MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

19.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

BRINTONS CARPETS ASIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Sant Singh Mokha’s Bunglow, 60 Anand Park, Street No.2, Aundh, Pune – 411007

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.10.1997

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

25-014590

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U17226PN1997PTC014590

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNEB02333C

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACB7059H

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Sellers of an Axminister Woven Carpets.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 3200000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a subsidiary of Brintons Limited, UK.  Directors are reported as experienced, respectable and resourceful businessmen.  Capital base is strong.  Trade relations are fair. Payments are usually correct and as per commitments.

 

Your proposed business dealings of US$ 91000 can be considered against  D/A or D/P terms.

 

 

INFORMATION PARTED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Ashish S. Srivastav

Designation :

Finance Manager

Contact No.:

Mobile no.91-9890674719

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Sant Singh Mokha’s Bunglow, 60 Anand Park, Street No.2, Aundh,               Pune – 411 007, India

E-Mail :

ashish@brasia.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

Darshan Apartments, 1/D/1, B. J. Medical College Road, Sadhu Vaswaji Path, Pune – 411 001, Maharashtra

 

 

Factory :

Plot No.414/415/416, Village Urwade, Mulshi – Pune – 412 108, Maharashtra

Tel. No.:

91-20-2929216/24101400/2929208

Mobile No. :

91-9890674719

Fax No.:

91-20-22929233/ 24101396

E-Mail

brasia@pn2.vsnl.net.in

markj@vsnl.com

ashish@brasia.com

Website

http://www.brasia@pn2.vsnl.net.in

www.britons.co.uk

Area :

24 Acres

Location :

Owned

 

 

Sales Office :

Devi House, 6th Floor, Plot No. 37, CTS No. 1576, Shivajinagar,                          Pune – 411 005, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-20-25534473/74

Fax No.:

91-20-25533231

E-Mail

device@writeme.com

 

 

Branch Office :

  • 60, Anand Park, C/o. Sant Singh Mokha's Bungalow, Aundh, Pune – 411007, Maharashtra

       Tel. 91-20-2388158

 

  • 36, Goodwill Society, Aundh, Pune – 411007, Maharashtra

             Tel. No. 91-20-25883888

       Fax No. 91-20-25883898

 

 

Overseas Offices :

 

v      46-A, Club Street, Singapore 69423

Tel. (65) 6225 5690

Fax. (65) 6225 3034

E-mail. brintons@singnet.com.sg

 

v      Arista Interior Décor Pte.

Aljunied Industrial Complex,

625, Aljunied Road 02-05,

Aljunied Industrial Complex,

Singapore  389836

Tel. (65) 67483333

Fax. (65) 6748 1981

E-mail. arista@singnet.com.sg

 

v      Shanghai Rep. Off. Room 6009/6010,

Sanghai Overseas Chinese Mansion,

No. 129, Yan An Xi Road, Sanghai 200040

China

Tel. (8621) 62496340/62496341

Fax. (8621) 62498079/62498079

E-mail. jessicanyberg@brintons-sh.com

 

v      3-A, Simpang 97-23, Jalan Kiarong,

Kampong Kiulap BSB, Brunei

Tel. 00 673 88698742

E-mail. samba@brunet.bn

           

v      Hotel & Commercial Carpet, PMB 466,

1270 N Marine Drive Tamuning 96911

Guam

Tel. 0011 671 6493069

Fax. 0011 671 6493470

 

v      Room No. 2102, Shanghai Industrial Investment Building,

48-62, Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Tel. 91-852-25202736

Fax. 91-852-28654930

E-mail. hkg@intlcpt.com

 

v      PT. Samudra Tujuh

Jalan H, Pentul 1 No. 2, Radio Dalam,

Kakarta 12140, Indonesia

Tel. (6221) 7232111

Fax. (6221) 7223541

E-mail. samudra_7@link.net.id

 

v      Plus Space Design Corp

YT Building, 2-2-4 Koujimachi,

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan 1020083

Tel. (813) 35127751

Fax. (813) 35127577

E-mail. mmohri@plus.co.jp/yaskobayashi@plus.co.jp

 

v      Contract Story – A, Auezova St. 120/1,

Off 208 Astana,  Kazakhstan

Tel. (3271) 396859

Fax. (3271) 397368

E-mail. contractstory@mail.kz

 

v      Young Han Trading Company

Room 320, Hyundai Esa II Officetel, 1542-6,

Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu,

Seoul 137-872

Tel. 00 82 2 5885587

Fax. 00 82 2 5885547

Mobile.  Youngjun Lee 00 82 11 392 3927

                        Eunah Yeo 00 82 11 351 4782

                        Daesung Kim 00 82 11 9026 3905

E-mail. brintonskorea@kornet.in

 

v      Cresent Design (M) Sdn Bhd

No. 29, Jalan 4/118C,

Desa Tun Razak, Cheras 56000,

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel. (603) 9173 4948

Fax. (603) 9173 5018

E-mail. skycrest@tm.net.my

 

v      Unit 1110, 11/F, West Tower, Phillipine Stock Exchange,

Ortigas Centre, Pasig City, Manila, Philippines

Tel. (603) 9173 4948

Fax. (603) 9173 5018

E-mail. skycrest@tm.net.my

 

v      26, Berezhkovskaya Nab, Moscow,

Russia, 123995, GSP – 5

Tel. 095 240 2629

E-mail. contractstory@mtu-net.ru

 

v      Zipovskaya Str. 5, Krasnodar 350000

Russia

Tel. (8612) 52 33 15

Fax. (8612) 52 3359

 

v      Delmege Forsyth & Company Limited

101 M, Vinayalankara Mawatha,

P. O. Box 45, Colombo 10

Tel. 00 94 268 6756/00 94 11 2693361-8

Fax. 00 94 269 8139/00 94 11 268 6149/00 94 11 2699413

E-mail. id@delmege.com

 

v      Room No. 320Mall Hyundai Esa II Officetel

1542-6, Seocho-Dong,

Seocho-Gu

Seoul 137-872, Korea

Tel. (822) 588 5587

Fax. (822) 588 5547

E-mail. brintonskorea@kornet.net

 

v      New Chin Chin Corporation

2 Floor, No. 94, Sec 3 Min Sheng East Roa,

Teipei 104, Taiwan R. O. C.

Tel. (886) 22501 0922

Fax. (886) 22501 2490

E-mail. nccncc@ms48.hinet.net

 

v      The Gannon Company (HK) Limited

     4th Floor, 162 Pasteur St. Dist. 1,

     Ho Chi Minh City,

     Vietnam

     Tel. 8488227347

     Fax. 94882272350

     E-mail. brian.smith@gannon.com.vn

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Michael Brinton

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mark R. Johnson

Designation :

Director

Address :

Bunglow No.706, Sinon Co-op Housing Society, Aundh, Pune – 411007, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

31.07.1960

Date of Appointment :

24.10.1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. Suranjan K. Chatterjee

Designation :

Director

Address :

10, Prassomna, 912, Shivaji Nagar, Pune – 411004, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

27.10.1953

Date of Appointment :

05.05.1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. John R. Philling, UK

Designation :

Director

Address :

C/o. Brintons Limited, P.O. Box No.16, Kidder Minister Worcestershire DY101AG UK

Date of Birth/Age :

11.10.1953

Date of Appointment :

21.10.1997

 

 

Name :

Dr. Alan J. Folwell, UK

Designation :

Director

Address :

C/o. Brintons Limited, P.O. Box No.16, Kidder Minister Worcestershire DY101AG

 

 

Name :

Mr. Arvind Ramakant Mahajan

Designation :

Director

Address :

C/o. A. F. Ferguson and Company, 11th Floor, Express Towers, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gururaj Purshottam Albal

Designation :

Additional Director

Address :

79, Revenue Colony, Shahu Park, Kolhapur – 416004, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.08.1953

Date of Appointment :

04.09.2007

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Dilip Ghose

Designation :

Finance and Administration Manager

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ashish Shrivastava

Designation :

Finance Manager

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 30.09.2005)

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Brintdns Limited

 

3399997

Mr. Suranjan K. Chatterjee

 

1

Mr. Sandip Kumar Jain

 

1

Mr. Ashish Srivastava

 

1

 

 

 

Total

 

3400000

 

(As on 31.03.2006)

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Foreign Holding (FIIs, FCs, FFIs, NRIs, OCBs, or Others)

 

99.99

Others

 

0.01

 

 

 

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers and Sellers of an Axminister Woven Carpets.

 

 

Products :

Products Description                                         Item Code No.

 

Axminister Woven Carpets                                          5703.90

 

 

Brand Name :

  • Brintons
  • Wilton
  • Marquis
  • Bell Twist
  • East Meets sWest
  • Alfresco
  • Whispering Grass

 

 

Exports :

 

Countries :

  • UK
  • Dubai

 

 

Imports :

 

Products :

Raw Materials

Countries :

  • Belgium
  • UK
  • Bangladesh

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Credit (30 days), Cash or L/C terms

 

 

Purchasing :

Contract, Credit (30 days), Cash or L/C terms, Collection

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

  • Wholesalers 
  • Retailers

 

·         Brintons Carpets, UK

·         Leela Ventures, Mumbai, Maharashtra

·         Oberoi Hotels, Kolkata, West Bengal

·         Oberoi Hotels, Bangalore, Karnataka

·         Media Hotel, Dubai

·         Hyatt Regency, Delhi

·         Hyatt Regency, Mumbai, Maharashtra

·         Hyatt Regency, Kolkata, West Bengal

·         Taj Group of Hotels, Mumbai, Maharashtra

 

 

Suppliers :

·         Brintons Limited, UK

·         Supreme Jute, Bangladesh

·         Rajasthan Spinning Mills Limited, India

·         Indian Rayons, Kolkata, West Bengal

·         Chriot Jute, Kolkata, West Bengal

·         CIBA

·         Devi Group of Companies, Pune, Maharashtra

 

 

No. of Employees :

500

 

 

Bankers :

  • ABN Amro Bank Limited N. V.

327, M. G. Road, Camp, Pune – 411 001, Maharashtra

(The company enjoys Cash Credit, Bank Guarantee and L/C facilities of Rs. 45.000 millions from its’ bankers)

 

  • State Bank of India
  • HSBC Bank, Ban Garden

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

Unknown

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Bharat S. Raut and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

703, 7th Floor, Goderej Castlemaine, Next to ruby hall clinic, Bund Garden Road, Pune - 411001, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

·         Brinton Wade Limited, Warwickshare, U.K.

·         Brinton Limited, Portugal

·         Brinton Inc., Missisippi, U.S.A.

·         Smith Godfellow Limited, Cheshire, U. K.

 

 

Parent Company :

  • Brintons Limited, UK

P.O. Box 16, Exchange Street, Kidderminster, DY 10 IAG, London, U.K.

(The company has been formed as a 100% subsidiary of Brintons Limited UK, P. O. Box No. 16, Exdchange Street, Kidderminister, England (Established in 1783). The company’s old registration numbe was 11-11429 at Bombay Registry and the new Number  is 25 – 14590 at Pune ROC.)

 

  • Brintons Plc., UK

(The company was founded in 1783 by William Brinton at Hill Pool in Chadesley outside Kidderminister and manufactured spun yarn. By 1911, the company was one of the largest carpet manufactures in Kidderminister. The present Chairman Mr. Michael Brinton is the sixth generation of the family)

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

3400000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.340.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

3400000

Equity Shares

Rs.100/- each

Rs.340.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

 

340.000

340.000

2] Share Application Money

 

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

 

310.323

350.085

4] (Accumulated Losses)

 

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

 

650.323

690.085

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

 

68.146

62.352

2] Unsecured Loans

 

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

 

68.146

62.352

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

 

32.828

31.631

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

751.297

784.068

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

 

608.708

547.530

Capital work-in-progress

 

31.782

126.731

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

 

0.000

0.000

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

204.404

192.616

 

Sundry Debtors

 

198.820

172.711

 

Cash & Bank Balances

 

6.911

6.969

 

Other Current Assets

 

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

 

28.546

24.450

Total Current Assets

 

438.681

396.746

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

306.890

282.844

 

Provisions

 

20.984

8.095

Total Current Liabilities

 

327.874

290.939

Net Current Assets

 

110.807

105.807

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

 

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

751.297

784.068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

 

620.793

746.969

Other Income

 

0.000

0.000

Total Income

 

620.793

746.969

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

 

(36.735)

78.818

Provision for Taxation

 

--

--

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

 

(36.735)

78.818

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

 

548.010

671.821

Total Earnings

 

548.010

671.821

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

4.178

3.359

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

67.011

59.599

 

Other Expenditure

 

586.339

605.193

Total Expenditure

 

657.528

668.151

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

 

(5.92)

10.55

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

 

(5.92)

10.55

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

 

(3.51)

8.35

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

 

(0.06)

0.11

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

 

0.61

0.51

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

 

1.34

1.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

TRADE REFERENCES:

 

·       Rajasthan Spinning – Jaipur (Purchasing Polyester from them) 

·       EOC Plolymers - Belgaum

 

 

History:

 

Subject was incorporated as a 100% export oriented unit (EOU). The entire share capital of the company is held by Brintons Limited, United Kingdom and nominee.

 

 

Fixed Assets:

 

 

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.42.78

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.51

Euro

1

Rs.67.90

 

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

 

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