To,
Dear Shareholders,
Your directors have pleasure in presenting 27th (Twenty Seventh) Annual
Report on the business and operations of the Company and the accounts for the Financial
Year ("F.Y.") ended on 31st March 2024.
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
(Rs. In Lacs)
PARTICULARS |
Year Ended on 31st March, 2024 |
Year Ended on 31st March, 2023 |
Revenue from Operations |
399.68 |
11.71 |
Other Income |
0 |
0 |
Total Revenue |
399.68 |
11.71 |
Total Expenses |
15.91 |
12.56 |
Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation & Amortization |
383.77 |
(0.85) |
Finance Cost |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Depreciation |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Profit Before Tax |
383.77 |
(0.85) |
Payment & Provision of Current Tax |
0.00 |
0 |
Deferred Tax Expenses/(Income) |
0.00 |
0 |
Profit After Tax |
383.77 |
(0.85) |
STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS:
F.Y.2024 was challenging year for Textile industry in last few years with volatile
macroeconomics, subdued demand and drop in realization. Even in this situation the Company
witnessed volume growth that led to revenue from operations at Rs. 399.68 Lakh as against
Rs. 11.71 Lakh for the F. Y. ended 31.03.2023.
CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY:
There has been no change in businessof the Company.
DIVIDEND:
With a view to provide a cushion for any financial contingencies in the future and to
strengthen the financial position of the Company, your directors have decided not to
recommend any dividend for the period under review.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
During the period under review, there has been no transfer to of profits to the
reserves.
ANNUAL RETURN:
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return as
on March 31, 2024, is available on the Company's website at https://www.jagjanani.com/
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO WHICH THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS RELATES AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT:
Other than as stated elsewhere in this report, there were no material changes and
commitments affecting the financial position of the Company, which occurred between the
end of the financial year to which this financial statement relates on the date of this
Annual Report except to open offer made by company during the year under review.
OPEN OFFER:
During the period under review, Open Offer for acquisition up to 40,56,000 (Forty Lakhs
Fifty-Six Thousand) Fully Paid-Up Equity Shares of Face Value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten
Only) Each ("Equity Share"), representing the 26% (Twenty Six Percent) of the
Voting Capital ("Offer Shares") of Jagjanani Textiles Limited (the "Target
Company"), was made by Mr. Manojbhai J. Patel ("Acquirer I") and Mr.
Avanishkumar Manojkumar Patel ("Acquirer II") (hereinafter collectively referred
to as the "Acquirers") along with the PAC Mr. Surendra Shah pursuant to and in
compliance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 and subsequent
amendments thereto ("SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011). The Offer opened on 19th
July 2023 and ended on 01st August 2023. Accordingly new management of the
Company inducted in the Company.
SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS:
There isno significant material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunal,
which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operation.
DEPOSITS:
During the financial year, your Company has not accepted any amount as Public Deposits
within the meaning of provisions of Chapter V Acceptance of Deposits by Companies
of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
FINANCE:
To meet the funds requirement of working / operational capital your Company utilize the
internal accruals as funds.
CREDIT RATING:
The provisions related to Credit Rating is not applicable to the Company.
DISCLOSURE RELATING TO SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES
Your Company does not have any holding, subsidiary, associate or any joint venture.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section
186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statements.
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS:
There were no mergers/acquisitions during the year.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
The composition of the Board of Directors of the Company on 31stMarch 2024
is as under:
i) Directors to retireby Rotation:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the
Articles of Association of your Company, Mr. Avanishkumar Manojkumar Patel (DIN: 02724940)
Managing Director of the Company, retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting
and being eligible have offered themselves for re -appointment.
The details as required under the provisions of the Companies Act and Listing
Regulations are provided in the Notice convening the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
ii) APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATIONOF DIRECTORS
During the period under review, Mrs. Sonu Gupta and Mrs. Ila Sunil Trivedi have been
appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 30th
August 2023 and Mr. Avanishkumar Manojkumar Patel as Managing Director of the Company
w.e.f. 09thNovember 2023 .
During the period under review,Mr. S.G. Vyas , Managing Director of the company has
retired as on 30.09.2023.
During the period under review, Mrs. Kavita Jain having (DIN: 01424171) and Mr. Rajesh
C Shah having (DIN: 03125089) both Independent Directors has been resigned from post of
directorship w.e.f. 30th August 2023
iii) Declaration by Independent Directors:
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company
confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under the provisions
of Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Schedules & Rules issued
thereunder as well as Regulation 16 of the Listing Regulations.
The Independent Directors have complied with the Code for Independent Directors
prescribed in Schedule IV to the Act.
During the period under review, the Separate Meeting of Independent Director of the
company was held on 14thFebruary 2024 .
iv) Key Managerial Personnel( KMP):
Pursuant to Section 2 (51) and Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules
framed there under, the following executives have been designated as Key Managerial
Personnel (KMP) of the Company.
1. Mr. Avanishkumar Manojkumar Patel |
Managing Director* |
2. Ms. Shweta Amit Tolwani |
Company Secretary** |
*During the period under review, Mr. S.G. Vyas, Managing Director of the company
has retired on 30.09.2023 and Mr. Avanishkumar Manojkumar Patel designated as Managing
Director w.e.f. 09.11.2023.
**During the period under review, Mr. Nikhil Sharma resigned from the post of
Company Secretary w.e.f. 15.02.2024 and Mrs. Shweta Amit Tolwani appointed as Company
Secretary and Compliance officer w.e.f. 20.03.2024
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD:
The Directors of the Company met at regular intervals at least once in a quarter with
the gap between two meetings not exceeding 120 days to take a view of the Company's
policies and strategies apart from the Board Matters. During the year, Seven Board
meetings were convened and held on 29.05.2023, 11.08.2023, 30.08.2023, 04.09.2023,
09.11.2023, 14.02.2024, and 20.03.2024 respectively, in respect of which meetings proper
notices were given and the proceedings were properly recorded and signed.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
In pursuance of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the rules made
there under, including any enactment or re-enactment thereon, the Directors hereby confirm
that:
a) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended on 31st
March 2024, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper
explanation relating to material departures;
b) The Directors had 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 31st March, 2024 and of the
Profit of the Company for the period ended on 31st March, 2024.
c) The Directors had 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 and other
irregularities;
d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) The Directors had laid down Internal Financial Controls (IFC') and that such
Internal Financial Controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
f) 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.
FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
The Company has conducted familiarization programme for Independent Directors during
the year. The details of the same are given in the Corporate Governance Report and also
posted on the website of the Company at https://jagjananitextile.com.
BOARD PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and Regulation 17 of Listing Regulations, the
Board has carried out the annual performance evaluation of its own performance and that of
its statutory committee's Viz., Audit Committee, Stakeholder Relationship Committee,
Nomination and Remuneration Committee and also of the individual Directors. A structured
questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration inputs received from the
Directors, covering various aspects of the Board's functioning such as adequacy of the
composition of the Board and its Committees, Board culture, execution and performance of
specific duties, obligations and governance. A separate exercise was carried out to
evaluate the performance of Directors on parameters such as level of engagement and
contribution, independence of judgment safeguarding the interest of the Company and its
minority shareholders etc. The entire Board carried out the performance evaluation of the
Independent Directors and also reviewed the performance of the Secretarial Department. As
required under the provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations, a separate meeting
of the Independent Directors of the Company was held on 14.02.2024 to evaluate the
performance of the Chairman, Non- Independent Directors and the Board as a whole and also
to assess the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the
management of the Company and the Board. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with
the evaluation process.
REMUNERATION POLICY:
The Board has on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management and their
remuneration.
Non-Executive Directors are paid sitting fees for attending each meeting of the Board
and/or Committee of the Board, approved by the Board of Directors within the overall
ceilings prescribed under the Act and Rules framed thereunder.
All the Executive Directors (i.e., Chairman/Managing Director/Whole-time Director) are
paid remuneration as mutually agreed between the Company and the Executive Directors
within the overall limits prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013. In determining the
remuneration of the Senior Management Employees, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
ensures / considers the following: The remuneration is divided into two components viz.
fixed component comprising salaries, perquisites and retirement benefits and a variable
component comprising performance bonus;
The remuneration including annual increment and performance bonus is decided based
on the criticality of the roles and responsibilities, the Company's performance vis-?-vis
the annual budget achievement, individual's performance vis-?-vis Key Result Areas (KRAs)
/ Key performance Indicators (KPIs), industry benchmark and current compensation trends in
the market.
COMMITTEES:
The Company has constituted the respective committees applicable to the Company during
the period under review. The details of the same is mentioned in the Corporate Governance
Report. Further the Company has constituted following committees:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
AUDITORSAND AUDITORS' REPORT :
Statutory Auditors:
The Notes to the Financial Statements referred in the Auditors' Report are
self-explanatory.
There are no qualifications or reservations, or adverse remarks made by Statutory
Auditors of the Company and therefore do not call for any comments under Section 134 of
the Act. The Auditors' Report is attachedwith the Financial Statements in this Annual
Report.
M/s. Rajeshkumar P. Shah & Co, Chartered Accountants (ICAI Firm Registration
No. 129110W)), Chartered Accountants, have been appointed as Statutory Auditors of the
Company for a period of 5 years at the 26th Annual General Meeting was held on
27th September, 2023 to hold the office from conclusion of that meeting until
the conclusion of the 31st Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in
the year 2028. As required under Regulation 33(d) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 the
Auditors have confirmed that they hold a valid certificate issued by the Peer Review Board
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Secretarial Auditors:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014, your
Company had engaged the services of M/s. Utkarsh Shah & Associates, a firm of Company
Secretaries in Practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the
financial year ended 31st March 2024. The Secretarial Audit Report in Form
No. MR - 3 for the financial year ended 31stMarch 202 4is annexed tothis
report as Annexure -A '. The Secretarial Auditor has made an observation and
Board of Directors of your Company has already Complied on the respective Observations.
Internal Auditor:
The Internal Auditor has carried out the internal audit for the reporting period.
Frauds Reported by Auditors
During the year under review, no instance of fraud in the Company was reported by the
Auditors.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
The Company has in its place adequate Internal Financial Controls with reference to
Financial Statements. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable
material weakness in the design or operation of Internal Finance Control System was
observed. For all amendments to Accounting Standards and the new standards notified, the
Company carries out a detailed analysis and presents the impact on accounting policies,
financial results including revised disclosures to the Audit Committee. The approach and
changes in policies are also validated by the Statutory Auditors. Further, the Audit
Committee periodically reviewed the Internal Audit Reports submitted by the Internal
Auditors. Internal Audit observations and corrective action taken by the Management were
presented to the Audit Committee. The status of implementation of the recommendations were
reviewed by the Audit Committee on a regular basis and concerns if anyw erereported to the
Board. As per the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Statutory Auditors
have expressed their views on the adequacy of Internal Financial Control in their Audit
Report.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (RPT):
All transactions to be entered by the Company with related parties will be in the
ordinary course of business and on an arm's length basis. However, the Company has not
entered into any related party transaction, as provided in Section 188 of the Companies
Act, 2013, with the related party. Hence, Disclosure as required under Section 188 of the
Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the Company.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The Company has established vigil mechanism and framed whistle blower policy for
Directors and employees to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected
fraud or violation of Company's Code of Conduct or Ethics Policy.
PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE:
The Company has always been committed to provide a safe and conducive work environment
to its employees. Your directors further state that 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 as confirmed by the Internal Complaints Committee as
constituted by the Company.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The provisions of Rule 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the Company as none of the
Employees of the Company has received remuneration above the limits specified in the Rule
5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 during the financial year 2023-24. The details regarding the same is enclosed
as Annexure B'.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The information pertaining to Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign
Exchange Earnings and Outgo as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013
read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed to this report as
Annexure -C '.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
The Report on Corporate Governance for F.Y. 2023-2024, as per Regulation 34(3) read
with Schedule V of the Listing Regulations along with the Certificate from Practicing
Company Secretary confirming the compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance
forms part of this Annual Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under Regulation 34 and Schedule
V of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms an
integral part of this Report, and provides the Company's current working and future
outlook as per Annexure -D .
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT:
As per Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, the Business Responsibility and
Sustainability Report isnot applicable to the Company .
INSURANCE:
The Company's Plant, Property, Equipment and Stocks are adequately insured under the
Industrial All Risk (IAR) Policy. The Company covers the properties on full sum insured
basis on replacement value. The scope of coverage, insurance premiums, policy limits and
deductibles are in line with the size of the Company and its nature of business.
ENVIRONMENT:
As a responsible corporate citizen and as company is involved in textile business and
environment safety has been one of the key concerns of the Company. It is the constant
endeavor of the Company to strive for compliant of stipulated pollution control norms.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
The relationship with the workmen and staff remained cordial and harmonious during the
year and management received full cooperation from employees.
OTHER DISCLOSURESAND INFORMATION: (A) Secretarial Standards:
During the year under review, the Company is in Compliance with the Secretarial
Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on Meetings of
the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2). The Company has complied with
the applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of
India and approved by the Central Government under Section 118(10) of the Act.
(B) Annual Listing Fee:
The Company has paid listing fees to BSE Limited.
(C) No One Time Settlement:
There was no instance of one-time settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
Your Directors thank the various Central and State Government Departments,
Organizations and Agencies for the continued help and co-operation extended by them. The
Directors also gratefully acknowledge all stakeholders of the Company viz. Customers,
Members, Dealers, Vendors, Banks and other business partners for the excellent support
received from them during the year. The Directors place on record unstinted commitment and
continued contribution of the Employee to the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board |
|
Jagjanani Textiles Limited |
|
Avanishkumar Manojkumar Patel |
|
Chairman & Managing Director |
Date: 03.09.2024 |
DIN: 02724940 |
Place: Ahmedabad |