The Board hereby presents the 32nd Annual Report together with AuditedFinancial Statements comprising Balance Sheet, the statement of Profit andLoss (including other comprehensive income), the cash flow statement andthe statement of changes in Equity of the Company and Auditors Report forthe Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024 in terms of Section 134(3) ofCompanies Act, 2013.
The performance of the Company for the financial year ended on 31stMarch, 2024 is summarized below:
Particulars
Year ended31.03.2024 (InMillions)
Year ended31.03.2023 (InMillions)
Income (Gross)
0.94
2.37
Expenditure
2.69
1.35
Profit/(Loss) before Exceptional andextraordinary Items and tax
(1.75)
1.02
Less:- Tax ExpenseCurrent Tax/Mat
-
Deferred Tax Adjustment-Cr/Dr)
Tax Adjustments for Earlier Year
Profit/ (Loss) after Tax
A tentative calendar of Meeting is prepared and circulated well in advance tothe Directors. The intervening gap between the meetings was within theperiod prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013, Secretarial Standard - 1and Listing Regulations.
During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Board met 9 times. The detailsof Board/committee meetings and the attendance of Directors are providedin the Corporate Governance Report, which forms a part of this Report.
Further, all the recommendations of Audit Committee were accepted by theBoard of Directors.
31st Annual General Meeting of the Company for the financial year 2022-23was held on 28.09.2023
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 134(3) (c) of the Companies Act,2013 with respect to Directors’ Responsibility Statement, your Directorshereby confirm that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accountingstandards had been followed along with proper explanation relating tomaterial departures;
b) The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied themconsistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of theCompany at the end of the Financial year and of the profit and loss of thecompany for that period;
c) The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Actfor safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detectingfraud and other irregularities;
d) The directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) The director had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by thecompany and that such internal financial controls are adequate and wereoperating effectively; for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct ofbusiness, including adherence to company’s policies, the safeguarding itsassets, prevention and detention of frauds and errors, the accuracy andcompleteness of accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliablefinancial information.
f) The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with theprovisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate andoperating effectively.
g) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with theprovisions of all applicable Secretarial Standards and that such systems areadequate and operating effectively.
In terms of provisions of section 134(3) (ca) no fraud was reported byauditors under section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
All Independent Directors have given declaration that they meet the criteriaof independence as provided under Section 149 of the Act and Regulation16(1) (b) of the Listing Regulations (including any statutory modification(s)or re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being in force). The IndependentDirectors have also confirmed that they have complied with the Company’scode of conduct.
No qualifications, reservation or adverse remarks or disclaimer was made bythe auditor in his audit report
No qualifications, reservation or adverse remarks or disclaimer was made bythe secretarial auditor in his audit report.
The Company has given Loan or Guarantee or made Investment underSection 186 within the limits specified under Sec 186(2) of the CompaniesAct 2013.
There were no related party transactions during the year as specified undersection 188 of Companies Act, 2013.However, sitting fee of total Rs.1,25,000/- was paid to non-executive directors, during the financial year2023-24 for attending Committee meetings and Board Meetings of theCompany. Director Remuneration of Rs. 35,000 was paid to Vishal Mehra.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, the total revenue (including otherincome) was Rs. 0.94 Millions (Rs. 2.37Millions in the previous year), andhad a Net Loss after tax of Rs. 1.75Millions as against the Profit of Rs.1.02Millionsin previous year.
The net loss after tax of Rs. 1.75/- Millions have been retained in the profit& loss account and has been carried forward to the Balance sheetaccordingly.
Further, no dividend was proposed to be declared during the period underreview.
No material changes and commitments occurred, which may affect thefinancial position of the Company; between the end of the financial year ofthe Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of thereport.
a. Conservation of energy
Company has no manufacturing operations; therefore, provisions relating todisclosure of conservation of energy are not applicable to the Company.
b. Technology absorption
During the year under review no new technology was absorbed and noexpenditure was incurred on Research & Development.
c. Foreign exchange earnings and outgo
Foreign exchange earnings and outgo were nil during the current year.
The Company has well defined process to ensure risks are identified andsteps to treat them are put in place at the right level in the management.The operating managers are responsible for identifying and putting in placemitigation plan for operational and process risks. Key strategic and businessrisks are identified and managed by the Directors in the organization.
The Company’s approach to addressing business risks is comprehensive andincludes periodic review of such risks and has established a framework formitigating controls and reporting mechanism of such risks. Some of the
risks that the Company is exposed to are: (i) Financial Risk (ii) RegulatoryRisks (iii) Human Resources Risks (iv) Strategic Risks
During the year under review, the Net Worth of the Company is less thanRs. 500.00 crore; turnover is less than Rs.1000.00 crore; and net profit isless than Rs. 5.00 crore; therefore constitution of corporate SocialResponsibility Committee is not applicable in terms of section 135(1) of theCompanies Act, 2013.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rulesissued thereunder, Regulation 17(10) of the Listing Regulations and thecircular issued by SEBI dated 5th January, 2017 with respect to GuidanceNote on Board Evaluation, the evaluation of the annual performance of theDirectors/Board/Committees was carried out for the Financial Year 2023¬24. A statement on annual evaluation by the Board of its performance andperformance of its Committees as well as Individual Directors forms part ofthe Corporate Governance Report.
During the year under review, there has been no change in the nature ofbusiness of the Company.
During the year under review, following changes took place in thecomposition of Board of Directors:
1. Appointment of Mr. Krishnan J Iyer (DIN: 02940478) as an AdditionalDirector (Non- Executive and Non- Independent) w.e.f 11th October, 2023.
Appointment of Mohammad Faisal S 'Shaikh (DIN: 10298679) as anAdditional Director (Non Executive and Non- Independent) w.e.f 11thOctober, 2023.
2. Mr. Mayank Bhandari (DIN: 06478224) resigned from the post ofNon-Executive and Independent Directorw.e.f. 30th October, 2023.
3. Mr.SurajChaganSolanki and Mr. AltafHussain Shah were appointed asAdditional Director under category of Non-Executive Non IndependentDirector and Non-Executive Independent Director respectively on14.11.2023, who shall be eligible for re-appointment as per Section 152 andother applicable provisions of the Act or Listing Regulations, subject to theapproval of the shareholders.
Further Mr. Krishnan J Iyer (DIN: 02940478) and Mohammad Faisal S'Shaikh (DIN: 10298679) resigned from the post of Non-Executive and NonIndependent Director w.e.f. 11th November, 2023.
4. On February 14, 2024 the following Businesses were approved
> Appointment of Mr. AltafHussain Shah (DIN: 10351528) as ManagingDirector of the Company by changing his designation.
> Appointment of Mr. AltafHussain Shah as Chief Financial Officer ofthe Company.
> Appointment of Ms. Priti Rajesh Kharwar (DIN: 10478128) asAdditional Director (Non-Executive and Independent) of the Companywho shall be eligible for re-appointment as per Section 152 and otherapplicable provisions of the Act or Listing Regulations, subject to theapproval of the shareholders.
> Appointment of Ms. Deepika Krishnan Iyer as Additional Director(Non-Executive and Independent) of the Company who shall be eligiblefor re-appointment as per Section 152 and other applicable provisionsof the Act or Listing Regulations, subject to the approval of theshareholders.
> Mr. Vishal Mehra Resigned (DIN: 09717741) from the post ofManaging Director.
> Mr. Vishal Mehra Resigned from the post of Chief Financial Officer ofthe Company.
> Mr. Rajeev Mehra (DIN: 08430959) Resigned from the post of Non¬Executive- Independent Director of the Company.
> Mrs. Sitaben S Patel (DIN: 02470150) Resigned from the post of Non¬Executive- Independent Director of the Company
5. Ms. Priti Rajesh Kharwar (DIN: 10478128) resigned from the postofAdditional Director (Non-Executive and Independent) w.e.f. 28th March,2024.
During the FY 2023-24, there was no change in Company Secretary &Compliance Officer
During the period under review no Company became or ceased to be itssubsidiaries, joint venture or associate company.
The Company has not accepted any deposit from its Directors, employees orgeneral public during the year; and there is no unpaid or unclaimed depositat the end of the year.
During the year no material order was passed by any regulators, tribunalsor courts which impacts the going concern & company’s operations infuture.
The Company has put in place adequate internal financial controls overfinancial reporting. These are reviewed periodically and made part of workinstructions or processes in the Company. The Company continuously triesto automate these controls to increase its reliability. This ensures orderlyand efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Company’spolicies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention of errors, accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records and the timely preparation ofreliable financial information.
The internal financial controls with reference to the financial statementswere adequate and operating effectively.
Yours Directors state that during the period under review, there were nocases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Pursuant to Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013, no director hasincurred any disqualification on account of non-compliance with any of theprovisions of the Act.
The Board of Directors has formulated a Whistle Blower Policy which is incompliance with the provisions of Section 177 (10) of the Companies Act,2013 and Regulation 22 of the Listing Regulations. The Policy ensures thatstrict confidentiality is maintained whilst dealing with concerns and alsothat no discrimination will be mated out to any person for a genuinely raisedconcern. The details of Vigil Mechanism (Whistle Blower Policy) adopted bythe Company have been disclosed in the Corporate Governance Reportattached to this report and form an integral part of this report.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report, as stipulated under theListing Regulations is presented in a separate Section forming part of thisAnnual Report as “Annexure - A”
In compliance with Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, a separatereport on Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditorson its compliance forms an integral part of this report as “Annexure B”
A certificate from the Practising Company Secretary confirming complianceof conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in Part E of the
Schedule V of the Listing Regulations is annexed to the CorporateGovernance Report.
M/s BMGS & ASSOCIATES (FRN-026886N), Chartered Accountants, wereappointment as statutory auditors of the Company from the conclusion of31st Annual General Meeting for the period of 5 years to audit the accountsof the Company till the conclusion of 36th Annual General Meeting.
However, M/s BMGS & ASSOCIATES (FRN-026886N) resigned as statutoryauditors of the Company w.e.f. March 28, 2024.
M/s Gupta Rustagi& Co, Chartered Accountants were appointed asstatutory auditors of the Company w.e.f. March 28, 2024 to fill the CasualVacancy.
Further, the Notes to Accounts referred to in the Auditors’ Report are self¬explanatory and therefore do not call for any further comments. TheAuditors’ report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverseremark.
As per the Provisions of Section 204(1) read with Rule 9 of The Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, yourCompany has been carrying out audit of its secretarial records.
Vishakha Agrawal & Associates, Company Secretary in practice had beenappointed as Secretarial Auditor to conduct the Secretarial Audit of theCompany for the Financial Year 2023-24
The Secretarial Audit Report in Form MR-3 obtained from Vishakha Agrawal& Associates, for the said financial year is annexed herewith and forms partof this report as “Annexure C”.
The secretarial report is self-explanatory and any observation, qualificationare duly responded by the Company within the timeframe.
*Change in Secretarial Auditor: M/s V Kumar and Associates has resignedfrom the post of Secretarial Auditor of the Company.
As per the Provisions of section 138 read with Rule 13 of The Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014, with regard to Internal Audit, UmeshAswani& Co.(Chartered Accountant), was appointed as Internal auditor of the Companyto audit the accounts for the financial year 2023-24.
During the year under review, the Company has shifted its registered officefrom B33/36 Basement (Back side), West Patel Nagar, near Ram JassGround, Delhi- 110008 to Plot No. 55, Office No- 104 First Floor Vijay Block,Laxmi Nagar, East Delhi, Delhi-110092
The shares of the company are listed on a recognized stock exchange-‘Bombay Stock Exchange’ and up to date Listing Fee is paid.
Company is not required to maintain the cost records and accounts asspecified under section 148 of Companies Act, 2013 as it not applicable onthe Company.
Details as required under the provisions of Section 197(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, asamended, will made available to the shareholders on their request.
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of InsiderTrading with a view to regulate trading in securities by the DesignatedPersons and their immediate relatives. The Code requires pre-clearance fordealing in the Company’s shares and prohibits the purchase or sale ofCompany shares by the Designated Persons and their immediate relatives
while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation tothe Company and during the period when the Trading Window is closed. TheBoard is responsible for implementation of the Code.
Your Directors had stated that the Company has framed a properAppointment and Remuneration Policy defining its composition, authority,responsibility and reporting functions and such other information asrequired pursuant to Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company has complied with the Secretarial Standard-1 on ‘Meetings ofthe Board of Directors’ and Secretarial Standard-2 on ‘General Meetings’issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
The Company was not required to transfer any amount to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund during the year under review.
For and on behalf of the BoardWelcure Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited
Altaf Hussain Shah Suraj Chagan Solanki
Managing Director Director
Date: M.°8.2024 DIN: 10351528 DIN:10380845