Your Directors take pleasure in presenting the 30th (Thirtieth) Directors Report together withthe Audited Balance Sheet and the Statement of Profit or Loss for the period ended 31stMarch 2024 along with the Report of the Board & Statutory Auditors of your Company.
The performance of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March 2024 issummarized below:
(Rs. In Lakhs)
S.No.
Particulars
Year ended31.03.2024
Year ended31.03.2023
1
Revenue from Operations
85.78
66.82
2
Other income
2.63
3.32
3
Total Revenue from Operation (1 2)
88.41
70.13
4
Total Expenses (Excluding Depreciation)
81.14
76.99
5
Depreciation
14.17
13.3
6
Profit/ (Loss) before tax
(6.90)
(20.16)
7
Deferred Tax Expense
(2.13)
(0.58)
8
Profit/(Loss) for the year after tax
(4.77)
(19.58)
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
(0.07)
(0.30)
Your Company continued on its growth trajectory in Financial Year 2023-24. During thefinancial year under review, your company recorded total revenue from operationsamounted to Rs. 88.41 Lakhs as compared to the previous year Rs. 70.13 Lakhs andincurred Net Loss of Rs. 4.77 Lakhs.
Unless as provided elsewhere in this Report, there were no significant material changes andcommitments affecting financial position of the company during the financial year underreview.
During the financial year under review, there was no changes in the nature of its business.SHARE CAPITAL:
The Authorized Share Capital of the Company as on 31st March 2024 was Rs.10,50,00,000/- divided into 1,05,00,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each.
The issued share capital of the Company is Rs. 10,35,92,590/- divided into 1,03,59,259equity shares of Rs. 10/- each.
The listed share capital of the Company is Rs. 6,49,01,590/- divided into 64,90,159 Equityshares of Rs. 10/- each.
The Paid-up Capital of the Company is Rs. 6,49,01,590/- divided into 64,90,159 EquityShares of Rs. 10/- each.
The difference in issued capital & listed capital is on account of 99600 equity shares thatwere unsubscribed in the public issue & and 37,69,500 Equity Shares that have beenforfeited on account of non-payment of call money.
Further, during the period under review, your Company has not bought back any of itssecurities / has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares / has not issued any Bonus Shares/ hasnot issued shares with Differential Voting rights and there has been no change in the votingrights of the shareholders.
In view of losses incurred by the Company, the Company has not transferred any amount toreserve account for the year ended 31st March 2024.
During the financial year under review, the Company has incurred losses and therefore nodividend has been recommended by the Board.
The Provisions of Section 125(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 does not apply as there wasno dividend declared by the Company during the year under review.
The Company's paid-up equity share capital is less than Rs. 10 crores and net worth is lessthan Rs. 25 crores as on the last day of the previous financial year. As such, according toRegulation 15(2)(a) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations 2015, the compliances with respect to Corporate Governance disclosures arenot applicable to your Company. However, your Company strives to incorporate theappropriate standards for Corporate Governance in the interest of the stakeholders of theCompany.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated underRegulation 34 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 is presented in a separate sectionforming part of the Annual Report. (Annexure-I)
Pursuant to provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Ms. Meena Kerur (DIN:02454919), Director will retire at this Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offersherself for re-appointment.
The Board recommends her re-appointment.
During the financial year under review Mr. Suryanarayana Murthy Krovi was appointedas Director (Non-Executive and Independent) of the Company in the AGM held on22nd August 2023 for a period of 5 years.
Apart from above there were no appointments or resignations or changes in theDirectors of the Company or Key Managerial Personnel during the financial year underreview.
The following are the details of Appointments, re-appointments and Resignations ofDirectors or Key Managerial Personnel after the closure of financial year and until the date ofthis report:
• Mr. Durgaprasad Palupuri the Chief Financial Officer of the Company has resigned on9th May 2024, from the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
• Mr. Pradeep Kumar Mohapatro has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of theCompany w.e.f. 6th August 2024.
Apart from this there were no Appointments, re-appointments and Resignations ofDirectors or Key Managerial Personnel after the closure of the financial year and untilthe date of this report.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations,2015, the Board has carried out annual performance evaluation of its own, its committeesand individual directors of the Company. The annual performance evaluation was carriedout through structured evaluation process which was based on the criteria as laid down byNomination and Remuneration Committee, which includes various aspects such ascomposition of the Board & Committees, diversity of the Board, experience & competenciesof individual directors, performance of specific duties & obligations, contribution at themeetings and otherwise, team work, exercise of independent judgments and
implementation of corporate governance principals etc. Based on performance evaluation,the Board has concluded that efforts and contribution made by all directors individually aswell as functioning and performance of the Board as a whole and its committees wereproactive, effective and contributing to the goals of the Company.
As on date of this report, the Board comprises of 4 (Four) Directors. The compositionincludes 2 (Two) Independent Directors. Both the Independent Directors are appointed onthe Board of your Company in compliance with the applicable provisions of the CompaniesAct, 2013 (“the Act”).
Your Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors confirming thatthey meet/continue to meet, as the case may be, the criteria of Independence under sub¬section (6) of section 149 of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
As required under Regulation 25(7) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosuresRequirements) Regulations, 2015, each newly appointed Independent Director is takenthrough a formal induction program including the presentation from the Managing Directoron the Company's manufacturing, marketing, finance and other important aspects. Theinduction for Independent Directors include interactive sessions with Executive Committeemembers, Business and Functional Heads, visit to the manufacturing site etc.
The Board on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committeeframed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management andtheir remuneration as required under Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 19(4) read with Schedule II of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosuresRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
ii. VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The Company has formulated a Whistle Blower policy and has established VigilMechanism for employees including Directors of the Company to report genuineConcerns. The provisions of this Policy are in line with the provisions of Section 177(9)of the Act.
The Board on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committeeframed a policy on Board Diversity as required Regulation 19(4) read with Part D ofSchedule II of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
The Board of Directors has adopted an Enterprise Risk Management Policy framed bythe Company, which identifies the risk and lays down the risk minimization procedures.These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that executive managementcontrols risk through means of a properly defined framework.
The Company has formulated a Policy pursuant to Regulation 9 and 30(4) of the SEBI(Listing obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 on Preservationof the Documents to ensure safekeeping of the records and safeguard the documentsfrom getting manhandled, while at the same time avoiding superfluous inventory ofdocuments.
The Policy is framed in accordance with the requirements of the Regulation 30 of SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The objective ofthe Policy is to determine materiality of events or information of the Company and toensure that such information is adequately disseminated in pursuance with theRegulations and to provide an overall governance framework for such determination ofmateriality.
The Board of Directors has adopted a Policy on materiality of and dealing with relatedparty transactions. No material contract or arrangements with related parties wereentered into during the year under review.
Your Company's Policy on Related Party Transactions as adopted by your Board canbe accessed on the Company's website.
The Board of Director has adopted the Insider Trading Policy in accordance with therequirement of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. The InsiderTrading policy of the Company lays down guidelines & procedures to be followed, anddisclosures to be made while dealing with the shares of the Company, as well as theconsequences of the violations. The policy has been formulated to regulate, monitorand ensure reporting of deals by employees and to maintain highest ethical standardsof dealing in Companies shares.
The Insider Trading policy of the Company covering code of practices and proceduresfor fair disclosure of unpublished price sensitive information and code of conduct forpreventing insider trading, same is available on our website.
M/s. Sathuluri & Co., Chartered Accountants, (FRN: 006383S), are appointed as theStatutory Auditors of the Company for a term of 5 (five) consecutive years to hold officefrom the conclusion of the 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM) till the conclusion of the34th AGM.
M/s. Sathuluri & Co, Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors have confirmed that:
a. their appointment is within the limit prescribed under the Section 141 of the Act;
b. they are not disqualified from continuing as Statutory Auditors under the Section 141 ofthe Act; and
c. they hold a valid certificate issued by the peer review board of the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India.
The Auditors' Report does not contain any reservation, qualification or adverse remarks.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.The Company has appointed Mr. Ramesh Atluri, Company Secretary in Whole TimePractice, (Membership No. 9889, C P No. 16418) as Secretarial Auditor. TheSecretarial Audit report for the financial year 2022-23 is annexed herewith to thisReport. (Annexure-II).
Qualifications/ Remarks
Replies
1. The Company has not appointedInternal Auditor as required under theprovisions of Section 138 read withRule 13 of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014.
Since your Company operations arelimited and the Company is running intolosses, the Company has not appointed anInternal Auditor during the financial year.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Act, the Board of Directors, to the best of its knowledge andability, confirm that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year 2023-24, the applicableaccounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating tomaterial departures;
b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistentlyand made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year2023-24 and of the profit and loss of the Company for the year 1st April 2023 to 31stMarch 2024;
c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding theassets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Companyand that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;and
f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions ofall applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company has no subsidiaries, joint ventures or associate companies during thefinancial year under review.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
The Company is not required to constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee andformulate policy on Corporate Social Responsibility as it does not fall within purview ofSection 135(1) of the Companies Act, 2013.
There were no materially significant transactions with related parties during the financialyear under review, which were in conflict with the interest of the Company. All thetransactions entered into by the Company with Related Parties during the year under reviewwere at arms-length basis. Disclosure required under the Accounting Standard (Ind AS-24)have been made in the notes to the Financial Statement.
The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchangeearnings and outgo, is annexed and marked and forms part of this Report. (Annexure-III).
Your Company has in place adequate internal control systems commensurate with the sizeof its operations. The Company has in place adequate controls, procedures and policies,ensuring orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to theCompany's policies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detection of frauds anderrors, accuracy and completeness of accounting records and timely preparation of reliable
financial information. Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliancesystems established and maintained by the Company, the work performed by the internalauditors and the reviews performed by management and the Audit Committee, the Board isof the opinion that the Company's internal financial controls were adequate and effectiveduring the Financial Year 2023-24.
The Company has not given any loan, guarantee or provided security or made anyinvestments pursuant to the provisions of Section 186 of Companies Act, 2013.
Your Company has always believed in providing a safe and harassment free workplace forevery individual working in premises through various interventions and practices. TheCompany always endeavours to create and provide an environment that is free fromdiscrimination and harassment including sexual harassment.
Also, there were no complaints reported under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment ofWomen at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Pursuant to Section 92 of the Act and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management andAdministration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return is available on the website of theCompany at https://www.goldencarpets.com/annualreports.html.
The Board of Directors of the Company met Five (5) times during the financial year andthe gap between two meetings did not exceed one hundred and twenty days. The dateson which the said meetings were held are as follows:
1. 30th May 2023;
2. 26th July 2023;
3. 08th August 2023;
4. 10th November 2023; &
5. 09th February 2024.
(i) The names and categories of the Directors on the Board, their attendance at Boardmeetings held during the financial year and the number of directorships and committeechairmanships / memberships held by them in other public companies as on 31stMarch 2024 are given herein below:
Name of
Category
Number of
Whether
Number
Director
Board Meet-
attended
of Direc-
Comittee
ings during the
last AGM
torships in
position held
year 2023-24
held on
other
in other Public
Entit
Atten
22nd
public
Companies #
led
ded
August
compa-
Chairman
Member
to
2023
nies
Attend
Mr. Srikrishna
Promoter,
Yes
Nil
Naik
Executive
Mrs. Meena
Kerur
Non¬
Mr. Surya
Independent,
No
narayana
Non-
Murthy Krovi
Mr. Maqsood
Ahmed
Other Directorships do not include Directorships of Private Limited Companies, Section 8companies and of companies incorporated outside India.
#Chairmanships / Memberships of Board committees shall include only Audit Committeeand Stakeholders' Relationship Committee.
a. evaluate the performance of the Chairperson of the company, taking into account theviews of executive directors and non-executive directors;
b. review the performance of non-independent directors and the Board as a whole;
c. assess the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the companymanagement and the Board so as to ensure that the Board is performing the dutieseffectively and reasonably.
Currently the Board has three Committees:
a. Audit Committee;
b. Nomination and Remuneration Committee;
c. Stakeholders Relationship Committee.
a. COMPOSITION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE:
Currently, the Audit Committee consists of the following members:
a. Mr. Maqsood Ahmed - Chairperson
b. Mr. Suryanarayana Murthy Krovi - Member
c. Mrs. Meena Kerur - Member
The above composition of the Audit Committee consists of Independent Directors viz., Mr.Maqsood Ahmed and Mr. Suryanarayana Murthy Krovi who form the majority.
The Audit Committee met Five (5) times during the financial year and the dates on which thesaid meetings were held are as follows;
The gap between two meetings did not exceed 120 days and the necessary quorum waspresent for all the meetings.
The composition of the Audit committee and the details of meetings attended by itsmembers are given below:
Name
Number of meetings duringthe financial year 2023-24
Entitled to Attend
Attended
Mr. MaqsoodAhmed
Independent,Non- Executive
Mr. SuryanarayanaMurthy Krovi
Mrs. Meena Kerur
Non-Executive
The primary objective of the Audit Committee is to monitor and provide effective supervisionof the financial reporting process, to ensure accurate and timely disclosures with the highestlevel of transparency, integrity and quality.
All the Audit Committee members are financially literate and bring in expertise in the fields offinance, economics and management.
Currently, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee consists of the followingmembers:
The Meeting of Nomination and Remuneration Committee was held on 26th July 2023.
The composition of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the details ofmeetings attended by its members are given below:
Currently, the Stakeholders Relationship Committee consists of the followingmembers:
a. Mrs. Meena Kerur - Chairperson
b. Mr. Srikrishna Naik - Member
c. Mr. Suryanarayana Murthy Krovi - Member
The composition of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee and the details of meetingsattended by its members are given below:
The Meeting of Stakeholders Relationship Committee was held on 9th February 2024.
Non- Executive
Mr. Srikrishna Naik
Managing Director,Executive
The Company has implemented a vigil mechanism policy to deal with instance of fraudand mismanagement, if any. It provides for the directors and employees to reportgenuine concerns and provides adequate safeguards against victimization of personswho use such mechanism. The Policy on vigil mechanism may be accessed on theCompany's website at the link: https://www.goldencarpets.com/policies.html. Therewere no complaints received during the year 2023-24.
The Company has generally complied with all the applicable provisions of SecretarialStandard on Meetings of Board of Directors (SS-1) and Secretarial Standard on GeneralMeetings (SS-2), respectively issued by Institute of Company Secretaries of India and thatsuch systems are adequate and operating effectively.
The Company has timely paid listing fees for the financial year to BSE Limited where itsshares are listed.
The information relating to remuneration of Directors and details of the ratio of theremuneration of each Director to the median employee's remuneration and other details asrequired pursuant to section 197(12) of the Act read along with Rule 5(1) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed.(Annexure- IV).
Pursuant to Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ManagerialPersonnel) Rule, 2014, there are no employees who are in receipt of remuneration of Rs.1,02,00,000/- or more per annum or Rs. 8,50,000/- or more per month or were employed fora part of the year.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits as per Section 73 of the Companies Act 2013from the public and as such, no amount on account of principal or interest on deposits frompublic was outstanding as on the date of the Balance Sheet.
THE DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORSOR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERNSTATUS ANDCOMPANY’S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE:
During the financial year, there were no significant and material orders that
were passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status andthe Company operations in future.
The Company has complied with the requirements about code of conduct for BoardMembers and Sr. Management Personnel. The said code of conduct is available on thewebsite of the Company at https://www.goldencarpets.com/policies.html.
DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THETIME OF ONETIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOANFROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH THE REASONSTHEREOF:
During the year under review, there was no one-time settlement done by the Company,accordingly disclosure with respect to difference in valuation and reasons thereof is notapplicable.
There is no application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016 during the year under review.
Your Directors are pleased place on record their appreciation of the co-operation andsupport extended by the Financial Institutions, Banks and various State and CentralGovernment Agencies, invaluable contribution made by the Company's employees whichmade it possible for the Company to achieve these results.
They would also like to take this opportunity to thank customers, dealers, suppliers,business associates and valued shareholders for their continued support andencouragement.
Place: Hyderabad Managing Director
Date: 6th August 2024 DIN: 01730236