Your Directors present the 38th Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements of the company for the year ended 31stMarch, 2024.
During the year under review, the financial results on the operations of the Company are as under:
Particulars:
Current Year(2023-24)
Previous Year(2022-23)
Gross Income
16,44,37,140
20,94,47,760
Profit /(Loss) before Depreciation
84,87,260
19,800,439
Less : Depreciation
(1,29,96,721)
(1,16,60,807)
Profit (Loss) before Tax
(45,09,461)
8,139,632
Less Provision for Tax : Current Tax: Deferred Tax
(6,28,092)
1,604,000
9,80,710
Profit (Loss) for the year
(38,81,369)
55,54,922
Your Company's Total Income during the year under review was Rs. 16,44,37,140/- as compared to Rs. 20,94,47,760/-in the Previous Year.
Loss (before tax) for the year 2023-24 was Rs. 45,09,461/- against Profit before Tax at Rs. 8,139,632/- in theprevious year.
Loss (after Tax) for the year 2023-24 stood at Rs. 38,81,369 as against Profit after tax at Rs. 55,54,922/- in theprevious year.
Profit of the Company was adversely impacted due to increase in costs, especially, raw materials, labour charges logisticsand power and fuel.
However, internally, we will be concentrating on increased operational efficiency, tighter credit control, focus on retainingour share with existing customers, increased focus on increasing sales of high value-added products and widening customerbase.
No material changes have occurred from the end of the financial year till the date of this report affecting the financialposition of the Company.
No significant and material orders have been passed by the regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concernstatus and the company's operations in future during the year under review.
There has been no change in the nature of Business of the Company during the year.
The paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company as on March 31, 2024 was Rs. 3.07 crore comprising of 30,70,000 equityshares of 10 each. During the year under review, your Company has neither issued any shares with differential voting rightsnor has granted any stock options or sweat equity. The Company has paid Listing Fees for the Financial Year 2023-24, toBombay Stock Exchanges, where its equity shares are listed.
There has been no material change and commitment, affecting the financial performance of the Company which occurredbetween the end of the Financial Year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of this Report.
With a view to deploy cash profits into the existing operations of your Company, Board of Directors has not recommendedany dividend for the year.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, Rs. 1,87,00,170/- was incurred towards capital expenditure primarily on account ofmaintenance, upgradation and replacement of machinery and other miscellaneous assets.
During the year under review, your Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits from the public within themeaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
The company accords high priority to control environment and conservation of energy, which is an ongoing process. TheCompany has planted trees to control and maintain environment surrounding of the factory. As required by the provisionsof Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 such details are given inseparate statement attached here to and forming part of the report (Annexure B).
The Company gives highest priority to safety and occupational health. The workers, officers and other staff members of theCompany are given training, from time to time, to deal with any safety and health related emergency situations. The factorybuildings, machineries and intellectual information properties are maintained in safe condition. Process operations andhandling of chemicals at the factory are reviewed frequently for safety. Adequate safety equipment are given to workersfor safeguard.
Pursuant to the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, statement of particularsof employees is annexed. (Annexure C).
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibitionand Redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under. During the financial year 23-24, theCompany has not received any complaints on sexual harassment.
The Company confirms that it has paid the Annual Listing Fees for the year 2023-24 to BSE where the Company's Sharesare listed.
The Board of Directors has adopted the Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price SensitiveInformation and Code of Internal Procedures and Conduct for Regulating, Monitoring and Reporting of Trading by Insidersin accordance with the requirements of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 2015 and is available on ourwebsite http://www.chemiesynth.com/.
M/s. Manoj Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, statutory auditors were appointed at the 36th Annual General Meeting fora term of 5 years till the conclusion of 41st Annual General Meeting.
The provisions of section 148(2) for appointment of Cost Auditors are not applicable to the Company. The Company hasmaintained the cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the CompaniesAct, 2013.
The Report given by the Auditors on the financial statements of your Company is part of the Annual Report. There has beenno qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer given by the Auditors in their Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act and the rules made there under, the Company had appointed M/s. NitinSarfare, Company Secretaries, to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2024. ASecretarial Audit Report for the year ended 31st March, 2024 in prescribed form duly audited by the Practising CompanySecretary, Mr. Nitin Sarfare, Proprietor of Nitin Sarfare, Company Secretaries, is annexed herewith and forming part of thereport.
There has been no qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer given by the Secretarial Auditors in their Report.
Sr.
No.
Performance evaluation of
Performance evaluationperformed by
Criteria
1.
Each Individual directors
Nomination andRemuneration Committee
Attendance, Contribution to the Board and committeemeetings like preparedness on the issues to bediscussed, meaningful and constructive contributionand guidance provided, key performance aspects incase of executive directors etc.
2.
Independent directors;
Entire Board of Directorsexcluding the director whois being evaluated
Attendance, Contribution to the Board andcommittee meetings like preparedness on theissues to be discussed, meaningful and constructivecontribution, and guidance provided etc.
3.
Board, and its committees
All directors
Board composition and structure; effectivenessof Board processes, information and functioning,fulfillment of key responsibilities, performanceof specific duties and obligations, timely flow ofinformation etc.
The assessment of committees based on the termsof reference of the committees and effectiveness ofthe meetings.
The details of Loans and Investments and guarantees covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act are given inthe Notes to the Financial Statements forming part of Annual Report.
Pursuant to Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, Independent Directors of the Company have made a declarationconfirming the compliance of the conditions of the independence stipulated in the aforesaid section.
The Management evaluated various risks and that there is no element of risk identified that may threaten the existence ofthe Company.
As per the requirements of Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framed there under, the annual returnis uploaded in the website of the Company. The same is available on https://www.chemiesynth.com/investor.html
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 134(3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013 and also on the basis of discussions withthe Statutory Auditors of the Company from time to time, the Board of Directors, to the best of its knowledge and abilityconfirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024, the applicable accountingstandards have been followed and there are no material departures;
(b) they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates thatare reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of theFinancial Year and of the loss of the Company for that period;
(c) they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance withthe provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
(d) they have prepared the Annual Accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024 on a going concern basis;
(e) they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and such internal financial controls areadequate and operating effectively;
(f) they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that suchsystems are adequate and operating effectively.
(a) The Company has a proper and adequate system of internal financial controls commensurate with its nature and sizeof business and meets the following objectives:
(b) Providing assurance regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of operations;
(c) Efficient use and safeguarding of resources;
(d) Compliance with policies, procedures and applicable laws and regulations; and
(e) Transactions being accurately recorded and reported timely.
(f) The Company has a budgetary control system to monitor expenditures and operations against budgets on an ongoingbasis.
There were no instances of frauds during the year under review, which required the Statutory Auditors to report to the AuditCommittee and / or the Board under Section 143(12) of the Act and the rules made thereunder.
The Board of directors have met 5 times and Independent Directors once during the year ended 31st March, 2024.Meetings of Board of Directors were held during financial year 2023-24 are as follows:
1
17th May, 2023
2
14th August 2023
3
8th November, 2023
4
7th February, 2024
5
29th March, 2024
The Board as on 31st March, 2024 comprises of 6 (Six) Directors out of which two Directors are Non-Executive IndependentDirectors and three directors are Non-Executive Directors and one Director is Managing Director who is responsible forthe day-to-day management of the Company subject to the supervision, direction and control of the Board of Directors.
The Company satisfies the criteria of having minimum no of independent directors in the board as per the provisions ofCompanies Act 2013. Further, the Company is not required to satisfy the criteria of minimum of Independent Directors asper SEBI (LODR) 2015 regulations, as the corporate governance clauses are not applicable to the company.
Detail of attendance at Board Meeting is as follows:
Name of Director
No. of BoardMeetings heldduring financialyear2023-24
No. of BoardMeetingsattended
Number ofMembership inBoards of OtherCompanies*
NO. of
Membership/Chairmanshipin Committeesin OtherCompanies*
Mr. Satish B Zaveri
NIL
Mr. Sandip S Zaveri
Mr. Bhanurai N Mehta
Mr. Rushabh S Mehta
Mr. Pramod G Gujarathi
Ms. Jigna Prajapati
♦Excludes directorships in Private Limited Companies, Section 25 Companies, Foreign Companies. Membership/Chairmanship in Committee of Directors includes Audit Committee and Stakeholders' Relationship/Grievance Committee ofDirectors only. This does not include Membership/Chairmanship in Committee of Directors of Chemiesynth (Vapi) Limited.
DETAILS OF COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS (AS ON 31st MARCH, 2024)
A. AUDIT COMMITTEE
The composition of Audit Committee consists of two independent directors and a Managing Director.
The terms of reference stipulated by the Board to the Audit Committee are as per the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI(LODR) Regulations, 2015.
Attendance of Committee members during 2023-24 is as follows:
Name
Chairman/
Member
No. of Auditcommitteemeetings
No. of AuditCommitteemeetingsattended
Ms. Jigna Prajapati (Independent Director)
Chairman
Mr. Pramod Gujarathi (Independent Director)
Mr. Sandip Zaveri (Managing Director)
Audit Committee meeting were held 4 times on the following dates during the year 2023-24
1) 17th May 2023, 2.) 14th August 2023, 3.) 8th November 2023, 4.) 7th February 2024
The recommendation by the Audit committee as and whenever made to Board has been accepted by it.
B. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
Composition of Nomination and Remuneration Committee:
Mr. Pramod G Gujarathi - Chairman
Mrs. Jigna Shah - Member
Mr. Bhanurai Mehta - Member
During the financial year 2023-24, Nomination and Remuneration Committee met one time. The meeting was held on17th May, 2023. All committee members were present at the meeting.
Your Company is not required to constiture a Shareholder/Investors Grievance committee under section 178 (5) ofCompanies Act, 2013 and under regulation 20 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015
The Board of Directors in its meeting dated 28th May, 2016 had constituted Share transfer committee for approvingtransfer request received from Registrar & Share Transfer Agent. Composition of the committee is as follows:
A. Sandip S. Zaveri - Chairman
B. Satish B. Zaveri - Member
C. Bhanurai N. Mehta - Member
Particulars of Contracts or Arrangements with Related Parties referred to in Section 188 (1) in Form AOC-2 are annexed as"Annexure D" to this Report.
The company is not falling within the criteria of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. Board of Directors will formulatethe policy once it comes within the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Changes has been made in the key managerial personnel of the company during the year.
Ms. Pallavi Singh resigned as Company Secretary cum Compliance Officer on 14th August, 2023 and Mr. Jay Pansuria wasappointed on the same day as Company Secretary cum Compliance Officer.
Mr. Jay Pansuria resigned from the post of Company Secretary cum Compliance Officer on 31st May, 2024.
The following is list of Key Managerial Personnel of the company as on 31st March, 2024.
Mr. Sandip Satish Zaveri - Managing DirectorMr. Parimal A. Desai - Chief Financial OfficerMr. Jay Pansuria - Company Secretary
Mr. Rushabh S. Mehta (DIN: 00784327) Director of the Company, would retire by rotation, at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment. The Board recommends his re-appointment.
Policy on Directors' appointment is to follow the criteria as laid down under the Companies Act, 2013 and the ListingAgreement with Stock Exchanges and good corporate practices. Emphasis is given to persons from diverse fields orprofessions.
Guiding Policy on remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and employees of the Company is that -
• Remuneration to unionised workmen is based on the periodical settlement with the workmen union.
• Remuneration to Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Executives, Managers, Staff and Workmen (Non-Unionised) isindustry driven in which it is operating taking into account the performance leverage and factors such as to attractand retain quality talent.
• For Directors, it is based on the shareholders resolutions, provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framedtherein, circulars and guidelines issued by Central Government and other authorities from time to time.
The Company has put in place a Whistle Blower Policy to provide an open and transparent working environment and topromote responsible and secure whistle blowing system for directors and employees of the Company to raise concern.The Policy provides adequate safeguard against victimisation of director(s) / employee(s) who raise the concern and haveaccess to Chairman of Audit Committee who is entrusted to oversee the whistle blower mechanism. The Policy is availableon the website of the Company http://www.chemiesvnth.com
The Board of Directors has formulated the following policies which are available on web site of the companyhttp://www.chemiesynth.com
1. Code Of Business Conduct for Directors And Senior Executives
2. Nomination and Remuneration Policy
3. Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy
4. Insider Trading - Code of Conduct
5. Code of Fair Disclosure CSL
6. Preservation of Documents and Archival Policy
7. Policy on Determination of Materiality of Events/InformationSUBSIDIARIES AND ASSOCIATE COMPANY'S
As on 31st March, 2024, Company has no subsidiaries and associate companies.
The Management's Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review is annexed to this report (Annexure E).SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS
There are no significant or material orders which were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact thegoing concern status and the Company's Operations in future.
The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable Secretarial Standardsissued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
The company does not fall under the criteria 15(2) (a) of the Listing Obligations & Disclosure requirements (LODR)Regulations, 2015 as the Paid-up capital of the company was below Rs. 10 Crores and net worth was below Rs. 25 Croresas on the last day of the previous financial year. Hence compliance with Corporate Governance provisions as per ListingObligations & Disclosure requirements (LODR) Regulations, 2015 are not applicable to company.
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the whole hearted and sincere co-operation the Company hasreceived from its banker and various Government agencies. Your Directors also wish to thank all the employees for theirco-operation.
Place: Vapi
Date: 12/08/2024 Mr. Sandip S. Zaveri Mr. Satish B. Zaveri
Managing Director Director
DIN:00158876 DIN:00158861