To,
The Members,
Vivanza Biosciences Limited
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their 42nd Annual
Report on the business and operations of the Company and the Audited Accounts for the
Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024.
1. FINANCIAL SUMMARY/HIGHLIGHTS OF PERFORMANCE OF
THE COMPANY:
(Amount in US $)
('Rs.in Lacs)
|
Standalone |
Consolidated |
Particulars |
Year ended 31/03/2024 |
Year ended 31/03/2023 |
Year ended 31/03/2024 |
Year ended 31/03/2023 |
I. Total Revenue |
1446.73 |
1459.39 |
2788.91 |
1828.24 |
II. Total Expenditure |
(1403.84) |
(1390.67) |
(2719.39) |
(1756.59) |
III. Profit/(Loss) Before Tax (I-II) |
42.89 |
68.72 |
69.52 |
71.65 |
IV. Provision for Taxation |
11.15 |
11.81 |
14.79 |
11.81 |
V. Profit/(Loss) After Tax (III-IV) |
31.74 |
56.91 |
54.73 |
59.83 |
2. PERFORMANCE AND STATE OF AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY:
During the year under review, the Company has earned revenue of Rs.
1446.73 lacs. The Board of Directors of the Company is continuously making efforts for the
growth of the Company.
3. CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS:
During the financial year, there have not been any changes in the
nature of business of the Company.
4. DIVIDEND:
The Company has not declared any dividend during the year.
5. TRANSFER TO RESERVE:
Reserves & Surplus at the end of the year stood at Rs.71,53,000 as
compared to Rs.39,79,000 at the beginning of the year.
6. SHARE CAPITAL:
At present, the Company has only one class of shares - equity shares
with face value of Rs.1/- each. The Authorized Share Capital of the company is
Rs.4,00,00,000/- divided into 4,00,00,000 equity shares of Rs.1/- each. The paid up share
capital of the company as on March 31, 2024 is Rs. 4,00,00,000/- divided into 4,00,00,000
equity shares of Rs.1/- each.
7. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS IF ANY, 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
No Material changes have occurred during the year which shall affect
the Financial position of the Company.
8. Performance and financial position of each of
the subsidiaries, associates, and joint venture Companies
No Company has become or ceased to be subsidiary/Joint
venture/Associate Company of the Company during the year. However, the Company has one
wholly owned subsidiary Company i.e. "Vivanza Lifesciences Private Limited".
Form AOC-1 in this regard, is attached at the end of financial statements.
9. Deposits
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposit within the
meaning of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
10. Disclosure regarding issue of Employee Stock
Option:
Company has not issued any Employee Stock Option during the year.
11. Annual Return on website
In Accordance with section 134 (3) (a) and 92 (3) of the Companies Act,
2013 read with Rule 12 (1) of Companies (Management and Administration) Rules 2014, The
Annual Return in form MGT-7 for Financial Year 2023 -2024 will be available on website of
Company i.e. www.vivanzabiosciences.com. The due date for filing Annual Return for
Financial Year 2023 -2024 is within a period of 60 days from date of Annual General
Meeting. Accordingly the company shall file the same with MCA within prescribed time and
the copy of the same shall be made available on website i.e. www.vivanzabiosciences.com as
is required in terms of section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.
12. Disclosure regarding issue of Sweat Equity
shares
During the year, the Company has not issued Sweat Equity shares. Hence,
details as per Rule 8(13) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rule, 2014 are
not reported yet.
13. Conservation of energy, technology absorption
and foreign exchange earnings and outgo
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign
exchange earnings and outgo are attached herewith as Annexure-A.
14. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not applicable to the Company
during the year.
15. Directors:
A. Details of Appointment/resignation of Directors and Key Managerial
Personnel
Mr. Hemant Parikh was reappointed as a Retiring Director by the members
at their 41st Annual General Meeting held on 28th July 2023.
Ms. Rina Kumari & Mr. Aagam P. Shah was appointed as an Additional
Director to hold office upto next Annual General Meeting in capacity of Non-Executive
Independent Director w.e.f. 30thApril 2024 for the period of five years subject
to approval of members. Requisites resolutions are being proposed for your approval at
ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Ms. Apeksha Vyas has resigned from the position of Non-Executive
Independent Director w.e.f. 30.04.2024.
Ms. Manali Patel has resigned from the position of Non-Executive
Independent Director w.e.f. 25.04.2023
Mr. Girish Bhatt has resigned from the position of Managing Director of
the Company w.e.f. 25.04.2023.
Mr. Jayendra Mehta has been appointed as Managing Director of the
Company w.e.f. 25.04.2023.
B. Statement on declaration given by independent
directors under Section 149(6) Of the Act
The Board of Directors hereby declares that all the independent
directors duly appointed by the Company have given the declaration and they meet the
criteria of independence as provided under Section 149(6) of the Act.
C. Statement with regards to integrity, expertise and experience of
independent directors
Your Directors are of the opinion that the Independent Directors of the
Company are of high integrity and suitable expertise as well as experience (including
proficiency)
D. Formal Annual Evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17
and Regulation 25 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, a structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration
of the various aspects of the Board's functioning, Composition of the Board and
Committees, culture, execution and performance of specific duties, obligation and
governance. The performance evaluation of the Independent Directors was completed.
During the financial year under review, the Independent Directors met
to discuss:
Performance evaluation of Non-Independent Directors and Board of
Directors as a whole;
Performance evaluation of the Chairman of the Company;
Evaluation of the quality of flow of information between the
Management and Board for effective performance by the Board.
The Board of Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation
process.
E. Policy on Director's Appointment and
Remuneration
The Company has a Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The Committee
reviews and recommend to the Board of Directors about remuneration for Directors and Key
Managerial Personnel and other employee up to one level below of Key Managerial Personnel.
The Company does not pay any remuneration to the Non-Executive Directors of the Company
other than sitting fee for attending the Meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees
of the Board. Remuneration to Executive Directors is governed under the relevant
provisions of the Act and approvals.
The Company has devised the Nomination and Remuneration Policy for the
appointment, reappointment and remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and
Senior Management Personnel. All the appointment, re-appointment and remuneration of
Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management Personnel are as per the
Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the company.
16. Meetings
A calendar of Meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the
Directors. During this year, Five Board and five audit committee meetings were held.
The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period
prescribed under The Act and The Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015[LODR].
17. Details of establishment of vigil mechanism
for directors and employees
The Company has established a vigil mechanism and accordingly framed a
Whistle Blower Policy. The policy enables the employees to report to the management
instances of unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of Company's Code
of Conduct.
Further the mechanism adopted by the Company encourages the Whistle
Blower to report genuine concerns or grievances and provide for adequate safe guards
against victimization of Whistle Blower who avails of such mechanism and also provides for
direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, in exceptional cases.
The functioning of vigil mechanism is reviewed by the Audit Committee
from time to time. None of the Whistle blowers has been denied access to the Audit
Committee of the Board. The Whistle Blower Policy of the Company is available on the
website of the Company www.vivanzabiosciences.com.
18. Particulars of loans given, guarantees given,
investments made and securities provided
Details of loans, guarantees and investments are within the limit of
the provisions of Section 186 of The Act as appearing in the Note 11 and Note 2 to the
financial statements.
19. Particulars of contracts or arrangements with
related parties
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties in Form
AOC-2 are enclosed as per Annexure-B.
20. Managerial Remuneration
Disclosures pursuant to Section 197(12) of The Companies Act, 2013 read
with Rule 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014 are enclosed herewith as per Annexure-C.
21. Auditors
Statutory Auditors
M/s. Shivam Soni & Co., Chartered Accountants, have been appointed
as Statutory Auditors of the Company from the conclusion of the 40th Annual General
Meeting to hold office upto the conclusion of 46th Annual General Meeting.
Secretarial Auditors
M/s. Chintan Patel & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, were appointed as Secretarial Auditors, to carry out Secretarial Audit
of the Company as per provisions of Section 204 of The Companies Act, 2013 and issue of
Annual Secretarial Compliance certificate pursuant to Regulation 24A of LODR. The
Secretarial Audit Report and Annual Secretarial Compliance Report have been annexed to
this Report as per Annual Annexure-D respectively.
Explanation or Comments on disqualifications, reservations,
adverse remarks or disclaimers in the Auditor's Reports;
The Company had complied with the all provisions of the section 186 of
the Companies Act, 2013, except non charging of interest as per section 186 (7) in respect
of some of the loans granted by the Company.
Neither the Statutory Auditors nor the Secretarial Auditors of the
Company in their respective draft reports, have made any qualifications, reservations,
adverse remarks or disclaimers. Accordingly, no explanations/ comments thereon are
required to be furnished.
22. Corporate Governance Report
As per Regulation 15(2) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, compliance
with the corporate governance provisions as specified in regulation 17 to 27 and clauses
(b) to (i) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para C, D and E of Schedule V, shall
not apply in respect of the listed entity having paid up equity share capital not
exceeding rupees ten crore and net worth not exceeding rupees twenty five crore, as on the
last day of the previous financial year. At present, the Company is not required to comply
with Corporate Governance regulations as none of the above referred limits have been
triggered. Annexure-F.
23. Management Discussion and Analysis Report
A report on Management Discussion and Analysis, as required in terms of
Regulation 34(2) of LODR forms part of this Report. It deals with the Business Operations
and Financial Performance, Research & Development Expansion & Diversification,
Risk Management, Marketing Strategy, Safety & Environment, Human Resource Development,
etc. enclosed as per Annexure-E.
24. Risk management
The Company is aware of the risks associated with the business. It
regularly analyses and takes corrective actions for managing/mitigating the same.
The Company has framed a formal Risk Management Framework for risk
assessment and risk minimization which is periodically reviewed to ensure smooth operation
and effective management control. The Audit Committee also reviews the adequacy of the
risk management framework of the Company, the key risks associated with the business and
measure and steps in place to minimize the same.
25. Directors' Responsibility Statement
As stipulated in Section 134(3)(c) read with sub section 5 of the
Companies Act, 2013, Directors subscribe to the "Directors' Responsibility
Statement", and confirm that:
a) In preparation of annual accounts for the year ended 31st March,
2024, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and that no material
departures have been made from the same;
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 the end of the
financial year and of the profit or loss of the Company for that year;
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 for the year ended
31st March, 2024 on going concern basis.
e) The Directors had laid down the 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 had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating
effectively.
26. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of
Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
The Company has constituted Internal Complaints Committee under the
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
and the company has complied with provisions of the same.
There were no incidences of sexual harassment reported during the year
under review, in terms of the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
27. Directors Training & Familiarization
The Directors are regularly informed during the meetings of the Board
and the Committees, of the activities of the Company, its operations and issues faced by
the Pharma Industry. Considering the association of the Directors with the Company and
their seniority and expertise in their respective areas of specialization and knowledge of
the pharma industry, their training and familiarization were conducted in the below
mentioned areas:
The Roles, Rights, Responsibilities and Duties of Independent
Directors
Business Development Strategy and Plans
Changes brought in by the introduction of the Securities
Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015
Changes in the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
28. Audit Committee
The Audit Committee of the Board consists of Two Independent and One
Executive Non-Independent Director. The composition, role, terms of reference as well as
power of the Audit Committee are in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 18 of
LODR and Section 177 of The Act and Rules framed thereunder.
The details of all related party transactions are placed periodically
before the Audit Committee. All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were
accepted by the Board. The Company has in place a Vigil Mechanism; details of which are
available on the Company's website.
The Audit Committee comprises of the following Members as on March 31,
2024:-
(Amount in US $)
Name |
Designation |
Category |
Mr. Shah S. D. |
Chairman |
Non-Executive, Independent Director |
Ms. Vyas A.S. |
Member |
Non-Executive, Independent Director |
Mr. Mehta J. A. |
Member |
Executive Director |
There were 5 (Five) Meetings of the Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors held during the Financial Year 2023-24, (i.e.25thApril 2023, 30th
June, 2023, 10th August, 2023, 26th October, 2023 and 06th
February, 2024).
The Statutory Auditors and Chief Financial Officer attend the Audit
Committee Meetings as Invitees. The Company Secretary and Compliance Officer acts as
Secretary to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has made observations and
recommendations to the Board of Directors, which have been noted and accepted by the
Board.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, all recommendations made by the
Audit Committee to the Board of Directors were accepted by the Board and there were no
instances where the recommendations were not accepted.
29. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
In compliance with Section 178 of The Act, Your Company has in place a
"Nomination and Remuneration Committee". The powers, role and terms of reference
of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee cover the areas as contemplated under
Regulation 19 of LODR and Section 178 of The Act, and Rules and Regulations, framed
thereunder, besides other terms as may be referred by the Board of Directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprises of the following
Members as on March 31st, 2024:-
(Amount in US $)
Name |
Designation |
Category |
Mr. Shah S. D. |
Chairman |
Non-Executive, Independent Director |
Mr. Parikh H. A. |
Member |
Non-Executive Director |
Ms. Patel M. S. |
Member |
Non-Executive, Independent Director |
Ms. Vyas A.S. |
Member |
Non-Executive, Independent Director |
There was 1 (One) Meetings of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
of the Board of Directors held during the Financial Year 2023-24 (i.e., on 25th
April, 2023).
30. STAKEHOLDERS' RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013,
your Company has constituted a Stakeholders' Relationship Committee of the Board of
Directors, comprising of the following Members during the Financial Year 2023-24:-
(Amount in US $)
Name |
Designation |
Category |
Mr. Shah S. D. |
Chairman |
Non-Executive, Independent Director |
Ms. Patel M. S. |
Member |
Non-Executive, Independent Director |
Mr. Bhatt G. B. |
Member |
Non-Executive Director |
During the Financial Year 2023-24, 4 (Four) Meeting of the
Stakeholders' Relationship Committee was held, i.e., on 14th April, 2023, 19th
June, 2023, 17th October, 2023 and 08th January, 2024.
31. INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR'S COMMITTEE:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013,
your Company has constituted a Independent Director's Committee of the Board of Directors,
comprising of the following Members during the Financial Year 2023-24:-
(Amount in US $)
Name |
Designation |
Category |
Mr. Shah S. D. |
Chairman |
Non-Executive, Independent Director |
Ms. Vyas A.S. |
Member |
Non-Executive, Independent Director |
32. Secretarial Standards
Secretarial Standards for the Board of Directors and General Meetings
(SS-1 & SS-2) are applicable to the Company. The Company has complied with the
provisions of both Secretarial Standards.
33. No application/ proceeding under IBC
Neither any application is made, nor any proceeding is pending under
the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) during the year under review and
accordingly the Company has no information to offer in this regard.
34. DISCLOSURES OF VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF
ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND TAKING LOAN FROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Your Directors state that during the year under review, the Company has
not availed any financial assistance from the Banks or Financial Institutions.
35. Acknowledgements
Your Directors wish to place on record sincere appreciation for the
support and co-operation received from various Central and State Government Departments,
organizations and agencies. Your Directors also gratefully acknowledge all stakeholders of
your Company, viz., Shareholders, customers, dealers, vendors, banks and other business
partners for excellent support received from them during the Financial Year under review.
Your Directors also express their warm appreciation to all the employees of the Company
for their unstinted commitment and continued contribution to the growth of your Company.
(Amount in US $)
Place: Ahmedabad |
Date: July 05, 2024 |
(Amount in US $)
Mehta J. A. |
Parikh H. A. |
Managing Director |
Director |
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