To The Members,
The Directors present the 19th Annual Report and the Audited financial
results of the Company for the Fifteen months period ended on 30th
September, 2012.
FINANCIAL RESULTS/HIGHLIGHTS
Followings are the highlights of the performance of the Company during
the period ended as at 30th September, 2012.
(Rs. in Lacs)
Fifteen
months Fifteen
months
ended ended
30.09.2012 30.06.2011
Total Income 11743.46 6774.58
Total Expenditure 11706.40 6752.37
Profit before Tax 37.06 22.21
Provision for Tax (0.06) (1.09)
Profit after Tax 37.12 23.30
Balance brought forward 129.13 105.83
Profit available for appropriation 166.25 129.13
Provision for tax of earlier years (107.91) -
Balance carried to Balance Sheet 58.34 129.13
OPERATIONS
During the period under review, the total Income of the company has
increased due to increased demand and consequently higher sales. The
outlook of the business of coal and coke remain challenging in view of
the continued economic uncertainty world wide.
DIVIDEND
In order to conserve the resources, your directors do not recommend any
dividend for the period ended on 30th September,2012.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
The company has a Subsidiary namely Happy Mining Pty Ltd, Australia and
sub-subsidiary Avondale Resources Pty Ltd, Australia. The Consolidated
Financial Statements presented by the Company include the financial
information of the subsidiaries prepared in accordance with the
applicable accounting standard. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide
its circular no. 2/2011 dated 8th February, 2011 has granted a general
exemption under section 212(8) of the Companies Act,1956 from attaching
the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit & Loss and other documents of
the subsidiary companies to the Balance Sheet of any company upon
compliance of certain conditions. As the Company is in compliance with
the said circular the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit & Loss and
other information of the subsidiaries are not attached to this Annual
report and Accounts. However, the annual accounts of the subsidiary
companies and related detailed information shall be made available to
the shareholders of the Company and its subsidiaries seeking such
information in writing at any point of time. The Annual accounts of
the subsidiaries companies are available at registered office of the
Company and are also available at the respective offices of the
subsidiary companies during the working hours.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your Company has complied with all mandatory provisions of Corporate
Governance, as stipulated under the listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges as at 30th September, 2012. A separate report on Corporate
Governance along with Certificate of Auditor confirming the compliance
is annexed hereto and forms a part of this Annual Report.
Chairman & Managing Director (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
have certified to the Board with regard to the financial statements and
other matters as required by clause 49 of the listing agreement and the
said certificate is also annexed to this Annual Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORT
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the period under review,
as stipulated under clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchange in India, is presented in a separate section forming part of
the Annual report.
DIRECTORS
Mr. Rajiv Chamaria, Director of the Company retires by rotation at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for
re-appointment.
Mrs. Kanta Bajoria has resigned from the Board w.e.f. 20.10.2012. The
Board places on record its appreciation for the contribution made by
her during her tenure as director of the Company.
Mr. Sunil Ranjan Sarker was appointed as an additional Directors of the
Company on 20.10.2012. Notice under section 257 of the Companies Act,
1956 alongwith requisite deposit has been received from a member of the
Company proposing to appoint Mr. Sunil Ranjan Sarker as a Director of
the company.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors
confirm that:
a) In the preparation of annual accounts for the fifteen-months period
ended as at 30th September, 2012 the applicable accounting standards
had been followed and that no material departures have been made from
the same.
b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and practices
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 period under review and of
the profit of the Company for the period ended on that date;
c) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care 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; and
d) The Directors had prepared the Annual Accounts on a ''going concern''
basis.
AUDITORS
M/s N. C. Banerjee & Co., Chartered Accountants, who are statutory
Auditors of the company hold office upto the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting and are eligible for reappointment. As required under the
provisions of Section 224( IB) of the Companies Act, 1956, the company
has received written confirmation from M/s. NC Banerjee & Co., that
their re-appointment as Auditors, if made, would be in conformity with
the limits prescribed in the said section and that they are not
disqualified from being appointed as the Auditors of the company under
section 226 of the Companies Act, 1956.
AUDITORS'' REPORT
The observations of the Auditors in their reports read with relevant
notes on the accounts, as annexed are self-explanatory and needs no
further elaboration.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted or renewed any Public Deposits, as defined
under Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956, during the period under
review.
PARTICULARS OFCONSERVATION OF ENERGY,TECHNOLOGYABSORPTION AND FOREIGN
EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The provisions of Section 217(1) (e) read with read with the Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors)
Rules, 1988 regarding conservation of energy, technology absorption are
not applicable to the company, as there was no manufacturing activities
carried during the period under review.
Foreign exchange earning and outgo
a) Foreign Exchange earning : Nil
b) Foreign Exchange outgo : Rs. 1530.30 Lacs
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
There was no employee who has drawn salaries and remuneration in excess
of the limits prescribed under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with companies (particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 (as
amended), therefore the statement containing particulars of Employees
in terms of the aforesaid provisions is not applicable to our company.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation and
acknowledgement of the support and co- operation extended by the
customers, suppliers, bankers, financial institutions, investors,
media, Government and their agencies.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place : Kolkata Dinesh Chandra Bajoria
Date : 26th November, 2012 Chairman & Managing Director |