sharanam infraproject trading ltd share price Directors report

To,

The Members,

Sharanam Infraproject and Trading Limited

Your Directors present the 31^st Boards Report on the Business and Operations of the Company together with the Audited Financial Statement and the Auditors Report for the Financial Year ended on 31^st March, 2023.

1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:

The financial performance of the Company for the Financial Year ended on 31^st March, 2023 is summarized as below:

(Rs. in Lakhs)

Particulars	2022-23	2021-22
Revenue from Operations	-	17.69
Other Income	-	-
Total Revenue	-	17.69
Total Expenses	-16.41	13.38
Profit / Loss before Depreciation, Exceptional and Extra Ordinary Items and Tax Expenses	-16.41	4.31
Less: Depreciation / Amortization / Impairment	0.78	1.05
Profit / Loss before Exceptional and Extra Ordinary Items and Tax Expenses	-17.19	3.26
Add / Less: Exceptional and Extra Ordinary Items	-	-
Profit / Loss before Tax Expenses	-17.19	3.26
Less: Tax Expense	-	-
Current Tax	-	0.98
Deferred Tax	-	-
Profit / Loss for the Period	-17.19	2.28

2. OPERATIONS:

Total revenue for Financial Year 2022-23 is Rs. Nil compared to the total revenue of Rs. 17.69 Lakhs of previous Financial Year. The Company has incurred Loss before tax for the Financial Year 2022-23 of Rs. 17.19 Lakhs as compared to Profit before tax of Rs. 3.26 Lakhs of previous Financial Year. Net Loss after Tax for the Financial Year 2022-23 is Rs. 17.19 Lakhs as against Net Profit after tax of Rs. 2.28 Lakhs of previous Financial Year. The Directors are continuously looking for the new avenues for future growth of the Company and expect more growth in the future period.

3. CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY:

There is no change in the nature of business during the year under review.

4. DIVIDEND:

To conserve the resources for future prospect and growth of the Company, your directors do not recommend any dividend for the Financial Year 2022-23 (Previous year - Nil).

5. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND:

Pursuant to Section 124 of the Companies Act, 2013, the amount of dividend remaining unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years shall be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund ("IEPF"). During the year under review, there was no unpaid or unclaimed dividend in the "Unpaid Dividend Account" lying for a period of seven years from the date of transfer of such unpaid dividend to the said account. Therefore, there were no funds which were required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund.

6. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:

The Loss of the Company for the Financial Year ending on 31^st March, 2023 is transferred to profit and loss account of the Company under Reserves and Surplus.

7. WEBLINK OF ANNUAL RETURN:

Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return as on March 31, 2023 is available on the Companys website at www.sharanaminfra.co.in

8. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATES AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT:

There are no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company.

9. SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS:

There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunal, which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operation.

10. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

The Directors of the Company met at regular intervals at least once in a quarter with the gap between two meetings not exceeding 120 days to take a view of the Companys policies and strategies apart from the Board Matters.

During the year under the review, the Board of Directors met 9 (Nine) times viz. 18^th May, 2022, 30^th May, 2022, 5^th August, 2022, 12^th August, 2022, 5^th September, 2022, 4^th October, 2022, 10^th October, 2022, 3^rd February, 2023 and 31^st March, 2023.

11. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

In accordance with the provisions of Section 134 (3)(c) and Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the best of their knowledge and belief the Board of Directors hereby submit that:

a. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, for the year ended on 31^st March, 2023 the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departure from the same;

b. The Directors had 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 financial year and of the loss of the Company for the financial year ended on 31^stMarch, 2023.

c. The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

d. The Directors had prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern basis;

e. The Directors had 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 had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

12. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):

The provisions of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to your Company as the Company does not fall under the criteria limits mentioned in the said section of the Act.

Hence, the Company has not taken voluntary initiative towards any activity mentioned for Corporate Social Responsibility.

13. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:

Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under Regulation 34 and Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms an integral part of this Report, and provides the Companys current working and future outlook as per Annexure - 1.

14. DISCLOSURES RELATING TO HOLDING / SUBSIDIARY, ASSOCIATE COMPANY AND JOINT VENTURES:

The Company does not have any Holding / Subsidiary/Associate Company and Joint Venture.

15. VIGIL MECHANISM:

During the year under review, the Company did not accept any deposits from the public and not borrowed money from the Banks and Public Financial Institutions. Accordingly, provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 does not apply to the Company.

16. SECRETARIAL STANDARDS:

During the year under review, the Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with its provisions and is in compliance with the same.

17. STATEMENT ON ANNUAL EVALUATION MADE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

The Board evaluated the effectiveness of its functioning, that of the Committees and of individual Directors, pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations. The Board sought the feedback of Directors on various parameters including:

• Degree of fulfillment of key responsibilities towards stakeholders (by way of monitoring corporate governance practices, participation in the long-term strategic planning, etc.);

• Structure, composition, and role clarity of the Board and Committees;

• Extent of co-ordination and cohesiveness between the Board and its Committees;

• Effectiveness of the deliberations and process management;

• Board / Committee culture and dynamics; and

• Quality of relationship between Board Members and the Management.

The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017.

The Chairman of the Board had one-on-one meetings with each Independent Director and the Chairman of NRC had one-on-one meetings with each Executive and Non-Executive, NonIndependent Directors. These meetings were intended to obtain Directors inputs on effectiveness of the Board/ Committee processes.

In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of Non-Independent Directors, the Board as a whole, and the Chairman of the Company was evaluated, taking into account the views of Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors.

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of the individual directors and the Board as a whole.

In the Board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors and the meeting of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the performance of the Board, its committees, and individual directors was discussed.

The evaluation process endorsed the Board Members confidence in the ethical standards of the Company, the resilience of the Board and the Management in navigating the Company during challenging times, cohesiveness amongst the Board Members, constructive relationship between the Board and the Management, and the openness of the Management in sharing strategic information to enable Board Members to discharge their responsibilities and fiduciary duties.

The Board carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance and that of its committees and individual directors as per the formal mechanism for such evaluation adopted by the Board. The performance evaluation of all the Directors was carried out by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

The performance evaluation of the Chairman, the Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole was carried out by the Independent Directors. The exercise of performance evaluation was carried out through a structured evaluation process covering various aspects of the Board functioning such as composition of the Board & committees, experience & competencies, performance of specific duties & obligations, contribution at the meetings and otherwise, independent judgment, governance issues etc.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out the annual performance evaluation of the Directors individually as well as evaluation of the working of the Board by way of individual feedback from directors.

The evaluation frameworks were the following key areas:

a) For Non-Executive & Independent Directors:

• Knowledge

• Professional Conduct

• Comply Secretarial Standard issued by ICSI Duties

• Role and functions

b) For Executive Directors:

• Performance as leader

• Evaluating Business Opportunity and analysis of Risk Reward Scenarios

• Key set investment goal

• Professional conduct and integrity

• Sharing of information with Board.

• Adherence applicable government law

The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.

18. DETAILS OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL CONTROL:

The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statement across the organization. The same is subject to review periodically by the internal audit cell for its effectiveness. During the financial year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weaknesses in the design or operations were observed. The Statutory Auditors of the Company also test the effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls in accordance with the requisite standards prescribed by ICAI. Their expressed opinion forms part of the Independent Auditors report.

Internal Financial Controls are an integrated part of the risk management process, addressing financial and financial reporting risks. The internal financial controls have been documented, digitized and embedded in the business processes.

Assurance on the effectiveness of internal financial controls is obtained through management reviews, control self-assessment, continuous monitoring by functional experts. We believe that these systems provide reasonable assurance that our internal financial controls are designed effectively and are operating as intended.

During the year, no reportable material weakness was observed.

19. REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY THE AUDITORS:

During the year under review, neither the Statutory nor the Secretarial Auditors has reported to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 any instances of fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees, the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Boards Report.

20. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS MADE UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT.2013:

The details of loans, investment, guarantees and securities covered under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are provided in the financial statement.

21. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH RELATED PARTIES:

All transactions to be entered by the Company with related parties will be in the ordinary course of business and on an arms length basis. However, the Company has not entered into any related party transaction, as provided in Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013, with the related party. Hence, Disclosure as required under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the Company.

22. MANAGING THE RISKS OF FRAUD, CORRUPTION AND UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES:

a) Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy:

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

b) Business Conduct Policy:

The Company has framed "Business Conduct Policy". Every employee is required to review and sign the policy at the time of joining and an undertaking shall be given for adherence to the Policy. The objective of the Policy is to conduct the business in an honest, transparent and in an ethical manner. The policy provides for anti-bribery and avoidance of other corruption practices by the employees of the Company.

23. RESERVES & SURPLUS:

(Amount in Lakhs)

Sr. No.	Particulars	Amount
1.	Balance at the beginning of the year	(129.41)
2.	Current Years Profit / (Loss)	(17.19)
3.	Other Comprehensive Income	-
4.	Amount of Securities Premium and other Reserves	-
	Total	(146.61)

24. FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:

	Foreign exchange earnings and outgo	F.Y. 2022-23	F.Y. 2021-22
a.	Foreign exchange earnings	Nil	Nil
b.	CIF value of imports	Nil	Nil
c.	Expenditure in foreign currency	Nil	Nil

25. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:

The provisions of Rule 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the Company as none of the Employees of the Company has received remuneration above the limits specified in the Rule 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 during the financial year 2022-23.

26. LOANS FROM DIRECTOR / RELATIVE OF DIRECTOR:

During the year under review, the Company has not entered into any materially significant related party transactions which may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. Suitable disclosures as required are provided in AS-18 which is forming the part of the notes to financial statement.

27. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIALPERSONNEL:

The Directors and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company are summarized below as on date:

Sr. No. Name Designation DIN

1. Mr. Jigneshkumar Ambalia¹ Chairman and Managing 07784782

Director

2. Mr. Savankumar Shingala Independent Director 08548046

3. Mr. Siddharth Patel Independent Director 08766790

4. Ms. Eeti Panchal² Non-Executive Director 09723466

5. Ms. Kailash Patel³ Non-Executive Director 08016654

6. Mr. Pareshbhai Devaiya¹ CFO BSRPP5175K

7. Mr. Jinesh Mistry Company Secretary BHFPM5490R

1 Mr. Jignesh Kumar Ambalia appointed as Chairman and Managing Director and Mr. Pareshbhai Devaiya appointed as Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. 18-05-22.

2. Ms. Eeti Panchal appointed as Additional director w.e.f. 05-09-22 and regularize w.e.f. 29-9-22.

3. Ms. Kailash Patel Changes in designation w.e.f. 18-05-22 and resigned w.e.f. 05-09-22.

There has been no change in the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company during the Financial Year 2022-23 and till the date of Boards Report.

As per Companies Act, 2013 the Independent Directors are not liable to retire by rotation.

28. DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

Mr. Savankumar Shingala and Mr. Siddharth Patel Independent Directors of the Company has confirmed to the Board that he meets the criteria of Independence as specified under Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and he qualifies to be an Independent Director. He has also confirmed that he meets the requirement of Independent Director as mentioned under Regulation 16 (1) (b) of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The confirmations were noted by the Board.

29. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

Since the paid-up Capital of Company is less than Rs. 10 Crores and Turnover is less than Rs. 25 Crores therefore by virtue of Regulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the compliance with the corporate governance provisions as specified in regulations 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and Para C, D and E of Schedule V are not applicable to the Company. Hence Corporate Governance does not form part of this Boards Report.

30. DEPOSITS:

As per Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits during the financial year. Hence, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of deposits or payment of interest during the financial year.

31. AUDITOR:

A. Statutory Auditor:

M/s A K Ostwal & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad, bearing registration number 107200W, Statutory Auditors of the company for the Financial Year 2022-2023.

Company has received a written confirmation from M/s A K Ostwal & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad, to the effect that their appointment, if made, would satisfy the criteria provided in Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed there under for re-appointment as Auditors of your Company.

The Auditors have also furnished a declaration confirming their independence as well as their arms length relationship with your Company as well as declaring that they have not taken up any prohibited non-audit assignments for your Company. The Audit Committee reviews the independence of the Auditors and the effectiveness of the Audit Process.

B. Secretarial Auditor:

The Board appointed M/s. Pandya Sharma & Co. LLP, Company Secretaries, Ahmedabad, to conduct Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2022-23. The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2023 is annexed herewith marked as Annexure-2 to this Report.

32. DISCLOSURES

A. Composition of Audit Committee:

During the year under review, meetings of members of the Audit committee as tabulated below, was held on 30^th May, 2022, 5^th August, 2022, 12^th August, 2022, 4^th October, 2022, 10^th October, 2022, 3^rd February, 2023 and 31^st March,2023. The attendance records of the members of the Committee are as follows:

Name	Status	No. of the Committee Meetings entitled	No. of the Committee Meetings attended
Mr. Savankumar Shingala	Chairman	7	7
Mr. Siddharth Patel	Member	7	7
Ms. Eeti Panchal1	Member	4	4
Ms. Kailash Patel1	Member	3	3

iMs. Eeti Panchal appointed as member and Ms. Kailash Patel resigned as member of committee w.e.f. 05-09-22.

B. Composition of Stakeholders Relationship Committee:

During the year under review, meetings of members of Stakeholders Relationship committee as tabulated below, was held on, 30^th May, 2022 and 3^rd February 2023 and the attendance records of the members of the Committee are as follows:

Name	Status	No. of the Committee Meetings entitled	No. of the Committee Meetings attended
Mr. Savankumar Shingala	Chairman	2	2
Mr. Siddharth Patel	Member	2	2
Ms. Eeti Panchal1	Member	1	1
Ms. Kailash Patel1	Member	1	1

iMs. Eeti Panchal appointed as member and Ms. Kailash Patel resigned as member of committee w.e.f. 05-09-22.

C. Composition of Nomination and Remuneration Committee:

During the year under review, meetings of members of Nomination and Remuneration committee as tabulated below, was held on 18^th May, 2022 and 5^th September 2022 and the attendance records of the members of the Committee are as follows:

Name	Status	No. of the Committee Meetings entitled	No. of the Committee Meetings attended
Mr. Savankumar Shingala	Chairman	2	2
Mr. Siddharth Patel	Member	2	2
Ms. Eeti Panchal1	Member	-	-
Ms. Kailash Patel1	Member	1	1

iMs. Eeti Panchal appointed as member and Ms. Kailash Patel resigned as member of committee w.e.f. 05-09-22.

33. INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR:

Separate meetings of the Independent Directors of the Company were held on 31^st March, 2023 to discuss the agenda items as prescribed under applicable laws. All Independent Directors have attended the said meeting. In the opinion of the Board, all the Independent Directors fulfil the conditions of Independence as defined under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR), 2015 and are independent of the management of the Company.

34. DISCLOSURES UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL) ACT.2013:

The Company has always been committed to provide a safe and conducive work environment to its employees. Your directors further state that during the year under review there were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 as confirmed by the Internal Complaints Committee as constituted by the Company.

35. DEMATERIALISATION OF EQUITY SHARES:

As per direction of the SEBI, the shares of the Company are under compulsory demat form. The Company has established connectivity with both the Depositories i.e., National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India) Limited and the Demat activation number allotted to the Company is ISIN: INE104S01022. Presently shares are held in electronic and physical mode.

36. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:

The Directors are pleased to report that the relations between the employees and the management continued to remain cordial during the year under review

37. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:

The provisions relating to maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, are not applicable to the Company and accordingly such accounts and records are not required to be maintained.

38. DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE:

During the year under review, there were no application made or any proceeding pending in the name of the company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016).

39. EXPLANATIONS/COMMENTS BY THE BOARD ON EVERY QUALIFICATION- RESERVATION OR ADVERSE REMARK OR DISCLAIMER MADE:

i. Auditors Report:

The observations of the Statutory Auditors, when read together with the relevant notes to the accounts and accounting policies are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comment.

ii. Secretarial Auditors Report:

The observations of the Secretarial Auditors, when read together with the relevant notes to the accounts and accounting policies are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comment.

40. POLICY ON DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION:

The Remuneration policy is directed towards rewarding performance based on review of achievements on a periodical basis. The remuneration policy is in consonance with the existing industry practice and is designed to create a high-performance culture. It enables the Company to attract, retain and motivate employees to achieve results. The Company has made adequate disclosures to the members on the remuneration paid to Directors from time to time. The Companys Policy on directors appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other matters provided under Section 178 (3) of the Act is available on the website of the Company at www.sharanaminfra.co.in

41. STATE OF COMPANYS AFFAIRS:

Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated in Regulation 34(2) (e) of SEBI Listing Regulations is given as a separate part of the Annual Report. It contains a detailed write up and explanation about the performance of the Company.

42. FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION PROCESS BY BOARD:

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, the Board has carried the evaluation of its own performance, performance of Individual Directors, Board Committees, including the Chairman of the Board on the basis of attendance, contribution towards development of the Business and various other criteria as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company. The evaluation of the working of the Board, its committees, experience and expertise, performance of specific duties and obligations etc. were carried out. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process and outcome.

43. THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VALUATION AMOUNT ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION WHILE AVAILING LOAN FROM BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:

During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement of Loans taken from Banks and Financial Institutions.

44. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Your directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the co-operation and assistance received from the Bankers, Regulatory Bodies, Stakeholders including Financial Institutions, Suppliers, Customers and other business associates who have extended their valuable sustained support and encouragement during the year under review.

Your directors take this opportunity to recognize and place on record their gratitude and appreciation for the commitment displayed by all executives, officers and staff at all levels of the Company. We look forward for the continued support of every stakeholder in the future.

Registered Office:	By the Order of the Board of
303, Earth Arise,	Sharanam Infraproject and Trading Limited
Nr. Y.M.C.A. Club, S. G. Road,
Makarba, Vejalpur, Ahmedabad - 380 051	Sd/-	Sd/-
	Jigneshkumar Ambalia	Eeti Panchal
Place: Ahmedabad Date: 8th September, 2023	Managing Director DIN: 07784782	Director DIN:09723466