Your Directors present their 29thAnnual Report on the business and operations of the Company and the accounts for theFinancial Year ended 31st March, 2024.
Your Company is in the business of sales and service of Thermal Overload Protector. It has a worldwide network, single salesoffice, a warehouse and a work force of over 30 people that sell a single product to about 30 customers in India and Abroad.
(Rs. In thousands)
Particulars
Standalone
March 2024
March 2023
Income From Operations
-
59,722.34
Other Income
844.58
673.96
Total Income
60,396.31
Total Expenses
4744.75
78183.74
Profit/(Loss) Before Tax
(3900.17)
(17787.43)
Provision for taxation/Deferred tax Exp (Income)
(815.14)
(462.01)
Net Profit/(Loss) After Tax
(3,085.03)
(17,325.41)
Profit(Loss) of earlier years
0.00
Balance carried forward to the balance sheet
During the financial year 2023-24, the total income decreased to Rs.844.58 as compared to previous year’s total income ofRs.60,396.31 There is a loss before tax of Rs.3,900.17 as compared to Previous Year loss before tax of Rs.17,787.43 in theprevious year since Revenue from operation has decreased to Nil as compared to the previous year’s Income of Rs. 59,722.34
**The figures mentioned above are in thousands.
The Board of Directors does not recommend dividend on equity shares for the current financial year.
The register of members and share transfer books will remain close from 24thSeptember, 2024 to 30th September, 2024 (both daysinclusive) for the 29thAnnual General Meeting of the Company scheduled to be convened on Friday, 30th September, 2024 atPoush Krishna Gardens, Maljipada, Opp. Crown Petrol Pump, Ahmedabad Highway, Taluka, Vasai East, Dist Palghar - 401210.
As at 31st March, 2024 Reserves and Surplus amounted to Rs. (40,856.73) as compared to Rs. 37771.70 of previous year. Thesaid scenario is due to inadequate profitability during the year under review and contribution of losses by the company.
As at 31st March 2024 Long Term Borrowings as nil in the current financial year as compared to Rs. 21,794.37 during theprevious year.
As at 31st March 2024 Short Term Borrowings are nil in the current financial year as compared to Rs. 5,489.68 thousands duringthe previous year.
Net Fixed Assets as at 31st March, 2024 are NIL as compared to Rs.41,408.070 in the previous year.
The Company has not made any investment in the current period under review.
**The figures mentioned under the Financial Information are in thousands.
During the year under review, there was no change in the authorised share capital of the capital . The authorized capital of thecompany for the year ended 31st March,2024 is 9,15,00,000 (Nine Crore fifteen Lakhs )comprising of 9,15,000 shares.The paidup share capital of your Company is Rupees /- (Rupees Six Crore Fourteen lakh sixty two thousand five hundred and sixty)divided into 61,46,256 equity shares of Rupees 10/- each. There is no change in the paid up share capital structure during theperiod under review.
The Board normally meets once in a quarter and additional meetings are held as and when required. During the year, the Boardof Directors met 5 times i.e. on 29/05/2023, 14/08/2023,30/08/2023, 25/10/2023 and 25/01/2023,18/03/2024 The dates of BoardMeetings were generally decided in advance with adequate notice to all Board Members.
During the year under review, there is no change in the composition of the Directors of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has received declarations from Mr. Pradeep C. Gaglani,Mr. Kanaiyalal S. Thakker, Mr. Haresh kumar S. Thakker, and Mrs. Keta R. Poojara Independent Directors confirming that theymeet the criteria of independence as specified in Section 149(6) of the Act.
The Board of Directors of your Company in consultation with Nomination and Remuneration Committee had formulated andadopted Code for Independent Directors and which contains policy on director’s appointment and remuneration includingcriteria for determining qualification, positive attributes and independence of directors.
Board of Directors of the Company duly consider appointment of the Directors in adherence with the policy prescribed underthe code of independent directors and provisions of section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company has an Independent Audit Committee comprising of 4(Four) Independent Directors and 1 (one) ExecutiveDirector. Mr. Pradeep C. Gaglani, Mr. Kanaiyalal S. Thakker, Mr. Hareshkumar S. Thakker, Mrs. Keta R. Poojara and Mr.
Navinchandra G.Thakkar, Managing Director of the Company are Members of the Committee. The committee is chaired by Mr.Pradeep Gaglani. All the members of the Audit Committee are financially literate. In view of their professional qOualificationand experience in finance, all are considered to have financial management and accounting related expertise. Terms of referenceof the Audit committee are elaborated in the Corporate Governance report which forms the part of this Annual Report.
During the year, a separate Meeting of Independent Directors of the Company was held on 18th March, 2024, which wasattended by all the Independent Directors to discuss and review the self-assessment of Directors, Board and Committees thereofand also assess the quality, content and timeliness of flow of information between the Management and the Board.
No public deposits have been accepted or renewed by your Company during the financial year under review pursuant to theprovisions of Section 73 and 74 of the Act read together with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014. Hence, the.requirement for furnishing of details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act or the details of deposits which arenot in compliance with the Chapter V of the Act is not applicable.
The Independent Directors of your company, i.e, Mr. Pradeep Gaglani, Mr. Kanaiyalal Thakkar and Mr. Haresh Thakkar & Mr.Keta Poojara, have submitted their declaration of Independence, as required under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013stating that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) and Regulation 25 of SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies HUMAN RESOURCES:
Company considers its employees as most valuable resource and ensures strategic alignment of Human Resource practices tobusiness priorities and objectives. The Company has a dedicated team of employees at various locations across our corporateoffice and branch offices (including Subsidiary companies) spread across the country. The Company strives to inculcate theculture where its employees are motivated and their performance is aligned with values. Company has achieved this presentlevel of excellence through the commitment and dedication exhibited by its employees. The focus on improving productivityand adoption of best practices in every area are being pursued relentlessly. Efforts for active participation, nurturing creativityand innovation and ensuring a climate of synergy and enthusiasm have been at the core of Human Resource initiatives andinterventions.Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company as it is suffering losses since last three consecutive years; hencedisclosure in this regard is not provided.
The Company complies with all applicable secretarial standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)i.e. SS-1 and SS-2 relating to ‘Meetings of the Board of Directors’ and ‘General Meetings’ respectively.
During the year 2023-2024, OneLife Capital Advisors Limited (Acquirer) made an open offer to the shareholders of the companythrough Swaraj Shares and Securities Private Limited (Manager to the Open Offer) and the public announcement was made onMarch 06.2024 for acquisition of upto 15,98,027 equity shares representing 26.00% of the voting share capital of the TargetCompany at an offer price of Rs.4 per share to the public shareholders of the company payable in cash.
The Company has no Holding companies and hence company does not need to make disclosure of contracts or arrangements ortransactions not at arm’s length basis.
The Company has no subsidiary companies and hence company does not need to make disclosure of contracts or arrangementsor transactions not at arm’s length basis.
The Board of Directors confirms that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024, the applicable accounting standardshave been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) the directors 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 the financialyear and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
(c) the directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance withthe provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
(d) the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
(e) the directors, in the case of a listed company, have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company andthat such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
(f) the directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that suchsystems were adequate and operating
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of Corporate Governance and adhere to the Corporate Governancerequirements set out by SEBI. The Company has implemented several best Corporate Governance Practices as prevalent globally.
In compliance with Regulation 17 to 27 of the Securities and Exchange Board Of India (Listing Obligations And DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 entered into with the Stock Exchanges, a Report on the Corporate Governance, along withthe certificate from the Statutory Auditors of the Company on compliance with the provisions of the said Clause is annexed andforms part of the Annual Report.
The Company has not granted any Loan and not made any guarantee, Investment under Section 186 of the Companies Act 2013and therefore not required to comply with the same.
During the year there was no related party transactions of material nature that may have a potential conflict with interests of theCompany, all transactions with related parties were in the normal course of business. On recommendation of Audit Committeethe Board ratifies all the related party transactions on quarterly basis. The details of the transaction is annexed herewith as‘Annexure- I’ in the prescribed form AOC-2
Energy conservation dictates how efficiently a company can conduct its operations. CCL has recognized the importance ofenergy conservation in decreasing the deleterious effects of global warming and climate change. The Company has undertakenvarious energy efficient practices that have reduced the growth in carbon di-oxide (CO2) emissions and strengthened theCompany’s commitment towards becoming an environment friendly organisation. A dedicated ‘Energy Cell’ is focusing onenergy management and closely monitor energy consumption pattern across all manufacturing sites. Periodic energy audits areconducted to improve energy performance and benchmark with other international refineries and petrochemicals sites.
CCL Focuses on (i) new products, processes and catalyst development to technologies for new businesses (ii) advancedtroubleshooting, and (iii) improvements in manufacturing plants.
The Company’s Export Earning and outgoing is:
PARTICULARS
AMOUNT
earning
Rs. 8,44,580
outgoing
Rs. 47,44,750
The company is not required to disclose the extract of annual return in form MGT-9.
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company as it is suffering losses since lastthree consecutive years; hence disclosure in this regard is not provided.
The Board of directors of the Company believes in conducting all its affairs in a fair and transparent manner, by adopting higheststandards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behaviour. The directors are committed to comply with the laws andregulations to which it is subject. For this, it has put in place systems, policies and procedures to interpret and apply these lawsand regulations in the organizational environment. In consonance with the object of transparency and good governance, theboard of directors of the company formulated and adopted “Whistle Blower Policy and Vigil Mechanism”
The organization’s internal controls and operating procedures are intended to detect and prevent improper activities. In thisregard, the Company believes in developing a culture where it is safe for all the Directors/Employees to raise concerns about anypoor or unacceptable practice and any event of misconduct. These help to strengthen and promote ethical practices and ethicaltreatment of all those who work in and with the organization.
The main objective of this Policy is to provide a platform to Directors and Employees to raise concerns regarding any irregularity,misconduct or unethical matters / dealings within the group which have a negative bearing on the organization either financiallyor otherwise.
Details pertaining to remuneration as required under section 197(12) of the Companies act, 2013 read with rule 5(1) of thecompanies (appointment and Remuneration of managerial personnel) rules, 2014 are provided in ‘Annexure-II’to the Board’sReport.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration to directors and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read withRule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are provided in the AnnualReport.
Pertaining to the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the board of directors do hereby declare that:
(i) No any employee throughout the financial year, was in receipt of remuneration for that year which, in the aggregate, wasnot less than One Crore Two Lakhs rupees;
(ii) No any employee for a part of the financial year, was in receipt of remuneration for any part of that year, at a rate which,in the aggregate, was not less than eight lacs fifty thousand rupees per month;
(iii) No any employee throughout the financial year or part thereof, was in receipt of remuneration in that year which, in theaggregate, or as the case may be, at a rate which, in the aggregate, is in excess of that drawn by the managing director orwhole-time director or manager and holds by himself or along with his spouse and dependent children, not less than twopercent of the equity shares of the company.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under Regulation 34 (3) and 53 (f) of theSecurities and Exchange Board Of India (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 with the StockExchanges in India, is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report.
Pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules, amendments made there under, Mr. Shravan A. Gupta, PracticingCompany Secretary was appointed to conduct the secretarial audit of our company for F.Y. 2023-24. The Secretarial Audit reportis given separately under Annexure III. There are qualifications or observations or other remarks made by the Secretarial Auditoron the audit conducted by him in his Report.
D. Kothary & Co, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 105335W) were the statutory auditors of the Company for thefinancial year 2023-2024.
They were appointed as the statutory auditors of the company in the 28th Annual General Meeting of the members of thecompany held on 30th September,2023 for a period of 5 years till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the FinancialYear 2027-2028.
Explanations or Comments by the Board on every qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer made -
1. By the Statutory Auditor in its report
The Statutory Auditor has not made any qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer in his Audit Report andhas given unmodified opinion.
2. By the Secretarial Audit Report in its report
Our response to the query/finding raised by auditor is that the company is under the process of maintaining the website of thecompany as per Regulation 46 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015,
Also the company is trying its best to find the best candidates for the position of Independent Director in place of the oneswho have completed the tenure and will ensure that the composition of the board of directors is as per the regulations of SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015.Regulations,2015.
Company considers its employees as most valuable resource and ensures strategic alignment of Human Resource practices tobusiness priorities and objectives. The Company has a dedicated team of employees at various locations across our corporateoffice and branch offices (including Subsidiary companies) spread across the country. The Company strives to inculcate theculture where its employees are motivated and their performance is aligned with values. Company has achieved this presentlevel of excellence through the commitment and dedication exhibited by its employees. The focus on improving productivityand adoption of best practices in every area are being pursued relentlessly. Efforts for active participation, nurturing creativityand innovation and ensuring a climate of synergy and enthusiasm have been at the core of Human Resource initiatives andinterventions.
Your Company has adequate internal financial control and adopted Internal Financial Control Policy in order to maintainconfidentiality of price sensitive information and internal financial control.
The Company has mechanisms to inform the Board Members about the risk assessment and minimization procedures andperiodical review to ensure that executive management controls risk through means of a properly identified framework. Riskmanagement is an ongoing process and the Audit Committee will periodically review risk mitigation measures. The Board ofDirectors has not constituted a Risk Management Committee as is not mandatory to the company vide circular bearing numberCIR/CFD/POLICY CELL/7/2014 issued by SEBI dated September 15, 2014.
The Board of Directors of the Company and the Audit Committee shall periodically review and evaluate the risk managementsystem of the Company so that the management controls the risks through properly defined network.
Head of Departments shall be responsible for implementation of the risk management system as may be applicable to theirrespective areas of functioning and report to the Board and Audit Committee.
There were no significant and material orders passed by the regulators and/or courts or tribunals during the year.
The Company has always been committed to provide a safe and dignified work environment for its employees which is free ofdiscrimination, intimidation and abuse. The Company has adopted a Policy for Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace under the provisions of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013 (“Act”). The objective of this policy is to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace andfor redressal of complaints of any such harassment. The Company has also constituted an Internal Complaints Committeeto redress the complaints received under this policy.
The following is a summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed-off during the year under review:
- No of complaints received: Nil
- No of complaints disposed-off: NAACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors take this opportunity to thank all investors, clients, vendors, banks, regulatory, Government authorities and StockExchanges for their continued support and cooperation. The Directors also wish to place on record their appreciation of thecontribution made by the business partners / associates at all levels.
Navin G.Thakkar
Chairman & Managing DirectorDIN:00251210
Place : MumbaiDate: 30th May,2024