TO THE MEMBERS OF UNITED INTERACTIVE LIMITED
The Directors have pleasure to present 41st Annual Report and Audited Annual Accounts
of your company for the year ended on March 31, 2024.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FINANCIALS:- ( Rs in Lakh )
|
Standalone |
Consolidated |
PARTICULARS |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
Revenue from Operations |
- |
- |
382.90 |
224.37 |
Other Income |
15.63 |
15.73 |
220.71 |
295.83 |
Total Income |
15.73 |
15.73 |
603.61 |
520.20 |
Operating Expenditure |
14.47 |
13.54 |
432.62 |
572.52 |
Profit/ loss before Depreciation, Finance Costs,and Tax Expense |
1.16 |
2.19 |
170.99 |
-52.32 |
Less: Depreciation/ Amortisation/ Impairment |
- |
- |
24.79 |
16.60 |
Less: Finance Costs |
- |
- |
- |
0.30 |
Profit /loss before Tax Expense |
1.16 |
2.19 |
|
-69.22 |
Less: Provision for Current Tax |
1.89 |
1.85 |
69.89 |
67.08 |
Less: Provision for Deferred Tax (credit)/charge |
0.14 |
0.63 |
2.09 |
1.19 |
Profit after Tax (A) |
-0.87 |
-0.29 |
74.21 |
-137.49 |
Total other Comprehensive Income/Loss (B) |
- |
- |
640.20 |
442.78 |
Total (A+B) |
-0.87 |
-0.29 |
714.41 |
305.29 |
Shareholders of the company |
-0.87 |
-0.29 |
356.26 |
147.90 |
Non-controlling interest |
NA |
NA |
358.15 |
157.39 |
Opening Balance of Retained Earnings |
-128.31 |
-128.02 |
1025.31 |
714.63 |
Closing Balance of Retained Earnings |
-129.18 |
-128.31 |
1189.27 |
1025.31 |
PERFORMANCE REVIEW & FUTURE OUTLOOK:
During the current year, your Company has booked total income of ?15.63 Lakhs and Net
Loss of ?0.87 Lakh on standalone basis. The source of income is on account of dividend
received from subsidiary company - Netesoft India Limited ("Hereinafter referred to
as "Netesoft").
Your Company has its strategic & material subsidiary as Netesoft India Limited. The
performance of Netesoft for the financial year 2023-2024 is as follows:
The total income of the Netesoft for the year ended March 31, 2024 stood at ? 603.60
Lakh and it has made a profit after tax of ? 90.71 Lakhs as compared to a loss after tax
of ? 121.57 Lakh during the previous year.
Your Directors are expecting a growth in near future on consolidated basis and are
confident that the policies, strategies adopted by your company will yield better returns.
DIVIDEND & RESERVES:
In view of the accumulated losses, your Directors expresses its inability to recommend
payment of Dividend for the current financial year.
SHARE CAPITAL:
As at March 31, 2024, the total paid up share capital of United Interactive Limited
stood at ? 1,83,10,000/- divided into 18,31,000 fully paid up equity shares of ? 10/-
each. During the year under review, the Company has not issued any shares. The Company has
not issued shares with differential voting rights. It has neither issued employee stock
options nor sweat equity shares and does not have any scheme to fund its employees to
purchase the shares of the Company.
As on 31st March, 2024, Mrs. Sarayu Somaiya, Director of the Company, who is
also Promoter of the Company holds 69.83% of total share capital of the Company.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS BETWEEN THE DATE OF THE BALANCE SHEET AND THE DATE OF
REPORT
There have been no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of
the Company which have occurred between the end of the Financial Year of the Company to
which the Financial Statements relate and the date of the report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
A. Conservation of Energy and Technology Absorption:
The Company has no particulars to report regarding conservation of energy, technology
absorption as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules
there under.
B. Foreign exchange earnings and outgo:
Particulars |
Amt in Rs |
1 Foreign Exchange earned in terms of actual inflows during the year |
Nil |
2 Foreign Exchange outgo in terms of actual outflows during the year |
Nil |
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
Your company is committed to improve quality of lives of people in the community its
serves through long term stakeholder value creation, with special focus on skills
development. The Company does not have to mandatorily constitute a Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) Committee in accordance with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The company fully understands its role in society and is committed for sustainable &
inclusive growth of people & the environment around its business.
BOARD AND DIRECTORS EVALUATION AND CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
During the year, the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance
& performance of the Directors.
Your Company has constituted Nomination and Remuneration Committee, which as per the
provisions of Companies Act 2013 has defined the evaluation criteria, procedure and time
schedule for the Performance Evaluation process for the Board, its Committees and
Directors. The criteria for Board Evaluation inter alia include degree of fulfillment of
key responsibilities, Board structure and composition, establishment and delineation of
responsibilities to various Committees, effectiveness of Board processes, information and
functioning.
Criteria for evaluation of individual Directors include aspects such as attendance and
contribution at Board/ Committee Meetings and guidance/ support to the management outside
Board/ Committee
Meetings. In addition, the Chairman was also evaluated on key aspects of his role,
including setting the strategic agenda of the Board, encouraging active engagement by all
Board members and motivating and providing guidance to the Management. Criteria for
evaluation of the Committees of the Board include degree of fulfillment of key
responsibilities, adequacy of Committee composition and effectiveness of meetings. The
procedure followed for the performance evaluation of the Board, Committees and Directors
is detailed in the Directors' Report.
CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING QUALIFICATIONS, POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES AND INDEPENDENCE OF
DIRECTORS:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has formulated the criteria for determining
qualifications, positive attributes and independence of Directors in terms of provisions
of Section 178(3) of the Companies Act 2013.
Independence:
In accordance with the above criteria, a Director will be considered as an 'Independent
Director' if he/ she meet with the criteria for 'Independent Director' as laid down in the
Act.
Qualifications:
A transparent Board nomination process is in place that encourages diversity of
thought, experience, knowledge, perspective, age and gender. It is also ensured that the
Board has an appropriate blend of functional and industry expertise. While recommending
the appointment of a Director, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee considers the
manner in which the function and domain expertise of the individual will contribute to the
overall skill-domain mix of the Board.
Positive Attributes:
In addition to the duties as prescribed under the Act, the Directors on the Board of
the Company are also expected to demonstrate high standards of ethical behavior, strong
interpersonal and communication skills and soundness of judgment. Independent Directors
are also expected to abide by the 'Code for Independent Directors' as outlined in Schedule
IV to the Act.
REMUNERATION POLICY
The Company has adopted a Policy for remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial
Personnel and other employees, which is aligned to its overall Human resource philosophy.
The key factors considered in formulating the Policy are as under:
(a) the level and composition of remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract,
retain and motivate Directors of the quality required to run the Company successfully;
(b) relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets appropriate
performance benchmarks; and
(c) remuneration to Directors, key managerial personnel and senior management involves
a balance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short and long-term performance
objectives appropriate to the working of the Company and its goals.
The key principles governing the Company's Remuneration Policy are as follows:
Remuneration for independent Directors and non-independent non-executive Directors:
Independent Directors ('ID') and non-independent non-executive Directors ('NED')
may be paid sitting fees for attending the Meetings of the Board and of Committees of
which they may be members, and commission within regulatory limits, as recommended by the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee ('NRC') and approved by the Board.
Overall remuneration should be reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and
motivate Directors aligned to the requirements of the Company, taking into consideration
the challenges faced by the Company and its future growth imperatives. Remuneration paid
should be reflective of the size of the Company, complexity of the sector/ industry/
Company's operations and the Company's capacity to pay the remuneration and be consistent
with recognized best practices.
The aggregate commission payable to all the NEDs and IDs will be recommended by
the NRC to the Board based on Company performance, profits, return to investors,
shareholder value creation and any other significant qualitative parameters as may be
decided by the Board. The NRC will recommend to the Board the quantum of commission for
each Director based upon the outcome of the evaluation process which is driven by various
factors including attendance and time spent in the Board and Committee Meetings,
individual contributions at the meetings and contributions made by Directors other than in
meetings.
The remuneration payable to Directors shall be inclusive of any remuneration
payable for services rendered in any other capacity, unless the services rendered are of a
professional nature and the NRC is of the opinion that the Director possesses requisite
qualification for the practice of the profession.
Policy on Remuneration for Managing Director (MD') / Executive Directors
(ED') / Key
Managerial Personnel (KMP')/ rest of the Employees:
The extent of overall remuneration should be sufficient to attract and retain
talented and qualified individuals suitable for every role. Hence remuneration should be
market competitive, driven by the role played by the individual, reflective of the size of
the Company, complexity of the sector/ industry/ Company's operations and the Company's
capacity to pay, consistent with recognized best practices and aligned to any regulatory
requirements. Basic/ fixed salary is provided to all employees to ensure that there is a
steady income in line with their skills and experience.
In addition, the Company provides employees with certain perquisites, allowances
and benefits to enable a certain level of lifestyle and to offer scope for savings. The
Company provides retirement benefits as applicable.
In addition to the basic/ fixed salary, benefits, perquisites and allowances as
provided above, the Company provides MD/ EDs such remuneration by way of commission,
calculated with reference to the net profits of the Company in a particular financial
year, as may be determined by the Board, subject to the overall ceilings stipulated in
Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013. The specific amount payable to the MD/ EDs would
be based on performance as evaluated by the NRC and approved by the Board.
The Company provides the rest of the employees a performance linked bonus. The
performance linked bonus would be driven by the outcome of the performance appraisal
process and the performance of the Company.
Presently, Mrs. Sarayu Somaiya (Director), Mr. Basanta Behera (CEO) & Mr. Hemang
Joshi (CFO), of the Company draws remuneration from the subsidiary as stated in related
party statement under the consolidated part, whereas Company Secretary's remuneration is
as specified under Related Party note in financials .
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Directors report that:
i) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures.
ii) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently
and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of
the profit and loss account of the company for that period.
iii) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding
the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv) The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v) The Directors, had 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) The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions
of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
DECLARATION ON INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
All the Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of
independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Act. In the opinion of the Board,
they fulfill the conditions of independence as specified in the Act and the Rules made
there under and are independent of the management.
SUBSIDIARY/ASSOCIATES COMPANIES
Your company has one subsidiary namely 'Netesoft India Limited'. Currently Netesoft
India Limited is carrying its activities in offering services for creative graphic designs
& also in trading and investment in financial market instruments.(see AOC-1
particulars in annexure-iii)
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Your Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the
Consolidated Financial Statements of your Company & its Subsidiary, in terms of the
requirements of the Companies Act,2013 and in accordance with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards specified under
Section 133 of the Act.
POLICY ON PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment and has adopted a Policy on
Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace, in line with
the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules there under. The Company has not received any complaint
of sexual harassment during the financial year 2023-24.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy, to provide a formal mechanism to the
Directors and employees to report their concerns about unethical behavior, actual or
suspected fraud or violation of the Company's Code of Conduct or ethics policy. The Policy
provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of employees who avail of the
mechanism. It is affirmed that no personnel of the Company have been denied access to the
Audit Committee.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS
No significant material orders have been passed by the Regulators or Courts or
Tribunals which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future
operations.
AUDITORS
(1) Statutory Auditors:
During the year M/s. D N Kanabar & Co., (FRN: 104698W), Chartered Accountants were
appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company, for a term of five consecutive years
from the conclusion of the 39th Annual General Meeting of the Company till the conclusion
of the 44th Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2027.
Your Board has obtained Consent and declaration from M/s. D N Kanabar & Co.
confirming as to their willingness & eligibility to continue as Statutory Auditors of
the Company.
(2) Secretarial Auditors:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act and The Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company
had appointed M/s. Hardik Savla & Co, a Company Secretary in Practice to undertake the
Secretarial Audit of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2024. The Secretarial Audit
Report is annexed to this report. (see annexure - vi)
The Auditors' Report and the Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended 31st
March, 2024 do not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer.
LISTING ON STOCK EXCHANGES
The Equity Shares of your Company are listed only with BSE Limited. We confirm that,
your Company has paid the listing fees for the financial year 2024-2025.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance and
adhere to the corporate governance requirements set out by SEBI. In accordance with
exemption provided under regulation 15 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 various
mandatory corporate governance requirements do not apply to the Company. Therefore, no
separate section on corporate governance is annexed.
The company has constituted all the mandatory Committees of the Board with prescribed
terms of reference, constitution of members. The meetings of the Committees of the Board
were duly held during the year as and when it was required.
Also the company has in place all the mandatory policies for the Company, Board of
directors and Senior management, which are reviewed by board time to time and are placed
on website of the company. Board of Directors have affirmed compliance with the Code of
Conduct applicable to them as laid down by the Board ( see Annex I ) .
In terms of SEBI regulations, a certificate from practising company secretary has been
taken for the for confirming that NO director of the company have been debarred or
disqualified from being appointed or continuing on the Board ( see Annex V ) ..
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENT UNDER SECTION 186
During the year, the Company has not given any loan or guarantee, or provided security,
or has made any investment which would be required to be reported under section 186 of the
companies Act 2013. The closing balances of investments which would be covered under
Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, are disclosed in the Schedule of Non-Current
Investments in the Financial Statements. The Company has not granted any Loans and
Guarantees.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES REFERRED TO IN UB-SECTION
(1) OF SECTION 188 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
The contracts or arrangements entered into by the Company with Related Parties have
been done at arm's length and are in the ordinary course of business and are immaterial in
nature. Hence, no particulars are being provided in Form AOC-2 as mandated pursuant to the
provisions of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 8 (2) of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION / PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Your company has not paid any managerial remuneration during the period under review,
therefore no Disclosures in the Board Report as required under Rule 5 of Companies
(Appointment & Remuneration) Rules, 2014 is provided and further your Company also has
not employed any person at a remuneration in excess of the limit set out in the said
Rules.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL (KMP)
During the year, Independent Director Mr. Nishant Upadhyay has resigned and in his
place Mrs. Jyoti Pandey has been appointed as Independent director w.e.f. August 10th,
2023. Whereas Smt. Sarayu Somaiya was re-appointed as a Director liable to retire by
rotation at the 40th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on Sept 06, 2023 except
this none of the Director or Key Managerial Person has been appointed or has retired or
resigned during the year.
The Second term of Mr. Ajay Shanghavi as an Independent Director of the company will
come to end at the ensuing Annual general meeting. The Board would like to thank Mr. Ajay
Shanghavi for his highest level of professionalism during the tenure of his Directorship
in the Board of the Company.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act and in terms of Articles of
Association of the Company, Smt. Sarayu Somaiya, being longest in office, retires and is
eligible for re-appointment and the board recommends her appointment as Director of your
Company.
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Four Board Meetings were convened and held during the year;
May 30, 2023, August 10, 2023, November 10, 2023 and February 05, 2024.
The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period as prescribed under the
Act and notifications issued there under from time to time.
DETAILS OF DEPOSITS WHICH ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER V OF
THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
Your Company has not accepted any fixed deposits covered under chapter V of the
Companies Act, 2013 and, as such, no amount of principal or interest was outstanding on
the date of Balance Sheet.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') read with Rule 12(1)
of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the extract of annual return
in Form MGT-7 is available on the website of the Company at www.unitedinteractive.in
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under regulation 34 of the
SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 is annexed (annexure-iv) to this report.
INTERNAL CONTROLS SYSTEMS AND ADEQUACY
The Company's internal audit systems are geared towards ensuring adequate internal
controls commensurate with the size and needs of the business, with the objective of
efficient conduct of operations through adherence to the Company's policies, identifying
areas of improvement, evaluating the reliability of Financial Statements, ensuring
compliances with applicable laws and regulations and safeguarding of assets from
unauthorized use. The Audit Committee along with Management overseas results of the
internal audit and reviews implementation on a regular basis.
The required declaration from CEO and CFO have been taken for confirming that the
financial statements do not contain any materially untrue statement or omit any material
fact and are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations ( see annex II ).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the whole hearted and
sincere cooperation the Company has received from its bankers and various Government
agencies. Your Directors also wish to thank all the employees for their co-operation.
|
For and on behalf of the Board |
|
SarayuSomaiya |
Jyoti Pandey |
Date: August 13, 2024 |
Director |
Independent Director |
Place : Mumbai |
DIN: 00153136 |
DIN:06779560 |