kilburn chemicals ltd Directors report

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

		(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 COMPANYS 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 Honble NCLT Kolkata Bench has admitted the application filed by the lenders and ordered the commencement of the CIRP vide its order dated 10^th 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 Honble NCLT Kolkata Bench on 10^thAugust, 2020.

Subsequent to the reporting period i.e. 30^th September, 2020, on an application filed by Mr. ParthaPratim Ghosh under Section 27 of the IBC for replacement of the Resolution Professional, the Honble 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 arms 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 Companys 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.