Your Directors present the 43rd Annual Report of your company along with Audited Financial Statements for the yearended on 31st March, 2024.
2023-24
(Rupees in Lakhs)
2022-23
(i)
Profit / (Loss) before Interest, Depreciation and Taxation andExceptional Items
9.54
(6.91)
(ii)
Less: Finance / Interest Charges
—
(iii)
Profit / (Loss) before Depreciation, Tax and Exceptional items
(iv)
Depreciation
(v)
Exceptional Items
(vi)
Net Profit / (Loss) before Tax
(vii)
Provision for Taxation:
Current Tax
Earlier Tax
0.09
Deferred Tax -Net
(viii)
Net Profit / (Loss) after Tax
9.45
(ix)
Prior Years Adjustments
(x)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
(xi)
Net Profit / (Loss)
(xii)
Balance Profit / (Loss) brought forward
(1306.85)
(1299.94)
(xiii)
Balance Profit / (Loss) carried forward
(1297.40)
The Company revived its operations during the last quarter of previous financial year 22-23 after completing OTS(One Time Settlement) with all lenders and withdrawal of DRT case. The revenue from operations for the currentFY 23-24 was Rs. 3.25 Crores and net profit was Rs. 9.45 lacs. The Company is presently engaged in the business ofshirting fabrics. The Company has been experiencing paucity of working capital as it does not have its own funds.As already reported, the Company does not have any manufacturing facilities.
Your directors regret their inability to recommend any dividend for the year.
The company always believes in cordial relationship with the employees and considers them as most valuable assetsfor any organization.
Information as per Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with rules 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014 :
The Company has no manufacturing facility during the year.
There was no Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgo during the year.
As required under the provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 5 the companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014, no remuneration has been paid to any director/ managerial personnel / employee of the Company during the year and thus disclosure in form Annexure-IV is notannexed.
During the year the Company has not invited/accepted any deposits under Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013and there are none outstanding on March 31, 2024.
The Company has no Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate Company.
The company has not granted any loan or issued any guarantee. In respect of the investments made by the Company,the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been complied with.
All transactions entered with Related Parties were on arm's length basis and in the ordinary course of business. Therewas no transaction with the related parties during the year, which were in conflict with the interest of the Company.All the related party transactions are mentioned in the notes to accounts. All Related Party Transactions are placedbefore the Board for Approval.
Mr. Mazher N. Laila (DIN: 00037046), Director of the company retires by rotation at ensuing Annual General Meetingand being eligible, offers himself for appointment as Director of the Company in terms of provisions of CompaniesAct, 2013. Your Board recommends his Re-appointment.
The details as required under SEBI (Listing obligation & Disclosure requirement) Regulations, 2015 with regard toDirectorship and Membership of Committee, etc., are annexed with the notice.
The Board of Directors in its meeting dated 20th July, 2024 approved the appointment of Mr. Quaid MohammedHararwala (DIN: 03034357) as Independent Director (Non-Executive) for a term of 5(Five) years with effect from20th July, 2024 till 19th July, 2029. Your Board recommends his appointment.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect to Directors' Responsibilitystatement, it is hereby confirmed that:
(i) In preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable Indian Accounting Standards have been followed and thatthere are no material departures from the same.
(ii) The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs ofthe Company as at March 31, 2024 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date.
(iii) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and for safeguarding the assets of the Company andfor preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(iv) The directors have prepared the annual accounts of the Company on a Going Concern Assumption basis.
(v) The internal financial controls have been laid down by the company and such controls are adequate and operatingeffectively.
(vi) The directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andsuch systems were adequate and operating effectively.
M/s. R A N K & Associates, (Firm Regn. No. 105589W) Chartered Accountants, Mumbai, have been appointedas Statutory Auditors of the company to hold office from the conclusion of 41st Annual General Meeting till theconclusion of 46th Annual General Meeting.
In Pursuance of Section 204 of the Companies Act 2013, Shri Mohd Akram (COP No. 9411), a practicing CompanySecretary, has submitted the Secretarial Audit Report for the year ended 31st March 2024 and the same is annexedand forms part of the Director's report.
STATUTORY AUDIT: Clarifications / explanations on the observations made by the Auditor's in the Audit Reportare as follows:
Huge losses and deficit in current assets have been due to very low utilization of production facilities during the pastperiods which in turn was on account of paucity of working capital. The company has revived its operations fromlast quarter of previous financial year after OTS and withdrawal of DRT case. The annual accounts of the companyhave been prepared on a Going Concern Assumption basis.
Since the notes to the accounts as referred in the auditors' report are self-explanatory for all other observations ofthe auditors, no further clarifications are required from the management.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT: Clarifications / explanations on the observations made by the Secretarial Auditor's in theAudit Report are as follows:
The CMD has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (Additional Charge) w.e.f. 10th July, 2023
The management has been trying to appoint Company Secretary as soon as possible. The CMD has been acting asCompliance Officer of the Company.
Internal Auditor has been appointed by the Company in Board Meeting dated 10th July, 2023 for FY 2023-24.
Ms. Misbah H. Hararwala, has been appointed as Woman Director w.e.f. 17th June, 2023.
The company was not having any manufacturing facilities during the year and hence provisions for Cost Audit arenot applicable to the Company for the year under review.
Regulations 15 (2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation 2015 as regards thecompliance of corporate governance, are not applicable to the company, since the paid up equity share capital of thecompany is not exceeding Rupees Ten Crore and net worth is not exceeding Rupees Twenty Five Crore. A Certificatefrom the statutory auditors is annexed.
The company is not covered under the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Rules 2013. The Board ofDirectors have constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) committee.
The Company has established a Vigil Mechanism that enables the Directors and Employees to report genuineconcerns. The Vigil Mechanism provides for (a) adequate safeguards against victimization of persons who use theVigil Mechanism; and (b) direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of theCompany in appropriate or exceptional cases.
The extract of Annual Return, in format MGT -9 is annexed with this report.
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of Independent Directors, Board, Committees andother individual Directors as per SEBI (Listing Obligation & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 & provisionsof Companies Act, 2013. The evaluation of all the Directors, Committees and the Board as a whole was conductedbased on the criteria and framework adopted by the Board.
The Management Discussions and Analysis Report forms part of this report for the year ended 31st March, 2024and annexed thereto.
The shares of the company are listed on BSE under Stock Code No. 514414 and ISIN No. INE 114D01015. Theannual listing fees for the financial year 2024-25 has been paid to BSE. The shares of the company continued to besuspended on BSE during the year under review also. The company continued its correspondence with BSE from timeto time and submitted its Revival / Business Plan to BSE on 30th January, 2023 in response to BSE email dated 23rdJanuary, 2023. Thereafter BSE vide its letter dated 23rd February, 2023 ordered Forensic Audit of Books of accountsand other documents of the company. The company had fully cooperated with the Forensic Auditor as appointedby BSE and has submitted documents / records / explanations etc as required by them. The Forensic Auditor hassubmitted their report to BSE and the company has also submitted response to the Forensic Audit Report, as requiredby BSE, in the month of June, 2023. The company has revived its operations during last quarter of previous year2022-23 and the management has been trying for revocation of suspension of its securities from BSE. The companyhas preferred an appeal with Securities Appellate Tribunal at Mumbai against BSE SOP fines and penalties underAppeal No. 137/2024 dated 18th March, 2024.
The company has not declared any dividend after the financial year ended 31/03/2000. Hence the company didnot have any funds lying unpaid/ unclaimed for a period of Seven years. Therefore there were no funds which wererequired to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).
- The company has set up a committee to look into the complaints under the Sexual Harassment of woman atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. (a) Number of complaints filed during the financialyear - NIL. (b) Number of complaints disposed of during the financial year - NIL. (c) Number of complaints pendingas on end of the financial year - NIL.
- The company has an internal control system commensurate with its size of prevailing operations.
- There are no changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the company occurred between the endof the financial year 2024 to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report.
- There are no orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status of thecompany.
- There was no permanent employee in the company during the year ended 31st March, 2024.
- No shares (including sweat equity shares) have been allotted under any scheme save or ESOS.
- Commodity price risk or foreign exchange risks and hedging activities: - NIL. Total exposure to commodities - NIL.Exposure to various commodities - NIL. Commodity risks faced during the year and how they have been managed- Not Applicable.
- The information relating to Board of Directors and Shareholders are annexed in Annexure 'A' with this report.
- No application has been made under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The requirement to disclose thedetails of application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 duringthe year along with status as at the end of the financial year is not applicable.
- The requirement to disclose the details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of onetime settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with thereasons thereof, is not applicable.
- The Internal Auditor M/s Agarwal Amit K. & Company, Chartered Accountants, (FRN: 155263W) has submittedtheir report for the financial year 2023-24.
Your Directors express their gratitude to all stakeholders.
For and on behalf of the Board of DirectorsOXFORD INDUSTRIES LTD.
Place: Mumbai Chairman & Managing Director
Date: 20th July, 2024 (DIN: 00037046)