Martin Burn Ltd Directors Report

To

The Members

Martin Burn Limited

Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the Annual Report of the Company on its business and operations, together with the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended March 31,2024.

HIGHLIGHTS OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

The Company has recorded the following performance, for the year ended March 31,2024:

(In Lakhs)

	Period ended 31.03.2024	Period ended 31.03.2023
Profit before interest, Depreciation and Taxation (PBIDT)	257.27	236.61
Less: Interest Expenses	92.34	89.19
Profit/(Loss) before depreciation & Taxation (PBDT)	164.93	147.42
Less: Depreciation	22.10	20.14
Profit/(Loss) Before Tax and Extraordinary items (PBTE)	142.83	127.28
Add: Exceptional items	0.10	3.20
Profit/ (Loss) Before Tax (PBT)	142.93	130.48
Less: Provision for Taxation/ (Deferred Tax)	24.55	30.68
Profit/ (Loss) After Tax (PAT) (A)	118.38	99.80
Add: Adjustments during the year (B)	0.00	0.00
Profits available for appropriation (A+B)	118.38	99.80

NATURE OF BUSINESS

The Company is engaged in the activities ofWork Contract & Real Estate development in the Kolkata region. The Company is involved in all activities across the product value chain from acquisition of land, obtaining approvals, project planning and execution, to launch, sales & marketing and final delivery of the developed property to the customers.

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

During the year under review, your Companys total revenue stood at Rs. 8.53 crores as compared to Rs. 5.42 crores for the previous year on account of muted sales from the ongoing developments; profit before tax stood at Rs. 1.43 crores as compared to Rs. 1.30 crores for the previous year representing an increase of 10%.

Your Company had to exit the proposed low cost housing project - Jeevanam due to adverse market condition and had to book a loss in the process. However your company has started to monetize the leasehold assets by converting them to sale for prospective buyers for a premium. In the coming years your company shall by monetizing these leasehold assets which will boost the top line and the bottom line of your company.

FUTURE OUTLOOK

Your Company wants to continue to focus and grow its affordable housing strategy by leveraging on its brand name, trust and unique know-how of the sector. The Development business is hence expected to experience a healthy growth in the coming few years. The business strategy remains focussed on the following key pillars:

a. Efficient Capital Structure

Your Company strives to be a prudent and an efficient steward of your capital. We will continue to explore strategic options to clean up the balance sheet, reduce our average cost of borrowing and in effect improve its quality of debt.

b. Timely execution of projects

The Company has in the recent past demonstrated its focus of timely execution of the various projects and continues to embark on the strategy of creating finished inventory and liquidating its position in a timely manner. This strategy is incumbent in the current scenario, post the notification of GST and West Bengal Housing Industry Regulatory Act (HIRA).

c. Growth of affordable housing development

Given the healthy traction and expected demand and sales momentum, your Company has been working on a comprehensive strategy to grow its development business in the affordable housing segment. The segment is expected to benefit robustly due to the increasing consumer confidence and the positive tailwinds provided by favourable central government policies. We feel that we can do a lot more in this space and subsequently add greater value to the business.

DIVIDEND

Your Company had to suffer a substantial loss due to the exit of the low cost housing project. The Directors have, therefore, not recommended any dividend for the Financial Year 2023-24.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of your Company consists of the following directors as on 31st March 2024:

Name of Director	Designation	DIN
Mr. Kedar Nath Fatehpuria	Chairman and Managing Director	00711971
Mr. Manish Fatehpuria	Executive Director	00711992
Mrs. Sarika Fatehpuria	Non Executive Woman Director	03570828
Mr. Mahesh Kumar Tibrewal	Non- Executive Independent Director	00987782
Mr. Rajendra Kumar Khetan	Non- Executive Independent Director	02472977
Mr. Devesh Hansraj Poddar	Non- Executive Independent Director	08664698

SUBSIDIARY/ASSOCIATES/JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES

The Company does not have any subsidiary / associate / joint venture company for the year ended 31st March 2024. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN

In terms of the provisions of Section 92 (3) read with the provision of Section 134 (3) (a) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, including amendments thereunder, the Annual Return filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), for the Financial Year 2022-2023, is available on the website of the Company, viz. https://www.martinburnltd.com/annual-return-us-92, and the Annual Return for the Financial Year 2023-2024, will be made available on the website of the Company once it is filed with the MCA.

NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD

The Board of Directors met 5 (Five) times during the financial year ended March 31,2024 in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under. All the Directors actively participated in the meetings and provided their valuable inputs on the matters brought before the Board of Directors from time to time.

Sl. No.	Date	Board Strength	No. of Directors Present
1	29th May 2023	6	6
2	25th July 2023	6	6
3	16th October 2023	6	6
4	10th January 2024	6	6
5	31st March 2024	6	6

DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Act, the Board of Directors, to the best of its knowledge and ability, confirm that:

i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable Indian accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;

ii. They 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 profits and loss of the Company for that period;

iii. They 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;

iv. They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;

v. They 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

vi. They have devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

FRAUD REPORTING

During the year under review, no instances of fraud were reported by the Statutory Auditors of the Company.

DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

The Independent Directors of the Company have submitted declarations that each of them meet the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Act along with Rules framed there under and Regulation 16(1) (b) of the SEBI, (LODR), 2015, the same have been placed and noted in the meeting of the Board of Directors held on 29th May 2023.

In the opinion of the Board, there has been no change in the circumstances which may affect their status as independent directors of the Company and the Board is satisfied of the integrity, expertise, and experience (including proficiency in terms of Section 150(1) of the Act and applicable rules thereunder) of all Independent Directors on the Board.

In terms of Section 150 read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, Independent Directors of the Company have undertaken requisite steps towards the inclusion of their names in the data bank of Independent Directors maintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.

The Company has received declaration from all the Directors of the Company, none of them are disqualified from being appointed as directors under Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013.

NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY

A Nomination and Remuneration Committee is in existence in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 Regulation 19 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Kindly refer section on Corporate Governance, under head Nomination and Remuneration Committee for matters relating to constitution, meetings, functions of the Committee and the remuneration policy formulated by this Committee.

A Nomination and Remuneration Policy formulated and adopted, pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereto inter alia define the Companies policy on Directors appointment and remuneration by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

The said policy may be referred to, at the Companys website at https://www.martinburnltd.com/policies

STATUTORY AUDITORS & COST AUDITORS

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, M/s. Saraf & Co. (Firm Registration Number- 312045E) Chartered Accountants, the Statutory Auditors of the Company, were re-appointed for a second term of five years from the conclusion of the 72nd Annual General Meeting held on 29th September 2020 till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company, to be held in the year 2025.

The Report given by the Statutory Auditors on the financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 is a part of the Annual Report. There has been no qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer in the report.

The appointment of Cost Auditor is not mandatory to the Company, hence, the Company has not appointed a Cost Auditor. Maintenance of Cost Record under Section 148(1) of Companies Act, 2013 is not mandatory for the Company.

SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT

As required under provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, the report in respect of the Secretarial Audit carried out by Messrs T. Chatterjee & Associates, FRN No. - P2007WB067100, Practicing Company Secretaries in Form MR-3 for the FY 2023-24 forms part to this report in Annexure III.

The said report does not contain any adverse observation or qualification or modified opinion requiring explanation or comments from the Board under Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013

EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS BY THE BOARD ON EVERY QUALIFICATION, RESERVATION OR ADVERSE REMARK OR DISCLAIMER MADE BY THE AUDITOR IN THE REPORT

There is no Such Qualification

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013

During the year under review, the Company has not granted any loans or guarantee under section 186 of the Companies Act 2013.

PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENT WITH RELATED PARTIES

The information on transactions with related parties pursuant to Section 134(3) (h) of the Act read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014 are disclosed in the Balance Sheet. All the contracts were at arms length and in ordinary course of business.

The policy on transactions with related party has been devised by the Board and available in the website of the Company at https://www.martinburnltd.com/policies.

Further, during the year there were no material related party contracts entered into by the Company and all contracts were at arms length and in ordinary course of business.

STATE OF COMPANYS AFFAIR

Discussion on state of Companys affairs has been covered in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report. TRANSFER TO RESERVES

It is not proposed to transfer any amount to reserves out of the profits earned during Financial Year 2023-24.

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 and commitments have occurred after the closure of the year till the date of this Report, which affect the financial position of the Company.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

A. Conservation of Energy and Technology Absorption:

The Company doesnt have any particulars to report regarding conservation of energy and technology absorption as required under Section 134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rules thereunder.

B. Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo:

Particulars	Amount
Foreign exchange earnings	Nil
Foreign exchange outgo	Nil

RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY

The Board of Directors of the Company has put in place a Risk Management Policy which aims at enhancing shareholders value and providing an optimum risk-reward trade off. The risk management approach is based on a clear understanding of the variety of risks that the organisation faces, disciplined risk monitoring and measurement and continuous risk assessment and mitigation measures.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

It is not obligatory on the part of your Company to have a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy/Committee since your Companys net worth, turnover and net profit during the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 is below the threshold limits as specified in Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.

EVALUATION OF BOARD PERFORMANCE

Pursuant to provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17(10) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out performance evaluation of its own performance and that of its committees and individual Directors. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board has formulated a Performance Evaluation Framework, under which the Committee has identified criteria upon which every Director, every Committee and the Board as a whole shall be evaluated.

CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY

In the Financial Year 2023-24, there was no change in the nature of business of the Company.

DETAILS OF APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL DURING THE YEAR

The Board of Directors of the Company comprises of six (6) directors, comprising two Executive Directors including the Chairman & Managing Director, three Non-Executive Independent Directors and one Non-Executive Woman Director. Details given in the Corporate Governance Report.

Details of Key Managerial Personnel:

Mr. Kedar Nath Fatehpuria	Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Mr. Manish Fatehpuria	Whole-time Director
Mr. Ranjit Mahato	Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Khushbu Saraf	Company Secretary

PARTICULARS OF CHANGES IN DIRECTOR AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL DURING THE YEAR

Name of the Director	DIN / Membership No.	Category	Date of Appointment / Re-appointment Cessation	Remarks
Mr. Manish Fatehpuria	00711992	Executive Director	30-06-2023	Re-appointed, Director retired by rotation.

Mrs. Sarika Fatehpuria, Non-Executive Director (DIN: 03570828) who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers herself for Re-appointment.

NAMES OF THE COMPANIES WHICH HAVE BECOME OR CEASED TO BE ITS SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES OR ASSOCIATE COMPANIES DURING THE YEAR

None

DETAILS RELATING TO DEPOSITS, COVERED UNDER CHAPTER V OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013

During the year under review, your Company neither accepted any deposits nor there were any amounts outstanding at the beginning of the year which were classified as Deposits in terms of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014 and hence, the requirement for furnishing of details of deposits which are not in compliance with the Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable.

DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANYS OPERATIONS IN FUTURE:

To the best of our knowledge, the Company has not received any such order from the Regulators, Courts or Tribunals during the year, which may impact the going concern status or the Companys operation in future.

INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY

The Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements as designed and implemented by the Company are adequate. During the year under review, no material or serious observation has been received from the Statutory Auditors and the Internal Auditors of the Company on the inefficiency or inadequacy of such controls.

PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Your Company is committed to providing a safe and secure working environment to its women employees and has in place the required Internal Complaints Committee as envisaged in the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013.

There were no cases of sexual harassment reported during the year under review.

DETAILS OF APPLICATION OR ANY PROCEEDING HAS BEEN PENDING AGAINST THE COMPANY UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016

Neither any application has been made or any proceeding has been pending against the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

During the year under review, your Company focussed on its People strategy towards creating a high performing work culture. The cornerstone of your Companys talent strategy was to redesign the organisation to deliver on business imperatives and build a leadership pipeline of critical positions.

Your Companys HR Policies are dynamic and are realigned to ensure that they address changing workforce trends, best practices and legislative requirements, thereby helping to achieve your Companys evolving objective.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Your Company attaches considerable significance to good Corporate Governance as an important step towards building investor confidence, improving investors protection and maximizing long-term shareholders value. As per SEBI Listing Regulations, the Corporate Governance Report with the Auditors Certificate thereon and the Management Discussion and Analysis are attached, which forms a part of this report.

A certificate from a Practicing Company Secretary on Compliance of Corporate Governance as stipulated under Schedule V (E) of the Listing Regulations, has been attached and forms a part of Annual Report.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

An Audit Committee is in existence in accordance with the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 18 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Kindly refer section on Corporate Governance, under head Audit Committee for matters relating to constitution, meetings and functions of this Committee.

There have been no instances where the Board has not accepted the recommendations of the Audit Committee.

INFORMATION FORMING PART OF THE BOARDS REPORT PURSUANT TO RULE 5 OF THE COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL) RULES, 2014:

The relevant information pursuant to Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is annexed as Annexure V to this Report.

However, the Report and Financial Statements are being sent to all Shareholders of the Company excluding the information on employees particulars as per Rule 5 of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, as amended, and are available for inspection by the shareholders electronically upto the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Accordingly, shareholders may write to the Company at investor.relations@martinburnltd.com

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT

In terms of Regulation 34(2) read with paragraph B of Schedule V to the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion and Analysis Report is attached as Annexure IV and forms an integral part of this Report.

VIGIL MECHANISM

In compliance with the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company has framed the "Whistle Blower Policy" as the vigil mechanism for Directors and employees of the Company. The said policy is available at the website of the Company at www.martinburnltd.com/policies.

CASH FLOW:

A Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31st March 2024, is attached to the Balance Sheet as a part of the Financial Statements.

OTHER DECLARATIONS

During the year under review:

a) The company has complied with Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries (ICSI) on the Board and General Meetings.

b) The company does not have any scheme or provision of money for the purchase of its own shares by employees/ Directors or by trustees for the benefit of employees/Directors.

c) The Company has not issued equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise and

d) There was no change in the share capital or nature of business of the Company.

UNCLAIMED AND UNPAID DIVIDENDS AND TRANSFER OF SHARES TO IEPF

As on March 31, 2024 amounts of Rs. 4,44,928/- are lying in the unpaid equity dividend account of the Company in respect of the dividends for FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19. Members who have not yet received/ claimed their dividend entitlements are requested to contact the Company or the Registrar and Transfer Agents of the Company. Pursuant Section 124 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Investor Education Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 ("Rules"), all dividends remaining unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years and also the shares in respect of which the dividend has not been claimed by the shareholders for seven consecutive years or more are required to be transferred to Investor Education Protection Fund in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the Rules. First of such transfers shall happen in FY 2024-25.

DEMATERIALISATION OF SHARES

Despite several requests to the Shareholders, still 10.28% of equity shares are held in physical form.

As per SEBI notification No SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/24 dated 8th June 2018 no sale or purchase except in case of transmission or transposition of securities will be allowed in physical form with effect from 180 days from the date of publication of the said notification in the official gazette. Therefore, we would like to suggest to you to kindly convert your shares of face value of Rs.10/- each from physical mode to demat mode as it will be beneficial to you. In case you do not have any demat account, you may contact your nearest Depository Participant (DP) who will guide you in opening the same. Conversion of physical shares to dematerialized shares is a simple process.

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

The employee relations remained harmonious throughout the year and your Directors wishes to convey their gratitude and place on record their appreciation for all the executives, staff and workers at all levels for their hard work, solidarity, cooperation and dedication during the year.

ANNEXURE FORMING PART OF THIS REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS

ANNEXURE	PARTICULARS
I	Report on Corporate Governance
II	Managing Directors Certificate under Regulation 34(3) read with paragraph D of Schedule V to the SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015
III	Auditors Certificate on Corporate Governance
IV	Certificate of Non-Disqualification of Directors and Secretarial Audit Report,
V	Management Discussion and Analysis Report
VI	Key Financial Ratio
VII	Information forming part of the Boards Report pursunt to Rule 5 of the company (Appoinment and remunaration of managerial personnel ) rules, 2014.
VIII	Letter to shareholder for updation of Shareholders details in the records of the Company
IX	Payment of dividend in electronic mode.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Your Board of Directors takes this opportunity to thank all the stakeholders - the Government, shareholders, customers, vendors, bankers and all other associates for their unstinted support and co-operation. Your Directors also wish to place on record their deep appreciation for the dedication and commitment of all employees of the Company.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

	Kedar Nath Fatehpuria
Place: Kolkata	Chairman and Managing Director
Date: 29th May 2024	(DIN: 00711971)