Treasury shares represents equity shares of ' 10/- each fully paid up, allotted to Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited Employees' Stock Option Trust ('ESOP Trust') but not exercised by employees.
24 a) Terms / rights attached to equity shares:
i) The Company has only one class of shares referred to as equity shares having a par value of ' 10/-. Each holder of equity share is entitled to one vote per share.
ii) Repayment of capital will be in proportion to the number of equity shares held.
iii) With the adoption of new revenue recognition policy in accordance with Ind AS 115, the Company had to change its revenue recognition policy. Consequently, the Deferred Revenue and Deferred Costs had to be recomputed and that resulted in a Transition Difference. The Company is profitable and has healthy cash flows and has declared dividends every year up to 2018-19. The Company is seeking a clarification from Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) that this Transition Difference ought not to be considered for the purpose of calculation of dividend, under section 123(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. The declaration of dividend, if any shall be subject to clarification from MCA.
24 f) Equity shares movement during the 5 years preceding the Balance Sheet date:-
Equity shares issued as bonus, for consideration without cash : The Company after obtaining approval of shareholder's
allotted 66,816,892 equity shares as fully paid up bonus shares in the proportion of 1:2, i.e. 1(one) bonus equity share of
' 10/- each for 2(two) fully paid up equity shares on September 13, 2021.
24 g) i) Under the Employee Stock Option Scheme (“ESOS 2006") equity shares are allotted to the ESOP Trust set up by the Company. The ESOP Trust holds these shares for the benefit of the eligible employees/directors as defined under the scheme and transfers these shares to them as per the recommendation of the remuneration committee.
ii) The Company formulated the Employee Stock Option Scheme (“ESOS 2014"), under which the Company has the option to issue and allot the shares either directly to the eligible employees/directors or through the ESOP Trust. To the extent allotted, ESOP Trust would hold these shares for the benefit of the eligible Employees/Directors as defined under the scheme and would transfer the shares to them as per the recommendation of the remuneration committee.
iii) The Company formulated the Employee Stock Option Scheme (“ESOS 2020"), under which the Company has the option to issue and allot the shares directly to the eligible employees/directors as per the recommendation of the remuneration committee.
iv) The details of the Employees' Stock Option Schemes are as under:
Type of Arrangement ESOS 2006 - Equity settled option plan administered through Employee Stock
Option Trust.
ESOS 2014 - Equity settled option plan issued directly/administered through Employee Stock Option.
ESOS 2020 - Equity settled option plan issued directly Method of Settlement By issue of shares at Exercise Price.
a) General reserve: The general reserve is used from time to time to transfer net profits from retained earnings for appropriation purposes.
b) Securities Premium: Securities premium is credited when shares are issued at premium. It is utilised in accordance with the provisions of the Act, to issue bonus shares, utilise equity related expenses like share issue expenses, etc.
c) Share Option Outstanding Account: The Company has share option schemes under which options to subscribe the shares of the Company have been granted to certain eligible employees. The share-based payment reserve is used to recognise the value of equity-settled share-based payments provided to employees, including key management personnel, as part of their remuneration.
d) Capital Reserve: Capital Reserves are mainly the reserves created during business combination for the gain on bargain purchase and common control mergers. It is not available for distribution as dividend.
e) Capital Redemption Reserve: The capital redemption reserve is used towards issue of fully paid bonus shares of the Company.
f) Revaluation Reserve: The revaluation reserve is credited on account of revaluation of freehold land. It is not available for distribution as dividend.
g) Transition Difference: The Cumulative effect of applying Ind AS 115 Revenue from Contract with Customers, Ind AS 116 Leases (net of deferred tax) is recognised as an adjustment to other equity, by separately disclosing it in Transition Difference. Subsequent impact of unwinding of transition adjustments of Ind AS 115 and Ind AS 116 is included in retained earnings.
(b) Subsequent to introduction of Section 43CB in the Income Tax Act, 1961 w.e.f 1 April 2017, the Company offered revenue from membership fees for taxation in accordance with ICDS IV in its return of income, i.e. revenue from membership fees is offered to tax by spreading the entire fees over the membership period. However, in the books of accounts, pending completion of detailed tax assessments from F.Y. 2016-17 onwards, the Company continued to make a higher provision for tax on the basis of the order of the Income tax Appellate tribunal ('ITAT'), basis which non-refundable admission fees is offered to tax upfront. Tax assessments of the Company for certain years have now been completed, wherein the tax authorities have accepted Company's position on application of aforesaid principle of ICDS IV for taxation of membership fees. Accordingly, the Company has aligned the provision for income tax in the books of account in accordance with the return of income filed by the Company (which has been accepted in the completed tax assessments) and remeasured the accumulated deferred tax asset accordingly. The resultant net impact of credit of ' 1541.49 lakhs is presented as “Tax expense/ credit for prior years" in the standalone financial statements.
Note No. 43 - Contingent liabilities and commitments Contingent liabilities (to the extent not provided for)
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Particulars
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As at
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As at
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March 31, 2024
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March 31, 2023
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(a) Income Tax matters:
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Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debt (for matters disputed by
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the Company)
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pertaining to Revenue Recognition (timing difference *) pending before the CIT(A)/ITAT (Company appeal)
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53,711.17
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53,711.17
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interest included in the above till the date of order
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14,124.67
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14,124.67
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pertaining to other matters (mainly timing differences *), pending before the CIT(A)/ITAT (Company appeal)
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6,778.79
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6,778.79
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interest included in the above till the date of order
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1,419.92
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1,419.92
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Matters decided in favour of the Company at ITATlevel (but under appeal by the
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Department)
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pertaining to Revenue Recognition (timing difference *) pending before the Madras High Court (Department appeal) excluding interest
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27,140.61
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27,140.61
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(b) Service tax matters:
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(i) Service tax demand on the enrollment of member as against service tax paid
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43,105.47
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43,105.47
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on receipt basis (timing differences *) (inclusive of penalty where quantified in demand) (Refer note 2 below)
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(ii) Other items (inclusive of penalty where quantified in demand)
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3,366.94
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3,468.63
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Particulars
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As at
March 31, 2024
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As at
March 31, 2023
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(c) Luxury Tax matters:
In respect of certain States, the Company has received demands for payment of luxury tax for member stay at resorts as summarised below:
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Demands raised (inclusive of penalty)
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6,790.98
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6,833.00
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(d) GST matters:
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GST demand on issues relating to output tax liability on room accommodation services availed by members (on sale of membership services) and availment of Input Tax Credit (inclusive of penalty where quantified in demand)
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1,705.75
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The Company has challenged the above demands before various appellate authorities / High Court, the outcome of which is pending.
* For matters pertaining to timing differences, if liability were to crystallise, there would be future tax benefits, except to the extent of tax rate differences and interest, if any which currently is not determinable.
Notes:
1) The above amounts are based on demands raised, which the Company is contesting with the concerned authorities. Outflows, if any, arising out of these claims would depend on the outcome of the decision of the appellate authorities and the Company's rights for future appeals. No reimbursements are expected.
2) The Company had received show cause notices from service tax authorities of ' 21,991.33 lakhs. The detailed reply to the SCN and rectification application were submitted by the Company in prior financial years in response to the Order in Original from the Principal Commissioner of CGST and Central Exercise. The Pricipal Commissioner confirmed the demand amounting to ' 43,105.47 lakhs including interest and penalty and the same has been disclosed as Contingent liability in above table. As the Principal Commissioner rejected rectification application without giving any opportunity for personal hearing, the Company filed Writ Application before Madras High Court and Madras High Court on 8th March 2023 accepted the Company's request to provide an opportunity for hearing and set aside the Order passed by Principal Commissioner. On 29th March 2023, the Principal Commissioner reaffirmed the Original Order dated 7th Feb 22 and rejected the Company's rectification application. The Company has filed a Writ Application before the Madras High Court against the said Order of Principal Commissioner.
3) The Company has accounted for service tax receivable of ' 826.68 lakhs (Previous year ' 822.30 lakhs) in relation to the service tax paid on ASF and Membership fee invoices for contracts which have been cancelled post GST implementation. The Company has received an unfavorable order against the refund claim and has filed an appeal against the order. Commissioner of GST and Central Excise (Appeals) has allowed the appeal and remanded back the matter to lower authorities for verification of documents.
Particulars
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As at
March 31, 2024
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As at
March 31, 2023
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(e) Guarantees given for its subsidiaries:
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Amount of guarantees given (Euro)
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770.00
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770.00
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Outstanding amount against guarantees (Euro)
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690.48
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680.48
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Amount of guarantees given (INR) (Refer Note 51)
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69,481.34
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69,022.03
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Outstanding amount against guarantees (INR) (Refer Note 51)
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62,305.36
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60,997.10
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(f) Other matters under appeal (Property related)
(i) The Government of Kerala through the Sub Collector, District of Devikulam issued an Order dated July 3, 2007 cancelling the assignment of land underlying the Munnar resort and directed repossession of land on the ground that it is agricultural land and cannot be used for commercial purposes. The Company had filed an appeal before the Commissioner of Land Revenue, Trivandrum against the said Order stating that the Patta issued does not specify that the land should be used only for agricultural purpose. The Commissioner of Land Revenue, Trivandrum vide his Order dated November 22, 2007 dismissed the appeal filed by the Company and cancelled the assignment of land underlying the Munnar Resort (Total Purchase Value ' 605.12 Lakhs) and further directed repossession of land on the ground that it is agricultural land and cannot be used for commercial purposes. The Company had filed a writ petition before the Kerala High Court against the said Order. The writ Petition has been disposed of by an Order dated May 21, 2019. Against the said Order, the Company has filed a Writ Appeal and by an order dated June 19, 2019, the Court granted an interim stay of all further proceedings. The Writ Appeal has been dismissed by a Judgement dated May 25, 2022. The Company has filed Review Petition before the Kerala High Court. The same is pending.
(ii) With respect to certain claims of neighbouring property owners, the Company filed a suit in the Civil Court, Pune seeking inter-alia permanent injunction against them disturbing the possession of the Company's resort property at Lonavala, Maharashtra and obtained an interim stay. In another development, notwithstanding these proceedings, the neighbouring property owner obtained an order from the local Mamlatdar's Court for alleged access to his property through the resort property. The Company obtained a stay against the said order of the Mamlatdar. All matters with respect to the neighbouring property owner are currently pending before the Civil Court, Pune. Further, on account of the cancellation of the Non-Agricultural land conversion order by the Collector, Pune on the basis of complaint made by the said neighbouring owner and subsequently confirmed by the Additional Divisional Commissioner, Pune, the Company has also filed another Civil Suit at Civil Court, Pune against State of Maharashtra and Others, inter alia, seeking declaration that the proceedings and Orders in respect of cancellation of the Non-Agricultural status of the land underlying the resort property at Lonavala (Total Purchase Value ' 1,545.01 Lakhs) are not enforceable and also sought other reliefs. Ad-interim stay has been granted against State of Maharashtra and the Collector, Pune not to give effect to the Orders of Non-Agricultural cancellation and the matter is pending for further hearing.
(g) Other matters
The Company engaged a building contractor for construction of a resort. As the construction did not proceed as per agreed timelines the Company terminated the contract. The contractor has claimed ' 1,256.15 lacs as damages for termination of the Contract. The Company has made a counter claim of ' 2,003.56 lacs towards liquidated damages and other losses.
By an Award dated 11th September, 2023 (“Award"), partially allowing the claim of the Contractor, the Company has been directed to pay an amount of ' 653.52 lakhs together with interest at the rate of 9 % p.a. from 14th October, 2011 till the date of realisation. The Company has challenged the Award by filing a Petition before the High Court of Madras. By an interim Order dated 25th March, 2024, the Hon'ble Madras High Court has, pending the disposal of the said Petition, granted a stay of the execution of the said Award, subject to the Company furnishing Bank Guarantee in favour of the Contractor for an amount of '1,19,11,601/- together with interest thereon at the rate of 9% p.a. from the date of the claim petition viz., 14th December, 2011 till the date of filing the Petition viz., 12th February, 2024 within a period of four weeks. The Company is in the process of complying with the said Order of the Hon'ble Madras High Court. The matter is pending and will come up in due course.
(h) With respect to member complaints pending before various consumer forum and other matters: Estimated amount of claims ' 944.15 lakhs (As at March 31, 2023: ' 795.91 lakhs). In addition, there are claims by some members seeking certain reliefs which are not agreed by the Company, the financial impact of these claims are currently not ascertainable and hence not captured in above.
(i) Capital commitment:
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Particulars
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As at
March 31, 2024
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As at
March 31, 2023
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Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on Property, Plant & Equipment and not provided for (net of advances)
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20,655.92
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3,166.30
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Note No. 44 - Employee benefits
(a) Defined contribution plan
The Company's contribution to Provident Fund and Superannuation Fund aggregating '1,480.72 lakhs (2023: '1,473.10 lakhs) has been recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss under the head Employee Benefits Expense.
(b) Defined Benefit Plans (Gratuity)
The Company has a funded Gratuity Scheme for its employees and gratuity liability has been provided based on the actuarial valuation done at the year end. The Gratuity scheme of the Company is funded with the Life Insurance Corporation of India.
The above sensitivity analyses are based on a change in an assumption while holding all other assumptions constant. In practice this is unlikely to occur, and changes in some of the assumptions may be correlated. When calculating the sensitivity of the defined benefit obligation to significant actuarial assumptions the same method (present value of the defined benefit obligation calculated with the projected unit credit method at the end of the reporting period) has been applied as when calculating the defined benefit liability recognised in the standalone Balance sheet.
The expected rate of return on plan assets is based on the average long term rate of return expected on investments of the fund during the estimated term of obligation.
The estimate of future salary increases, considered in actuarial valuation, takes account of inflation, seniority, promotion and other relevant factors, such as supply and demand in the employment market.
(c) Other long term employee benefits (Compensated absences)
The amount recognized as an expense in respect of compensated absences is '473.02 lakhs (Previous Year: ' 353.44 lakhs).
The Company's key objective in managing its financial structure is to maximize value for shareholders, reduce cost of capital, while at the same time ensuring that the Company has the financial flexibility required to continue its expansion. The Company manages its financial structure majorly through internal accruals and makes any necessary adjustments in light of prevailing economic conditions. In this context, the capital structure of the Company consists only of equity and lease liability is not considered as debt. Equity comprises issued share capital, reserves and retained earnings as set out in the statement of changes in equity.
The Company has a robust business risk management process to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks impacting business of the Company. This framework seeks to create transparency, minimise adverse impact on the business objectives and enhance the Company's competitive advantage. This also defines the risk management approach across the enterprise at various levels including documentation and reporting. Risk management forms an integral part of the Company's Business Plan. The Company has adequate internal processes to assess, monitor and manage financial risks. These risks include credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk.
(i) Credit risk management
A significant portion of the Company's sales of Vacation Ownerships are by way of deferred payment schemes where the customer is obligated to pay the membership fee in Equated Monthly Instalments (EMIs) and the ensuing credit risk is managed by the Company in the following manner:
(a) preliminary assessment of customer credit worthiness, ensuring realisation of minimum down payment and adherence to internal KYC norms;
(b) collecting post dated instruments such as cheques, Automated Clearing House (ACH) mandates, standing credit card instructions from the customers at inception to ensure security cover.
From an accounting perspective, revenue is recognised only when it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Company. The member is not allowed to use the benefits of membership untill the overdue amount is regularised or fully paid in that relevant period. The Company also assesses lifetime expected credit loss by using appropriate models, as prescribed by Ind AS 109, using past trends of collections and historical credit loss experience. The categorisation of the receivables into its ageing buckets for the purposes of estimating the expected loss allowance has been profiled based on the longest overdue of that member, for example, if a member has one instalment overdue for say 12 months, the entire receivable of the member is aggregated into that ageing bucket and the credit loss allowance is determined after taking into account the credits against the member under “Contract liability- Deferred Revenue - Vacation ownership fee" (refer note 29 and note 34).
The allowances for credit loss and for revenue deferred at inception referred to above, carried at the end of every reporting period, are tested for adequacy and appropriately dealt with.
*Given that the Company is deferring recognition of revenue at inception, as explained above the risk of credit loss is reduced and the member is allowed to avail the benefits of membership only when all the overdue amount is regularised or fully paid in that relevant period. The amounts deferred at inception are adjusted from the carrying value of receivables (refer note 8 and 17) in the same proportion, except in cases where the allowance is directly attributable to a particular contract.
(ii) Liquidity risk management
The Company manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves and banking facilities, by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and by matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.
Maturities of financial liabilities
The following tables detail the Company's remaining contractual maturity for its non-derivative financial liabilities (predominantly trade payables, retention payables, etc) with agreed repayment periods. The amount disclosed in the tables have been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the Company can be required to pay.
The Company has provided financial guarantees to its wholly owned subsidiaries. The amounts included above for financial guarantee contracts are the maximum amounts the Company could be forced to settle under the arrangement for the full guaranteed amount if that amount is claimed by the counterparty to the guarantee. Based on expectations at the end of the reporting period, the Company considers that it is more likely that such an amount will not be payable under the arrangement.
During the year, for borrowings from banks on the basis of security of current assets, quarterly returns or quarterly statements of current assets filed by the Company with banks are in agreement with the books of account.
(iii) Market risk management
The Company's market risk comprises solely of its foreign currency exposure which are limited and not material to the size of its operations.
Currency Risk
The Company undertakes transactions denominated in foreign currencies; consequently, exposures to exchange rate fluctuations arise. The Company's exposure to currency risk relates primarily to the Company's investing activities when transactions are denominated in a different currency from the Company's functional currency.
Note No. 50 - Segment information
The Company is primarily engaged in the business of sale of vacation ownership and accommodation related services in India. As such, the Company operates in a single segment and there are no separate reportable segments. The same is consistent with the information reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM).
Vacation Ownership and accommodation related services includes a diverse portfolio of hotels and resorts under the “Club Mahindra" an aspirational brand in the leisure hospitality industry in India.
Under vacation ownership and accommodation related services, a member is entitled to avail holidays for a prescribed period every year for different tenures in the resorts (in India and abroad) depending on the type of the membership purchased by a member. The entitlement to avail the holidays is subject to member paying the requisite membership fee, annual subscription fees, any other dues, eligibility and availability as per membership rules. Member can book and avail holiday in any resort which is available at the time of booking their holiday.
Vacation ownership resorts typically combine many of the comforts of home, such as accommodations with studio, one and two bedroom options, with resort amenities such as swimming pools, restaurants, fitness facilities and spas, as well as sports and recreation facilities appropriate for each resort's unique location.
Vacation Ownership and accommodation related services generates most of its revenues as under.
• Selling vacation ownership products —The Company sells vacation ownership products to provide holiday facilities to members for a specified period each year, over a number of years, for which membership fee is collected either in full upfront, or on a deferred payment basis. In addition to membership fee, the company earns interest income on a deferred payment option given to members for their purchase of vacation ownership products and also receives annual subscription fees from members.
• Resort operations & Ancillary services - The Company operates and manages resorts and earns revenue mainly from food and beverages, spa and other service offerings provided to resort guests (members and non-members) and room rentals from non- members.
Note No. 55 - Reporting under Rule 11(d) of the Companies (Audit and Auditor's) Rules, 2014
No funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (“Intermediaries") with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall lend or invest in party identified by or on behalf of the Company (Ultimate Beneficiaries). The Company has not received any fund from any party(s) (Funding Party) with the understanding that the Company shall whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
Note No.56 - NFRA order
The Company received an order ('the Order') from National Financial Reporting Authority ('NFRA') on March 29, 2023 wherein NFRA had made certain observations on identification of operating segments by the Company in compliance with requirements of Ind AS 108 and the Company's existing accounting policy for recognition of revenue on a straight-line basis over the membership period. As per the order received from NFRA, the Company was required to complete its review of accounting policies and practices in respect of disclosure of operating segments and timing of recognition of revenue from customers and take necessary measures to address the observations made in the Order. The Company had submitted its assessment to NFRA and will consider further course of action, if any, basis directions from NFRA.
As at March 31, 2024, the management has assessed the application of its accounting policies relating to segment disclosures and revenue recognition. Basis the current assessment by the Company after considering the information available as on date; the existing accounting policies, practices and disclosures are in compliance with the respective Ind AS and accordingly have been applied by the Company in the preparation of these financial statements.
Note No. 57
The standalone financial statements of the Company were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on April 26, 2024.
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