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Dear Members,
Your Directors hereby present the 45th Annual Report together with the
audited Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31stMarch,
2025.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Company's financial performance for the financial year ended 31stMarch,
2025 is summarised below: (Amount in lakh.)
Particulars |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
| Revenue from Operations |
512.33 |
439.99 |
| Other Income |
- |
- |
| Total |
512.33 |
439.99 |
| Profit before Finance Cost, Depreciation & Taxation |
421.76 |
347.91 |
| Less: Finance Cost |
164.21 |
100.45 |
| Less: Depreciation |
- |
- |
| Profit before Taxation |
257.55 |
247.46 |
| Less: Tax Expenses |
67.55 |
62.36 |
| Profit/(Loss) after Tax |
190 |
185.10 |
| Profit / (Loss) for the year |
190 |
185.10 |
STATE OF THE COMPANY'S AFFAIRS
Your Company's income from operations during the year under review is Rs. 512.33 lakhs
as compared to INR Rs. 439.99 Lakhs in the previous year. The total profit during the year
under review is Rs. 190 lakhs as against Profit of Rs. 185.10 Lakhs during the previous
year.
Detailed analysis and future outlook of the Company's business are dealt in the
Management Discussion and Analysis Report.
DIVIDEND
Your directors have not recommended any dividend in the present financial year.
RESERVES AND SURPLUS
Your directors have proposed to transfer Rs. NIL to the Statutory Reserve Fund in the
present financial year as per the guideline prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India, being
a Non-Banking Financial Company.
BUSINESS OPERATIONS & OUTLOOK
The Company being an Finance and Investment Company presently invests to acquire, sell,
transfer, subscribe for, hold and otherwise deal in and invest in any shares, bonds,
stocks issued or guaranteed by any Company and also provide financial assistance by way of
private financing to the identified groups. The business of the Company largely depends on
the consumers spending power.
CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS
There is no change in the nature of business of the Company during the year.
SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY
The authorised share capital of your company increased from existing is Rs.
16,60,00,000/- (Rupees Sixteen Crores Sixty Lakhs Only) divided into 166000000 (Sixteen
Crores Sixty Lakh) Equity Shares of Rs. 1/- (Rupees one Only) each, to Rs. 37,10,00,000/-
(Rupees Thirty-Seven Crores Ten Lakhs Only) divided into 371000000 (Thirty-Seven Crores
Ten Lakhs) Equity Shares of Rs. 1/- (Rupees one Only) vide ordinary resolution passed at
the 2nd Extra-ordinary general meeting of the company held on 31st, October
2024 The Paid-up Share Capital of the company was also increased from existing from Rs.
14,82,86,800 (Rupees Fourteen Crore Eighty-Two Lakh Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred)
divided into 14,82,86,800 (Fourteen Crore Eighty-Two Lakh Eighty-Six Thousand Eight
Hundred) equity shares of Re. 1/- each fully paid up to Rs. 37,07,17,000 (Rupees
Thirty-Seven Crore Seven Lakh Seventeen Thousand.)divided into 37,07,17,000(Thirty-Seven
Crore Seven Lakh Seventeen Thousand) equity shares of Rs. 1/- each fully paid up vide
ordinary resolution passed at the 2nd Extra-ordinary general meeting of the company held
on 31st, October 2024 The company sub-divided equity shares from the face value
of 10/- per share to 1/- per share with effect from July 03, 2024
| Particulars |
Share capital Structure Pre Sub-division |
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Share capital division |
Structure Post |
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No of Shares |
Face value (Rs) |
Total (Rs) |
No of Shares |
Face value (Rs) |
Sub- Total (Rs) |
| Authorised |
16600000 |
10 |
16,60,00,000 |
166000000 |
1 |
16,60,00,000 |
| Share Capital Equity: |
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| Preference: |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up |
14828680 |
10 |
14,82,86,800 |
148286800 |
1 |
14,82,86,800 |
| Share Capital Equity: |
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| Preference: |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Further company during the year issued bonus shares in ratio of 3:2 on EGM held on 31st
October, 2025 & subsequently allotted the bonus shares to its shareholders on
November, 18, 2025.
Share capital Structure Pre Bonus Issue |
Share capital Structure Post Bonus Issue |
| 148286800 |
370717000 |
RISKS AND AREAS OF CONCERN
The Company has laid down a well-defined Risk Management Policy covering the risk
mapping, trend analysis, risk exposure, potential impact and risk mitigation process. A
detailed exercise is being carried out to identify, evaluate, manage and monitor both
business and non-business risks. The Board periodically reviews the risks and suggests
steps to be taken to control and mitigate the same through a properly defined framework.
SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
The company had no subsidiary, joint venture and associate company during the year
under review.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
An extract of Annual Return is uploaded on website
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
During the year there were no changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
(d) Declaration from Independent Directors
The Company has received declaration from all the Independent Directors of the Company
confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed both under Section
149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure.
(e) Annual Performance and Board Evaluation
The Board has devised a policy pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, for
performance evaluation of the Chairman, Board and Individual Directors (including
Independent Directors) and Committees which includes criteria for performance evaluation
of Non-Executive Directors and Executive Directors. The Board has devised questionnaire to
evaluate the performances of Board, Board Committees and individual Directors and
Chairperson. The Chairman of respective Board Committees shared the report on evaluation
with the respective committee members. The performance of each Committee was evaluated by
the Board, based on report on evaluation received from respective Board Committees. The
reports on performance evaluation of the individual Directors were reviewed by the
Chairman of the Board. The evaluation framework for assessing the performance of Directors
comprises of the following key areas: i. Attendance at Board Meetings and Committee
Meetings; ii. Quality of contribution to Board deliberations; iii. Strategic perspectives
or inputs regarding future growth of Company and its performance; iv. Providing
perspectives and feedback going beyond information provided by the management. v. The
details of the programmes for familiarization of Independent Directors with the Company,
their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the
Company operates, business model of the Company and related matters are put up on the
website of the Company.
(f) Key Managerial Personnel (KMP)
The Key Managerial Personnel of the Company are as follows:
| Nimit Rajesh Ghatalia |
C.E.O |
| Bina Rajesh Ghatalia |
C.F.O |
| Himani Gupta |
Company Secretary |
MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION AND OTHER DETAILS
The Company earned minimal profit during the year so the Company has not provided any
Managerial Remuneration to the Directors.
AUDIT COMMITTEE AND ITS COMPOSITION
The Audit Committee of the Company reviews the reports to be submitted to the Board of
Directors with respect to auditing and accounting matters. It also overviews the Company's
internal control and financial reporting process. As on 31st March, 2025, the
Audit Committee comprised of the following directors:
| Name |
Designation |
| Lalit Radha Krishna Tulsiani |
Chairperson & Independent Director |
| Anil Mandal |
Member, Independent Director |
| Nimit Rajesh Ghatalia |
Member, Executive Director |
Mrs. Himani Gupta, Company Secretary of the Company acts as the Secretary of the Audit
Committee.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
During the financial year 2024-25, the Board met 11 (Eleven) times
| 18th April, 2024 |
28th September, 2024 |
| 30th April, 2024 |
5th October, 2024 |
| 29th May, 2024 |
13th November, 2024 |
| 20th June, 2024 |
18th November, 2024 |
| 13th August, 2024 |
13th February, 2025 |
| 4th September, 2024 |
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The intervening gap between any two consecutive meetings was within the period as
prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Your Directors, to the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations obtained by them and as required under Section 134(5) of the
Companies Act, 2013 state that: (a)in the preparation of the annual accounts, the
applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating
to material departures; (b) the Directors have 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; (c) the Directors
have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records
in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company
and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; (d) the Directors have
prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; (e) the Directors have laid down
internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial
controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and (f) the Directors have devised
proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that
such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
DEPOSITS
During the financial year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits
within the meaning of Section 73 and 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT,
2013
Loans, guarantee or Investment as per Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are
provided in the Audit report.
MATERIAL CHANGES AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY.
Save as mentioned elsewhere in this Report, no material changes and commitments
affecting the financial position of the Company has occurred between the ends of the
financial year of the Company 31st March, 2025 till the date of this report.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVE
As the company does not have net worth of rupees five hundred crore or more, or
turnover of rupees one thousand crores or more or a net profit of rupees five crore or
more during any financial year, the disclosures as per Rule 9 of Companies (Corporate
Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 is not applicable.
WHISTLE BLOWER / VIGIL MECHANISM POLICY
As required under section 177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has
established a mechanism for Directors and employees to report concerns about unethical
behaviour, actual or suspected fraud, or violation of code of conduct or ethics policy.
The mechanism also provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of director(s) /
employee(s) who avails of the mechanism and also provides for direct access to the
Chairman of the Audit Committee in the exceptional cases. Vigil Mechanism policy is duly
posted on the website of the company. We affirm that during the financial year 2024-25, no
employee or director was denied access to the Audit Committee.
PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view
to regulate trading in securities by the Directors and designated employees of the
Company. The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits
the purchase or sale of Company shares by the Directors and the designated employees while
in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and
during the period when the Trading Window is closed.
The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code.
All Board of Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the
Code.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, and Rules made
thereunder and based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors
of the Company has appointed M/s Motilal & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants,
(Firm's Registration No. 106584W), Mumbai as the Statutory Auditors of the Company,
subject to the approval of the Members of the Company in the Company's ensuing Annual
General Meeting. M/s Motilal & Associates LLP, shall hold office for a term of five
years, from the conclusion of the 43rd Annual General Meeting until the
conclusion of the 48th Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in the
year 2028, subject to ratification of their appointment by the members, if required, at
every intervening Annual General Meeting held after this Annual General Meeting. The
proposal of their appointment is included in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General
Meeting for approval of the Members of the Company.
M/s Motilal & Associates LLP has furnished written consent and a confirmation to
the effect that they are not disqualified to be appointed as the Statutory Auditor of the
Company in terms of the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules
framed thereunder.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
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
CS Parbat Chaudhari, Practising Company Secretary [C.P.No.:22429], to undertake
Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 2024-25. The Secretarial Audit
Report is annexed to this report as "Annexure B".
COST AUDITOR
Our Company being an NBFC, not meeting the criteria of appointing the cost Auditor.
Hence the same is not applicable on our company.
AUDITORS' REPORT
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimer made by the
Statutory Auditor in their Auditors' report for the financial year 2024-25.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Particulars in respect of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign
exchange earnings and outgo, is annexed to this report as "Annexure C".
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Pursuant to Regulation 34 read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Management Discussion and Analysis Report have
been made a part of the Annual Report and is annexed to this report as "Annexure
D".
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to Regulation 34 read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Management Discussion and Analysis Report have
been made a part of the Annual Report and is annexed to this report as "Annexure
E".
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR
TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOINGCONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
There was no significant or material order passed by any regulator or court or
tribunal, which impacts the going concern status of the Company or will have any bearing
on Company's operations in future.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company has in place proper and adequate internal control systems commensurate with
the nature of its business, size and complexity of its operations. Internal control
systems comprising of policies and procedures are designed to ensure reliability of
financial reporting, compliance with policies, procedures, applicable laws and regulations
and that all assets and resources are acquired economically and used efficiently and are
adequately protected.
DISCLOSURE AS PER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION
AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
Your Company is committed to provide and promote safe and healthy environment to all
its employees without any discrimination. During the year under review, there was no case
filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013.The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment policy in line
with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, An Internal Complaints Committee has been set up to
redress complaints Received Regarding Sexual Harassment.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for the continued
co-operation, guidance, support and assistance extended during the year under report by
the Company's bankers, customers, suppliers, shareholders and the Government agencies. The
Board of Directors wishes to express its appreciation for the valuable contribution made
by the employees and workmen at all levels during the year under report.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors |
Worth Investment & Trading Co. Limited |
Sd/- |
Mihir Rajesh Ghatalia |
Director |
DIN: 00581005 |
Sd/- |
Nimit Rajesh Ghatalia |
Director& CEO |
DIN: 07069841 |
Place: Thane |
Date: 05th September, 2025. |
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