Your Company financial performance during the year 2023-24 is summarized below:
Particulars
2023-24
2022-23
Income from operations
12300
13101.50
Other Income
0.00
Total Income
12,300
Less: Expenses
11,740.63
17720.42
Profit/(Loss) Before Tax and Extraordinary Items
559.37
(4618.92)
Less: Extraordinary Items
Less: Taxation
165.32
Profit After Tax
394.05
EPS (in Rs.)
0.04
(0.46)
The Company earned a Total Income of Rs. 12300 (in thousands) during the FY 2023-24,as compared to the Total Income of Rs. 13101.50 (in thousands) earned in the previousFY 2022-23. The Company's Net profit for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024stood at 394.05 (in thousands) as against a Net loss of Rs. 4618.92 (in thousands) in theprevious year.
On January 2, 2024 the approval of the shareholders was sought by way of Postal Ballotfor Change in name of the company from "REGENCY TRUST LIMITED" to "BEFOUNDMOVEMENT LIMITED" approved by ROC and yet be changed on BSE portal.
On January 2, 2024 the approval of the shareholders was sought by way of Postal Ballotfor Shifting of Registered Office of the Company from the State of West Bengal to theState of Maharashtra and consequent alteration to the situation Clause of theMemorandum of Association of the Company application is yet to be implemented.
During the financial year under review, there is no change in nature of business of theCompany.
No amount is transferred to reserves by the company.
The Authorised Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 10,00,00,000/- and the paid-upshare capital of the Company is Rs. 1,00,00,000/-.
The Company has not issued any kind of shares or securities during the financial yearunder review. Therefore, there was no change in the share capital of the Companyduring the financial year under review.
With a view to strengthening the financial position of the Company, your Board havenot recommended any dividend for the Financial Year 2023-24.
During the year, the Company has not accepted any deposits from public nor during theprevious financial year.
The Company has neither bought back its shares nor has issued any sweat equity orBonus shares during the year under review.
The Company has not provided any Stock Option Scheme to the Employees.
The Company has not issued any debenture, bonds or non-convertible securities.
Pursuant to section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 M/s. L K Ajmera & AssociatesChartered Accountants appointed as statutory auditor of the company to hold office fora period of five (5) financial years (for FY 2023-2024 till FY 2027-2028), i.e fromconclusion of this Annual General Meeting till conclusion of Annual General Meeting tobe held in the year 2028, at a remuneration to be determined by the Board of Directorsand Auditors.
In the Board Meeting held on August 31, 2023, Ms. Ankita Agawane, Internal Auditor ofthe company has resigned and the Board appointed new Internal Auditor Mr. ArunMulya for a period of three years from FY 2023-2024 to FY 2025-2026.
The Auditors' Report on the financial statement for the current year is self-explanatory,therefore does not require any further explanation. The Company has alreadysubmitted declaration pursuant to Regulation 33(3)(d) of SEBI (Listing Obligation andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 to the Stock Exchange(s).
Appointment of Cost Auditor and maintenance of cost records is not applicable to thecompany.
M/s. Maithili Nandedkar & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, appointed asSecretarial Auditor in the Board Meeting held on held on August 12, 2021 to conductthe Secretarial Audit for the 3 (Three) financial years FY 2021-22 till FY 2023-24. Lateron, M/s. Maithili Nandedkar & Associates changed their firm name to M/s. MNB & Co.LLP.
Therefore, M/s. MNB & Co. LLP, Practising Company Secretaries are the secretarialauditor for the financial year 2023-2024.
Further, the Board of Directors in their Board Meeting held on May 28, 2024 have re¬appointed MNB & Co. LLP Secretarial Auditor for a further period of 3 years from F.Y2024-2025 upto F.Y 2026-2027.
The Secretarial Audit Report (MR-3) for the Financial Year 2023-2024 forms part of theAnnual Report and attached herewith as Annexure- VI.
The Secretarial Audit report for the current year is self-explanatory, therefore does notrequire any further explanation and listing fees has not paid due to financial crises facedby the company.
There are no frauds reported by the Statutory Auditors of the Company under Section143 (12).
In accordance with the Companies Act, none of the Directors are liable to retire byrotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
During the year under review, Mr. Ashok Surji Gangar (DIN: 06417144) has not attendedany Board Meeting during the Financial Year 2023-24 and has been disqualified to act asDirector of the Company.
The Annual Return for the Financial year ended March 31, 2024 along with Notice ofAGM is being uploaded on the website of the Company. The web link for the same is asunder: https://www.regencytrust.co.in/index.html
As on March 31, 2024 the Company does not have any subsidiary, associate or jointventure.
The information pertaining to Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption andForeign Exchange earnings and outgo as required under section 134(3)(m) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 isannexed to this report as Annexure II.
The Company has established a Vigil Mechanism that enables the Directors andEmployees to report genuine concerns. The Vigil Mechanism provides for (a) adequatesafeguards against victimization of persons who use the Vigil Mechanism; and (b) directaccess to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of theCompany in appropriate or exceptional cases. The web link for the policy is as under:https://www.regencytrust.co.in/index.html
The provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility are not applicable to the Company asit does not fall within the purview of Section 135(1) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The company has borrowed interest free loan from its directors. The Related PartyTransactions as per IND AS 24 are given in the notes to the financial accounts and formspart of the Annual Report as Form AOC-2 in Annexure- I.
The policy on Related Party Transactions is part of the website of the Company. Theweb link for the policy on related party transaction is as under:https://www.regencytrust.co.in/index.html
The Company has devised and implemented a mechanism for risk management.
The Company proactively keeps its directors informed of the activities of the Company,its management and operations and provides an overall industry perspective as well asissues being faced by the industry. Details of the Familiarization program for
Independent Directors form part of the website of the Company. The web link ofFamiliarization program is as under: https://www.regencytrust.co.in/index.html
Details of meeting of the board of directors is annexed.
Pursuant to Regulation 15(2) of the Securities Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) 2015, compliance of Corporate Governance isnot mandatory. However, the company has complied with the provisions of Regulation17 to 27 of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, to the extent possible. A separate section onCorporate Governance forms part of the Directors' Report as stipulated in SecuritiesExchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, is included in the Annual Report as Annexure IV.
Management discussion and analysis report is annexed as Annexure V.
The Board hereby states that the Company has complied with all the applicablesecretarial standards to the extent possible.
The Board of Directors of the Company meets once in every Financial Year without thepresence of Executive Directors and Management of the Company. The role of theDirectors is as per the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 as well as the SecuritiesExchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015.
Pursuant to Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligation andDisclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015, the Independent Directors of the Companyhave given the declaration to the Company that they qualify the criteria ofindependence as required under the Act.
Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligation andDisclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out annualperformance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well theevaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration and Stakeholdercommittee, including the Chairman of the Board who were evaluated on parameterssuch as level of engagement and contribution and independence of judgment therebysafeguarding the interest of the Company. The performance evaluation of the
Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board. The performance evaluationof the Chairman and the Non-Independent Directors was carried out by theIndependent Directors. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluationprocess.
Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments made by Company pursuant to Section186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the financial accounts formingpart of the Annual Report. The loans and advances made by the Company, during thefinancial year under review, are within the limits prescribed in the section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013
Material changes subsequent to the end of the financial year are disclosed herein above.
Material developments subsequent to the end of the financial year are disclosed hereinabove.
No significant and/or material order was passed by any Regulator, any Court in India orany Tribunal, impacting the going concern status and the Company's operations infuture.
39. THE DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THEINSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 (31 OF 2016) DURING THE YEARALONGWITH THEIR STATUS AS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR.
As on March 31, 2024, there is no proceeding pending under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016.
40. THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THETIME OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOANFROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH THE REASONS THEREOF.
There is no one time settlement done with bank or any financial institution.
The trading of the company has not been suspended
An extract of the Company's policy relating to directors appointment, payment ofremuneration and discharge of their duties. The web link to the Nomination andRemuneration Policy is as under: https://www.regencytrust.co.in/index.html
The Company does not have any employee/Director who is in receipt of remunerationexceeding the sum prescribed in Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014.
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) ofthe Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,a statement showing the names of the top ten employees in terms of remunerationdrawn and names and other particulars of the employees drawing remuneration inexcess of the limits set out in the said rules is available for inspection.
Having regard to the second proviso to rule 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, such particulars shall be madeavailable to any shareholder on a specific request made by him in writing before thedate of such Annual General Meeting. Any member interested in obtaining suchinformation may write to the company. The same is annexed herewith as Annexure- III.
44. A STATEMENT REGARDING OPINION OF THE BOARD WITH REGARD TO INTEGRITY,EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE (INCLUDING THE PROFICIENCY) OF THE INDEPENDENTDIRECTORS APPOINTED DURING THE YEAR
In the opinion of the board, the independent directors fulfill the conditions specified inSEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, and are independent of the management of theCompany. The Independent Directors have complied with the code prescribed inschedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013.
In compliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Company had constituted an InternalComplaints Committee for prevention and redressal of complaints of sexual harassmentagainst women. Mr. Ashok Gangar ceased to be director with effect from May 28, 2024and hence the sexual harassment committee is re-constituted. All employees(permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy.
a. number of complaints filed during the financial year - NIL
b. number of complaints disposed of during the financial year - NIL
c. number of complaints pending as on end of the financial year - NIL
The Company does not have any funds lying unpaid or unclaimed for a period of sevenyears. Therefore, there were no funds which were required to be transferred toInvestor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).
The Company has adequate internal financial controls besides timely statutory auditand limited reviews of performance taking place periodically.
Pursuant to Section 134 of the Act, the Directors state that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards havebeen followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;
(b) Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and havemade judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, so as to give a trueand fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024 and of theprofit for the Company for the year ended March 31, 2024;
(c) Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguardingthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
(d) The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;
(e) Proper internal financial controls were followed by the Company and such internalfinancial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
(f) Proper systems are devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
The Independent directors of the company are yet to be registered with IndependentDirector databank.
Your Directors takes opportunity to show gratitude towards the assistance and co¬operation received from Shareholders, Bankers and Regulatory Bodies.
For and on Behalf of the Board of Directors of
For Befound Movement Limited(Formerly known as Regency Trust Limited)
Place: Mumbai Managing Director and CFO Director
Date: September 05, 2024 DIN: 02757121 DIN: 07116102