The Members of
M/s. Country Club (India) Limited
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 20h Annual Report of the
Company together with audited Annual Accounts for the year ended 31st
March, 2011.
Financial results
(Rs in Lakhs)
Particulars Consolidated (Mar'' 11) Standalone (Mar'' 11)
Current Year Previous year Current Year Previous year
Total Income 32,414.35 30,850.7 21,699.60 21,243.77
Operating
profit before
interest,
depreciation
and tax 9698.66 7877.26 5,352.47 4,644.70
Interest and
financial
charges 2,109.93 1,065.00 1,942.11 925.05
Depreciation 2,890.95 2,251.18 1,842.68 1,327.11
Profit before
taxation 5,280.77 5,134.37 2,135.86 2,921.69
Provisions
for taxation 1,075.45 1,166.29 1,019.79 1,125.96
Profit after
taxation 4,205.32 3,968.08 1,116.08 1,795.74
Transfer to
General
Reserves Nil Nil Nil Nil
Provision
for dividend 89.46 77.47 89.46 77.47
Provision for
dividend tax 14.51 12.87 14.51 12.87
Surplus
carried to
Balance Sheet 23,114.02 19,009.35 12,515.60 11,503.50
Results of operations
During the year under review, the turnover of the Company was Rs324.14
Crores as compared to Rs308.51 Crores for the previous year. The Company
is constantly striving to improve its membership, and hopes to achieve
better results in the forthcoming year.
Outlook
The Company''s motto is to offer best service of the best quality at the
best price to its members. With this
in view the Company is constantly trying to improve its properties,
increasing the opportunities for its members to get the value for their
money.
The Company''s Dubai office has been positioned to serve as the
strategic base for global expansion. In the coming years, the Company
will expand its brand''s footprint across Middle East and Africa. The
Company aims to increase memberships by four fold to one million from
about 2,50,000 members at present.
In the pipeline the Company has plans to establish offices in Doha,
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia (Riyadh and Jeddah) and Kuwait in the middle east
region. Kenya and South Africa are also on the expansion radar with the
Company looking to set up base in Nairobi and Johannesburg in the near
future. The Company is also looking at Malayasia and Singapore to
expand its clubbing and Hospitality business.
Dividend and transfer to Reserves
Your Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of 5% on the equity
share capital of Rs17,89,29,470 resulting in a cash outflow of 0.89
crores (excluding dividend tax). Dividend on Equity Share Capital for
the year ended 31st March, 2011, which if approved by members at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting, will be paid out of current year
profits within 30 days of declaration.
Un-Paid/Un-claimed Dividend Amount
Following amounts are lying in the Un-paid / un-claimed Dividend
Account of the Company:
Financial Year Amount in Rs
2009 – 2010 2,53,212
2008 – 2009 7,67,240
2007 – 2008 5,45,280
2006 – 2007 7,14,400
Share Capital
The paid-up Share Capital of your Company stands at Rs17,89,29,470
(Rupees seventeen crores eighty nine lakhs twenty nine thousand four
hundred and seventy only) as on 31st March, 2011.
During the year, the company has allotted 43,45,999
Equity Shares at Rs16.26 per Equity Share(which includes a premium of
Rs14.26 per equity share) to Mr. Y. Rajeev Reddy, promoter of the
Company, upon the conversion of 31,04,285 Share Warrants on 7th January
2011. These shares have been listed on Bombay Stock Exchange Limited
and the Company is in the process of making an application to Madras
Stock Exchange Limited for listing these shares.
Management Discussion and Analysis
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on the
management discussion and analysis is enclosed herewith.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNICAL ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO: Additional information as required U/S 217(1) (e)
of the Companies Act, 1956:
(a) Conservation of energy
The Company is continuously monitoring the consumption of energy and
implements wherever necessary, the required measures for conserving it
(b) (i) Technology absorption, adaptation and innovation No technology
– indigenous or foreign – is involved. (ii) Research and development
(R&D) No research and development was carried out.
Directors:
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Articles of Association of the Company, Smt. Manjula Reddy and Shri D.
V. Krishnam Raju, Directors of the Company, retire by rotation at the
20th Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for
re-appointment. Brief resume of the Directors proposed to be re-
appointed stating the nature of their expertise in specific functional
areas, their shareholding along with other relevant details are given
at the end of the Notice of the Annual General Meeting. The Board
commends their reappointment by the members at the ensuing 20th Annual
General Meeting.
None of the Directors of the Company are disqualified from being
appointed as Directors as specified in Section 274(1) (g) of the
Companies Act, 1956, as amended.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement:
The Directors of the Company hereby state:
i) That in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended
31st March 2011, the applicable accounting standards have been followed
and there are no material departures.
ii) That they have selected appropriate 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 as on 31st March 2011 and of the Profit of the Company
for the financial year ended 31st March 2011.
iii) 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 fraud and other
irregularities.
iv) That they have prepared the annual accounts for the financial year
ended 31st March 2011 on a going concern basis.
Auditors:
M/s. P. Murali & Co., Chartered Accountants, will retire by rotation as
Auditors of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible, offered themselves for re-appointment. M/s. P. Murali & Co.
has furnished a certificate of their eligibility under Section 224 (1B)
of the Companies Act, 1956. Board of Directors recommends their
re-appointment.
Statement pursuant to the Listing Agreement:
The Company''s equity shares are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange
Limited (BSE) and Madras Stock Exchange Limited and the Company has
paid the annual listing fees up to 2011-12.
Corporate Governance:
As required by Clause 49 of the Listing Agreements, a separate Section
containing the Report on Corporate
Governance together with the Certificate on the compliance with the
conditions of corporate governance issued by the Auditors of the
Company is appended hereto and they form part of this Annual Report.
Subsidiary Companies:
The Company has eighteen subsidiary outfits as on 31st March, 2011:
Domestic Subsidiaries:
1. Aquarian Realtors Private Limited
2. Bush Betta Holiday Ownership Wildlife Adventure Resort Private
Limited
3. Bright Resorts Private Limited
4. Chanakyapuri Resorts Private Limited
5. Club Arzee Limited
6. International Country Holidays Private Limited
7. Jade Resorts Private Limited
8. JJ Arts & Entertainments Private Limited
9. Kolet Resort Club Private Limited
10. Maruti Waterpark and Entertainments Private Limited
11. Country Vacations International Limited, India
12. Swami Vivekanand Training and Education Centre Private Limited
13. Swimwel Investment and Trading Private Limited International
Subsidiaries:
14. Country Club Babylon Resort Private Limited, Sri Lanka
15. Country Vacations International Limited, Dubai
16. Country Vacations International LLC, Dubai*
17. Country Vacations International LLC, Oman*
18. Country Vacations International LLC, Abudhabi*
* Has become subsidiary of the Company under Section 4(1) (c) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
New Ventures:
Your Company has added two more feathers in its cap, during the
financial year under review and details are:
I. Acquired Club Arzee, an existing Recreation Club at Surat owned
by M/s. Club Arzee Limited by way of acquisition of 100% shareholding.
II. Set up an overseas entity at Abu Dhabi i.e. Country Vacations
International LLC-AbuDhabi to cater to the needs of the members in Abu
Dhabi and is a subsidiary of Country Vacations International Limited –
Dubai, UAE.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has through its General
Circular No. 2/2011 dated 08th February 2011, has granted general
exemption to all the
Companies from the requirement to attach various documents in respect
of subsidiary Companies, as set out in sub-section (1) of Section 212
of the Companies Act 1956. Accordingly Balance sheet, Profit and Loss
Account and other documents of the subsidiary Companies are not being
attached with the balance sheet of the Company.
Further your Company hereby undertakes that annual accounts of the
subsidiary companies and the related detailed information shall be made
available to shareholders of the Company and subsidiary companies
seeking such information at any point of time. The annual accounts of
the subsidiary companies shall also be kept for inspection by any
shareholder at the Registered Office of the company and of the
subsidiary companies concerned. The company shall furnish a hard copy
of details of accounts of subsidiaries to any shareholder on demand.
Personnel:
The relationship between the management and the staff was very cordial
throughout the year under review. Your Directors take this opportunity
to record their appreciation for the cooperation and loyal services
rendered by the employees.
Deposits:
The Company has not accepted any deposits falling under Section 58A of
the Companies Act, 1956, during the year under review.
Acknowledgments:
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the
support extended by government authorities, bankers, customers and
shareholders of the Company.
Your Directors also wish to place on record their appreciation for the
sincere services rendered by the employees of your Company during the
year. Their dedication, teamwork and efficiency have been commendable.
For and on behalf of the Board
For Country Club (India) Limited
Place: Hyderabad Y. Rajeev Reddy Y. Siddharth Reddy
Date: 01/09/2011 Chairman & Managing Director Vice-Chairman,
JMD & CEO
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