Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 29th Annual Report on the business and operation of theCompany together with Audited Financial Statements for the year ended on 31st March, 2024.
PARTICULARS
RS. IN LAKHS
31st MARCH,2024
31st MARCH, 2023
Revenue from Operations
6.65
4.75
Other Income
15.25
0.00
T otal Receipts
21.90
Total Expenses
9.56
21.17
Profit/Loss Before Tax
12.34
(16.42)
Tax Expenses
0
0.10
Profit/Loss for the year
(16.51)
Earnings Per Share (in Rs.)
0.41
1.77
During the year under review your Company has generated total income including other income amounted to Rs.21.90 Lakhsas against expenses of Rs. 9.56 Lakhs. As you can see from the financial results stated above theCompany has reported a net profit of Rs. 12.34 Lakhs as compared to net loss of Rs. 16.51 Lakhs in previousyear. However Directors are trying hard to bring the company in much better position and to some point theconditions have been improved, the expenses have been reduced and ultimately company has generated profitsthis year and further all the concerned individuals are into ascertaining the new opportunities so that thebusiness can be diversified and can grow immensely and benefit the company as well as stakeholders.
Though the company is in better position than previous year and has generated profits, the Board of Directorshave not recommended any final Dividend in the particular financial year because they want to use the moneyfor future growth and diversification, which will ultimately lead to shareholders benefit in long run.
As on 31st of March, 2024 the authorised Capital of the Company is Rs.7,00,00,000 divided into 70,00,000 equityshares of Rs.10.00 each and the paid-up and subscribed capital stands at Rs.4,14,53,000 divided into 41,45,300equity shares of Rs.10.00 each.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any shares with differential voting rights nor grantedstock options nor sweat equity. As on 31st March 2024, the company has not issued any convertible instrumentsand none of the Directors of the Company hold convertible instruments of the Company.
In accordance with the Companies Act, 2013, the annual return in the prescribed format is available athttps://www.naturahuechem.com/.
The Board of Directors met four (4) times during the year under review. Proper notices of the meeting weregiven to all the Directors and intimation were duly made to Stock Exchange regarding the conducting of theBoard Meeting and its outcome.
The details of BOARDMEETING are as follows:
S.
No.
DATE OFMEETING
NAME OF DIRECTORS
RAVI
KAMRA
MANSOOR
AHMED
HIFZUL
RAHIM
ADITYA
SHARMA
RAVINDRA
POKHARNA
SATYAWATI
PARASHSAR
1.
19.05.2023
P
-
A
2.
11.08.2023
Resigned
w.e.f
03.08.2024
Appointed
w.e.f.
11.08.2024
3.
08.11.2023
4.
10.02.2024
*P= Present*A= Absent
Pursuant to requirement under Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect to Directors'Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2024, the applicable accountingstandards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
ii. The directors have ensured that all applicable accounting policies are applied them consistently anddirectors have made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true andfair view of the state of affairs of the company as at 31st March, 2024 and of the profit and loss of thecompany for that period;
iii. The directors had taken and continue to take proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of thecompany and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv. The directors had prepared and continue to prepare the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
v. The directors had laid and continue to lay down internal financial controls to be followed by thecompany and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
vi. The directors had devised and continue to devise proper systems to ensure compliance with theprovisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
All Independent Directors namely Aditya Sharma, Ravindra Pokharna and Satyawati Parashar of the Companyhave given declarations as required under the provisions of Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013 statingthat they meet the eligibility criteria of independence as laid down under section 149(6) of the Companies Act,2013 and Regulation 25 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
During the year under review, the Independent Directorsheld their separate meeting on inter alia,to discuss:
• Review the performance of Independent Directors.
• Review the performance of the Non-IndependentDirectors.
• Review the performance of the committees andBoard as a whole.
• Review the performance of the Chairman of theCompany, taking into account the views ofExecutiveDirectorsand Non- Executive Directors.
• Assess the quality, quantity and timeliness of flowof information between the Company managementand theBoard that is necessary for the Board toeffectively and reasonably perform their duties.
The Audit Committee was duly reconstituted during the financial year 2023-24 in its meeting held on11.08.2023, pursuant to resignation of Mr. Ravi Kamra (Ex Managing Director of the Company and Member ofthe Committee w.e.f. 03.08.2024) and Mr. Mansoor Ahmed was appointed as Member and Chairman of theCommittee in the same meeting.
The Composition of the duly reconstituted Committee is as follows:
S. NO.
NAME OF MEMBERS
DESIGNATION
Mr. Mansoor Ahmed(Executive Directors)
Managing Director- Chairperson
Mrs. Satyawati Parashar(Non- Executive Director)
Women Independent Director- Member
Mr. Ravindra Pokharna(Non- Executive Director)
Independent Director - Member
The dates of committee meetings and attendance of members of committee is stated below:
DATE OF
MEETING
RAVI KAMRA
MANSOOR AHMED
19.05.202
3
11.08.202
Resigned w.e.f03.08.2024
Appointed asmember andchairman of theCommittee
08.11.202
10.02.202
4
Your Company has duly constituted Nomination & Remuneration Committee as per the mandate of Section 178of the Companies Act, 2013 which is also in line with Regulation 19 of the SEBI (LODR), Regulations 2015. TheCommittee is working under the Chairmanship of Smt. Satyawati Parashar, a Non-Executive IndependentDirector with Shri Ravindra Pokharna, a Non-Executive Independent Director, and Shri Aditya Sharma Non¬Executive Independent Director as co-members.
Further note that the Committee duly met on 11.08.2023 with full attendance.
The Committee has been formed to review and recommend the appointment and remuneration of Directors andother Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.
In the financial year 2023-24, the Stakeholders Relationship Committeewasduly reconstituted pursuant toresignation of Mr. Ravi Kamra (Ex Managing Director of the Company and Member of the Committee w.e.f.03.08.2024). Earlier the Committee was working under the Chairmanship of Smt Satyawati Parashar, a Non¬Executive Women Independent Directorwith Shri Ravi Kamra, Managing Director and Shri Mansoor Ahmed, anExecutive Director of the Company as the co-members in FY 2022-23 till the date of reconstitution i.e11.08.2023.
Further post reconstitution the composition is as follows:
Mrs. Satyawati Parashar(a Non- Executive Director)
Women Independent Director - Chairperson
Mr. Mansoor Ahmed(an Executive Director)
Managing Director- Member
Mr. Ravindra Pokharna(a Non- Executive Director)
In the Financial year under review, Committee has resolved all the cases of share transfers and no investorsgrievances are pending as on date of the Report.
M/s. Agrawal Shukla & Co. were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company in the 27thAnnual Generalmeeting for term of 5 years till the conclusion of 32ndAnnual General Meeting of the Company.However, theyhave tendered their resignation to act as the Statutory auditors of the Company with effect from July 22, 2024.
To fill up this casual vacancy, the Board of Directors in its meeting held on August 20, 2024 have approved theappointment of M/s Batra Deepak & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No.: 005408C) as theStatutory Auditors of the Company till the conclusion of ensuing Annual General Meeting. Your Company hasreceived an eligibility letter from the Auditors for their appointment in accordance with Sections 139 and 141 ofthe Act. Necessary resolutions have been put in the ensuing Annual General Meeting for getting approval ofshareholders for appointment done in casual vacancy and also for further appointment for the term of 5 yearsfrom the conclusion of Annual General Meeting.
In terms of provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 Act read with the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the Board of Directors had appointed M/s G Soni &Associates, a Practicing Company Secretary firm for conducting secretarial audit of the Company for thefinancial year under review.
Your company is neither required to appoint Cost Auditors in terms to the provisions of Section 148 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Record and Audit) nor required to maintain cost recordsduring the year under review.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of theCompanies Act, 2013 URAVASHI BHIMANI PATEL,CharteredAccountants were appointed as Internal Auditors for theFinancial Year under review.
The observations, if any, made by the Statutory Auditors in their Auditors Report together with the notes toaccounts, as append thereto are self-explanatory and hence does not call for any further explanation. Further theAuditors' Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer except thefollowing:
In the auditors report under the report on other legal and regulatory requirements point no.1(k),it was observedthat audit trail feature was not operated throughout the year. Further the audit trail feature was not operated forall relevant transactions recorded in the software and it has been observed that edit log feature was disabled andenabled later on.
The Board of Directors of company is committed to maintaining the highest standards of transparency, integrityand corporate governance. The board of directors determined after consultation with technical team that theanomaly was the result of a technical issue rather than deliberate tampering. Further the technical issue did notimpact the accuracy of financial reporting. The integrity of financial statements remains intact.
The Secretarial Auditor Report received from the Secretarial Auditor of the Company for the Financial Year2023-24 is annexed herewith as ANNEXURE-1. The report does not contain any qualification, reservation oradverse remark.
During the year under review, neither the Statutory Auditor nor the Secretarial Auditor has reported to theAudit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, any instances of the fraud committed bythe Company, its officers and employees, the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Directors'Report.
The particulars of investments made and loans given by the Company as covered under the provisions of Section186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in Financial Statements. Kindly refer the following Note No. 4.Furtheryour Company has not extended corporate guarantee on behalf of any other Company.
Your Company has not transferred any amount to theGeneral Reserves Account during the Financial Year 2023¬2024.
There are no such materials changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company occurredbetween the 01st April, 2024 and date of this report.
The Company is not a manufacturing Company and as such no provisions of Conservation of EnergyConservation and Technology Absorptionunder Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are attracted.
As the Company has not carried out any activities relating to the export and import during the financial year.There is no foreign exchange expenses and foreign income during the financial year.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(p) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17(10) of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an annualperformance evaluation of its own performance, individual Directors, Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretaryas well as the evaluation of the working of its Board Committees. Performance evaluation of independentdirectors was done by the entire board, excluding the independent director being evaluated.
During the year, all the transactions into with related party were on Arm's length basis and in the ordinarycourse of business and further the Company had not entered into any contract / arrangement / transaction withrelated parties which could be considered material or which are required to be reported in Form No. AOC-2 interms of Section 134(3) (h) read with Section 188 of the Act and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014.
There is no change in the nature of business of the Company.
The Company continues to be listed on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). All the dues whether it is related to StockExchange, Depositories and Registrar & Transfer Agent stands paid. The company is duly complying with all therequirements laid under SEBI (LODR) regulations, 2015. The ISIN of the Equity shares of company isINE487B01019.
Your Board is duly constituted with combination of executive and non-executive directors. Your Directorsdeclare that no directors on the Board are disqualified from being appointed as Director of the Company underSection 164 of the Companies Act, 2013 and also, they have duly disclosed their interest in terms of Section 184of the Companies Act, 2013.
During the year, the non-executive directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationship or transactions withthe Company, other than the sitting fees, commission and reimbursement of expenses incurred by them for thepurpose of attending meetings of the Company.
During the year under review following were the changes made in the composition of Board of Directors:
Based on the recommendations of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and pursuant to the provisions ofSection 161(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 decided to appoint Mr. Hifzul Rahim (DIN: 08491854) as theAdditional Director on the Board of the Company to hold office upto the conclusion of ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting (AGM). Further in the AGM held on 27.09.2023, his appointment was regularized and was appointed asthe Director of the Company.
The changes that occurred in the Key Managerial Personnels of the Company are stated below.
Following are the details regarding Key Managerial Personnel of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 andchanges therein:
During the year under review Mr. Ravi Kamra duly appointed by Shareholders in their meeting held on 26thSeptember, 2020 as the Managing Director of the Company for a period of consecutive five years commencingfrom 1st April, 2020 resigned from the post of Managing Director and Director w.e.f 03rd of August, 2023.
Further to fill the casual vacancy aroused in the position of Managing Director, the Board of Directors decidedto appoint Mr. Mansoor Ahmed (DIN 01398796) as the Managing Director of the Company, who is already aDirector in the Company, in its meeting held on 11th of August, 2023 with effect from the same meeting,subject to the approval of Shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting for the Financial year 2022¬23.
Further in the Annual General Meeting held 27.09.2023 the Shareholders approved the appointment of Mr.Mansoor Ahmed as the Managing Directors of the Company with effect from 11.08.2023 and he is designatedas so.
During the period under review, there was no change in the position of Company Secretary. Ms. ShivangiAgrawal continues to be the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Chandra Bhushan was appointedas the Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f 1st June, 2015 in its meeting held on 30th May, 2015 and hecontinues to hold the position.
Mr. Mansoor Ahmed
Managing Director
Mr. Hifzul Rahim
Director
Mrs. Satyawati Parashar
Women Independent Director
Mr. Aditya Sharma
Independent Director
5.
Mr. Ravindra Pokharna
The composition of the Board is in conformity with provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 andalso in line with Regulation 17 of SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015 to promote good governance.
Further AH Directors have informed about their Directorships, Committee Memberships/ Chairmanships includingany changes in their positions.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152(6) (c)of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Company's ArticlesofAssociation, Mr. Hifzul Rahim, Director of the Company shall retire by rotation atthe ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting and being eligibleoffers themselves for reappointment.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint venture or Associate Company. The Company is also not asubsidiary of any other company. Therefore, no reporting is required to be made for the said clause.
The Company did not accept any deposit within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and theRules made there under. Further, there are no small depositors in the company.
There are no such orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status andcompany's operations in future.
The Company is not running any industry; it's into service sector and engaged in business of consultancy andmanagement. The Management of the Company is cordial with each other.
The Company has in place adequate internal & financialcontrols with reference to financial statements.Duringthe year, such controls were tested and no reportablematerial weakness in the design or operationswereobserved.
The Company has adequate Internal Control System, commensurate with its size, scale and operations. Thescope and authority of Internal Audit functions have been defined in the Internal Audit scope of work tomaintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit functions reports to the Chairman of the AuditCommittee of the Board.
The Internal Audit department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control system inthe Company, its compliance with operating system, accounting procedures and policies of the Company.Significant Audit observations and corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board.The Internal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control system inthe Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies of the Company.During the year no reportable material weakness in the design or operation was observed.
Your directors are committed to create and ensure an enabling, dignified and equitable work environment forevery employee. The Company has in place an Anti-harassment policy in line with the requirements of the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. An Internal ComplaintCommittee has been set up with majority women. Committee has a full excess to the Board of Directors andduring the year under review, there were no reported instances pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The Board of Directors have established 'Whistle Blower Policy' and 'Code of Conduct' for the Directors &Employees of the Company as required under the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 readwith Rule 7 of the Companies (Meeting of Board and its powers) Rules, 2014. The said Policy has been properlycommunicated to all the directors and employees of the Company and the new employees shall be informedabout the Vigil Policy at the time of their joining.
Corporate governance is the system of rules, practices, and processes by which an organization is directed andcontrolled. It essentially involves balancing the interests of a company's stakeholders such as shareholders,senior management executives, customers, suppliers, financiers, the government, and the community. YourCompany always tries to provide accurate and correct information to all the sections related to the Company andsafeguarding the interest of all the stakeholders.
Company being listed on Bombay Stock Exchange and has duly entered into the Listing Agreement with theStock exchange and had been complying with all the applicable requirements of SEBI (Listing Obligation &Disclosure Requirements), 2015 from time to time.
However, Regulation 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para-C, D and E ofSchedule V of the SEBI (LODR), Regulations, 2015 are not applicable on your company as it is not having paid upcapital exceeding rupees ten crore and net worth exceeding rupees twenty-five crore. Therefore, it is notrequired to provide a separate report on Corporate Governance.
Pursuant to provisions of Regulation 34 of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements)Regulations 2015, a separate management discussionand analysis report which forms an integralpart of this Report is given as ANNEXURE 02.
Discharging Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now statutorily recognized in India under Section 135 ofCompanies Act, 2013. Your Company is not covered under Section 135(2) of the Companies Act, 2013. Hence, nopolicy or disclosures are required to be made under the said section or applicable rules.
There are no applications made during the financial year 2023-24 by or against the company and there are noproceedings pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
36. DETAILS OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF ONE TIMESETTLEMENT AND VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM BANKS AND FINANCIALINSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH REASONS THERE OFF
Your company has not made any one-time settlement with any of its lenders. Therefore, it is not applicable.
The details of the policies approved and adopted by the Board as required under the Companies Act, 2013 andSEBI Regulations are provided in the website of the company https://www.naturahuechem.com/policies.html
The Company has duly complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to'Meetings of the Board of Directors' and 'General Meetings' respectively.
As per Section 197(12), read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014. The Statement showing the names and other particulars of the employees of theCompany as required under Rule 5 (2 & 3) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 is not required to be furnished since there are no permanent employees in the Company.Further none of the director or employee has received remuneration in excess of the remuneration mentioned inthe above-mentioned Rule 5 (2) during the Financial Year 2023-24.
Risk Management is a very important part of business as it is an inherent part of any business unless and until aCompany takes a risk can't achieve success. Higher the risk maximum then return. Therefore, your directorskeep a close watch on the risk prone areas and take actions from time to time. The policy of the Company is tocomply with statutory requirements and try to overcome the risk of penalties and prosecutions.
The Company does not have any insurable assets. However, the policy of the Company is to keep insured allinsurable assets to keep them adequately insured against risks and uncertainties like fire, riot, earthquake,terrorism, loss of profit, etc.
The Board of Directors of the Company has duly adopted Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure ofUnpublished Price Sensitive Information and Code of Internal Procedures and Code for Regulating, Monitoringand Reporting of trading by insiders of the Company, pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 8 (Code of FairDisclosure) and Regulation 9 (Code of Conduct), respectively, of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)Regulations, 2015 and the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 and itsnotification dated December 31, 2018. The above codes came into effect from 01st April, 2019.
The aforesaid codes have been adopted with a view to regulate trading in securities by the Directors anddesignated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares andprohibits the purchase or sale of Company shares by the Directors and the designated employees while inpossession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period whenthe Trading Window is closed.
The Company Secretary & Compliance Officer is responsible for implementation of the Code. All Board ofDirectors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code.
Your Company has its fully functional website https://www.naturahuechem.com/ which has been designed toexhibit all the relevant details about the Company. The site carries a comprehensive database of information ofthe Company including the Financial Results of your Company, Shareholding Pattern, details of BoardCommittees, Corporate Policies/ Codes, business activities of your Company. All the mandatory information anddisclosures as per the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, rules made thereunder and applicableprovisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Your directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for contributions made by employees of thecompany and cooperation extended by the bankers and all persons who have directly and indirectly contributedto the success of the company.
Your directors also acknowledge the trust and confidence you have reposed in the company.
(Mansoor Ahmed) (Hifzul Rahim)
Dated:20.08.2024 Managing Director Director
Place: Raipur (C. G.) DIN:01398796 DIN:08491854