STATE OF COMPANY’S AFFAIR, OPERATING RESULTS AND PROFITS

Your Company is one of the RBI register NBFC and is engaged in the Business of Finance and Investments. During the year under review your company has earned profit of of Rs.128.69 lacs as compared to losses of Rs.19.67 lacs incurred in the previous year.

CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS

During the financial year under review, no changes have occurred in the nature of the Company’s business.

DIVIDEND

Your directors do not recommend any dividend for the financial year 2023-24.

TRANSFER TO RESERVES

Rs. 2317500 has been transferred to reserves.

SUBSIDIARY, JOINT VENTURE AND ASSOCIATES

The Company does not have any subsidiary/associate/joint venture company for the year ended on 31^st March, 2024.

PUBLIC DEPOSITS

During the year under review, your Company has not invited or accepted any deposits. There are no unpaid or unclaimed deposits as on the date with the Company.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO

The particulars as required under Section 134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of the conservation of energy and technology absorption have not been furnished considering the nature of business undertaken by the Company during the year under report.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING: Nil FOREIGN EXCHANGE OUTGO: Nil

SHARE CAPITAL

The issued, subscribed and paid-up Equity Share Capital as on 31^st March, 2024 was Rs.130,340,000 comprising of 65,170,000 Equity Shares of the face value of Rs.2 each. The Company has neither issued shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise, nor has issued sweat equity shares. As on 31^st March, 2024, none of the Directors of the Company holds instruments convertible into Equity Shares of the Company.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

Pursuant to section 186 (11) of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act’), the provisions of section 186(4) of the Act requiring disclosure in the financial statement of the full particulars of the loans made ,and guarantees given or securities provided by a Non-Banking Financial Company in the ordinary course of its business and the purpose for which the loan or guarantee or security is proposed to be utilised by the recipient of the loan or guarantee or security are exempted from disclosure in the Annual Report.

Further, the provisions of section 186 of the Act pertaining to investment, guarantee and lending activities are not applicable to the Company since the Company is a Non Banking Financial Company ("NBFC") whose principal business is acquisition of securities and lending of funds.

DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL Director Appointment

During the year 2023-24, Mrs. Jyoti Choudhary (DIN: 10249120) was appointed as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director on the board on 28^th July 2023.

Re-appointment

Under Section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 Mrs.Jyoti Choudhary (DIN: 10249120) shall retire at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, seeks re-appointment. The Board recommends her appointment.

Resignation

During the financial year 2023-24, Mrs. Manju Goyal (DIN: 07143651) resigned from the board of directors on 28^th July 2023 (Closure of Business hours).

Key Managerial Personnel

Following officials are appointed as the Key Managerial Personnel ("KMP") of the Company:-

Remuneration and other details of the KMP are mentioned in the Corporate Governance report which forms part of this report.

PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES

The Company has adopted a policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with Related Party Transactions and the same is disclosed on the website of the Company at www.cubical90.com. All the related party transactions were in the ordinary course of business and at arm’s length basis and there were no material related party transactions entered during the year. Therefore, disclosure in Form AOC-2 prescribed under Section 134(3)(h) of the Act read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable to the Company.

All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for approval as required under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit

Committee is obtained for the transactions which are of foreseen and repetitive nature. The transactions entered into pursuant to such omnibus approval so granted are audited and a statement giving details of all related party transactions if required placed before the Audit Committee on a quarterly basis.

AUDITORS Statutory Auditors

M/s. STRG & Associates (Firm Reg. No.14826N), has been appointed as Auditors of the Company for five years till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in the year 2025. A certificate of eligibility has been received from the Auditors to the effect that they are not disqualified for appointment under Section 141(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.

Auditor’s Observation

The existing Statutory Auditors does not contain any qualification, reservation and adverse remarks in their report.

Secretarial Auditors

The Board has appointed Mr.Mukesh Kumar Agarwal, Practicing Company Secretary, to conduct Secretarial Audit for the FY 2023-24. The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended 31^st March, 2024 is at "Annexure A".

The said report does not contain any qualification, reservation and adverse remarks.

Internal auditors

Upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has appointed M/s Sudhir K Associates, Chartered Accountants, as Internal Auditor of the Company for conducting the internal audit for the Financial Year 2023-24.

Cost record and cost audit

Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit as prescribed under the provision of Section 148(1) of the Companies Act 2013 are not applicable for the business activities carried out by the Companies.

REPORTING OF FRAUD BY AUDITOR

During the year under review, neither the statutory auditor nor the Secretarial auditor reported to the audit committee, under section 143(12) of the companies Act, 2013, any instant of fraud committed against the company by its officers or employees the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Board’s report.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

During the year under review no employee whether employed for the whole year or part of the year, was drawing remuneration exceeding the limits as laid down under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.

The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5(2) of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company, will be provided upon request. In terms of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013 the Report and Accounts are being sent to the Members and others entitled thereto, excluding the information on employees’ particulars which is available for inspection by the Members at the Registered Office of the Company during business hours on working days (Except Saturday) of the Company up to the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. If any Member is interested in obtaining a copy thereof, such Member may write to the Company Secretary in this regard.

Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as requiredunder Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is provided hereunder:

2. The percentage increase in remuneration of each director, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, company secretary in the financial year.

There was 7.99 percentile increase in the salaries of the employees in comparison to the last financial year.

There is no Increase in the managerial remuneration during the year under review.

The Company affirms remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.

INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY

The Company has put in place an adequate internal control system to safeguard all assets and ensure operational excellence. The system also meticulously records all transaction details and ensures regulatory compliance. It also has a team of internal auditors to conduct internal audit. Audit firms also ensure that all transactions are correctly authorised and reported. The reports are reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board. Wherever deemed necessary, internal control systems are strengthened and corrective actions initiated.

SECRETARIAL STANDARD

The Company complies with all applicable mandatory secretarial standards issued by the institute of Company Secretary of India.

RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY

The Board of the Directors feels that there is no such risk element which may threaten the existence of the company. However the Board of Directors are in processes of developing the risk management policy.

ANNUAL RETURN

Pursuant to section 134(3)(a) and section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the annual return of the Company as at March 31, 2024 can be accessed through the web link www.cubical90.com.

SIGNIFICANT AND 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.

MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY

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 financial statement relate and date of the report.

NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD

Eightmeetings of the Board were held during the year. For details of the meetings of the Board, please refer to the corporate governance report, which forms part of this report.

BOARD EVALUATION

The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, board committees, and individual Directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations.

The performance of the board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basis of criteria such as the 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 on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.

The Board evaluated the effectiveness of its functioning and that of the Committees and of individual directors by seeking their inputs on various aspects of Board/Committee Governance.

The aspects covered in the evaluation included the contribution to and monitoring of corporate governance practices, participation in the long-term strategic planning and fulfillment of Directors’obligations and fiduciary responsibilities, including but not limited to active participation at the Board and Committee meetings. 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. In a separate meeting of Independent Directors,

Performance of Non-Independent directors, the Board as a whole and Chairman of the Company was evaluated, taking into account the views of executive directors and non-executive directors.

At the board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors and meeting of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the performance of the Board, its Committees, and individual directors was also discussed. Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire Board, excluding the independent director being evaluated.

POLICY ON DIRECTORS’ AND KMP’S APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION AND OTHER DETAILS

The Company’s policy on Directors’ and KMP’s appointment and their remuneration and other matters provided in Section 178(3) of the Act has been disclosed in the corporate governance report, which forms part of the Directors’ Report.

CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING QUALIFICATIONS, POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES AND INDEPENDENCE OF A DIRECTOR

An Independent director shall possess appropriate skills, experience and knowledge in one or more fields of finance, law, management, sales, marketing, administration, research, corporate governance, operations or other disciplines related to the company’s business.

An independent director shall be a person of integrity, who possesses relevant expertise and experience and who shall uphold ethical standards of integrity and probity; act objectively and constructively; exercise his responsibilities in a bona-fide manner in the interest of the company; devote sufficient time and attention to his professional obligations for informed and balanced decision making; and assist the company in implementing the best corporate governance practices.

An Independent director should meet the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations concerning Independence of directors.

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS DECLARATION

The Company has received the necessary declaration from each ID in accordance with Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, that he/she meets the criteria of independence as laid out in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

CERTIFICATE BY PRACTICING COMPANY SECRETARY

The Company has received certificate from Mr.Mukesh Kumar Agarwal, Proprietor of Mukesh Agarwal & Co., Practising Company Secretaries, confirming that none of the Directors of the Company have been debarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as director of companies by the SEBI/Ministry of Corporate of Affairs or any such authority. The certificate is attached as "ANNEXURE B".

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

The Company’s Board has the following Committees:

The details of the membership and attendance of the meetings of the above Committees of the Board are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.

REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

A separate section on Corporate Governance along with reports on Management Discussion & Analysis and Certificate from a Practicing Company Secretary regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance are made part of this Report.

DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, ("Act") your Directors confirm that: i. In the preparation of the annual accounts for financial year ended 31^st March, 2024, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures in adoption of these standards; 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 31^st March, 2024 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date. 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 for financial year ended 31^st March, 2024 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 have been operating efficiently. vi. The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY/ VIGIL MECHANISM

The Whistle Blower Policy has been appropriately communicated within the Company and has also been hosted on the website of the Company www.cubical90.com. No personnel have been denied access to the Audit Committee.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

The directors take this opportunity to thank company’s customers, bankers for their consistent support and co-operation to the company. Your directors also acknowledge with appreciation the support and co-operation rendered by various Govt. agencies and Departments. Your Directors would also like to thank all the employees of the Company for their dedicated efforts and hard work put in for the success of the Company. Your Directors also wish to express their gratitude to the Shareholders for the confidence reposed by them in the company and for the continued support and co-operation.