sanathnagar enterprises ltd share price Directors report


Dear Members,

The Directors are pleased to present the 76th Annual Report of the Company along with the audited financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2023.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

( in lakhs)

Particulars 2022-23 2021-22
Revenue from operations - -
Total Income 133.93 0.72
Finance Costs - -
Depreciation and Amortisation Expense 0.48 0.65
Profit / (Loss) before tax (30.57) (36.18)
Tax Expenses - -
(Loss) for the year (30.57) (36.18)

REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE AND FUTURE OUTLOOK

The Companys real estate residential project at Hyderabad was completed in 2018 and therefore there was no revenue from operations during financial year 2022-23 and 2021-22. The net loss of the company was 30.57 lakhs in financial year 2022-23 as against a loss of 36.18 lakhs in the financial year 2021-22.

The Company does not have any ongoing project and it is evaluating various other business opportunities in the real estate space.

DIVIDEND AND RESERVES

The Board does not recommend any dividend for the financial year under review. No amount is proposed to be transferred to reserves during the year.

SHARE CAPITAL

ANNUAL RETURN

Pursuant to Section 92(3) of the "Companies Act, 2013" (the "Act") and rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, Annual Return of the Company for the year ended on March 31, 2023 is available on the Companys website at www.sanathnagar.in.

DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL Directors Appointments

Mr. Manesh Jhunjhunwala was appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company by the Board, based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) w.e.f July 22, 2022, Mr. Jinesh Shah and Ms. Ritika Bhalla were appointed as Independent Directors of the Company by the Board, based on the recommendation of the NRC, for a period of five years w.e.f July 22, 2022, Their appointments were approved by the shareholders at the 75th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on September 30, 2022.

Mr. Govind Jaju was appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company by the Board, based on the recommendation of the NRC w.e.f July 12 2023. Necessary resolution for his appointment form part of the accompanying notice of the Annual General meeting.

Cessation

Mr. Bhushan Shah and Mr. Vinod Shah ceased to be Directors w.e.f. July 22, 2022 and August 29, 2022 respectively. Mr Manesh Jhunjhunwala ceased to be a Director w.e.f. July 12 2023. The Board places on record the appreciation for the services rendered by them during their tenure as directors.

Retiring by rotation

Ms. Sanjyot Rangnekar, retires by rotation and being eligible offers herself for re-appointment. Necessary resolution for her re-appointment are included in the accompanying notice of the Annual General Meeting.

Declarations / confirmations by directors

1. The Company has received declarations from all Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they continue to meet the criteria of independence, as prescribed under section 149 of the Act and the Listing Regulations and that they are not aware of any circumstance or situation which exists or may be reasonably anticipated that could impair or impact their ability to discharge their duties.

2. The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they have complied with the Companys Code of Conduct.

3. None of the Non-Executive Directors had any pecuniary relationship or transaction with the Company which could potentially conflict with the interests of the Company at large.

Key Managerial Personnel

Mr Hitesh Marthak resigned as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Compliance Officer and Mr Shashank Nagar (ACS 50668) was appointed as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer w.e.fand July 13, 2023 respectively. The Board places on record its appreciation for the services rendered by Mr. Hitesh Marthak during his tenure as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer.

In terms of Section 203 of the Act, the following are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company as on the date of this report:

Mr. Martin Godard, Manager

Mr. Kiran Kokare, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Shashank Nagar, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

BOARD AND BOARD MEETINGS

The Board has an optimum combination of Executive and Non-Executive Directors including a woman director and conforms to the provisions of the Act and Listing Regulations. As on March 31, 2023, the Board comprised four Directors, out of which two are Non-Executive Non Independent Directors and two are Non- Executive Independent Directors. There is one woman independent director on the Board. The composition of the Board of the Company as on March 31, 2023 was as under:-

Sr. No.

Name of Director(s)

Category of Directorship

1. Ms. Sanjyot Rangnekar Non-Independent, Non-Executive
2. Mr. Manesh Jhunjhunwala1 Non-Independent, Non-Executive
3. Mr. Jinesh Shah2 Independent, Non-Executive
4. Ms. Ritika Bhalla2 Independent, Non-Executive

Notes:

1. Appointed w.e.f July 22, 2022 and ceased w.e.f July 12, 2023.

2. Appointed w.e.f July 22, 2022

Meetings of the Board

The Board met six times during the financial year ended March 31, 2023; on April 14, 2022, July 12, 2022, July 22, 2022, August 29, 2022, October 12, 2022 and January 11, 2023. The gap between two meetings did not exceed the period stipulated in the Act and the Secretarial Standards.

The details of Board Meetings held and attendance of the Directors is given hereunder:

Sr. No

Name of the Director

Number of Meetings which director was entitled to attend Number of Meetings attended
1. Mr. Manesh Jhunjhunwala1 5 5
2. Ms. Sanjyot Rangnekar 6 6
3. Ms. Ritika Bhalla2 5 5
4. Mr. Jinesh Shah2 5 5

Notes:

1. Appointed w.e.f July 22, 2022 and ceased w.e.f July 12, 2023.

2. Appointed w.e.f July 22, 2022

Independent Directors Meeting

In compliance with Schedule IV to the Act (Code for Independent Directors) and the Listing Regulations, the Independent Directors of the Company met separately on March 21, 2023.

BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board has constituted three committees as on March 31, 2023.

Audit Committee

As on March 31, 2023, the Audit Committee comprised Ms. Ritika Bhalla, Chairperson and Mr. Jinesh Shah both independent directors and Ms. Sanjyot Rangnekar non-executive and non-independent Director. All Members of the Committee have relevant experience in financial matters. Senior executives are invited to participate in the meetings of the Committee as and when necessary. The Manager and the Chief Financial Officer are invitees to the meetings and the Company Secretary acts as the Secretary to the Committee. The terms of reference of the Audit Committee are in line with the provisions of Section 177 of the Act and the Listing Regulations.

The Audit Committee met four times during the year; on April 14, 2022, July 12, 2022, October 12, 2022 and January 11, 2023.

No of meetings entitled to attend No of meetings attended
Ms. Sanjyot Rangnekar 4 4
Mr. Bhushan Shah1 2 2
Mr. Vinod Shah2 2 2
Mr. Jinesh Shah3 2 2
Ms. Ritika Bhalla3 2 2

Notes:

1. Ceased to be as director w.e.f July 22, 2022

2. Ceased to be as director w.e.f August 29, 2022

3. Appointed as directors w.e.f July 22, 2022

Nomination & Remuneration Committee

As on March 31, 2023, the Nomination & Remuneration Committee comprised Ms. Ritika Bhalla, Chairperson and Mr. Jinesh Shah both independent directors and Ms. Sanjyot Rangnekar non-executive and non-independent Director. The terms of reference of the Committee are in line with the provisions of Section 178 of the Act and the Listing Regulations. The Committee met once during the year; on July 22, 2022.

No of meetings entitled to attend No of meetings attended
Ms. Sanjyot Rangnekar 1 1
Mr. Bhushan Shah1 1 1
Mr. Vinod Shah2 1 1

Notes:

1. Ceased to be as director w.e.f July 22, 2022

2. Ceased to be as director w.e.f August 29, 2022

Stakeholders Relationship Committee

As on March 31, 2023, the Stakeholders Relationship Committee comprised Ms. Sanjyot Rangnekar, Chairperson and Mr. Jinesh Shah and Ms. Ritika Bhalla, both independent directors. The Committee met thrice during the year; on April 14, 2022, July 12, 2022 and January 11, 2023.

No of meetings entitled to attend No of meetings attended
Ms. Sanjyot Rangnekar 3 3
Mr Bhushan Shah 1 2 2
Mr Vinod Shah 2 2 2
Mr Jinesh Shah 3 1 1
Ms Ritika Bhalla 3 1 1

Notes:

1. Ceased to be as director w.e.f July 22, 2022

2. Ceased to be as director w.e.f August 29, 2022

3. Appointed as directors w.e.f July 22, 2022

BOARD EVALUATION

The Board carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, board committees, and individual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the Listing regulations. Performance of the board was evaluated after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basis of criteria such as board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information and functioning, etc. The performance of the committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the committee members. The Board and the NRC reviewed the performance of individual directors on the basis of criteria such as the contribution of the individual director to the board and committee meetings.

In a separate meeting of independent directors, performance of non-independent directors, Chairperson and the board as a whole was evaluated, taking into account the views of the directors. Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire board, excluding the independent director being evaluated.

POLICY ON NOMINATION & REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS, KMPS & OTHER EMPLOYEES

In terms of the provisions of Section 178(3) of the Act and Regulation 19 read with Part D of Schedule II to the Listing Regulations, the NRC is responsible for formulating the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a Director. The NRC is also responsible for recommending to the Board, a policy relating to remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees. In line with this requirement, the Board has adopted a Nomination and Remuneration Policy which is available on the Companys website at http://www.sanathnagar.in/. Salient features of the Policy are reproduced in Annexure I to this Report.

AUDITORS & AUDITORS REPORTS

Statutory Auditor

MSKA & Associates, Chartered Accountants were re-appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a second term, at the AGM held on September 24, 2021, for a term of five consecutive years and hold office upto the conclusion of the AGM for financial year 2026.

The statutory auditors report for financial year 2022-23 does not contain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks and is enclosed with the financial statements with this Annual Report.

Secretarial Auditor

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act read with the rules framed thereunder, Shravan A. Gupta & Associates, Practicing Company Secretary was appointed as Secretarial Auditor to conduct secretarial audit for the financial year 2022-23.

The Secretarial Audit Report for financial year 2022-23 does not contain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks. The Secretarial Audit Report is provided in Annexure II to this Report.

Cost Auditor & Cost Audit Report

The provisions of Cost audit as prescribed under Section 148 of the Act are not applicable to the Company for the financial year 2022-23.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS

The Company has not given any loans, guarantees or provided security or made investments to/in any other company during the financial year under review.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The transactions/contracts/arrangements, falling within the purview of provisions of Section 188(1) of the Act entered by the Company with related parties as defined under the provisions of Section 2(76) of the Act during the financial year under review, were in the ordinary course of business and have been transacted at arms length basis.

Further there are no transactions/contracts/arrangements entered by the Company with related party(ies) as defined under the provisions of Section 2(76) of the Act during the financial year, that are required to be reported in Form AOC-2.

HOLDING COMPANY, SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURE AND ASSOCIATES

The Company is a subsidiary of Macrotech Developers Limited. The ultimate holding company is Sambhavnath Infrabuild and Farms Private Limited. The Company does not have any subsidiary, joint ventures or associate company during the year the review.

INTERNAL CONTROLS

Risk Management

Your Company has robust process in place to identify key risks and to prioritize relevant action plans tomitigate these risks. Your Company has adopted a Risk Management policy which is based on three pillars: Business Risk Assessment, Operational Controls Assessment and Policy Compliance processes. Major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematically addressed through mitigating actions on a continuing basis.

Internal Controls and their adequacy

The Companys internal control systems are commensurate with the nature of its business and the size and complexity of operations. These systems are routinely tested and certified by the Statutory as well as the Internal Auditors. The Board / Audit Committee reviews adequacy and effectiveness of the Companys internal control environment. These systems provide a reasonable assurance in respect of financial and operational information, complying with applicable statutes, safeguarding of assets of the Company, prevention & detection of frauds, accuracy & completeness of accounting records and ensuring compliance with corporate policies.

Whistle Blower Policy and Vigil Mechanism

The Companys Whistle Blower Policy is in line with the provisions of Section 177 of the Act and as per Regulation 22 of the Listing Regulations. This Policy establishes a vigil mechanism for Directors, employees and other stakeholders to report genuine concerns regarding unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Companys Code of Conduct. The said mechanism also provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of persons who use such mechanism and makes provision for direct access to the chairperson of the Audit Committee in appropriate or exceptional cases. The Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy is posted on the Companys website www.sanathnagar.in. During the year, the Company did not receive any complaint/ concern under Vigil Mechanism.

DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 197(12) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND OTHER DISCLOSURES AS PER RULE 5 OF COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT & REMUNERATION) RULES, 2014

The information required under Section 197 of the Act read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) 2014 is not relevant to the Company as the Company has no employees, directors do not draw any remuneration (other than sitting fees) and key managerial personnel have been deputed by the holding company. The provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, as amended from time to time, do not apply as there are no employees.

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

The Company has no ongoing project, however the particulars as required under the provisions of Section 134(3) (m) of the Act, read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in respect of conservation of energy and technology absorption are not applicable to the Company.

During the financial year 2022-23, the Company neither earned any foreign exchange in terms of actual inflows nor is there any foreign exchange outgo in terms of actual outflows.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT

As the paid up equity share capital and net worth of the Company are below the limits specified in Regulation 15 of the Listing Regulations, the Company is not required to furnish a report on corporate governance and therefore the same does not form part of this Report.

GENERAL

Your Directors state that for the financial year ended March 31, 2023, no disclosure is required in respect of the following items and accordingly confirm as under:

1. The Company has neither revised the financial statements nor the Boards report.

2. There was no change in the authorized and paid-up share capital of the Company.

3. As there are no employees, the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 is not applicable to the Company.

a. There are no material changes or commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between March 31, 2023 and the date of this report.

4. The Company has not accepted any deposits during the financial year.

5. No instance of fraud has been reported to Board of Directors of the Company by the Auditors or any other person.

6. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators/Courts/Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Companys operations in future.

7. There was no change in the nature of the business of the Company.

8. There has been no issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.

9. No petition/application has been admitted under Insolvency and Bankruptcy code by the Honorable NCLT.

10. The Company has complied with applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of the Company Secretaries of India during the financial year 2022-23.

11. The provisions of section 135 of the Act are not applicable to the Company.

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT

The Management Discussion and Analysis report forms a part of this Annual Report.

DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to the requirement of clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Act, your Directors confirm that:

a. in the preparation of the annual accounts for the FY ended March 31, 2023, the applicable accounting standards read with the requirements set out under Schedule III to the Act, have been followed and there are no material departures thereof;

b. 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 as at March 31, 2023 and of the loss of the Company for the FY ended March 31, 2023;

c. they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

d. they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; e. they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and

f. they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Your Directors would like to express their grateful appreciation for the assistance and support extended by all stakeholders.