Your directors have the privilege of presenting their 30th (Thirtieth) Annual Report and the AuditedStatements of Accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024, of your Company.
1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
(Rs. In Lakhs.
Particulars
For the year endedon March 31, 2024
For the year endedon March 31, 2023
Revenue from Operations (Net)
103.46
99.73
Other Income
--
Total Income
Total Expenditure
29.37
31.81
Profit / (Loss) before Tax
74.09
67.92
(Less) : Tax expense
18.52
(0.19)
Profit/Loss for the year
55.57
68.11
Total Comprehensive Income
228.74
92.56
Earnings Per Share
1.29
1.58
*The financial statements comply in all the material aspects with the Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS)notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015 and other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
2. STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
The Company’s revenues from operations increased to Rs. 103.46 Lakh in the year 2023-24 fromRs. 99.73 Lakh in the year 2022-23 showing growth of 04.00 % compared to the previous year,impacting to the profit of Rs. 55.57 Lakh in the present fiscal year in comparison to profit of Rs.68.11 Lakh in the financial year 2022-23.
However, your directors are expecting to achieve better results in the coming years.
3. RECOMMENDATION OF DIVIDEND:
In order to conserve and plough back the resources, your directors have not recommended anydividend for the year on equity shares of the company.
4. CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY:
During the Year under review, your Company has not changed its nature of business.
5. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
The Board has recommended transferring Rs. 11.11 Lakh to Special General Reserves and anamount of Rs. 1053.50 Lakh is retained as surplus in the Statement of Profit and Loss ofStandalone financials.
6. SHARE CAPITAL:
As on March 31, 2024, the Share Capital structure of the Company stands as under:
No of Shares
Amount
Authorized Share Capital
Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each
5,500,000
55,000,000
Total
Issued and Subscribed Capital
5,215,400
52,154,000
Paid up Share Capital
4,319,100
43,191,000
Add: Forfeited Shares (Originally Paid Up)
4,481,500
47,672,500
Depository System:
As the members are aware, the Company's Equity shares are compulsorily tradable in electronicform. As on March 31, 2024, 73.20% of the Company's total paid-up equity capital representing31,61,600 Equity shares is in dematerialized form.
The SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 mandate that thetransfer, except transmission and transposition, of securities shall be carried out in dematerializedform only with effect from April 01, 2019. In view of the numerous advantages offered by theDepository system as well as to avoid frauds, members holding shares in physical mode areadvised to avail of the facility of dematerialization from either of the depositories. The Companyhas, directly as well as through its RTA, sent intimation to shareholders who are holding shares inphysical form, advising them to get the shares dematerialized.
During the year, Company has not issued any equity shares with differential rights or any sweatequity shares.
7. DETAILS OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES:
Board Meetings:
The Board of Directors met Five (5) times during the financial year, and the details of the meetingare as follows:
Sr. No.
Date of Meeting
Attendance of Directors
Venue
1.
08 May 2023
03 (Three) directors were presentexcept Mrs. Vidhi S. Savla
Physical meetings at theCompany's RegisteredOffice situated atAhmedabad.
2.
14 Aug 2023
All directors were present
3.
28 Oct 2023
4.
04 Dec 2023
5.
06 Feb 2024
The intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under the CompaniesAct, 2013.
As per Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013, a separate meeting of Independent Directorswithout the attendance of Non- Independent Directors was held on February 06, 2024 to discussthe agenda items as required under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 The Independent Directors reviewed the performanceof non-independent directors and the Board as whole, reviewed the performance of theChairperson of the Company taking into account the views of executive and non-executive directorsand assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the CompanyManagement and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably performtheir duties. The Independent Directors expressed their satisfaction with overall functioning andimplementations of their suggestions.
Committees' Meetings:
The Audit Committee met four (4) times during the financial year, and the details of the meetingare as follows:
Date of Committee Meeting
Attendance of Chairman/Member
Chairman & all other Members were present exceptMrs. Vidhi S. Savla.
Chairman & all other Members were present.
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee met Three (3) times during the financial year, and thedetails of the meeting are as follows:
The Stakeholder Relationship Committee met Four (4) times during the financial year, and thedetails of the meeting are as follows:
Chairman & all other Members were present except
Mrs. Vidhi S. Savla.
01 Sep 2023
Committees' Composition:
The compositions of Audit Committee, Stakeholder Relationship Committee & Nomination &Remuneration Committee as on March 31, 2024, are as follows:
Name
Chairman/Member
Smt. Shivangi Irfanali Vakil
Chairman
Smt. Vidhi S. Savla
Member
Shri Ketanbhai H. Sanghvi
The composition of Share Allotment Committee is as follows:
Shri Bharat Jethalal Suthar
Smt. Anjali Barot
8. RBI GUIDELINES:
Your Company has complied with the various requirements prescribed under the Master Direction- Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company - Scale Based Regulation) Directions,2023 for NBFC-UL within the specified timelines including adopting policies for enhancedregulatory framework, Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process Policy (ICAAP), complying withlarge exposure norms, setting limits for sensitive sector exposure, etc.
The Company continues to comply with the Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Non-BankingFinancial Company - Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023 and all the applicable laws,regulations, guidelines, etc. prescribed by RBI from time to time.
9. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
Corporate Governance:
Pursuant to Regulation 15 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 [‘SEBI (LODR)'], Corporate Governance provisions asspecified is not applicable to the Company, since the paid-up share capital of the company and thenet worth is below the threshold limits prescribed under SEBI (LODR).
Management Discussion and Analysis Report:
In terms of Regulation 34(e) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, Management Discussion and Analysis is set out in the Annual Report as[Annexure- A].
During the year under review, the Company does not have any Subsidiaries, Joint Venture andAssociates.
In terms of Sections 73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, during the financial year, your Company has notaccepted any public deposits, or no amount of principal or interest was outstanding as on dateof the Balance Sheet.
There have been no material changes and commitments which is affecting the financialposition of the Company which have occurred between April 01, 2024 and the date on whichthis Report has been signed.
The Compliance function of the Company is responsible for independently ensuring thatoperating and business units comply with the regulatory and internal guidelines. TheCompliance Department of the Company continues to play a pivotal role in ensuring theimplementation of compliance functions in accordance with the directives issued by theRegulators, the Board of Directors and the Company's Compliance Policy.
The Audit Committee reviews the performance of the Compliance Department and the statusof compliance with the regulatory or internal guidelines on a periodic basis. New instructionsand guidelines issued by the regulatory authorities were disseminated across the Company toensure that the business and functional units functions with the boundaries set up by theregulators and that the compliance risks are suitably monitored and mitigated in course oftheir activities and processes.
The current policy is to have an appropriate mix of executive and independent directors tomaintain the independence of the Board and separate its functions of governance andmanagement. As on March 31, 2024, the Board consists of Four (4) members, of whom (1)one is the Managing Director, (1) one is the Non-executive Director and (2) Two areIndependent Directors. The Board periodically evaluates the need for a change in itscomposition and size.
The policy of the Company on directors' appointment and remuneration, including criteria fordetermining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other mattersprovided under Sub Section (3) of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, adopted by theBoard, is available on our website. We affirm that the remuneration paid to the directors is asper the terms laid out in the nomination and remuneration policy of the Company.
15. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Disclosures with respect to the remuneration of Directors and employees as required underSection 197 (12) of Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 5 (1) Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are given in [Annexure- B] that formspart of this Board Report.
There are no employees drawing salary as prescribed under Section 197 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with rule 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
16. HUMAN RESOURCES:
The well-disciplined workforce which has served the company for more than three decades liesat the very foundation of the company's major achievements and shall well continue for theyears to come. The management has always carried out systematic appraisal of performanceand imparted training at periodic intervals. The company has always recognized talent and hasjudiciously followed the principle of rewarding performance.
17. LISTING OF SHARES:
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed on BSE Limited (formerly the Bombay StockExchange Limited) with scrip code 532056. The Company confirms that the annual listing feesto the stock exchanges for the financial year 2023-24 have been paid.
18. DIRECTORS:
Appointments:
During the year under review none of the directors were appointed, re-appointed or ceased tobe the director of the Company.
Directors Retire by Rotation:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and the Articles ofAssociation of your Company, Smt. Vidhi Shail Savla (DIN: 09107866), Director of theCompany is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible offered herself forreappointment.
An appropriate resolution for her re-appointment is being placed for your approval at theensuing AGM. The brief resume of Smt. Vidhi Shail Savla (DIN: 09107866) together with otherrelated information has been detailed in the Notice of AGM which is forming part of the AnnualReport.
Your directors recommend her re-appointment on the board of your Company.Re-appointments:
Pursuant to the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board
at its meeting held on August 09, 2024 has approved the re-appointment of Shri ManojShantilal Savla (DIN: 01529306) as a Managing Director of the Company for a further term offive years from August 12, 2024 to August 11, 2029, subject to the approval of shareholdersat the ensuing 30th Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on Monday, 30thSeptember 2024.
The brief resume of Shri Manoj Shantilal Savla (DIN: 01529306) together with other relatedinformation has been detailed in the Notice of AGM which is forming part of the Annual Report.
Resignations/ retirements along with facts of resignation:
No resignations have been made during the financial year ended March 31, 2024.Independent Directors:
The terms and conditions of appointment of Independent Director are in accordance with theapplicable Regulations of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 and also as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) readwith Schedule IV to the Act.
Your Company has received annual declarations from all the Independent Director of theCompany under sub - section (7) of section 149 confirming that they meet with the criteria ofIndependence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation16(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 andthere has been no change in the circumstances which may affect their status as IndependentDirector during the year.
In the opinion of the Board, all the Independent Directors are persons of integrity and possessrelevant expertise and experience including proficiency.
Familiarization Program for Independent Directors:
At the time of the appointment of an Independent Director, the Company issues a formal letterof appointment outlining his/her role, function, duties and responsibilities. Further, theIndependent Directors are introduced to the corporate affairs, new developments andbusiness of the Company from time to time. The Familiarization program is also available onthe website of the Company www.adinatheximresources.com.
19. KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
In accordance with the provisions of Sections 2(51), 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 readwith Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014:
Shri Manojbhai Shantilal Savla Managing Director, Shri Bharat Jethalal Suthar, Chief FinancialOfficer and Ms. Anjali Vipulkumar Barot, Company Secretary and Compliance officer are theKey Managerial Personnel of your Company as on the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
During the year under review and the current financial year 2024-25, the changes related toKey Managerial Personnel are as below:
Sr.
No.
Designation
Date ofAppointment/Resignation
Status ofChange
Remarks, If any
1
Arpita Shah
CompanySecretary andComplianceOfficer
September07, 2023
Resignation
To pursueopportunity inanotherCompany.
2
Anjali VipulkumarBarot
December 04,2023
Appointment
3
April 10, 2024
On account ofmedicalreasons.
4
Foram Sagar Bhuva
July 11, 2024
In terms of section 134[3][c] of the Companies Act, 2013, in relation to the financialstatements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2024, the Board of Directors statethat:
a) in preparation of the annual financial statements, the applicable accounting standardshave been followed along with proper explanations relating to material departures, if any,
b) such accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and judgments andestimates made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the Company as on March 31, 2024 and of the profit of the Companyfor the year ended on that date,
c) proper and sufficient care has been taken for maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of theCompany and for prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities,
d) the annual financial statements have been prepared on going concern basis,
e) proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls wereadequate and were operating effectively, and
f) the systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in placeand were adequate and operating effectively.
The Annual Return of the Company as on March 31, 2024 is available on the website of theCompany i.e. www.adinatheximresources.com pursuant to the provisions of Section 92 readwith Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under.
The Board of Directors has adopted the Insider Trading Policy in accordance with therequirements of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. The Insider
Trading policy of the Company lays down guidelines and procedures to be followed, anddisclosures to be made while dealing with shares of the Company as well as consequences ofviolation. The Policy has been formulated to regulate, monitor and ensure reporting of deals bythe employees and to maintain the highest ethical standards of dealing in the Company'sShares. The code is also available on the website of the Company -www.adinatheximresources.com.
The Company has adopted the amended Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosureof Unpublished Price Sensitive Information in terms of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)Regulation, 2015 (as amended). The same has been filed with the BSE Limited and alsouploaded on the website of the Company.
All contracts/arrangement/transactions entered into by the Company during the Financial Yearwith related parties were on an arm's length basis and were in the ordinary course of businessand were placed before the audit committee for their approval, wherever applicable.
Your Company had entered into transactions with related parties which could be consideredmaterial in terms of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the disclosure ofrelated party transactions as required under Section 134(3) (h) of the Companies Act, 2013 inForm AOC-2 is as attached in [Annexure- C].
Your Company being a registered NBFC under Section 45IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act,1934, the Company has given loan as per RBI norms. The Company has not provided anyguarantees as laid under Companies Act, 2013. The Company has made investment under theprovisions of Section 186 of Companies Act, 2013 and RBI Regulations. The said details aregiven in the notes to the Financial Statements.
The Company manages and monitors the principal risks and uncertainties that can impact itsability to achieve its objectives. Pursuant to section 134 (3) (n) of the Companies Act, 2013and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015. The companyhas framed a Risk Management Policy. At present the company has not identified any elementof risk which may threaten the existence of the company.
A well-defined risk management mechanism covering the risk mapping and trend analysis, riskexposure, potential impact and risk mitigation process is in place. The objective of themechanism is to minimize the impact of risks identified and taking advance actions to mitigateit. The mechanism works on the principles of probability of occurrence and impact, if triggered.A detailed exercise is being carried out to identify, evaluate, monitor and manage bothbusiness and non-business risks. The Company has formally framed a Risk ManagementPolicy to identify and assess the key risk areas, monitor and report compliance andeffectiveness of the policy and procedure.
Discussion on risks and concerns are covered in the Management Discussion and AnalysisReport, which forms part of this Annual Report.
The Company has devised a formal process for annual evaluation of performance of theBoard, its Committees and Individual Directors (“Performance Evaluation”) which includecriteria for performance evaluation of non-executive directors and executive directors as laiddown by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors of theCompany. It covers the areas relevant to the functioning as Independent Directors or otherdirectors, member of the Board or Committee of the Board. The Independent Directors carriedout annual performance evaluation of the Chairman and Executive Directors. The Boardcarried out annual performance evaluation of its own performance. The performance of eachCommittee was evaluated by the Board, based on report on evaluation received fromrespective Committees.
The Company is not required to give information relating Corporate Social Responsibility as theCompany does not fall under the applicable threshold limit mentioned under section 135 ofthe Companies Act, 2013.
The Company is striving to make good profit in the coming years and the Board of Directors ofthe Company assures to contribute funds in future.
M/s Mahendra N. Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad [Firm Registration No.105775W] were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company, for a term of 5 (five)consecutive years, at the Annual General Meeting held on September 30, 2022.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its Notification dated May 7, 2018, had dispensed withthe requirement of ratification of appointment of Statutory Auditors by the Shareholders atevery Annual General Meeting. Hence, the resolution relating to ratification of appointment ofStatutory Auditors is not included in the Notice of the ensuing 30th Annual General Meeting ofthe Company to be held on Monday, 30th September 2024.
The Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they are eligible to continue with their appointmentand have not been disqualified in any manner from continuing as Statutory Auditor. Theremuneration payable to the Statutory Auditor shall be determined by the Board of Directorsbased on the recommendation of the Audit Committee.
The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory anddo not call for any further comments. The Auditors' Report does not contain any qualification,reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer.
Pursuant to provisions of section 204 of the Act and the Companies [Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel] Rules, 2014, the Board has appointed Mr. KinjalShah, Company Secretary in Whole-time Practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of theCompany for the financial year 2023-24. The Secretarial Audit Report in the form “MR-3” is
annexed herewith as [Annexure- D].
The auditor report does not contain any reservations, adverse remarks or disclaimers.
The board has appointed M/s. Milan B Chudasama & Co., Chartered Accountants as InternalAuditor (Firm Registration No. 158615W) as Internal Auditors of the Company for F.Y 2023-24.
The appointment of Cost Auditor for the Company is not applicable to the Company.
The Notes on financial statements referred to in the Auditors' Report read together withrelevant notes thereon are self-explanatory and hence, do not call for any further commentsunder Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013.
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors and the Secretarial Auditor have notreported any instances of fraud committed in the Company by its Officers or Employees to theAudit Committee under section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The information required under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 with respect to the information on conservation of energy,technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo are set out herewith as[Annexure-E] and form an integral part to this Report.
The Company promotes ethical behavior in all its business activities and has established avigil mechanism for its Directors, Employees and Stakeholders associated with the Companyto report their genuine concerns. The Vigil Mechanism as envisaged in Section 177 of theCompanies Act, 2013 is implemented through the Whistle Blower Policy, to provide foradequate safeguards against victimization of persons who use such mechanism and makeprovision for direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee.
The Whistle Blower Policy has been appropriately communicated within the Company and hasalso been posted on the Website of our Company.
Your Company is committed to provide and promote a safe, healthy and congenial atmosphereirrespective of gender, caste, creed or social class of the employees.
But, though the Company does not have more than 1 number of female employee andsubjected to the provisions of the Section 2 of The Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 the Internal ComplaintsCommittees (ICC) cannot be constituted due to the lack of number of female employees.Therefore the Company has organized an awareness programme for the female employees inrespect to spread the awareness of this Act and has informed them to file any complaint ofSexual harassment caused at workplace to the Local Complaints Committee (LCC) Constitutedin every District as per the provision of Section 5 of The Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013.
The following is a summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed off duringthe year.
Ý No. of complaints received - NIL
Ý No. of complaints disposed off - Not Applicable
The Company has adequate internal controls and checks commensurate with its activities. Thedetails in respect of internal control and their adequacy are included in the Management andDiscussion and Analysis, which forms integral part of this report.
The Report on the Internal Financial Control under Clause (i) of sub section 3 of Section 143 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 is forming part of the financial statement for the year under review.
The Company has not issued any debt instruments and does not have any Fixed DepositProgramme or any scheme or proposal involving mobilization of funds in India or abroadduring the financial year ended March 31, 2024. Hence during the financial year, there was norequirement to obtain such Credit Ratings.
During the year under review, no shares were held in the demat suspense account orunclaimed suspense account of the Company.
There are no significant/material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunalsimpacting the going concern status of your Company and its operations in future.
The Directors state that applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to
'Meetings of the Board of Directors' and 'General Meetings', respectively, have been duly
followed by the Company.
• Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost Audit as prescribed under theprovisions of Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to thebusiness activities carried out by the Company.
• There are no proceedings initiated/pending against your Company under the Insolvencyand Bankruptcy Code, 2016 which materially impact the business of the Company.
• There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts ortribunals impacting the going concern status and the Company's operations in future.
• During the Year under the review, Company has not taken loan from the Banks orFinancial Institutions. Hence, the details of difference between amount of the valuationdone at the time of one-time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan fromthe Banks or Financial Institutions is not applicable.
• The equity shares of the Company were not suspended from trading during the year onaccount of corporate actions or otherwise.
• Disclosures pursuant to RBI Master Directions, unless provided in the Directors' Reportform part of the notes to the standalone financial statements.
The lists of annexures forming part of the Board Report are as follows:
Name of the Annexure
Annexure No.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report
A
Ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median employee’srem uneration
B
Related Party Transactions (AOC-2)
C
Secretarial Audit Report
D
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption And Foreign ExchangeEarnings And Outgo
E
The Board of Directors would like to place on record their gratitude for the guidance andcooperation extended by Reserve Bank of India and the other regulatory authorities. The Boardtakes this opportunity to express its sincere appreciation for the excellent patronage receivedfrom the Banks and Financial Institutions and for the continued enthusiasm, totalcommitment, dedicated efforts of the executives and employees of the Company at all levels.We are also deeply grateful for the continued confidence and faith reposed on us by all the
Stakeholders.
By order of the Board of DirectorsAdinath Exim Resources LimitedSD/- SD/-
(Manoj S. Savla) (Vidhi S. Savla)
Managing Director Director
DIN - 01529306 DIN - 09107866
Date : August 09, 2024Place : Ahmedabad