The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Fiftieth Annual Report together with the Audited Financial Statements forthe year ended on March 31, 2024.
The Company’s Plant is still not operational. The working results of the Company shows Net Loss of Rs. 2713000/- forthe financial year 2023-2024 and the losses are due to administrative expenses incurred during the year 2023-2024.
There was no transfer made to any Reserve during the year.
The Board of directors do not recommend any dividend for the financial year 2023-2024.
Due to no operations, the Management Discussion and Analysis report are not given.
There have been no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company which haveoccurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date ofthe report.
5 (Five) meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the year on 25.05.2023, 10.08.2023, 01.11.2023, 14.11.2023and 13.02.2024.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act and Articles of Association, Mrs. Uma Yelavarthy (DIN:07293822) Director of the Company, retires at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers herselffor re-appointment.
Mrs. Maitri Gala has resigned as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer with effect from April 16, 2024.The Board expresses its gratitude Mrs. Maitri Gala for the services rendered by her during her tenure with theCompany.
Ms. Sugandha Digambar Shelatkar completion of his Second term as an Independent director from June 22, 2024.Accordingly Ms. Sugandha Digambar Shelatkar ceased to be Independent Director of the company.
The Board at its meeting held on November 13, 2024 re-appointed Mr. Narasimha Reddi Akkineni (DIN: 09435476)as a Whole-time Director designated as Executive Director and CFO of the Company with effect from December13, 2024 for a further period of 5 years.
The necessary Special Resolution for re-appointment of Mr. Narasimha Reddi Akkineni (DIN: 09435476) as a Whole¬time Director designated as Executive Director and CFO for a further period of 5 years has been incorporated in thenotice of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the Company along with brief details about him.
Directors who are independent directors, have given declaration as required under section 149(7) of the Act that each ofthem meets the criteria of independence as provided in sub Section (6) of Section 149 of the Act and there has been nochange in the circumstances which may affect their status as independent director during the year. In the opinion of theBoard, the independent directors possess appropriate balance of skills, experience and knowledge, as required.
The Board of Directors comprises of the following Directors:
Ms. Sugandha Digambar Shelatkar
Independent Director
Mrs. Uma Yelevarthy
Director
Mr. Glen Sylvester Mascarenhas
Mr. Narasimha Reddi Akkineni
Whole-Time Director and CFO
Mr. Vibheeshana Rao Busurothu
The Board of Directors of your Company met 5 (Five) times during the year to deliberate on various matters i.e. on25.05.2023, 10.08.2023, 01.11.2023, 14.11.2023 and 13.02.2024..
Name of the Director
No. of Board Meetings attended
5
The Audit committee of the Board of directors of the Company consists of the following members:
1. Ms. Sugandha Digambar Shelatkar
2. Mr. Vibheeshana Rao Busurothu
3. Mr. Glen Sylvester Mascarenhas
Members of the Audit Committee met 5(Five) times during the year i.e. on 25.05.2023, 10.08.2023, 01.11.2023, 14.11.2023and 13.02.2024.
The details of meetings attended by the members are as follows:
No. of Meetings attended
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of directors of the Company consists of the followingmembers:
2. Mr. Glen Sylvester Mascarenhas
3. Mr. Vibheeshana Rao Busurothu
Members of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee met 1 (One) time during the year i.e. on 25.05.2023.The details of meetings attended by the members are as follows:
1
Mr. Vibheeshana Rao Busurot
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee of the Board of directors of the Company consists of the followingmembers:
3. Mr. Vibheeshana Rao Busurot
Members of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee met 1 (One) times during the year i.e. on 25.05.2023The details of meetings attended by the members are as follows:
The Company has in place Whistle Blower Policy to provide a mechanism (“Vigil Mechanism”) for employees includingdirectors of the Company to report genuine concerns. The provisions of this policy are in line with the provisions of theSection 177 (9) of the Act. The Whistle Blower Policy (Vigil Mechanism) is uploaded on the Company‘s website (http://www.aptl.net.in/)
The Remuneration Policy for directors and senior management and the Criteria for selection of candidates for appointmentas directors, independent directors, and senior management as adopted by the Board of Directors are placed on thewebsite of the Company (http://www.aptl.net.in/). There has been no change in the policies since the last financial year.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability,confirm that:
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there areno material departures;
(ii) they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the endof the financial year and of the loss of the Company for that period;
(iii) they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance withthe provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud andother irregularities;
(iv) they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; The Management is in process for makingefforts to revive the operations of the Company.
(v) they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and such internal financial controlsare adequate and operating effectively;
(vi) they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that suchsystems were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company has system of internal financial controls commensurate with its nature and size of operation of theCompany.
The Company does not have any subsidiary/ joint ventures/ associates.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(a) and Section 92 of the Act read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Managementand Administration) Rules, 2014 Annual Return of the Company as at 31st March, 2024 is uploaded on the website ofthe Company a Welcome to Andhra Pradesh Tanneries Limited (aptl.net.in)
The Members of the company had, at its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on Wednesday, January 31,2024had appointed M/s Bhogilal C. Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No: 101424W), be appointed asstatutory auditors of the company as recommended by the Audit committee and approved by the Board of Directors tofill casual vacancy caused by resignation of M/s Ajay Dhoot & Co., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (FRN No. 100196W)and to hold office until the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The Board of Directors of the Company made its recommendation for appointment of M/s Bhogilal C. Shah & Co.,Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No: 101424W) as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for another term offive years.
M/s Bhogilal C. Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No: 101424W) have consented to theirappointment as Statutory Auditors and have confirmed that if appointed, their appointment will be in accordance withSection 139 read with Section 141 of the Act. The necessary resolution, seeking approval of the members for theappointment of M/s Bhogilal C. Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No: 101424W) as the StatutoryAuditors of the Company for another term of five consecutive years i.e. from the conclusion of this Annual GeneralMeeting till the conclusion of Annual General Meeting held in the year 2029 of the Company pursuant to Section 139 ofthe Companies Act, 2013, has been proposed at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013, M/s.Parikh & Associates, Practising Company Secretaries were appointed as the Secretarial Auditor for auditing the secretarialrecords of the Company for the financial year 2023-2024.
The Secretarial Auditors’ Report is annexed as Annexure I.
The auditors’ report contain qualifications and are also self-explanatory.
As regards observations of Secretarial Auditors in their report, your directors have to state that they are also self¬explanatory.
The company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable secretarial standardsissued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
Due to no operations, Conservation of energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgoing areNot Applicable to the Company.
Due to no operations, there is no employee in the company who are receiving remuneration, so no information isrequired to be given under Section 197 of the Act read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
The Company has not accepted any deposits from public.
There are no significant or material orders passed by any regulator or court that would impact the going concern statusof the Company and its future operations.
The provisions of section 148 are not applicable to the Company and accordingly the maintenance of cost records asspecified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the companies act, 2013, is not required bythe Company.
The Company has not given any loans or guarantees or made investments in contravention of the provisions of theSection 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company has in place the risk management policy.
There were no Related Party Transactions during the year.
In view of Non-operational of company Evaluation of Board, its Committees and Individual Directors not carried out.
The Company entered into Listing Agreement with BSE Limited in terms of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 issued on September 2, 2015 effective from December 1, 2015.
The Company has not paid the listing fees to BSE Limited for the year 2023-2024.
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) read with Companies (Corporate Social ResponsibilityPolicy) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to your Company.
The Board of Directors has complied with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information and Code ofInternal Procedures and Conduct for Regulating, Monitoring and Reporting of Trading by Insiders in accordance with therequirements of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 2015 and in view of recent amendments to theSEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) 2015 by SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)(Amendment) Regulations, 2018, thePolicy on Determination of Legitimate purpose and the Policy on inquiry in case of leak or suspected leak of UPSI areadopted by the Company and are made available on the Website of our Company.
As per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 Corporate Governance is not mandatoryto the Company.
Date: 14.02.2025 Busurothu Vibheeshana Rao Narasimha Reddi Akkineni
DIN No. 09435439 DIN No. 09435476