To,
The Members,
TAAL Enterprises Limited
Your Directors present herewith the Tenth Annual Report along with Audited Financial
Statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars |
Standalone |
|
Financial Year |
|
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
Gross Income |
345.07 |
905.57 |
Expenditure |
120.12 |
129.96 |
Profit/ (Loss) after Tax |
165.78 |
765.56 |
OPERATIONS
During the year under review, the total income of the Company was Rs. 345.07 Lakhs as
compared to Rs. 905.57 Lakhs during the previous year. The Profit after tax for the year
was Rs. 165.78 Lakhs as compared to a profit of Rs. 765.56 Lakhs during the previous year.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
During the year, the Company has not transferred any amount to General Reserves.
DIVIDEND
During the year, the Directors have not recommended any dividend for the financial year
ended March 31, 2024.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act') and the
Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Salil Taneja retires by rotation and being
eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.
Ms. Deepa Mathur was appointed as an Additional Director (Independent category) w.e.f.
May 30, 2023. Further through Members approval sought in ninth Annual General Meeting she
was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company to hold office until the
conclusion of the twelfth Annual General Meeting of the Company and she shall not be
liable to retire by rotation.
Mr. Ramesh Kumar Rathi resigned from the position of Chief Financial officer with
effect from May 31, 2023 and Mr. Sudish Kumar Kuttappan Nair was appointed on his place as
Chief financial officer with effect from August 31, 2023. Ms. Priya Chouksey appointed as
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer with effect from August 11, 2023.
The Independent Directors of the Company had given a declaration pursuant to Section
149(7) of the Act.
The annual performance evaluation has been done by the Board of its own performance and
that of its committees and individual Directors based on the criteria for evaluation of
performance of Independent Directors and the Board of Directors and its Committees as
approved by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee which the Board found to be
satisfactory.
The Board is of the opinion that the Independent Directors of the Company possess
adequate proficiency, experience, expertise and integrity to best serve the interest of
the Company.
The brief resume of the Directors proposed to be appointed/ re-appointed is given in
the notice convening the AGM. The details of Key Managerial Personnel as on March 31, 2024
are as below:
Sr. |
Name |
Designation |
No. |
|
|
1 |
Mr. Salil Taneja |
Whole-Time Director |
2 |
Mr. Sudish Kumar |
Chief Financial Officer |
|
Kuttappan Nair |
|
3 |
Ms. Priya Chouksey |
Company Secretary and |
|
|
Compliance Officer |
The Composition of Board of Directors of the Company and attendance at the Board
meetings is as follows:
Name of the |
Category |
No. of Board Meetings |
Director |
|
attended during |
|
|
F.Y 2023-24 |
Mr. Salil Taneja |
Whole Time |
3 |
|
Director |
|
Mr. Arvind Nanda |
Independent |
4 |
|
Director |
|
Mr. Shyam Powar |
Independent |
2 |
|
Director |
|
Ms. Deepa Mathur |
Independent |
3 |
|
Director |
|
SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATE AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES
As on date of this report, the Company has five direct and indirect subsidiaries. TAAL
Tech (UK) Limited, has been incorporated on 14th November, 2023.
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing salient features
on performance and financial position of the subsidiaries in Form AOC-1 is provided in the
Financial Statements forming part of this Annual Report. The Company has framed a Policy
for determining Material Subsidiaries which is available on its website www.taalent.
co.in.
TAAL Tech India Private Limited (TTIPL) is the largest operating subsidiary of the
Company.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from the public falling within the purview
of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)
Rules, 2014.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 a separate section on Management
Discussion & Analysis is forming part of this Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Pursuant to Regulation 15(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, the provisions relating to Corporate Governance Report are not
applicable to the Company.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Company has duly complied with the Section 135 of the Act and the applicable rules
thereunder.
Annual Report on CSR Activities for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024 forms the
part of this Report as Annexure A'.
BOARD MEETINGS
During the year under review 4 Board Meetings were held as under:
Sr. No. Date of Meeting |
1 May 30, 2023 |
2 August 11, 2023 |
3 November 09, 2023 |
4 February 09, 2024 |
The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the
Companies Act, 2013 / SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015.
AUDIT COMMITTEE AND VIGIL MECHANISM
The present composition of Audit Committee is as follows:
Name of Director |
Chairman/ Member |
Mr. Shyam Powar |
Chairman |
Ms. Deepa Mathur |
Member |
Mr. Arvind Nanda |
Member |
The Whistle Blower Policy/Vigil Mechanism of the Company as established by the Board is
available on its website www. taalent.co.in.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(c) read with Section 134(5) of the Act, your Directors make
the following statement: i. that in preparation of annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material
departures; ii. that the Directors have selected such accounting policies & applied
them consistently & made judgments & estimates, that are reasonable & prudent
so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at end of the
financial year March 31, 2024 and of the profit of the Company for that period; iii. that
the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for
safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud & other
irregularities; iv. that the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis; v. that the directors have laid down Internal financial Controls to be
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were
operating effectively; and vi. that the directors have devised proper systems to ensure
compliance with provisions of all applicable laws & that such systems were adequate
& operating effectively.
ANNUAL RETURN
As per Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Return referred to in
Section 92(3) has been placed on the website of the Company at www.taalent.co.in.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY, ABSORPTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS &
OUTGO
The particulars as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act is forming part of this
Report as Annexure B'
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company on Director's appointment and
remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes,
independence of a Director and the criteria for performance evaluation as laid down by
Nomination and Remuneration Committee has been defined in the Nomination and Remuneration
Policy. The said policy is available on its website at www.taalent.co.in. The Details of
the Remuneration of the Directors forming part of the Financial Statement.
Details pertaining to Section 197(12) of the Act read with rules framed their under
forms part of this report as Annexure C'. The details of employees in
terms of Rule 5(2) and (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014 forms part of this Report as
Annexure D '.
However, in terms of Section 136 of the Act, the Annual Report is being sent to the
members and others entitled thereto. The said statement is available for inspection by the
Members at the Registered Office of the Company during business hours on working days up
to the date of the ensuing AGM. If any Member is interested in obtaining a copy thereof,
such Member may write to the Company at secretarial@taalent.co.in.
AUDITORS a. STATUTORY AUDITORS
Pursuant to Section 139 of the Companies the Act, 2013 (the Act') and the Rules
framed there under, the Shareholders of the Company at the 6th Annual General Meeting
(AGM) held on September 30, 2020, approved the appointment of M/s. V P Thacker & Co.,
Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 118696W) as the Statutory Auditors of the
Company to hold office for a period of 5 (five) consecutive years till the conclusion of
11th AGM of the Company. b. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
Pursuant to Section 204 of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, the Board of
Directors had appointed Anuj Nema, Practicing Company Secretary for conducting the
Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 2023- 24.
The Report of the Secretarial Audit in Form MR - 3 is annexed herewith as an Annexure
E' to this Report. There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse
remarks made by the Secretarial Auditors in their audit report for the year ended March
31, 2024. c. REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY AUDITORS
During the year under review, neither the Statutory Auditors nor the Secretarial
Auditor have reported to the Audit Committee, under Section 143(12) of the Act, any
instances of fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees, the details
of which would need to be mentioned in the Board's report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS
Particulars of Loans, Guarantees & Investments covered under Section 186 of the Act
has been given in Notes to Financial Statements forming part of this Annual Report.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company has a robust risk management framework to identify and mitigate risks
arising out of internal as well as external factors.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
The Company has an internal financial control framework which is commensurate with the
size, scale and complexity of its operations. The Statutory Auditors of the Company
reviewed the same on periodical basis.
CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
During the year under review, the Company has not entered into any contract/
arrangement/ transaction with related parties which were either not at an arm's length or
not in the ordinary course of business & further could be considered material in
accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality of related party transactions.
Hence, there is no information to be provided in Form AOC-2 while particulars of
Related Party Transactions in terms of Ind AS-24 are forming part of the enclosed
financial statements.
GENERAL
No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals
which impact the going concern status and Company's operations in future.
During the year the registered office of the Company has shifted by altering the
provisions of its Memorandum of Association with respect to changing it from the state of
Tamil Nadu to the Karnataka, outside the jurisdiction of existing ROC Chennai to the ROC
Bangalore with effect from 1st August, 2023. There was no change in the authorized as well
as paid up share capital of the Company during the year under review. During the year
pursuant to section 230 to 232 of the companies act 2013, the Hon'ble National Company Law
Tribunal, Bengaluru Bench vide order dated March 14, 2024 has reserved its final orders in
connection with the sanction of the Scheme of Amalgamation of TAAL Tech India Private
Limited (Transferor Company) i.e., its wholly owned subsidiary. The provisions relating to
the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 is not applicable to the
Company.
During the year under review, there were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The Company has complied with applicable Secretarial standards.
Maintenance of Cost records under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 is not
applicable to the Company.
REGISTRAR AND SHARE TRANSFER AGENT
Shareholders may contact Registrar and Share Transfer Agent of the Company at the
following address:
Link Intime India Private Limited
Block No. 202, 2nd Floor, Akshay Complex, Near Ganesh Temple, off. Dhole Patil Road,
Pune 411001, Maharashtra Tel.: 020-26160084 Fax: 020- 26163503 E-mail:
umesh.sharma@linkintime.co.in, pune@linkintime.co.in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Directors take this opportunity to thank their Customers, Bankers, Vendors,
Aviation authorities, Government and regulatory authorities and all other stakeholders for
their valuable sustained support. The Directors also express their deep appreciation to
all the employees for their hard work, dedication and Commitment.