
Attendance at |
|||
|
29-04-23 |
22-07-23 |
25-10-23 |
31-01-24 |
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|
Mr. Bhavin D. Mashruwala |
Chairman |
s |
s |
s |
s |
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Mr. Vipul H. Raja |
Member |
s |
s |
s |
s |
|
Mr. A. C. Patel |
Member |
s |
s |
s |
s |
(b) Nomination and Remuneration Committee- The members of
Nomination & Remuneration Committee met 1 time during the
year. Following is the Composition of Nomination & Remuneration
Committee-
|
Name |
Designation |
Attendance at committee meeting |
|
29-04-23 |
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|
Mr. Bhavin D. Mashruwala |
Chairman |
s |
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Mr. A. C. Patel |
Member |
s |
|
Mrs. Sonal V. Raja |
Member |
s |
(c) Stakeholders'' Relationship Committee- The members of
Stakeholders'' Relationship Committees met twelve times during
the year i.e. 29th April, 2023, 31st May, 2023, 30th June, 2023,
31st July, 2023, 31st August, 2023, 30th September, 2023, 31st
October, 2023, 30th November, 2023, 30th December, 2023, 31st
January, 2024, 29th February, 2024 and 30th March, 2024.
Following is the Composition of Stakeholders'' Relationship
Committee-
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Name |
Desig¬ nation |
Attendance at |
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31-10-23 |
30-11-23 |
30-12-23 |
31-01-24 |
29-02-24 |
30-03-24 |
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Mr. Bhavin D. |
Chairman |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
|
Mashruwala |
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Mr. Vipul H. |
Member |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
|
Raja |
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|
Mrs. Sonal V. |
Member |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
s |
|
Raja |
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The SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, mandated the formulations of certain policies
for all listed companies. All our corporate governance policies are
available on the website of the Company. The policies are reviewed
periodically by the Board and updated based on need and new
compliance requirements.
As per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, Paid up Capital and net worth of the Company
as on 31st March, 2023 are less than the prescribed limit and as per
exemption rule, our Company is exempted from certain provisions
of Corporate Governance. Accordingly (i) Corporate Governance
Report, (ii) declaration of CEO/ CFO certifying compliance by Board
of Directors and Senior Management personnel with respective
Code of Conduct and (iii) Compliance Certificate from Statutory
Auditor regarding compliance with Corporate Governance
Provisions is not given herewith.
Company will follow above mentioned provisions as and when
become applicable to the Company.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its
own performance, Board committees and Individual directors
pursuant to provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Corporate
Governance requirements as prescribed by SEBI under Regulation
27 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations 2015.
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
process, information and functioning etc The performance of the
committee was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from
the committee members on the basis of the criteria such as the
structure of the committees, meetings and independency of the
Committees etc
The Directors were satisfied with the evaluation results, which
reflected the overall engagement of the Board and its Committees
with the Company.
Company has adopted vigil mechanism called "Whistle Blower
Policy", for directors and employees to report to the management,
instances of unethical behavior, fraud or violation of the Company''s
code of Conduct or ethics policy. The same is available on the
website of the Company.
To enhance ethical and transparent process in managing the affairs
of the Company, Board of Directors have adopted "Code of Conduct
for Board of Directors and Senior Management Personnel" as per
requirements of the listing Agreement. The same is available on the
website of the Company.
20. Disclosure under Sexual Harassment of Woman at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,
2013-
Pursuant to Section 22 of the Sexual Harassment of Woman at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013,
every Company is required to set up an Internal Complaint
Committee to look into the complaints relating to sexual
harassment at work place of any woman employee.
Company has adopted a policy for prevention of Sexual
Harassment of Woman at workplace and has designated woman
director Mrs. Sonal V. Raja to ensure implementation of the said
policy. During the year, Company has not received any complaints
and no complaint is pending at the Company''s end.
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 Board is
responsible for implementation of the Code.
All members of the Board Directors and the designated employees
have confirmed compliance with the Code.
Company has executed Leave and License agreement with Mr.
Nandit V. Raja, Promoter and Mrs. Sonal V. Raja, Promoter Director
of the Company for the use of Registered office premises situated
at S. G. Highway.
As 10% of the Annual Consolidated Turnover of the Company is
less than the total amount of transactions done with Related
parties during the year, the said transactions are considered
"Material Transactions" as per regulation 23(1) of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
However, as per Regulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company is
exempted from making disclosures with SEBI/ Stock Exchange
regarding Material Transactions done with related party during the
year.
However, details of transactions with related parties are given in
note 13 of Accounting Policies by Auditors as per Accounting
Standard 18. Form No. AOC-2 pursuant to clause (h) of sub- section
(3) of Section 134 and sub section (1) of Section 188 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts)
Rules, 2014 is attached herewith as Annexure-I.
As per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules of
Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility policy), 2014, every
company having net worth of rupees five hundred crore or more, or
turnover of rupees one thousand crore or more or a net profit of
rupees five crore or more during any financial year shall constitute
a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
As Company does not come under the ambit of above mentioned
provisions, Company has not formed Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee and hence Rule 9 of Companies
(Accounts) Rule, 2014 regarding disclosure of contents of
Corporate Social Responsibility Policy is not applicable to the
Company.
Pursuant to the provision contained in Section 134(5) of the
Companies Act 2013, the Directors of your Company confirm that-
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, as far as possible and to
the extent mentioned by the Auditors in their report, the applicable
accounting standards has been followed and no material departure
has been made from the same;
(b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the
state of affair of the Company at the end of the financial year and
of the profit or 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 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.
(Pursuant To Provisions of Section 149(6) of the
Companies Act 2013).
All the Independent Directors of the Company do hereby declare
that:
(a) All the Independent Directors of the Company are neither
Managing Director, nor a Whole Time Director nor a Manager or a
Nominee Director.
(b) All the Independent Directors in the opinion of the Board are
persons of integrity and possesses relevant expertise and
experience.
(c) (i) Independent Directors are or were not a Promoter of the
Company or its Holding or subsidiary or associate company.
(ii) Independent Directors are or were not related to promoters or
directors in the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate
company.
(d) Independent Directors have or had no pecuniary relationship with
the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company or their
promoters or directors, during the two immediately preceding
financial years or during the current financial year.
(e) None of whose relatives has or had pecuniary relationship or
transaction with the company, its holding, subsidiary, or associate
company, or their promoters, or directors, amounting to two per
cent or more of its gross turnover or total income or fifty lakhs
rupees or such higher amount as may be prescribed, whichever is
lower, during the two immediately preceding financial years or
during the current financial year,
(f) Independent Directors, neither himself, nor any of his relatives,
i. Holds or has held the position of a key managerial personnel or
is or has been employee of the company or its holding,
subsidiary or associate company in any of three financial years
immediately preceding the financial year in which he is
proposed to be appointed.
ii. Is or has been an employee or proprietor or a partner, in any of
the three financial years immediately preceding the financial
years in which he is proposed to be appointed, of -
(A) A firm of auditors or company secretaries in practice or
cost auditors of the company or its holding, subsidiary or
associate company; or
(B) Any legal or a consulting firm that has or had any
transaction with the company, its holding, subsidiary or
Associate company amounting to ten per cent, or more of
the gross turnover of such firm;
iii. Holds together with his relatives less than two per cent shares
or total voting power of the company; or
iv. Is a Chief Executive or director, by whatever name called, or any
non-profit organization that receives twenty five per cent or
more of its receipts from the Company, any of its promoters,
directors or its holding, subsidiary or associate company or that
holds two per cent or more of the total voting power of the
company; or
(g) Independent Directors possesses such qualifications as prescribed.
(h) All Independent Directors of the Company has registered
themselves with the databank of Independent Director as per
guidelines by Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Considering experience
of the Directors, they are exempted from examination process.
The information requires to be disclosed in the report of the Board
of Directors as per the provisions of Section 134(3)(m) of the
Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 3 of the Companies (Accounts)
Rules, 2014 regarding the conservation of energy, technology
absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are not
applicable to the Company, hence are not given herewith. There
were no foreign Exchange earnings or outgo during the year.
Your Company''s Equity shares are admitted in the system of
Dematerialization by both the Depositories namely NSDL and
CDSL. The Company has signed triparty Agreement through
Registrar and Share Transfer Agent M/s Big share Services Private
Limited. The Investors are advised to take advantage of timely
dematerialization of their securities. The ISIN allotted to your
Company is INE 764 B01029. Total Share dematerialized up to 31st
March 2024 were 56263499 which constitute 78.14% of total
capital. Your Directors request all the shareholders to dematerialize
their shareholding in the Company as early as possible.
Transfer of securities only in demat form- SEBI has mandated that
except in case of transmission or transposition of securities,
requests for effecting transfer of securities shall not be processed
unless the securities are held in the dematerialized form with a
depository. Hence, w.e.f. 1st April, 2019, no Company can transfer
shares in physical mode.
The information required as per para F of Schedule V of SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 are not applicable to the Company as the Company has no
unclaimed dividend and no unclaimed shares and hence are not
given herewith.
M/s Nitin K. Shah & Co., a firm of Chartered Accountants (FRN-
107140W) was appointed as Statutory Auditor of the Company in
the 29th Annual General meeting held on 25th July, 2022 for five
financial years i.e. commencing from the conclusion of 29th AGM
until the conclusion of the 33rd Annual General Meeting of the
Company to be held in 2027 on such remuneration as may be
agreed upon by the Audit committee/ Board of Directors in
consultation with the Auditors
As our Company is neither engaged in the production of goods nor
providing services as prescribed under Section 148 of the
Companies Act, 2013, Company is not required to appoint Cost
Auditor.
In order to make proper compliance with the provisions of
Corporate Governance the Company had appointed M/s. Shailesh
Patel & Co., Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors. They are
regularly submitting their reports to the Audit Committee of the
Company.
M/s Kamlesh M. Shah, Practicing Company Secretary is appointed
as Secretarial Auditor for the financial year 2023-2024 as per
Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Secretarial Audit
report (Form MR-3) is part of the Board''s Report and attached as
Annexure- II. The Secretarial Auditor has not made any adverse
remarks in their report which may require any further clarification
from the Board.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(a) and Section92(3) of
the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of the Companies
(Management and Administration) Rules,2014, the Annual Return
of the Company as at March 31, 2023 is uploaded on the website of
the Company and can be accessed at
http://www.sumerugroup.in/annual-reports
As per the Corporate Governance norms, a separate report on
Management Discussion and Analysis outlining the business of the
Company is set out as Annexure-III of this report.
i) The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median
remuneration of the employees of the company for the financial
year:
Total expenses of Director''s Remuneration- Nil
Managerial Remuneration Expenses (includes CS and CFO)- Rs.
7,70,000/-
Other employees Remuneration: Rs. 3,30,000/-
ii) The percentage increase in remuneration of each director, Chief
Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary or
Manager, if any, in the financial year:
Directors were not paid any remuneration. There is minimum
increase in remuneration paid to the Company Secretary & CFO in
compare with last year.
iii) The percentage increase in the median remuneration of other
employees in the financial year is minimum.
iv) The number of permanent employees (including MD, CS and
CFO)as on 31st March, 2024 is four.
v) Average percentile increase made in the salaries of employees
other than the managerial personnel in the last financial year and
its comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial
remuneration and justification thereof and point out if there are
any exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial
remuneration ;
Managerial Personnel included CS and CFO and there is minimum
increase in their salaries during the year.
vi) Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy
of the company.
Remuneration of the Employees and KMPs are recommended by
Nomination & Remuneration Committee to the Board of Directors
within the organization and they follow the Remuneration Policy
made by the Company.
36. Registrar & Transfer agent:
The Company has appointed M/s Bigshare Services Private Limited
as its Registrar & Transfer agent w.e.f. 3rd June, 2016. Complete
details of their name, address, contact details are given below-
Bigshare Services Pvt. Ltd.,
Pinnacle Business Park, Office No- S6-2,
Mahakali Caves Road, Next to Ahura Centre,
Andheri (East), Mumbai- 400093.
Tel No- 022-6263 8200
Ahmedabad Branch address-
A/802, Samudra Complex,
Near Klassic Gold Hotel, Near Girish Cold Drinks,
Off. C.G. Road,Ahmedabad-380009
Tel No.- 079-40024135
Email- bssahd@bigshareonline.com
Website- www.bigshareonline.com
37. Cautionary Statement
Statements in this Directors'' Report and ManagementDiscussion
and Analysis Report describing the Company''s objectives,
projections, estimates, expectations or predictions may be
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable
securities laws and regulations. Actual results could differ
materially from those expressed or implied.
38. Appreciation:
Your directors wish to place on record their gratitude and sincere
appreciation for the assistance, trust and co-operation received
from the shareholders, Bankers, Government authorities and
clients during the year under review.
Your Directors would like to express profound sense of appreciation
for the commitment shown by the employees in supporting the
Company in its continued performance on all fronts.
FOR & ON BEHALF OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNDER AN AUTHORITY
SUMERU INDUSTRIES LIMITED
VIPULH.RAJA
CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR
DIN-00055770
PLACE: AHMEDABAD
DATE: 03-06-2024
Mar 31, 2015
Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting herewith the 22nd Annual
Report on the business and operations of the Company together with
audited accounts for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2015.
1. Performance of the Company:
(Amount in Lacs.)
Particulars 2014-15 2013-14
Income from Operation 46.69 62.44
Total income 46.69 62.44
Total Expenditure 40.34 58.35
Profit/(loss) before tax and dep. 6.35 4.09
Provision for depreciation 5.17 1.80
Provision for Tax (0.04) 0.1
Net profit/(loss)aftertaxfortheyear 1.22 2.19
Add: balance B/Ffrom previousyear 292.15 295.22
Profit available for appropriation 293.37 297.41
Less: Excess/(snort) Provision 0 (5.26)
Balance carried to next year 293.37 292 15
2. Year under Review:
During the year under review, the Company has earned totai Income of
Rs. 46,68,997/- (Previous year of Rs. 62,43,906/-) from business. After
deducting ail administrative expenses and depreciation and necessary
adjustments for taxation, etc. the Company has earned a net orofit of
Rs. 1,22,516 (previous year of Rs. 2,19,371/-)
3. State of Company's Affairs and Changes, If Any:
Company was developing a salt pan project for which Company is already
in possession of leasehold land in Kutchh district of Gujarat State.
The company had Initiated development of pilot project. However, on
account of local condition and local environment, Company is facing
difficulty in implementing the project. Hence, company has decided to
halt all work related to this project. The company is evaluating
various options. In course of time, based on the circuinstances,
management will take suitable decision. In the meantime Management's
focus will be to concentrate on providing management consultancy
services.
4. 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.
Except the information given in this report, no material changes have
taken place after completion of the financial year up to the date of
this report which may have substantial effect on business and finances
of the Company.
5. Dividend:
Due to business needs in future, the directors do not recommend any
dividend for the financial year.
6. Unclaimed Dividend:
The Company does not have any outstanding unclaimed dividend which is
required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection
Funds as per the provisions of Section 125 of the Comnanies Act, 2013,
The Company does not have any outstanding liability on account of
Interest and principal of Deposits, Debentures or Share Application
Money.
7. Share Capital Structure:
During the year under review, there were no changes in the Authorised,
Issued, Subscribed and paid up Share Capital Structure of the Company.
8. Deposits:
During the year under review, your Company has neither invited nor
accepted any public deposit as defined under Section 77 of the
Companies Act, 2013.
9. Particulars of loan, guarantees or investments under section 186:
Company has not given any loan, not provided any guarantee or any
security in connection with a loan to any other body corporate or
person during the year under preview.
10. Details of significant and material orders passed by the
regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status
and company's operations in future:
No such order has been passed.
11. Detailsin respectof adequacy of internal financial controls with
reference to the Financial Statements.
Board members are of the view that commensurate with the size and
nature of the business, your Company has maintained adequate Internal
Financial control.
12. Corporate Social Responsibility:
As per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules of Companies
(Corporate Social Responsibility policy), 2014, every company having
net worth of rupees five hundred crore or more, or turnover of rupees
one thousand crore or more or a net profit of rupees five crore or more
during any financial year shall constitute a Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee.
As Company does not come under the ambit of above mentioned provisions,
Company has nor formed Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and
hence Rule 9 of Companies (Accounts) Rule, 2014 regarding disclosure of
contents of Corporate Social Responsibility Policy is not applicable to
the Company.
13. Conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange
earnings and outgo:
The information requires to be disclosed in the report of the Board of
Directors as per the provisions of Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies
Act, 2013 and Rule 3 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 regarding
the conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange
earnings and outgo are not applicable to the Company, hence are" not
given herewith. There were no foreign Exchange earnings or outgo during
the year.
14. Dematerialization of securities:
Your Company's Equity shares are admitted in the system of
Dematerialization by both the Depositories namely NSDL and CDSL. The
Company has signed tripartite Agreement through Registrar and Share
Transfer Agent M/s Sharepro Service (India) Private limited. The
Investors are advised to take advantage of timely dematerialization of
their securities. The ISIN allotted to your Company is INE 764 B01029.
Total Share dematerialized up to 31st March 2015 were 54047749 which
constitute 75.07% of total capita I. You r Directors req uest all the
sha reholders to dematerialize their shareholding in the Company as
early as possible.
15. Statutory Auditors:
M/s Nitin K. Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, were re-appointed as
Statutory Auditor of the Company for three (3) consecutive years i.e.
for the Financial year 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 in the last Annual
General Meeting provided that his appointment shall be subject to
ratification in every Annual General Meeting by way of passing of an
Ordinary Resolution.
M/s Nitin K Shah &Co., present Statutory Auditors of the company has
given letter of consent and confirmation under section 139(1) the
Companies Act, 2013 for reappointment as Statutory Auditors of the
Company.
The Board has now proposed to appoint the Statutory Auditors for a
further period of 2 years as per requirements of Companies (Audit and
Auditors) Rules 2014. Necessary Resolution for ratification of their
appointment as the Statutory Auditors for Financial year 2015-16 and
fixing their remuneration is proposed to be passed at this Annual
General Meeting.
16. Internal Auditors
In order to make proper compliance with the provisions of Corporate
Governance the Company had appointed M/s. Shailesh Patel & Co.,
Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors. They are regularly
submitting their reports to the Audit Committee of the Company. They
have agreed to be reappointed as the Internal Auditors for the next
term.
17. Secretarial Auditor and report thereon:
M/s Kamlesh M. Shah, Practicing Company Secretary was appointed as
Secretarial Auditor for the financial year 2014-15 as per Section 204
of the Companies Act, 2013. Secretarial Audit report is part of the
Board's Report and attached asAnnexure-1 The Secretarial Auditor has
not made any remarks in their report which may require any further
clarification from the Board.
18. Extractof Annual Return:
The extract of the annual return in Form No. MGT - 9 is part of the
Board's report and attached herewith asAnnexure- II.
19. Directors:
A. Changes during the year:
a) Resignation of Managing Director: Mr. Nandit V. Raja was re-
appointed as Managing Director for the term of 3 years in 21st Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on 30th September, 2014. Due to some
personal reasons and unavoidable circumstances, Mr. Nandit V. Raja has
given resignation form the position of Director and Managing Director on
17th January, 2015. Board has accepted and considered his resignation in
the Board Meeting held on 23rd March, 2015. The Board appreciated the
services rendered by Mr. Nandit V. Raja during his tenure as Managing
Director.
b) Appointment of Woman Director: In compliance with Section 149(1) of
the Companies Act, 2013, Rule 3 of Companies Appointment and
Qualification of Directors And in compliance with Clause 49 11(A) of
Listing Agreement, Mrs. Sonal Vipul Raja has been appointed as Woman
Director on the Board w.e.f. 31st March, 2015.
Appointment of Mrs. Sonal V. Raja as Non-executive, promoter, woman
director of the Company was recommended by Nomination and Remuneration
Committee.
Being appointed as Additional Director, she can serve upto the next
Annual general Meeting.
c) Appointment of Mr. Vipul H. Raja as Chairman & Managing Director:
Mr. Vipul H. Raja is engaged with the Company since its incorporation
as he is one of the promoters of the Company. Currently he is serving
as Chairman and Director of the Company. Mr: Nandit V. Raja, Managing
Director has resigned w.e.f. 23rd March, 2015. Taking into
consideration, the qualification and experience of Mr. Vipul H. Raja
and in order to fill the resultant vacancy, Nomination and Remuneration
Committee recommended to appoint Mr. Vipul H. Raja as Chairman &
Managing Director of the Company.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has decided tnat Remuneration
package of Mr. Vipul H. Raja as Chairman & Managing Director, if
appointed, will be same as that was of Mr. Nandit V. Raja, former
Managing Director. But, looking into current business operations of the
Company, Mr. Vipul H. Raja has agreed to work without remuneration as
Chairman & Managing Director, if appointed.
Mr. Vipul H. Raja, Chairman and Managing Director shall retire by
rotation at the ensuing Annual general Meeting as per provisions of
law. He is eligible for reappointment and offered himself for
directorship of the Company. Your directors recommended for his
re-appointment.
d) Mr. Bhavin D. Mashruwala and Mr. Ambalal C. Patel were appointed as
Independent Directors on the Board liable to retire by rotation. Now,
Board recommends appointment of Mr. Bhavin D. Mashruwala and Mr.
Ambalal C. Patel as Independent Directors under Section 149 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement in the
ensuing General Meeting for 4 consecutive years i.e. for a term upto
the conclusion of 26th Annual General Meeting of the Company in
calendar year 2019.
B. Declaration as to Independent Directors:
(Pursuant To Provisions of Section 149(6) of the Companies Act 2013).
All the Independent Directors of the Company do hereby declare that:
(a) All the Independent Directors of the Company are neither Managing
Director, nor a Whole Time Director nor a Manager or a Nominee
Director.
(b) All the Independent Directors in the opinion of the Board are
persons of integrity and possesses relevant expertise and experience.
(c) (i) Independent Directors are or were not a Promoter of the Company
or its Holding or subsidiary or associate company.
(it) Independent Directors are or were not related to promoters or
directors in the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company.
(d) Independent Directors have or had no pecuniary relationship with
the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company or their
promoters or directors, during the two immediately preceding financial
years or during the current financial year.
(e) None of whose relatives has or had pecuniary relationship or
transaction with the company, its holding, subsidiary, or associate
company, or their promoters, or directors, amounting to two per cent or
more of its gross turnover or total income or fifty lakhs rupees or
such higher amount as may be prescribed, whichever is lower, during the
two immediately preceding financial years or during the current
financial year,
(f) Independent Directors, neither himself, nor any of Ins relatives,
i. Holds or has held the position of a key managerial personnel or is
or has been employee of the company or its holding, subsidiary or
associate company in any of three financial years immediately preceding
the financial year in which he is proposed to be appointed.
ii. Is or has been an employee or proprietor or a partner, in any of
the three financial years immediately preceding the financial years in
which he is proposed to be appointed, of-
(A) A firm of auditors or company secretaries in practice or cost
auditors of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate
company; or
(B) Any legal or a consulting firm that has or had any transaction with
tne company, its holding, subsidiary or Associate company amounting to
ten per cent, or more of the gross turnover of such firm;
iii. Holds together with his relatives less than two per cent, or more
of the total voting power of the company; or
iv. Is a Chief Executive or director, by whatever name called, or any
non-profit organization that receives twenty five per cent or more of
its receipts from the Company, any of its promoters, directors or its
holding, subsidiary or associate company or that
holds two per cent or mere of the total voting power of the company; or
(g) Independent Directors possesses such other qualifications as may be
prescribed.
C. Director's Responsibility Statement:
Pursuant to the provision contained in Section 134(5) of the Companies
Act 2013, the Directors of your Company confirm that-
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, as far as possible and
to the extent mentioned by the Auditors in their report, the applicable
accounting standards has been followed and no material departure has
been made from the same;
(b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affair
of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit or
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 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 operative 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.
D. Disclosure as per companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
i) The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median
remuneration of the employees of the company for the financial year:
Total Remuneration expenses: Rs. 7,63,000/-
Managerial Remuneration Expenses: Rs. 4,50,000/-
(paidtoMr. Nandit V. Raja as MD)
Other employees Remuneration: Rs. 3,13,000/-
ii) The percentage increase in remuneration of each director. Chief
Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary or
Manager, if any, in the financial year:
Only Managing Director Mr. Nandit V. Raja was being paid Managerial
Remuneration. No other director is paid any Remuneration, Commission on
net profit or any other benefits. Company has appointed Company
Secretary in the month of November, 2014. There was no Increase in
remuneration of any of the Managing Director, Director, Chief Financial
Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary or Manager during
the year.
iii) The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees
in the financial year is 10%
iv) The number of permanent employees on the rolls of company; 3
(Three)
v) The explanation on the relationship between average increase in
remuneration and company performance;
The increase in remuneration of employees are considered on the overall
economic condition, Industry trend and inflammatory pressure.
vi) Comparison of the remuneration of the Key managerial personnel
against the performance of the company ;
The KMP i.e. Managing Director is being paid Remuneration of Rs.
45,000/- per month since last 5 years which is kept constant. There is
no increase of any amount of remuneration during fast 5 years. Company
Secretary is appointed w.e.f. November, 2014 and Remuneration payable
is Rs. 15,000 per month which is in accordance with the performance of
the Company.
vii) Variations in the market capitalization of the company, price
earnings ratio as at the closing date of the current financial year and
previous financial year and percentage increase over decrease in the
market quotations of the shares of the company in comparison to the
rate at which the company came out with the last public offer in case
of listed companies, and in case of unlisted companies, the variations
in the net worth of the company as at the close of the current
financial year and previous financial year;
Closing Market Price of shares of Company as on 31/03/2014 : Rs.0.64/-
Closing Market Price of shares of Company as on 31/03/2015 : Rs.0.55/-
Earnings Per share for the financial year ended on 31/03/2014 :
Rs.0.003/-
Earnings per share for the financial year ended on 31/03/2015 :
Rs.0.002/-
Based on the Closing Price as on 31st March, 2015, P/E Ratio is
minimum.
viii) Average percentile increase made in the salaries of employees
other than the managerial personnel in the last financial year and its
comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration
and justification thereof and point out if there are any exceptional
circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration;
NOT APPLICABLE as there was no increase in Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel whereas remuneration of employees increased by 10%.
ix) Comparison of the remuneration of each key managerial personnel
against the performance of the company;
Not Comparable, as the Company has decided to halt all work related to
Salt project.
x) The key parameters for any variable component of remuneration
availed bv the directors;
NOT APPLICABLE.
xi) The ratio of the remuneration of the highest paid director to that
of the employees who are not directors but receive remuneration in
excess of the highest paid director during the year; and
No employee is receiving remuneration in excess or higher than the
remuneration of Director or Key Managerial Personnel.
xii) Affirmation thatthe remuneration is as per the remuneration policy
of the company.
All remuneration of the Employees and directors are decided by
Nomination & Remuneration Committee and by the Board of Directors
within the organization.
E. Formal Annual Evaluation Process by Board:
During the year, the Board adopted a formal mechanism for evaluating
its performance as well as that of its Committees and individual
Directors, including the Chairman of the Board. The evaluation of the
Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board and that of
the Chairman and the Non-Independent Directors were carried out by the
Independent Directors.
The Directors were satisfied with the evaluation results, which
reflected the overall engagement of the Board and its Committees with
the Company.
20. Number of meetings of the Board of Directors: 8
21. Audit Committee: The composition of Audit Committee is as follows:
Name Designation
Mr, Bhavin D. Mashruwala Chairman
Mr. Vipul H. Raja Member
Mr. A. C. Patei Member
The members of Audit Committee met 4 times in a year and gap between
two meetings was not more than four months.
22. Nomination and Remuneration Committee:
Name Designation
Mr. Bhavin D. Mashruwala Chairman
Mr. Vipul H. Raja (uptcSth May, 2015) Member
Mr. A. C. Patel Member
Mrs. Sonal V. Raja (w.e.f. 8th May, 2015) Member
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee met 2 times during the year.
23. Establishment of code of conduct for directors and senior
management persons:
To enhance ethical and transparent process in managing the affairs of
the Company, Board of Directors have adopted "Code of Conduct for Board
of Directors and Senior Management Personnel" as per Clause 49 HE of
the listing Agreement. The same is posted on website of the Company.
24. Establishment of vigil mechanism for directors and employees:
Company has adopted vigil mechanism called "Whistle blower Policy", for
directors and employees to report to the management, instances of
unethical behaviour, fraud or violation of the Company's code of
Conduct or ethics policy. The same is posted on website of the Company.
25. Prevention of InsiderTrading:
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of
InsiderTrading 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 dosed. The Board is responsible for implementation of
the Code.
All members of the Board Directors and the designated employees have
confirmed compliance with the Code.
26. Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties
under section 188(1):
During the financial year 2014-15, there was no transaction for
sell/purchase of goods or services of material nature with its
promoters, directors, management, or relatives etc, which may have
potential conflict with interest of the Company at large. However,
details of transactions with related parties are given in note 14 of
notes to accounts by Auditors as per Accounting Standard 18.
27. Particulars of development and implementation of a Risk Management
Policy:
Pursuant to section 134 (3) (n) of the Companies Act, 2013 & Clause 49
of the listing agreement, the company has constituted a business risk
management committee. The details of the committee and composition are
set out in the corporate governance report forming part of the Boards
report.
At present the company has not identified any element of risk which may
threaten the existence of the company.
28. Corporate Governance and Management Discussion 8i Analysis Report:
The Corporate Governance ana Management Discussion & Analysis Report,
which form an integral part of this Report, are set out as Annexure-
III. Certificate from the auditors of the Company regarding compliance
with the requirements of Corporate Governance as stipulated in, Clause
49 of the Listing Agreement is set out as Annexure- IV.
29. Appreciation:
Your directors take this opportunity to acknowledge the trust reposed
in your Company by its shareholders, Bankers and clients. Your
Directors also keenly appreciate the dedication and commitment of all
our employees, without which the continuing progress of the Company
would not have been possible.
PLACE: AHMEDABAD
DATE : 01-08-2015
FOR&ON BEHALF OF THE -
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VIPUL H. RAJA
CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR
DIN-00055770
Mar 31, 2013
The Directors are pleased to submit herewith their report together
with audited statement of account for the 2001 financial year ended
31st March,2013.
Particulars 2012-13 2011-12
Income from operation 4898962 4556885
Total income 4898962 4556885
Total Expenditure 3998273 3783694
Profit/(loss) before tax and dep 900689 773191
Provision for depreciation 85050 210343
Provision for Tax
(Incl. Differed Tax) 111858 65968
Profit/(Loss) after tax
for the year 788831 496880
Add: Balance B/F from
previous year 28733459 28241320
Profit available for
appropriation 29522290 28738200
Adjustment for cess
for the A.Y.2010-11 - -4741
Balance carried to next year 29522290 28733459
DIVIDED
Due to the business needs in future the directors do not recommend any
divided for the financial year.
UNPAID/UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND
The company does not have any outstanding unpaid unclaimed divided
which is required to be transferred to the investors education and
protection funds as per the provision of section 205C of the campanies
Act 1956 The company does not any outstanding liability on account of
invest and principal on Deposits debentures or share Application money.
SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
During the year under review there was no changes in the Authorized
issued subscribed and paid up share capital structure of the company.
BUY BACK OF EQUITY SHARES:
The company had not made any Buy Back of its paid up equity shares
during the year in terms of section 77A,77AA and 77B of the companies
Act,956 Hence no specific disclosure is required to be made in this
report.
YEAR UNDER REVIEW:
During the year under review the company has earned total income of Rs.
48,98,962/- (previous year of Rs. 45,56,885) from business After
deducting all administrative expenses and depreciation and necessary
adjustments for taxation etc, the company has earned a net profit of
Rs, 7,88,831/- (previous of Rs. 4,96,880/-)
DEMATERIALISATION OF SECURITIES:
Your company Equity shares are admitted in the system of
Dematerialization by both the Depositories namely NSDL and CDSL The
company has signed tripartite Agreement through Register and share
Transfer Agent M/S sharepro service (India) private Limited The
investors are advised to take advantage of timely dematerializated of
their securities the ISIN allotted to your company is INE 764B01029
Total share dematerialized up to 31st March 2013 were 5,39,11,749 which
constitute 74,87% of total capital your Directors request all the
shareholders to dematerialize their shareholders in the company as
early as possible.
MANAGEMENT''S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Management discussion and perceptions existing business look of the
future expansion and diversification plans of the company and company
are fully explained in a separate para in corporate Governance report.
DEPOSITS
During the year under review your company has neither invited nor
accepted any public deposit or deposits from the public as defined
under section 58A of the companies Act,1956.
DIRECTORS
Mr,Supreme p.shah who retires by rotation however on account of his
personal reason he would not like to continue Board appreciate the
service rendered by him during the tenure of his directorship in the
company and noted the contribution made by hil Mr, Vipul Raja shall
retire by rotation at the ensuring Annual General Meeting as per
provisions of Law He is eligible for reappointment and has offered
himself for directorship of the company your directors recommend for
his reappointment.
DIRECTORS RESPONCIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the provision contained in section 217 (2AA) of the
companies Act,1956 the Director of your company confirm;
A. That in the preparation of the annual accounts as far as possible
and except the Accounting Standards which are mentioned by the Auditors
in their report and the Notes to the Accounts separately the applicable
accounting standards has been followed and no material denture has been
made from the same;
B. That 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 full view of the state of affair of
the company at the hand of the financial year and of the profit or loss
of the company for that period;
C. That they 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 for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities;
D. That they have prepared the annual accounts and a going concern basis.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s Nitin K Shah & Co, present statutory Auditors of the company have
given their letter of consent and confirmation under section 224 (1B)
the companies Act 1956 for reappointment as statutory Auditors of the
company Necessary Resolution for their appointment as the statutory
Auditors and fixing remuneration is proposed to be passed at the Annual
General Meeting.
INTERNAL AUDITORS
In order to make proper compliance with the provisions of corporate
Governances the company had appointed m/s shailes patel & co
character Accounts as internal auditors they are regularly submitting
their reports to the AUDIT COMMITTEE of the company they have agreed to
be reappointed as the internal Auditors for the next term.
AUDITORS OBSERVATION
There are no specific observations made by the Auditors in their report
However notes to the Accounts in self are satisfactory and self
explanatory in the nature.
EMPLOYEES
There are no employees of the company who were in receipt of the
remuneration of Rs.24,00,000/- in the aggregate if employed for a part
of the year under review hence the information required under section
217 (2A) of the companies Act,1956 being not applicable and hence not
given in this report.
STATUTORY INFORMATION
The information required to be disclosed in the report of the Board of
Directors as per the provisions of section 217 (1) (e) of the companies
ACt,1956 and the companies (Disclosure) of particulars in the report of
Board of Directors Rules 1988 regarding the conservation of energy
technology observation during the year.
MATERIAL CHANGES
Except the information given in this report no material have taken
place after compliance of the financial year up to the date of this
report which may have substantial effect on business and financial of
the company.
APPRECIATION
Your Directors take this opportunity to acknowledge the trust reposed in
your company by its shareholders Bankers and clients Your Directors
also keenly appreciate the dedication & commitment of all our employees
without which the continuing progress of the company would not have
been possible.
PLACE: AHMEDABAD ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DATE : 29/05/2013 (VIPUL.H.RAJA)
CHAIRMAN
Mar 31, 2011
The Directors are pleased to submit here with their report together
with the audited statement of accounts for the 18th financial year ended
31st March,2011 (Amount in Rs)
Particulars 2010-11 2009-10
income from Operation 3541825 3669807
Total Income 3147978 3133997
Profit/ (loss) before tax and dep. 393847 535810
Provision for depreciation 238714 227633
Provision for Differed Tax 131850
Net Profit / (Loss) after tax for the year 155133 176327
Add: Balance B/F from previous year 21991792 22531993
Profit available for appropriation 22146924 22708320
Less: Excess /(Short) Provisions (716528)
Mat Credit Entitlement 1314396 1441359
Balance carried to next year 23461320 21991792
DIVIDEND.
Considering the profit earned during the year and considering future
business needs the directors do not recommend any dividend for the
financial year.
UNPAID / UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND:
The company does not have any outstanding unpaid/unclaimed dividend
which is required to be transferred to the Investors education and
protection funds as per the provision of Section 205C of the Companies
Act 1956. The Company does not have any outstanding liability on
account of Interest and Principal on Deposits, Debentures or Share
Application money.
SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE:
During the year under review there were on changes in the Authorized,
Issued, Subscribed and Paid up Share Capital
BUY BACK OF EQUITY SHARES:
The company had not made any Buy Back of its paid up equity shares
during the year in terms of section 77A, 77AA and 77B of the Companies
Act 1956. Hence no specific disclosure is required to be made in this
report.
YEAR UNDER REVIEW:
During the year under review the Company has earned total income of Rs.
3541825/-(Previous Year of Rs 36,69,807) from business operations
activities, After deducting all administrative expenses and
depreciation and necessary adjustments for taxation, etc. the company
has earned a net profit of Rs. 1,55,133/- (Previous of Rsl,76,327/-)
After making necessary adjustments for taxation, etc. a net Credit
balance 0f Profit and Loss account carried to next year is Rs.
2,34,61,320/-(Previous year it was Rs. 2,19,91,792).
DEMATERIALISATION OF SECURITIES:
Your Company's Equity shares are admitted in the System of
Dematerialization by both the Depositories namely NSDL and CDSL The
Company has signed tripartite Agreement through Registrar and Share
Transfer Agent M/s. Sharepro Service (India) Private limited. The
Investors are advised to take advantage of timely dematerialization of
their securities. The ISIN allotted to your Company is INE 764B
0i029.Total Share dematerialized up to 31st March 2011 were 53899750
which constitute 74.86% of total capital. Your Directors request all
the shareholders to dematenalize their shareholding in the company as
early as possible.
COMPLIANCE TO CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
The Complete Report on Corporate Governance is given as ANNEXURE-A to
this report.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS .
Managements discussion and perceptions on existing business, future out
look of the industry, future expansion and diversification plans of the
Company and future course of action for the development of the Company
are fully explained in a separate para in Corporate Governance Report.
During the year under review your company has neither invited nor
accepted any public deposit or deposits from the public as defined
under Section 58A of the Companies Act-1956.
DIRECTORS
Mr Ambalal Chhitabhai Patel and Mr. Supreme Pravinchandra Shah shall
retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting as per
provisions of Law. They are eligible for reappointment and offered
themselves for directorship of the company. Hence, your directors
recommend for their reappointment.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the provision contained in Section 217(2AA) of the
Companies Act, 1956, the Directors of your Company confirm:
A. That in the preparation of the annual accounts, as far as possible
and except the Accounting Standards which are mentioned by the Auditors
in their Report and the Notes to the Accounts separately, all the
applicable accounting standards has been followed and no material
departure has been made from the same;
B. That 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 affair of
the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit or loss
of the Company for that period;
C That they 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 for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities;
D. That they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
STATUTORY AUDITIORS M/s Nitin K Shah & Co., Present Statutory Auditors
of the company have given their letter of consent and confirmation
under section 224(1B) the Companies Act 1956 for reappointment as
Statutory Auditors of the Company. Necessary Resolution for their
appointment as the Statutory Auditors and fixing their remuneration is
proposed to be passed at the Annual General Meeting.
INTERNAL AUDITORS
In order to make proper compliance with the provisions of Corporate
Governance the Company had appointed M/s. Shailesh Patel & Co.,
Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors. They are regularly
submitting their reports to the AUDIT COMMITTEE of the Company. They
have agreed to be reappointed as the Internal Auditors for the next
term.
AUDITORS OBSERVATION
There are no specific observation made by the Auditors in their
report-However notes to Accounts itself are satisfactory and self
explanatory in the nature.
(1) The company has at present no employee who have put in completed
the services so as to make them eligible for retirement benefits as per
various law. In view of the same the company has not framed any
retirement benefits scheme. Hence, as there is no retirement benefits
are accruing to any employee of the company, no provision for the same
is requires to be made in the financial accounts of the company.
2) The company has not made Provision for contingent liabilities of
Rs.1912309/- on account of interest tax the Management is of the view
that the matter has been disputed and pending with the High Court and
it is likely that the decision of the Court will be in favour of the
Company.
FORMATION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE IN COMPLIANCE TO SECTION 292A OF THE
COMPANIES ACT 1956
In Compliance with the provisions of Section 292A of the Companies Act
1956 your company has formed an Audit committee within the organization
consisting of 2 independent directors and one promoter director.
Internal auditors have been appointed as Advisors in their professional
capacity on this committee. The area of operations and functional
responsibilities assigned to the committee are as per the guidelines
provided in clause 49 of the listing agreement for implementation of
code of corporate of governance. The committee meets at least once in a
quarter and gives its report of each meeting to the Board for its
approval, record and information purposes. The detail of powers,
responsibilities and system of functioning of this committee is given
in report on corporate Governance forming part of this report.
EMPLOYEES
There are no employees of the company who were in receipt of the
remuneration in excess of finance limit prescribed under the
companies(particular of employee in the report of the board of
directors) rules.
STATUTORY INFORMATION
The information required to be disclosed in the report of the Board of
Directors as per the provision of section 217(1)(e) of the companies
Act-1956 and the companies(Disclosure of particulars in the Report of
Board of Directors) Rules 1988 regarding the conservation of energy,
technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are not
applicable to the company hence are not given herewith. There were no
foreign exchange earnings or outgo during the year.
MATERIAL CHANGES
Expect the information given in this report, no material Changes have
taken Place after completion of the financial year up to the date of
this report which may have substantial effect on business and finances
of the company.
APPRECIATION
Your Directors take this opportunity to acknowledge the trust reposed
in your company by its shareholders, Bankers and clients, your
Directors also keenly appreciate the dedication & Commitment of all our
employees, without which the continuing progress of the company would
not have been possible.
Place: AHMEDABAD ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Date: 22/07/2011
(VIPUL. H. RAJA)
CHAIRMAN
Mar 31, 2010
I herewith your Directors are pleased to submit their report together
with the audited statement of accounts for the 17th financial year
ended 31 March, 2010.
(Amount in Rs.)
Particulars 2009-10 2008-09
Income from Operation 3669807 3794460
Other Income - -
Total Income 3669807 3794460
Total Expenditure 3133997 3363181
Profit/ (loss) before tax and dep. 535810 431279
Provision for depreciation 227633 249595
Provision for Tax (Incl. Differed Tax) 291741 93711
Net Profit / (Loss) after tax
for the year 176327 87973
Add : Balance B/F from previous year 22531993 22514020
Profit available for appropriation 22708320 22601993
Less : Excess / (Short) Provisions (716528) (70000)
Mat Credit Entitlement 1441359 -
Balance carried to next year 23433151 22531993
DIVIDEND:
Due to the future business needs the directors do not recommend any
dividend for the financial year.
UNPAID / UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND:
The Company does not have any outstanding unpaid/unclaimed dividend
which is required to be transferred to the Investors Education and
Protection funds as per the provision of Section 205C of the Companies
Act 1956.The Company does not have any outstanding liability on account
of Interest and Principal on Deposits, Debentures or Share Application
Money.
SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE:
During the year under review there were no changes in the Authorized,
Issued, Subscribed and Paid up Share Capital Structure of the Company.
BUY BACK OF EQUITY SHARES:
The Company had not made any Buy Back of its paid up equity shares
during the year in terms of section 77A, 77AA and 77B of the Companies
Act 1956. Hence no specific disclosure is required to be made in this
report.
YEAR UNDER REVIEW:
During the year under review the Company has earned total income of Rs.
36,69,807/-(Previous Year of Rs.37,94,460) from business. After
deducting all administrative expenses and depreciation and necessary
adjustments for taxation, etc. the company has earned a net profit of
Rs. 1,76,327/- (Previous of Rs.87,973/-). After making necessary
adjustments for taxation, etc. a net credit balance of Profit and Loss
account carried to next year is Rs. 2,34,33,151/- (Previous year it was
Rs. 2,25,31,993).
DEMATERIALISATION OF SECURITIES:
Your Companys Equity shares are admitted in the System of
Dematerialization by both the Depositories namely NSDL and CDSL. The
Company has signed tripartite Agreement through Registrar and Share
Transfer Agent M/s. Sharepro Service (India) Private Limited. The
Investors are advised to take advantage of timely dematerialization of
their securities. The ISIN allotted to your Company is INE 764B
01029.Total Share dematerialized up to 31st March 2010 were 5,38,98,750
which constitute 74.86% of total capital. Your Directors request all
the shareholders to dematerialize their shareholding in the company as
early as possible.
COMPLIANCE TO CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
The Complete Report on Corporate Governance is given as ANNEXURE-A to
this report.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Managements discussion and perceptions on existing business, future
out look of the industry, future expansion and diversification plans of
the Company and future course of action for the development of the
Company are fully explained in a separate para in Corporate Governance
Report.
DEPOSITS
During the year under review your company has neither invited nor
accepted any public deposit or deposits from the public as defined
under Section 58A of the Companies Act-1956.
DIRECTORS
Mr.Nandit V Raja and Mr. Bhavin D Mashruwala shall retire by rotation
at the ensuing Annual General Meeting as per provisions of Law. They
are eligible for reappointment and offered themselves for directorship
of the company. Hence, your directors recommend for their
reappointment.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the provision contained in Section 217(2AA) of the
Companies Act, 1956, the Directors of your Company confirm:
A. That in the preparation of the annual accounts, as far as possible
and except the Accounting Standards which are mentioned by the Auditors
in their Report and the Notes to the Accounts separately, the
applicable accounting standards has been followed and no material
departure has been made from the same;
B. That 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 affair of
the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit or loss
of the Company for that period;
C. That they 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 for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities;
D. That they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s Nitin K Shah & Co., Present Statutory Auditors of the company have
given their letter of consent and confirmation under section 224(1B)
the Companies Act 1956 for reappointment as Statutory Auditors of the
Company. Necessary Resolution for their appointment as the Statutory
Auditors and fixing their resolution is proposed to be passed at the
Annual General Meeting.
INTERNAL AUDITORS
In order to make proper compliance with the provisions of Corporate
Governance the Company had appointed M/s.Shailesh Patel & Co.,
Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors. They are regularly
submitting their reports to the AUDIT COMMITTEE of the Company. They
have agreed to be reappointed as the Internal Auditors for the next
term.
AUDITORS OBSERVATION
There are no specific observations made by the Auditors in their
report. However notes to the Accounts itself are Satisfactory and self
explanatory in the nature.
(1) The Company has at present no employee who have put in or completed
the services so as to make them eligible for retirement benefits as per
various labour laws. In view of the same the Company has not framed any
retirement benefits scheme. Hence, as there are no retirement benefits
accruing to any employee of the Company, no provisions for the same is
required to be made in the financial accounts of the Company.
(2) The company has not made provision for contingent liabilities of
Rs.1912309/- on account of interest tax, the management is of the view
that the matter has been disputed and pending with the High Court and
it is likely that the decision of the Court will be favour of the
Company.
FORMATION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE IN COMPLIANCE TO SECTION 292 A OF THE
COMPANIES ACT, 1956.
In Compliance with the provisions of Section 292A of the Companies Act
1956 your company has formed an Audit Committee within the Organization
consisting of 2 independent directors and one promoter director. An
Internal Auditors have been appointed as Advisors in their professional
capacity on this committee. The area of operations and functional
responsibilities assigned to the committee are as per the guidelines
provided in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement for implementation of
code of corporate governance. The Committee meets at least once in a
quarter and gives its report of each meeting to the Board for its
approval, record and information purposes. The detail of powers,
responsibilities and system of functioning of this committee is given
in report on Corporate Governance forming part of this report.
EMPLOYEES
There are no employees of the company who were in receipt of the
remuneration of Rs.24,00,000/- annually in the Aggregate if employed
for the year and in receipt of the Monthly remuneration of Rs.
2,00,000/- in the aggregate if employed for a part of the year under
review. Hence the information required under Section 217 (2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 being not applicable and hence not given in this
report.
STATUTORY INFORMATION
The Information required to be disclosed in the report of the Board of
Directors as per the provisions of Section 217 (1) (e) of the Companies
Act-1956 and the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of
Board of Directors) Rules 1988 regarding the conservation of energy,
technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are not
applicable to the company hence are not given herewith. There were no
foreign Exchange earnings or outgo during the year.
MATERIAL CHANGES
Except the information given in this report, no material changes have
taken place after completion of the financial year up to the date of
this report which may have substantial effect on business and finances
of the company.
APPRECIATION
Your Directors take this opportunity to acknowledge the trust reposed
in your company by its Shareholders, Bankers and clients. Your
Directors also keenly appreciate the dedication & commitment of all our
employees, without which the continuing progress of the company would
not have been possible.
PLACE: AHMEDABAD. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DATE: 22ND JUNE 2010
(VIPUL. H. RAJA)
CHAIRMAN
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