MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :           

23.04.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ASK  RE  LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Room 502, 5/F., Tower 1, South Seas Centre, 75 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong 

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

30.06.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

36912176

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of Agri-business, industrial minerals, steel raw materials, power plant equipment, etc.

 

 

No. of Employees :

06

 

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

 

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 


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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (31.12.2011)                  

Current Rating

(31.03.2012)

Hong Kong

a2

a2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


Company name

 

ASK  RE  LTD.

 

 

Company ADDRESS

 

Room 502, 5/F., Tower 1, South Seas Centre, 75 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

PHONE:            2368 7799

FAX:                 2368 7899

E-MAIL:            askre.trade@askreltd.com

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Surekha Attaluri

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             30th June, 2006.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                         Nominal:           HK$8,000,000.00

Issued:              HK$8,000,000.00

 

Business Category:        Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Employees:                   6.

 

Main Dealing Banker:     Indian Overseas Bank, Hong Kong Branch.

 

Banking Relation:           Satisfactory.


Company ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

Room 502, 5/F., Tower 1, South Seas Centre, 75 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Holding Company:-

Xlat Ltd., British Virgin Islands.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

36912176

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

1056098

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Surekha Attaluri

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital:   HK$8,000,000.00 (Divided into 8,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$8,000,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDER

(As per registry dated 30-06-2011)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

Xlat Ltd.

P.O. Box 957, Offshore, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

 

8,000,000

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DIRECTORS

(As per registry dated 30-06-2011)

 

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Surekha ATTALURI

Flat D, 3/F., Tower 2, Harbour Green, 8 Sham Mong Road, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Venkateswara Prasad ATTALURI

Flat D, 3/F., Tower 2, Harbour Green, 8 Sham Mong Road, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

 

SECRETARY 

(As per registry dated 30-06-2011)

 

Name

Address

Co. No.

Granhill Ltd.

5/F., Dah Sing Life Building, 99-105 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

0503199

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 30th June, 2006 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.

 

Lines:                           Agri-business, industrial minerals, steel raw materials, power plant equipment, etc.

 

Employees:                   6.

 

Commodities Imported:   India, other Asian countries, etc.

 

Markets:                       Worldwide.

 

Terms/Sales:                 L/C or as per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:               L/C, etc.

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital:   HK$8,000,000.00 (Divided into 8,000,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$8,000,000.00

 

Indebtedness:                HK$12,926,395.42  (Total amount outstanding on all mortgages and charges as per last

Annual Return dated 30-06-2011)

 

Mortgage or Charge

(since October 2011):     (See attachment)

 

Profit or Loss:                Making a small profit every year.

 

Condition:                       Keeping in a satisfactory manner.

 

Facilities:                      Making rather active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      Met trade commitments as required.

 

Commercial Morality:     Satisfactory.

 

Bankers:-

·         Indian Overseas Bank, Hong Kong Branch.

·         Bank of Baroda, Hong Kong Branch.

·         Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong.

·         RB International Finance (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

·         Canara Bank, Hong Kong Branch.

·         Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.

·         The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Standing:  Normal.

 

 

GENERAL

Ask Re Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xlat Ltd. which is a BVI-registered firm.

Incorporated in June 2006, the subject is engaged in the following business scope: agri-business, industrial minerals, steel raw materials, power plant equipment, etc.  The subject is specialized in sourcing various resources directly from mine owners or producers.  Presently it is dealing in the following agricultural products: cotton, DDGA, fish meal, glycerine, groundnut oil, palm oil (olein/stearin), rape seed meal, rice, shortening, soya bean meal, tapioca chips, etc.

The subject is engaged in minerals exporting and is mainly focused on shipping iron ore, chrome ore, manganese ore, nickel ore and molybdenum ore which are used in steel production.  It also trades in Bauxite, Barytes and Bentonite.

The subject also supplies various critical steel making raw materials by consistently meeting the requirements of discerning steel mills in Korea, China, India, Europe and South America.

The subject is leveraging its association with reputed manufacturers of Power Plant equipment in China and providing consultancy services for technology transfer, equipment supply and logistics.  It is also involved in designing, and production and shipment of equipment for each project as per customer requirements and ensure performance guarantee by the Chinese manufacturers after setting up and the running of the units.  The subject also offers clients with services such as shipping, logistics, warehousing and financing.

The director of the subject Mr. Venkateswara Prasad Attaluri is an Indian who is a Hong Kong ID Card holder and has got the right to reside in Hong Kong permanently.  He was graduated from Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati, India, in 1987.

The subject’s business is rather active.  History in Hong Kong is over five years and nine months.

On the whole, consider it good for normal business engagements.

 

 

MORTGAGE OR CHARGE

(October 2011)

 

Date

Particulars

Amount

27-09-2011

Instrument:      Undertaking Relating to Deposits

Property:

Distinctive No. of Receipt:          2011 FD 209 1
Date of Receipt:                        02-09-2011
Amount of Deposit:                    US$1,000,000.00
Rate of Interest:                        0.74%
Maturity Date on Receipt:          29-02-2012

Mortgagee:      Indian Overseas Bank, Hong Kong Branch.

All and any liabilities, sole or joint, actual or contingent, quantified or not, now or hereafter owing or incurred to the Bank by the Company

03-10-2011

Instrument:      Memorandum

Property:

Distinctive
No. of Receipts         Date of Issue           Amount             Due Date

91210300004914       31-03-2011       US$252,000.00        02-04-2012
91210300005119       03-10-2011       US$300,000.00        03-04-2012

Mortgagee:      Bank of Baroda, Hong Kong Branch.

Loan or credit or other facilities

17-10-2011

Instrument:      Trade Finance Security Assignment

Property:

The Borrower as beneficial owner and as security for the payment of all Secured Liabilities:-

a)   assigns and agrees to assign absolutely to the Bank all the present and future rights, title, interests and benefits of the Borrower in and to the following assets: (i) the Export Credits; (ii) the Export Collection Bills; (iii) the Sales Contracts; (iv) the Export Invoice Receivables; (v) the Insurances; (vi) the Trade Documents; and (vii) all claims, remedies and proceeds in connection with any of the foregoing;

b)   charges and agrees to charge to the Bank by way of first fixed charge all the present and future rights, title, interests and benefits of the Borrower in and to the following assets: (i) the Goods together with their proceeds; (ii) the Pledged Goods; (iii) the Deposit; and (iv) to the extent any Security Assets is not effectively assigned under sub-clause (a), such Security Asset; and

c)   pledges and agrees to pledge to the Bank the Pledged Goods and the Trade Documents which are now or may in the future be in the possession of the Bank

Mortgagee:      Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong.

All obligations and liabilities


FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.51.99

UK Pound

1

Rs.83.54

Euro

1

Rs.63.40

 

 

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

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

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NB

New Business

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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

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