To,
The Members,
Innovassynth Investments Limited
Your directors have the pleasure in presenting the 14th
Board Report of the Company with the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31st
March 2022.
1. FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
The Company's financial summary for the year under review along
with the previous year's figures is given hereunder:
(? in Lakhs)
Particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
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2021-22 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2020-21 |
Total Income |
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0.30 |
|
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Profit/(Loss) Before Interest and
depreciation |
(37.46) |
(28.03) |
(37.46) |
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Interest |
27.04 |
24.11 |
27.04 |
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Depreciation |
|
|
|
|
Share of Profit of Associate |
|
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186.00 |
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Profit/(Loss) Before Tax |
(64.50) |
(52.14) |
121.50 |
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Less/Add: Current Tax |
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|
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Less/Add: Deferred Tax Adjustment |
|
|
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Profit/(Loss) After Tax |
(64.50) |
(52.14) |
121.50 |
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Other comprehensive income/(loss) |
1576.49 |
33.39 |
1,588.81 |
|
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the
year |
1511.99 |
(18.75) |
1,710.31 |
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2. DIVIDEND:
In view of the accumulated losses, Directors do not recommend any
dividend for the year ended 31st March 2022.
3. PERFORMANCE REVIEW:
The Company's income for 2021-22 was nil as compared with Rs.
0.30/- Lakhs during the previous year. The year has resulted in a net loss after tax of
Rs. 64.50/- Lakhs compared with Rs. 52.14/- Lakhs during the last year.
4. SHARE CAPITAL:
During the year under review, there was no change in the authorized,
subscribed, and paid-up share capital of the Company. The paid-up equity share capital as
on 31st March 2022 was ?. 24,27,80,350/-.
5. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
A detailed report on Management Discussion and Analysis (MDA) Report is
included in this Report as Annexure-1.
6. DISCLOSURES UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT,2013 AND THE RULES MADE
THEREUNDER:
a. Extract of Annual Return:
The Annual Return of the Company as on March 31,2022, in accordance
with Section 92(3) of the Act read with the Companies (Management and Administration)
Rules, 2014, is available on the Company's website and can be accessed http://www.
innovassynthinvestments. in/ar. html
b. Number of Meetings of The Board of Directors and Its Committees:
During the year Four Board Meetings, Four Audit Committee Meetings, Two
Nomination and Remuneration Committee Meetings, one Stakeholder Relationship Committee
Meeting and one Independent Directors Meeting were convened and held in compliance with
Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015. The details of Board and Committee Meetings are given in the Corporate
Governance Report.
c. Composition of Audit Committee:
The composition of the Audit Committee is provided in the Corporate
Governance Report and forms a part of this Annual Report. There have been no instances of
non-acceptance of any recommendations of the Audit Committee by the Board during the
financial year under review.
d. Related Party Transactions:
All contracts/ arrangements/ transactions entered by the Company during
the FY 2021-22 with related parties were on an arm's length basis and in the ordinary
course of business. Given that the Company does not have any RPTs to report pursuant to
Section 134(3)(h) of the Act read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014
in Form AOC-2, the same is not provided.
The details of the transactions with Related Parties as per Ind AS 24
are provided in the accompanying financial statements.
e. Corporate Governance:
Your company has complied with the various requirements of the
Corporate Governance under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and as stipulated
under the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
A detailed Report on Corporate Governance forms part of this
Annual Report.
f. Risk Management:
The Company has in place a mechanism to identify, assess, monitor, and
mitigate various risks to key business objectives. Major risks identified are
systematically addressed through mitigating actions on a continuing basis. These are
discussed at the Meetings of the Audit Committee and the Board of Director of the Company.
g. Directors and Key Managerial Personnel:
During the year under review, following changes in composition of Board
of Director and KMP were taken place:
Dr Hardik Joshipura (DIN: 09392511) was appointed as Additional
Director in the capacity of Chairman cum Managing Director w.e.f. 12th February
2022.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, Dr Hardik Joshipura (DIN:
09392511) retires by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, offers himself for
reappointment. The Board commends re-appointment of Dr Hardik Joshipura (DIN: 09392511),
for approval of the Members at the ensuing AGM. The disclosures required pursuant to
Regulation 36 of the SEBI Listing Regulations and the Secretarial Standards on General
Meeting ('SS-2') with respect to proposed Appointment/ Re-appointment of Directors
retiring by rotation are given in the Notice of ensuing AGM, forming part of the Annual
Report.
Ms. Jana Chatra resigned as Chairperson cum Managing Director w.e.f. 12th
February 2022 due to preoccupation, and there being no other reason for his resignation.
The Directors placed on record their sincere appreciation for the stellar contributions
made by her as a Member of the Board
Mr. Abhishek Deshpande ceased to be a Key Managerial Personnel (Company
Secretary and CFO) upon his resignation at the close of business hours on 1st
November 2021. The Board of Directors places on record its appreciation of his valuable
support and guidance to the Board during his tenure.
Mr. Sameer Pakhali was appointed as the Company Secretary and CFO and
was designated as a Key Managerial Personnel w.e.f. 12th November 2021.
On the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Dr.
Nalini Ramaswamy (DIN: 09714656) was appointed as an Additional Director (Independent) by
the Board of Directors at its meeting held on September 2, 2022. She holds office up to
the date of the ensuing AGM of the Company. The Company has received notice in writing
under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013 from a member proposing her candidature for
the office of Director. Accordingly, Dr. Nalini Ramaswamy (DIN: 09714656) is proposed to
be appointed as an Independent Director, not liable to retire by rotation for a term of
five years effective September 2, 2022 upto September 1,2027. Your directors commend her
appointment
h. Statement on Declaration Given by Independent Directors:
All Independent Directors have given declarations that they comply the
criteria of Independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and
as per SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
i. Board Evaluation:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing
Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Board of Directors has
carried out an Annual Performance Evaluation of the Board and of the Individual Directors
has been made.
During the year, the Evaluation cycle was completed by the Company
internally which included the evaluation of the Board as a whole, Board Committees and
Directors. The Evaluation process focused on various aspects of the Board and Committees
functioning such as composition of the Board and Committees, experience, performance of
duties and governance issues etc. Separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the
performance of individual Directors on parameters such as contribution, independent
judgement and guidance and support provided to the Management.
The results of the evaluation were shared with the Board, Chairman of
respective Committees and individual Directors.
j. Remuneration Policy:
The Board of Directors on the recommendation of the Nomination &
Remuneration Committee has framed a Policy for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, and
other Senior Managerial Personnel of the Company, in accordance with the requirements of
the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations. The
website link for the policy is
httD://www.innovassvnthinvestments.in/Doc/THE%20NOMINATION%20AND%20REMUNERATIQN%20P
OLICY.pdf
k. Auditors:
Statutory Auditor:
As per the provisions of the Act, the period of office of M/s MSKA
& Associates, Chartered Accountants (ICAI Firm Registration No. 105047W), expires at
the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The Board has recommended the appointment of M/s P G Bhagwat LLP,
Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 101118W/W100682), as the Statutory Auditors
of the Company in their place, for a term of five consecutive years, from the conclusion
of the 14th AGM of the Company scheduled to be held in the year 2022 till the conclusion
of the 19th AGM to be held in the year 2027, for approval of shareholders of
the Company, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee.
They have confirmed their eligibility and qualification required under
the Act for holding the office, as Statutory Auditors of the Company.
Further, the Auditors' Report "with an unmodified
opinion", given by the Statutory Auditors on the financial statements of the Company
for financial year 2021-22, is disclosed in the financial statements forming part of this
Annual Report. There has been no qualification, reservation, adverse remark, or disclaimer
given by the Statutory Auditor in their Report for the year under review.
The notes to the financial statements are self-explanatory and do not
call for any further comments.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013,
as amended from time to time, the Statutory Auditors have not reported any incident of
fraud to the Audit Committee during the year under review.
Secretarial Auditor:
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 M/s. Sushil Talathi & Associates, Company Secretary in Practice
to undertake the Secretarial Audit and issue Annual Secretarial Compliance Report for F.Y
2021-22.
i. Secretarial Audit Report:
The secretarial audit report contains one qualification, reservation,
or adverse remarks or disclaimer. The listed entity has complied with the provisions of
the above Regulations and circulars/ guidelines issued under SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
2015, except in respect of matters specified below
1. Delay in Prior intimation to the stock exchange about the meeting of
the board of directors
Management representation
The company has paid the amount of fine of ? 11,800/-. Further the
company had requested BSE Limited for waiver of the fine, by giving the reason of covid 19
pandemic, and the same was waived by BSE Limited.
The said report is attached to this report Annexure-3.
ii. Annual Secretarial Compliance Report:
As per the recent amendment in Regulation 24 of SEBI (Listing
Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, vide insertion of Regulation
24A, M/s Sushil Talathi & Associates, Secretarial Auditor of the Company, undertook
& examine compliances under SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and issue Annual Secretarial
Compliance Report for the year ended 31st March 2022.
The Annual Secretarial Compliance Report contains one qualification,
reservation, adverse remark, or disclaimer. The listed entity has complied with the
provisions of the above Regulations and circulars/ guidelines issued under SEBI (LODR)
Regulations, 2015, except in respect of matters specified below
2 Delay in Prior intimation to the stock exchange about the meeting
of the board of directors
Management representation
The company has paid the amount fine ? 11800/-. Further, the company
had requested BSE Limited for waiver of fine, by giving reason for covid 19 pandemic, and
the same was waived by BSE Limited.
The said report is attached to this report Annexure-4
Internal Auditors:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013
and the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the Board based on the Recommendation of the
Audit Committee, appointed M/s V D Tilak & Co, Chartered Accountants (FRN:134853W),
Khopoli, Raigad as Internal Auditor of the Company for conducting an internal audit of the
Company for F.Y 2021-22.
l. Disclosure Under Schedule V(F) Of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015:
Your Company does not have any unclaimed shares issued in physical form
pursuant to public issues/Right issues.
m. Subsidiary and Associate Companies:
The Company does not have any Subsidiary.
Associate Company:
3. Innovassynth Technologies (India) Limited
The Company holds 31.79% of the equity share capital of Innovassynth
Technologies (India)Limited. During the year, the turnover of the company was ? 201 crore
(previous year ? 128 crore) and Profit after tax for the year was ? 24 crore (previous
year ? 11 crore). The Company has a net worth of ? 140 crore (previous year ? 11.63 crore)
as on 31st March 2022.
A statement containing the salient features of the financial statements
of the associate company and subsidiary in the prescribed format is annexed as Annexure-2
to this Report.
n. Deposits:
During the period under review, the Company had not accepted any fixed
deposits with the meaning of Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013.
o. Loans, Guarantees or Investments:
The Company has not given any loan to or provided any guarantee or
security in favor of other parties and has also not made any investment of its fund with
any other party during the year under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
p. Material Changes and Commitments Between the Date of The Balance
Sheet and The Date of Report:
There have been no material changes and commitments 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.
q. Significant and Material Orders Passed by The Regulators or Courts
or Tribunals:
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/
Courts which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future
operations.
r. Energy Conservation, Technology, Absorption, and Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo:
The Company has no particulars to report regarding conservation of
energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings, and outgo as required under
Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rules thereunder.
s. Statement Pursuant to Section 197(12) Of the Companies Act, 2013
Read with Rule 5 Of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014:
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required
under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is provided in the Annual Report as Annexure-5
which forms a part of this Report.
t. Familiarization Program for Independent Directors:
The Board members are provided with necessary documents/brochures,
reports and internal policies to enable them to familiarize with the Company's
procedures and practices, the website link is available at- http://www.innovassvnthinvestments.in/Doc/Familiarisation%20Proaramme%20.pdf
u. Internal Financial Controls:
The Company has put in place an adequate system of internal financial
controls with respect to the Financial Statement and commensurate with its size and nature
of business which helps in ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of business. No
reportable material weakness in the operation was observed.
v. Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy:
The Company has formulated and published a Whistle Blower Policy to
provide Vigil Mechanism for employees including directors of the Company to report genuine
concerns. The provisions of this policy are in line with the provisions of the Section
177(9) of the Act and as per SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015.
w. Reserves:
The Company does not have any profit during the year under review hence
no amount is required to transfer to the reserves.
x. Listing of Equity Shares:
Your Company's shares are listed with BSE Limited (BSE), Mumbai.
Listing fees have been paid for the financial year 2021-22.
y. Obligation of Your Company Under the Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace and
has adopted a Policy on Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of sexual harassment at
workplace in line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder.
The below table provides details of complaints received/disposed during
financial year 2021-22:
Number of complaints at the beginning of the financial year |
: Nil |
No. of complaints filed during the financial year |
: Nil |
No. of complaints disposed of during the financial
year |
: NA |
No. of complaints pending at the end of the financial year |
: NA |
z. Directors' Responsibility Statement:
Pursuant to the requirement clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section
134 of the Companies Act, 2013, your Directors confirm that:
i. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures.
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 profit 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 Companies Act, 2013
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 were operating
effectively; and
vi. they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating
effectively.
7. COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS-1 AND 2:
Your Directors confirm that pursuant to Section 118(10) of the
Companies Act, 2013, applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS- 2, pertaining to
Meeting of Board of Directors and General Meetings, respectively specified by the
Institute of Company Secretaries of India has been duly complied by the Company.
The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all applicable Secretarial Standards and that such systems are adequate and
operating effectively.
8. CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION:
The Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company
give annual certification on financial reporting and internal controls to the Board in
terms of Regulation 17 (8) of the Listing Obligations. The Managing Director and the Chief
Financial Officer also give quarterly certification on financial results while placing the
financial results before the Board in terms of Regulation 33(2) of the Listing
Regulations. The Annual Certificate given by Managing Director and the Chief Financial
Officer is attached in Annexure-6
9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
We thank our Employees, Investors, and Bankers for their continued
support during the year. We are grateful to the various authorities for their continued
cooperation. We place on record our appreciation of the contribution made by our employees
at all levels. Our consistent growth was made possible by their hard work, solidarity,
cooperation, and support.
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For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of |
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Innovassynth Investments Limited |
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Sandesh Mhadalkar |
Dr Hardik Joshipura |
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Director |
Managing Director |
Mumbai, 30th May 2022 |
(DIN: 08929791) |
(DIN: 09392511) |
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