Mar 31, 2015
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 31st Annual Report of
your Company together with the Audited Statements of Accounts for the
year ended March 31, 2015.
(Rs, in Lac)
Year ended Year Ended
Financial HIGHLIGHTS 31.03.2015 31.03.2014
Revenue from Operations 1026.48 261.01
Profit before Tax &
Extraordinary Items 28.99 35.71
Less : Provision for Taxation 8.88 11.25
Profit after Tax 20.11 24.45
Add: Profit brought
forward from Previous Year 38.89 14.44
Balance carried forward 59.00 38.89
OVERVIEW OF ECONOMY
According IMF World Economic Outlook April, 2015, India ranks seventh
globally in terms of GDP at current prices and is expected to grow at
7.5 per cent in 2016.
India's economy has witnessed a significant economic growth in the
recent past, growing by 7.3 per cent in 2015 as against 6.9 per cent in
2014. The size of the Indian economy is estimated to be at Rs 129.57
trillion (US$ 2.01 trillion) for the year 2014 compared to Rs 118.23
trillion (US$ 1.84 trillion) in 2013.
The steps taken by the government in recent times have shown positive
results as India's gross domestic product (GDP) at factor cost at
constant (2011-12) prices 2014-15 is Rs 106.4 trillion (US$ 1.596
trillion), as against Rs 99.21 trillion (US$ 1.488 trillion) in
2013-14, registering a growth rate of 7.3 per cent. The economic
activities which witnessed significant growth were 'financing,
insurance, real estate and business services' at 11.5 per cent and
'trade, hotels, transport, communication services' at 10.7 per cent.
Stating that its great time to invest in India, Minister of State for
Finance Mr. Jayant Sinha said the Indian economy has potential to
become a US$ 4-5 trillion economy in the next 10-12 years.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS & OUTLOOK
During the year, gross revenue from operations stood at Rs, 1026.48 Lac
in comparison to last years' figure of Rs, 261.01 Lac. In term of Net
Profit after Tax, the same has remained at Rs, 20.11 Lac in comparison
to last years' Net Profit of Rs, 24.45 Lac.
The Company is in to the business of trading and investment activities
in Securities Market and also doing financing activities.
Your Company is hopeful of doing better and better in coming years and
will continue to be one of healthy and Profitable entrepreneur in
coming years.
DIVIDEND AND RESERVES
In order to conserve resources and to meet the requirements of working
capital, your Directors do not propose any dividend for the year under
review.
During the year under review, no amount was being transferred to
General Reserve.
SHARE CAPITAL
The paid up Equity Share Capital as on March 31, 2015 was Rs, 4.118
Crore. During the year under review, the Company has not issued shares
with differential voting rights nor granted stock options nor sweat
equity. As on March 31, 2015, none of the Directors and/or Key
Managerial Person of the Company hold instruments convertible in to
Equity Shares of the Company.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS
Your Company prepares its financial statements in compliance with the
requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP) in India. The financial statements have
been prepared on historical cost basis. The estimates and judgments
relating to the financial statements are made on a prudent basis, so as
to reflect in a true and fair manner, the form and substance of
transactions and reasonably present the Company's state of affairs,
Profits/(loss) and cash fows for the year ended 31st March 2015.
The Company continues to focus on judicious management of its working
capital. receivables, inventories and other working capital parameters
were kept under strict check through continuous monitoring.
There is no audit Qualification in the standalone financial statements
by the statutory auditors for the year under review.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments, if any, covered under the
provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the
notes to the Financial Statements.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
The Company does not have any material subsidiary whose net worth
exceeds 20% of the consolidated net worth of the holding company in the
immediately preceding accounting year or has generated 20% of the
consolidated income of the Company during the previous financial year.
Accordingly, a policy on material subsidiaries has not been formulated.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All transactions entered into with Related Parties as defend under the
Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement during the
financial year were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm's
length pricing basis and do not attract the provisions of Section 188
of the Companies Act, 2013 thus disclosure in form AOC-2 is not
required. There were no materially significant transactions with
related parties during the financial year which were in confect with
the interest of the Company. Suitable disclosure as required by the
Accounting Standards (AS18) has been made in the notes to the Financial
Statements. The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the
Board; is uploaded on the Company's website.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
As required by Clause 49 of Listing Agreement, the Management
Discussion and Analysis is annexed and forms part of the Directors'
Report.
management
During the year Mr. Dilip Patodia has taken over the management of the
Company via Open Offer as per SEBI guidelines, after receiving approval
from SEBI.
directors
During the year, Mr. Harivallabh Mundhra and Mr. Shreevallabh Mundhra,
Directors of your Company, have been retired in preceding Annual
General Meeting.
Further, Mr. Amlesh Sadhu has resigned from the Board w.e.f. 13th April
2015 after acquiring management of the Company by Mr. Dilip Patodia.
Further, none of the Directors of the Company are disqualifed under
sub-section (2) of Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
As per provisions of Section 149 of the 2013 Act, independent directors
shall hold office for a term up to five consecutive years on the board
of a company, but shall be eligible for re- appointment for another
term up to five years on passing of a special resolution by the company
and disclosure of such appointment in Board's Report. Further Section
152 of the Act provides that the independent directors shall not be
liable to retire by rotation in the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of
the Company.
As per Revised Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement (applicable from
October 1, 2014), any person who has already served as independent
director for five years or more in a company as on October 1, 2014
shall be eligible for appointment, on completion of the present term,
for one more term of up to 5 (five) years only.
DETAILS OF DIRECTORS / KMP APPOINTED AND RESIGNED DURING THE YEAR
sl. date of date of
no name designation appointment resignation
1. Mr. Harivallabh
Mundhra Independent
Director - 26th Sept 2014
2. Mr. Shreevallabh
Mundhra Independent
Director - 26th Sept 2014
3. Mr. Ravi
Saraswat Independent
Director 3rd July 2014 -
4. Mr. Harshad
K. Adatiya CFO 16th October
2014 -
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS, TRIBUNALS OR
COURTS
There is no significant and material order passed by the
Regulators/Courts that would impact the going concern status of the
Company and its future operations.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING FINANCIAL POSITION BETWEEN
THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND DATE OF REPORT
There have been no material changes and commitments affecting the
financial position of the Company between the end of Financial Year and
date of the report.
directors responsibility statement
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013
the Board of Directors confirms that:
1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, for the year ended 31st
March 2015, all the applicable accounting standards specified under
Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts)
Rules, 2014 have been followed;
2. The Directors have adopted 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 of
the Company for that period;
3. 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; and
4. The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
5. Proper internal financial controls were in place and that the
financial controls were adequate and were operating effectively; and
6. Systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable
laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Your Company believes that in addition to progressive thought, it is
imperative to invest in information and technology to ascertain future
exposure and prepare for challenges. In its endeavor to obtain and
deliver the best, your Company has entered into alliances/tie-ups with
an IT solution Company to harness and tap the latest and the best of
technology and deploy/absorb technology wherever feasible, relevant and
appropriate.
BUSINESS RISK MANAGEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the
Company has constituted a Business Risk Management Committee. The
details of Committee and its terms of reference are set out in the
Corporate Governance Report forming part of the Board's Report.
The Company has a robust Business Risk Management (BRM) framework to
identify, evaluate business risks and opportunities. This framework
seeks to create transparency, minimize adverse impact on the business
objectives and enhance the Company's competitive advantage. The
business risk framework defnes the risk management approach across the
enterprise at various levels including documentation and reporting. The
framework has different risk models which help in identifying risks
trend, exposure and potential impact analysis at a Company level as
also separately for business segments viz. Finance and Capital Market
activities.
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 (IA) function is defend in the Internal Audit Charter.
To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit
function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board.
The Internal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the efficiency and
adequacy of internal control system in the Company, its compliance with
operating systems, accounting procedures and policies. Based on the
report of internal audit function, process owners undertake corrective
action in their respective areas and thereby strengthen the controls.
Significant audit observations and corrective actions thereon are
presented to the Audit Committee of the Board.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
As required under Rule 7 of The Companies (Meetings of Board and its
Powers) Rules 2014, the Company has a vigil mechanism named Fraud Risk
Management Policy (FRM) to deal with instance of fraud and
mismanagement, if any. The detail of the FRM Policy is explained in the
Corporate Governance Report.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
The Company believes that technological obsolescence is a reality. Only
progressive research and development will help us to measure up to
future challenges and opportunities. We invest in and encourage
continuous innovation. During the year under review, expenditure on
research and development is not significant in relation to the nature
size of operations of your Company.
AUDITORS
statutory auditors
The Auditors M/s. Maheshwari and Co. (FRN 105834W), Chartered
Accountants, Mumbai who are Statutory Auditors of the Company and holds
the office until the conclusion of ensuing Annual General Meeting and
are recommended for re-appointment to audit the accounts of the Company
from the conclusion of the 31st Annual General Meeting up to the
conclusion of the 35rd consecutive Annual General Meeting (subject to
ratification by the members at every subsequent AGM). As required under
the provisions of Section 139 & 142 of the Companies Act, 2013 the
Company has obtained written confirmation from M/s. Maheshwari and Co.
that their appointment, if made, would be in conformity with the limits
specified in the said Section.
secretarial auditors
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 Ms. Neha Poddar, a
Company Secretary in Practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the
Company. The Report of the Secretarial Audit Report is annexed
elsewhere in this Annual Report.
internal auditors
The Company has appointed M/s. V. Khandelwal & Associates, Chartered
Accountants, Kolkata (FRN 328663E), as Internal Auditors of the Company
for the current financial year.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form
MGT 9, as required under section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 is
annexed elsewhere in this Annual Report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule, 5 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 Act, 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 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.
PARTICULARS UNDER SECTION 134(3)(M) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
Since the Company is into the Business of Financing and Investing
activities in Shares and Securities; the information regarding
conservation of energy, Technology Absorption, Adoption and innovation,
under section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule, 8 of
The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is reported to be NIL.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The Company has not earned or used foreign exchange earnings/outgoings
during the year under review.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any deposit
from the public falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies
Act, 2013 and The Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company conforms to the norms of Corporate Governance as envisaged
in the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Agreement with the BSE
Limited. Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a Report on
the Corporate Governance and the Auditors Certificate on Corporate
Governance are annexed to this report.
APPRECIATION
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation towards the
contribution of all the employees of the Company and their gratitude to
the Company's valued customers, bankers, vendors and members for their
continued support and confidence in the Company.
Mumbai, May 27, 2015 By order of the Board
For Voltaire leasing & Finance limited
registered office :
F/2, 1st Floor, Shah Arcade 1, C Wing, diliP Patodia
Rani Sati Marg, Near W. E. Highway, (DIN : 01357786)
Malad (E), Mumbai - 400 097 managing director
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
We are delighted to present the 30th Annual Report of your Company
together with the Audited Statements of Accounts for the year ended
March 31,2014.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Financial results ofthe company during the year vis-a-vis previous year
are as follows: -
(Rs. in Lac)
Particulars Year Ended Year Ended
31.03.2014 31.03.2013
Revenue from Operations 261.01 21.77
Profit before Tax & Extraordinary Items 35.71 4.97
Less : Provision for Taxation 11.25 1.74
Profit after Tax 24.45 3.23
Add: Profit brought forward from Previous Year 14.44 11.21
Balance carried forward 38.89 14.44
OVERALL PERFORMANCE & OUTLOOK
The Year 2013-2014 has brought a cheer for the Company and your
Directors are pleased to announce say that the Company has registered
significant growth both in term of Revenue and PBT/PAT.
During the year, gross income from operations has been increased
significantly in term of percentage and marginal in term of figure; and
stood at Rs. 261.01 Lac in comparison to last years'' figure of Rs.
21.77 Lac. In term ofNet Profit after Tax, the same has remained at Rs.
24.45 Lac in comparison to last years'' Net Profit of Rs. 3.23 Lac. In
term of Revenue, the Company has registered a growth of 12 times and in
term of Net Profit; the same is about 7.5 times.
The Company is in to the Business of Investment and Financing
activities.
Your Company is hopeful of doing better and better in coming years and
should remain as one of healthy and profitable entrepreneur in coming
years.
DIVIDEND
In order to conserve resources and to plough back the profit into
business, the Board has not recommended any dividend for the year under
review.
DEPOSITS
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any
deposits from the public within the meaning of section 58A of the
Companies Act 1956 and Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules 1975 as
amended upto date.
During the year, Mr. Dilip R. Patodia has been appointed as Additional
Director, Executive in the meeting of Board of Directors held on 29th
October, 2013.
In accordance with the provisions of Act and Articles of Association of
your Company, Mr. Harivallabh Mundhra and Mr. Shreevallabh Mundhra,
Directors of your Company, retires by rotation, are not offering
themselves for re-appointments.
The Board recommends the appointment of directors pursuant to the
applicable provisions of the Act. The resolutions seeking your
approval on this item along with the requisite disclosures/explanatory
statement are included in the Notice for convening the Annual General
Meeting.
Further, none of the Directors of the Company are disqualified under
sub-section (2) of Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
As per provisions of Section 149 of the 2013 Act, independent directors
shall hold office for a term up to five consecutive years on the board
of a company, but shall be eligible for re-appointment for another term
up to five years on passing of a special resolution by the company and
disclosure of such appointment in Board''s Report. Further Section 152
of the Act provides that the independent directors shall not be liable
to retire by rotation in the Annual General Meeting ("AGM'') ofthe
Company.
As per Revised Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement (applicable from
October 1, 2014), any person who has already served as independent
director for five years or more in a company as on October 1, 2014
shall be eligible for appointment, on completion of the present term,
for one more term of up to 5 (five) years only.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 217 (2AA) ofthe Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000 the
Directors confirm that:
1. That in the preparation of the annual accounts, for the year ended
31st March, 2014, all the applicable accounting standards prescribed by
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India have been followed;
2. That the Directors had adopted 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 of
the Company for that period;
3. That the Directors had 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; and
4. That the Directors had prepared the annual accounts for the
financial year ended 31st March, 2014on a going concern basis.
AUDITORS
M/s. Rishikesh Mishra & Associates, Chartered Accountants, were the
appointed as a Statutory Auditors of the Company at the Annual General
Meeting of the company held on September 27, 2013 to hold office upto
conclusion of next Annual General Meeting and M/s. Rishikesh Mishra &
Associates has shown his unwillingness to re-appoint & submitted his
resignation as Statutory Auditor ofthe Company w.e.f from the
conclusion of 30th Annual General Meeting.
In place of existing Auditors, the Audit Committee has recommended M/s
Maheshwari and Co. (FRN 105834W), Chartered Accountants, Mumbai for
appointment to audit the accounts of the Company from the conclusion of
the 30th Annual General Meeting up to the conclusion of the 35th
consecutive Annual General Meeting (subject to ratification by the
members at every subsequent AGM). As required under the provisions of
Section 139 & 142 of the Companies Act, 2013 the Company has obtained
written confirmation under Rule 4 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014 from M/s. Maheshwari and Co.; that they are eligible for
appointment as auditors, and are not disqualified for appointment under
the Companies Act, 2013, the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, or the
rules and regulations made there-under.
The proposed appointment is as per the term and within the limits laid
down by or under the authority of the Companies Act, 2013 and that
there are no proceedings pending against them or any of their partners
with respect to professional conduct.
COMMENTS ON AUDITOR''S REPORT:
The notes referred to in the Auditor''s Report are self explanatory and
as such they do not call for any further explanation as required under
section 217(3) of the Companies Act, 1956.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
The Company does not have any subsidiary Company
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
There is no inflow and outflow of Foreign Exchange
MANAGEMENT
There is no Change in Management of the Company during the year under
review.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
As required by Clause 49 of Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchange,
the Management Discussion and Analysis of the company under review is
presented in separate section and forms part of the Directors'' Report.
REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company has implemented the adequate procedure and adopted
procedure in conformity with the norms of Corporate Governance as
envisaged in the Companies Act, 1956 and the Listing Agreement with the
BSE Limited. Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a Report
on the Corporate Governance and the Auditors Certificate on Corporate
Governance are annexed to this report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
People are the backbone of our operations. It is a matter of great
satisfaction for our Company that our employees have been very
supportive of the Company''s plan. By far the employee''s relations have
been cordial throughout the year.
The information as required by provisions of section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with the companies (Particular of employees)
amendments rules, 1975 is reported to be NIL.
PARTICULARS UNDER SECTION 217 (1) (e) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956
The Company was in to the business of Investing in Securities Market as
well as to provide financial assistance to Corporate and HNIs during
the year under review and hence the information regarding conservation
of energy, Technology Absorption, Adoption and innovation, the
information required under section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956
read with the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of
Board of Directors) Rules 1988, is reported to be NIL.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSOPBTION
The particulars under the companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the
Report of Board of Directors) Rules 1988, on conservation of energy and
Technology absorption are not applicable.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
The Company believes that technological obsolescence is a reality. Only
progressive research and development will help us to measure up to
future challenges and opportunities. We invest in and encourage
continuous innovation. During the year under review, expenditure on
research and development is not significant in relation to the nature
size of operations of your Company.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors wishes to express and place on records its gratitude for
the faith reposed in and cooperation extended to the company by the
shareholders of the company. Your Directors wish to place on record
their deep sense of appreciation for the devoted and sincere services
of the executives, staff and workers of the company, bankers, vendors
for its success.
By order of the Board
Mumbai, May 20, 2014 For VOLTAIRE LEASING & FINANCE LIMITED
Registered Office :
F/2, 1st Floor, Shah Arcade 1, AMLESH SADHU
C - Wing, Rani Sati Road, (DIN : 00235198)
Malad (E), Mumbai-400 097 MANAGING DIRECTOR
Mar 31, 2013
To The Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 29th Annual Report of
your Company together with the Audited Statements of Accounts for the
year ended March 31, 2013.
(Rs. in Lacs)
Financial Results Year Ended Year Ended
31.03.2013 31.03.2012
Income 21.77 2.40
Profit before Tax & extraordinary item 4.97 0.30
Less : Provision for Taxation 1.74 0.06
Profit after Tax 3.23 0.24
Add: Profit brought forward from Previous
Year 11.21 10.97
Balance carried forward 14.44 11.21
OVERVIEW OF ECONOMY
According to the latest estimates, Indian Economy grew by 5% in FY
2013, reflecting lower than expected growth in both industry and
services sectors. Inflation also was at elevated levels. However with
commodity and crude oil prices on the decline from the peak and with
various policy initiatives coming through, the Economy is estimated to
grow by around 6% in FY2014 with lower Inflation.
OVERALL PERFORMANCE & OUTLOOK
The Business environment remains extremely challenging and the
recessionary economic conditions leading to further slowdown in demand
and inflation pushed scale up of input costs left its adverse imprint
on overall performance for 2012-2013. In spite of unfavorable economic
scenario, your Directors are pleased to inform you that your Company
has done well for the year under review.
During the year, gross income from operations has been increased
significantly in term of parentage and marginal in term of figure; and
stood at Rs. 21.77 Lac in comparison to last years'' figure of Rs. 2.40 Lac.
In term of Net Profit, the same has remained at Rs. 3.23 Lac in
comparison to last years'' Net Profit of Rs. 0.24 Lac.
The Company is in to the Business of Investment and Financing
activities.
Your Company is hopeful of doing well in coming years and should remain
as one of healthy and profitable entrepreneur in coming years.
DIVIDEND
Due to inadequate profit and in order to conserve resources to meet the
working capital requirements, your Directors do not propose any
dividend for the year under review.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
The Company does not have any subsidiary Company.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
As required by Clause 49 of Listing Agreement, the Management
Discussion and Analysis is annexed and forms part of the Directors''
Report.
MANAGEMENT
There is no Change in Management of the Company during the year under
review.
DIRECTORS
During the year, Mr. Amlesh Sadhu has been appointed as Additional
Director, Executive in the meeting of Board of Directors held on 3rd
September 2012. Further, in Extra-Ordinary General Meeting held on 2nd
November 2012, members of the Company have approved the appointment of
Mr. Amlesh Sadhu as Chairman & Managing Director of the Company for a
period of 3 years commencing from 5th October 2012.
During the year 4 Directors viz. Mr. Narayan S. Mody, Pramila A.
Shelar, Pratik A Shroff, Sanathkumar S. Shetty have resigned from the
Board w.e.f. 29th November 2012. Your Directors wish to place on record
their appreciation for the guidance and inputs provided by all
Directors viz. Mr. Narayan S. Mody, Pramila A. Shelar, Pratik A Shroff,
Sanathkumar S. Shetty during his tenure as Director of your Company.
In accordance with the provisions of Act and Articles of Association of
your Company, Mr. Shreevallabh Mundhra, Director of your Company,
retires by rotation and is due for election at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting. Mr. Shreevallabh Mundhra, being eligible, offers
himself for re-appointment.
The Board recommends the appointment of Mr. Shreevallabh Mundhra
pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. The resolutions
seeking your approval on this item along with the requisite
disclosures/explanatory statement are included in the Notice for
convening the Annual General Meeting.
Further, none of the Directors of the Company are disqualified under
section 274(1)(g) of the Companies Act 1956.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000
the Directors confirm that:
1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, for the year ended 31st
March 2013, all the applicable accounting standards prescribed by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India have been followed;
2. The Directors had adopted 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 of the
Company for that period;
3. The Directors had 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; and
4. The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
STATUTORY INFORMATION
The Company being basically in to the business of Investment in Shares
& Securities and into the financing activities, requirement, regarding
and disclosures of Particulars of conservation of energy and technology
absorption prescribed by the rule is not applicable to us.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Your Company believes that in addition to progressive thought, it is
imperative to invest in information and technology to ascertain future
exposure and prepare for challenges. In its endeavor to obtain and
deliver the best, your Company has entered into alliances/tie-ups with
an IT solution Company to harness and tap the latest and the best of
technology and deploy/absorb technology wherever feasible, relevant and
appropriate.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
The Company believes that technological obsolescence is a reality. Only
progressive research and development will help us to measure up to
future challenges and opportunities. We invest in and encourage
continuous innovation. During the year under review, expenditure on
research and development is not significant in relation to the nature
size of operations of your Company.
AUDITORS
The Auditors M/s Rishikesh Mishra & Associates, Chartered Accountants,
Mumbai holds the office until the conclusion of ensuing Annual General
Meeting. Your Company has received certificate from the Auditors U/S
224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 to the effect that their
reappointment if made, will be within the limit prescribed. The
shareholders are requested to appoint Auditors and fix their
remuneration.
COMMENTS ON AUDITOR''S REPORT :
The notes referred to in the Auditor''s Report are self explanatory and
as such they do not call for any further explanation as required under
section 217(3) of the Companies Act, 1956.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
People are the backbone of our operations. It is a matter of great
satisfaction for our Company that our employees have been very
supportive of the Company''s plan. By far the employee''s relations have
been cordial throughout the year.
The information as required by provisions of section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with the companies (Particular of employees)
amendments rules, 1975 is reported to be NIL.
PARTICULARS UNDER SECTION 217 (1) (E) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956
The Company is having no business other than the business of Investing
in Securities Market as well as to lend money to Corporate and HNIs
during the year under review and hence the information regarding
conservation of energy, Technology Absorption, Adoption and innovation,
the information required under section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report
of Board of Directors) Rules 1988, is reported to be NIL.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The Company has not earned or used foreign exchange earnings/outgoings
during the year under review.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any
deposits from the public within the meaning of section 58A of the
Companies Act 1956 and the rules there under.
REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company conforms to the norms of Corporate Governance as envisaged
in the Companies Act, 1956 and the Listing Agreement with the Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited. Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement, a Report on the Corporate Governance and the Auditors
Certificate on Corporate Governance are annexed to this report.
APPRECIATION
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation towards the
contribution of all the employees of the Company and their gratitude to
the Company''s valued customers, bankers, vendors and members for their
continued support and confidence in the Company.
Mumbai, May 30, 2013 By order of the Board
For VOLTAIRE LEASING & FINANCE LIMITED
Registered Office :
Bhagyodaya Building, 3rd Floor
79, N. M. Road, Fort AMLESH SADHU
Mumbai-400 023 Managing Director
Mar 31, 2009
The Directors are pleased to present their Annual Report and the
Audited statements of accounts for the year ended 31st March 2009.
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
31.03.2009 31.03.2008
Rs. Rs.
Profit(Loss) for the year Before Tax 1,27,918.90) 19,809.91
Less : Provision for Income Tax for the
year 0.00 2,244.00
Less : Provision for F.B.T. 0.00 550.00
Profit(Loss) After Tax (1,27,918.90) 17,015.91
Add. : Excess Prov. For I. Tax of
prior year Reversed 0.00 0.00
(1,27,918.90) 17,015.91
Balance Brought Forward from last year 15,27,357.92 15,10,342.01
Balance Carried Forward to Balance Sheet 13,99,439.02 15,27,357.92
DIVIDEND :
To conserve the resources, the directors do not recommend declaration
of any dividend.
DEPOSITS :
The Company has not accepted any loans or deposits from public in
contravention of Sec.58A of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules framed
under the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 as amended
from time to time.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT :
The Directors confirm that:
1. in preparation of annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards has been followed and there was no material deviation
therefrom;
2. such accounting policies had been selected and applied consistently
and such judgements and estimates had been made that there were
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view, in the case
of Balance Sheet, of the state affairs of the Company as at 31st March
2009 and in the case of Profit & Loss Account, the loss of the Company
for the year ended on that date;
3. proper and sufficient care had been taken for maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
4. the annual account had been prepared on a going concerns basis.
DIRECTORS :
Mr. Harivallabh Mundhra, Director of the Company is liable to retire by
rotation at this Annual General Meeting, and being eligible, offers
himself for re-appointment.
AUDITORS:
The auditors, M/s. Mahendra Doshi & Associates, Chartered Accountants,
retire at the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting. The members
are requested to appoint the auditors and fix their remuneration.
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE FROM PRACTISING COMPANY SECRETARY UNDER SECTION
383A(1): :
In terms of Section 383A(1) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Compliance
Certificate issued by M/s. S. S. Rauthan & Associates, the Practising
Company Secretary is annexed hereto this report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION :
In view of the nature of business activities of the Company, the
directors have nothing to report on conservation of energy, technology
absorption.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO:
Year ended on
31.03.2009 31.03.2008
Foreign Exchange Earning Nil Nil
Foreign Exchange Outgo Nil Nil
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES :
None of the employees of the Company is in receipt of remuneration of
Rs.24,00,000/- or more per annum if employed for whole of the year or
Rs.2,00,000/- or more per month if employed for a part of the year.
APPRECIATION :
The Directors place on record their appreciation for the services by
the Employees of the Company and are grateful to the Companys Bankers,
the Suppliers, Customers and Local Authorities for their continued
valuable support and co-operation.
By Order of the Board of Directors
SD/-
REGISTERED OFFICE :
Chairman
226, Veena Beena Centre,
Guru Nanak Road, Bandra (W)
Mumbai - 400 050.
31st August, 2009
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