Dear Shareholder,
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twenty Third
Annual Report together with Audited Statement of
Accounts of the Company for the Financial Year ended 31st
March, 2007.
Financial Results
The working Results of the Company are briefly given
below:
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Current Year (Rs. in
Lacs) |
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Previous Year (Rs. in
Lacs) |
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Sales & Other Income |
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12,036.50 |
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11,431.92 |
|
Profit Before Interest & Depreciation etc. |
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1984.61 |
|
830.10 |
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Less: |
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- Interest |
748.59 |
|
332.98 |
|
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- Depreciation |
108.78 |
857.37 |
102.65 |
435.63 |
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|
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1,127.24 |
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394.47 |
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Add: |
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- Surplus Profit Brought Forward from Previous
Year |
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20.45 |
|
9.37 |
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1,147.69 |
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403.84 |
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Appropriations |
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- Provision For Taxation |
427.20 |
|
239.57 |
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- Provision for Deferred Tax Liability |
(-) 24.09 |
|
(-) 18.26 |
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- Transfer To General Reserve |
558.00 |
|
35.00 |
|
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- Proposed Dividend |
132.91 |
|
111.45 |
|
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- Dividend distribution tax |
18.64 |
1,112.66 |
15.63 |
383.39 |
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- Surplus Profit Carried to Balance Sheet |
|
35.03 |
|
20.45 |
Dividend
Your Directors are pleased to recommend, for your
approval, payment of Dividend at the rate of 18% on equity
shares for the year ended on the 31st March, 2007 (Previous
Year 15%), which, if approved by the shareholders in the
ensuing Annual General Meeting will absorb Rs. 151.55 Lacs
approx. including payment of tax , surcharge and cess
thereon.
Review of Operations
The year under review has recorded growth in turnover
and improvement in profitability. The sales and other income
have touched Rs. 120.36 crores showing an increase of 5.28%
as compared to the previous years Rs. 114.32crores. Profit
before tax at Rs. 11.27 crores is higher by over 186% as
compared to Rs. 3.94 crores of last year. Out of the
disposable surplus of Rs. 744.57 lacs, a sum of Rs. 151.55
lacs has been kept for dividend and dividend tax and a sum
of Rs. 558 lacs has been transferred to General Reserves
which stood at Rs. 1871 lacs at the end of the year.
The operational performance of the Company has been
comprehensively discussed in the Management Discussion and
Analysis Report and the same forms part of this Directors’
Report.
Statutory Statements
The Statement showing particulars of employees pursuant
to the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules,
1975 is annexed hereto and forms part of this Report.
As regards disclosure under Section 217(1)(e) of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with Rule 2 of the Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988, it has been advised that the
disclosure of particulars relating to Conservation of Energy
is not applicable to the Company.
The Company has so far not undertaken any Research &
Development activities or Development of any Technology in
the field of construction. Provision relating to disclosure
of Information in respect of foreign exchange earnings and
outgo as required under Rules 2(C) of the Companies
(Disclosure of particulars in the report of Board of
Directors) Rules 1988 is already given in Para 2(c) &
(d) of Part B of Schedule 12 of Notes on Accounts’ forming
part of Audited Annual Accounts.
Information in respect of small scale undertakings as on
31st March, 2007 is also given in para 6 of Part B of
Schedule 12 of Notes on Accounts forming Part of Audited
Annual Accounts.
ISO 9001:2000 Certification
We have immense pleasure to inform all of you that your
Company has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 Certification on 13th
August, 2004. ISO is a powerful set of statistical and
management tool that can create dramatic increase in
systematic productivity, customers satisfaction and
shareholders’ value. Your Company continues to adhere to
its true spirit, along with the systems and procedures laid
down in its “QUALITY MANUAL”.
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and
Analysis Report alongwith Certificate of the Auditors of
your Company pursuant to clause 49 of the Listing Agreement
with the Stock Exchange has been included in this Report as
Annexure. Your company has been practicing the principles of
good Corporate Governance over the years. The Board of
Directors supports the broad principles of Corporate
Governance over the years. In addition to the basic
governance issues, the Board lays strong emphasis on
transparency, accountability and integrity.
Subsidiary Companies and Consolidated Financial
Statements
The Audited Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2007 and
Profit & Loss Accounts for the year ending as on that
date together with the Reports of Directors’ and Auditors’
thereon of M/s Ansal Chaudhry Developers (P) Ltd., (Nepal)
the Subsidiary Company is attached herewith. The Audited
Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2007 together with the
Reports of Directors and Auditors’ Report of M/s Rahul
Buildwell Pvt. Ltd., (Nepal), M/s Rahul Township Pvt. Ltd.,
(Nepal), M/s A.C. Shelters Pvt. Ltd., (Nepal), M/s A.C.
Infrastructure & Development Pvt. Ltd., (Nepal), the
Subsidiary Companies are also enclosed. The consolidated
Balance Sheet of Ansal Buildwell Limited and its subsidiary
companies for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2007 and
Profit and Loss Account for the Financial year ended on that
date together with the Schedules are also attached hereto.
The statement pursuant to section 212 of the Companies
Act 1956, containing the details of subsidiary companies as
on 31st March 2007 is enclosed as annexure.
Depository System
Pursuant to the directions of the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) effective from 26th March,
2001 trading in the Company’s shares in dematerialization
form has been made compulsory for all investors.
Dematerialised form of trading would facilitate quick
transfers and save stamp duty on transfer of shares.
However, members are free to keep the shares in physical
form or to hold the shares with a “DEPOSITORY PARTICIPANT”
in demat form. For this purpose the Company has appointed
M/s Intime Spectrum Registry Ltd. as Registrar and Share
Transfer Agent (RTA) of the Company. The specific ISIN No.
allotted to the Company by NSDL and CDSL is INE030C01015.
Forfeiture of shares
During the year under review, the Company had forfeited
45904 equity shares for non payment of allotment money for
long period of time. The Company complied all the
formalities in this connection. The Bombay Stock Exchange
has also taken on record the above forfeiture of the equity
shares.
Fixed Deposits
Fixed Deposits from the public, shareholders and
employees as on 31st March, 2007 stood at Rs. 235.31 lacs.
56 Deposits amounting to Rs. 13,62,000/- remained unclaimed
as on that date and out of above, 21 deposits amounting to
Rs. 5,91,000/- were claimed as refund/renewal in the current
year. However, the balance amount of Rs. 7,71,000/- still
remains unclaimed.
Directors
Shri Subhash Verma and Shri K.S. Bakshi, Directors of
the Company retires by rotation and being eligible, offers
themselves for re-appointment.
Director's Responsibility Statement
As stipulated in Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act,
1956, your Directors subscribe to the “Directors’
Responsibility Statement” and confirm as under:
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That in the preparation of
the Annual Accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards
had been followed and no material departures have been
made from the same.
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That the Directors had
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 of the Company
for that period;
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That the Directors had taken
proper and sufficient care for the 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;
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That the Directors had
prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
Listing
The Equity shares of the Company are listed at Bombay
Stock Exchange. The Company has paid Listing Fee to the said
exchange.
Auditors
M/s Sekhri & Associates, Chartered Accountants, who
retire at the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting and
being eligible for re-appointment, have expressed their
willingness to be re-appointed as Statutory Auditors of the
Company. They have given certificate that the appointment,
if made, would be within the limit prescribed under Section
224(1) of the Companies Act, 1956. Your Directors recommend
their re-appointment for another year.
Accounts and Auditors' Report
The observations of the Auditors are self-explanatory
and suitably explained in Notes to the Accounts.
Acknowledgements
The Directors wish to place on record their thanks and
gratitude to:
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The Central and State
Governments, as well as their respective Departments and
Development Authorities connected with the business of
the Company for their co-operation and continued
support;
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The bankers and Housing
Finance Companies as well as other Institutions for the
financial facilities and support;
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The Members, Depositors,
Suppliers/Contractors for the trust and confidence
reposed and to the customers for their valued patronage.
The Board also takes this opportunity to express their
sincere appreciation of the efforts put in by the employees
at all levels for achieving the results and hopes that they
would continue their sincere and dedicated endeavour towards
achieving better working results during the current year.
| Registered
Office : |
For
& on behalf of the Board |
118, Upper
First Floor, Prakashdeep Building
7, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi-110 001
Date : 29th June, 2007 |
Gopal
Ansal
Chairman-cum-Managing Director |
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