gujarat narmada knitwear ltd Directors report


To The Members,

Your Directors are pleased to present the 40th Annual Report together with the audited financial statement of the company for the year ended on 31st March, 2023.

31st March, 2023 are as under: Thesummarizedfinancial

Financial Results

Particulars

2022-23 2021-22
(Rs. in Lakhs) (Rs. in Lakhs)
Gross Income 6,280.35 6857.15
Gross Profit 552.43 816.82

Less:

Depreciation 110.88 94.16
Finance Charges 97.96 97.83
Total tax expenses 89.50 177.60
Other Comprehensive Income 2.86 2.09

Net Profit/(Loss)

251.23 445.14
Balance of P&L Account B/F 801.47 356.33

Appropriation:

Transfer to General Reserve - -
Appropriation of Dividend 43.00

Balance of Profit/Loss Carried Forward

1,009.70 801.47

Operations

During the year under report, performance of the company is upto the mark. Gross Income of the Company is Rs.6,280.35 Lakh as compare to Rs.6857.15 Lakh in the previous year. Gross Profit of the Company isRs.552.43 Lakh as compare to Rs.816.82 Lakh for the previous year.After providing Depreciation, Finance Charges and Taxation, the company has incurred NetProfit Rs.251.23 Lakh. The performance of the year is satisfactory. of

Dividend

Your directors have recommended a dividend of 10% (Rs.1/- per Equity Share of face value of Rs.10 each) on the fully paid up Equity Shares out of the profits of the Company for the FY 2022-23. The said dividend, if approved by the shareholders, would result into a cash outflow of Rs.50 Lakh.

Transfer to Reserves

We do not propose to transfer any amount to general reserve on declaration of dividend.

Deposits

The Company has not accepted any Deposits from the public and it is therefore not required to comply with the requirement under the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.

Change in Share Capital

During the financial year 2022-23, The Company has converted remaining 7,00,000 Warrants into 7,00,000 equity shares on March 14, 2023 at an issue price of Rs. 20.75 (Rs. 10.75 Premium) each out of total issued 12,10,000 Convertible Equity Warrants. The Share Capital of the Company was increased toRs.5,00,00,000/-.

Annual Return

As provided under Section 92(3) & 134(3)(a) of the Act, Annual Return for FY 2022-23 is uploaded on the website of the Company and can be accessed at www.sanrhea.com.

Number of Meetings of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee

A calendar of Meetings was prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors.

During the year under review Six Board Meetings were held on 25.05.2022, 02.08.2022, 02.09.2022, 12.11.2022, 01.02.2023 and 14.03.2023 respectively. FourAuditCommittee Meetings were convened on 25.05.2022, 02.08.2022, 12.11.2022 and 01.02.2023 respectively. Meeting of Nomination and RemunerationCommittee was held on 25.05.2022. Stakeholders RelationshipCommittee and Independent Directors meeting was held on 25.05.2022.CSRCommittee meeting was held on 02.08.2022 and 12.11.2022. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the rules and regulations applicable to the Company.

Particulars of Loan, Guarantees and Investment

During the reporting period, your Company has not made any loans, guarantees or investments under section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules thereof.

Particulars of Contracts or Arrangements with Related Parties

With reference to Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013, all contracts and arrangements with related parties under Section 188(1) of the Act, entered by the Company time to time.

During the year, the Company has not entered into any contract or arrangement with related parties which could be considered ‘material according to the policy of the Company on Materiality of Related Party Transactions.

Your attention is drawn to the Related Party disclosures set out in the Notes forming part of the Account.

EnerTechnology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo Conservation of

Particulars relating to conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign exchange earnings and outgo, are given separately in the Annexure hereto and form part of this report as Annexure - I.

Management Discussion and Analysis Report

Management Discussion and Analysis Report is set out in a separate sectionincluded in this Annual Report as Annexure - II.

companyMaterial changes and commitments affecting the financial positionof

There are no material changes and commitments affecting financial position of the company which have occurred between the end of financial year and date of report.

Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Associate Companies

During the year under review, Company does not have any subsidiary company and none of the companies has become or ceased to be Companys subsidiaries, joint ventures or associate companies.

Report on the performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries, associates and joint venture companies

During the year under review, none of the companies have become or ceased to be Companys subsidiaries, joint ventures or associate companies, therefore Report on the performance and financialpositionof each of the subsidiaries, associates and joint venture companies is not require to be given.

Directors

Appointment/Re-appointment

Pursuant to Sections149, 152 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013, one-third of such of the Directors as are liable to retire by rotation, shall retire every year and, if eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment at every AGM. Consequently, Mahendrasingh Kishansingh Hada (DIN: 09161284), Director will retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM, and being eligible, offer himself for re-appointment in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

The brief resume of the Director being re-appointed, the nature of his expertise in specific functional areas, names of companies in which he hold Directorships, Committee Memberships/ Chairmanships and his shareholding etc., are furnished in the explanatory statement to the notice of the ensuing AGM. The Directors recommend his re-appointment at the ensuing AGM.

Further the tenure of Shri Tushar Patel as a Managing Director (DIN: 00031632) of the Company, will expire on July 31, 2023. Considering his rich and varied experience in the industry and his involvement in the operations of the Company over a long period of time, as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board re-appointed him as the Managing Director for a period of three years w.e.f. August 1, 2023, subject to the approval of Shareholders of the Company at the ensuing AGM.

The brief resume of the Directors being re-appointed, the nature of their expertise in specific functionalareas, names of companies in which they hold Directorships, Committee Memberships/ Chairmanships and their shareholding etc., are furnished in the explanatory statement to the notice of the ensuing AGM. The Directors recommend their re-appointment at the ensuing AGM.

Key Managerial Personnel/Directs

The Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) in the Company as per Section 2(51) and 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 are as follows: Shri Tushar Patel : Managing Director Smt. Tejal Patel : Non Executive Director Shri Mahendrasingh Hada : Executive Director Shri Jasubhai Patel : CFO

Shri Dharmesh Patel : Company Secretary

Declaration by Independent Director

As per the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, the company being a listed company require to appoint independent Directors being a listed company. Therefore, requirement for obtaining Declaration by the Independent Directors pursuant to section 149(6) Companies Act, 2013 is applicable to the company.

List of the Independent directors

Shri Vimal Ambani Shri Miten Mehta Shri Biren Patel

The Independent Directors have submitted the declaration of Independence, as required pursuant to Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 stating that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in SEBI.

Directors Responsibility Statement

In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(3)(c) read with section134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors states: 1) that in the preparationof the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023, the applicable accountingstandards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any; 2) that such accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and judgement and estimates have been made 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, 2023and of the profit of the Company for the 3) that proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfraudandotherirregularities;

4) that the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;

5) that proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls were adequate and were operating effectively; 6) that systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively.

General Disclosure

Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions/events of these nature, during the year under review: 1) erential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise. diff Issueofequityshareswith

2) Issue of shares (Including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme.

3) Issued any shares under EmployeeStockOptionScheme.

4) Significant or material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and the Companys operation in future.

5) Votingrights which are not directly exercised by the employees in respect of shares for the subscription/ purchase of which loan was given by the Company (as there is no scheme pursuant to which such persons can beneficially hold shares as envisaged under section 67(3)(c) of Act).

6) Change in the nature of business.

7) Application made or proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

8) One time settlement of loan obtained from the banks or financial institutions.

Particulars of Employees

The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule, 5 of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company, will be provided upon request. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the Report and Accounts are being sent to the Members and others entitled thereto, excluding the information on employees particulars which is available for inspection by the Members at the Registered Office of the Company during business hours on working days of the Company up to the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. If any Member is interested in obtaining a copy thereof, such Member may write to the Company Secretary in this regard.

Managerial Remuneration

The information required pursuant to Section197 read with Rule, 5 of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company, is attached herewith as Annexure – Ill.

Details Of Significant And Material Orders Passed By The Regulators Or Courts Or Tribunals Impacting The Going ConcernStatusAndCompanysOperationsInFuture

The Company has not received any significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concern status and Companys operations in Future.

Insurance

The Company has taken adequate insurance to cover the risks to its people, plants and machineries, buildings and other assets.

Risk Management Policy

The company has taken sufficient insurance for the properties against risks of fire, strike, riot and earthquake. All the Assets of the company including Inventories, Buildings, Machinery is adequately insured. The Company has laid down a Risk Management Policy and identified threat of such events which if occurs will adversely affect either / or, value to shareholders, ability of company to achieve objectives, ability to implement business strategies, the manner in which the company operates and reputation as "Risks". Further such Risks are categorized in to Strategic Risks, Operating Risks & Regulatory Risks. A detailed exercise is carried out to identify, evaluate, manage and monitoring all the three types of risks. Audit Committee has been constituted to oversee the risk management process in the Company required under Section 134(3)(n) of the Companies Act, 2013.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Company has focused on several corporate social responsibility programs. The Company continues its endeavour to improve the lives of people and provide opportunities for their holistic development through its initiative in the area of promoting gender equality, empowering women.

The Company has constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee and has framed The policy can be accessed at www.sanrhea.com. The Annual Report on CSR activities and marked as Annexure IV to this Report.

Audit Committee

The Company has constituted the audit committee as per requirement of section 2013 read with rule (6) of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules,2014 and Regulation 18 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 being a Listed company.

Composition of Audit Committee

Name of Director

Designation / Nature of Directorship
Shri Biren Patel Chairman / Independent Director
Shri Miten Mehta Member / Independent Director
Shri Tushar Patel Member / Managing Director

Vigil Mechanism

The Company has established vigil mechanism and framed whistle blower policy for Directors and employees to report concerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of Companys Code of Conduct or Ethics Policy.

Nomination and Remuneration Committee

The company has constituted Nomination and Remuneration Committee pursuant to section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule (6) of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 19 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 being a Listed company. 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.

Composition of NominationCommittee And Remuneration

Name of Director

Designation / Nature of Directorship
Smt. Tejal Patel Chairman / Non-Executive Director
Shri Miten Mehta Member / Independent Director
Shri Biren Patel Member / Independent Director

Board Evaluation

Pursuant to Section 134(3)(p) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 8(4) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the Board, in consultation with its Nomination & Remuneration Committee, has formulated a framework containing, inter-alia, the criteria for performance evaluation of the entire Board of the Company, its Committees and Individual Directors, including Independent Directors.

Corporate Governance

Provision relating to Corporate Governance is not applicable to the company vide SEBI Circular No. CIR/ CFD/POLICY CELL/7/2014 dated 15th September, 2014 and as per SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, therefore, Corporate Governance report is not forming part of the Annual Report.

Disclosures under Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013

The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted a policy against sexual harassment in line with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed thereunder.

During the financial year 2021-22, the company has not received any complaints on sexual harassment and hence no complaints remain pending as of 31 March, 2023.

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 appointed PCS Jitendra Leeya, a firm of Company Secretaries in Practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith as Annexure - V.

Statutory Auditors

M/s. Kantilal Patel & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm registration number 104744W) was appointed as Auditors of the Company, for a term of 5 (five) consecutive years, at the Annual General Meeting held on September 30, 2022. They have confirmed that they are not disqualified from continuing as Auditors of the Company. The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditors Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.

Cost Auditor

Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with The Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014 is not applicable to the company for the year under review.

Auditors Report

The Auditors Report for the financial year 2022-23 does not contain any qualification, mark. The Auditors Report is enclosed with the financial statements in this Annual Report.

Acknowledgement

Your directors place on record their gratitude to the Central Government, State Governments and Companys Bankers for the assistance, co-operation and encouragement they extended to the company. Your directors also wish to place on record their sincere thanks and appreciation for the continuing support and unstinting efforts of investors, vendors, dealers, business associates and employees in ensuring an excellent all around operational performance.