Y our Directors take pleasure in presenting the 31st Annual Report together with the
Audited Accounts of the Company for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2021.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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(Rs. In lacs) |
|
2020-21 |
2019-20 |
| Total Revenue |
102.23 |
- |
| Gross Operating Profit |
102.23 |
- |
| Depreciation for the year |
1260.71 |
1260.70 |
| Profit/ (Loss) Before Extraordinary items and Tax |
(1702.14) |
(1710.92) |
| Profit Before Tax (PBT) |
(1702.14) |
(1710.92) |
| Provision for Tax including Deferred Tax |
- |
- |
| Net Profit After Tax (PAT) |
(1702.14) |
(1710.92) |
| Add : Surplus / Loss brought forward from previous year |
- |
4591 |
| Profit available for Appropriation |
- |
- |
| Balance carried forward |
- |
- |
GENERAL REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND THE STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS
The Company could not continue its production from October, 2018 due to acute liquidity
issues. The Company has also defaulted in repayment of loans to the lender banks against
the credit facilities availed under consortium arrangement besides interest. As a result,
the lender banks had classified loan accounts of the Company as Non-Performing Assets by
December, 2018. The lender banks have filed an application under Section 7 of the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("the IBC") before the National Company Law
Tribunal ("the NCLT") to initiate the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process
("the CIRP") against the Company. The Hon'ble NCLT Kolkata Bench has admitted
the application filed by the lenders and ordered the commencement of the CIRP vide its
order dated 10th August, 2020. Consequently, Mr. ParthaPratim Ghosh, Insolvency
Professional having RegistrationNo. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P00554/2017-2018/10984 was appointed
as the Resolution Professional for the Company by the Hon'ble NCLT Kolkata Bench on 10thAugust,
2020.
Subsequent to the reporting period i.e. 30th September, 2020, on an
application filed by Mr. ParthaPratim Ghosh under Section 27 of the IBC for replacement of
the Resolution Professional, the Hon'ble NCLT Kolkata Bench appointed Mr. Sanjai Kumar
Gupta having Registration No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P00592/2017-18/11045 as the Resolution
Professional.
FUTURE OUTLOOK
The Company and Promoters have been looking for fresh funding options through
Bankers/Investors etc. but the same was not succeeded. Finally Company was admitted to
NCLT vide its order No764/KB/2020 dated 10.08.2020 as per the provisions of the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Code,2016.
EQUITY DIVIDEND
Since the Company is under NCLT vide its order no.764/KB/2020 dated 10.08.2020,hence no
Dividend was declared.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
During the year under review, your directors do not propose to transfer any amount to
any reserve. The profit/ loss for the year under review has been shown under the head
Reserve and surplus.
DEPOSITS
The company has not accepted any deposit from the public and shareholders falling
within the ambit of section 73 of the companies Act 2013, read with the Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
PARTICULARS OF LOAN GURANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
Details of Loan, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of section 186
of the Companies Act, 2013, are given in the notes to the financial Statements.
SHARE CAPITAL
The paid up Equity Share Capital as on March, 31,2021 was Rs 13.90 Crores. The company
has not granted any stock option to employees nor issued any Sweat Equity Shares or buy
back of Shares of the Company.
EXTRACT OF THE ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to section 92 (3) of the Companies Act 2013 (the Act ) and Rules 12 (1) of the
Companies (Management and Administration) Rules 2014, The details forming part of the
extract of the Annual Return in the form MGT 9 is not required as per the latest amendment
of the Ministry of Corporate affairs(MCA),hence same can be obtain from website of company
i.e.www. kilburnchemicals. com
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT
In accordance with the Companies Act 2013 (the Act) and accounting standard (AS)-21 on
Consolidated Financial Statements read with As -23 on accounting for Investments in
Associated and As -27 on financial Reporting of Interests in Joint Ventures, the Audited
Consolidated Financial Statement is not applicable to the company as company has no
subsidiary, Joint Ventures and Associate company as define in Companies Act, 2013.
SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
The company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint-Venture and Associate Company as per
the Companies Act, 2013.
CORPORATE GOVERNNANCE
Pursuant to the provisions contained in the Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges, a
Report on Corporate Governance together with the Auditors' Certificate on the compliance
of the conditions of the Corporate Governance is annexed herewith. The Management
Discussion and Analysis Report has not been annexed as the company does not have any
business after Wind Mill Division sold.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
All the Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of
Independence as laid down under section 149(6) of the Companies Act 2013 and as per
Regulation 25 of Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements, Regulation 2015 of the
Listing Agreement. Shri Anjan Roy Chowdhury - Director of the Company, Shri Manoj Sureka -
Chief Financial Officer and Shri Mukesh Sharma -Company Secretary are Key Managerial
Personnel of the company.
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION BOARD EVALUATION
In Compliance with the Companies Act 2013 and Regulation 17 of the Listing Regulations,
the performance evaluation of the Board and its Committees were carried out during the
year under review.
More details on the same is given in the Corporate Governance Report.
DETAILS OF BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING
During the year under review, the Board of Directors has met 4 times. Details of Audit
Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
meeting, its members and their attendance and terms of reference has been provided in the
Corporate Governance report.
The company has already framed a policy on remuneration of Directors and Senior
Management Employees. The policy is approved by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
and the Board. More Details on the same is provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Your Directors state that :
A) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March 31,2021, the
applicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III of the
act, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same
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 as at March 31,2021 and of the profit of
the company for year ended on that date,
C) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the 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 are operating
effectively; and
F) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions
of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All the related party transactions are entered on arm's length basis, in the ordinary
course of business and are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies
Act 2013 and the Listing Regulations. There are no materially significant related party
transactions made by the company with promoters, Directors or Key Managerial Personnel
etc. which may have potential conflict with the interest of the company at large or which
warrants the approval of shareholders. Accordingly no transactions are being reported in
Form AOC-2 in terms of section 134 of the act read with Rule -8 of the Companies
(Accounts) Rules 2014. However the details of the transactions with Related Party are
provided in the Company's financial statements in accordance with the Accounting
Standards. All related party transactions are placed before the Audit Committee as also
the Board for approval. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtain which are
of a repetitive nature.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY
In line with the provisions laid down under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Rules made there under. CSR committee will decide the amount to be spent in CSR programs
and activities mentioned in Schedule Vii of the Companies Act, 2013Details of the CSR
activities undertaken by the company is annexed to this report as annexure-4.
VIGIL MACHANISM POLICY
The Company has in place a Vigil Mechanism also known as Whistle Blower Policy pursuant
to the requirements of the Companies Act 2013 and the Listing Agreement. The Policy
empowers all the stakeholders to raise concerns and provided for adequate safeguards any
employee and/or person dealing with the company can make disclosure about any wrong doing
in company operations through a e-mail or through telephone or letter to the Chairman of
the Audit Committee.
The policy on vigil mechanism or whistle Blower policy may be accessed on the company
website at the link www.kilburnchemicals.com
POLICY ON NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION
The Company follows a policy on Remuneration of Directors and Senior Management
Employees. The policy is approved by the Nomination &Remuneration Committee and the
Board. The main objective of the said policy is to ensure that level and composition of
remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate the Directors,
KMP and senior management employees. The Remuneration Policy for the Directors and senior
management employees is given in the Corporate Governance Report.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company has formulated risk management Policy which is well defining mechanism to
identify, assess, monitor and mitigate various risks to key business objectives. On
continuous basis risks are indentify by the functional heads and which discussed at
various Committee or group level including Audit Committee and Board of Directors and
systematically address to mitigate risk.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
The company has in place the adequate internal financial controls systems with
reference to Financial Statements. During the year, such controls were tested and no
reportable material weakness was observed.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS' REPORT
M/s. V. Singhi & Associates, Chartered Accountants, the Statutory Auditors of the
company to retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the company and are eligible
for reappointment. They have furnished certificate regarding their eligibility, pursuant
to Section 139(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and read with relevant Rules. The Board of
Directors recommends their re-appointment for one year. The notes to the accounts referred
to in the Auditors' Report are self explanatory. The Auditors' Report for FY 2020-21 forms
part of this Annual Report and does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse
remark.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR AND SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT
Pursuant to the provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act 2013 read with the Rules
thereof, the company has appointed M/s Sunil Kumar Banerjee, Company Secretaries in
Practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Report of Secretarial
Auditors is annexed to this report as annexure -1.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS
There are no significant material orders passed by the regulators/ Court/Tribunals
which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
TRANSFER TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND (IEPF)
The Company has no amount lying unclaimed, by the members of the company for a period
exceeding 7 years from its due date of payment, during the year under review, which were
need to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund, in compliance with the
provisions of Section 123,124 & 125 the companies Act, 2013.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Industrial relations in the Company continued to be cordial and satisfactory.
Particulars or details of the employees cover under the provisions of Section 197 of the
Companies Act, 2013, read with Rules - 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel)Rules,2014 are attached to this report as annexure -2.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARING AND OUT GO
Statement pursuant to the provisions of section 134 (3)(m) of the Companies Act 2013
read with Rules 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014 is annexed herewith as Annexure
-3 During the year under review the company is setting up a new plant which has already
focused on and matter related to energy saving equipment and latest technology. The
further measure will be taken after the commencement of plant.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors are grateful for the co-operation and continued guidance and support
extended by various agencies of Central Government and State Government (s) and various
Government Departments and Agencies, Bank of Baroda and State Bank of India. Your
Directors thank and express their gratitude to various stakeholders i.e. customers,
dealers, suppliers, advisors and consultants for their committed engagement with the
Company. The Directors greatly appreciate the dedicated and sincere services rendered by
the employees at all levels. Finally, the Directors express their gratitude to all the
Shareholders for their support.
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