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BSE: 513579ISIN: INE617C01027INDUSTRY: Mining/Minerals

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Year End :2015-03 
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 51stAnnual Report on the business and operations of the Company together with the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2015.

Financial Results                             (Rs. In Lacs)
                                        As on        As on

Particulars                             31st March 
                                        2015         31st March 
                                                     2014

Other Income                                     -         1.08

Profit/(Loss) before interest, 
depreciation and tax                        (24.74)      (20.19)

Interest                                         -            -

Depreciation                                 21.01         7.21

Profit/(Loss) before prior period 
Items & Taxation                            (45.75)      (27.41)

Add: Exceptional item                       (22.86)       24.35

Add/(Less) Prior period expenses             (0.27)       (2.59)

Profit/(Loss) before Taxation               (68.88)       (5.65)

Taxation                                         -            -

Profit/(Loss) for the Year                  (68.88)       (5.65)
PERFORMANCE & PROSPECTS

The operation of your Company is closed since the year 2010 due to working capital shortage. During the year under review, the loss of the company was increased and stood at Rs.68.88 Lakhs against the loss of Rs.5.65 Lakhs of the previous year. Your Company in the previous years has streamlined its capital base by reduction in the Share capital and concession of unsecured loan into Equity by way of preferential allotment pursuant to the order of BIFR. The Promoters of the Company are in the process of infusing funds for the operation & revival of the Company. The Company's business was dependent on the commencement of mining operation by its holding company. However, the Hon'ble Supreme Court had passed an order cancelling coal block allocations of various companies including the holding company in previous year. Considering the aforesaid cancellation, the Company is planning to initiate the process of searching another project.

DIVIDEND

Considering your Company's present situation, your Directors regret to recommend a dividend for the year under review.

DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

On the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company during its Meeting held on 30.05.2015 has appointed Mrs. Sudha Ramesh as an Independent Woman Director on the Board of the Company. The requirement under Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement also stands complied with such appointments.

Mr. Adarsh Agarwalla, Promoter Non-Executive Director retires from the Board by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.

The above are subject to the approval of the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.

In view of the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 Mr. Kamal Ghosh, Whole- time Director was identified as Key Managerial Personnel of the Company. The Company is in search of Company Secretary & Chief Financial Officer to comply the aforesaid provisions.

The Company has appointed Additional Director at the Board of Directors Meeting, viz. Mrs Sudha Ramesh as Independent Woman Director for a period of five years w.e.f 31.03.2015. Their terms of office as Additional Director will be expired at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and the Company has received application from a Member proposing her candidature to the office of Independent Woman Director of the Company.

Mr. Ruchir Om Prakash Jalan has been resigned from the Directorship of the Company w.e.f. 30.05.2015. Your Directors place on record their deep appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Mr. Ruchir Om Prakash Jalan during his tenure as Director of the Company.

SHARE CAPITAL

The paid up equity capital as on March 31, 2015 was Rs.801.88 Lakhs. The company has not issued shares with differential voting rights nor granted stock options nor sweat equity.

FINANCE

Cash and cash equivalents as at March 31, 2015 was Rs. 261652/-. The company continues to focus on judicious management of its working capital, Receivables, inventories and other working capital parameters were kept under strict check through continuous monitoring.

DEPOSITS

Your Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS

The company has not given any loans or guarantees covered under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.

The detail of the investments made by company is given in the notes to the financial statements.

INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:

The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of its operations. The scope and authority of the Internal Audit function is defined in the Internal Audit Manual. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board & to the Whole-time Director. The Internal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control system in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies at all locations of the Company.

INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEM

The policies and procedures adopted by the company ensures the orderly and efficient conduct of its business and adherence to the company's policies, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of the records and the timely preparation of reliable financial information.

EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN

The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form MGT 9 as required under Section 92 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013, is marked as Annexure - A which is annexed hereto and forms part of the Directors' Report.

NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD

The details of the number of meetings of the Board held during the financial year 2014-15 forms part of the Corporate Governance Report.

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

As required by Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 your Directors state that :

(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2015, the applicable accounting standards have been followed with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;

(b) the accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the annual accounts have been applied consistently except as otherwise stated in the Notes to Financial Statements and reasonable and prudent judgments and estimates have been made so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the Financial Year 2014-15 and of the Loss for the year ended 31st March, 2015;

(c) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(d) the annual accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2015, have been prepared on a going concern basis.

(e) that proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls were adequate and were operating effectively.

(f) that systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively.

DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

Mr. Sunil Vishwambharan & Mrs. Sudha Ramesh are Independent Directors on the Board of the Company. The Company has received declarations from both the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed both under the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges.

COMPANY'S POLICY ON DIRECTORS' APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION

Pursuant to provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Company, based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, has formulated a Remuneration Policy. At the present situation, no remuneration or sitting fees are being paid or payable by the Company to its Directors as the Company is running with heavy losses & cash crunch.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The operations of the Company has been stopped since the year 2010 there are no materially significant related party transactions during the year under review, hence, the provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not attracted.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Risk management is the process of identification, assessment, and prioritisation of risks followed by coordinated efforts to minimise, monitor and mitigate/control the probability and / or impact of unfortunate events or to maximise the realisation of opportunities. The Company has laid a comprehensive Risk Assessment and Minimization Procedure which is reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board from time to time.

BOARD EVALUATION

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of various Committees. The Independent Directors also carried out the evaluation of the Wholetime Directors & Non-Independent Directors in the Board, the details of which are covered in the Corporate Governance Report.

DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS, COURTS AND TRIBUNALS

No significant and material order has been passed by the regulators, courts, tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's operations in future.

VIGIL MECHANISM/WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY

In compliance with provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Company has framed a Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy to deal with unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the company's code of conduct or ethics policy, if any.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

There is no such employee in the Company, the information of which is required to be furnished under provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. Having regard to the provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Report excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to the members of the Company.

DETAILS RELATING TO REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEES

Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is not required to be given as there is no remuneration given to Whole time directors or Key Managerial Personnel or employees.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

There is a continuous effort for better Human Resource (HR) service delivery in order to better serve the customers with simpler well executed processes with proper use of technology. HR service delivery has become all the more critical in the organization due to rise in customer expectation.

AUDITORS & AUDITORS' REPORT

Statutory Auditors:

The Company's Auditors, Messrs N. A. Shah Associates, Chartered Accountants, retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company and are eligible for reappointment. The members are requested to ratify the appointment of the auditors.

Messrs N. A. Shah Associates, Chartered Accountants has confirmed that their appointment is within the limits of the Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 and has certified that they are free from any disqualifications specified under Section 148(5) and all other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

The notes on accounts referred to in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and, therefore, do not call for any further comments.

Secretarial Auditor:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board had appointed M/s. D. Raut & Associates, Practising Company Secretaries to conduct Secretarial Audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2014-15. The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2015 is annexed herewith and marked as Annexure - B. The Report is self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.

LISTING:

The Equity Shares of your Company are listed at Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE). The Company had earlier filed application with the Calcutta Stock Exchange Ltd, Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Ltd. & The Magadh Stock Exchange Ltd. for delisting of its equity shares under SEBI delisting guidelines.

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING

In terms of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 your Company has adopted the Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Your Company has initiated, by providing the shareholders, to avail the option of receiving online the requisite documents i.e. notices, annual reports, disclosures and all other communications, by registering their e-mail Ids. for the success of 'Green Initiative' as per MCA circular no. 17/2011 & No. 18/2011.

The Company continues to comply with the requirements of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement regarding Corporate Governance. The Report on Corporate Governance together with a certificate from Messrs N. A. Shah Associates, Chartered Accountants regarding Compliance of Conditions of Corporate Governance, certification by Wholetime Director/CEO and the Management Discussion & Analysis Report are attached herewith which form part of this Annual Report.

ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

Your Company used electricity provided by state electricity board in form of energy, the consumption of which is very minimal. As required under provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8(3) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 details relating to Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo, no such technology absorbed by the Company and no foreign exchange transactions are there during the period under review.

DISCLOSURES AS PER APPLICABLE ACT AND LISTING AGREEMENT: i) Composition of Audit Committee:

The Board has constituted the Audit Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. Sunil Vishwambharan. Complete details of the Committee are given in the Corporate Governance Report, attached as Annexure to this Board's Report.

ii) Post Balance Sheet events:

There is no other material changes in commitments affecting the financial position of the Company occurred since the end of the financial year 2014-15.

iii) Subsidiaries, Associates or Joint Ventures:

Your Company has no Associate Company and does not have any subsidiaries or joint ventures, during the year under review.

iv) Nomination, Remuneration and Evaluation Policy:

The Company on recommendation of its Nomination & Remuneration Committee has laid down a Nomination, Remuneration and Evaluation Policy, in compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rules made therein and the Listing Agreement with the stock exchanges (as amended from time to time). This Policy is formulated to provide a framework and set standards in relation to the followings:

a. Criteria for appointment and removal of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) and Senior Management Executives of the Company.

b. Evaluation of the performance of the Directors.

c. Criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a Director.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Your Directors express their appreciation or assistance and co-operation received from Government authorities, banks, vendors, customers and Shareholders of the Company. Your Directors also wish to place on record their sincere sense of appreciation for their continuous support, the sincere efforts put in by all employees and workmen in the performance of the Company.

                                    By Order of the Board of Directors 

                                         For Foundry Fuel Products Ltd.

                                                                  Sd/-

Place: Mumbai                                            (Kamal Ghosh)

13th August, 2015                                  Whole time Director 

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