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EQUITY - MARKET SCREENER

Lesha Industries Ltd
Industry :  Trading
BSE Code
ISIN Demat
Book Value()
533602
INE050L01048
2.2343455
NSE Symbol
P/E(TTM)
Mar.Cap( Cr.)
N.A
370
40.7
EPS(TTM)
Face Value()
Div & Yield %
0.01
1
0
 

As on: Mar 29, 2024 09:04 PM

To,

The Members,

Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company and

the Audited Accounts for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2023.

1. FINANCIAL SUMMARY/HIGHLIGHTS OF PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY:

(Rs. In Lakhs)

Financial Results

Particulars

Year ended 31/03/2023 Year ended 31/03/2022
Total Revenue 690.26 724.71
Expenditure 671.49 675.80
Depreciation 1.95 1.82
Profit/(Loss) before Tax 17.22 47.10
Provision for Taxation (2.23) 7.02

Profit/(Loss) after Tax

19.45 40.07

2. PERFORMANCE AND STATE OF AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY:

The Management of the Company is taking efforts for the progress of the Company. The management has considered reviving and expanding the steel business of the Company. With this movement, the management is confident that performance of the Company will significantly improve. Further, the Company wishes to foray into the business of construction and land acquisition and development.

3. CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS:

During the financial year, there has been no change in the nature of business carried on by the company.

4. DIVIDEND:

The Company has marginally earned profits during the year and the Board has not declared any Dividend during the year.

5. TRANSFER TO RESERVE:

Reserves & Surplus at the end of the year stood at Rs. 7,25,79,906/-as compared to Rs. 7,06,34,723/-at the beginning of the year.

6. SHARE CAPITAL:

As on March 31, 2023, the authorized share capital of the company was Rs. 19,00,00,000/- divided into 19,00,00,000 equity shares of face value of Re. 1/- each and the paid up share capital of the company is Rs. 11,00,000,00/- divided into 11,00,000,00 equity shares of face value of Re. 1/- each.

7. DEPOSITS:

Your Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

8. ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE:

During the period under review, several energy conservation initiatives were adopted and were taken by the Company. There are no plans to import any kind of technology for the project and hence information regarding its absorption is not applicable. There was no research activities carried out during the year. The information pertaining to foreign exchange income or outgo during the year is given in ANNEXURE I and forms part of this report.

9. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY:

There were no material changes occurred subsequent to the close of the financial year of the Company to which the balance sheet relates and the date of the report which can affect the financial position of the Company.

10. DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS:

No orders have been passed by the Regulators/Court or Tribunals which can impact the going concern status and Company's operation in future.

11. DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY/JOINT VENTURES/ASSOCIATE COMPANIES:

There are no Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies.

12. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENT BY THE COMPANY:

Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments, if any covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act are given in the notes to the Financial Statements.

13. MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

During the year under review, 7 (Seven) Board meetings were held in accordance with provision of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder and the applicable Secretarial Standard.

The Board meeting dates are finalized in consultation with all directors and agenda papers backed up by comprehensive notes and detailed background information are circulated well in advance before the date of the meeting thereby enabling the Board to take informed decisions.

The details of the Board Meetings with regard to their dates and attendance of each of the Directors thereat have been provided in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Annual Report of the Company.

14. ANNUAL RETURN:

Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, copies of the Annual Return in form MGT-7 as on 31st March, 2023 of the Company will be prepared in accordance with Section 92(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 11 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 will be placed on the website of the Company and accessible at the weblink: http://lesha.in/

15. INSURANCE:

All the Properties of the Company are adequately insured.

16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

There was significant related party transactions entered between the Company, Directors, management, or their relatives. Hence, disclosure in Form AOC-2 is provided as Annexure II.

All the contracts/arrangements/transactions entered into by the Company with the related parties during the financial year 2022-23 were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm's length basis as disclosed in the financial statements and were reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee. The details of related party disclosure form a part of the notes to the financial statements provided in the annual report.

In terms of Regulation 23 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company submits details of related party transactions as per the format specified in the relevant accounting standards to the stock exchanges on a half- yearly basis.

17. DIRECTORATE AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

The Board of Directors of your company has various executive and non-executive directors including Independent Directors who have wide and varied experience in different disciplines of corporate functioning.

All the Directors of the Company have confirmed that they are not disqualified from being appointed as Directors in terms of Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.

Re-appointment pursuant to retire by rotation:

In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Ashok C. Shah (DIN: 02467830) retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible in terms of Section 164 of the Act offers himself for re-appointment. Profile and other details of the director as per Secretarial Standard -2 and Regulation 36(3) of SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015 are provided as Annexure to Notice convening Annual General Meeting.

Key Managerial Personnel ("KMP"):

In terms of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 the company has following Key Managerial Personnel as on 31st March, 2023:

1. Mr. Ashok C. Shah, Managing Director,

2. Mr. Shalin Ashok Shah, Chief Financial Officer and

3. Mrs. Himani Upadhyay, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer (Resigned w.e.f 3rd April, 2023)

Mr. Hirenkumar Tribhovandas Makwana has tendered his resignation from the office of Chief Financial Officer of the Company, due to get better opportunity elsewhere with effect from i.e. 29th June, 2022.

Appointment of Mrs. Himani Upadhyay as a Chief Financial Officer of the company with effect from 20th December, 2022

After the closure of the financial year as on 31st March, 2023, Mrs. Himani Upadhyay has tendered his resignation from the office Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company, due to better opportunity elsewhere with effect from i.e. 3rd April, 2023. In her place Mr. Miteshkumar Jayrambhai Rajgor has been appointed as a Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company on 20th June 2023.

After the closure of the financial year as on 31st March, 2023, Mr. Ashok Chinubhai Shah (DIN: 02467830), has been re-designated from Director to Managing Director of the Company on 20th June 2023.

Disclosure for the same pursuant to Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations") read with Clause 7 of Part A of schedule III of Listing Regulations has already submitted to the exchange. The company confirm that there are no other material reasons other than those provided above.

Independent Director:

Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 17 (1) (b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015,the company had appointed Mrs. Daxaben M. Shah (DIN: 08054390), and Mr. Chandrakant N. Chauhan (DIN: 08057354), as an Independent Directors of the Company. Mr. Kiritbhai Ishwarbhai Patel, (DIN: 03618884), Appointed as an Additional Director (Independent Director Category), w.e.f. Friday, 2nd September, 2022 for a period of 5(Five) years. In the AGM held On 28th September, 2022 Designation of Mr. Kiritbhai Ishwarbhai Patel, (DIN: 03618884) is changed from Additional Director to Director. Mr. Kailasprasad Bhagvatiprasad Jani, (DIN: 00404091), Appointed as an Additional Director (Independent Director Category), w.e.f. Friday, 2nd September, 2022 for a period of 5(Five) years. . In the AGM held On 28th September, 2022 Designation of Mr. Kailasprasad Bhagvatiprasad Jani, (DIN: 00404091) is changed from Additional Director to Director.

All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.The Independent Directors of the Company have confirmed that they have enrolled themselves in the Independent Directors' Databank maintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs ("IICA") in terms of Section 150 of the Act read with Rule6 of the Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.

18. EVALUATION OF BOARD, COMMITTEES AND DIRECTORS:

Pursuant to the provisions Section 134(3)(p) of the Companies Act, 2013and Rule 8(4) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 17(10) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements),Regulations 2015, the Board had carried out performance evaluation of its own, the Board Committees and of the Independent directors. The Independent Directors of the Company at their separate meeting held on 24/03/2023 has evaluated performance of the Non-Independent Directors, Board as a whole and of the Chairman of the Board.

The following were the Evaluation Criteria:

(a) For Independent Directors:

- Knowledge and Skills - Professional conduct - Duties, Role and functions

(b) For Executive Directors:

- Performance as Team Leader/Member.

- Evaluating Business Opportunity and analysis of Risk Reward Scenarios

- Key set Goals and achievements - Professional Conduct, Integrity

- Sharing of Information with the Board

The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.

19. POLICY ON APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS:

The Board has on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, formulated criteria for determining Qualifications, Positive Attributes and Independence of a Director. No remuneration is paid to any of the Directors of the Company. The Remuneration policy is stated under weblink: http://lesha.in/policies/

20. MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION:

The Company had not paid any remuneration to Executive Directors or any sitting fees to Non-Executive Directors for attending any meetings during the financial year ended 31st March, 2023.

The statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rule 5 (1) and (2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 forms part of this Report as ANNEXURE - II.

21. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS' MEETING:

During the year under review, One (1) Separate meeting of Independent Directors was held on 24th March 2023. The details of the Independent Directors Meeting and the attendance of the Directors are provided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Report.

22. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD:

The Company had constituted its committees to comply with section 177 and 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and as per regulation 18, 19 & 20 of SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015. There are currently three committees of the Board, as follows:

1. Audit Committee

2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee

3. Stakeholders' Relationship Committee

The Composition of all such Committees, number of meetings held during the year, attendance of each of the Directors at such meetings, brief terms of reference and other details have been provided in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Annual Report. All the recommendations made by the Committees were accepted by the Board.

23. AUDITORS:

A. Statutory Auditors

In terms of the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with provisions of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 as amended, M/s Keyur Bavishi & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Reg. No. 131191W) was appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a consecutive period of 5 (Five) years from the conclusion of Annual General Meeting held in the year 2022 till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2027. The Members may note that consequent to the changes in the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide notification dated May 7, 2018, the proviso to Section 139(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with explanation to sub-rule 7 of Rule 3 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, the requirement of ratification of appointment of Auditors by the Members at every AGM has been done away with. Therefore, the Company is not seeking any ratification of appointment of M/s Keyur Bavishi & Co., Chartered Accountants as the Auditors of the Company, by the Members at the ensuing AGM.

The Company has received a certificate from M/s Keyur Bavishi & Co., Chartered Accountants, confirming their eligibility to continue as Auditors of the Company in terms of the provisions of Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed thereunder. The Report given by the M/s Keyur Bavishi & Co., Auditors on the financial statements for the year ended March 2023 of the Company is part of the Annual Report. The notes to the accounts referred to in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and therefore do not call for any further comments.

B. Secretarial Auditors

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed Chintan K. Patel, Practicing Company Secretary, Ahmedabad to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith as Annexure IV the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and therefore do not call for any further comments.

In accordance with the SEBI Circular dated 8 February 2019 read with Regulation 24A of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Company has obtained an Annual Secretarial Compliance Report from Chintan K. Patel, Practicing Company Secretary, Ahmedabad, confirming compliances with all applicable SEBI Regulations, Circulars and Guidelines for the financial year 2022-23. The Annual Secretarial Compliance Report for above said financial year has been submitted to the stock exchanges within 60 days of the end of the said financial year. The Said report is attached with the Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year 2022-23. Chintan K. Patel, Practicing Company Secretary, Ahmedabad, has issued a certificate confirming that none of the

Directors on the Board of the Company has been debarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as Directors of companies by Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI")/Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") or any such statutory authority. The said Certificate is annexed to Report on Corporate Governance.

23. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK:

The Company has an Internal Financial Control System, commensurate with size, scale and complexity of its operations. The internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively so as to ensure orderly and efficient conduct of business operations. The Audit Committee in consultation with the internal auditors formulates the scope, functioning, periodicity and methodology for conducting the internal audit. The internal auditors carry out audit, covering inter alia, monitoring and evaluating the efficiency & adequacy of internal control systems in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies at all locations and submit their periodical internal audit reports to the Audit Committee. Based on the internal audit report and review by the Audit committee, process owners undertake necessary actions in their respective areas. The internal auditors have expressed that the internal control system in the Company is robust and effective. The Board has also put in place requisite legal compliance framework to ensure compliance of all the applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

24. RISK MANAGEMENT:

Company has implemented an integrated risk management approach through which it reviews and assesses significant risks on a regular basis to help ensure that there is a robust system of risk controls and mitigation in place. Senior management periodically reviews this risk management framework to keep updated and address emerging challenges. Major risks identified for the Company by the management are Compliances of various applicable Laws, Regulatory changes, Manufacturing & Supply, Litigation and Technological Changes. The management is however, of the view that none of the above risks may threaten the existence of the Company as robust Risk mitigation mechanism is put in place to ensure that there is nil or minimum impact on the Company in case any of these risks materialize.

25. VIGIL MECHANISM AND WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:

In accordance with Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has constituted a Whistle Blower Policy/ Vigil Mechanism to establish a vigil mechanism for the directors and employees to report genuine concerns in such manner as may be prescribed and to report to the management instances of unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's code of conduct.

The detailed Whistle Blower Policy is available on Company's Website under Weblink: http://lesha.in/policies/

26. PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE:

As per the requirement of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &Redressal) Act, 2013 (‘Act') and Rules made thereunder, your Company has assigned the responsibilities to Audit Committee. During the year, no complaint with allegations of sexual harassment was filed with the Company.

27. PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:

The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view to regulate trading in securities by the Directors and designated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the purchase or sale of Company's shares by the Directors and the designated employees while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period when the Trading Window is closed. The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code. All Board of Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code.

The Company has adopted and amended its Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading w.e.f. April 1, 2019pursuant to Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018.

28. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

In accordance with Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and to the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them, your Directors state 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. 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 the financial year 31st March, 2023 and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;

iii. The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

iv. The directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;

v. The directors had 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. 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.

29. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

Your Company believes in conducting its affairs in a fair, transparent, and professional manner along with good ethical standards, transparency, and accountability in dealings with all its constituents. Your Company has complied with all the Mandatory Requirements of Corporate Governance norms as required under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended.

The Separate report on Corporate Governance in compliance with Part C of Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is forms part of this report as Annexure-V and the Secretarial Auditor's certificate on the compliance of Corporate Governance thereon forms part of this report as Annexure-VI.

30. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE:

Related Party disclosure as mentioned in Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is appended to the report of Director herewith attached as Annexure VII.

31. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

The Company is not covered under section 135 of Companies Act, 2013 hence details regarding policy on

Corporate Social Responsibility is not applicable to the Company.

32. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:

The Company is not require to maintain cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, and accordingly such accounts and records are not made and maintained.

33. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:

The Report on Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under SEBI Listing Regulations is included in this Report. Certain statements in the said report may be forward looking. Many factors may affect the actual results, which could be different from what the Directors envisage in terms of the future performance and outlook.

34. DEMAT SUSPENSE ACCOUNT/ UNCLAIMED SUSPENSE ACCOUNT:

There are no shares lying in the demat suspense account or unclaimed suspense account.

35. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

Your Directors take this opportunity to express their gratitude for the unstinted commitment, dedication, hard work and significant contribution made by employees at all levels in ensuring sustained growth of the Company. Your Directors also sincerely thank to all the stakeholders, customers, vendors, bankers, business associates, government, other statutory bodies and look forward to their continued assistance, co-operation and support.

Place: Ahmedabad

For and on behalf of the Board

Date: July 20, 2023

SD/-

SD/-

Ashok Shah

Shalin Shah

Managing Director

Director

DIN:02467830

DIN: 00297447