Your Directors take pleasure in presenting the 32'^Annual Report of the Company together withtheAudited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31st MARCH, 2024.
(Rs. in Lacs)
Particulars
31-03-2024
31-03-2023
Total Income
3.83
4.59
Total Expenditure
14.51
18.28
Profit before exceptional and extra ordinaryitems and tax
(10.67)
(13.70)
Exceptional item
-
Profit before extraordinary items and tax
Tax Expenses
0.03
0.04
Net Profit/(Loss)AfterTax
(10.71)
(13.74)
Company face loss of amount Rs.10.71 lakhs for the period ended 31st March, 2024 asagainst loss of Rs. 13.74 lakhs during previous year. The total income of the companydecrease from Rs. 4.59 lakhs to Rs.3.83 lakhs. The EPS of the company for the year underreview is Rs. (0.21). Your directors expect and will make more efforts to improve theperformance of the company during the current year as compared to previous year.
Due to inadequate profits your directors do not recommend any dividend during the yearunder review.
Due to loss in the current year the company has not transfer any sum to special reserveaccounts in compliance with the RBI Act, 1934.
The company has not accepted any public deposits under the provisions of the CompaniesAct, 2013 (‘Act’).
As on 31 March 2024, paid-up share capital of the Company stood at Rs. 5.00 croreconsisting of 50,00,000 equity shares efface value of Rs.10 each fully paid-up.
Your company does not have any Subsidiary/ Joint Venture and Associate Companies.
The Company has complied with the requirements prescribed under the SecretarialStandards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2).
Granting of loans and advances and making investments is the core area of operations ofthe company. The Board of Directors of your company carries out these operations withactive care and all essentials precaution thereby enhancing stakeholder’s values.
The violation mentioned in the show cause notices issued to the company pursuant toinspection by the Regional Director under section 206(5)/207 are compoundable in natureand hence the Board of Directors of the Company have filed compounding applicationbefore concern authorities i.e. Regional Director/ National Company Law Tribunal andawaiting for an order from the aforesaid authorities.
There was no change in the nature of business of the company during the year.
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of thecompany which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the company and thedate of this Report.
The provisions of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the company.
Appointments & Cessation of Directors
During the year under review there was no change in the Board of Directors of the Company.
a. Shri Naresh Jain, Director (DIN: 00291963), Director of the Company, who wasretiring by rotation at the 29th Annual General Meeting, was re-appointed by theMembers at 31 st AGM.
b. Re-Appointment of Shri Rajendra Siddhoji Redekar (DIN: 02713973) as a Non¬Executive, Independent Director of the Company from 11th August, 2023 upto 10thAugust, 2028.
As on March 31, 2024, the following were Key Managerial Personnel (“KMP") of theCompany as per Sections 2(51) and 203 of the Act:
i. Mr. Anil Kothari, Wholetime Director & CFO
ii. Ms. Kavita Jain, Company Secretary
The Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own, the IndependentDirectors, Committee and other Individual Directors. The details of performance evaluationhave been made available on the Website of the Company i.e. www.aagamcapital.com.
The current policy is to have an appropriate mix of executive, non-executive andindependent directors to maintain the independence of the board and separate its functionsof governance and management. The remuneration paid to directors if any is recommendedby the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approved by Board of Directors andShareholders of the Company. The remuneration is decided after considering variousfactors such as qualification, experience, performance, responsibilities shouldered, industrystandards as well as financial position of the Company. The policy of the company ondirector’s appointment and remunerations available on the website of the company i.ehttps://www.aagamcapital.com/policies.html.
The company has thefollowing three committees of the board:
(i) Audit Committee
(ii) Nomination and Remuneration Committee
(iii) Stakeholders Relationship Committee
The composition of each of the above committees, their respective role and responsibility isin conformity with the provisions of the Companies Act,2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations,2015 and amendments made therein from time to time.
During the year under review, 5 (Five) Board Meetings were held on 29.05.2023,11.08.2023, 09.11.2023, 02.02.2024 and 25.03.2024. The details of number of meetingattended by each directors are as follows:
Date of Meeting
Mr. Anil Kothari
Mr. Naresh Jain
Mr.Suryakant
Kadakane
Mr. RajendraRedekar
Mrs. PreetiDoshi
Atl
tendance at the Board Meeting
29.05.2023
Yes
11.08.2023
09.11.2023
02.02.2024
25.03.2024
The Composition of the Audit committee is in accordance with the requirements of section177 of the Companies Act 2013 and comprises of Mr. Suryakant Kadakane as Chairman andMr Rajendra Redekar and Mr Anil Kothari as its members.
During the Financial Year 2023-24,4 (four) meetings of the Audit Committee of the Board ofDirectors were held on 29.05.2023, 11.08.2023, 09.11.2023 and 02.02.2024. All therecommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.
Name of Directors
Designation
No. of MeetingsHeld
No. of MeetingsAttended
Mr. Suryakant Kadakane
Chairman
4
Mr. Rajendra Redekar
Member
The Composition of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee is in accordance with therequirements of section 178 of the Companies Act 2013, and comprises of Mr. SuryakantKadakne as Chairman, Mr. Rajendra Redekarand Ms. Preeti Doshias its members.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, 2 (Two) meeting of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee of the Board of Directors was held on 11.08.2023 and 25.03.2024.
2
Mrs. Preeti Doshi
The Composition of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee is in accordance with therequirements of section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, and comprises of Mr. Naresh Jainas Chairman, Mr. Suryakant Kadakne, Mr. Rajendra Redekaras its members.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, 5 (Five) Meetings were held on 29.05.2023,11.08.2023,09.11.2023, 02.02.2024 and 25.03.2024.
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The Independent Directors of the Company at their meeting held on 02nd February, 2024reviewed the performance of non- independent directors and the Board as a whole includingthe Chairman of the Company by taking into consideration views expressed by the executivedirectors and non-executive directors at various level pertaining to the quality, quantity andtimeliness of flow of information between the company, management and the board haveexpressed their satisfaction.
The independent directors have submitted a declaration of independence, stating that theymeet the criteria of independence provided under section 149(6) of the Act, as amended,and regulation 16of theSEBI Listing Regulations.
The Board had taken on record the declaration and confirmation submitted by theindependent directors regarding meeting the prescribed criteria of independence, afterundertaking due assessment of the veracity of the same in terms of the requirements ofregulation 25 of the SEBI Listing Regulations.
Pursuant to Regulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement)Regulations, 2015, the compliance with the Corporate Governance provisions specified inRegulations 17 to 27 and Clauses (b) to (i) of sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 46 and paraC,D and E of Schedule V shall not apply to the Company and hence the CorporateGovernance Report does not forms part of this report.
All Related Party Transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on anarm’s length basis, in the ordinary course of business and were in compliance with theapplicable provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations. There were no materiallysignificant Related Party Transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors,Key Managerial Personnel which may have a potential conflict with the interest of theCompany at large. Hence there does not exists any details to be mentioned in Form AOC-2which is attached as “Annexure - A".
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for approval. TheCompany has adopted a Related Party Transactions Policy. The policy as approved by theboard is uploaded on the Company’s website at https://www.aagamcapital.com/policies.html.
The provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 pertaining to investment andlending activities are not applicable to the company since the company is a Non BankingFinancial Company (‘'NBFC").
Management Discussion and Analysis Report as stipulated under SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements), 2015 forms part of this report which is attached as“Annexure- B”.
In accordance with the requirements of Section 92 (3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of theCompanies Act, 2013 the Annual Return as on 31st March, 2024 is available on theCompany's website at https://www.aagamcapital.com/annual-return.html.
The Board of Directors have adopted a risk management policy for the Company whichprovides for identification, assessment and control of risks which in the opinion of the Boardmay pose significant loss or threat to the Company. The Management identifies and controlsrisks through a defined framework in terms of the aforesaid policy.
The Company has a whistle blower policy encompassing vigil mechanism pursuant to therequirements of the section 177(9) of the Act and regulation 22 of the SEBI ListingRegulations. The Audit Committee reviews the functioning of the Whistle blower policy. Thepolicy/vigil mechanism enables directors and employees to report to the management theirconcerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the company’scode of conduct or ethics policy and leak or suspected leak of unpublished price sensitiveinformation.
The whistle blower policy is uploaded on the website of the Company and can be accessedat https://www.aagamcapital.com/policies.html.
The internal financial controls of the Company are commensurate with its size, scale andcomplexity of operations. The company has policies and procedures which inter alia ensureintegrity in conducting business, timely preparation of reliable information, accuracy andcompleteness in maintaining accounting records and prevention and detection of frauds anderrors. The Audit Committee actively reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the internalfinancial control systems and suggests improvements if any to strengthen the same.
The Company's web address is www.aagamcapital.com The website contains a completeoverview of the Company. The Company's Annual Report, financial results, details of itsbusiness, shareholding pattern, compliance with Corporate Governance, contactinformation of the designated officials of the Company who are responsible for assisting andhandling investor grievances, the distribution schedule, and Code of Conduct are uploadedon the website.
Incompliance of section 134(5) of the Act, the directors state that:
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards havebeen followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures.
(ii) they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fairview of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of theprofit of the Company for FY 2023-2024.
(iii) they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 forsafeguarding 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.
(v) they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and thatsuch internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively.
(vi) they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems are adequate and are operating effectively.
M/s. B M Gattani & Co., Chartered Accountants, (Finn Registration Number 113536W) wereappointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a term of five years from the conclusionof 31stAnnual General Meeting until the conclusion of 36th Annual General Meeting of the
Company. As per the provisions of Section 139 of the Act, they have confirmed that they arenot disqualified from continuing as Auditors of the Company.
The Audit Report of M/s. B M Gattani & Co. on the Financial Statements of the Company forthe Financial Year 2023-24 forms part of this Annual Report. The report does not contain anyqualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer.
36. SECRETARIAL AUDITORAND HIS REPORT
Pursuant to the provisions of section 204 of the Act, the Board has appointed Mr. SuprabhatChakraborty, practicing company secretary (C.P. No. 15878), to undertake secretarial auditof the Company.
A report from the secretarial auditor in the prescribed Form MR-3 is annexed as“Annexure - C“to this Report. The report contains the following observations:
1. The Company has not paid Annual Listing Fees and trading in Bombay StockExchange has been suspended.
Management would like to state that the trading in the script of the Company wassuspended abruptly by BSE without giving proper notice. The Stock Exchange hasnot raised any invoice towards listing fees after suspending the trading. The matter isbeing contested by the company with BSE and waiting for final order.
2. Independent directors of the Company have not clear online self-assessmentproficiency test as per the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors)Rules, 2014.
Independent Directors are in process to complete online self-assessment proficiencytest as per theC ompanies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014
37. DISCLOSURE AS TO MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS AS SPECIFIED BY THECENTRAL GOVERNMENT UNDER SECTION 148 (1) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
Not applicable
38. DEMATERIALIZATION OF SHARES:
82.96% of the Company's paid up Equity Shares Capital is in dematerialization form as on31 st March, 2024 and balance 17.04% is in physical form.
Bigshare Services Pvt Ltd at 1st Floor, Bharat Tin Works Building, Opp. Vasant Oasis,Makwana Road, Marol, Andheri East, Mumbai - 400059 is Share Registrat and TransferAgents of the Company.
During year, no significant and material orders were passed by any regulator or court ortribunal impacting the going concern status and Company’s operations in future.
Considering the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with the relevant rules andhaving referred to provisions of the First Proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act, the AnnualReport is being sent to the members of the Company, excluding details of particulars ofemployees and related disclosures. The said information/ details is available for inspectionat the Registered Office of the Company during working hours on any working day. Anymember interested in obtaining this information may write to the company and thisinformation would be provided on request.
The Company has adopted a policy on Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of SexualHarassment at the Workplace, in line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment ofWomen at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013 and the Rulesthereunder. The Policy aims to provide protection to employees at the workplace andprevent and redress complaints of sexual harassment and for matters connected orincidental thereto, with the objective of providing a safe working environment, whereemployees feel secure. The Company has not received any complaint of sexual harassmentduring the financial year 2023-2024.
The company considers safety, environment and health as the management responsibilityand therefore being constantly aware of its obligation towards maintaining and improving theenvironment across various spheres of its business activities.
The company is not engaged in manufacturing activities and as such the particulars relatingto conservation of energy and technology absorption are not applicable. The companymakes every effort to conserve energy as far as possible etc. Particulars regarding ForeignExchange Earnings and Outgo required under the provisions of Section 134(3)(m) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are givenin the notes forming part of accounts which forms part of the Annual Report.
44. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Board of Directors would like to express its gratitude and its appreciation for the supportand co-operation from its members, RBI and other regulators. The Board of Directors alsoplaces on record its sincere appreciation for the commitment and hard work put in by theManagement and the employees of the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Sd/- Sd/-
Anil Kothari Naresh Jain
Whole Time Director & CFO Director
DIN: 01991283 DIN:00291963
Place:- MumbaiDate >12.08.2024