The Directors present their 43rd Annual Report along with Audited Statements ofAccounts for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024.
The performance of the Company is as follows:(Amount in Lakhs)
Particulars
2023-24
2022-23
Income
--
Expenditure
5.20
8.61
Profit beforeTax
(5.20)
(8.61)
Current YearTax
(0.05)
(0.04)
Profit after Tax
(5.15)
(8.57)
Your Company posted financial results during the year under review. There were noOperations during the Financial Year 2023-2024 and incurred Loss Rs. (5.15) Lakhsas compared to Previous Years Loss of Rs. (8.57) Lakhs.
The Company does not have adequate profits for the year under review hencedecided not to declare any dividend.
In view of the losses incurred by the Company during the year, the Board of Directorsdid not propose to transfer any amount to reserves for the period under review.
The Company has not accepted any deposits falling within the meaning of Sec. 73, 74& 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rule 8(v) of Companies (Accounts)Rules 2014, during the Financial Year under review.
During the financial year under review, the capital of the Company has remainunchanged and the Authorized Share Capital of Company is Rs. 70,00,00,000/-(7,00,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each) and the Paid-Up capital of Company is Rs.3,00,10,000/- (30,01,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each).
There are no material changes affecting the financial position of the Companysubsequent to the close of the financial year 2024 till the date of this report.
No significant and material order has been passed by the regulators, courts, tribunalsimpacting the going concern status and Company’s operations in future.
The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in Form MGT-7 isavailable on the Company Website(www.shalimaragencieslimited.com).
The Board of Directors recommends appointment of M/s. JMT & Associates, CharteredAccountants (Firm Registration No. 104167W) as Statutory Auditors of the Company inplace of M/s. P C N & Associates., Chartered Accountants (FRN: 016016S) who havetendered their resignation as Statutory Auditors of the Company. The Board of Directorsof the Company at its meeting held on 17th June, 2024 have appointed M/s. JMT &Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 104167W), subject toapproval of shareholders at ensuing Annual General Meeting, to hold office from theconclusion of 43rd Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 48th Annual GeneralMeeting.
The Board recommends to the members of the Company approval of appointment ofM/s. JMT & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 104167W) as theStatutory Auditors of the Company.
Your Company has received a letter from M/s. JMT & Associates, CharteredAccountants (Firm Registration No. 104167W) to the effect that their appointment, ifmade, would be under the second and third proviso to Section 139 (1) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and that they are not disqualified within the meaning of Section 141 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rule 4(1) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,
2014.
Cost Audit is not applicable to your Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,the Company has appointed Sarada Putcha, Practicing Company Secretary to conductthe Secretarial Audit of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2024.
The Secretarial Audit Report in Form MR 3 is annexed herewith as “Annexure II”to this report and contains no qualification, reservation or adverse remarks.
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale andnature of its operations. The scope and authority of the Internal Audit function is definedby the Audit Committee. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the InternalAudit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board.
The Internal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy ofinternal control system in the Company, its compliance with operating systems,accounting procedures and policies of the Company. Based on the suggestions ofinternal audit function, Management undertakes corrective action in their respectiveareas and thereby strengthens the controls.
The Current policy is to have an appropriate mix of Executive and IndependentDirectors to maintain the Independence of the Board, and separate its functions ofGovernance and Management. As on date of this report your Board consists of 6Directors including 3 Executive Director and 3 are Independent Non-ExecutiveDirectors (including a women Director).
The Policy of the Company on Appointment and Remuneration, including criteria fordetermining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of directors and othermatters, as required under Section 178 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013 has beenframed by the Company. We affirm that the Remuneration paid to the Directors is asper terms laid out in the Nomination and Remuneration Policy.
All the Independent Directors have given a declaration that they meet the criteria ofindependence as laid down under Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 readwith the rules made thereunder and Regulation 16 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations,2015.
The Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisionsof Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the FinancialStatements.
All contracts/ arrangements/ transactions entered by the Company during theFinancial Year with related parties were on an arm’s length basis, in the ordinarycourse of business and were in compliance with the applicable provisions of theCompanies Act and SEBI (LODR) Regulations. The prior approval of the Auditcommittee was sought for all related party transactions.
During the financial year ended 31st March, 2024, there have been no related partytransactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key ManagerialPersonnel or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with theinterest of the Company at large. The policy on Related Party Transactions asapproved by the Board is uploaded on the Company’s website.
Detailed information about the Related Party Transactions is enclosed in Form AOC2 as “Annexure III” to this report.
As per the SEBI Circular CIR/CFD/POLICYCELL/7/2014 dated 15th September,2014, the Paid-Up Capital of the Company is less than Rs. 10 Crores and Net worthbeing less than Rs. 25 Crores, Corporate Governance and its report is Not Applicableto the Company.
Conservation of Energy:
The Company is monitoring the consumption of energy and is identifying measuresfor conservation of energy.
(i) The steps taken by the company for 1 lutilizing the alternate sources of energy -Nil
(ii) The capital investment on energy conservation equipments - NilTechnology Absorption, adaptation and innovation:-
Indigenous Technology is involved for the manufacturing the products ofthe Company. Research and Development (R & D): No research andDevelopment has been carried out. Foreign exchange earnings: Rs. NilForeign exchange out go: Rs. Nil
The Company has adopted a Risk Management Plan for implementation of EnterpriseRisk Management (ERM) framework. As per the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI(Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, the Board shallestablish a Risk Management Plan/ Policy and the Risk Management Committee shallevaluate the Risk Management systems periodically.
In line with this requirement, the Board is responsible for initiating and instituting theERM framework and setting the requisite tone at the top for implementation of theERM framework. Further, the Board shall be responsible for overseeing measures formanaging risk. The Plan also envisages a key role for the Risk ManagementCommittee which shall periodically (at least annually) review the adequacy of RiskManagement Systems, recommend improvements if needed, discuss with externalconsultants, Internal Auditors to test the adequacy and effectiveness of the RiskManagement System.
Business risk, inter-alia, further includes financial risk, political risk, fidelity risk,legal risk. As a matter of policy, these risks are assessed and steps as appropriate aretaken to mitigate the same.
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate SocialResponsibility initiatives as the said provisions under section 135 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 are not applicable to the company. ADEQUACY OF INTERNALFINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEM
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls commensurate withthe size and needs of the business. These controls ensures the orderly and efficientconduct of its Business, including adherence to the Company’s policies, identificationof areas of improvement, safeguarding of its assets from unauthorized use, theprevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records and timely preparation of reliable financial statements and / ordisclosures.
The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy framed to deal with instance of Fraud andMis- Management, if any in the Group pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) &
(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 & 34 (3) of SEBI (LODR)Regulations, 2015. The details of the Policy are posted on the website:www.shalimaragencieslimited.com. Employees can report to the Managementconcerned unethical behaviour, act or suspected fraud or violation of the Company’sCode of Conduct Policy no employee has been denied access to the Audit Committee.
The Company has in place an anti-sexual harassment policy in line with therequirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the work place (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.All Employees (Permanent, Contractual,temporary, Trainees) are covered under this policy. There was no case of sexualharassment reported during the year under review.
The Board of Directors duly met 7(Seven) times in the FY 2023-2024 and in respectof which meetings, proper notices were given and the proceedings were properlyrecorded and signed in the Minutes Book maintained for the purpose.
1 12.05.2023 2 11.08.2023 3 18.09.2023
4 18.10.2023 5 13.11.2023 6 09.02.2024
During the financial year under review, the following changes occurred in the Board of DirectorsAppointment:
1. Mr. Srikonda Anupama (DIN: 10242417) was appointed as Independent Directorof the Company with effect from 18.10.2023.
Post Financial Year of the company
2. Mr. Manoj Sandiliya Telakapalli (DIN: 09630229) and Mrs. Aruna GaminiYanamandra was resigned as Whole Time Director and Independent Director ofthe Company with effect from 30.04.2024
3. Mr. Babu Edalamapti Purushotham (DIN: 03466935 and Mr. Ravi Kumar Paritalwas appointed as Managing Director and CFO of the company with effect from30.04.2024.
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systemsestablished and maintained by the Company, work performed by the Internal,Statutory and Secretarial Auditors and the reviews performed by Management andthe relevant Board Committees, including the Audit Committee, the Board is of theopinion that the Company’s internal financial controls were adequate and effectiveduring the Financial Year 2023-2024
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board ofDirectors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:
(I) In the preparation of the annual accounts the applicable accounting standardshave been followed along with proper explanation relating to materialdepartures;
(II) They have, selected such accounting policies as mentioned in the notes to thefinancial statements and applied consistently and made judgments and estimates thatare reasonable and prudent, so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs ofthe Company at the end of the financial year 2023-2024 and of the loss of theCompany for that period;
(iii) They have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 forsafeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud andother irregularities The annual accounts for the year 2023-2024 have been preparedon a going concern basis.
(iv) They have laid down proper internal financial control to be followed by theCompany and that the internal financial controls were adequate and are operatingeffectively.
(v) They have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions ofall applicable laws was and such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
Details of complaints/ requests received, resolved and pending during the FinancialYear 2023-2024:
During theyear
Received
Resolved
Pending
Nil
The compliance department of the company is responsible for independently ensuringthat the operating and business units comply with regulatory and internal guidelines.New instructions/guidelines issued by the regulatory authorities were disseminatedacross the company to ensure that the business and business units operate within theboundaries set by the regulators and that compliance risks are suitably monitored andmitigated in course of their activities & processes.
The purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in reviewingthe financial information which will be provided to the Members and others,reviewing the systems of internal controls established in the Company, appointing,retaining and reviewing the performance of internal accountants/internal auditors andoverseeing the Company’s accounting and financial reporting process and the audit ofthe Company’s financial statements.
The power and terms of reference of the Audit Committee are as mentioned inRegulation 18 and Part C of Schedule II of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, readwith Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013.
During the FY 2023-2024, Audit committee met on 4 (Four) times in the FY 2023-2024 on
1 18.05.2023 2 09.08.2023
3 14.11.2023 4 13.02.2024
The Composition is as follows:
Name
Designation
Category
Mr. Siva Prasad Gorthy
Chairman
Independent Non Executive
Ms. Aruna GaminiYanamandra
Member
Mr. Mayank Puran ChandraJoshi
The power and terms of reference of the Nomination and Remuneration Committeeare as mentioned in Regulation 19 and part D of Schedule II of SEBI (LODR)Regulations, 2015, read with Section178 of the Companies Act,2013
The main term of reference of the Committee is to approve the fixation/revision ofremuneration of the Managing Director/Whole Time Director of the Company andwhile approving:
To take into account the financial position of the Company, trend in the industry,appointee’s qualification, experience, past performance, past remuneration etc.
To bring out objectivity in determining the remuneration package while strikinga balance between the interest of the Company and the Shareholders.
The objectives of the remuneration policy are to motivate Directors to excel in theirperformance, recognize their contribution and retain talent in the organization andreward merit. The remuneration levels are governed by industry pattern, qualificationsand experience of the Directors, responsibilities shouldered, individual performanceetc.
Remuneration to the Managerial Personnel for the financial year 2022-23- Stated in “AnnexureIII”
During the FY 2023-2024, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee Meeting was held on
Independent Non-Executive
The power and terms of reference of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee areas mentioned in Regulation 20 and part D of Schedule II of SEBI (LODR)
Regulations, 2015.
To redress shareholder and investor complaints relating to transmission of Shares,Dematerialization of Shares, non-receipt of Annual Reports, non-receipt of declareddividend and other allied complaints etc.
To approve, transmission, and issue of duplicate / fresh share certificate(s)Consolidate and sub¬division of share certificates etc.
To redress, approve and dispose off any, other complaints, transactions and requestsetc., received from any shareholder of the company and investor in general.
The Board has delegated the power to process the transmission of Shares to theRegistrar and Share Transfer Agents of the Company; Aarthi Consultants Pvt.
Ltd.,1-2-285, Domalguda, Hyderabad - 500 029.Ph : 040 - 27642217, 27638111 Fax: 040 - 27632184
The Company has designated an exclusive E-mail IDshalimaragenciesltd@gmail.com for Complaints / Grievances.
During the FY 2023-2024, 4 meeting(s) of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee Meeting on
The Composition is as follows
Mr. Manoj SandilyaTelakapalli
Director
FY2023-2024-The Company has received a declaration from Mr. Siva PrasadGorthy, Ms. Aruna Gamini Yanamandra and Mr. Mayank Puran Chandra Joshi andMr. Srikonda Anupama - Independent Non-Executive Directors of the Company tothe effect that they are meeting the criteria of independence as provided in Sub-section(6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Ms. Aruna Gamini Yanamandra
Mr. Mayank Puran Chandra
Joshi
The Company do hereby declare that the directors and senior management of theCompany have exercised their authority and powers and discharged their duties andfunctions in accordance with the requirements of the code of conduct as prescribedby the company and have adhered to the provisions of the same.
a) Spice Lounge LLP, b) Mohan Babu Karjela,c) Venugopal Naidu KongarlaVenkatesh
have entered into an Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with the Promoter of theCompany and the Company on 07.05.2024
The Board in their meeting held on 07.05.2024 and the members of the company intheir meeting held on 03.06.2024 has approved Issuance of 6,67,11,260 Equity Sharesof the Company on a Preferential Basis for consideration other than cash wherein thecompany is purchasing 201000 shares of Teksoft Systems INC, 5000000 shares ofChicken Wild Wings Private Limited and 12000000 shares of Mirchi Wild WingsPrivate Limited in lieu of issuance of 6,67,11,260 Equity Shares of the ShalimarAgencies Limitedby way of swap of shares in accordance with Securities andExchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2018 (“SEBI ICDR Regulations”) and other applicable laws.
The Board in their meeting held on 09th Aug, 2024 has allotted 6,67,11,260 EquityShares of the Company on a Preferential Basis for consideration other than cashthrough share swap as follows:
I. SAGL has acquired 2,01,000 shares of Teksoft Systems INC and in considerationhas allotted 3,00,01,260 equity shares of the Company to the allottees BlueSkyCapital Fund SPC (1,20,00,504 shares), Siraj Holding LLC (1,20,00,504 shares),Venugopal Naidu Kongarla Venkatesh (60,00,252 shares) who are the shareholdersof Teksoft Systems INC.
II. SAGL has acquired 50,00,000 Equity Shares of Chicken Wild Wings PrivateLimited and in consideration has allotted 2,67,50,000 Equity Shares of the Companyto the allottees Mohan Babu Karjela (2,67,22,715 shares) and Venugopal NaiduKongarla Venkatesh (27,285 shares) who are the shareholders of Chicken WildWings Private Limited.
III. SAGL has acquired 1,20,00,000 Equity Shares of Mirchi Wild Wings PrivateLimitedand in consideration has allotted 99,60,000 Equity Shares of the Company tothe allottee M Kitchens Private Limited who is the shareholder of Mirchi Wild WingsPrivate Limited.
By virtue of above allotment by swap share: Chicken Wild Wings Private Limited,
Mirchi Wild Wings Private Limited, and Teksoft Systems Inc have become thewholly owned subsidiaries of the company Shalimar Agencies Limited.
Pursuant, to which the acquirers have triggered the obligation to make an Open Offerin terms of Regulation 3(1) and 4 of the SEBI SAST Regulations to the Shareholdersof the target Company. The Company has obtained in-principle approval of BSELimited for the above proposed preferential allotment and is in the process ofobtaining listing and trading approval.
Approval of SEBI is awaited for the open offer triggered above.
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the valuable support extended by variousdepartments viz., Central and State Governments, Stock Exchanges, SEBI, NSDL, CDSL,RTA, Banks, Auditors and other Regulatory Bodies etc for their continued support to the Company’sgrowth.
The Directors record their special appreciation to all employees for their efforts and contributiontowards the growth and achieving this performance.
Your Directors also wish to express their thanks to the Shareholders for the confidence which theyreposed in them.