Your Directors take pleasure in presenting their report on the business and operations of your Company along withAudited Financial Statements for the year ended on March 31, 2024.
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars
F.Y. 2023-24
F.Y. 2022-23
Revenue from Operations
2,507.17
3,323.14
Other Income
634.65
2.28
Total Income
3,141.82
3,325.43
Operating Expenditure before Finance Cost, Depreciation and Amortization
2,628.93
3,149.69
Earnings before Finance Cost, Depreciation and Amortization
512.89
175.74
Less: Finance Cost
248.94
79.93
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
13.70
24.92
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax
250.25
70.86
Less: Tax Expense
38.48
4.26
Profit/(Loss) after Tax (PAT)
211.77
75.12
In the financial year 2023-24, the Company earned Rs. 2,507.17 Lakhs from revenue from operations compared to Rs.3,323.14 Lakhs to that of previous financial year 2022-23. The Company has earned profit after tax of Rs. 211.77 Lakhsduring the financial year 2023-24 as compared to profit of Rs. 75.12 Lakhs in the financial year 2022-23.
The Board of Directors expects a growth in the Revenue from Operations and ultimately an increase in the Net Profit overthe upcoming Financial Years.
Your Directors regret to recommend any dividend for the year 2023-24 (previous year Nil).
During the year, the Company has not apportioned any amount to other reserve. The profit earned during the year hasbeen carried to the Balance Sheet.
During the year under review, there is no change in the Nature of business activities carried out by the Company.
At present the Authorized Share Capital of the Company stands at Rs. 6,00,00,000.00 divided into 6000000 EquityShares of Rs. 10.00 each and the Paid-up Share Capital stands at Rs. 4,30,86,000.00 divided into 4308600 Equity Sharesof Rs.10.00 each fully paid-up.
There has been no change in the Equity Share Capital during the year under review.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, the Board of the Company comprises of four Directors out of which one is ExecutiveDirector, one is Non-Executive Director and rest of the Directors are Non-Promoter Non-Executive Independent Directors.
As on the date of this report, the Board comprises following Directors.
Name of Director
Category Cum
Date ofAppointment
Total
Directorship
No. of CommitteeA
No. of Sharesheld as onMarch 31, 2024
Designation
at currentterm
in otherCompanies~
in whichDirectoris
Member
in whichDirector isChairman
Mr. Nitin RasiklalParekh
Managing Director
February 27,1992
1
0
663900 EquityShares
Ms. Rekha NitinParekh<
Non-Executive
Director
August 12,2019
4
29000 EquityShares
Mr. VishnubhaiIndubhai Patel<
Independent
October 10,2002
Mr. KanubhaiMansukhlalNandani#
March 31,2023
Mr. KiranBhartabhai Mistri*
July 27,2024
5
Mr. Heera LalKumhar>
September02, 2024
Ms. PriyankaSharma>
*from July 27, 2024
#upto July 27, 2024
>from September 02, 2024
<upto September 02, 2024
~ Excluding Section 8 Company, struck off Company, Amalgamated Company and LLPs.
ACommittee includes Audit Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee across all Public Companies.
None of the Directors of Board is a member of more than ten Committees or Chairman of more than five committeesacross all the Public companies in which they are Director. The necessary disclosures regarding Committee positions havebeen made by all the Directors. Further, none of the Directors of the Company is disqualified for being appointed as aDirector pursuant to Section 164 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013.
None of the Director of the Company is serving as a Whole-Time Director in any Listed Company and is holding position ofIndependent Director in more than 3 Listed Companies. None of the Director of the Company is holding position asIndependent Director in more than 7 Listed Companies. Further, none of the Directors of the Company is disqualified forbeing appointed as a Director pursuant to Section 164 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Regular meetings of the Board are held at least once in a quarter, inter-alia, to review the quarterly results of theCompany. Additional Board meetings are convened to discuss and decide on various business policies, strategies andother businesses. During the year under review, Board of Directors of the Company met 10 (Ten) times viz; May 20, 2023;August 14, 2023, August 21, 2023, October 28, 2023, November 02, 2023, November 30, 2023, December 18, 2023,January 03, 2024, February 14, 2024 and March 31, 2024.
The details of attendance of each Director at the Board Meeting and Annual General Meeting are given below;
Mr.
Nitin
Rasiklal
Parekh
Ms.
Rekha
Parekh<
Vishnubhai
Indubhai
Patel<
Kanubhai
Mansukhlal
Nandani#
Mr. KiranBhartabhaiMistri*
Heera
Lal
Kumhar>
Priyanka
Sharma>
Number of Board Meeting held
10
Number of Board MeetingsEligible to attend
Number of Board Meetingattended
Presence at the previous AGM
Yes
No
*from July 27, 2024 #upto July 27, 2024
>from September 02, 2024 <upto September 02, 2024
During the Financial year 2023-24, there was no change in the Directorship of the Company.
In accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association and Section 152 of the Companies Act 2013, Ms. PriyankaSharma, Non-Executive Women Director of the Company, retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. She,being eligible, offers herself for re-appointment as such. The Board of Directors recommends her appointment on theBoard.
During the Financial year 2024-25, Mr. Kanubhai Mansukhlal Nandani, Ms. Rekha Nitin Parekh and Mr. VishnubhaiIndubhai Patel resigned from the Board w.e.f July 27, 2024, September 02, 2024 and September 02, 2024 respectively.
During the Financial year 2024-25, Mr. Kiran Bhartabhai Mistri, Ms. Priyanka Sharma and Mr. Heera Lal Kumharappointed in the Board w.e.f July 27, 2024, September 02, 2024 and September 02, 2024 respectively.
In terms of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under, as on date of this report, the Companyhas two Non-Promoter Independent Directors in line with the Companies Act, 2013. A separate meeting of IndependentDirectors was held on February 14, 2024 to review the performance of Non-Independent Directors and Board as wholeand of the chairman and assess the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between Company Managementand Board. The terms and conditions of appointment of Independent Directors and Code for Independent Director areincorporated on the website of the Company at www.adityaforge.com. The Company has received necessary declarationfrom each independent director under Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013 that they meet the criteria ofindependence laid down in Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
In accordance with Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has Ms. Mansi Pratik Patel who was acting asCompany Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company, during the year under review.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, Ms. Mansi Pratik Patel has resigned as the Company Secretary and ComplianceOfficer of the company w.e.f. April 30, 2024 and Ms. Prachi Nahar has appointed as Company Secretary and ComplianceOfficer of the company w.e.f. April 30, 2024.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, board committees and individualdirectors pursuant to the provisions of the Act.
o The performance of the board was evaluated by the board, after seeking inputs from all the directors, on the basis ofthe criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information andfunctioning etc.
o The performance of the committees was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from the committee members onthe basis of the criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.o The board and the nomination and remuneration committee reviewed the performance of the individual directors onthe basis of the criteria such as the contribution of the individual director to the board and committee meetings likepreparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc. Inaddition, the performance of chairman was also evaluated on the key aspects of his role.
Separate meeting of independent directors was held to evaluate the performance of non-independent directors,performance of the board as a whole and performance of the chairman, taking into account the views of executivedirectors and non-executive directors. The same was discussed in the board meeting that followed the meeting of theindependent directors, at which the performance of the board, its committees and individual directors was also discussed.Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire board, excluding the independent director beingevaluated.
Pursuant to section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the board of directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability,confirm that:
a) In preparation of annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024, the applicable accounting standards have beenfollowed and that no material departures have been made from the same;
b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company atthe end of the financial year and of the profit or loss of the Company for that year;
c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024 on going concern basis.
e) The Directors had laid down the internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such InternalFinancial Controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and thatsuch systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Your Company has constituted several Committees in compliance with the requirements of the relevant provisions ofapplicable laws and statutes, details of which are given hereunder.
Audit Committee meeting is generally held once in quarter for the purpose of recommending the quarterly/halfyearly/yearly financial results and the gap between two meetings did not exceed one hundred and twenty days. The Audit
Committee met 5 (Five) times during the financial year 2023-24 viz; May 20, 2023; August 14, 2023, August 21, 2023,November 02, 2023 and February 14, 2024.
Committee meeting attended in theF.Y. 2023-24
Mr. Kanubhai Mansukhlal Nandani
Chairman
Mr. Vishnubhai Indubhai Patel
Ms. Rekha Nitin Parekh
The Company has established a vigil mechanism and accordingly framed a Whistle Blower Policy. The policy enables theemployees to report to the management instances of unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation ofcompany’s Code of Conduct. Further the mechanism adopted by the Company encourages the Whistle Blower to reportgenuine concerns or grievances and provide for adequate safe guards against victimization of the Whistle Blower whoavails of such mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, in exceptionalcases. The functioning of vigil mechanism is reviewed by the Audit Committee from time to time. None of the Whistleblowers has been denied access to the Audit Committee of the Board. The Whistle Blower Policy of the Company isavailable on the website of the Company at www. adityaforge. com.
The Company has formed Nomination and Remuneration committee in line with the provisions Section 178 of theCompanies Act, 2013. Nomination and Remuneration Committee meetings are generally held for identifying the personwho is qualified to become Directors and may be appointed in senior management and recommending their appointmentsand removal. During the year under review, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee met 5 (Five) times during thefinancial year 2023-24 viz; May 20, 2023; August 14, 2023, August 21, 2023, November 02, 2023 and February 14, 2024,to recommend the appointment of Director and KMPs and to review the performance of Directors of the Company.
The composition of the Committee and the details of meetings attended by its members are given below:
The Company has, in order to attract motivated and retained manpower in competitive market and to harmonize theaspirations of human resources consistent with the goals of the Company and in terms of the provisions of the CompaniesAct, 2013 devised a policy on Nomination and Remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and SeniorManagement. Key points of the Policy are:
> The policy is formulated to identify and ascertain the integrity, qualification, expertise and experience of the personfor appointment as Director, KMP and Senior Management personnel and recommend to the Board for his / herappointment.
> A person should possess adequate qualification, expertise and experience for the position he/ she is considered forappointment.
> In case of appointment of Independent Director, the Committee shall satisfy itself with regard to the independentnature of the Director vis-a-vis the Company so as to enable the Board to discharge its function and duties effectively.
The Company remuneration policy is driven by the success and performance of the Director, KMP and SeniorManagement Personnel vis-a-vis the Company. The Company philosophy is to align them and provide adequatecompensation with the Objective of the Company so that the compensation is used as a strategic tool that helps us toattract, retain and motivate highly talented individuals who are committed to the core value of the Company. TheNomination and Remuneration Policy, as adopted by the Board of Directors, is placed on the website of the Company atwww. adityaforge .com.
The Company has constituted Stakeholder’s Grievance & Relationship Committee mainly to focus on the redressal ofShareholders’ / Investors’ Grievances, if any, like Transfer / Transmission / Demat of Shares; Loss of Share Certificates;Non-receipt of Annual Report; Dividend Warrants; etc. During the year under review, Stakeholders RelationshipCommittee met 5 (Five) times during the financial year 2023-24 viz; May 20, 2023; August 14, 2023, August 21, 2023,November 02, 2023 and February 14, 2024.
The Company has not accepted any deposits from Shareholders and Public falling within the ambit of Section 73 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and rules made there under. There were no deposits, which were claimed and remained unpaid bythe Company as on 31st March, 2024.
A well-defined risk management mechanism covering the risk mapping and trend analysis, risk exposure, potential impactand risk mitigation process is in place. The objective of the mechanism is to minimize the impact of risks identified andtaking advance actions to mitigate it. The mechanism works on the principles of probability of occurrence and impact, iftriggered. A detailed exercise is being carried out to identify, evaluate, monitor and manage both business and non¬business risks.
To foster a positive workplace environment, free from harassment of any nature, we have institutionalized the Anti-SexualHarassment Initiative (ASHI) framework, through which we address complaints of sexual harassment at the all workplacesof the company. Our policy assures discretion and guarantees non-retaliation to complainants. We follow a gender-neutralapproach in handling complaints of Sexual Harassment and we are complaint with the law of the land where we operate.During the year under review, there were no incidences of sexual harassment reported.
Your attention is drawn to the perception and business outlook of your management for your company for current yearand for the industry in which it operates including its position and perceived trends in near future. The ManagementDiscussion and Analysis Report as stipulated under Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 is attached and forms part of this Directors Report.
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013are given in the notes to the Financial Statement.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3) (a) of the Companies Act 2013, the Annual Return as on March 31,2024 is available on the Company’s website at www.adityaforge.com.
All the related party transactions are entered on arm’s length basis, in the ordinary course of business and are incompliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015. There are no materially significant related party transactions made by the Companywith Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, etc. which may have potential conflict with the interest of theCompany at large or which warrants the approval of the shareholders. Accordingly, no transactions are being reported inForm AOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of the Act read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. However, thedetails of transactions with Related Parties are provided in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with theAccounting Standards.
All Related Party Transactions are presented to the Audit Committee and the Board. Omnibus approval is obtained for thetransactions which are foreseen and repetitive in nature. A statement of all related party transactions is presented beforethe Audit Committee on a quarterly basis, specifying the nature, value and terms and conditions of the transactions.
The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is available on website of the company.
There are no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company which has occurredbetween the end of financial year of the Company and the date of this report.
i. ) The steps taken or impact on conservation of energy: None
ii. ) The steps taken by the Company for utilizing alternate sources of energy: None
iii. ) The capital investment on energy conservation equipment: None
i. ) The effort made towards technology absorption: None
ii. ) The benefit derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product development or import substitution: None
iii. ) In case of imported technology (imported during the last three years reckoned from the beginning of the financial
year) -
a. The details of technology imported: None
b. The year of import: None
c. Whether the technology has been fully absorbed: None
d. If not fully absorbed, areas where absorption has not taken place, and the reasons thereof: None
iv. ) The expenditure incurred on Research and Development: None
i. ) Details of Foreign Exchange Earnings: Nil
ii. ) Details of Foreign Exchange Expenditure: Nil
The Company has not paid any remuneration to Directors of the Company and accordingly disclosures for remunerationare not provided.
Your Company has laid down the set of standards, processes and structure which enables to implement internal financialcontrol across the Organization and ensure that the same are adequate and operating effectively.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder, M/S. M A A K &Associates, Chartered Accountants, Firm Registration Number: 135024W, were appointed as Statutory Auditors of theCompany to hold office for the Financial year 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28 i.e. from the conclusionof 30th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of the 35th Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2028.
The Auditors’ Report on the accounts of the Company for the financial year ended on March 31, 2024 is self-explanatoryand do not call for further explanations or comments that may be treated as adequate compliance of Section 134 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed Mr. Anand Lavingia, practicingcompany secretary, Ahmedabad, to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 23-24. TheSecretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith as Annexure - A.
The above reports contain remark regarding:
1. Company had not appointed Internal Auditor during the year under review;
2. Company had not complied with several Regulations of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 during the year under review including Regulation 47 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015;
3. Independent Directors of the Company have not registered themselves in the Independent Directors’ Data Bank asrequired under Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014;
4. The Company has not filed certain e-forms and documents with the Registrar of Companies under Companies Act,2013.
5. Trading in securities of the company was suspended since November 27, 2015 on the BSE Limited.
Your directors submit that the Company takes following measures to timely comply with the entire requirements:
Company is in search of suitable candidate for Internal Auditor. Company is complying with Regulations of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 during the financial year 2024-25. Independent Directorshas been registered on Independent Director’s Data bank. Company is complying all ROC related fillings as well duringfinancial year 2024-25.
Your Company strives to incorporate the appropriate standards for corporate governance. However, pursuant toRegulation 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Company is notrequired to mandatorily comply with the provisions of certain regulations of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 and therefore the Company has not provided a separate report on CorporateGovernance, although few of the information are provided in this report of Directors under relevant heading.
The Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
There are no proceedings initiated / pending against your Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016which materially impact the Business of the Company.
During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement of loans taken from banks and financial institution.Compliance with the provisions of SS 1 and SS 2
The applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to ‘Meetings of the Board of Directors’ and ‘GeneralMeetings’, respectively, have been duly complied by your Company.
Your Directors state that the Company has made disclosures in this report for the items prescribed in section 134 (3) ofthe Act and Rule 8 of The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and other applicable provisions of the act and listingregulations, to the extent the transactions took place on those items during the year. Your Directors further state that nodisclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions occur on these itemsduring the year under review;
(i) Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act;
(ii) Issue of Equity Shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise;
(iii) Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme save and ESOS;
(iv) Annual Report and other compliances on Corporate Social Responsibility;
(v) There is no revision in the Board Report or Financial Statement;
(vi) No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the goingconcern status and company’s operations in future;
(vii) Information on subsidiary, associate and joint venture companies.
Your company & Directors wish to place on record their appreciation of the assistance and co-operation extended byInvestors, Bankers, Business Associates, and Government. We are deeply grateful to shareholders for their continuedfaith, confidence and support to the company.
Registered office: By order of the Board of Directors
415 GIDC, Ramangandi, For, ADITYA FORGE LIMITED
Por N H 8, Vadodara - 391 243, CIN: L27100GJ1992PLC017196
Gujarat, India
Place: Vadodara Non-Executive Director Managing Director
Date: September 04, 2024 DIN: 00219808 DIN: 00219664