FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2024
Dear Shareholders,
Your Directors have great pleasure in presenting the 13th
Board's Report together with the Audited Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024 and Profit
& Loss Account for the year ended on that date.
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & RESULTS:
Highlights of Financial Results:
The Company's performance during the year ended 31st March, 2024 as
compared to the previous financial year, is summarized below:
(Amount in Lacs except EPS)
Particular |
For the financial year ended
31st March, 2024 |
For the financial year ended
31st March, 2023 |
Revenue from operations |
- |
0.75 |
Total Expenses |
48.12 |
56.45 |
Other Income |
45.76 |
45.47 |
Total Income |
45.76 |
46.22 |
Less :Total Expenses |
48.12 |
56.45 |
Profit/ (Loss) before tax |
(2.36) |
(10.23) |
(Less): Tax Expenses |
(0.59) |
5.72 |
Profit / (Loss) after Tax |
(1.77) |
(15.96) |
Other comprehensive
(loss)/income for the year |
- |
- |
Total comprehensive income for
the year |
(1.77) |
(15.96) |
No. of Equity Shares |
1050 |
1050 |
EPS |
(0.02) |
(0.15) |
2. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
The total income of the Company for the year under review stood at Rs.
45.76 lacs (previous year Rs. 46.22 lacs). During the year the Company incurred a loss of
Rs.1.77 lacs (previous year loss of Rs. 15.96 lacs).
3. DIVIDEND:
In order to conserve the resources for future business requirements,
your Directors do not recommend dividend for the year under review
4. SHARE CAPITAL:
As on March 31, 2024, the paid up equity share capital of the company
was INR 10,50,00,000/- i.e. 10500000 equity shares of INR 10 each. There was no change in
Paid-up Share Capital of the Company during the Financial Year 2023-24.
5. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As on March 31, 2024, the Board comprised of one Executive Director-
Mr. Pritesh Doshi- Managing Director and two Non-Executive Independent Directors. The
Company has received necessary declarations from the Independent Directors stating that
they meet the prescribed criteria for independence. Based on the confirmations/disclosures
received from the Directors under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act 2013 and on
evaluation of the relationships disclosed, the following Non-Executive Directors are
considered as Independent Directors:
a) Ms. Krishna Sangani
b) Ms. Sejal Jain
6. DECLARARTION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
The Company has received necessary declaration from all the Independent
Directors of the Company under sub- section (7) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013
confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under sub-section (6)
of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of the SEBI (Listing and
Obligation Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015.
7. ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION BY THE BOARD:
SEBI (Listing and Obligation Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015,
mandates that the Board shall monitor and review the Board evaluation framework. The
framework includes the evaluation of directors on various parameters such as:
i. Board dynamics and relationships
ii. Information flows
iii. Decision-making
iv. Relationship with stakeholders
v. Company performance and strategy
vi. Tracking Board and committee's effectiveness
vii. Peer evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 a formal annual
evaluation needs to be made by the Board of its own performance and that of its committees
and individual directors. Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 states that the
performance evaluation of the independent directors shall be done by the entire Board of
Directors, excluding the director being evaluated. The Board works with the nomination and
remuneration committee to lay down the evaluation criteria.
The Board has carried out an evaluation of its own performance, the
directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit Committee,
Nomination & Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committees of the
Company. The Board has devised questionnaire to evaluate the performances of each of
executive, non-executive and Independent Directors. Such questions are prepared
considering the business of the Company and the expectations that the Board have from each
of the Directors. The evaluation framework for assessing the performance of Directors
comprises of the following key areas:
i. Attendance of Board Meetings and Board Committee Meetings;
ii. Quality of contribution to Board deliberations;
iii. Strategic perspectives or inputs regarding future growth of
Company and its performance;
iv. Providing perspectives and feedback going beyond information
provided by the management;
v. Ability to contribute to and monitor our corporate governance
practices.
8. CHANGES IN BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
Your Company's Board is duly constituted and is in compliance with the
requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, the Listing Regulations and provisions of the
Articles of Association of the Company. Your Board has been constituted with requisite
diversity, wisdom and experience commensurate to the scale of operations of your Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013
read with Companies (Management & Administration) Rules, 2014 and Articles of
Association of the Company, Mr. Pritesh Doshi (DIN: 05155318), who retires by rotation and
being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment.
Your Board recommends re-appointment of the above Director. The
following changes occurred in the Company:
The Board of Directors in their meeting held on 10th August,
2023 approved the appointment of Ms. Krishna Sangani as the Additional Director and her
designation was regularized to Non-Executive Independent Director in the 12th
AGM held on 29th September, 2023.
The Board of Directors in their Meeting held on 05th
September, 2024 approved the following appointments/ re-designation:
1. Appointed Mrs. Monika Joshi as Additional Director and her
designation is due to be regularized to Chairperson & Whole-time Director in this AGM.
Details of her appointment are mentioned in the Notice.
2. Mr. Pritesh Doshi resigned as Chairperson w.e.f. closing hours of 05th
September, 2024
3. Appointed Mr. Mihir Ganappa as Additional Director and his
designation is due to be regularized to NonExecutive Non-Independent Director in this AGM.
Details of his appointment are mentioned in the Notice.
4. Appointed Mr. Dhruv Pravinbhai Rajgor as Additional Director and his
designation is due to be regularized to Non-Executive Independent Director in this AGM.
Details of his appointment are mentioned in the Notice
5. Appointed Mr. Bhavin Mahendrakumar Hirpara as Additional Director
and his designation is due to be regularized to Non-Executive Independent Director in this
AGM. Details of his appointment are mentioned in the Notice
The Company has formulated code of conduct on appointment of directors
and senior management. This code of conduct can be accessed on the website of the Company
at the link https://looksclinic.in/wp-
content/uploads/2021/05/Code-of-Conduct-for-Board-of-Directors-Senior-Management.pdf
9. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD:
Six meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the year. The
details of number of meetings of the Board held during the financial year 2023-24 are
provided in Corporate Governance Report which forms an integral part of this Report. The
gap between any two meetings never exceeded 120 days.
10. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD:
There are currently three Committees of the Board, as follows:
1. Audit Committee
2. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
3. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Details of all the Committees along with their charters, composition
and meetings held during the year, are provided in Corporate Governance Report which forms
an integral part of this Report.
11. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT :
As required under Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 and
according to the information and explanations received by the Board, your Directors state
that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material
departures;
b) 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 of the company for that period;
c) 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;
d) the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis;
e) 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
f) the directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating
effectively.
12. ANNUAL RETURN:
The Annual Return of the Company as on March 31, 2024 is available on
the Company's website and can be accessed viz. www.looksclinic.in.
13. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):
During the financial year under review, the provisions related to CSR
were not applicable to the Company.
14. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Corporate Governance is about maximizing shareholders value legally,
ethically and sustainably. At Looks Health Services Limited, the goal of Corporate
Governance is to ensure fairness for every stakeholder. We believe Corporate Governance is
critical to enhance and retain investor trust. Our Board exercises its judiciary
responsibilities in the widest sense of the term. We also endeavor to enhance long-term
shareholder value and respect minority rights in all our business decisions. As per
regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, a separate section on corporate governance
practices followed by your Company, together with a certificate from M/s. VKM &
Associates, Practicing Company Secretary, on compliance
with corporate governance norms under the Listing Regulations, is
provided as Annexure- I to this Annual Report.
15. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
In terms of Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Management Discussion and Analysis Report,
which gives a detailed account of state of affairs of the Company's operations forms part
of this Annual Report as Annexure- II.
16. STOCK EXCHANGE:
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed at BSE Limited. The Company
has paid the requisite Annual listing fees to the aforesaid Stock Exchange.
17. PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted deposits
within the meaning of Section 73 and 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
18. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
Pursuant to Section 186 of Companies Act, 2013 and Schedule V of the
Listing Regulations, disclosure on particulars relating to loans, advances, guarantees and
investments are provided as part of the financial statements.
19. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
All Related Party Transactions entered during the year were in Ordinary
Course of the Business and on Arm's Length basis. No Material Related Party Transactions,
entered during the year by your Company as per Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013
which require approval of the member. Accordingly, the disclosure of Related Party
Transactions as required under Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 in Form AOC-2 is
not applicable. Further disclosure of transactions with related parties is set out as part
of the financial statements.
The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and also on
dealing with related party transactions as approved by the Board may be accessed on the
website of the Company at the link-
https://looksclinic.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/related-party-transaction-policy.pdf
20. PARTICULARS OF REMUNERATION:
Pursuant to Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1)
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel Rules, 2014,
details of the ratio of remuneration of each Director to the median employee's
remuneration are appended to this report as Annexure -III.
During the year under review, no employee was in receipt of
remuneration exceeding the limits as prescribed under provisions of Section 197 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
21. VIGIL MECHANISM/ WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The Company has adopted a Vigil mechanism / Whistle blower Policy to
deal with instance of fraud and mismanagement, if any. The Company has established a
mechanism for directors and employees to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual
or suspected fraud, or violation of our Code of Conduct and Ethics. The mechanism also
provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of directors and employees who
avail of the mechanism and also provide for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit
Committee in the exceptional cases. The details of the Vigil Mechanism Policy are
explained in the report of Corporate Governance and also posted on the website of the
Company- https://looksclinic.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Whistle-Blower-Policy.pdf. We
affirm that during the financial year 2023-2024, no employee or director was denied access
to the Audit Committee.
22. REMUNERATION POLICY:
Pursuant to provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
SEBI (Listing and Obligation Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 and on the
recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board has adopted a
Policy on criteria for appointment of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, Senior
Management and their remuneration. The salient features of the Remuneration Policy are
stated in the Report on Corporate Governance which forms part of this Annual Report.
The policy can be accessed at the Link-
https://looksclinic.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/criteria-of-
making-payment-to-non-executive-directors.pdf
23. INFORMATION UNDER THE SEXUAL HARRASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
(PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace and
adopted a Policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at
workplace in line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder. There was no
complaint on sexual harassment during the year under review.
The following is reported pursuant to Section 22 of the Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:
a. Number of complaints filed
during the financial year |
: NIL |
b. Number of complaints disposed
off during the financial year |
: NIL |
c. Number of cases pending as
on end of the financial year |
: NIL |
The policy can be accessed on the website of the Company at the link: https://looksclinic.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Policy-on-Sexual-Harassment.pdf
24. RISKS AND AREAS OF CONCERN:
The Company has laid down a well-defined Risk Management Policy to
identify the risk, analyze and to undertake risk mitigation actions. The Board of
Directors regularly undertakes the detailed exercise for identification and steps to
control them through a well-defined procedure.
25. AUDITORS:
STATUTORY AUDITORS:
M/s. Parekh Shah & Lodha, Chartered Accountants, bearing (Firm
Registration Number: 107487W) who are the statutory auditors of the Company, were
appointed at the 10th Annual General Meeting to hold office till the conclusion
of 15th Annual General Meeting.
The report issued by M/s. Parekh Shah & Lodha, Chartered
Accountants, bearing (Firm Registration Number: 107487W), Statutory Auditor for FY 2023-24
forms part of this report.
Further, M/s. Parekh Shah & Lodha, Chartered Accountants, bearing
(Firm Registration Number: 107487W) resigned as Statutory Auditors w.e.f. 14th
August, 2024 as the validity of their Peer review had expired on 31-07-2024 and to fill
their casual vacancy M/S KPSJ & ASSOCIATES LLP, Chartered Accountants, bearing (Firm
Registration Number: 124845W/W100209) appointed w.e.f. 05th September, 2024.
The Auditor's Report for the year ended 31st March, 2024 does not
contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. Pursuant to provisions of
Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Statutory Auditors have not reported any
incident of fraud to the Audit Committee during the year under review. The Auditor's
Report is enclosed with Financial Statements in this Annual Report.
INTERNAL AUDITOR:
The Company has re-appointed M/s. Dhruvaprakash & Co, Chartered
Accountants (FRN.: 117674W) as its Internal Auditor. The Internal Auditor has given his
reports on quarterly basis to the Audit Committee.
Based on the report of internal audit, management undertakes corrective
action in the respective areas and strengthens the levels of Internal Financial and other
operational controls.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT:
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 has re-appointed M/s. VKM & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, to
conduct Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Report of the Secretarial Audit in Form MR-3
for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 is enclosed as Annexure- IV to this Report.
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks made by
the Secretarial Auditor in the report.
26. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
The Board of your Company has laid down internal financial controls to
be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and
operating effectively. Your Company has adopted policies and procedures for ensuring the
orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Company's
policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and
detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the
accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures.
27. PARTICULARS OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies act, 2013 read with Rule
8 of the Companies (Accounts)
Rules, 2014, details regarding the Conservation of Energy, Technology
Absorption and Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo for the year under review are as follows:
A. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
a. Steps taken or impact on conservation of energy - The Operations of
the Company do not consume energy intensively. However, the Company continues to implement
prudent practices for saving electricity and other energy resources in day-to-day
activities.
b. Steps taken by the Company for utilizing alternate sources of energy
- Though the activities undertaken by the Company are not energy intensive, the Company
shall explore alternative sources of energy, as and when the necessity arises.
c. The capital investment on energy conservation equipment - Nil
B. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
a. The efforts made towards technology absorption - The Company
continues to take prudential measures in respect of technology absorption, adaptation and
take innovative steps to use the scarce resources effectively.
b. The benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction,
product development or import substitution- Not Applicable
c. In case of imported technology (imported during the last three years
reckoned from the beginning of the financial year) - Not Applicable
d. The expenditure incurred on Research and Development - Not
Applicable
The Particulars of Foreign Exchange and Outgo for the year under review
are as follows:
Particulars |
Year ended 31st March, 2024 |
Year ended 31st March, 2023 |
Foreign exchange earning |
- |
- |
Foreign exchange Outgo |
- |
- |
28. CHANGES IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY:
There is no change in the nature of business carried on by the Company.
29. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION
OF THE COMPANY:
There have been no material changes and commitments, affecting the
financial position of the Company which occurred between the end of the financial year to
which the financial statements relate and the date of this report.
30. DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS
OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN
FUTURE
There was no significant or material order passed by any regulator or
court or tribunal, which impacts the going concern status of the Company or will have
bearing on company's operations in future.
31. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors wish to place on record their gratitude and deep
appreciation for the continued support and co - operation received by the Company from the
shareholders, company's clients, suppliers, bankers and employees and look forward for
their continued support in the future as well.