Your directors have pleasure in presenting their 37th Annual Report on the business and operations of theCompany together with its Audited Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024. The Management Discussionand Analysis is also included in this Report.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The highlights of the financial results of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 are as under:
(Rs. In
Lacs)
Particulars
Year Ended
31.03.2024
31.03.2023
Gross Sales/Income
20.40
9234.58
Depreciation
0.00
Profit/(Loss) before Tax
(11.78)
94.35
T axes/ Deferred T axes
25.47
Profit/(Loss) After T axes
68.88
P& L Balance b/f
(224.37)
(293.24)
P& L Balance c/f
(236.14)
2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY’S WORKING DURING THE YEAR/STATE OFCOMPA- NY’S AFFAIR:
During the year under review the total income was Rs. 20.40 Lacs as compared to Rs.9234.58 Lacs of theprevious Year 2023-24. After making all necessary provisions for current year and after taking into account thecurrent year net profit and total provisions for taxation, the surplus carried to Balance Sheet is Rs. (236.14)Lacs. The Promoters, Board of Directors and entire management team are putting their stern effort to come outfrom the adverse financial circumstances and to achieve targeted turnover in the segment of agriculture projects.
3. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS:
During the year, the company has not changed its business.
4. CHANGE OF NAME:
Company has changed their name from Shaba Chemicals Limited to Satiate Agri Limited w.e.f. August 08,2023.
5. CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE:
During the year the Company has changed its registered office from 101, Rajani Bhawan, 569/2 M G Road,Indore-452001, Madhya Pradesh to 1 Cabin No.2, Shop No. 6, Scheme No-71 Sec C Vikram Squre, SudamaNagar, Indore-452009 w.e.f. October 17, 2023.
6. DETAILS PERTAINING TO SHARES IN SUSPENSE ACCOUNT:
The Company does not have any shares in the demat suspense account or unclaimed suspense account. Hence,Disclosures with respect to demat suspense account/ unclaimed suspense account are not required to mentionhere.
7. FINANCE:
The Company has not borrowed loan from any Bank during the year under review.
The paid-up Equity Share Capital as on March 31, 2024 was Rs. 2,91,63,500.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued equity shares.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any shares with differential voting rights.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any sweat equity shares.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any employee stock options.
The Company has no scheme of provision of money for purchase of its own shares by employees or by trusteesfor the benefit of employees. Hence the details under rule 16 (4) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures)Rules, 2014 are not required to be disclosed.
9. DIVIDEND:
The Board of Director of the company has not recommended dividend for the financial year 2032-24.
The Company has no subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Venture Companies.
The following are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.
Mr. Utpalbhai Raval
Managing Director
Mr. Nirmal Patel
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Sanju Choudhary
Company Secretary & Compl
iance officer
The following are the Director of the Company.
Mr. Hargovindbhai Sutariya
Executive Director
Mr. Indrakumar Mahajan
Non-Executive-Independent Director
Mr. Kaushikbhai Hirpara
Mrs. Pushpaben Patel
• Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 and other applicable provisions if any, of the Companies Act,2013, Mr. Hargovindbhai Sutariya (DIN: 10195414), Director of the Company is liable to retire byrotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and he is being eligible offers himself for re¬appointment.
During the year and up to this AGM, the following changes occurred in the Composition of Board Directorsdue to Appointments and Resignations of Directors and KMP:
Name and Designation
Date of Appointment
Date of Resignation
Mrs. Sangeeta Neema (Managing Director)
--
11/08/2023
Mr. Jay Kishan Nema (Executive Director)
Mr. Gaurav Mevada (Independent Director)
Mr. Radheshkumar Mevada (Independent Director)
Mr. Utpalbhai Raval (Managing Director)
13/06/2023
Mr. Hargovindbhai Sutariya (Executive Director)
Mr. Kaushikbhai Hirpara (Independent Director)
28/03/2023
19/07/2024
Mrs. Pushpaben Patel (Independent Director)
14/08/2023
Mr. Pulkit Raghav (Additional Director)
Mrs. Falguni Patel
31/01/2024
24/04/2024
All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid downunder Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Independent Directors have complied with the Code of Conduct for Independent Directors prescribed inSchedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Code of conduct formulated by the Company as hosted onthe Company’s Website i.e., www .shabachemicalslimited.in
Pursuant to Sub-section 3(a) of Section 134 and Sub-section (3) of Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rule 12 of Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the copy of the draft AnnualReturn of the Company for the Financial Year ended on 31 March 2024 in Form MGT-7 is uploaded onwebsite of the Company and can be accessed at www.shabachemicalslimited.in
There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fundby the Company.
14. NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD:
During the year the Board of Directors met eight times (08). The details of the board meetings are as under.
26/05/2023
18/08/2023
17/10/2023
03/11/2023
14/02/2024
The Board of Directors of the Company were present at the following Board Meeting held during the yearunder review:
Name of Director
Board MeetingHeld
Meetings attended
Attendance at lastAGM
8
7
Yes
6
Mrs. Sangeeta Neema
2
No
Mr. Jay Kishan Nema
Mr. Gaurav Mevada
Mr. Radheshkumar Mevada
15. DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them,your Directors made the following statements in terms of Section 134(3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013:
a. That in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2024, theapplicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to materialdepartures, if any;
b. That such accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and judgment and estimateshave been made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairsof the Company as at March 31, 2024 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
c. That proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Companyand for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. That the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
e. That proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls were adequate andwere operating effectively;
f. That system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and wereadequate and operating effectively.
16. STATEMENT INDICATING THE MANNER IN WHICH FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION HASBEEN MADE BY THE BOARD OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE AND THAT OF ITSCOMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirement), Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its ownperformance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination andRemuneration Committees.
During the year, the Board adopted a formal mechanism for evaluating its performance and as well as that ofits committees and individual Directors, including the Chairman of the Board. The exercise was carried outthrough a structured evaluation process covering various aspects of the Boards functioning such ascomposition of the Board & committees, experience & competencies, performance of specific duties &obligations, governance issues etc. Separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individualDirectors including the Board Chairman who were evaluated on parameters such as attendance, contribution atthe meetings and otherwise, independent judgment, safeguarding of minority shareholders interest etc.
The evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board and that of the Chairman andthe Non-Independent Directors were carried out by the Independent Directors. The Directors were satisfiedwith the evaluation results, which reflected the overall engagement of the Board and its Committees with theCompany.
There is no fraud in the Company during the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024. This is also beingsupported by the report of the auditors of the Company as no fraud has been reported in their audit report forthe financial year ended March 31, 2024.
There were no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks made by Auditors in their respective reports.Observation made by the Statutory Auditors in their Report are self-explanatory and therefore, do not call forany further comments under section 134(3)(f) of the Companies Act, 2013.
19. AUDITORS:
In terms of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”), and the Companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014, made thereunder, the present Statutory Auditors of the Company M/s. A A A M & CO LLP,Chartered Accountants (FRN: 038189N), has been appointed. confirmed and ratified as the StatutoryAuditors of the Company for the financial year 2024-25, to fill the casual vacancy caused due to theresignation of M/s. Sanket Shah, Chartered Accountants (M. No.: 150873, FRN. 006103C), to hold officefrom August 14, 2024 till the conclusion of the 37th Annual General Meeting, duly recommended by theAudit Committee of the Company.
Further, M/s. A A A M & CO LLP, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 038189N), is required to appoint as theStatutory Auditors of the Company, for the term of 5 years from the conclusion of this 37th AnnualGeneral Meeting until the conclusion of the 42nd Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2029 onsuch remuneration plus applicable taxes, and out of pocket expenses, as may be recommended by theAudit Committee and as may be mutually agreed between the Board of Directors of the Company and theStatutory Auditors from time to time.
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 PCS Rupal Patel,Practicing Company Secretary, to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The SecretarialAudit Report is annexed herewith as “Annexure -A”.
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Remarks
Reply
1.
The Company has not appointed Internal Auditor as perthe requirement of section 138 of the Companies Act,
The Companysuitable firm
is in process of findingto appoint as internal
2013
auditors and taken serious note on suchnon-compliance and committed tocomply.
2.
The website of the company has not been updated asper the regulation 46 of SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Company has taken serious note onsuch non-compliance, instructed to thesuitable officer and committed to comply.
4.
The company has not provided E voting facility in any ofits Annual General Meeting or Extra Ordinary GeneralMeeting till date as required under section 108 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
It was held due to certain technical issues.The Company has taken serious note onsuch non-compliance and committed tocomply.
5.
100% promoter holding is not in demat form as requiredunder Regulation 31(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Company has informed all promotersfor getting their shares in dematerializedmode. The Company has taken seriousnote on such non-compliance andcommitted to comply.
6.
The Company has not published notice of meeting of theboard of directors in newspaper where financial resultsshall be discussed and financial results, as required underRegulation 47 of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Even though the company has notpublished notices and results innewspapers, it has been made available onwebsite and public domain to serve logicof the Law.
7.
The quarterly certificate as required under regulation 74(5)of the SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations,2018 has not been issued by the Skyline FinancialServices Pvt. Ltd Share Transfer Agent Limited, Registrarand Transfer Agent of the Company during the year.
It happened due to financial crunch of thecompany and the Company has takenserious note on such non-compliance andcommitted to comply.
8.
The compliance Certificate Pursuant to Regulation 7(3) ofthe SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 has not been issued bythe Skyline Financial Services Pvt. Ltd Share TransferAgent Limited, Registrar and Transfer Agent of theCompany for the financial year ended on 31st March,2023.
9.
The Company has not taken any steps fordematerialization of securities of the company.
The Company has taken serious note onsuch non-compliance and committed tocomply.
10
The Minutes and attendance sheet of the company are notproperly maintained on the minutes paper in accordancewith the provisions of the companies act, 2013 andSecretarial standard -1 as amended from time to timeunder review.
The Company has taken expert advice tocome out from this observation andcommitted to comply it in proper mannerin the coming year.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company comprises 3 (three) Members. as well asthose in section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and include the reviewing of quarterly, half-yearly andannual financial statements before submission to the Board, ensure compliance of internal control systems andinternal audit, timely payment of statutory dues and other matters.
During the year under review, 5 meetings of the committee were held 26/05/2023, 14/08/2023, 18/08/2023,03/11/2023 and 14/02/2024. The composition of committee and attendance at its meetings is given below:
Sr.
No.
Name
Position
Category
Number of
meeting
Attend
Changes during the year and tillthe date of AGM
App
Resign
1
Mr. KaushikbhaiHirpara
Chairman
Non-Executive-
Independent
Director
5
Mr. IndrakumarMahajan
Member
Non-Executive -
3
4
Mrs. PushpabenPatel
The Board accepted the recommendations of the Audit Committee whenever made by the Committee duringthe year.
The Board of Directors of the company have constituted a Nomination & Remuneration Committee ofDirectors mainly for the purposes of recommending the Company’s policy on Remuneration Package for theManaging/Executive Directors, reviewing the structure, design and implementation of remuneration policy inrespect of key management personnel.
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee consisted of 3 members. During the year under review, 02(Two) meetings of the committee were held on 13/06/2023, 14/08/2023, 18/08/2023, 31/01/2024 and28/03/2023. The name of members, Chairman and their attendance at the Remuneration Committee Meetingare as under Committee of Board:
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee consisted of 3 members. During the year under review, 5 meetingsof the committee were held 07/04/2023, 07/07/2023, 18/08/2023, 11/10/2023 and 04/01/2024. The name ofmembers, Chairman and their attendance at the Stakeholders Relationship Committee are as under Committeeof Board:
Mr. GauravMevada
The status of shareholders’ complaints during the year under review (March 31, 2024) is given below: -
Complaints Status: 01.04.2023 to 31.03.2024
Number of complaints received so far
9
Number of complaints solved
Number of pending complaints
Ms. Sanju Chaudhary, is Compliance Officer of the company for the purpose of complying with variousprovisions of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges,Registrar of Companies and for monitoring the share transfer process etc.
a) Share Transfer System:
All the transfers are received and processed by share Transfer agents and are approved by sharetransfer committee. Share Transfer requests received in physical form are registered within 30days and demat requests are confirmed within 15 days.
b) Dematerialization of shares and liquidity:
Details of Registrar and Share Transfer agent of the Company for dematerialization of shares:Name : Skyline Financial Services Pvt Ltd
Address : D-153 A, 1st Floor,
Okhla Industrial Area
Tel : 011-26812682
Email : admin@skylinerta.com
Out of the profits available for appropriation, no amount has been transferred to the General Reserve and thebalance amount of Rs. (11.78)/- lacs has been carried forward to profit & loss account.
The Company has not accepted or renewed any deposits during the year. There are no outstanding and overduedeposits as at March 31, 2024.
The Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statements in compliance with the provisions ofsection 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The company has not entered into any contracts or arrangements with related party during the year underreview.
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators /Courts which would impact the goingconcern status of the Company and its future operations.
During the year under review, there were no proceedings that were filed by the Company or against theCompany, which are pending (except the previous years which was already disclosed) under the Insolvencyand Bankruptcy Code, 2016 as amended, before National Company Law Tribunal or other Courts
During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement of loans from the Bank or FinancialInstitutions.
Your Company maintains a website www.shabachemicalslimited.in where detailed information of theCompany and specified details in terms of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations &Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 has been provided.
The Company confirms that it has paid the Annual Listing Fees for the year 2023-24 to BSE Limited wherethe Company’s Shares are listed.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its ownperformance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination &Remuneration and Compliance Committees.
As per SEBI circular no: CFD/POLICYCELL/7/2014 dated 15th September, 2014, (Regulation 27(2) of SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 shall not be mandatory to the followingclass of companies:
Companies having paid up equity share capital not exceeding Rs.10 crore and Net Worth not exceeding Rs.25crore, as on the last day of the previous financial year;
Provided that where the provisions of (Regulation 27(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 becomes applicable to a company at a later date, such company shall complywith the requirements of (Regulation 27(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 within six months from the date on which the provisions became applicable to the company.
Accordingly, it may be noted that the paid-up share capital of the Company is below Rs. 10 crore and NetWorth of the Company has not exceeded Rs.25 crore, as on 31st March, 2024 and hence Corporate Governanceis not applicable to the Company.
The Company has laid down a Risk Management Policy and identified threat of such events which if occurswill adversely affect either / or, value to shareholders, ability of company to achieve objectives, ability toimplement business strategies, the manner in which the company operates and reputation as “Risks”. Furthersuch Risks are categorized in to Strategic Risks, Operating Risks & Regulatory Risks. A detailed exercise iscarried out to identify, evaluate, manage and monitoring all the three types of risks.
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of itsoperations. During the year under review, the company retained external audit firm to review its existinginternal control system with a view of tighten the same and introduce system of self-certification by all theprocess owners to ensure that internal controls over all the key business processes are operative. The scope andauthority of the Internal Audit (IA) function is defined in the Internal Audit Charter.
The Internal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control system inthe Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies at all locations of theCompany and its subsidiaries. Based on the report of internal audit function, process owners undertakecorrective action in their respective areas and thereby strengthen the controls. Significant audit observationsand corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board.
The Company has adequate and proper internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statementsduring the year under review.
The Company has a vigil mechanism named Whistle Blower Policy to deal with instances of fraud andmismanagement.
Employee relations throughout the Company were harmonious. The Board wishes to place on record itssincere appreciation of the devoted efforts of all employees in advancing the Company’s vision and strategy todeliver good performance.
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee framed a policy forselection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management and their remuneration. The Remuneration Policyis stated in the Corporate Governance Report and is also available on the Company’s website atwww.shabachemicalslimited.in.
The paid-up share capital and net worth is below the prescribed limit for mandatory applicability of CorporateGovernance Report so the Company has decided not to opt for the time being.
The Management Discussion and Analysis forms part of this Annual Report for the year ended 31st March,2024 and marked as “ANNEXURE-B”
During the year conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgostipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule, 8 of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014, is nil.
43. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS. IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIALPOSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THEFINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATEAND THE DATE OF THE REPORT:
There are no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company which hasoccurred between the end of financial year as on 31st March, 2024 and the date of Director’s Report.
The table containing the names and other particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions ofSection 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided as “Annexure- C” to the Board’s report.
None of the employees of the Company drew remuneration of Rs.1,02,00,000/- or more per annum andRs.8,50,000/- or more per month during the year. No employee was in receipt of remuneration during the yearor part thereof which, in the aggregate, at a rate which is in excess of the remuneration drawn by the managingdirector or whole-time director or manager and holds by himself or along with his spouse and dependentchildren, not less than two percent of the equity shares of the company. Hence, no information is required tobe furnished as required under Rule, 5(2) and 5(3) of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted a policy against sexualharassment in line with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibitionand Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under.
During the financial year 2023-24, the company has not received any complaints on sexual harassment andhence no complaints remain pending as of March 31, 2024.
The Directors State that applicable Secretarial Standards - 1, 2, 3 and 4 issued by the Institute of Companysecretaries of India relating to ‘Meetings of the Board of Directors’ and General Meetings’ and ‘Report of theBoard of Directors’ respectively, have been duly followed by the Company.
In January 2015, SEBI notified the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 2015 which came intoeffect from May, 2015. Pursuant thereto, the Company has formulated and adopted a new code for Preventionof Insider Trading.
The New Code viz. “Code of Internal Procedures and Conduct for regulating, Monitoring and reporting ofTrading by Insiders” and “Code of Practices and Procedures for fair Disclosure of Unpublished price SensitiveInformation” has been framed and adopted. The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company’sshares and prohibits purchase or sale of Company shares by the Directors and designated employees while inpossession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period whenthe Trading Window is closed. The Company is Responsible for implementation of the Code.
Your Directors acknowledge thanks ton to the various Central and State Government Departments,Organizations and Agencies for the continued help and co-operation extended by them. The Directors alsogratefully acknowledge all stakeholders of the Company viz. customers, members, dealers, vendors, banks andother business partners for the excellent support received from them during the year. The Directors place onrecord their sincere appreciation to all employees of the Company for their unstinted commitment andcontinued contribution to the Company.
By Order of the Board of DirectorsFor Satiate Agri Limited(Formerly known as Shaba Chemicals Limited)
Date: 05/09/2024 Utpalbhai Raval
Managing DirectorDIN: 08498407
Registered Office:
1 Cabin No. 1, Shop No. 6, Scheme No-71,
Sec C Vikram Squre, Sudama Nagar,
Indore-452009, Madhya PradeshCIN: L24111MP1986PLC003741Email: shabachemicals@gmail.comWebsite: www.shabachemicalslimited.in