DIRECTORS' REPORT To, The Members, Your directors have pleasure in presenting their Twenty-sixth Annual Report on the business and operations of Scintilla Commercial & Credit Limited (the "Company") together with the audited statement of accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2015. Operating & Financial Performance Gross revenues increased to Rs 15191497/- a growth of around 448.76 % against Rs 2770268/- in the previous year. Profit before taxation was Rs 125822/- against Rs 621690/- in the previous year. The percentage of profit has decreased by 79.76% due to onetime exceptional expenditure towards Initial Listing Fees & Merchant Bankers Fees. After providing for taxation of Rs105642/- & Rs 118463/- respectively, the net profit of the Company for the year under review was placed at Rs 20180/- as against Rs 503227/- in the previous year. Change in the nature of business, if any There is no change in the nature of the business of the Company. Statutory & Legal Matters There has been no significant and/or material order(s) passed by any Regulators/Courts/Tribunals impacting the going concern status and the Company's operations in future. Material Changes & Commitments occurring after the end of Financial Year No material changes and/or commitments affecting the financial position of the Company occurred between the end of the financial year to which the attached financial statements relate to and up to the date of this report. Subsidiary / Joint Ventures / Associates As on March 31, 2015, the Company had three Indian subsidiaries. There has been change in the number of subsidiaries but there has been no change in the nature of business of the subsidiaries, during the year under review. In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has prepared a consolidated financial statement of the Company and all its subsidiary companies, which is forming part of the Annual Report. A statement containing salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiary companies in the prescribed format, AOC 1 is also included in the Board Report and is attached as Annexure I. In accordance with third proviso of Section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Report of the Company, containing therein its standalone and the consolidated financial statements has been placed on the website of the Company, www.scintilla.co.in Further, as per fourth proviso of the said section, audited annual accounts of each of the subsidiary companies have also been placed on the website of the Company at www.scintilla.co.in Internal Financial Control The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weaknesses in the design or operation were observed. Dividend With the view to conserve the resources of company your directors regret to recommend any dividend for the period under report. Share Capital The paid up Equity Share Capital as on March 31, 2015 was Rs 10,02,77,770. During the year under review the company has not issued any shares or any convertible instruments. Risk Management Although the company has long been following the principle of risk minimization as the norm in every industry, it has now become a compulsion. The Board members were informed about risk assessment and after which the Board formally adopted and implemented the necessary steps for monitoring the risk management plan for the company. Board of Directors In accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 Ms. Bharti Ranga (DIN: 06864738), Director of the Company retires by rotation and being eligible offers herself for re-appointment. At the 25th Annual General Meeting of the company held on 29th September, 2014 the Company had appointed Mr. Manoj Kumar Mundhara (DIN: 00097325) and Mr. Vidhu Bhushan Verma (DIN: 00555238) as independent directors under the Companies Act, 2013 for 5 consecutive years for a term upto September, 2019. All independent directors have given declaration that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and clause 49 of listing agreement. Meetings of Board and Audit Committee During the Financial Year 2014-15 ten (10) meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company and four (4) Audit Committee meetings were held. The details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening gap between the Board Meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013. Remuneration Policy The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management and to fix their remuneration. The Company's Remuneration Policy is available on the Company's website at at www.scintilla.co.in Directors' Responsibility Statement The Board of Directors acknowledges the responsibility for ensuring compliance with the provisions of section 134(3) (c) read with section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49(III)(D)(4)(a) of the listing agreement with Stock Exchanges in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended on 31.03.2015 and state that : (i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any; (ii) 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 at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period; (iii) the directors 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; (iv) the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; (v) 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 (vi) The directors have devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively. Related Party Transactions All Related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an arms length basis and in the ordinary course of business. There are no material significant related party transactions made by the Company during the year that would have required shareholder approval under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement. All related party transactions are reported to the Audit Committee. Prior approval of the Audit Committee is obtained on a yearly basis for the transactions which are planned and/ or repetitive in nature and omnibus approvals are taken within limits laid down for unforeseen transactions. The disclosure under Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable. The Policy on Related Party transactions as approved by the Board has been uploaded on the Company's Website and may be accessed at the link http://scintilla.co.in/related- party-policy. The details of the transactions with related parties during 2014-15 are provided in the accompanying financial statements. None of the Directors had any pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company during the year under review. Key Managerial Personnel Mr. Jitendra Kumar Goyal, Managing Director was formally appointed as Key Managerial Personnel, Mr. Pankaj Marda was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer, Key Managerial Personnel w.e.f. 31/03/2015 and Ms. Swati Sharma, Company Secretary was appointed as Key Managerial Personnel of the Company in compliance with the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 w.e.f. 2nd May, 2014 and she resigned on 13th February 2015, no other Key Managerial Person has been appointed or retired or resigned during the year under review. Board Evaluation Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement the Board has carried out annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Committees. Corporate Governance Report on Corporate Governance along with the certificate thereon as obtained from M/s. S. K. Rungta & Co., Chartered Accountants is separately attached as Annexure II and forms a part of the Directors' Report. Vigil Mechanism In order to ensure that the activities of the Company and its employees are conducted in a fair and transparent manner by adoption of highest standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behavior the company has adopted a vigil mechanism policy which is available on the Company's website www.scintilla.co.in Corporate Social Responsibility The provisions of Companies Act, 2013 regarding Corporate Social Responsibility are not applicable to the Company. Listing The shares of the Company are listed on the BSE Limited and The Calcutta Stock Exchange Limited. The Company's shares are compulsorily traded in the dematerialized form. The ISIN allotted is INE892C01018. Statutory Audit M/s. S. K. Rungta & Co., Chartered Accountants (FRN: 308081E), Kolkata, were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting held on 29.09.2014 until the conclusion of 28th Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2017. The Company has received a certificate from the above Auditors to the effect that if they are reappointed, it would be in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013. Their continuance of appointment and payment of remuneration are to be confirmed and approved in the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Secretarial Audit Mr. Anand Khandelia, Practicing Company Secretary was appointed to conduct the secretarial audit of the Company for the financial year 2014-15, as required under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules there under. The Qualification remarks were given are mentioned below: a) The Company has received a notice from ROC which has been resolved now. The Secretarial Audit Report for Financial Year 2014-15 forms a part of the Director Report is attached here as Annexure III. Internal Control Systems and Their Adequacy The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of its operations. The scope and authority of the Internal Audit function is defined in the Internal Audit Manual. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board & to the Director. Deposits The Company being a Non Banking Financial Company has not accepted any public deposits and as such, no amount on account of principal or interest on public deposits was outstanding as on the date of the balance sheet. Loans, guarantees and investments The Company has not given any loans or guarantees covered under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.The detail of the investments made by the Company are given in the notes to the financial statements. Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption Since the Company does not own any manufacturing facility, being an Investment Company, the particulars relating to conservation of energy and technology absorption stipulated in the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are not applicable. Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgo There is no foreign exchange earnings and outgo during the year under review. Extract of Annual Return The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form MGT 9 is annexed herewith as Annexure IV. Managerial Remuneration The information required pursuant to Section 197(12) read with Rule 5(1) of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company is attached here as Annexure V and forms a part of the Directors' Report. There are no employees who are in receipt of remuneration in excess of the limit specified under section 134(3) (q) read with Rule 5 (2) and 5 (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. RBI Guidelines for Non-Banking Financial Companies The Company has observed all the prudential norms prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India. The Schedule as required in terms of Paragraph 13 of Non-Banking Financial Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2015 is annexed herewith. Acknowledgement Your Directors take the opportunity of placing their sincere appreciation to the Central Government, State Government, Banks, Financial Institutions, employees, associates, consultants and members of the company for their valuable guidance and support. For and on behalf of the Board of Directors Jitendra Kumar Goyal Managing Director (DIN: 00468744) Vidhu Bhushan Verma Director (DIN: 00555238) Place: Kolkata Date: 30/05/2015 |