The Resolution Professional has pleasure in presenting the 25th Annual Report of the Company along withAudited Accounts for the financial year ended March 31,2024.
An application for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of Compuage Infocom Limited was filed by PlusPlus Unified Engaugement Services Private Limited under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,2016, (“Code”) being CP No. CP(IB)329/MB/2023. The said application was admitted by the Hon’ble NCLT,Mumbai Bench vide Order dated 02.11.2023 (“CIRP Order”) and Mr. Arun Kapoor was appointed as the InterimResolution Professional (IRP). Further, the Hon’ble NCLT, Mumbai Bench has passed an order dated 29.04.2024(order received on 09.05.2024), to replace IRP Mr. Arun Kapoor (IBBI/IPA-003/IP-N00030/2017-18/10230)and has appointed Mr. Gajesh Labhchand Jain (Registration no. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P-01697/2019-2020/12588)as new Resolution Professional (RP) under the Code in matter of CIRP of M/s Compuage Infocom Limited
Since the company is under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), as per Section 17 of the Insolvency& Bankruptcy Code, 2016 from the date of appointment of the Resolution Professional.
i. the management of the affairs of the company shall vest in the Resolution Professional.
ii. the powers of the Board of Directors of the company shall stand suspended and be exercised by theResolution Professional.
iii. the officers and managers of the company shall report to the Resolution Professional and provide access tosuch documents and records of the company as may be required by the Resolution Professional.
iv. the financial institutions maintaining accounts of the company shall act on the instructions of the ResolutionProfessional in relation to such accounts and furnish all information relating to the company available withthem to the Resolution Professional.
The highlights of the Financial Results are as tabulated below:
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
31st March,2024
31st March,2023
Revenue from Operations& Other Income
2641.79
3,74,551.18
Total Expense
12901.41
3,94,673.33
12,917.71
3,94,676.33
Finance Cost
4812.86
7379.13
Depreciation
255.58
307.71
Profit/(Loss) beforeexceptional items and tax
(10,259.62)
(20,122.15)
(10,275.92)
(20,125.15)
Exceptional Items
27,065.88
-
Profit before Tax
(37,325.50)
(37,341.80)
Less: Tax Expense
135.39
(141.09)
Profit after TaxProvision
(37,460.89)
(19,981.06)
(37,477.19)
(19,984.06)
Less: OtherComprehensive Income
(48.60)
(65.14)
Total ComprehensiveIncome for the year
(37,509.49)
(20,046.20)
(37,525.79)
(20,049.20)
EPS (Basic)
(43.73)
(28.16)
(43.75)
EPS (Diluted)
During this year, your Company has achieved a turnover of Rs. 2493.07 Lakhs as against Rs. 3,73,948.47 Lakhsin the previous year. Your Company has incurred loss of Rs. 37460.89 Lakhs as compared to last year loss of Rs.
19.981.06 Lakhs.
During this year, your Company has achieved a turnover of Rs. 2493.07 Lakhs as against Rs. 3,73,948.47 Lakhsin the previous year. Your Company has incurred loss of Rs. 37,477.19 Lakhs as compared to last year loss of Rs.
19.984.06 Lakhs.
Your Company is under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) and incurring losses, the Board ofDirectors (suspended during CIRP) does not recommend any dividend for the year 2023 -24.
The Company has not transferred any amount to reserves during the year under review.
Compuage Infocom (S) Pte. Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. There was no business activityin the Subsidiary Company during the year as the Company has transferred its business to its Singapore Branch.
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as “Act”), a statementcontaining salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiary companies in Form AOC-1 is appended asAnnexure “A” to the Directors’ Report.
Further, no new subsidiary was acquired nor any subsidiary ceased to exist during the year under review.
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and its subsidiary, prepared in accordance with the Actand applicable Accounting Standards along with all relevant documents and the Auditors’ Report, form part ofthe Annual Report.
Capital Structure of the Company during the under review as below:
a] Authorized Capital: The Authorized share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2024 stood at ' 3030.07lakhs comprising of 9,62,70,000 Equity shares of Rs. 2/- each, 46,65,600 Preference shares of Rs.0.10 each and1,10,00,000 Preference shares of Rs. 10/- each.
[b] Paid-up Capital: The paid-up share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2024 stood at 1715.36 lakhscomprising of 8,57,68,064 equity shares of Rs. 2/- each
The Hon’ble NCLT vide order dated 02 November, 2023 had initiated the CIRP Proceedings against theCompany and pursuant to Section 17 of the IBC, the powers of the Board of Directors of the Company stoodsuspended, and such powers are vested with the IRP, Mr. Arun Kapoor. Thereafter, Honble NCLT, MumbaiBench had passed an order dated 29th April, 2024 (Order received on 09.05.2024), for the replacement of IRPwith RPand appointed Mr. Gajesh Labhchand Jain as RP and power of board are vested with the ResolutionProfessional Mr. Gajesh Labhchand Jain.
As per the aforesaid order the existing Board was suspended.
As on 31st March, 2024, the Board of Directors consists of 2 members and both are Executive Directors.
The Board of Directors of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 comprised of:
(i) Two Executive Directors- Mr. Atul H. Mehta (DIN: 00716869) (Chairman and Managing Director) andMr. Bhavesh H. Mehta (DIN: 00740861) (Whole-Time Director) and Chief Financial Officer and ChiefOperating officer.
Mr. Virendra G. Bhatt (DIN: 02343351), resigned from the post of Non-Executive Independent Director w.e.f.02nd May, 2023.
Mr. Santosh Laxman More (DIN: 10135133) was appointed as an Independent Additional Director w.e.f 28thApril, 2023 .However, he resigned from the post of Independent Additional Director w.e.f. 14th August, 2023.
Thereafter, Mr. Santosh Laxman More (DIN: 10135133) was appointed as Independent Additional Directorw.e.f.26th October, 2023 and he resigned from the post of Independent Additional Director w.e.f.02nd November,2023.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act, the following persons are the Key Managerial Personnel ofthe Company as on date 31st March, 2024:
• Mr. Atul H. Mehta - Managing Director• Mr. Bhavesh H. Mehta - Whole-Time Director & Chief Financial Officer
Since the Board has been suspended, no performance evaluation of the Board and its Committees are available.
As Company is in CIRP, the Board of Directors have been suspended w.e.f. 2nd November, 2023 all the powersare vested with the Resolution Professional appointed by the Hon’ble NCLT, Mumbai Bench, vide order dated2nd November, 2023.
In the financial year 2023-24, the Board met three times before commencement of CIRP. the details of which aregiven in the Corporate Governance Report appended as Annexure “B” to the Directors’ Report
Since the Board has been suspended, no remuneration to Directors were paid.
As on March 31, 2024 there is no any Independent Directors on board and since the Directors are suspended, nodeclarations need to be submitted by Independent Directors.
Familiarization Programme:
As on March 31, 2024 there is no any Independent Directors on board and since the Independent Directors haveceased to be Directors, programmes for familiarization of the Independent Directors, their roles, rights,responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model of theCompany and related matters are not available on the Company’s website.
Since the Company has incurred losses, the Company was not required to spend any amount on CSR during thefinancial year 2023-24. The CSR Committee of the Board of Directors has been constituted under Section 135 ofCompanies Act, 2013 read with rules thereunder.
Since the Directors are suspended, No Committee Meetings were held during the financial year under review.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, copy of the Annual Return of the Companyprepared in accordance with Section 92(1) of the Act read with Rule 11 of the Companies (Management andAdministration) Rules, 2014 is placed on the website of the Company at www.compuageindia.com.
A separate report on Corporate Governance regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance asstipulated in Regulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, withthe Stock Exchanges, are enclosed as appended as “Annexure “B” forming part of this Report.
A report on Management Discussion and Analysis which includes details on the state of affairs of the Companyas required under the Regulation 34(2)(e) of the Listing Regulations forms part of the Annual Report.
The information pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings andoutgo, as required under the Act, read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is given hereunder:
A. Conservation of energy:
Your Company is primarily engaged in marketing and trading activities and has not consumed energy of anysignificant level and hence no additional investment is required to be made for reduction of energy consumption.However, the Company will continue with its efforts to conserve the energy.
The Company’s operations do not require significant absorption of technology.
Standalone and
Current Year (in Rs.)
Previous Year (in Rs.)
Foreign Exchange Earnings
0.00
Foreign Exchange Outgo
The Company is committed to provide a safe and conducive work environment to its employees and has adopteda policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the provisions ofthe Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rulesmade thereunder and there were no complaints during the year under review.
The statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 is annexed herewith as Annexure “C” and forms part of this Report.
Relations with employees remained to be cordial. Your Company had 05 employees as of 31st March 2024.
The Company has a robust system of internal control, the effectiveness of which is tested by the process of internalaudit. Your Company through internal audit under the supervision of the Resolution Professional reviews the riskmanagement process, risk mitigation plans and risk reporting.
The adequacy and effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls have been endorsed by the Internal Auditor and theStatutory Auditors.
In accordance with Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Members of the Company in its 23rd AnnualGeneral Meeting, held on 30th August, 2022 had appointed M/s. Bhogilal C. Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants,having Firm Registration No. 101424W, as the Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold the office for a periodof 5 (five) consecutive years from the conclusion of 23rd AGM till the conclusion of 28th AGM of the Company.
The requirement for annual ratification of Auditor’s appointment at the AGM had been omitted pursuant toCompanies (Amendment) Act, 2017 notified on 7th May, 2018. During the year, the Auditors’ had confirmedthat they satisfy the independence criteria required under the Act.
Auditor’s Observations and Company's response to the observations is as under: -
Certain issues relating to Company’s income stream, verification of inventories, default in repayment of loan,trade receivable, doubtful debts etc. and its effect on the going concern aspects, this qualification has been Self¬explanatory.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Resolution Professional, had appointed Dhruti Satia & Co., PracticingCompany Secretaries, Firm to conduct Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit Report in form MR-3, for the financial year 2023-24, forms part of the Directors’ Report,appended as Annexure “D”.
Further, the Annual Secretarial Compliance Report for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024, in relation tocompliance of all applicable SEBI Regulations / circulars / guidelines issued thereunder.
Qualifications and Board responses
The Resolution Professional responses to the qualifications of the Secretarial Audit are as under:
Regarding qualification no. 1 to 16.
Currently, the company is under CIRP, and board is suspended vide National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT),Mumbai bench order dated 02nd November, 2023. Consequently, the board of directors has been suspended, andno board meetings have been conducted since the suspension. To the best extent possible, the company is activelyworking to comply with all applicable regulations during this process.
The provisions of Section 148 of the Act are not applicable to the Company and accordingly the Company is notrequired to maintain cost accounts and records for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditor and Secretarial Auditor have not reported any instances offrauds committed in the Company to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Act.
During the year under review, your company did not have any related party transactions in the ordinary course ofbusiness and did not consummate material transactions with any related party as defined in the Act.
In line with the provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations, the Policy for determining RPT and theirMateriality was suitably amended and approved by the Board which is placed on the website of the Company atwww.compuageindia.com.
The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act have beendisclosed in Notes to the Financial Statements provided in this Annual Report.
The Resolution Professional of the Company hereby state that:
i. in the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed alongwith proper explanation relating to material departures;
ii. accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and the judgments and estimates made arereasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at the endof the financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;
iii. proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forprevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities;
iv. the Annual Accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;
v. Internal Financial Controls have been laid down to be followed by the Company and that such InternalFinancial Controls are adequate and operating effectively and
vi. proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and thatsuch systems are adequate and operating effectively.
Risk Management is integral to your Company’s strategy and for the achievement of our long-term goals. TheCompany regularly identifies uncertainties and after assessing them, devises short and long term actions tomitigate any risk which could materially impact your Company’s goals.
The risk assessment includes review of strategic risks at domestic and international level including sectoraldevelopments, risks related to market competition, financial, geographical, political and reputational issues,environment, social and governance risks and cyber security risks. The Company is well aware of these risks andchallenges and has put in place mechanisms to ensure that they are managed and mitigated with adequate timelyactions.
Your Company through internal audit under the supervision of the Resolution Professional reviews the riskmanagement process, risk mitigation plans and risk reporting.
The Company believes in the conduct of the affairs of the Company in a fair and transparent manner by adoptinghigh standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behavior. It has put in place a mechanism forreporting illegal or unethical behavior. The Company has a Vigil Mechanism and Whistle Blower Policy underwhich the employees are free to report violations of applicable laws and regulations and the Code of Conduct.However, the company is in CIRP so no such committee members looking after the said mechanism. In theabsence of committee, it is the duty of BOD to look after vigil mechanism however they are also suspended.
The details of applications made by your Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during theyear alongwith their status as at the end of the financial year, 31st March 2024 are as follows:
Sr.
Respondent
Case No.
Total Value (in
Status as on 31st March, 2024
No.
Rs.)
1
NXG InfotechPrivate Limited
373/ND
2023
1,17,89,250.61
Application was dismissed
Further, during the year under review, M/s. Plus Plus Engaugement Services Pvt Ltd (financial creditor) filedpetition against your company under section 7 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ('IBC) for resolution ofan unresolved Financial outstanding amount of Rs. 1,68,66,164//- as on 31.03.2022.
Thereafter, In accordance with the applicable provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016(“IBC/Code”), the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP Process”) of Compuage Infocom Limited(“Company”) was initiated vide Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai bench order dated02/11/2023. Currently, your company is under CIRP.
Resolution Professional wishes to acknowledge the co-operation and support extended by the managerialpersonnel and consultants of the company.
For and on behalf of the Board(suspended during CIRP)
Managing Director (Suspended Director)
Director (Suspended Director)
Resolution Professional
Date : 03rd January, 2025Place: Mumbai