Your Directors are pleased to present the Annual Report of SSPN Finance Limited along with the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Amount in Rs.)
Particulars
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Year ended March 31,
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Year ended March
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2024
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31, 2023
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Net Sales/Income from Operations
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25,73,362
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25,91,597
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Other Income
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2,180
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1,16,324
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Less: Expenditure
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24,95,500
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27,02,826
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Profit/(Loss) before taxation
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80,041
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5,095
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Less: Tax provisions
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-
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-
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Deferred Tax
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1,662
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1,849
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Prior Year Tax
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-
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-
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Profit/(Loss) after tax
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78,379
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3,247
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OPERATIONS REVIEW
The Income from operation for the financial year 2023-24, for the year under review was at Rs. 25,73,362 as compared to Rs. 25,91,597 during the financial year 2022-23. The company Profit after tax has registered a rise from Rs. 3,247 to Rs. 78,379 over the previous year.
SHARE CAPITAL
During the year under review the Company has not issued Equity shares. The Company has not granted any stock options or sweat equity. The total shares issued are 37,86,400 and out of which 36,91,350 are in demat form representing 97.49% and the rest i.e. 95,050 representing 2.51% in physical mode.
DIVIDEND
With a view to strengthen the financial position of the Company, no dividend has been recommended for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
No amount was transferred to the reserves during the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANEGERIAL PERSONNEL
The Changes in the directors and Key Managerial Personnel during the year are as under:
A. Appointment of Mr. Sachin Ramchandra Vadgave as an additional director of the Company. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
During the financial year 2023-2024, 5 (Five) Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company, 3 (Three) meeting of the Audit Committee and 2 (Two) meeting of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee were held.
The details of Board Meetings are given below:
Date
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Serial Number
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30/05/2023
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01/2023-2024/BM
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20/06/2023
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02/2023 -2024/BM
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08/07/2023
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03/2023-2024/BM
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10/07/2023
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04/2023 -2024/BM
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14/11/2023
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05/2023 -2024/BM
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28/02/2024
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06/2023 -2024/BM
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The details of the Audit Committee Meetings are given below:
Date
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Serial Number
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30/05/2024
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01/2023-2024/AC
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08/7/2024
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02/2023 -2024/AC
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14/11/2024
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03/2023-2024/AC
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28/02/2024
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04/2023 -2024/AC
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The details of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee Meetings are given below:
Date
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Serial Number
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30/05/2024
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01/2023-2024/NRC
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08/7/2024
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02/2023 -2024/NRC
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14/11/2024
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03/2023 -2024/NRC
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28/02/2024
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04/2023 -2024/NRC
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The details of the Stakeholder Relationship Committee Meetings are given below:
Date
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Serial Number
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30/05/2024
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01/2023 -2024/SRC
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14/11/2024
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02/2023-2024/SRC
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DISCLOSURE OF ANNUAL RETURN
The extract of Annual Return, pursuant to the provisions of Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and administration) Rules, 2014, for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024, is furnished in Form MGT-9 and is attached as “ANNEXURE I” and forms part of this report. The web address of the Company where the Annual Return has been placed is as follows: www.sspnfin.com
DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134[3][c] read with Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:
a. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and in case of any material departures, proper explanations have been given for the same in the accounts itself;
b. the directors 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 financial year and of the profit/loss of the Company for that period;
c. the directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e. the directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate operating effectively;
f. Being a listed company, the directors, have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
DETAILS IN RESPECT OF FRAUDS REPORTED BY AUDITORS UNDER SUB¬ SECTION (12) OF SECTION 143 OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH ARE REPORTABLE TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
No frauds were reported by the Company’s Statutory / Cost / Internal / Secretarial Auditors during the year under review.
DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
All Independent Directors have submitted their disclosures to the Board that they fulfill all the requirements as stipulated in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with SEBI Listing Regulations so as to qualify themselves to be appointed as Independent Directors under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Listing Regulations.
COMPANY’S POLICY RELATING TO DIRECTORS’ APPOINTMENT, PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION AND DISCHARGE OF THETR DUTIES
In accordance with the provision of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has constituted Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC). The Board on recommendation of NRC had approved a policy setting out the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of Directors and other matters provided under Section 178(3) of the Act. The salient features/ changes in the policy are attached herewith as “Annexure-II”. For viewing the complete policy, you may kindly visit the following web- address of the Company: www.sspnfin.com
AUDITORS
STATUTORY AUDITORS
Pursuant to the provisions of section 139, of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, Jain Anil & Associates, Chartered Accountants, bearing Registration No. 0115987W, hold office up to the conclusion of the Annual General meeting to be held in the year 2026. The Company has received a certificate from the said auditors that they are eligible to hold office as the Auditors of the company.
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. Divya Mota to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith as “Annexure-III” and forms an integral part of this report.
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remark or disclaimer made by the auditor in their Report.
INTERNAL AUDITOR
Pursuant to the provisions of section 138, of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, Shweta Mundra, Company Secretary in whole time practice conducted the internal audit of the company for the year 2023-24. The Company has received a certificate from the said auditors that they are eligible to hold office as the Auditors of the company.
EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS ON QUALIFICATIONS, RESERVATIONS OR ADVERSE REMARKS OR DISCLAIMERS MADE BY THE STATUTORY AUDITORS, COST AUDITORS AND SECRETARIAL AUDITOR TN THETR REPORTS
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimers made by the Auditors in their report. The observations of the Statutory Auditors, when read together with the relevant notes to the accounts and accounting policies are self explanatory.
The Secretarial Audit report is annexed herewith as “Annexure-III”. The observation made by the Secretarial Auditors in their report for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 read with the explanatory notes therein are self explanatory, and therefore do not call for any further explanation or comments.
The Cost audit of the Company has not been conducted for the financial year 2023-2024 as provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable on the Company.
MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS
Maintenance of cost records as specified under Section 148(1) of the Act, is not required by the Company and accordingly such accounts and records are not made and maintained by the Company.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
During the year under review, the Company has not given any loans or guarantees or made investments under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year ended March 31, 2024 were on an arm’s length basis and were in the ordinary course of business. Therefore, the provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 were not attracted. Further, there are no materially significant related party transactions during the year under review made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. Thus, disclosure in Form AOC-2 is not required.
STATE OF THE COMPANY’S AFFAIRS AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
The Company is engaged in the business of offering micro to small ticket sized secured and unsecured loans to help small vendors and small business owners. The Company is being optimistic about its future activities and aims higher profits with increased revenue in the years to come.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND THE DATE OF THIS REPORT
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the company between the end of the financial year and the date of this report.
DETAILS OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The particulars as required under the provisions of Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rule 8 of the Companies (Account) Rules, 2014 in respect of Conservation
of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo etc are furnished below:
(A) Conservation of energy: Not Applicable
Steps taken or impact on conservation of energy
Steps taken by the Company for utilizing alternate sources of energy
Capital Investment in energy conservation equipments
(B) Technology Absorption: Not Applicable
Efforts made towards technology absorption
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Benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product development or import substitution
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In case of imported technology (imported during the last three years reckoned from the beginning of the financial year):
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Details of technology imported
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Year of import
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Whether technology has been fully absorbed
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If not fully absorbed, areas where absorption has not taken place, and the reasons thereof
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Expenditure incurred in Research and Development
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(C) Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo:
During the year under review, the Company has neither earned nor used any foreign exchange.
DISCLOSURE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RTSK MANAGEMENT POLICY
Risks are events, situations or circumstances which may lead to negative consequences on the Company’s business. Risk management is a structural approach to manage uncertainty. A formal approach to Risk Management is being adopted by the Company and key risk will now be managed within unitary framework. The Risk Management process in our business, operations, over the period of time will become embedded into the Company’s business systems processes, such that our responses to risks remain current and dynamic.
DISCLOSURES RELATING TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company for the year under review.
ANNUAL EVALUATION OF PEFORMANCE OF THE BOARD
During the year, in terms of the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board carried out the evaluation of the Board as a whole, Board Committees and Directors. The evaluation process focused on various aspects of the functioning of the Board and Committees such as composition of the Board and Committees, experience and competencies, performance of specific duties and obligations etc. A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individual Directors on parameters such as attendance, contribution and independent judgement.
Based on the outcome of the evaluation, the Board and Committees have agreed on various actions to further improve the effectiveness and functioning of the Board and Committees.
REPORT ON THE HIGHLIGHTS OF PERFORMANCE OF SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES AND THETR CONTRIBUTION TO THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW
During the year under the review, the Company does not have any Associate, Subsidiary or a Joint Venture.
CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS DURING THE YEAR
During the year under the review, there were no changes in the nature of business of the Company.
DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any deposits during the year under review.
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS
No orders have been passed by any Regulator or Court or Tribunal which can have impact on the going concern status and the Company’s operations in future.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEM
The Company has in place adequate systems of internal financial control commensurate with its size and nature of operations. The system of internal controls ensures that all activities are monitored and controlled against any unauthorized use or disposition of assets and that the transactions are authorized and reported correctly.
DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PROHIBITION, PREVENTION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment.
The following is a summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed off during the year 2023-2024:
• No. of complaints received: Nil
• No. of complaints disposed off: Nil
DETAILS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF VIGIL MECHANISM FOR DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES
The Company has established Whistle Blower Policy for Directors and employees to report genuine concerns, to deal with instances of fraud and mismanagement, if any, and to ensure a clean and transparent environment for conducting business and also ensures adequate safeguards against victimization of persons who use such mechanism.
The Company is committed to adhere to the highest standards of ethical, moral and legal conduct of business operations.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
There were no employees of the Company during the financial year ended 31st March 2024, and therefore the Company need not disclose the details required to be mentioned under Section 197 of the Act read with rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As per Regulation 15 (2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, para C of Schedule V relating to Corporate Governance Report, shall not apply to company listed on SME Exchange. The Company being a company listed on BSE SME Platform, preparation of corporate governance is not applicable.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
In terms of the Regulation 34 read with Schedule V of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, Management Discussion and Analysis is set out in the Annual Report as “Annexure-IV”.
FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME AND PERFORMANCE FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company held the familiarization programme for the Independent Directors of the Company and familiarized the Independent Directors with their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model of the Company. The Independent Directors looked after the activities of the Company and provided their valuable opinions as and when needed.
SECRETARIAL STANDARDS:
During the year under review, the Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the assistance and co¬ operation received from the financial institutions, banks, Government authorities, customers, vendors and members during the year under review.
FOR SSPN FINANCE LIMITED
SACHIN Digitally signed by Digitally signed by
SACHIN RAMCHANDRA Rhunesh Kumar
RAMCHANDRA VADGAVE '
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SACHIN VADGAVE BHUPESH KUMAR
DIN:09331430 DIN:07642783
DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
DATE: 14.11.2024 PLACE: MUMBAI
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