Your Directors are pleased to present 45 th Annual Report and the company’s auditedfinancial statement for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
Brief description of the Company’s working during the year/State of Company’saffairs:
Figure for the current year was quite satisfactory. The consolidated revenue for the year isdecreased by 9.80% to Rs. 7,84,15,516 as compared to Rs. 8,69,32,237 during the lastyear. The net loss after tax is Rs.682.41 lacs as compared to last year’s profit after tax ofRs.740.54 lacs.
Transfer to Reserves:
The opening balance of Reserves and Surplus is Rs. 1238.79 lacs. Loss of Rs. 682.41 lacsis transferred to Profit and loss. The Closing Balance of Reserves and Surplus is Rs.556.39 lacs.
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The company’s financial performance for the year ended March 31, 2024 is summarizedbelow:
(Rs. Tn Lacs )
The Break-up of Profit is given as
31stMarch,
31st March,
follows
2024
2023
Total Revenue
789.11
1607.27
Profit before Interest & Depreciation andTaxation
(636.53)
833.42
Finance Cost
15.33
38.78
Depreciation
42.48
51.52
Total Expenditure
1483.45
864.15
Net Profit Before Taxation
(694.34)
743.12
Current Tax
-
4.25
Deferred Tax
(7.68)
(2.11)
Net Profit After Taxation
(682.41)
740.54
In order to conserve the resources, your Directors do not recommend any dividend onequity shares of the Company.
There is no change in the nature of business of the Company during the year
During the year under review, there was no change in the Company’s issued, subscribedand paid-up equity share capital. on 31st March, 2024 it stood at Rs. 4,02,85,710/- dividedinto 40,76,781 equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each less Allotment of Arrears of Rs. 4,82,100/-.The Company has neither issued shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting orotherwise nor issued shares (including sweat equity shares) to the employees or Directorsof the Company, under any Scheme. No disclosure is required under Section 67(3)(c) ofCompanies Act, 2013 in respect of voting rights not exercised directly by the employeesof the Company as the provisions of the said Section are not applicable.
Due to buoyancy in the economy and favorable economic condition, the performance ofthe company will further improve in the years ahead.
There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of theCompany which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the company towhich the financial statements relate and the date of this report.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts ortribunals impacting the going concern status and company’s operations in future.
Company has no subsidiary/joint ventures/associate companies. As there are nosubsidiaries, associates and joint ventures companies, no consolidated financial statementsrequired to be given.
Your Directors Statement and confirm that:
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards hadbeen followed and there are no material departures from the same;
ii) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistentlyand made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of financial yearand of the profit and loss of the company for the year ended on that date.
iii) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care of the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding
the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
iv) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v) the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by thecompany and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operatingeffectively.
vi) the directors had devised proper systems to ensures compliance with the provisionsof all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
There is no significant or material contract or arrangement entered into by the Companywith related parties referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 188 of the Companies Act,2013. Your Directors draw attention of the members to Note 36 to the financialstatement which sets out related party disclosures.
The Provision of Cost audit and cost records is not applicable to the Company.
Corporate Governance provisions as stipulated in Chapter IV of Securities and ExchangeBoard of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, is notapplicable to the Company and hence nothing to report thereon.
As the Company’s net worth, turnover or net profits are below the limit prescribed undersection 135 of the Companies Act 2013 and hence CSR is not applicable to yourCompany.
Your company has Risk Management Framework as approved by the Board of Directorswhich provides mechanism to identify, evaluate business risk and opportunities. The riskassociated with the business of the Company, its root causes are reviewed and steps aretaken to mitigate the same. The Audit Committee and Board of Directors also reviewsthe key risk associated with the business of the Company, the procedure adopted toassess the risk, efficacy and mitigation measures.
The Policy provides the framework in dealing with securities of the Company. The Policywas revised and adopted effective April 01, 2019. The Insider trading policy was amendedin line with SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018. TheKey changes include, inter alia, change in definition of Designated Persons, Maintenance
of digital database, internal controls and policy and procedure for inquiry in case of leakof UPSI.
The Company has a good system of internal controls in all spheres of its activity. Theinternal control system is supplemented by effective internal audit being carried out by anexternal firm of Chartered Accountants. The Audit committee regularly reviews thefindings of the internal auditors and effective steps to implement the suggestion /observation of the Auditors are taken and monitored regularly. In the opinion of theBoard, an effective internal control system adequate to the size of the Company exists.
The Directors state that applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to‘Meetings of the Board of Directors’ and ‘General Meetings’, respectively, have been dulyfollowed by the Company.
During the year there is no changes took place amongst directors and key managerialpersonnel
The Board of Directors of the company has various Executive and Non-ExecutiveDirectors including Independent Directors who have wide experience in differentdisciplines of corporate functioning.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, Ms. AnchalGoenka (DIN 07145448) retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting andbeing eligible, offers herself for re-appointment. Your directors recommend her re¬appointment.
After the financial year ended 2023-24, Board of Directors has appointed Mr. NishitBharatbhai Popat and Mrs. Priyanka K Gola in place of Mr. Nirish Parikh, Mr. VivekPareek amd Mr. Chetan Patel as Additional Director in the category of Non ExecutiveIndependent Director of the company w.e.f. 13th August, 2024 subject to the approval ofshareholders in the 45th Annual General Meeting.
Mr. Pulkit Goenka has resigned as Non Executive Director w.e.f. 13th August, 2024.
Brief details of Director proposed to be re-appointed as required under regulation 36 ofthe SEBI Listing Regulations are provided in the Notice of Annual General meeting.
All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria ofIndependence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 25 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015. The terms and conditions of the Independent Directors areincorporated on the website of the Company www.advancemulti.com
The Board of Directors has an optimum combination of Executive and Non-ExecutiveDirectors and Independent directors in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Thecomposition of the Board of Directors of the company as on 31st March, 2024 is asunder:
. o
Name
Designation
Executive/Non Executive
1.
Mr. ArvindGoenka
Chairman &Managing Director
Executive
2.
*Mr.Pulkit
Goenka
Non Independent
Non Executive
3.
Himanshubhai
Surendrabhai
Shukla
4.
Ms. AanchalGoenka
5.
*Mr. ChetanPopatlal Patel
Independent Director
6.
*Mr. NirishParikh
7.
*Mr. VivekPareek
*Mr. Nirish Parikh has resigned as a Non-Executive Independent Director w.e.f. 13/08/2024.
* Mr. Vivek Pareek has resigned as a Non-Executive Independent Director w.e.f.13/08/2024.
* Mr. Chetan Patel has resigned as a Non-Executive Independent Director w.e.f.13/08/2024.
* Mr. Pulkit Goenka has resigned as a Non-Executive Non- Independent Directorw.e.f. 13/08/2024.
* Mr. Nishit Bharatbhai Popat is appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Directorw.e.f. 13/08/2024.
* Mrs. Priyanka K Gola is appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director w.e.f.13/08/2024.
None of the Directors hold office in more than 20 companies and in more than 10 publiccompanies as prescribed under Section 165(1) of the Act. No Director holdsDirectorships in more than 7 listed companies. Further, none of the Non-ExecutiveDirectors serve as Independent Director in more than 7 listed companies as requiredunder the Listing Regulations. The Managing Director does not serve as an IndependentDirector in any listed company.
06 (Six) Board meetings were held during the year in accordance with the provisions ofthe Act where due quorum were present in each meeting. The Agenda of the boardmeeting and notes of the agenda are circulated to the directors well in advance. Themembers of the board discussed each and every item of the agendas freely in detail. Datesof Board Meeting and No. of directors attending meeting are:
Sr. No.
Date of meeting
No. of directors present
1
24.05.2023
7
2
14.08.2023
3
08.11.2023
4
09.02.2024
5
16.02.2024
6
23.02.2024
AUDIT COMMITTEE:
The company has an Audit Committee. The Composition of Committee is as under:
Sl
N
o.
Name of Members
Member/
Chairman
No. ofMeetingentitled
Number of
meeting
Attended
01
Mr. NirishParikh
02
Mr. Chetan PopatlalPatel
Member
03
Mr. HimanshubhaiSurendrabhai Shukla
The composition of committee inter alia meets with the requirement of Section 177 ofthe Companies Act, 2013. During the year under review, the audit committee met on24.05.2023, 14.08.2023, 08.11.2023 & 09.02.2024.
The Committee shall have discussions with the auditors periodically about internalcontrol systems, the scope of audit including observation of the auditors and review offinancial statement before their submission to the Board and discuss any related issuewith internal and statutory auditors and the management of the company.
In discharging the function of the Audit Committee, the committee shall have theauthority to investigate into any matter in relating to any terms specified in Section 177 orreferred to it by the Board and duties, authority and powers referred to SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements ) Regulations 2015.
The Committee may assign any matter of importance nature relating to the accounts,finance, taxation, inspection and investigation from time to tome and may requiresubmitting a report to the Board on such matters within the stipulated time.
The committee on any matter relating to financial management including audit reportshall submit a report to the Board from time to time.
The Board has accepted all the recommendation made by the Audit Committee.
The Company has Nomination and Remuneration Committee: The Composition ofCommittee is in accordance with the Companies Act, 2013. Members of the Committeeare as under:
Sl.
Name ofMembers
Member/Chairman
No. ofMeeti
ng
entitle
d
Number ofmeeting
Attend
ed
Mr. Chetan
Popatlal
Patel
04
Mr.
Himanshub
hai
Surendrabhai Shukla
During the year 1 (one) meeting of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee washeld during the Financial year 2023-24 on 09th February, 2024.
The Committee shall have at least the following basic responsibilities:
• To identify persons who are qualified to become directors and who may beappointed in senior management in accordance with the criteria laid down,recommend to the Board their appointment and removal and shall carry outevaluation of every director’s performance.
• To formulate and review criteria that must be followed for determiningqualification for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independenceof director.
• To recommend the Board a policy relating to the remuneration for the directors,key managerial personnel and other employees and to ensure compliance withthe remuneration policy set forth by the Company.
• To propose to the Board the members that must form part of the Committee.
• To report on the systems and on the amount of the annual remuneration ofdirectors and senior management.
STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE:
The Committee has Investor Grievance Committee as Stakeholders RelationshipCommittee. The composition of the Committee is in accordance with the CompaniesAct, 2013. The Composition of the Committee is as under:
No.
Number
of
Mr. VivekRamesh Pareek
During the Financial year, 1 (One) meeting of the Stakeholder Relationship Committeewas held on 09th February, 2024. Requisite quorum was present during the meetings.
Basic Responsibilities of the Committee:
• Considering and resolving the grievance of shareholders of the Company withrespect to transfer of shares, non receipt of annual report etc.
• Ensuring expeditious share transfer process in line with the proceedings of theShare Transfer Committee.
• Evaluating performance and service standards of the Registrar & Share TransferAgent of the Company.
• Providing guidance and making recommendation to improve service levels forinvestors.
Details of the Meeting and its attendance are given as under:
Board
Meeti
Audit
Committ
ee
Nomination &Remuneration
Committee
Stakehold
ers
Relationsh
ip
Committe
e
No. of
Meetings
held
Attendance
Mr. NirishJ. Parikh
Mr. PulkitGoenka
Mr. VivekPareek
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has carried out anannual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as wellas the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration andStakeholders Relationship Committee.
Various aspects of the Board’s functioning were evaluated such as adequacy of thecomposition of the Board and its Committees, Board culture, execution and performanceof specific duties, obligations and governance.
A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individual Directorsincluding the Chairman of the Board, who were evaluated on parameters such as level ofengagement and contribution, independence of judgment, safeguarding the interest of theCompany and its minority shareholders etc. The performance evaluation of theIndependent Directors was carried out by the entire Board. The performance evaluationof the Chairman and the Non Independent Directors was carried out by the IndependentDirectors. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
The Independent directors have submitted their disclosure to the Board that they fulfillall the requirements as to qualify for their appointment as an Independent Director underthe provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and under the Listing Agreement with theStock Exchanges.
Note: All Independent Directors have not passed online proficiency self-assessment test for independentdirectors.
The Company has received the disclosure in Form DIR - 8 from its Directors beingappointed or re-appointed and has noted that none of the Directors are disqualifiedunder Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 14(1) of Companies(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.
The remuneration paid to Directors, Non-Executive Directors and IndependentDirectors are disclosed in the Extract to the Annual Return i.e. MGT — 9 as available onthe website of the company at www.advancemulti.com.
Company has vigil mechanism in force to deal with instances of fraud andmismanagement if any. The mechanism ensures that strict confidentiality is maintainedwhilst dealing with the concern and also that no discrimination will be meted to anyperson for a genuinely raised concern. The Chairman of the Audit Committee may alsobe contacted by employees to report any suspected or concerned incident of fraud /misconduct.
The detail of the Policy has been posted on the website of the Company.
During the year there are no issue of equity shares with differential rights, no issue ofsweat equity shares, no issue of employee stock options and no provision of money bycompany for purchase of its own shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit ofthe employees, the details required to be given under various rules issued under theCompanies Act 2013 is NIL.
The Board has appointed Sourabh Patawari, Practicing Company Secretary to conductSecretarial Audit for the financial year 2023-2024. The secretarial Audit Report for thefinancial year March 31, 2024 is annexed herewith as Annexure B to the Report. Withrespect to the observation of the Secretarial Auditor, the Board replies hereunder:-
1. Towards SEBI Circular on 100% of promoter’s holding in demat form, the Company has96.452% of promoter’s holding in dematform.
Reply: Your directors submit that some of the promoters are in active promoterand one or two are death case. The Company has already taken step and beenable to get 96.52% promoters holding in demat form. The process is on forgetting rest of promoter shares in demat form and it will be completed veryshortly.
2. The Company has NOT paid listing feesfor the year 2023 — 2024.
Reply:
Due to suspension of securities, the Company has not paid the listing fees. TheCompany is under Process for revocation of suspension of securities and thesame will be paid.
In compliance with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, M/s. Suresh RShah & Associates, Chartered Accountants., has been re- appointed as Statutory Auditorsof the Company till the conclusion of Annual General Meeting for the F. Y. 2026-27, asapproved by the members at their Annual General Meeting held on 30, September, 2022.
There is no qualification or adverse remarks made by the auditors in their report.
No fraud has been reported by the auditors in their report.
The Board of Directors has appointed Tibrewal Bhagat & Associates, CharteredAccountants, (M.No.: 125173) as Internal Auditors of the Company. The AuditCommittee of the Board of Directors in consultation with the Internal Auditors,formulate the scope, functioning periodicity and methodology for conducting the internalaudit.
The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at the workplace and hasadopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment atworkplace in line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder.
The Company always endeavours to create and provide an environment that is free fromdiscrimination and harassment including sexual harassment. The Company has in place arobust policy on prevention of sexual harassment at workplace. The policy aims atprevention of harassment of employees as well as contractors and lays down theguidelines for identification, reporting and prevention of sexual harassment.
During the Financial Year 2023-2024, the Company has not received any complaint ofsexual harassment.
Particulars of investment made, loans given etc are given in the financial statement(Please refer to Note 4 and 5 to financial statement). The Company has not provided anyguarantee for the loans availed by others. The Company has not provided any security forthe loans availed by others.
Our industry is not heavy consumer of energy, further during the year under review thecompany made efforts to conserve energy through reduction consumption, the companywill continue to endeavor of conserve energy and use it more efficiently. Particulars ofEnergy conservation and its use is given below:
Particulars
2023-2024
2022-2023
Electricity Purchase
1773701
2100039
Total Amount (Rs.)
18293067.80
19636639.61
Rate per unit (Rs.)
10.31
9.35
Company is having its own research & development facilities. The process ofdevelopment is a continuous process resulting in development of new & importsubstitute products. Company is taking all appropriate measures to absolve thetechnology in its area of operation.
Particulars of Foreign exchange earnings and outgo is provided in the notes to theaccounts. Members are requested to refer the same.
Pursuant to provision of Section 92 (3) of provision of the Companies Act, 2013 and ofRule 12 of Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 the extract of theannual return in form MGT-9 for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2024 isavailable on the website of the company at www.advancemulti.com.
The Company has no employee drawing the remuneration of One Crore and two Lakhrupees or more or if employed for the part of the financial year was in receipt ofremuneration of Eight lakh fifty thousand Rupees or more per month.
However the information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule, 5(1) of TheCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 inrespect of employees of the Company, is provided in Annexure C to the report.
As required by SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 with the Stock Exchange, the Management Discussion and Analysis report formpart of the Annual Report and is annexed herewith as Annexure D.
The company’s policy relating to appointment of directors, payment of managerialremuneration, directors’ qualifications, positive attributes, independence of directors andother related matters as provided under Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 isfurnished in Annexure — E and is attached to this report.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits which fall under Chapter V and Section 73to Section 76 of the Companies Act, 2013.
During the year under review, there were no applications made or proceedings pendingunder the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement of loans from theBank or Financial Institutions.
45th Annual General Meeting
Venue
Plot No. 167,
Pirana Road, Village: Piplej,Ahmedabad
Date
September 30, 2024
Time
04:00 P.M.
Book Closure
From 24/09/2024 to 30/09/2024(both days inclusive)
Your Company is currently listed with BSE Ltd. The company has not paid listing feesfor the year 2023-2024. The Company is suspended on BSE Portal.
ISIN of the Company: INE875S01019.
The company has appointed M/s. Bigshare Services Private Limited, A-802, SamudraComplex, off C G Road, Navrangpura, Near Girish Cold Drinks Ahmedabad 380009,Gujarat India.as Registrar and Transfer Agents for electronics shares. The average timetaken in transfer of shares is 15 days provided documents are correct and valid in allrespect. The depositories directly transfer the dematerialized shares to the beneficiaries.
Your Directors wish to place on record their deep sense of gratitude to Banks for theircontinued support and cooperation. Our sincere thanks are also due to our esteemedcustomers, suppliers and finally to employees of the Company for their untiring effortsand commitment to their duties.
36, Kothari Market,
Ahmedabad — 380 022