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To, The Members,
The Board of Directors of your Company has the pleasure in presenting the 54th
Annual Report together with the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended
March 31, 2025, and the Report of the Auditors thereon.
This Report is prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
and the rules made thereunder. It provides an overview of the Company's financial
performance, operational highlights, and significant developments during the year under
review. The financial year 2024
2025 marked continued focus on strengthening the Company's operational efficiencies,
strategic initiatives, and governance practices, with a view to enhance long
term stakeholder value.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS : |
Financial Year |
Financial Year |
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2024 2025 |
2023 2024 |
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(Rs. in 000) |
(Rs. in 000) |
Gross Sales and Other Income |
1125.02 |
1131.80 |
Profit before Depreciation and Taxation |
90.07 |
(874.29) |
Less: Depreciation |
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Add : Provisions for Taxation (Including earlier years &
Deferred tax) |
22.70 |
(191.97) |
Profit after Taxation |
67.37 |
(682.32) |
Add: Profit /(Loss) brought forward from previous year |
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Profit/(Loss) available for appropriation |
67.37 |
(682.32) |
Appropriation |
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i) Proposed Dividend on Preference Shares |
0 |
0 |
ii) Proposed Dividend on Equity Shares |
0 |
0 |
iii) Tax on Dividend |
0 |
0 |
iv) Transferred to General Reserve |
0 |
0 |
Balance carried to Balance Sheet |
67.37 |
(682.32) |
Earning Per Share (Rs.) Basic |
0.03 |
(0.35) |
Earning Per Share (Rs.) Diluted |
0.03 |
(0.35) |
2. DIVIDEND :
Keeping in view, in order to conserve resources for liquidity positions of the Company
the directors are not recommending any dividend for the financial year 2024
2025.
3. SHARE CAPITAL :
During the year under review, there has been no change in the paid
up share capital of the Company. The paid
up equity share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2025, stood at 1,95,00,000/
(Rupees One Crore Ninety
Five Lakh only), comprising 19,50,000 (Nineteen Lakh Fifty Thousand) equity shares of
10
each.
4. PUBLIC DEPOST:
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from the public falling within the ambit of
Sections 73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 read together with the Companies (Acceptance
of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
5. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS BY THE COMPANY:
The details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under Section 186 of the
Companies Act, 2013 form a part of the Notes to the Financial Statements provided in this
Annual Report.
6. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY:
There have been no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of
the Company, which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to
which the financial statements relate and the date of this report.
7. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Your Company has implemented several best practices during the year. Henceforth, not
mandatory to the Company under the criteria of Regulation 15 (2) of the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 for the time being.
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standard of Corporate Governance and
adhere to the Corporate Governance requirements set out by the Regulatory/Government.
8. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The disclosure of information required pursuant to Section 197 (12) read with Rule 5 of
the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is not
applicable as no managerial personnel is taking a salary or remuneration from the Company.
9. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
As required pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of the
Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, an extract of annual return in Form
MGT
9 in the form Annexure
A and also available at website of the Company.
10. OBLIGATION OF COMPANY UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
(PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
The Company has in place a policy for the prevention, prohibition, and redressal of
sexual harassment at the workplace, in line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment
of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Company
ensures that all employees
permanent, contractual, temporary, and trainees are covered under the said policy.
During the financial year under review, the Company has complied with the provisions
and no complaint of sexual harassment was received during the year.
11. MATERNITY BENEFIT:
The Company has complied with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961,
including the amendments thereto. All eligible women employees are provided with the
prescribed maternity benefits, and necessary facilities and support systems have been put
in place to ensure their well
being during the maternity period, in accordance with the applicable laws.
12. DIRECTORS:
During the Financial Year 2024
2025, four meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company, the details of which are
given as below. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed
under the Companies Act, 2013.
Sr.No. Date of Board Meetings |
1 May 29, 2024 |
2 August 09, 2024 |
3 October 21, 2024 |
4 January 23, 2025 |
(a) BOARD EVALUATION:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has carried out an
annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well
as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration and other
Committees.
(b) RETIRE BY ROTATION
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr.
Rajkumar Hanumanprasad Saboo (DIN: 00053600), retires by rotation at the forthcoming
Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer himself for re
appointment. The Board recommends his re
appointment for the consideration of the members of the Company at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting
13. DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY/JOINT VENTURES/ASSOCIATE COMPANIES:
Pursuant to sub
section (3) of section 129 of the Act, the Company has no subsidiaries, associate
companies or joint ventures as on date.
14. 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 a) that in the
preparation of the Annual Accounts for the Financial Year ended 31 March, 2025, the
applicable Accounting Standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating
to material departures, if any; b) that such accounting policies have been selected and
applied consistently, and such judgments and estimates have been made that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31, 2025 and the profit of the Company for the Financial Year ended as at that
date; c) that proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the
assets of the Company, for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; d)
that the Annual Accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025 have been prepared on
a going concern basis; e) that proper Internal Financial Controls were in place and that
the Financial Controls were adequate and were operating effectively; f) that proper
systems are in place to ensure compliance of all laws applicable to the Company and that
such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
15. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
The Company has an effective internal control and risk
mitigation system, which are constantly assessed and strengthened with new/revised
standard operating procedures. The Company's internal control system commensurate with its
size, scale and complexities of its operations.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors actively reviews the adequacy and
effectiveness of the internal control systems and suggests improvements to strengthen the
same. The Company has a robust management information system, which is an integral part of
the control mechanism. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, Statutory Auditors
and the Business Heads are periodically apprised of the internal Audit fillings and
corrective action taken. Audit play a key role in providing assurance to the Board of
Directors. Significant audit observations and corrective actions taken by the management
are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board. To maintain its objectivity and
independence, the Internal Audit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Management Discussion and Analysis forms part of the Annual Report.
16. AUDITORS: Statutory Auditors:
It is ratification of appointment of M/s. MAKK & Co, Chartered Accountants,
(Registration No.117246W), as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for the period of
three years to hold office from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting till the
conclusion of 57th Annual General Meeting of the Company, subject to approval
by members at Annual General Meeting.
Cost Audit:
As per the Cost Audit Orders, Cost Audit is not applicable to the Company for the
financial year 2024
2025.
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, your Company had
appointed M/s. Roy Jacob & Co, Practicing Company Secretary (Certificate of Practice
No. 8220), Mumbai to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the Financial Year
2024
2025.
The Secretarial Audit Report issued by M/s. Roy Jacob & Co, Secretarial Auditors
for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025 is annexed herewith as Annexure
B.
17. VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy to deal with any instances of fraud and
mismanagement in the Company. The mechanism provides for adequate safeguards against
victimization of Director(s)/ Employee(s) who avail themselves of the mechanism. It is
affirmed that no personnel of the Company has been denied access to the Audit Committee.
18. AUDIT COMMITTEE:
The Audit Committee is constituted in line with the regulatory requirements mandated by
Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and regulation 18 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
The Audit Committee of the Company comprises following members:
Mr. Pradeep Jatwala
Chairman
Mr. Adarsh Chopra
Member
Mr. R.K. Saboo
Member
19. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is constituted in line with the regulatory
requirements mandated by Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and regulation 19 of SEBI
(LODR) Regulations, 2015. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company
comprises following members:
Mr. Pradeep Jatwala
Chairman
Mr. Adarsh Chopra
Member
Mr. R. K. Saboo
Member
20. STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE:
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee is constituted in line with the regulatory
requirements mandated by Section 178(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and regulation 20 of
SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. The Stakeholders Relationship Committee of the Company
comprises following members:
Mr. Pradeep Jatwala
Chairman
Mr. R.K. Saboo
Member
Mrs. Nandini Thirani Mehta
Member
21. LISTING FEES:
Your Company has paid requisite annual listing fees to BSE Limited (BSE) on April 25,
2025.
22. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (a) CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Your Company has always been conserving the energy.
(b) FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
During the year under review, the Company not had any foreign exchange earnings or
outgo.
23. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on
arm's length basis and in ordinary course of business. There were no materially
significant related party transactions entered into by the company with Promoters,
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel which may have a potential conflict with the
interest of the company at large. All related party transactions were placed before the
Audit Committee as also the Board for approval, wherever required.
Related Party Transactions in accordance with Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013
and rules made thereunder form part of the Notes to the financial statements provided in
this Annual Report.
24. RISK MANAGEMENT:
Business risk, inter
alia, further includes financial risk, political risk, fidelity risk, legal risk. As a
matter of policy, these risks are assessed and steps as appropriate are taken to mitigate
the same.
25. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, companies meeting
the specified thresholds in terms of net worth, turnover or net profit are required to
constitute a CSR Committee and undertake CSR activities in accordance with the CSR Policy.
During the financial year 2024
2025, the Company did not meet the criteria prescribed under Section 135(1) of the Act
read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, and hence,
the provisions relating to CSR, including constitution of a CSR Committee, formulation of
CSR Policy and spending on CSR activities.
As Company is not satisfying any of the above criteria, Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) provisions under the said act are not applicable.
26. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors take this opportunity to express their sincere appreciation for the
timely and excellent assistance and co
operation extended by Financial Institutions, Bankers, Customers, stakeholders and
other statutory authorities. Your Directors place on record their deep appreciation for
the exemplary contribution made by the employees at all levels.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Pradeep Jatwala Director DIN : 00053991 Place: Mumbai Date: July 30, 2025
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