Your Directors have the pleasure of presenting the Sixteenth Annual Report of theCompany on the business and operations of the Company, together with AuditedStatement of Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Company's performance during the financial year ended March 31, 2024 ascompared to the previous financial year is summarized as below:
(Amount in Lacs)
PARTICULARS
2023-24
2022-23
Income
Revenue from operations
9526.86
9373.46
Other Income
322.22
274.68
Total Income
9849.07
9648.14
Expenses
Cost of Raw Material Consumed
-
358.38
Purchase of Stock in Trade
8923.53
9376.45
Change in Inventories
591.20
(535.29)
Employee Benefit Expenses
32.66
75.05
Finance Cost
103.33
45.22
Depreciation
7.47
Other Expenses
102.52
226.73
Total Expenses
9753.25
9554.02
Profit Before Tax
95.83
94.13
Tax Expense:
Current Tax
24.15
24.41
Deferred Tax
n MAT Credit Entitlement
Net Profit
71.67
69.71
Earning per equity share (Face Value02/- each)
Basic
0.10
0.11
Diluted
Presently the Company is engaged in trading activities only. It trades all type of ferrousand non-ferrous metals which mainly includes Zinc, Copper Ingots, Copper Rod, TinIngots, Copper Scrap and Nickel etc.
The Company trades the goods in open market as well as on the Multi CommodityExchange (MCX) Platform by taking and giving physical delivery of material and othermodes also.
The Company purchases the goods from Indian market as well as imports from variouscountries.
The business of the Company was almost same during the financial year 2023-24 ascompared to previous years. But your Board of Directors had employed their best effortsto bring up the business performance of the Company. The total revenue could reach atRs. 9,849.07 Lacs as at 31st March, 2024 which is quite low as compared to Rs. 9,648.14lacs as at 31st March, 2023.
But, your directors hoping, the good business performance in the coming years.
Despite stiff competition in Indian and global market, your Company is working in adirection to create a unique identity amongst the customer and your Directors areconfident of achieving better working results in the coming years.
The Company's Reserve & Surplus in the year 2024 is Rs. 2,669.81 lacs as compared tothe previous year it was Rs. 2,598.14 lacs.
No Profit was transferred to any specific reserve created but transferred to generalreserves.
The Board of Directors has not recommended any dividend on the Share Capital of theCompany for the period ended 31st March 2024 considering the current cash flowposition of the Company and future funds requirement for growth of business.
During the year under review, your Company did not accept any deposits in terms ofSection 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit)Rules, 2014.
Your Company is listed in BSE Limited. The Company has paid the Annual Listing Feeof BSE for F.Y. 2024-25.
Earlier it was permitted to trade on National Stock Exchange Limited (NSE) also, butw.e.f. 02.05.2023 the NSE has withdrawn this permission.
In conformity with the provisions of Regulation 34(2)(C) of SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and requirements of Companies Act theCash flow Statement for the year ended 31.03.2024 is forming a part of Annual Report.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THEFINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURREDBETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO WHICHTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
No material changes and commitments which could affect the Company's financialposition have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company and thedate of this report.
All transactions of the Company with Related Parties are in the ordinary course ofbusiness and at arm's length. Information about the transactions with Related Parties isgiven in the Financial Statement of the Company which forms a part of this AnnualReport.
The Board of Directors of the Company has seek the approval of Shareholders in ensuingAnnual General Meeting for material related party transactions with M/s BonlonIndustries Limited, M/s Asier Metals Private Limited, M/s Harshit Finvest PrivateLimited, M/s Bon Lon Private Limited and M/s Bon-Lon Securities Limited, for theperiod from the conclusion of ensuing Annual General Meeting to the conclusion of 17thAnnual General Meeting to be held in Financial Year 2023-24.
Form AOC - 2 pursuant to the provisions of Section 134 (3) (h) of the Companies Act,2013, read with Rule 8 (2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is given asAnnexure- I to this Directors' Report.
The Company has not given any Loan, Guarantee or made investment falling undersection 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. Note 2.4 and 2.6 forming part of FinancialStatement of the Company.
The Company has not issued any equity shares with differential rights during the yearunder review and hence no information as per provisions of Rule 4(4) of the Companies(Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 has been furnished.
The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the year under review andhence no information as per provisions of Rule 8(13) of the Companies (Share Capitaland Debenture) Rules, 2014 has been furnished.
The Company has not issued any employee stock option scheme and employee stockpurchase scheme and hence no information as provisions of Rule 12(9) of the Companies(Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 and SEBI (Employee Share Based EmployeeBenefits) Regulations, 2014, has been furnished.
There are no shares held by trustees for the benefit of employees therefore, no disclosureunder Rule 16(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 has beenfurnished.
As on 31st March 2024, your Board comprises of 06 Directors which includes 02Executive Directors, 01 Non-Executive Non-Independent Director and 03 IndependentDirectors.
Change in Directors during the year under review: During the F.Y. 2023-24,Ms. Siya Seth was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company by theshareholders of the Company in 16th Annual General Meeting held on 30thSeptember 2023 for a period of 5 Years starting from 01.09.2023 to 31.08.2028.
Further Mr. Anil Kumar Jain had resigned from the directorship of theCompany w.e.f. 01.09.2023 due to personal reasons without any other materialreason.
Re-appointment of director liable to retire by rotation- In terms of the provisionsSection 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Articles of Association of theCompany, Mr. Chander Shekhar Jain, Director of the Company is liable to retires byrotation at the ensuing 16th Annual General Meeting and being eligible offered them-selffor reappointment.
Pursuant to the provisions of sub-section (7) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013and Regulation 16 of SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015, the Company has receivedindividual declarations from all the Independent Directors confirming that they fulfillthe criteria of independence as specified in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013and Regulation 16 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
As on the date of this report, in compliance with the requirements of Section 203 of theCompanies Act, 2013 following are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company:
• Mr. Chander Shekhar Jain - Managing Director
• Mr. Nitin Aggarwal - Whole Time Director
• Mr. Manoj Jain - Chief Financial Officer
• Ms. Dimple Malik - Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(e) and Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Policyon appointment of Board members including criteria for determining qualifications,positive attributes, independence of a Director and the Policy on remuneration ofDirectors, KMP and other employees is forming a part of Corporate Governance Report.
It is thereby, affirmed that remuneration paid to the Directors, Key ManagementPersonnel and other employees is as per the Remuneration Policy of the Company.
The Board of Directors met 05 times during the financial year ended March 31, 2024 inaccordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there-under.
Directors of the Company actively participated in the meetings and contributed valuableinputs on the matters brought before the Board of Directors from time to time.
Additionally, during the financial year ended March 31, 2024 the Independent Directorsheld a separate meeting in compliance with the requirements of Schedule IV of theCompanies Act, 2013.
COMMITTEES MEETINGS
The Audit Committee met 05 times during the financial year ended March 31, 2024. Thenomination and remuneration committee met 03 times during the financial year endedMarch 31, 2024. The Shareholders Grievances Committee met 03 times during thefinancial ended March 31, 2024. The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee met 01time during the financial ended March 31, 2024. Members of the Committees discussedthe matter placed and contributed valuable inputs on the matters brought before.
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
In terms of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, in relation to the audited financialstatements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2024, the Board of Directorshereby confirms that:
1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standardshad been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
2. The Directors had selected such accounting policies have been selected andapplied consistently and the Directors made judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs ofthe Company as on March 31, 2024 and of the profits of the Company for the yearended on that date;
3. The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care was taken for the maintenanceof adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
4. The Directors has prepared annual accounts of the Company have been preparedon a going concern basis;
5. The Directors had laid down internal financial controls have been laid down tobe followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls areadequate and were operating effectively;
6. The Directors had devised proper systems have been devised to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems wereadequate and operating effectively.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
An Audit Committee is in existence in accordance with the provisions of Section 177 ofthe Companies Act, 2013. Kindly refer to the section on Corporate Governance, under
the head, 'Audit Committee' for matters relating to constitution, meetings and functionsof the Committee.
The Company has constituted a Nomination and Remuneration Committee andformulated the criteria for determining the qualification, positive attributes andindependence of a Director (the Criteria). The Nomination and RemunerationCommittee has recommended to the Board a policy relating to the remuneration forDirectors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees, as required under Section 178(1) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Kindly refer section on Corporate Governance, under the head, 'Nomination andRemuneration Committee' for matters relating to constitution, meetings, functions of theCommittee and the remuneration policy formulated by this Committee.
Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Agreementwith Stock Exchanges, the Board of Directors, in consultation with its Nomination &Remuneration Committee, has formulated a framework containing, inter-alia, the criteriafor performance evaluation of the entire Board of the Company, its Committees andIndividual Directors, including Independent Directors.
A structured questionnaire has been prepared, covering various aspects of thefunctioning of the Board and its Committee, such as, adequacy of the constitution andcomposition of the Board and its Committees, matters addressed in the Board andCommittee meetings, processes followed at the meeting, Board's focus, regulatorycompliances and Corporate Governance, etc.
Similarly, for evaluation of Individual Director's performance, the questionnaire coversvarious aspects like his/ her profile, contribution in Board and Committee meetings,execution and performance of specific duties, obligations, regulatory compliances andgovernance, etc. Board members had submitted their response on a scale of 5 (excellent)- 1 (poor) for evaluating the entire Board, respective Committees of which they aremembers and of their peer Board members, including Chairman of the Board. TheIndependent Directors had met separately without the presence of Non-IndependentDirectors and the members of management and discussed, inter-alia, the performance ofNon-Independent Directors and Board as a whole and the performance of the Chairmanof the Company after taking into consideration the views of executive and Non¬Executive Directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has also carried out evaluation of everyDirector's performance.
The performance evaluation of all the Independent Directors have been done by theentire Board, excluding the Director being evaluated. On the basis of performanceevaluation done by the Board, it shall be determined whether to extend or continue theirterm of appointment, whenever the respective term expires.
The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
Pursuant to Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013, the Company was not required to spentany funds toward Corporate Social Responsibility during the financial year 2023-24 asthe Company was not fulfilling the criteria mentioned in Section 135 (1) of CompaniesAct, 2013 during previous year ended on 31st March 2023.
For details of other board committees viz. Shareholders/ Investors GrievanceCommittee, kindly refer to the section on Corporate Governance.
The Company has established a vigil mechanism, through a Whistle Blower Policy,where Directors and employees can voice their genuine concerns or grievances aboutany unethical or unacceptable business practice. A whistle-blowing mechanism not onlyhelps the Company in detection of fraud, but is also used as a corporate governance toolleading to prevention and deterrence of misconduct.
It provides direct access to the employees of the Company to approach the ComplianceOfficer or the Chairman of the Audit Committee, where necessary. The Companyensures that genuine Whistle Blowers are accorded complete protection from any kind ofunfair treatment or victimization.
The Whistle Blower Policy is disclosed on the website of the Company atwww.bcpowercontrols.com.
The Board of Directors of the Company has formulated a Risk Management Policywhich aims at enhancing shareholders' value and providing an optimum risk rewardthereof. The risk management approach is based on a clear understanding of the varietyof risks that the organization faces, disciplined risk monitoring and measurement andcontinuous risk assessment and mitigation measures.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls related to financialstatement. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable materialweaknesses were observed for inefficiency or inadequacy of such controls. Some of thecontrols are outlined below:
• The Company has adopted accounting policies, which are in line with theAccounting Standards and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act,2013;
• Changes in polices, if any, are approved by the Audit Committee in consultationwith the Auditors;
• In preparing the financial statement, judgment and estimates have been madebased on sound policies. The basis of such judgments and estimates are approvedby the Auditors and the Audit Committee;
Your Directors appreciate the significant contribution made by the employees to theoperations of your Company during the period.
The information required on particulars of employees as per Section 197(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is given in a separate Annexure- II to this Directors'Report.
As per the provisions contained in the proviso to Section 136(1) of the Companies Act,2013, the some of the aforesaid particulars are not being sent as a part of this AnnualReport. Any Member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to theCompany Secretary at the registered office of the Company.
In order to prevent sexual harassment of women at work place a new act The SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013has been notified on 9th December, 2013. Under the said Act every company is requiredto set up an Internal Complaints Committee to look into complaints relating to sexualharassment at work place of any women employee. Pursuant to the legislation TheSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013, the Company has a Policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace.
The Company in its endeavour for zero tolerance towards any kind of harassment,including sexual harassment, or discrimination at the workplace has in accordance withthe Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013.
During the year under review, the Company has not received any complaint under theprovisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &Redressal) Act, 2013.
No. of Complaint atthe beginning ofF.Y.
No. of Complaintsreceived during theyear
No. of Complaintsresolved during theyear
No. of Complaintspending at the endof F.Y.
0
As required pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of theCompanies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, a draft annual return inForm MGT 7 is placed on website of the Company at linkhttp: //bcpowercontrols.com/ investors-corner/.
The particulars as required under the provisions of Section 134(3) (m) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in respect ofconservation of energy, and technology absorption have not been furnished consideringthe nature of activities undertaken by the Company during the year under review.
Foreign Exchange Inflow: Nil
Foreign Exchange Outflow: Rs: 332.14 Lacs
A report on Corporate Governance and the certificate from the Secretarial Auditorregarding compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance have been furnishedin the Annual Report and form a part of the Annual Report.
The Management Discussion and Analysis report has been separately furnished in theAnnual Report and forms a part of the Annual Report.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s. Garg Bros & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No.- 001005N),("the Audit Firm"), were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the 11thAGM held on September 30, 2019 for a period of five years to hold office upto theconclusion of 16th AGM. So, the term of appointment of the Statutory Auditors will becompleted on the conclusion of 16th AGM of the Company, scheduled to be held onSeptember 30, 2024.
Now, in pursuant to the provisions of Section 139(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, they willnot be eligible for re-appointment as statutory auditors of the Company.
So, now on recommendation of Audit Committee, the Board of Directors in their meetingheld on 04th September 2024 have considered and recommended to the shareholders toappoint M/s Gaur & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No.- 005354C) asStatutory Auditors of the Company in ensuing Annual General Meeting to holdoffice for a period of 5 (five) consecutive years, starting from the conclusion of this 16thAGM till the conclusion of the 21st AGM of the Company to be held in year 2029.
The Audit Report given by M/s Garg Bros & Associates for the Financial Year 2023-24,forming part of this Annual Report.
The Reports of Statutory Auditor do not contain any qualification, reservation or adverseremarks. During the year the Statutory Auditors have not reported any matter underSection 143 (12), therefore no detail is required to be disclosed under the applicableprovisions of the Act.
As required under provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, the report inrespect of the Secretarial Audit carried out by M/s Dabas S Co., Company Secretaries,Company Secretaries in Form MR-3 for the F.Y. 2023-24 is attached as Annexure- III'which forms part of this Report.
M/s Shyam Goel & Associates, Chartered Accountants, performed the duties of internalauditors of the Company during the F.Y. 2023-24 and their report was reviewed by theaudit committee from time to time.
Your Directors take this opportunity to thank the customers, suppliers, bankers, businesspartners/associates, financial institutions and various regulatory authorities for theirconsistent support/encouragement to the Company.
Your Directors would also like to thank the Members for reposing their confidence andfaith in the Company and its Management.
By Order of the Board of DirectorsFor, B.C. Power Controls Limited
Date: September 04, 2024
Place: New Delhi (Chander Shekhar Jain) (Nitin Aggarwal)
Managing Director Whole Time Director
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