Your Directors are pleased to present their 44th Annual Report on the state of affairs of theCompany together with the Audited Financial Statement (Standalone) of Accounts and theAuditors’ Report of Apollo Ingredients Limited (formerly known as Indsoya Limited) [“theCompany’] for the year ended 31st March, 2024.
The Company Financial Performance (Standalone) for the financial year ended on 31stMarch, 2024 under review is given hereunder:
(Amount in Lakhs)
PARTICULARS
Standalone Financial Statements
2023-2024
2022-2023
Net Sales /Income from Business Operations
100.00
-
Other Income
0.30
3.24
Total Income
100.30
Less: Total Expenses
92.07
10.57
Profit/(Loss) before Exceptional Item and tax
8.23
(7.33)
Less: Exceptional Item
Profit/(Loss) before tax
Less: Current Income Tax
2.14
Less: Deferred Tax
Net Profit/(Loss) after Tax
6.09
Earning per share (Basic)
1.52
(183)
Earning per Share (Diluted)
During the year under review, the Standalone total Income was Rs.100.30 lakhs againstRs.3.24 lakhs for the corresponding previous year.
Total Comprehensive profit for the period was Rs. 6.09 lakhs as against the loss of Rs.7.33 lakhs in the corresponding previous year.
The Company is deploying its resources in the best possible way to increase businessvolumes and plans to achieve increased business.
In order to conserve resources for future growth and expansion, the Directors do notrecommend any dividend on equity share capital of the Company for the Financial Yearended on 31st March, 2024. Also, dividend distribution policy is not applicable on thecompany
As no transfer to any reserve is proposed, the entire balance available in the statement ofprofit and loss is retained in it.
The provisions of Section 125(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply as there wasno dividend declared and paid last year.
Pursuant to change in Management there are few changes in the nature of business whichare as follows:
• The new set of Memorandum of Association as per Companies Act, 2013 with changeof main object of the Company has been adopted by the Shareholders at the AGMheld on September, 12th 2023. The changes in the main object of the Company are asfollows:
“To provide in India or elsewhere the business of manufacturing, producing,importing, exporting and to deal in total healthcare solution in Ayurvedic,homeopathic, allopathic medicines and to carry out medical & clinical audits,Medical, healthcare, hospital facility planning from concept to commissioning andpost commissioning managing health care institutions of any kind, public or privateand to establish and run hospitals/ healthcare institutions, diagnostic centre, healthspa, wellness centre, pathology, life science and stem cell depositories and to providesupport services such as housekeeping, security, technical & clinical, para medicaland nursing human resources to health care & other organizations public or privateand to launch hospitals and develop strategic concepts, business development policiesfor health care and health solutions.”
Note: Clause III of the MOA be altered by substituting PART A with the above andPARTB containing objects incidental or ancillary to the attainment of the main objectwill be altered accordingly.
• The name of the company has been changed from ‘Indsoya Limited’ to the new name‘Apollo Ingredients Limited’ with effect from September 12th, 2023.
• The Registered office of the Company has been shifted from Mumbai to Thane withinthe jurisdiction of same Registrar of Companies, Mumbai with effect from September12, 2023. The new Registered office is at “Office no. A-1, Nalandapushp, CHS,Sector 2, Mittal Enclave, Naigaon, East Thane, Thane, Maharashtra- 401201, India.”
• The Company has shifted its corporate office at the Board meeting held on August10th 2023. The new Corporate office is at “Office no. A-1, Nalandapushp, CHS,Sector 2, Mittal Enclave, Naigaon, East Thane, Thane, Maharashtra- 401201, India.”
• The Company with effect from September 12th, 2023 has increased its authorizedshare capital from Existing Rs. 50,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Lakhs) divided into
10.00. 000 (Ten Lakhs) Equity Shares of Rs. 05/- (Rupees Five) each to Rs.
10.00. 00.000/- (Ten Crores) divided into 2,00,00,000 (Two Crore) Equity Shares ofRs. 05/- each.
The Management Discussion and Analysis as required in terms of the Listing Regulationsis annexed to the report as Annexure I and is incorporated herein by reference and formsan integral part of this report.
With new management company is going into major transformation in current andcoming financial years and will explore new markets and business opportunities as perthe Main objects of the Company.
During the year, the Company's authorized share capital was increased from Existing Rs.
50.00. 000/- (Rupees Fifty Lakhs) divided into 10,00,000 (Ten Lakhs) Equity Shares ofRs. 05/- (Rupees Five) each to Rs. 10,00,00,000/- (Ten Crores) divided into 2,00,00,000(Two Crore) Equity Shares of Rs. 05/- each.
As on 31st March, 2024, the Authorised share capital of the Company is Rs.
10.00. 00.000/- (Rupees Ten Crore only) divided into 2,00,00,000 (Rupees Two Croreonly) Equity Shares of Rs 05/-(Rupees Five only) each; and Issued, Subscribed and Paidup share capital of the Company is Rs. 20,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Lakhs only) dividedinto 4,00,000 (Four Lakh) Equity Shares of Rs. 05.00/- (Rupees Five only) each. The
Company has only one class of equity shares having at par value of Rs. 05/- per share.Each holder of equity shares entitled to one vote per share.
• Directors as on 31st March, 2024:
S. No.
Name of Director
DIN
Designation
1.
Lovely GhanshyamMutreja
03307922
Managing Director
2.
Lalita Ghanshyam Mutreja
07514392
Director
3.
Kirit Ghanshyam Mutrej a
07514391
4.
Suvarna RamchandraShinde
09751614
Independent Director
5.
Maharshi Anand Tomar
10272427
• The Board of Directors at its meeting held on 10/08/2023, have approved theappointment and resignation of below Directors:
S.
No.
Name ofDirector
Cessation/Appointme
nt
Effective
Date
1
Rajvirendra SinghRajpurohit
0677093
Cessation
10/08/202
3
Independent
2
Maharshi
Anand
Tomar
1027242
7
Appointment
Pursuant to Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Key Managerial Personnelof the Company are:
S.No.
Name of KMP
Lovely Ghanshyam Mutreja
Satya Nayak
Chief Financial Officer
4
Ayushi Agrawal
Company Secretary and Compliance officer
c) Declaration by Independent Director(s):
The company has received the necessary declaration from each Independent Directorsin accordance with Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act 2013, that they meets thecriteria of independence as laid out in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of theCompanies Act 2013 and Regulation 16(1) (b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations.
All Independent Directors of the Company have affirmed compliance with theSchedule IV of the Act and Company's Code of Conduct for Directors and SeniorManagement.
All the Independent Directors of the Company have complied with the requirement ofinclusion of their names in the data bank of Independent Directors maintained byIndian Institute of Corporate Affairs and they meet the requirements of proficiencyself-assessment test.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Agreement/SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an annual performanceevaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluationof the working of its Committees. The Directors expressed satisfaction with theevaluation process.
During the year, 6 (Six) Board Meetings were convened and held, the details of which aregiven below. The intervening gap between the two consecutive meetings was within theperiod prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013, Secretarial Standards and the SEBI(LODR) Regulations, 2015.
The Meetings that were held in the financial year 2023-2024:
Meeting
Board Meeting
11/05/2023
29/05/2023
10/08/2023
14/08/2023
09/11/2023
6.
12/02/2024
During the Financial Year 2023-2024, 1 (One) Meetings of Independent Directors wereheld on 12/02/2024 without the attendance of Non-Independent Directors and members of
the Management. The Independent directors in the meeting reviewed and assessed thefollowing:
• The performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole.
• The quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between theCompany Management and the Board that is necessary for the Board toeffectively and reasonably perform its duties.
There are currently three committees of the Board, as following:
The Audit Committee of the Company reviews the reports to be submitted with theBoard of Directors with respect of auditing and accounting matters. It also supervisesthe Company’s financial reporting process.
During the Financial Year 2023-2024, 4 (four) Meetings were held on 29/05/2023,10/08/2023, 09/11/2023, 12/02/2024. The time gap between any two meetings wasnot more than 4 months and the Company has complied with all the requirements asmentioned under the Listing Agreement/SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and theCompanies Act, 2013.
The composition of the Committee is as under:
Name
Category
Suvarna Ramchandra Shinde
Chairperson
Kirit Ghanshyam Mutreja
Member
Rajvirendra Singh Rajpurohit
Reconstitution of Audit Committee from 10/08/2023:
The Committee’s constitution and terms of reference are in compliance withprovisions of section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, Regulation 19 of Securitiesand Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, as amended from time to time.
During the Financial Year 2023-2024, 1 (One) Meetings were held on 10/08/2023.
The composition of the Committee constituted as under:
Reconstitution of Nomination and Remuneration Committee from 10/08/2023:
The terms of reference are in line with Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 20 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Committee reviews Shareholder’s/Investor’ s complaints like non-receipt of Annual Report, physical transfer/transmission/transposition of shares, split/ consolidation of share certificates, issue ofduplicate share certificates etc. This Committee is also empowered to consider andresolve the grievance of other stakeholders of the Company including securityholders.
During the Financial Year 2023-2024, 1 (One) Meeting was held on 12/02/2024.
Reconstitution of Stakeholders Relationship Committee from 10/08/2023:
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committeeframed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management and theirremuneration.
The provisions of Section 197 read with rule 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment& Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 requiring particulars of theemployees to be disclosed in the Report of Board of Directors are not applicable to theCompany as none of the employees was in receipt of remuneration in excess of Rs.1.20Crore per year during the financial year 2023-24. Details regarding rule 5(1) of theCompanies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 aredisclosed in the Annexure III attached herewith this report.
Pursuant to Section 134(3) (c) & 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board ofDirectors of the Company hereby confirms that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards havebeen followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistentlyand made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a trueand fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year andof the profit and loss of the company for that period;
(c) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding theassets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
(e) The directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by thecompany and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operatingeffectively.
(f) The directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisionsof all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The company has no subsidiaries, joint ventures or associate companies. During theFinancial Year, no company ceased as Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate of thecompany.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act 2013, and therules made thereunder, the Board on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, hadappointed M/s. DMKH & Co. Firm Registration No.: 116886W, as the statutory auditorsof the Company, for a term of five consecutive years, i.e., from the conclusion of the42ndAnnual General Meeting of the Company (i.e held on 23rd September, 2022) till theconclusion of the 47th Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2027 and the saidappointment with the approval of shareholders .
As required under the provisions of Section 139(1) and 141 of the Companies Act, 2013read with the Companies (Accounts and Auditors) Rules, 2014, the Company hasreceived a written consent and certificate from the auditors to the effect that they areeligible to continue as Statutory Auditor of the Company.
Explanation on Statutory Auditors comments:
The comments made in Auditors Report read with notes on accounts are self-explanatoryand therefore, in the opinion of the Directors, do not call for any further explanation.
In terms of Section 204 of the Act and Rules made there under, M/s. Ravi Patidar andAssociates, Practicing Company Secretaries have been appointed Secretarial Auditors ofthe Company. The Secretarial Audit Report forms part of Annual report as Annexure II.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to thefinancial statement. The Internal Audit of the Company is regularly carried out to reviewthe internal control systems and processes. The Audit Committee of the Boardperiodically reviews the internal control systems with the management, Internal Auditorsand Statutory Auditors. Significant internal audit findings are discussed and follow-upsare taken thereon. Further, Mr. Abhishek Sarda was appointed as an Internal Auditor ofthe Company for the Financial Year 2023-24.
The Company has not bought back securities during the year under review.
The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during the year under review.Bonus Shares:
The Company has not issued any Bonus Shares were not issued during the year underreview.
The Company has not provided any Stock Option Scheme to the Employees.
The company has formulated a Whistle Blower Policy to provide Vigil Mechanism foremployees of the company to report genuine concerns. The provisions of this policy arein line with the provisions of the Section 177 (9) of the Act and the Listing Regulations.
The Company's principal financial liabilities include trade and other payables. TheCompany's principal financial assets include cash and cash equivalents and others. TheCompany is exposed to liquidity risk and market risk. The Company’s seniormanagement oversees the management of these risks. The Company's senior managementprovides assurance that the Company’s financial risk activities are governed byappropriate policies and procedures and that financial risks are identified, measured andmanaged in accordance with the Company's policies and risk objectives. Riskmanagement policy of the company has been placed on the Company website athttps://www.indsoya.com/ Presently; Regulation 21 of the SEBI LODR with respect toRisk Management Committee is not applicable to your Company.
As stipulated vide regulation 15(2) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, therequirement of furnishing report on corporate governance is not applicable to yourCompany as it’s paid up capital and net-worth is below the threshold limit prescribed forthe purpose.
The Company has not accepted any deposits from public and as such, no amount onaccount of principal or interest on public deposits was outstanding as on the date of theBalance Sheet.
Full particulars of loans and guarantees given and investments made under Section 186 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 are given separately in the Financial Statements of theCompany read with Notes to Accounts which may be read in conjunction with thisReport.
All Related Party transactions that were entered into during the financial year underreference were on the arm’s length basis and were in ordinary course of business and incompliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. There are nomaterially significant related party transactions between the Company and the Promoters,Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, Subsidiaries, relatives or other designated persons,which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.Accordingly, particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to inSection 188(1) along with the justification for entering into such contract or arrangementin form AOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of the Act read with Rule 8 of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable to the Company. Please refer Note 20 of Notesto accounts for related party transactions as per IND AS-24 and Schedule V of the SEBI(LODR) 2015 as amended from time to time.
All Related Party Transactions were placed before the Audit Committee and have beenapproved by the Board. Omnibus approval of Audit Committee is obtained for thetransactions that are foreseen and repetitive in nature.
Your Company has formulated a policy on related party transactions, which is alsoavailable on Company’s website https://www.indsoya.com/
Company has limited scope for undertaking energy conservation exercises, butnevertheless continues to emphasize work practices that result in conservation of
energy. At the offices of your Company, special emphasis is placed on installation ofenergy-efficient lighting devices, use of natural light as best as possible, and adoptionof effective procedures for conservation of electricity, water, paper and othermaterials that consume natural resources.
The activities of the Company do not as such involve any technology absorption orexpenditure on research and development. Nevertheless, the Company's endeavourswould be to achieve what is best possible in its business.
During the year under review, there was no earning or outgoing in foreign exchange.
As per the Cost Audit Orders and in terms of the provisions of Section 148 and all otherapplicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014, Cost Audit is not applicable to our Company.
Pursuant to Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, every company having net worth ofrupees five hundred crore or more, or turnover of rupees one thousand crore or more or anet profit of rupees five crore or more during any financial year shall constitute aCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee of the Board. Your Company does notfall under the provisions of aforesaid Section; therefore, CSR Committee has not beenconstituted.
32. OBLIGATION OF COMPANY UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OFWOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION. PROHIBITION ANDREDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
Your Company has always believed in providing a safe and harassment free workplacefor every individual working in Company’s premises through various interventions andpractices. The Company always endeavours to create and provide an environment that isfree from discrimination and harassment including sexual harassment.
During the year, pursuant to the legislation 'Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal ofSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013' introduced by the Government ofIndia, which came into effect from 9 December 2013, the Company has framed a Policyon Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace. There was no case reported during theyear under review under the said Policy.
The Company has in place proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions ofthe applicable secretarial standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries ofIndia and such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
During the year under review, there were no applications made or proceedings pending inthe name of the company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts / Tribunalswhich would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
Material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Companyoccurred between the end of the Financial Year of the Company i.e., 31st March, 2024and the date of this Directors’ Report i.e., 28th August, 2024 are as mentioned hereunder:
• Appointment of James Mody (DIN-08072328) as a Non- executive director of theCompany
• Resignation of Mr. Satya Nayak from the post of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of theCompany.
• Resignation of Ms. Lalita Ghanshyam Mutreja (DIN- 07514392) from the post ofNon-Executive Director of the Company
• Appointment of Ms. Lalita Ghanshyam Mutreja (DIN- 07514392) as Chief FinancialOfficer (CFO) of the Company.
• Change in designation of Mr. Kirit Ghanshyam Mutreja (DIN-07514391) from WholeTime Director to Executive Director of the Company
No fraud by the Company and no material fraud on the Company has been noticed orreported during the year.
As per Regulation 46 of SEBI (Listing, Obligation and Disclosure Requirements)Regulation, 2015, the Company has maintained a functional website namelyhttps://www.indsoya.com/ containing basic information about the Company like: Detailsof business, financial information, shareholding pattern, compliance, contact informationof the designated officials of the Company who are responsible for assisting and handlinginvestor grievances for the benefit of all stakeholders of the Company. The contents ofthe said website are updated on regular basis.
The Board of Directors would like to acknowledge all its stakeholders and is grateful forthe support received from suppliers and business associates.
Your directors take this opportunity to place on record their appreciation and sinceregratitude to the Government of India, Government of Maharashtra and the Bankers to theCompany for their valuable support and look forward to their continued co-operation inthe years to come.
For and On Behalf of the Board of Directors
(Formerly known as Indsoya Limited)
Lovely Ghanshyam Mutreja Kirit Ghanshyam Mutreja
Managing Director Director
DIN: 03307922 DIN: 07514391
Date: 28th August, 2024Place: Thane