Your Directors take pleasure in presenting the 31st Annual Report along with the Audited Financial Statements of the Companyfor financial year ended March, 31 2024. The financial summary and highlights are stated as under:
Particulars
Yearended31.03.2024
Yearended31.03.2023
Gross Income
77.01
63.43
Profit before Depreciation and taxation
59.07
45.30
Depreciation
-
Provision for Tax
(15.40)
(11.51)
Profit after tax
43.67
33.79
Paid-up equity share capital
775.00
Reserves excluding Revaluation Reserves
50.80
7.13
In view of losses suffered in earlier years which are carriedforward and as the profit earned in the current FY is meagre,the Board has not recommended any dividend for the yearended 31.03.2024.
The State of the Company's Affairs
During the year, your Company has earned Gross Income of' 77.01lakhs and net profit of ' 43.67 lakhs.
As communicated to the Members at the time of the previousAnnual General Meeting after the compulsory acquisitionof the major portion of the lands owned by the Company atChandanada Village, Nakkapalli Mandal, Anakapalli District,Andhra Pradesh by the Government of Andhra Pradeshthrough the Andhra Pradesh Industrial & InfrastructureCorporation Limited under the provisions of The Right toFair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013 theCompany was left with around 49.29 acres of undisputed landand 22.57 acres of lands where there are certain issues. Asthe aforesaid lands owned by the company are in fragmentsof 5 to 6 parcels and are unviable for any active usage, theCompany had sought the approval of the members of theCompany for disposing off the aforesaid land parcels whichhave been remaining idle quite for sometime and which wasaccorded by the members at the previous AGM. The Companyis in the process of selling the aforesaid parcels of lands.
The Board has decided to retain the profit earned and not totransfer the same to the Reserve.
Management Discussion and Analysis
Business Overview and Outlook and the state of the affairsof the Company and the Industry in which it operates, is
discussed in detail in the section relating to ManagementDiscussion & Analysis which forms part of this report.
Change in nature of business
There has been no change in the nature of businesscarried on by the Company during the year under reviewMaterial changes and commitments affecting the financialposition of the Company.
There are no Material Changes and Commitments affectingthe financial position of the Company which occurredbetween the end of the financial year to which the financialstatements relate and the date of this Report.
Share Capital
During the financial year under review, there has been nochange in the Authorized & Paid up Share Capital of theCompany.
Directors' responsibility statement
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(5) of the CompaniesAct, 2013, your Directors to the best of their knowledge andability confirm as under:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicableaccounting standards have been followed along withproper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) We have selected such accounting policies and appliedthem consistently and made judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent so as to give a trueand fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at31st March, 2024 and of the profit of the Company forthe financial year ended 31st March, 2024;
(c) We have taken proper and sufficient care for themaintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the said Act for
safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) The annual accounts have been prepared on a goingconcern basis;
(e) The Company had laid down internal financial controlsto be followed by the Company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and were operatingeffectively; and
(f) We have devised proper systems to ensure compliancewith the provisions of all applicable laws and that suchsystems were adequate and operating effectively.
The names of Companies which have become or ceaseto be its Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures or AssociatesCompanies during the year
The Company does not have any subsidiary, associate andjoint-venture companies.
Deposits from Public
During the year the Company has not accepted any Depositfrom the public.
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption andForeign Exchange Earnings and outgo
The Company did not have any activities either relatingto Conservation of Energy or Technology Absorption andtherefore the provisions relating to Conservation of Energyor Technology Absorption are not applicable. The Companydid not have any foreign exchange earnings and foreignexchange outgo during the year under review.
Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments underSection 186
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 186 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with Companies (Meetings of Board and itsPowers) Rules, 2014, the Company has not made any loans,guarantees, investments during the financial year ended31st March, 2024.
Particulars of contracts or arrangement with RelatedParties
The Company has not entered into any related partytransactions during the financial year 2023-24.
Directors and KMPs
Sri J S N Raju (DIN 02143715) Whole Time Director retires byrotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting andbeing eligible offers for re-appointment.
The Independent Directors have submitted the declaration ofindependence, pursuant to section 149(7) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 stating that they meet the criteria of independenceas provided in sub-section(6) of section 149 of the CompaniesAct, 2013.
Sri J S N Raju, Wholetime Director and Sri K Vidya Sagar, ChiefFinancial Officer and Sri M.Venugopal, Company Secretary arethe Key Managerial Personnel of the company in accordancewith the provisions of the Section 2(51) and 203 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
Meetings of Board of Directors
During the Financial year the Board has met six times i.e. on4th April, 2023, 26th May 2023, 10th August 2023, 4th September2023, 10th November 2023, and 12th February 2024
Meeting of Independent Directors
Pursuant to provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 readwith rules made there under and Secretarial Standard-Iissued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India andSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, a meeting of the Independent Directorsof the Company for the Financial Year 2023-24 was held onFebruary 12, 2024.
Composition of Audit Committee
The Committee met four times during the Financial Year i.e.on 26th May, 2023, 10th August, 2023, 10th November, 2023 and12th February 2024.
Composition of Nomination and RemunerationCommittee
The Committee met two times during the Financial Yeari.e. 26th May 2023 and 10th August 2023.
Composition of Stakeholders Relationship Committee
The Committee met one time during the Financial Year i.e.26th May 2023
Whistle Blower Policy / Vigil Mechanism
Pursuant to Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 andthe Rules framed thereunder and pursuant to the provisionsof SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 the Company has established a mechanismthrough which all the stakeholders can report the suspectedfrauds to the appropriate authority. The Whistle Blower Policywhich has been approved by the Board of Directors of theCompany has been posted on the website of the Company(http:// nccbpl.com).
Annual Return
Pursuant to Section 92 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013 a copyof the annual return for the financial year ended 31st March2024 has been placed on the website of the Company athttp://www.nccbpl.com.
Corporate Governance
Pursuant to the Regulation 15 (2) of SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, theCompany is exempted from furnishing Corporate GovernanceReport.
Evaluation of performance of the Board, Members of theBoard and the Committees of the Board of Directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has laid downcriteria for performance evaluation of Directors, Board levelCommittees and the Board as a whole and also the evaluationprocess for the same.
Pursuant to provisions, the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation,
2015, annual performance evaluation of the Directorsincluding Chairman, Board and its Committees viz., the AuditCommittee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee,and Stakeholders Relationship Committee has been carriedout. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewsthe said Performance Evaluation on annual basis. ThePerformance evaluation of Independent Directors was carriedout by the entire Board of Directors without participation ofthe directors who are subject to the evaluation.
Compliance with Secretarial Standards
The Company has complied with applicable provisions ofthe Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of CompanySecretaries of India and approved by the Central Governmentunder Section 118 (10) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Reporting of Frauds by the Auditors
During the period under review, there were no fraudsreported to the Central Government under Section 143(12) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 by your Auditors.
Corporate Social Responsibility
The company has a CSR Policy. Provisions of Section 135 of theAct relating to CSR are not applicable to the Company.
Remuneration Policy
The Company has not paid any remuneration to its Directors.Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)
The company was not required to transfer any shares/dividendto the IEPF Authority during the Financial Year 2023-24.
Details of Adequacy of Internal Financial Controls
The Company is well equipped with adequate internalfinancial controls. The Company has a continuous monitoringmechanism which enable the organization to maintain thestandards of the control systems in taking corrective actionson timely basis.
Details of Significant and Material orders passed byRegulators or Court or Tribunal impacting the goingconcern status and company's operations in future.
There has been no order passed by the Regulators or Courtor Tribunal.
M/s. K P Rao & Co., (Firm Registration No. 003135S), CharteredAccountants who were appointed as Statutory Auditors ofthe Company for a term of Five years from the conclusion ofthe 29th Annual General Meeting till conclusion of 34th AnnualGeneral Meeting conducted the Statutory Audit for the
F.Y - 2023-24. The Independent Auditors' Report to theMembers of the Company in respect of the FinancialStatements for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024forms part of this Annual Report and do not contain anyqualifications(s) or adverse observations.
As per the provisions of the Section 204 of the Companies Act,2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board appointedM/s. BS & Company, Company Secretaries LLP to conductSecretarial Audit of the records and documents of theCompany for the financial year 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year endedMarch 31, 2024 in Form No MR-3 is annexed to the Board'sReport. The Secretarial Audit Report to the Members of theCompany for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024 doesnot contain any qualifications or adverse observations
Particulars of Employees
At present there are no employees whose particulars are to begiven under Rule 5(2) & 5(3) of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014, asamended from time to time.
The ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the medianemployee's remuneration and other details in terms of Section197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules 2014, currently not applicable as no Directoror KMP has drawn remuneration from the Company except MrM Venu Gopal, Company Secretary. Further, there are no otheremployees on rolls of the Company.
The Directors thank the Company's Members, Bankers and officials of concerned Government Departments for theirco- operation and continued support to the Company.
By Order of the BoardFor NCC Bluewater Products LimitedJ S N Raju U Jayachandra
Place: Hyderabad Wholetime Director Director
Date : 12th August 2024 (DIN No.02143715) (DIN No.02428646)