Your directors have pleasure in presenting the 10th Directors' Report on the business and operations ofFone4 Communications (India) Limited (The Company) together with the Audited FinancialStatements of Accounts of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024
( Amount in Lakhs)
Particulars
F.Y. 2023-2024
F.Y. 2022-23
Standalone
Total Income
14250.11
10306.94
Total Expenditure
14894.16
10515.32
Profit / (Loss)
(644.05)
(208.38)
Before Tax
Less: Current
5.76
(18.92)
Tax/Provision for Tax
Profit / (Loss) After
(649.81)
(189.46)
Tax
During the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024, the Company has recorded total revenue ofINR 14250.11 Lakhs/- as against IN 10306.94/- Lakhs in the previous year. During the reportingperiod the Company has incurred Net Loss of INR 649.81 Lakhs as against the net loss of INR189.46/- Lakhs in the previous year.
During the financial year 2023-24, there has been no change in the Authorized Share Capital ofthe. Company Issued, Subscribed and paid-up share Capital of the Company is INR 17,05,00,000divided into 1,70,50,000 Equity shares of Rs. 10 each.
During the reporting period, your Company has not accepted any deposits, falling within themeaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)Rules, 2014.
The Board of Directors did not recommend any dividend for the year.
The provisions of Section 125(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply as there was nodividend declared and paid last year.
We do not propose to transfer any amount to general reserve.
During the financial year under review, there was no change in the nature of the business of theCompany.
There was no revision in the financial statements of the Company.
The Board of the Company was duly constituted in accordance with the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013. As of the date of the report, your company has the following Directors onits Board:
S.
No.
Name ofDirector
Designation
DIN
Original Dateof
Appointment
Date ofAppointmentat currentdesignation
Date ofResignation
1
Mr. SayyedHamid
Managing
Director
05167876
08/05/2014
12/03/2022
-
2
Mr. RoudhaZerlina
Non¬
Executive
05168024
3
Mr.
Mohammed
Arzoo
Abdul
Latheef
Independent
09525381
16/03/2022
4
Asharaf
09526578
5
Mr. SayyedImbichiHarisSayyed
08395581
20/03/2019
02/09/2019
During the year under review there was no change in the Board of Directors of the Company.
Mr. Sayyed Imbichi Haris Sayyed
The Company had appointed Ms. Shweta Mehrotra as Company Secretary & ComplianceOfficer of the Company w.e.f. 04th November, 2022.
During the Financial Year under review 07 (Seven) meetings of the Board of Directors were held.The dates on which the said meetings were held:
• 05th May, 2023
• 30th May, 2023
• 02nd June, 2023
• 05th September, 2023
• 09th November, 2023
• 17th November, 2023
• 05th March, 2024
The intervening gap between any two Meetings was within the period prescribed under the SEBI(LODR) Regulations, 2015 and Companies Act, 2013.
• 05th May 2023
• 09th September, 2023
Currently, the Board has following committees: Audit Committee, Nomination & RemunerationCommittee and Stakeholder Relationship Committee.
The Audit Committee of the Company is constituted/re-constituted in line with the provisions ofSection 177 of the Companies Act, 2013.The Audit Committee is constituted in line to monitorand provide effective supervision of the management’s financial reporting process, to ensureaccurate and timely disclosures, with the highest level of transparency, integrity, and quality ofFinancial Reporting.
S. No
Name of the Members
1.
Mr. Mohammed Asharaf
(Chairman, Independent Director)
2.
Mr. Mohammed Arzoo AbdulLatheef
(Member, Independent Director)
3.
Mr. Sayyed Hamid
(Member, Managing Director)
During the year, all recommendations of the audit committee were approved by the Board ofDirectors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company is constituted/re-constituted in linewith the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Nomination and RemunerationCommittee recommends the appointment of Directors and remuneration of such Directors. Thelevel and structure of appointment and remuneration of all Key Managerial personnel and SeniorManagement Personnel of the Company, as per the Remuneration Policy, is also overseen by thisCommittee.
(Chairman, IndependentDirector)
Mr. Mohammed Arzoo Abdul Latheef
(Member, IndependentDirector)
Mrs. Roudha Zerlina
(Member, Non-ExecutiveDirector)
The Company has a Stakeholder Relationship Committee of Directors in compliance withprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 20 of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 to look into the redressal of complaints of investorssuch as transfer or credit of shares, non-receipt of dividend/notices /annual reports, etc.
(Chairman, Non-Executive Director)
Member, Managing Director
(Member, Executive Director)
There is no material changes and commitment occurred after the end of financial year up to thedate of this report which may affect the financial position of the Company.
Particulars of loan given, investment made, guarantees given and security provided under Section186 of the Companies Act, 2013, if any, are provided in the notes of financial statement.
According to Section 134(5) (e) of the Companies Act, 2013, the term “Internal Financial Control(IFC)” means the policies and procedures adopted by the Company for ensuring the orderly andefficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the company’s policies, safeguarding ofits assets, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records and timely preparation of reliable financial information. The company has awell-placed, proper and adequate Internal Financial Control System which ensures that all theassets are safeguarded and protected and that the transactions are authorized recorded andreported correctly. To further strengthen the internal control process, the company has developedthe very comprehensive compliance management tool to drill down the responsibility of thecompliance from the top management to executive level.
The compliance relating to Internal Financial controls have been duly certified by the statutoryauditors.
Provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility are not applicable on the Company. Therefore,Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives asprovisions of Section 135(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Corporate SocialResponsibility Policy) Rules, 2014.
Provisions of Para C, D and E of Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosuresRequirements) Regulations, 2015 are not applicable to your Company. Hence, report onCorporate Governance is not annexed.
The Management has a healthy relationship with the officers and the Employee.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, Boardcommittees and individual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the corporategovernance requirements as prescribed by Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 (“SEBI Listing Regulations”).
The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all thedirectors on the basis of the criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness ofboard processes, information and functioning, etc.
The performance of the committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from thecommittee members on the basis of the criteria such as the composition of committees,effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.
The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of theindividual directors on the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of the individual directorto the Board and Committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningfuland constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc. In addition, the chairman was alsoevaluated on the key aspects of his role.
In a separate meeting of independent directors, performance of non-independent directors,performance of the board as a whole and performance of the chairman was evaluated, taking intoaccount the views of executive directors and non-executive directors. The same was discussed inthe board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors, at which theperformance of the board, its committees and individual directors was also discussed.Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire board, excluding theindependent director being evaluated.
The Board evaluated the performance of Independent Directors and Individual Directorsconsidering various parameters such as their familiarity with the Company's vision, policies,values, code of conduct, their attendance at Board and Committee Meetings, whether theyparticipate in the meetings constructively by providing inputs and provide suggestions to theManagement/Board in areas of domain expertise, whether they seek clarifications by raisingappropriate issues on the presentations made by the Management/reports placed before the Board,practice confidentiality, etc. It was observed that the Directors discharged their responsibilities inan effective manner. The Directors possess integrity, expertise and experience in their respectivefields.
The Separate Meeting of Independent Director were hold on 17th November 2023
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is given in “Annexure-III” to this Report.
The Statement containing the particulars of employees as required under section 197(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with rule 5(2) and other applicable rules (if any) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separateannexure forming part of this report.
During the year Company has not given any remuneration to Directors of the Company.
Company has the following policies:
• Policy on Preservation of Documents and Archives Management as per Regulation 9 and30(8) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
• Policy for Disclosure of events/ information and Determination of materiality as perRegulation 30(4)(ii) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
• Policy on Materiality of Related Party Transactions as per Regulation 23(1) of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
• Policy for determining material subsidiary as per SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
During the year, there were some transaction entered with related parties referred to in Section188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.Form AOC-2 has been annexed to the Report as Annexure-I.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, the Auditors have not reported any matter under section143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, therefore no detail is required to be disclosed under section134(3) (ca) of the Companies Act, 2013.
During the reporting period, the Company has no Subsidiary, associate or Joint Venture Companyas on date.
Hence, provisions of Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to preparation ofconsolidated financial statements are not applicable
Pursuant to Section 177(9) and (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, and Regulation 22 of the SEBI(Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement) Regulation, 2015, the Company has formulatedWhistle Blower Policy for vigil mechanism of Directors and employees to report to themanagement about the unethical behavior, fraud or violation of Company’s code of conduct. Themechanism provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of employees and Directorswho use such mechanism and makes provision for direct access to the chairman of the AuditCommittee in exceptional cases.
During the period under review no material orders have been passed by the regulators or courtsor tribunals impacting the going concern status and company’s operations in future.
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect toDirectors Responsibilities Statement, it is hereby confirmed:
(a) That in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2024the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relatingto material departures;
(b) That the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently andmade judgments and estimates that were 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 the profit orloss of the company for the year review;
(c) That the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 forsafeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
(d) That the directors had prepared the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31stMarch,2024 on a going concern basis;
(e) That 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) That the directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such system were adequate and operating effectively.
M/s. Kapish Jain & Associates., Chartered Accountants (FRN: 022743N) were appointed as aStatutory Auditors of the Company in the Annual General Meeting Held on 29th December,2022to hold office till the Conclusion of 13th Annual General Meeting
Auditor’s Report
The Auditor’s Report for financial year ended March 31, 2024. All Observations, qualifications,disclaimer adverse remarks made in the Independent Auditors’ Report and Notes forming part ofthe Financial Statements are mentioned below along with the response of the management, andalso, there is no incident of fraud requiring reporting by the auditors under section 143(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013 during the year. The Auditor’s report is enclosed with the financialstatements in this Auditor’s Report.
S. No.
Auditor Qualification
Management Response
Following qualification has been givenby the Auditors in the audit report onStandalone Financial Statements of theCompany:
The confirmations regarding the closingbalances of trade receivables, tradepayables and loans & advances werenot made available to us even directlyor by the management. Therefore, weare unable to | comment whether thosebalances as shown in financialstatements are correct or not.
In this regard we would like to apprise youof the fact that due to migration to TallyAccounting Software which is a time¬consuming process and the completefinance team was engaged in the saidprocess. Due to paucity of time,confirmations in certain cases regardingthe closing balances of trade receivables,trade payables and loans & advances werenot made available to auditor by themanagement.
Following qualification has been givenby the Auditors in the audit report onStandalone Financia! Statements of theCompany:
The Company has registered under theEmployees Provident Fund Act, 1952and Employee's State Insurance Act,1948, however, the same has not beendeducted and deposited on the eligibleemployees. The impact of the same isnot ascertainable.
We would like to apprise you of the factnumber of employees falls below theminimum eligibility criteria required tocomply the Act, that's why company wasnot complying the same. However, we arein process of complying the same.
The Company has not complied with theprovision of Income Tax Act, 1961 ("ITAct") by failing to file the Income Taxreturn ("ITR") under section 139 of theIT Act and Tax Audit Report ("TAR")under section 44AB of the IT Act for theassessment year 2022-23 and 2023-24.Accordingly, the company shall be liableto pay the applicable penalties for non¬filing of ITR and TAR as per provisions ofthe IT Act.
In this regards we would like to apprise youthe fact that the Company is in process offiling the ITR and TAR under section 139 ofthe IT Act and Tax Audit Report ("TAR")under section 44AB of the IT Act for theassessment year 2022-23 and 2023-24.
The Company has not appointed the Cost Auditor as pursuant to Section 148 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014, the costaudit is not applicable to the Company.
The Company has appointed Mr. Manoj Kukreekat John as an Internal Auditor pursuant to Section138 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the rule 13 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014,for the Financial Year 2023-24 and the Internal Auditor submitted its report to the Board.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company hasappointed M/s Vikas Verma & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, to undertake theSecretarial audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 contain Followingqualification, reservation or adverse remark. A copy of the Secretarial Audit Report (Form MR-3) as provided by the Company Secretary in Practice has been annexed to the Report. (Annexure-V)
The extract of annual return under Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 12 of theCompanies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 is available on the website of theCompany at www.fone4.in .
The Company familiarises its Independent Directors on their appointment as such on the Boardwith the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry inwhich the Company operates, etc. through familiarisation programme. The Company alsoconducts orientation programme upon induction of new Directors, as well as other initiatives toupdate the Directors on a continuing basis. The familiarisation programme for IndependentDirectors is disclosed on the Company’s website www.fone4.in
The Management’s Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated underregulation 34 (3) and Part B of schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and DisclosureRequirement) Regulation, 2015 is annexed to this Annual Report as “Annexure - IV”.
Commitment to ethical professional conduct is a must for every employee, including BoardMembers and Senior Management Personnel of the Company. The Code is intended to serve as abasis for ethical decision-making in conduct of professional work. The Code of Conduct enjoinsthat each individual in the organization must know and respect existing laws, accept and provideappropriate professional views, and be upright in his conduct and observe corporate discipline.
The duties of Directors including duties as an Independent Director as laid down in the CompaniesAct, 2013 also forms part of the Code of Conduct. All Board Members and Senior ManagementPersonnel affirm compliance with the Code of Conduct annually.
The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at the workplace and towards this end,has adopted a policy in line with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules there under. The Company hascomplied with provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under theSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013which redresses complaints received on sexual harassment. During the financial year under review,the Company has not received any complaints of sexual harassment from any of the womenemployees of the Company.
36. DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDINGS PENDING UNDER THEINSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 DURING THE YEAR ALONGWITHTHEIR STATUS AS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR:
During the reporting period, no application made or any proceeding is pending under theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016).
37. DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE ATTHE TIME OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILETAKING LOAN FROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITHREASONS THEREOF:
During the reporting period, no such valuation has been conducted in the financial year.
The particulars as prescribed under sub-section (3)(m) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2014read with Rule 8(3) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are annexed herewith at “Annexure-II”.
The Board of Directors of the Company are of the view that currently no significant risk factors arepresent which may threaten the existence of the company. During the year, your Director’s have anadequate risk management infrastructure in place capable of addressing those risks. The companymanages monitors and reports on the principal risks and uncertainties that can impact its ability toachieve its strategic objectives. The Audit Committee and Board of Directors review theseprocedures periodically. The company’s management systems, organizational structures,processes, standards, code of conduct and behaviour together form a complete and effective RiskManagement System (RMS).
The Company has a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view to regulatetrading in securities by the Directors and certain designated employees of the Company. The Coderequires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company’s shares and prohibits the purchase or sale ofCompany shares by the Directors and designated employees while in possession of unpublishedprice sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period when the trading
window is closed. The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code. All Board Directorsand the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code.
None of the Directors are related to each other.
Your Company complies with the Secretarial Standard on Meetings of Directors (SS-1) andSecretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2) whenever it has applicable. Your Company willcomply with the other Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries ofIndia (ICSI) as and when they are made mandatory.
The statements forming part of the Board’s Report may contain certain forward looking remarkswithin the meaning of applicable securities laws and regulations. Many factors could cause theactual results, performances or achievements of the Company to be materially different from anyfuture results, performances or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forwardlooking statements.
Your Director’s state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following itemsas there were no transactions on these items During the reporting period:
a. Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act.
b. Issue of equity shares with differential voting rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise;
c. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company.
d. Neither the Managing Director nor any of the Whole-time Directors of the Company receiveany remuneration or commission.;
Your Company maintains a website www.fone4.in where detailed information of the Companyand specified details in terms of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations &Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 have been provided.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Directors regret the loss of life are deeply grateful and have immense respect for everyperson. The Directors wish to convey their appreciation to all of the Company’s employees fortheir contribution towards the Company’s performance. The Directors would also like to thankthe shareholders, employee unions, customers, dealers, suppliers, bankers, governments and allother business associates for their continuous support to the Company and their confidence in itsmanagement.
Date: 04-09-2024
Place: Kerala For & on behalf of
Fone4 Communications (India) Limited
Sd/- Sd/-
Sayyed Hamid Sayyed Imbichi Haris SayyedManaging Director
Director DIN- 08395581
DIN- 05167876