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Dear Shareholders,
Your directors hereby present the 36th Annual Report together with the
Audited statements of Accounts for the financial year ended on 31st March 2025.
STATE OF AFFAIRS / OPERATIONS REVIEW:
| Particulars |
F.Y. 2024-25 |
F.Y. 2023-24 |
| Revenue from Operations |
- |
- |
| Other Income |
64.02 |
- |
| Total Revenue |
64.02 |
- |
| Total Expenses |
172.53 |
73.61 |
| Profit Before Tax |
(108.51) |
(73.61) |
| Tax |
0.05 |
- |
| Profit after Tax |
(108.56) |
(73.61) |
| EPS |
(0.99) |
(1.68) |
There has been no business, hence question of change in Nature of Business does not
arise.
DIVIDEND:
Considering the loss incurred in the current financial year and accumulated losses,
your directors have not recommended any dividend for the financial year under review.
CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS AND SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS:
The Book closure shall be from 24.09.2025 to 30.09.2025 (Both inclusive)
TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
The Company has not transferred any amount to Reserves for the period under review.
TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED/UNPAID AMOUNTS TO THE INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
("IEPF"):
No amount to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund.
SHARE CAPITAL:
The issued, subscribed and paid-up capital of the Company is Rs.23,70,78,500/- divided
into 2,37,07,850 equity shares of Rs 10/- each. The company has raised equity shares of
56,90,500 Rs. 10/- each through preferential basis of equity shares on 5th July 2024 and
raised equity shares of 1,36,28,750 of Rs. 10/- each at a premium of Rs. 6/- each through
preferential basis on 4th February 2025.
SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES OR ASSOCIATE COMPANIES:
The Company does not have any subsidiary, associate companies & joint ventures.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS IF ANY AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY:
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the company
have occurred between the end of financial year to which the financial statements relate
and the date of the Directors' Report.
DEPOSIT:
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.
As on 31st March 2025, the Company has an unsecured loan of Rs. 43,73,918/- from the
directors and have received a declaration to the effect that it's from the owned funds and
not from the borrowed funds.
DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 67 (3) (c) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
No disclosure is required under section 67 (3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
Rule 16(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, in respect of
voting rights not exercised directly by the employees of the Company as the provisions of
the said section are not applicable.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section
186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statements.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on
arm's length basis and were in the ordinary course of the business. There are no
materially significant related party transactions made by the company with Promoters, Key
Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have potential conflict with
interest of the company at large. Hence, disclosure in AOC-2 is not applicable to the
Company.
SIGNIFICANT ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS, COURTS OR TRIBUNALS, IMPACTING GOING
CONCERN AND COMPANY'S OPERATIONS:
To the best of our knowledge, the company has not received any such orders passed by
the regulators, courts or tribunals during the year, which may impact the going concern
status or company's operations in future.
BOARD DIVERSITY:
The Company recognizes that building a Board of diverse and inclusive culture is
integral to its success. The Board considers that its diversity, including gender
diversity, is a vital asset to the business.
The Board has adopted a Board diversity policy which sets out the approach to diversity
of the Board of Directors.
POLICIES:
The Company has adopted all policies as mandated under the applicable laws and the same
are made available in the website of the Company http://www.kabradrugs.com/
DISCLOSURE AS PER POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION,
PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT 2013:
The Company has zero tolerance for Sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted a
policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of Sexual Harassment at workplace in line
with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules framed thereunder which has been made
available on the Company's website (www.kabradrugs.com).
Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints received
regarding sexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees)
are covered under this policy.
Your directors state that during the year under review, there was no case filed
pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of the Woman at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The following is a summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed of
during the year:
| Number of complaints pending at the beginning of the year |
Nil |
| No. of complaints received in the year |
Nil |
| No. of complaints disposed off in the year |
Nil |
| Number of cases pending for more than ninety days |
Nil |
| Number of complaints pending at the end of the financial year |
Nil |
We hereby confirm that the Company has complied with the provisions relating to the
Maternity Benefit Act 1961
HUMAN RESOURCES:
The Company believes that human capital is its biggest asset and immensely values its
human resources. The Company acknowledges that employee participation and involvement is
the key to sustained growth and hence encourages various measures to promote the same. The
Company is of the opinion that motivated employees are very crucial to the growth of the
organization and hence puts a lot of emphasis on promoting employee engagement at all
levels.
RISK MANAGEMENT:
The Company has developed and implemented a Risk Management Policy. The policy
identifies the threat of such events as "Risks", which if occurred will
adversely affect value to shareholders, ability of Company to achieve objectives, ability
to implement business strategies, the way the Company operates and reputation. Such risks
are categorized into Strategic Risks, Operating Risks and Regulatory Risks.
The framework defines the process for identification of risks, its assessment,
mitigation measures, monitoring and reporting. While the Company, through its employees
and Executive Management, continuously assess the identified Risks, the Audit Committee
reviews the identified Risks and its mitigation measures annually.
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and
complexity of its operations. The Company has an Internal Audit department with adequate
experience and expertise in internal controls, operating systems and procedures. The
system is supported by documented policies, guidelines and procedures to monitor business
and operational performance which are aimed at ensuring business integrity and promoting
operational efficiency.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The Company has a vigilant mechanism named Whistle Blower Policy to deal with instances
of fraud and mismanagement, if any.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, Mr. KUNIAMUTHUR
NANJAPPAN ANAND (DIN: 03230186), Executive Director of the Company retires by rotation at
the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible has offered himself for
re-appointment. The Board recommends his reappointment. The resolution for his
re-appointment is incorporated in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
During the period under review, in the Board Meeting held on 14th August 2024, Mr. N.
Aravind (DIN: 01895602) appointed as an Additional Director designated as the Managing
Director of the Company and was regularized in the annual general meeting held on 30th
September 2024.
In the Board Meeting held on 02nd September 2024, Mr. Kuniamuthur Nanjappan Anand (DIN:
03230186), who was appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director in year 2022, be and is
hereby appointed as the executive director of the company liable to be retire by rotation
and the same was approved in the annual general meeting held on 30th September 2024.
During the year under review, there have been no circumstances affecting their status
as independent directors of the Company. No Director of the Company is disqualified under
any law to act as a director.
During the year under review, the non-executive directors of the Company had no
pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company, other than sitting fees,
commission and reimbursement of expenses incurred by them for the purpose of attending
meetings of the Board/ Committee of the Company.
Considering the above changes, following is the composition of the Board of the
Company.
| Sr. No Name of the Directors |
Designation |
Date of Appointment |
| 1. BANGALORE VENKATAKRISHNAPPA ANANTH KUMAR |
Chief Financial Officer & Whole Time Director |
29/01/2024 |
| 2. KUNIAMUTHUR NANJAPPAN ANAND |
Executive Director |
02/09/2024 |
| 3. ANANTHKUMAR SHILPA |
Independent Woman Director |
19/02/2020 |
| 4. ANAND ANITHA |
Independent Director |
14/07/2022 |
| 5. N. ARAVIND |
Managing Director |
14/08/2024 |
| 6. MONIKA SANWAL |
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer |
14/07/2022 |
DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
The Company has received necessary declaration from each Independent Director under
Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013, that they meet the criteria of independence
laid down in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD:
During the financial Year 2024-2025, the Board met Ten (10) times. The details of the
number of meetings of the Board held during the Financial Year 2024-25 and the attendance
of the Directors are enshrined below:
| Date of the Board Meeting |
Number of Directors present |
| 30/05/2024 |
4 |
| 05/07/2024 |
4 |
| 12/07/2024 |
4 |
| 14/08/2024 |
5 |
| 02/09/2024 |
5 |
| 04/11/2024 |
5 |
| 14/11/2024 |
5 |
| 04/12/2024 |
5 |
| 04/02/2025 |
5 |
| 14/02/2025 |
5 |
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD:
The Board of Directors has the following Committees:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
3. Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
The details of the Committees along with their composition, number of meetings and
attendance at the meetings are provided below:
1. The Audit Committee of the Company constituted comprises of Three Directors being
Mr. Kuniamuthur Nanjappan Anand, Mrs. A. Anitha and Mrs. Ananthkumar Shilpa, During the
year, the audit committee met 5 times i.e 30.05.2024, 14.08.2024, 02.09.2024, 14.11.2024,
and 14.02.2025 with the attendance of the members as under: -
| Name of the member |
No of meetings attended |
|
Held |
Attended |
| Mr. Kuniamuthur Nanjappan Anand |
5 |
5 |
| Mrs. A. Anitha |
5 |
5 |
| Mrs. Ananthkumar Shilpa |
5 |
5 |
2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee constituted comprises of Three Directors being
Mr. Kuniamuthur Nanjappan Anand, Mrs. A. Anitha. And Mrs. Ananthkumar Shilpa, During the
year, the Nomination & remuneration committee met 3 times i.e 30.05.2024, 14.08.2024
and 02.09.2024 with the attendance of the members as under:
| Name of the member |
No of meetings attended |
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Held |
Attended |
| Mr. Kuniamuthur Nanjappan Anand |
3 |
3 |
| Mrs. A. Anitha |
3 |
3 |
| Mrs. Ananthkumar Shilpa |
3 |
3 |
3. 'Stakeholders Relationship Committee- The Board of Directors of the Company has set
up 'Stakeholders Relationship Committee' in order to align it with the provisions of
Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Committee has been constituted to strengthen the investor relations and to
inter-alia, look into issues relating to shareholders grievances pertaining to transfer of
shares, non-receipt of declared dividends, nonreceipt of Annual Report, issues concerning
de-materialization etc.
This committee comprised of Three Directors being Mr. Nanjappan Aravind, Mrs. A.
Anitha, and Mrs. Ananthkumar Shilpa During the year, one committee meeting held on
14.02.2025 all committee members present at the meeting.
BOARD EVALUATION:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Schedule IV, clause VIII of the Companies Act, 2013
the Board has carried out an evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually
as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration
Committees. The performance evaluations of Independent Directors were also carried out and
the same was noted. Independent Directors in their meeting decided to bring more
transparency in their performance and bring more responsibility while taking any policy
decisions for the benefit of the shareholders in general.
REMUNERATION POLICY:
The Board has on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee,
framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and
Senior Management and their remuneration.
REMUNERATION OF THE DIRECTORS/ KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL (KMP)/ EMPLOYEES:
No directors or Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company were drawing remuneration
during the financial year 2024-25. Therefore, the disclosures required under Rule 5(1) of
the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014, are not
applicable. Furthermore, as there were no permanent employees drawing remuneration above
the specified thresholds, the disclosures as per Section 197(12) read with Rule 5(2) and
5(3) of the said rules are also not provided
SEPARATE MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
As required under Clause VII of Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013, the Independent
Directors held a Meeting on 14.02.2025 without the attendance of Non-Independent Directors
and members of Management.
FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAM FOR THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
The Independent Directors have been updated with their roles, rights and
responsibilities in the Company by specifying it in their appointment letter along with
necessary documents, reports and internal policies to enable them to familiarize with the
Company's procedures and practices. The Company has through presentations, at regular
intervals, familiarized and updated the Independent Directors with the strategy,
operations and functions of the Company and Engineering Industry as a whole.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS' REPORT:
M/s PPN and Company Chartered Accountants, (FRN:013623S) appointed as the Statutory
Auditors of the Company in place of the retiring Statutory Auditors M/s. Rishi Sekhri
& Associates., Chartered Accountants, for an initial term of five consecutive years
and who shall hold office from the conclusion of this 35th Annual General Meeting till the
conclusion of 40th Annual General Meeting to be held in the financial year 2028-29 at such
remuneration and out of pocket expenses, as may be decided by the Board of Directors of
the Company on the recommendation of the Audit Committee.
The observations made by the Auditors in their Auditors' Report and the Notes on
Accounts referred to in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any
further comments.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT AND SECRETARIAL AUDITORS' REPORT:
Pursuant to provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the Company has
appointed Mrs. Anshu Chouhan & Associates, Company Secretary in practice to undertake
the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit report in the prescribed Form
No MR-3 is annexed herewith.
ANNUAL RETURN:
In terms of Sections 92(3) and 134(3)(a) of the Act, annual return for the financial
year 2024-2025 will be made available on the Company's website once filed with Registrar
of Companies and can be viewed at the below mentioned link: https://www.kabradrugs.com/.
REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS:
As per the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements), 2015, introduced
pursuant to SEBI Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2015-16/013 dated September 2, 2015,
which became effective from December 1, 2015 read with Regulation 15(2)(a) of SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements), 2015, Regulation 27(2)(a) is
applicable to only those listed entities having paid-up Equity Share Capital exceeding Rs.
10 Crores and Net Worth exceeding Rs. 25 Crores.
In light of the same the Company has informed BSE Limited regarding the
non-applicability of Regulation 27(2)
(a) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations 2015.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES:
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility
initiative under the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule
9 of Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, as the said
provisions are not applicable.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3)
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is
not required to be given as there were no employees coming within the purview of this
section.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
The Board of Directors had adopted a Code of Conduct for the Board Members and
employees of the Company. This Code helps the Company to maintain the Standard of Business
Ethics and ensure compliance with the legal requirements of the Company.
The Code aims to prevent any wrongdoing and promote ethical conduct at the Board and by
employees. The Compliance Officer is responsible for ensuring adherence to the Code by all
concerned and is available on the Company's website.
The Code lays down the standard of conduct which is expected to be followed by the
Directors and the designated employees in their business dealings and on matters relating
to integrity in the workplace, in business practices and in dealing with stakeholders.
All the Board Members and the Senior Management personnel have confirmed compliance
with the Code. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption etc. as required to be
given under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of The Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014, are not applicable to Company, as our Company has not carried out
in the manufacturing activities. The foreign exchange earnings on account of the operation
of the Company during the year was Rs. Nil.
DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 197(12) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND OTHER DISCLOSURES AS
PER RULE 5 OF COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT & REMUNERATION) RULES, 2014:
Pursuant to Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 5 of Companies
(Appointment & Remuneration) Rules, 2014, every Listed Company mandate to disclose in
the Board's Report the ratio of the remuneration of each director to the permanent
employee's remuneration. However, since there is no permanent employee in the Company, no
disclosure under the said provision has been furnished.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors' Responsibility Statement referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (3) of
Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, shall state that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed along with proper explanation by way of notes to accounts relating to
material departures.
b) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently
and made judgments and estimates that were 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 loss 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 the Companies Act, 2013 for
safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
d) The directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the
company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating
effectively
e) Directors have prepared the accounts on a "going concern basis".
f) The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of
all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS
The provisions pertaining to maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central
Government under subsection (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, are not
applicable to the Company.
THE DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND
BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 DURING THE YEAR ALONG WITH THEIR STATUS AS AT THE END OF THE
FINANCIAL YEAR:
During the Financial Year 2024-25, there was no application made and proceeding
initiated /pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, by any Financial and/or
Operational Creditors against your Company.
As on the date of this report, there is no application or proceeding pending against
your company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF VALUATION AT THE TIME OF ONE-TIME
SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF TAKING A LOAN FROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH THE REASONS THEREOF:
During the Financial Year 2024-25, the Company has neither taken any loan nor done any
settlement with its Bankers.
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS, COURTS AND
TRIBUNALS:
During the reporting period, no significant and material order has been passed by the
regulators, courts, tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company's operations
in future.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
Your directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the assistance and
co-operation received from the Banks, Government Authorities, Customers, and Shareholders
during the year. Your directors also wish to take on record their deep sense of
appreciation for the committed services of the employees at all levels, which has made our
Company successful in the business.
For and on Behalf of the Board
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Sd/- |
| NANJAPPAN ARAVIND |
B V ANANTH KUMAR |
| Managing Director |
WTD & CFO |
| DIN: DIN: 01895602 |
DIN:08644948 |
| Place: Indore |
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| DATE: 02.09.2025 |
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