Your Directors take pleasure in presenting the 34thAnnual Report of the company along with the Audited Statement ofAccount for the year ended on March 31,2024 together with the Auditors Report thereon.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rs. in lakhs)
PARTICULARS
For the yearended 31.03.2024
For the yearended 31.03.2023
Total Revenue
273.45
116.18
Total Expenditure
111.39
135.85
Depreciation/Provisions
33.37
0.00
Profit/(Loss) before Tax
128.69
(19.67)
Exceptional and extraordinary items
Provisions for Taxation
12.82
8.89
Profit/ (Loss) after Tax
115.87
(28.56)
Paid up Equity Capital
1303.40
Your Company is one of the RBI register NBFC and is engaged in the Business of Finance and Investments.During the year under review your company has earned profit of of Rs.128.69 lacs as compared to lossesof Rs.19.67 lacs incurred in the previous year.
During the financial year under review, no changes have occurred in the nature of the Company’s business.DIVIDEND
Your directors do not recommend any dividend for the financial year 2023-24.
Rs. 2317500 has been transferred to reserves.
The Company does not have any subsidiary/associate/joint venture company for the year ended on 31stMarch, 2024.
During the year under review, your Company has not invited or accepted any deposits. There are nounpaid or unclaimed deposits as on the date with the Company.
The particulars as required under Section 134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of theconservation of energy and technology absorption have not been furnished considering the nature ofbusiness undertaken by the Company during the year under report.
The issued, subscribed and paid-up Equity Share Capital as on 31st March, 2024 was Rs.130,340,000comprising of 65,170,000 Equity Shares of the face value of Rs.2 each. The Company has neither issuedshares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise, nor has issued sweat equity shares. Ason 31st March, 2024, none of the Directors of the Company holds instruments convertible into Equity Sharesof the Company.
Pursuant to section 186 (11) of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act’), the provisions of section 186(4) of the Actrequiring disclosure in the financial statement of the full particulars of the loans made ,and guarantees givenor securities provided by a Non-Banking Financial Company in the ordinary course of its business and thepurpose for which the loan or guarantee or security is proposed to be utilised by the recipient of the loan orguarantee or security are exempted from disclosure in the Annual Report.
Further, the provisions of section 186 of the Act pertaining to investment, guarantee and lending activitiesare not applicable to the Company since the Company is a Non Banking Financial Company (“NBFC”)whose principal business is acquisition of securities and lending of funds.
Appointment
During the year 2023-24, Mrs. Jyoti Choudhary (DIN: 10249120) was appointed as a Non-Executive Non¬Independent Director on the board on 28th July 2023.
Re-appointment
Under Section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 Mrs.Jyoti Choudhary (DIN: 10249120) shall retire at theensuing AGM and being eligible, seeks re-appointment. The Board recommends her appointment.Resignation
During the financial year 2023-24, Mrs. Manju Goyal (DIN: 07143651) resigned from the board of directorson 28th July 2023 (Closure of Business hours).
Key Managerial Personnel
Following officials are appointed as the Key Managerial Personnel (“KMP”) of the Company:-
• Mr. Ashwani Kumar Gupta, Managing Director;
• Mr. Prakash Chand Sharma, Chief Financial Officer; and
• Ms. Ruchi Singh, Company Secretary
Remuneration and other details of the KMP are mentioned in the Corporate Governance report whichforms part of this report.
The Company has adopted a policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with RelatedParty Transactions and the same is disclosed on the website of the Company at www.cubical90.com.
All the related party transactions were in the ordinary course of business and at arm’s length basis andthere were no material related party transactions entered during the year. Therefore, disclosure in FormAOC-2 prescribed under Section 134(3)(h) of the Act read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014 is not applicable to the Company.
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for approval as required under SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit
Committee is obtained for the transactions which are of foreseen and repetitive nature. The transactionsentered into pursuant to such omnibus approval so granted are audited and a statement giving details of allrelated party transactions if required placed before the Audit Committee on a quarterly basis.
AUDITORSStatutory Auditors
M/s. STRG & Associates (Firm Reg. No.14826N), has been appointed as Auditors of the Company for fiveyears till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in the year 2025. Acertificate of eligibility has been received from the Auditors to the effect that they are not disqualified forappointment under Section 141(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The existing Statutory Auditors does not contain any qualification, reservation and adverse remarks in theirreport.
The Board has appointed Mr.Mukesh Kumar Agarwal, Practicing Company Secretary, to conduct SecretarialAudit for the FY 2023-24. The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024 is at“Annexure A”.
The said report does not contain any qualification, reservation and adverse remarks.
Upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has appointed M/s Sudhir KAssociates, Chartered Accountants, as Internal Auditor of the Company for conducting the internal auditfor the Financial Year 2023-24.
Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit as prescribed under the provision of Section148(1) of the Companies Act 2013 are not applicable for the business activities carried out by the Companies.REPORTING OF FRAUD BY AUDITOR
During the year under review, neither the statutory auditor nor the Secretarial auditor reported to the auditcommittee, under section 143(12) of the companies Act, 2013, any instant of fraud committed against thecompany by its officers or employees the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Board’s report.PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
During the year under review no employee whether employed for the whole year or part of the year, wasdrawing remuneration exceeding the limits as laid down under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014.
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5(2) of The Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company, will beprovided upon request. In terms of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013 the Report and Accounts arebeing sent to the Members and others entitled thereto, excluding the information on employees’ particularswhich is available for inspection by the Members at the Registered Office of the Company during businesshours on working days (Except Saturday) of the Company up to the date of the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting. If any Member is interested in obtaining a copy thereof, such Member may write to the CompanySecretary in this regard.
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as requiredunder Section 197(12) of the Act readwith Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 isprovided hereunder:
Executive Director
Ratio to median remuneration
Ashwani Kumar Gupta
3.33
Non Executive Director
-
Ashish Bhala
Subhash Kumar Changoiwala
Jyoti Choudhary
Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief FinancialOfficer, Company Secretary
% increase in remunerationin the financial year
Manju Goyal
Prakash Chand Sharma
28.57
Ruchi Singh
5. Percentage increase over decrease in the market quotations of the shares of the Company incomparison to the rate at which the Company came out with the last public offer: The Companyhas not made any public offer in the recent past and accordingly, comparison of Public Offer Price andthe current market price of the Company Shares will not be relevant.
6. Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerialpersonnel in the last financial year and its comparison with the percentile increase in themanagerial remuneration and justification thereof and point out if there are any exceptionalcircumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration.
There was 7.99 percentile increase in the salaries of the employees in comparison to the last financialyear.
There is no Increase in the managerial remuneration during the year under review.
7. Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the CompanyThe Company affirms remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.
The Company has put in place an adequate internal control system to safeguard all assets and ensureoperational excellence. The system also meticulously records all transaction details and ensures regulatory
compliance. It also has a team of internal auditors to conduct internal audit. Audit firms also ensure that alltransactions are correctly authorised and reported. The reports are reviewed by the Audit Committee of theBoard. Wherever deemed necessary, internal control systems are strengthened and corrective actionsinitiated.
The Company complies with all applicable mandatory secretarial standards issued by the institute ofCompany Secretary of India.
The Board of the Directors feels that there is no such risk element which may threaten the existence of thecompany. However the Board of Directors are in processes of developing the risk management policy.ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to section 134(3)(a) and section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of theCompanies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the annual return of the Company as at March31,2024 can be accessed through the web link www.cubical90.com.
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunal which would impactthe going concern status of the Company and its future operation.
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the company which have occurredbetween the end of the financial year of the company to which financial statement relate and date of thereport.
Eightmeetings of the Board were held during the year. For details of the meetings of the Board, please referto the corporate governance report, which forms part of this report.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, board committees, andindividual Directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations.
The performance of the board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the directors on thebasis of criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, informationand functioning, etc.
The performance of the committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the committeemembers on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings,etc.
The Board evaluated the effectiveness of its functioning and that of the Committees and of individual directorsby seeking their inputs on various aspects of Board/Committee Governance.
The aspects covered in the evaluation included the contribution to and monitoring of corporate governancepractices, participation in the long-term strategic planning and fulfillment of Directors’obligations and fiduciaryresponsibilities, including but not limited to active participation at the Board and Committee meetings.
The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by the Securitiesand Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017. In a separate meeting of Independent Directors,
Performance of Non-Independent directors, the Board as a whole and Chairman of the Company wasevaluated, taking into account the views of executive directors and non-executive directors.
At the board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors and meeting of Nomination andRemuneration Committee, the performance of the Board, its Committees, and individual directors was alsodiscussed. Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire Board, excluding theindependent director being evaluated.
The Company’s policy on Directors’ and KMP’s appointment and their remuneration and other mattersprovided in Section 178(3) of the Act has been disclosed in the corporate governance report, which formspart of the Directors’ Report.
An Independent director shall possess appropriate skills, experience and knowledge in one or morefields of finance, law, management, sales, marketing, administration, research, corporate governance,operations or other disciplines related to the company’s business.
An independent director shall be a person of integrity, who possesses relevant expertise and experienceand who shall uphold ethical standards of integrity and probity; act objectively and constructively;exercise his responsibilities in a bona-fide manner in the interest of the company; devote sufficienttime and attention to his professional obligations for informed and balanced decision making; andassist the company in implementing the best corporate governance practices.
An Independent director should meet the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and ListingRegulations concerning Independence of directors.
The Company has received the necessary declaration from each ID in accordance with Section 149(7) ofthe Companies Act, 2013, that he/she meets the criteria of independence as laid out in sub-section (6) ofSection 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Company has received certificate from Mr.Mukesh Kumar Agarwal, Proprietor of Mukesh Agarwal &Co., Practising Company Secretaries, confirming that none of the Directors of the Company have beendebarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as director of companies by the SEBI/Ministryof Corporate of Affairs or any such authority. The certificate is attached as “ANNEXURE B”.COMMITTEES OF THE BOARDThe Company’s Board has the following Committees:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
3. Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee
The details of the membership and attendance of the meetings of the above Committees of the Board areprovided in the Corporate Governance Report.
A separate section on Corporate Governance along with reports on Management Discussion & Analysisand Certificate from a Practicing Company Secretary regarding compliance of conditions of CorporateGovernance are made part of this Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, (“Act”) your Directors confirmthat:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts for financial year ended 31st March, 2024, the applicableaccounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures in adoption of thesestandards;
ii. The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the stateof affairs of the Company at 31st March, 2024 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended onthat date.
iii. The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv. The Directors have prepared the annual accounts for financial year ended 31st March, 2024 on a ‘goingconcern’ basis.
v. The Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate and have been operating efficiently.
vi. The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
1 The Company have promoted ethical behaviour in all its business activities and has established a vigilmechanism for Directors and Employees to report their genuine concerns.
2 The Vigil Mechanism as envisaged in the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules prescribed is implementedthrough the Whistle Blower Policy, to provide for adequate safeguards against victimization of personswho use such mechanism and make provision for direct access to the Chairperson of the AuditCommittee.
3 As per the Whistle Blower Policy implemented by the Company, the Employees are free to reportillegal or unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company’s Codes of Conductor Corporate Governance Policies or any improper activity to the Chairman of the Audit Committee ofthe Company or Chairman of the Company.
4 The Whistle Blower Policy provides for protected disclosure and protection to the Whistle Blower.Under the Whistle Blower Policy, the confidentiality of those reporting violation(s) is protected and theyare not subject to any discriminatory practices.
The Whistle Blower Policy has been appropriately communicated within the Company and has also beenhosted on the website of the Company www.cubical90.com. No personnel have been denied access to theAudit Committee.
The directors take this opportunity to thank company’s customers, bankers for their consistent support andco-operation to the company. Your directors also acknowledge with appreciation the support and co-operationrendered by various Govt. agencies and Departments. Your Directors would also like to thank all theemployees of the Company for their dedicated efforts and hard work put in for the success of the Company.Your Directors also wish to express their gratitude to the Shareholders for the confidence reposed by themin the company and for the continued support and co-operation.
Sd/- Sd/-
Date: 12.08.2024 Managing Director Director
DIN: 00348616 DIN: 00009996