The Directors of Sirohia & Sons Limited are pleased to present to you the 34th Annual Report, along withthe audited accounts, for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
The summarized results of your Company are given in the table below:
Financial Year ended
Particulars
Stand
alone
31/03/2024
31/03/2023
Total Income
29,20,368.00
38,37,106.00
Profit/(loss) before Interest, Depreciation & Tax (EBITDA)
5,23,519.00
2,80,983.00
Finance Charges
-
Depreciation
75,632.00
99,688.00
Prior Period Items
2,85,802.00
Profit after prior period items
1,62,085.00
1,81,295.00
Tax Expense
(3,63,153)
41,000.00
Net Profit/(Loss)
5,25,238.00
1,40,295.00
During the year, your Company did not carry out its regular business activity. The company is activelysearching for better avenues and opportunities, which will help the company in the long run.
The Company does not propose to transfer any amount to the General Reserve out of the amountavailable for appropriations.
The Board of Directors of the Company has not recommended any dividend on equity share for FY 2023-24.
The paid up Equity Share Capital as on 31st March, 2024 was Rs. 10.26 crores. During the year underreview, the Company has not issued any shares. The Company has not issued shares with differentialvoting rights. It has neither issued employee stock options nor sweats equity shares and does not haveany scheme to fund its employees to purchase the shares of the Company.
During the year, the Company has not accepted any deposits under the Companies Act, 2013. ("Act")
There is no change in the nature of business of the Company during the year under review
Four Board Meetings were held during the year under review.
Details of the Board Meetings held during the year are as under:
Date of Board Meeting
Board Strength
Number of Directors Present
31st May, 2023
8
7
4th September, 2023
8th November, 2023
10th February, 2024
Mr. Jitendra Sirohia retires by rotation and is eligible for re-appointment.
During the year under review, the non-executive directors had no pecuniary relationships or transactionwith the company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, the following persons are the KeyManagerial Personnel ("KMP") of the Company
Mr. Rajat Sirohia Whole-time Director
Mr. Rakesh Sirohia Managing Director
Mr. Jitendra Sirohia Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Sunny Jalan Company Secretary (Resigned wef 9th November, 2023)
Ms. Rina Sharma Company Secretary (Appointed wef 1st February, 2024)
Remuneration and other details of the KMP for the year ended 31st March, 2024 are mentioned in theextract of the Annual Return which forms part of this report.
In compliance with section 149(7) of the Act, all Independent Directors had given declaration that theymeet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b)of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, for the FY 2023-24.
Details of the internal controls system are given in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report,which forms part of the Board's Report.
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems established andmaintained by the Company, work performed by the internal, statutory and secretarial auditors and thereviews performed by the Management and the relevant Board Committees, including the AuditCommittee, the Board is of the opinion that the Company's internal financial controls were adequateand effective during the financial year 2023-24.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the bestof their knowledge and ability, confirm that: -
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followedalong with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) The Directors had 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 the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company forthat period;
c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) The Directors had laid down proper Internal Financial Controls ("IFC") and such internal financialcontrols are adequate and were operating effectively;
f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company has the policy on Directors' appointment and remuneration and other matters provided inSection 178(3) of the Act the Board of Directors of the Company has in accordance with therequirements of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, constituted a Nomination and RemunerationCommittee. The role of committee is to formulate the criteria for determining qualifications, positiveattributes and independence of a director and recommends to the Board a policy, relating to theremuneration for the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees
In Line with the requirements of Regulation 25(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 a meeting of the Independent Directors of the Company was held on8th November, 2023, wherein the performance of the non- independent directors including chairmanwas evaluated.
The Board, based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee ("NRC")evaluated the effectiveness of its functioning and that of the Committees and the individual directors byseeking their inputs on various aspects of Board/ Committee Governance.
The aspects covered in the evaluation included the contribution to and monitoring of corporategovernance practices, participation in the long term strategic planning and fulfillment of Director'sobligations and fiduciary responsibilities, including but not limited to active participation at the Boardand Committee meetings.
The Company has an internal control system, commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of itsoperations. The Scope and authority of the Internal Audit function is defined in the Internal AuditCharter. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit function reports to theChairman of Audit Committee. The Statutory Auditor has also commented on the internal control onfinancial reporting in their report.
The Audit Committee comprises of 3 (Three) Independent Directors. All recommendations made by theAudit Committee were accepted by the Board during FY 2023-24.
Provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with applicable Rules, are not applicableduring the year under review.
The Company does not have any subsidiary Company. (Annexure - A)
The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in Form MGT - 9 (Annexure - B) as perprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed there under are annexed to this Report.
The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments have been disclosed in the financial statements
All related party transactions entered into during FY 2023-24 were on arm's length basis and also in theordinary course of business. No related party transactions were made by the Company with Promoters,Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons during FY 2023-24, except thosereported.
All Related Party Transactions were placed before the Audit Committee for approval. Prior omnibusapproval of the Audit Committee was obtained on a yearly / quarterly basis for the transactions whichwere foreseen and repetitive in nature. The transactions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approvalso granted were audited and a statement giving details of all related party transactions was placedbefore the Audit Committee for its approval on a quarterly basis. The statement was supported by aCertificate duly signed by the Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer.
In view of the above, the disclosures required under the Act in Form AOC-2 are not applicable for theyear 2023-24. None of the Directors or KMP has any pecuniary relationships or transactions vis-a-vis theCompany during FY 2023-24.
There were no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts / Tribunals impactingthe going concern status and company's operations in future.
There were also no material changes and commitments occurred after the closure of the year till thedate of this report, which affect the financial position of the company.
The particulars regarding foreign exchange earnings and outgo appear as separate items in the notes tothe Accounts. Since the Company does not own any manufacturing facility, the other particulars relatingto conservation of energy and technology absorption stipulated in the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014 are not applicable.
(i)
the steps taken or impact on conservation of energy
Not Applicable
(ii)
the steps taken by the Company for utilizing alternate sources of energy
(iii)
the capital Investment on energy conservation equipment
the efforts made towards technology absorption
the benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, productdevelopment or import substitution
In case of imported technology (imported during the last three yearsreckoned from the beginning of the financial year)
(a) the details of technology imported
(b) the year of import;
(c) whether the technology been fully absorbed
(d) if not fully absorbed, areas where absorption has not taken place, and thereasons thereof
(iv)
the expenditure Incurred on Research and Development
During the year, no foreign exchange transaction has been made.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Actread with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 are annexed to this Report (Annexure - C). In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 a statement showing the names and other particulars of employeesdrawing remuneration in excess of the limits set out in the said Rules are provided in the Report.
However, having regard to the provisions of the first proviso to Section 136(1) of the Companies Act,2013, the details are excluded in the report sent to members. The required information is available forinspection at the registered office and the same shall be furnished on request.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act and the rules framed there under, in the last AGMheld on 28th September, 2023, M/s. H R Agarwal & Associates, Chartered Accountants had beenappointed Statutory Auditors of the Company till the conclusion of Annual General Meeting to be held in2028.
Further, the report of the Statutory Auditors along with notes to Schedules is enclosed to this report.The observations made in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and therefore do not call for anyfurther comments. There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimers made byM/s. H R Agarwal & Associates. Statutory Auditors, in their audit report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed PracticingCompany Secretaries to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the year ended 31st March,2024. The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed (Annexure- D) herewith as to this report.
The Company has in place a Policy in line with the requirements of The Sexual Harassment of Women atthe Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013.
Following is a summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed of during the year 2023-24:¬- No. of complaints received - NIL- No. of complaints disposed of - NIL
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for employees at all levels, who have contributed tothe growth and performance of your Company. Your Directors also thank the clients, vendors, bankers,shareholders and advisers of the Company for their continued support. Your Directors also thank theCentral and State Governments, and other statutory authorities for their continued support.
For and on behalf of the Board For and on behalf of the Board
Date : 29/05/2024
Place : Kolkata