Financial Performance

  • Revenue: ₹0 for FY23 (₹1,01,180 for FY22)
  • Total Expenditure: ₹1,571 for FY23 (₹2,08,399 for FY22)
  • Net Loss Before Tax: ₹(1,571) for FY23 (₹(1,07,219) for FY22)
  • Net Loss After Tax: ₹(1,571) for FY23 (₹(1,07,219) for FY22)
  • Earnings Per Share (Basic & Diluted): ₹(0.00) for FY23 (₹(0.04) for FY22)
  • Cash Flow from Operations: ₹0.13 for FY23 (₹(2,52,288) for FY22)

Financial Position as at 31st March 2023

  • Total Assets: ₹2,30,34,255 (₹2,30,35,826 as at 31st March 2022)
  • Non-Current Assets: ₹1,18,94,355 (includes loans ₹93,36,470, other financial assets ₹11,69,630, other non-current assets ₹13,88,255)
  • Current Assets: ₹1,11,39,901 (includes trade receivables ₹35,60,795, cash ₹1,51,648, other current assets ₹56,85,108, current tax assets ₹17,42,350)
  • Total Equity: Negative ₹(27,01,30,685) (Negative ₹(27,01,29,114) as at 31st March 2022)
  • Equity Share Capital: ₹2,83,50,290
  • Other Equity: Negative ₹(29,84,80,975)
  • Non-Current Liabilities: ₹10,68,506 (provisions for employee benefits)
  • Current Liabilities: ₹29,20,96,434
  • Borrowings: ₹24,07,37,829 (unsecured, due to related parties)
  • Trade Payables: ₹1,65,00,686
  • Other Current Liabilities: ₹3,48,57,919

Key Operational Highlights

  • Company generated zero revenue during FY23 compared to ₹0.01 Crores in previous year
  • Trading in company securities suspended by BSE effective 19 July 2017 for non-compliance with Regulation 55A of SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations 1996
  • Company had referred to BIFR on 04/11/1991, but proceedings abated after repeal of SICA effective 1 December 2016

Statutory Dues Overdue (More than 6 months)

  • Central Excise Act, 1944: Excise duty ₹13,32,900 (2003-04 & 2004-05) + Interest ₹14,76,000
  • Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975: Interest ₹6,64,011 (2005-07) + Sales tax ₹14,67,631 (2004-05)
  • Fringe Benefit Tax: ₹1,84,443 (2006-07 & 2008-09)
  • Income Tax Act, 1961: TDS ₹1,84,143 (2016-18)
  • SEBI Regulations: Annual listing fees ₹6,86,860 (2014-18)
  • Employees State Insurance Corporation: Final arrears of contribution ₹93,921 (May 2006-March 2011)

Disputed Statutory Dues

  • UP Sales Tax: Multiple disputes totaling ₹28,75,017.95 (1998-99 to 2011-12) pending with Joint Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner of State Tax
  • Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975: Multiple disputes totaling ₹33,94,397 (1985-86 to 2004-05) pending with Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeal) Delhi

Borrowings and Debt

  • Company has no loans or borrowings from lenders during the year
  • Unsecured borrowings from related parties: ₹24,07,37,829 outstanding
  • Company not declared as wilful defaulter by any bank/financial institution

Share Capital Structure

  • Authorized Capital: 70,00,000 equity shares of ₹10 each (₹7,00,00,000)
  • Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up: 28,35,029 equity shares of ₹10 each (₹2,83,50,290)
  • Promoter Holding: 58.79% (16,66,645 shares)
  • Nirved Traders Private Limited: 16.20%
  • Birla Bombay Private Limited: 16.86%
  • Zenith Birla (India) Limited: 15.36%
  • Godavari Corporation Private Limited: 10.28%
  • Laxmi Properties Private Limited: 0.09%

Related Party Transactions

  • Advances given to related parties: ₹93,36,470
  • No sales, purchases, payments for expenses, salary, director remuneration, or loans taken from related parties during the year

Secretarial Audit Findings (Ankit Mazumdar, Practicing Company Secretary)

  • Company not conducted AGM for year ended 31.03.2022
  • No women director on Board as required under Section 149(1)
  • Non-compliance with Section 203(1) regarding appointment of CFO and Company Secretary
  • No independent directors on Board
  • Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration committee not constituted
  • Statutory registers not updated
  • Annual Return and Annual Accounts for FY22 not filed with ROC
  • MGT-14 not filed for approval of financial statement and Board reports
  • No internal audit system as required under Section 138
  • Multiple statutory dues overdue including Central Excise, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Provident Fund, ESIC

Board and Governance

  • Directors: Mr. Arun Singhi (DIN: 00309207) and Mr. Satya Kishore Mathur (DIN: 06656998)
  • Seven Board meetings held during the year
  • No dividend declared for FY23 due to accumulated losses
  • Directors' Responsibility Statement provided under Section 134(5)

Financial Impact Assessment

  • Company has negative net worth of ₹(27.01 crore)
  • Significant outstanding liabilities of ₹29.31 crore
  • Cash and bank balance of only ₹1,51,648
  • Auditor's going concern assessment: No material uncertainty identified but not assurance of future viability