To,
The Members,
Visagar Polytex Limited Address: - 907/908, Dev Plaza, Opp Andheri Fire Station, S.
V. Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai, MH-400058
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting 41st Annual Report of the Company
together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March,
2024.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY/HIGHLIGHTS
The Company's performance during the year ended 31st March, 2024 as compared
to the previous financial year, is summarized below:
(Rs. in Lakhs)
|
For the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 |
For the financial year ended 31st March, 2023 |
Income |
851.65 |
94.71 |
Less: Expenses |
2404.95 |
234.24 |
Profit/ (Loss) before tax |
(1553.30) |
(139.53) |
Less: Provision for tax Current |
- |
- |
Deferred Tax |
- |
- |
Income Tax of earlier years w/off |
- |
- |
Exception Income |
- |
- |
Exception expenditure |
- |
- |
Less :- Current Tax |
- |
- |
Profit after Tax |
(1553.30) |
(139.53) |
APPROPRIATIONS |
|
|
Interim Dividend |
- |
- |
Final Dividend |
- |
- |
Tax on distribution of dividend |
- |
- |
Transfer of General Reserve |
- |
- |
Balance carried to Balance sheet |
(1553.30) |
(139.53) |
PERFORMANCE
FY 2023-24 closed with Revenues of 821.06 Lakhs, EBITDA of (1553.30) Lakhs, PAT of
(1553.30) Lakhs and EBITDA margins of (189.18 %).
OPERATIONS:
There was no change in nature of the business of the Company, during the year under
review.
RESERVES
During the year under review, Company has not transferred any amount into the reserves.
DIVIDEND
With a view to conserve resources, your Directors have thought it prudent not to
recommend any dividend for the financial year under review.
SHARE CAPITAL
As of March 31, 2024, the company's paid-up equity share capital was 2927.01 Lakhs.
During the year, there were no public issues, rights issues, bonus issues, preferential
issues, or any other form of share issuance. Additionally, the company did not issue
shares with differential voting rights or sweat equity shares.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY
There were no adverse material changes or commitments occurred between the end of
financial year and date of this report, which may affect the financial position of the
Company or may require disclosure.
BOARD MEETINGS
A calendar of Meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors. During
FY 2023-24, seven meetings of the Board of Directors were held on May 10, 2023; June 28,
2023; August 14, 2023; September 06, 2023; November 06, 2023; February 12, 2024; and March
13, 2024. The maximum time gap between any two consecutive meetings did not exceed one
hundred and twenty days.
COMPOSITION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee of the Board comprises of Mr. Kaushal Yadav Chairman, Ms. Madhubala
Vaishnav Member and Mr. Kuldeep Kumar Member. All recommendations given by Audit Committee
during FY 2023-24 were accepted by the Board.
Further details on the Audit Committee and other Committees of the Board are given in
the Corporate Governance Report, which forms a part of this Annual Report.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Appointment and Resignation
The shareholders at the 40th Annual General Meeting held on September 30,
2023 approved appointment of Mr. Vikramjit Singh Gill, Director (DIN: 08875328) as
Director retiring by rotation.
Board of Directors in their meeting held on 30th August, 2024 approved the
re-appointmen tof Mr. Kaushal Ydava, Mr. Kuldeep Kumar and Ms. Madhubala Vaishnaw as a
Non-Executive Independent Director for seond term of five years subject to approval of
members in the ensuing annual general meeting
Retirement by Rotation
In accordance with the Articles of Association and as per provisions of Section 152(6)
of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Tilokchand Kothari, Managing Director (DIN: 00413627)
retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company and being
eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. Your Board recommends his re-appointment.
Except as stated above, there was no change in the composition of the Board of
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel.
In terms of provisions of Section 203 of the Act, and the Rules made thereunder,
following are the Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company:
1. Mr. Tilokchand Kothari Managing Director
2. Mr. Sachin Mehta Chief Financial Officer
3. Ms. Parul Gupta Company Secretary
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES AND
INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Company is committed to assessing its own performance as
a Board in order to identify its strengths and areas in which it may improve its
functioning. To that end, the NRC has established processes for performance evaluation of
Independent Directors, the Board and Committees of the Board. Pursuant to the provisions
of the Act and the Listing Regulations, the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of
its own performance, performance of its Committees as well as the Directors individually.
The Board has, on the recommendation of the NRC framed a policy for selection and
appointment of Directors, Senior Management and their remuneration (NRC
Policy). The NRC
Policy of the Company includes criteria for determining qualifications, positive
attributes and independence of a director and policy relating to the remuneration of
Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees. The NRC Policy is framed with the
object of attracting, retaining and motivating talent which is required to run the Company
successfully. The Policy can also be accessed on Companys website
COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
Directors confirm that the Secretarial Standard - 1 on Meetings of Board of Directors
and Secretarial Standard 2 on General Meetings, issued by The Institute of Company
Secretaries of India, have been duly complied with.
CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
All the transactions with Related Parties are placed before the Audit Committee for its
approval. A statement containing details of all Related Party Transactions are placed
before the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors for review on a quarterly basis and
for prior approval whenever there is a requirement for such approvals. The omnibus
approval of the Audit Committee is obtained on a yearly basis for the transactions which
are of a foreseeable and repetitive nature. The transactions entered into pursuant to
omnibus approval are placed before Audit Committee and Board of Directors on quarterly
basis. The policy on Related Party Transactions (RPT) is available on the website of the
Company.
All the related party transactions for the year under review were in the ordinary
course of business and on an arms length basis and hence disclosure in Form AOC-2 is
not required. No material related party transactions were entered with related parties
during the year under review and there were no materially significant transactions with
any of the related parties that may have potential conflict with the interest of the
Company at large.
The details of transactions with related parties as per the requirement of IND-AS are
disclosed in the notes to the Financial Statements.
PARTICULARS OF INVESTMENTS, LOANS, GUARANTEES AND SECURITIES
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section
186 of the Act are given in the notes to the Financial Statements.
DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted or renewed any amount falling within the purview of
provisions of
Section 73 of the Companies Act 2013 ("the Act") read with the Companies
(Acceptance of Deposit)
Rules, 2014 during the year under review. Hence, the requirement for furnishing of
details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act or the details of deposits
which are not in compliance with the Chapter V of the Act is not applicable.
REPORT ON PERFORMANCE OF SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES
During the year under review, your Company did not have any subsidiary, associate and
joint venture company.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The provisions as laid down in the Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not
applicable to the Company, hence Company has not constituted the Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s. Bhatter & Associates, Chartered Accountant (Firm Registration No. 131411W) has
been appointed as the Statutory Auditors in the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting held on
November 04, 2022 for the first term of five consecutive years from the conclusion of that
Extra-Ordinary General Meeting till the conclusion of 44th Annual General
Meeting in the financial year 2027-28.
STATUTORY AUDITORS REPORT
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks made by the Statutory
Auditors, in their report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
Pursuant to Section 204 of the Act, M/s Kirti Sharma & Associates, Practicing
Company Secretary, was appointed to conduct the Secretarial Audit of the Company, for the
financial year ended March 31, 2024. The Report of the Secretarial Auditor is annexed to
this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation
or adverse remark.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
The Company has in place an adequate budgetary control system and internal financial
controls with reference to financial statements. No reportable material weaknesses were
observed in the system during the previous fiscal. Further, the Company has laid down
internal financial control policies and procedures which ensure accuracy and completeness
of the accounting records and the same are adequate for safeguarding of its assets and for
prevention and detection of frauds and errors, commensurate with the size and nature of
operations of the Company. The policies and procedures are also adequate for orderly and
efficient conduct of business of the Company
DETAILS REGARDING FRAUDS REPORTED BY AUDITORS UNDER SECTION 143(12)
During the year under review, neither the Statutory Auditors nor the Secretarial
Auditor has reported to the Audit Committee, under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act,
2013, any instances of fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees,
the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Boards report.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk Management is the process of identification, assessment, and prioritization of
risks followed by coordinated efforts to minimize, monitor and mitigate/control the
probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of
opportunities. The Company has laid a comprehensive Risk Assessment and Minimization
Procedure, which is reviewed by the Audit committee and approved by the Board from time to
time. These procedures are reviewed to ensure that executive management controls risk
through means of a properly defined framework.
The policy has been hosted on Companys website www.visagarpolytex.in .
WHISTLE BLOWER MECHANISM
The Company has established a vigil mechanism and formulated the Whistle Blower Policy
(WB) to deal with instances of fraud and mismanagement, if any. The details of the WB
Policy are explained in the Corporate Governance Report and also posted on the website of
the Company.
STATEMENT ON DECLARATION GIVEN BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS UNDER SUB-SECTION (6) OF
SECTION 149
The Company has received necessary declarations from all the Independent Directors
confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under section 149(7)
of the Act and Regulation 16 and 25 of the Listing Regulations. Ms. Madhubala Vaishnav,
Independent Director of the Company have registered themselves in the databank with the
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs and confirmed compliance of relevant provisions of
Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointments and Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014. The
Board is of the opinion that the Independent Directors of the Company possess requisite
qualifications, experience and expertise and they hold the highest standards of integrity.
The terms and conditions of the appointment of Independent Directors have been disclosd
on the website of the Company.
FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
In compliance with the requirements of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, and as per provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Rules made there under, the Company has put in place a Familiarization Program for the
Independent Directors to familiarize them with the Company, their roles, rights,
responsibilities and obligations in the Company, nature of the industry in which the
Company operates, business model etc. The same is available on the website of the Company.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section
197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are provided as Annexure I to this Report.
A statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of
the Act read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided as a separate annexure forming part of this
Report. However, the Annual Report is being sent to the members excluding the aforesaid
annexure. The said information is available for electronic inspection during working hours
and any member interested in obtaining such information may write to the Company Secretary
or Registrar and Transfer Agent and the same will be furnished on request.
ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3) (a) of the
Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Return for the year ended on March 31, 2024 is available
on the website of the Company and web-link of the same is:
https://vpl.visagar.com/admin/uploads/MGT-7_VPL.pdf
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A Report on Corporate Governance as annexed in Annexure II, in terms of
Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, along with a Certificate from Practicing Company
Secretary, certifying compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance enumerated in the
Listing Regulations, is presented in a separate section forming part of this Annual
Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, giving detailed
analysis of Companys operations, as stipulated under Regulation 34 of the Listing
Regulations, is annexed as Annexure III forming part of this Annual Report.
PARTICULARS OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
There was no technology absorption and no foreign exchange earnings or outgo, during
the year under review. Hence, the information as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is to be regarded as
Nil. The Company has not entered into any technology transfer agreement.
GENERAL
Other disclosures as per provisions of Section 134 of the Act read with Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014 are furnished as under:
a. DISCLOSURE OF ORDERS PASSED BY REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNAL
No orders have been passed by any Regulator or Court or Tribunal which can have impact
on the going concern status and the Companys operations in future.
b. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
In terms of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, in relation to the audited
financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2024, the
Board of Directors hereby confirms that:
a. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had
been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures; b. such
accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and the Directors 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 as at 31st March, 2024 and of the
profit/loss of the Company for that year; c. proper and sufficient care was taken 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; d. the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are
operating effectively; e. the annual accounts of the Company have been prepared on a going
concern basis; f. proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating
effectively;
c. DISCLOSURE REGARDING PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
The Company is committed to maintaining productive environment for all its employees at
various levels in the organisation, free of sexual harassment and discrimination on the
basis of gender.
The Company has framed a policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment in line with the
requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &
Redressal) Act, 2013 ("POSH Act").
The Company is not required to constitute Internal Complaints Committee under the
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
d. DISCLOSURE OF PROCEEDINGS PENDING OR APPLICATION MADE UNDER
INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016
No application was filed for corporate insolvency resolution process, by a financial or
operational creditor or by the company itself under the IBC before the NCLT.
e. DISCLOSURE OF REASON FOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF TAKING
LOAN FROM BANK AND AT THE TIME OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT
There was no instance of onetime settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Directors would like to express their appreciation for the assistance and co-operation
received from the financial institutions, banks, Government authorities, customers,
vendors and members during the year under review.
Directors take on record their deep sense of appreciation to the contributions made by
the employees through their hard work, dedication, competence, support and co-operation
towards the progress of our Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors |
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Tilokchand Kothari |
Vikramjit Singh Gill |
Managing Director |
Director |
DIN: 00413627 |
DIN: 08875328 |
Place: Mumbai |
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Date: 30/08/2024 |
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