To, The Members of Ace Software Exports Ltd. Rajkot.
The Directors of the company have pleasure in presenting their
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT together with the Audited Financial Statements
of your Company for the Financial Year ended on 31M March, 2012.
FINANCIAL RESULTS : (Amt in Rs.)
SR. PARTICULARS 2011-12 2010-11
NO.
1. Revenue from Operation 2,54,57,739.00 1,78,12,443.00
2. Other Income 80,59,525.00 1,43,05,018.00
3. TotalRevenue(1 2) 3,35,17,264.00 3,21,17,461.00
4. Depreciation 15,24,984.00 10,63,154.00
5. Other Expenses 2,82,87,517.00 2,80,44,338.00
6. Profit / (Loss) Before Tax (PBT) 37,04,763.00 30,09,969.00
7. Taxation 47,638.00 60,946.00
8. Profit/(Loss) After Tax (PAT) 36,57,125.00 29,49,023.00
9. Balance Carried forward
to the Balance Sheet 8,13,36,362.00 7,76,79,237.00
PERFORMANCE:
During the financial year 2011-12, your Company has achieved total
turnover of Rs. 2,54,57,739/- as compared to the turnover of Rs.
1,78,12,443/- of the previous year. The Net Profit of the Company stood
at Rs. 36,57,125/- as compared to Rs. 29,49,023/- of the previous year.
DIVIDEND:
With a view to plough back profits of the year and in order to conserve
resources for operational purposes, the Board of Directors of your
Compa/iy do not recommend any dividend for the year. BOARD''S
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
In pursuance of Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the
Directors confirm:
a) That in the preparation of annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed and that no material departures
have been made from the same;
b) That they 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 accounting year and of the profit and
loss account for that year;
c) That they have taken proper and sufficient care for the 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 frauds and other irregularities;
d) That they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
TRADE RELATIONS :
The Board desires to place on record its appreciation for the support
and co- operation received from suppliers / vendors and authorized
dealers and all other associated with our Company. Company regards them
as partners in its progress and shares with them the fruits of growth.
The Management constantly endeavors to build strong and mutually
respectable trade relations with them.
DIRECTORS :
Shri Vimal L Kalaria, and Shri Sanjay H. Dhamsania, Directors are
liable to retire by rotation and being eligible offer themselves for
reappointment. Mr. Sanjay Dhamsania has done M.S. (Computer Science)
from Harvard University, Washington D.C., USA. He worked in the US as a
programmer Analyst for some time. He is the co-founder of the company
and has been with the company right from the incorporation of the
company. He is having more than 19 years of experience in the
information Technology (IT) Industry in various capacities and has been
involved in top level management since the beginning.
Mr. Vimal Kalaria has more than 15 years of experience in finance &
accounts department.
Brief details of all Directors are given in the Report of Board on
Corporate Governance forming part of this Report of Board of Directors.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Since inception, the Company laid emphasis on appropriate & timely
disclosures and transparency in all business dealings. ASEL has been
adhering to the corporate governance principles & practices since long.
Your Company is regularly submitting its Corporate Governance Reports
to stock exchanges where shares are listed. A detailed report on
Corporate Governance is also annexed to this Report. Further, the
Certificate, in relation to compliance of the corporate governance
principles, obtained from M/s Kalaria & Sampat, Chartered Accountants,
and statutory Auditors of the Company is annexed to this Report of
Board.
AUDITORS:
M/s. Kalaria & Sampat, Chartered Accountants, and statutory Auditors of
the Company, retire at this Annual General Meeting, and being eligible,
offer themselves to be reappointed as such. The Company has received
certificate from M/s. Kalaria & Sampat., Chartered Accountants,
declaring that their appointment will fall within limits prescribed
under Section 224(1 B) of the Companies Act, 1956. SECRETARIAL AUDIT:
As directed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI),
Secretarial Audit is being carried out at the specified periodicity by
M/s. MJP Associates, Practising Company Secretaries, Rajkot. The
findings of the Secretarial Audit were satisfactory.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES:
ASEL has Seven Subsidiary Companies. In accordance with the General
Circular issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of
India, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss Account and
other documents of the Subsidiary Companies are not being attached with
the Balance Sheet of the Company. The Company will make available the
Annual Accounts of the Subsidiary companies and the related detailed
information to any matter of the Company who may be interested in
obtaining the same. The annual accounts of the Subsidiary companies
will also be kept open for inspection at the Registered Office of the
Company and that of the respective subsidiary companies. The
Consolidated Financial Statements presented by the Company include the
Financial results of its subsidiary companies.
Sr. Name of Subsidiary Percentage
stake owned
No. companies & Location by Ace Software
Exports Ltd. (%)
1 Ace Infoworid Pvt. Ltd. Rajkot
(erstwhile Apex Advanced Technology Pvt. Ltd) 98.96%
2 Rajkot Computer Education Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot 100.00%
3 Aspire Exim Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot 100.00%
4 Cosmos Services Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot 100.00%
5 Citizen Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot 100.00%
6 Jubilant Exim Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot 100.00%
7 Speedwell Engineers Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot 100.00%
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
There are no employees in the Company drawing remuneration more than
the limits specified in the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules,
1975 as amended by the Companies (Particulars of Employees) (Amendment)
Rules, 2011.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNING AND OUTGO:
Disclosures with regards to Conservation of Energy, Technology
Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo as required under the
Companies
(Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules,
1988 are annexed herewith and forms part of this Report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors take this opportunity to thank all investors, banks,
regulatory and governmental authorities and Apex Co vantage, LLC USA
for their continued co-operation during the year. Your Directors
sincerely acknowledges the significant contribution made by all the
employees for their dedicated services to the Company.
ANNEXURE ''A'' TO THE DIRECTORS'' REPORT
Disclosures pursuant to the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the
Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988.
1. Consumption & Conservation of energy
Your company operates in the business of Software Database Creation
(e-Publishing) and does not have any conventional manufacturing or
transforming activities. Hence, details of consumption of energy are
not required to be furnished. Further, the Corrjpany is taking
sufficient steps for the purpose of energy conservation.
2. Technology absorption
As the Company is engaged in the IT sector, the Company is implementing
constant upgradation of technology related to software & hardware.
3. Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo
Particulars 2011-12 2010-11
Foreign Exchange Earnings USD 5,55,192.23 USD 393905.70
(INR 2,68,62,722.00) (INR 1,78,12,443.00)
Foreign Exchange outgo USD NIL USD 6,569.41
INR NIL (INR 3,08,621.00)
For & on behalf of Board of Directors,
Vikram B. Sanghani Pratik C. Dadhaniya
Jt. Managing Director Director
Rajkot, Dated 30th May, 2012 |