Dear Members
Your Directors take immense pleasure in presenting the 43rd Annual
Report together with the Audited Financial Statements (Standalone and Consolidated)
showing the financial position of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025.
Financial Results
The performance of your Company for the financial year ended March 31,
2025 is summarized below:
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
|
Current year 31-03-2025 |
Previous year 31-03-2024 |
Current year 31-03-2025 |
Previous year 31-03-2024 |
Turnover & other Income (incl. Exports) |
537.03 |
726.89 |
553.90 |
742.64 |
Gross Profit before financial exp. & depreciation |
429.46 |
633.32 |
445.79 |
648.81 |
Less: Finance Cost |
1.55 |
1.91 |
1.55 |
1.91 |
Less: Depreciation |
13.93 |
13.93 |
13.93 |
13.93 |
Exceptional Items |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Net Profit/(Loss) before Tax |
413.98 |
617.48 |
430.31 |
632.97 |
Less: Provision for Taxation |
103.84 |
75.73 |
106.25 |
77.92 |
Less: Income Tax adj. for earlier years |
0.02 |
13.71 |
0.02 |
13.71 |
Less: Adj. for deferred tax |
-0.77 |
74.72 |
-0.77 |
74.72 |
Mat credit entitlement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Net Profit /(Loss) tax after |
310.89 |
453.32 |
324.81 |
466.62 |
Add: Amount b/f from last year |
5671.19 |
5354.03 |
5817.93 |
5487.47 |
Impact of carrying amount of asset Where remaining useful
life is Nil |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Other comprehensive Income |
0.95 |
(1.20) |
0.95 |
(1.20) |
Less: Dividend Paid |
134.96 |
134.96 |
134.96 |
134.96 |
Balance transferred to Balance Sheet |
5848.07 |
5671.19 |
6008.73 |
5817.93 |
Indian Accounting Standards
The Financial Statements for the year ended on March 31, 2025 have been
prepared in accordance with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules, 2015,
prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act') and other
recognized accounting practices and policies to the extent applicable.
Dividend
Pursuant to the Requirements of Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing
Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (the Listing
Regulations'), the Company has formulated its Dividend Distribution Policy, the
details of which are available on the Company's website at www.addiindustries.com.
Transfer to Reserve
The Company has not transferred any amount to the general reserves
during the current financial year.
Share Capital
During the year under review there were no changes in the capital
structure of the Company.
State of the Company affair
There was no change in the nature of the business of the Company during
the year under review.
Future Business Prospects
The Board of Directors have been exploring and assessing various
available business propositions for diversification including, inter-alia, the
manufacturing of Woven Garments, for better prospects, and for augmenting the resources
& the profitability of the Company. The Directors are hopeful of improved working
results in the ensuing period.
The Company will continue to explore various options to strengthen its
capital base and balance sheet to augment the long-term resources for meeting funds
requirements of its business activities, the future growth opportunities, general
corporate purposes and other purposes. Strict monitoring is being done to cut down costs
and overheads wherever feasible to make the product more price competitive. The Company is
also exploring market to get business in other areas also.
Technology upgradation, modernisation-cum-diversification
The Company has not incurred any expenditure on technology upgradation
& modernization of machinery and equipment during the year under report and during the
preceding year.
Finances
Your Company continues to have the support of its Bankers, Punjab
National Bank and HDFC Bank Limited, for the working capital requirements commensurate
with its business activities on need basis.
Deposits
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any public
deposits within the meaning of Section(s) 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 and as such no amount on account of
principal or interest on public deposits was outstanding as on the date of the Balance
Sheet.
Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments
The Company has not given any loans or guarantees covered under the
provisions of Section 186 of the Act. The details of the investments made by Company are
given in the notes to the financial statements.
Internal Financial Control Systems and their adequacy
The Company has an internal control system, commensurate with the size,
scale and complexity of its operations. The scope and authority of the internal audit
function is defined in the Internal Audit Manual. To maintain its objectivity and
independence, the internal audit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee
of the Board and to the Managing Director.
Rajeev Shagun Gupta & Co were appointed as Internal Auditors for a
term of 5 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in terms of Section 138 of the Act read with the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2015 monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of
internal control system in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting
procedures and policies of the Company.
During the year 2025-26, Rajeev Shagun Gupta & Co were Re-appointed
as Internal Auditors for a term of 1 years for a period of 01.04. 2025 to 31.03.2026 in
terms of Section 138 of the Act read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2015.
Based on the report of internal audit function, process owners
undertake corrective action in their respective areas and thereby strengthen the controls.
Significant audit observations and recommendations, if any, along with corrective actions
thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board.
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP)
Appointment and Re-appointment of Directors:
Mr. Chaman Lal Jain, Managing Director of the Company, retired by
rotation as per the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and in 42nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) re-appointment by the shareholder in the general meeting.
As per the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr.
Hari Bansal, Director, retires by rotation at the ensuing 43rd Annual General Meeting
(AGM) and is eligible for re-appointment. Board of Directors recommends his
re-appointment.
The Board of Directors appointed Ms. Apra Sharma in Board Meeting held
on August 13, 2024 as an Additional Director (Non-Executive and Independent) of the
Company with effect from August 13, 2024 till the 42nd Annual
General Meeting.
Ms. Apra Sharma has been appointed as Independent Director in the 42nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company for a period of five year with effect from
August 13, 2024 till August 12, 2029.
Resignation of Directors:
Mrs. Kusum Chopra Ceased to be Non-Executive and Independent Director
of the Company upon completion of tenure at the close of business hours on March 31, 2025
The Board appreciates her period of directorship in the Company. The Board of Directors
places on record its deep sense of appreciation for the valuable contributions and
guidance provided by Mrs. Kusum Chopra during her tenure as Non-Executive and Independent
Directors of the Company
Key Managerial Personnel:
As on year ended 31st March 2025, Mr.
ChamanLalJain,ManagingDirector,Mr.AtulJain,ChiefFinancialOfficer and Ms. Taranjeet Kaur,
Company Secretary are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company. There was no change in
the compositions of KMP during the period under review.
Declaration by Independent Director
In accordance with Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Regulation 25(8) of the Listing Regulations, all Independent Directors have from time to
time submitted declarations confirming that they meet the criteria as mentioned in
Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act,
2013. The Independent Directors have also individually and severally confirmed that they
are not aware of any circumstance or situation, which exist or may be reasonably
anticipated, that could impair or impact their ability to discharge their duties with an
objective independent judgment and without any external influence. Further, the Board
after taking these declarations/disclosures on record and acknowledging the veracity of
the same, opined that the Independent Directors of the Company are persons of integrity
and possess the relevant expertise and experience (including the proficiency), fulfillsthe
conditions specified in the Listing Regulations and the Companies Act, 2013 for
appointment of Independent Directors and are independent of the Management.
Board Evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the
requirements of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015, the Board has carried out an evaluation of its own performance, the directors
individually as well as the evaluation of the various Committees. The evaluation process
focused on various aspects of the Board and Committees functioning such as composition of
the Board and Committees, experience and competencies, performance of specific duties and
obligations, governance issues etc. Separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the
performance of individual Directors on parameters such as attendance, contribution and
independent judgment. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation
process.
Board Diversity
The Company recognizes the importance and benefits of having the
diverse Board to enhance quality of its performance. The Company believes that a diverse
Board will enhance the quality of the decisions made by the Board by utilizing the
different skills, qualification, professional experience, gender, knowledge etc. of the
members of the Board, necessary for achieving sustainable and balanced growth of the
Company. The Board of Directors on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee has adopted a Policy on Diversity of Board of Directors in terms of Regulation
19 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Nomination and Remuneration Policy
The Board on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration
Committee framed a policy for selection and appointment including criteria for determining
qualifications, positive attributes of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel (KMP), Senior
Management and their remuneration. The brief detail of the Policy is stated in the
Corporate Governance Report.
Committees of the Board
As on 31st March, 2025, the Board has Three (3) committees namely,
Audit Committee, Nomination and
Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee. A
detailed note on the composition of the Committees is provided in the Corporate Governance
Report, which forms an integral part of the Board's Report.
Number of Meeting(s) of the Board and Committees
A Calendar of Meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the
Directors.
During the year four (4) Board Meetings and four (4) Audit Committee
Meetings were convened and held. The details of which are given in the Corporate
Governance Report. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period
prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013. During the year under review one of each
meetings of
Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship
Committee have been held, the details of which are given in the Corporate Governance
Report.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
In terms of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 the directors
would like to state that:
i) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material
departures;
ii) The directors have selected such accounting policies and have
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 Company at the end of
the financial year and of the profit or loss of the Company for the year under review;
iii) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting any fraud or other irregularities;
iv) The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis;
v) 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; and
vi) The directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such system were adequate and operating
effectively.
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 the Company at large. Accordingly, no transactions are being
reported in Form AOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of the Act read with rules made thereunder.
The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee,
has approved a Policy to regulate transactions between the Company and its Related
Parties, in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the
Rules made there under and Regulation 23 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Policy on Related Party Transactions has been
suitably formulated as per the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, has been uploaded on the Company's website.
There were no materially significant Related Party transactions during
the year under review.
Material changes and commitments of the Company between the end of the
financial year and the date of the report thru takeover and change in management and
control
The existing promoters of the Company have entered into share purchase
agreement with the acquirers namely
Mr. Rajat Goyal, Mrs. Neha Agarwal, M/s Rajat Goyal HUF, Mr. Sandeep
Mittal, Mrs. Ruchi Mittal and M/s
Sandeep Mittal & Sons HUF to sale their entire stake of 74.27%
along with complete management control of Addi Industries Limited and accordingly an Open
Offer has been made to the shareholders by the acquirers through public announcement made
on May 20, 2025. The Open Offer is under process. Post Completion of Open Offer
obligations, the acquirers will take over management control of the Company along with
substantial shareholding of the Company.
Code of Conduct
The Board of Directors has approved a Code of Conduct which is
applicable to the Members of the Board and all employees in the course of day to day
business operations of the Company. The Company believes in "Zero Tolerance"
against bribery, corruption and unethical dealings/behaviors of any form.
The Code lays down the standard procedure of business conduct which is
expected to be followed by the Directors and the designated employees in their business
dealings and in particular on matters relating to integrity at the work place, in business
practices and in dealing with stakeholders. The Code gives guidance through examples on
the expected behavior from an employee in a given situation and the reporting structure.
All the Board Members and the Senior Management personnel have
confirmed compliance with the Code.
Details of Difference between the amount of the Valuation done at the
time of one time settlement and the Valuation done while taking loan form the Banks or
financial institutions along with the reasons thereof
The Company has neither availed any loan from Banks or financial
institutions and hence there is no application being ever made for one time Settlement
with any banks or financial institution.
Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy
In terms of the provisions of Section 177(9) & (10) of the
Companies Act, 2013 and pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 22 of the SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, The Company has a vigil
mechanism policy to deal with the instance of fraud and mismanagement, if any.
In staying true to our values of strength, performance and passion and
in line with our vision of being one of the Companies, having highest standards of
Corporate Governance and stakeholder responsibility. The periodic report for any instance
is to be reported before the Audit Committee.
Risk Management Policy
The Company has a judicious risk management policy, strong systems,
constant monitoring of various risk factors and a focus on greater market penetration that
continue to guide its business strategy.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
As per the provision of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, every
Company having net worth of Rs. 500 Crore or more, or Turnover of Rs. 1000 Crore or more
or a Net Profit of Rs. 5 Crore or more during the immediately preceding financial years is
required to spent in every financial year, at least two percent profits made during the
three immediately preceding financial year, in pursuance of the CSR Policy.
The Company does not meet the criteria of Section 135 of the Companies
Act 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014
The Company endeavours to adopt an integrated approach to address the
community, societal & environmental concerns by taking one or more of the activities
allowed as per Section 135 of the Act and the applicable rules and regulations.
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 members and the
designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code.
Preservation of Documents & Archival Policy
In terms of Regulation 9 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of
Directors has adopted a Policy for Preservation of Documents & Archival thereof,
classifying them in two categories as follows: a) documents whose preservation shall be
permanent in nature; b) documents with preservation period of not less than eight years
after completion of the relevant transactions.
Details of significant & material orders passed by the Regulators
or Courts or Tribunals
During the year under review, there were no material and significant
orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status
and the Company's operations in future.
Secretarial Auditor
As required under Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of managerial Personnel) Rules, 2015 the
Company had appointed Ms. Jyoti Sharma, Company Secretary in practice of JVS &
Associates to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year
2024-25. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 is
annexed asAnnexure-A.
Statutory Auditors
M/s. B.R Gupta & Co., Chartered Accountants, were appointed at the
40th Annual general Meeting of the Company held on 30th September, 2022 for a period of
five consecutive years to hold office until conclusion of the 45th AGM to
beheldintheCalendaryear2027.TheAuditorshaveconfirmedthat they are not disqualified from
continuing as Statutory Auditors of the Company.
Auditor's Report/Secretarial Audit Report
The observation made in the Auditors' Report read together with
relevant notes thereon are self-explanatory and hence do not call for any further comments
under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Frauds reported by Auditor's under Section 143(12) of the
Companies Act, 2013
During the year under review, no instances of fraud were reported by
the statutory auditors under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed
thereunder either to the Company or to the Central Government.
Annual Return
A copy of the Annual Return of the Company prepared in accordance with
Section 92(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 11 of the Companies (Management
and Administration) Rules, 2014 is placed on website of the Company in pursuance to
Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the same can be accessed, http://
www.addiindustries.com/annual-return/ Subsidiary/ Joint venture/Associate Company.
During the year under review, Aum Texfab Private Limited continues to
be a Subsidiary of the Company and the contribution of the said Subsidiary Company was
insignificant. The consolidated financial Company and its above said subsidiary form part
of the Annual Report. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement
containing the salient features of financial statements of the Company's subsidiaries
in Form AOC-1 is attached to the financial statements of the Company as Annexure-B.
The Financial Statements of the Subsidiary Company will be made available upon request by
any Member of the Company interested in obtaining the same. The Financial Statements of
the Subsidiary Company will also be kept for inspection by any Member of the Company at
its Registered Office.
Further, pursuant to provisions of Section 136 of the Act, the
financial statements, including Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company along
with relevant documents and separate audited accounts in respect of Subsidiaries and
Associate, are available on the website of the Company at www.addiindustries.com. The
Board of Directors has approved a Policy for Determining Material Subsidiaries in
compliance with the provisions of Regulation 16 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Policy for Determining Material Subsidiary
has been suitably formulated as per the provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended from time to time.
Consolidated Financial Statements
As stipulated by Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has prepared Consolidated
Financial Statement in accordance with the applicable accounting standards as prescribed
under the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the
Act"). The Consolidated Financial Statement reflects the results of the Company and
that of its subsidiary and associates. As required under Regulation 34 of the Listing
Regulations, the Audited Consolidated Financial Statement together with the Independent
Auditors' Report thereon is annexed and forms part of this Report.
The summarized Consolidated Financial Statement is provided above in
point No.1 of this Report.
Management Discussion & Analysis
In accordance with the requirements of the Listing Regulations, the
Management Discussion and Analysis Report is given in the "Annexure C",
forming part of this Report.
Corporate Governance
Your Company believes in conducting its affairs in a fair, transparent
and professional manner and maintaining the good ethical standards, transparency and
accountability in its dealings with all its constituents. As required under the SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a detailed report on
Corporate Governance along with the Auditors' Certificate thereon forms part of this
report as"Annexure D".
Particulars of Employees
There was no employee who was in receipt of remuneration for the
financial year under report in the aggregate of more than Rs. One Crore Two Lakhs per
annum, if employed throughout the year or Rs. Eight Lakhs Fifty Thousand per month, if
employed for part of the financial year, within the of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. The information required pursuant to
Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company, is annexed to
this Report as Annexure-E.
Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange
Earnings & Outgo
Conservation of Energy which is not furnished as the relative rule is
not applicable to your Company. There is no information to be furnished regarding
Technology Absorption as your Company has not undertaken any research and development
activity in any manufacturing activity nor any specifictechnology is obtained from any
external sources which needs to be absorbed or adapted.
Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
The Foreign Exchange earned in terms of actual inflowsduring the year
and the Foreign Exchange outgo during the year in terms of actual outflows is as follows:
Foreign Exchange Inflows: NIL Foreign Exchange Outflows: NIL
Disclosures under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:
The Company is committed to providing a safe and conducive work
environment to all of its employees and associates. The Company has created the framework
for individuals to seek recourse and redressal to instances of sexual harassment.
During the year under review, no complaints were received from any
employee and hence, no action was required to be taken by the Company in accordance with
the provisions of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules made
thereunder and no complaints are outstanding as at 31st March, 2025.
Compliance with the Provisions relating to Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
The Company continues to comply with the provisions of the Maternity
Benefits Act, 1961 as amended. All eligible female employees are provided with maternity
benefits in accordance with the statutory requirements. Including paid maternity leave,
nursing breaks and protection from dismissal during maternity leave.
However there were no instances of non-compliance reported during the
period under review.
Further during the period under review the number of female employees
in the Company was less than fifty therefore the Company was not required to provide
creche facility.
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
No such application filed/ pending during the period under review.
Maintenance of cost records as specified by the central government
under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the companies act, 2013
Your Company doesn't fall under the classes of Companies specified
under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 3 of the Companies (Cost
Records and Audit) Rules, 2014. Accordingly, the Company is not required to maintain Cost
Records as specified by the Central Government.
Compliances of applicable Secretarial Standards
The Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards,
i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to Meetings of the Board of Directors' and
General Meetings' respectively
Acknowledgements
Industrial relations continue to be cordial during the year under
report. The Directors appreciate the effort and contribution made by the Workers, Staff
Members and Executives at all levels. The Directors would also like to thank the
Shareholders, Bankers, Customers, and Suppliers & Vendors for the continuous support
given by them to the Company, and their confidence in its management.
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For and on behalf of the
Board of Directors of Addi Industries Limited |
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Sd/- |
Sd/- |
Place : New Delhi |
Chaman Lal Jain |
Hari Bansal |
Dated : 11-08-2025 |
Managing Director |
Director |
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