| 1 Company Background
The Company was incorporated in 1905. The Company is in business of
retailing of variety of household, gifts, artefacts & other consumable
products through its stores.
2. In the absence of any intimation from vendors regarding the status
of their registration under the "Micro, small and Medium Enterprises
Development Act, 2006", the Company is unable to comply with the
disclosures required to be made under the said Act.
3. Balance of Sundry Creditors are subject to confirmations.
Adjustments, if any, will be made on receipts of the confirmations.
4. Pursuant to the enactment of companies Act 2013, the company has
applied the estimated useful lives as specified in Schedule II,except
in respect of certain assets as disclosed in Accounting Policy on
Depreciation. The Realighnment of the useful lives have resulted in
adjustment of Rs.40.33 lacs against the opening balance of retained
earnings.
5. Advance towards premises includes payment made to Grishma
Constructions & Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd.
6. Balance of Trade Receivables are subject to confirmations.
Adjustments, if any, will be made on receipts of the confirmations.
7. Trade Receivable includes Rs. 5,376,992/- (Previous year Rs.
5,487,988/-) due from the customers for which no provision is
considered necessary as the Company is of the view that the same are
recoverable.
8. Above advance includes due from subsidiary company Bombay Store
Retail Co. Ltd for purchase of merchandise Rs. 24,257,372/- (Previous
year Rs. 7,767,312/-)
9. Balance of Loans & Advances are subject to confirmations.
Adjustments, if any, will be made on receipt of the confirmations.
10. Contingent Liabilities:
i. Service Tax liability of Rs. 145,899/- (Previous year Rs.
145,899/-).
11. The Company has adopted useful lives of the fixed assets as those
specified in Schedule II to the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) effective
1.4.2014. Accordingly the carrying amount of assets for which the
useful lives as per the revised estimate are exhausted as of 1.4.2014
have been recognized in the retained earnings /opening balance of
profit and loss account as on that date after retaining the residual
value of the assets. The carrying amount as on 1.4.2014 is depreciated
over the revised remaining useful life. As the result of these changes
the depreciation charge for the year is higher by Rs. 427,946/-
12. The Company considers its entire operations under single segment
'Retailing'. The Company's operations are only in India.
13. Earning per share has been computed with reference to profit after
tax of Rs. 910,476/- (Previous year Rs.1,599,433 /-) and weighted
average number of equity shares 4,940,000 shares (Previous year
4,940,000) There is no diluted earning per share as there are no
dilutive potential equity shares.
14. The Company has, on prudence not recognised Deferred Tax Assets
Rs. 7,438,700/- (Previous year Rs. 4,183,007/-) mainly representing
expenses allowable for tax purposes when paid and difference between
tax and book written down value of fixed assets, due to uncertainty of
future profits in terms of Accounting Standard 22 (AS-22) for Taxes on
Income issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
15. Related Party Disclosures
A. Relationship
I) Subsidiary Company
Bombay Store Retail Company Limited
II) Key Management Personnel & Relatives:
Mr. Milan Dalai - Chairman Mr. Asim Dalai - Manging Director
Mr. Satyen Dalai - Relative Mr. Bhupen C. Dalai - Relative
Mrs. Rekha Dalai - Relative Mrs. Aditi Dalai - Relative
Mrs. Veena Dalai - Relative
III) Other Parties / Enterprises where control / significant
influence exists.
Gateway International Pvt. Ltd. Grishma Constructions & Trading
Co. Pvt. Ltd.
First Overseas Capital Limited Asda Trading Company Pvt. Ltd.
Western Press Pvt. Ltd. Milan Investments PvL Ltd.
Elephant Company Retail Pvt Ltd. Out Of India Retail PvL Ltd.
Amalgamated Business Solutions Ltd
Stanford Securities Pvt. Ltd
Related party relationship is as identified by the Company and relied
on by the Auditors.
16. Earning in Foreign Exchange:
i. FOB value of exports of goods NIL /- (Previous year NIL/-).
ii. Receipts on account of sale of merchandise Rs. 27,114,436/-
(Previous year Rs. 23,851,961-).
17. CIF Value of Imports : Goods Rs. NIL/- (Previous year Rs. NIL/-).
18. Expenditure in Foreign Currency:
Other Expenses Rs. 381,591/ - (Previous year Rs. 461,143/-).
19. Previous year's figures have been regrouped / re-arranged /
reclassified wherever necessary.
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