The Directors of your Company have immense pleasure in presenting the 36th Annual Report on thebusiness and operations of the company and the audited accounts for the Financial Year ended 31st March,2025.
The Company’s financial performance standalone and Consolidated for the year ended 31st March, 2025 issummarized below:
PARTICULARS
STANDALONE
CONSOLIDATED
2023-24
2024-25
Revenue from Operations
14508.07
8,349.84
18456.06
16779.04 '
Other Income
1342.86
2,074.27
39.47
727.17
Profit /(loss) before exceptional Items andTax
919.30
509.63
18495.53
17506.21
Exceptional item Gain/(loss)
(178.71)
(21.40)
(178.70)
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax
740.59
488.23
483.90
523.55
Less: Provision for Tax
-
_ i) Current
38.68
12.28
ii) Earlier year Tax
0.03
7.78
18.74
iii) Deferred Tax
166.24
453.30
324.24
575.75
Profit/ (Loss) after Tax
574.35
34.90
113.20
(83.22)
Other ComprehensiveIncome/Loss
39.48
21.49
Total Comprehensive Income/Loss
613.83
56.39
152.68
(61.73)
Balance of profit/Loss for earlier years
(2113.14)
(1538.79)
(2440.77)
(2376.29)
Profit /loss transfer to Reserve
113.56
(83.23)
Balance carried forward
(1503.89)
(2459.53)
During the year under review, the Standalone Turnover of the Company stood at Rs. 8,349.84 lakhs, ascompared to Rs. 14,508.07 lakhs in the previous financial year. On a Consolidated basis, the Turnoverwas Rs. 16,779.04 lakhs, compared to Rs. 18,456.06 lakhs in the preceding year.
The Company reported a Standalone Net Profit of Rs. 34.90 lakhs, as against a Net Profit of Rs. 574.35lakhs in the previous year.
A detailed analysis of the Company’s operational performance, key developments, and future outlookis provided in the Management Discussion and Analysis section of this Annual Report.
During the year under review, your Company has not transferred any amount to general reserves from thecurrent year's profit. Amount is retained to meet the operations and growth prospects of the Company.
To conserve the surplus reserves for the business and expansion plan of the Company, your Directorsregret their inability to recommend any dividend.
During the Financial year 2024-25, no amount was transferred to IEPF.
Declaration given by Independent Directors meeting the criteria of Independence as provided in sub¬section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 is received and taken on record.
The Report of the Statutory Auditors for the year ended 31st March, 2025 forms part of this AnnualReport. The Report is free from any qualifications, reservations or disclaimers. Observations therein areself-explanatory.
During the year under review, following changes occurred in the composition of Board of directors/KMPof the Company.
a) Mr Raghav Handa (DIN: 08174904) has been resigned from the post of Whole Time Director w.e.f 30th^^—.Decemher, 2024.
b) Second tenure of 5 years of Independent Director Mr Shalabh Jasoria (DIN: 00194871) has been endedon 30th September, 2024.
c) Ms Meenu Goswami has been resigned from the post of Company Secretary and Compliance Officerw.e.f 28th May, 2025.
d) Mr Yaspal Singh has been appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer w.e. f 3 rd June,2025.
c) In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Rajan Handa,Director will retire by rotation at the forthcoming AGM of Company and being eligible, offers himself forreappointment.
The company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the financial statementsand no significant weakness was found in the implementation of controls during the year under review.The Board has adopted policies and procedures for governance of orderly and efficient conduct of itsbusiness, including adherence to the Company’s policies, safeguarding its assets, prevention anddetection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and timelypreparation of reliable financial disclosures. The Company’s internal control system commensurate withthe nature of its business, size and complexity of its operations. The Audit Committee periodicallyreviews the adequacy of internal financial controls.
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the year under review. No amount onaccount of principal or interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on 31st March, 2025.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’) read with theCompanies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the annual return for FY 2024-25 (under therevised format), which will be filed with Registrar of Companies/MCA, will be uploaded on theCompany's website and can be accessed at www.okplay.in .
All related party transactions are entered on arm’s length basis in the ordinary course of business and arein compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the listing regulations.There are no materially significant related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters,Directors or KMP etc. which may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large whichwarrants the approval of shareholders. All related party transactions are reported to the Audit Committee.Details of all related party transactions are reported to the Audit Committee for scrutiny/ review andreferred for approval of the Board on a quarterly basis. Accordingly, the disclosure of related partytransactions as required under Section 134 (3)(h) of the Companies Act,2013 in Form AOC-2 forms partof the Annual Report. Omnibus approval is obtained for the transactions which are foreseen and repetitivein nature. Transactions with related parties are conducted in a transparent manner with the interest of theCompany as utmost priority. Details of such transactions are given in the accompanying FinancialStatements. The Company’s policy on Related Party Transactions is available at our websitewww.okplay.in.
The Company has a risk management mechanism in place to identify, evaluate, monitor and manage bothbusiness and non-business risks through the oversight of Board, senior management personnel andexternal advisors. The risk identified by the Company broadly fall in the category of operational risk,regulatory risk, financial & accounting risk. The Company has an elaborate Risk Charter and risk policydefining risk management governance model, risk assessment and prioritization process. The objective ofthe mechanism is to minimize the impact of various risks identified, advance actions to mitigate it,monitor and report effectiveness of the process and procedures. In the opinion of the Board, none of thesaid risks which have been identified may threaten the existence of the Company and controls. The AuditCommittee has additional oversight in the area of financial risk.
Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments forms part of the Annual Report.
Statutory disclosures as required under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, Particulars relating toConservation of Energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given inAnnexure - I which forms part of the report.
There have not been any material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of thecompany which have occurred between the end of the Financial Year of the company to which thefinancial statement relate and the date of report.
EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS BY THE BOARD ON EVERY QUALIFICATION,RESERVATION, ADVERSE REMARK OR DISCLAIMER BY THE STATUTORY AUDITOROR SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
The Statutory Auditors of the company have given an unqualified Audit report (Standalone &Consolidated) for the financial year 2024-25.
The Board of Directors appointed Mr. Puneet Kumar Pandey, Company Secretary (COP- 10913), forconducting Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2024-25. Copy of Secretarial Audit Report is annexedas Annexure-II of this report.
The Company has paid requisite fee for filing delay in Trading application to stock exchange/s within 7working days from the date of grant of listing approval by the stock exchanges.
(i) Penalty laid by BSE has been paid by the company.
Further Auditors and Secretarial Auditors have not observed / reported any fraud which is reportable.INTERNAL AUDITOR
The Board of Directors appointed M/s Shalini Grover & Co., Company Secretaries as Internal Auditor forthe Financial Year 2024-25. The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with referenceto financial statements. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weakness inthe design or operation was observed. Internal Auditors have submitted their Report to the Chairman ofthe Audit Committee and this was further reviewed by Management and taken on record.
Mr. Rishab Handa, CFO and Mr. Rajan Handa, Managing Director of the Company have certified to theBoard that all the requirements of the Listing Obligations, inter alia, dealing with the review of financialstatements and Cash flow statement for the year ended 31st March, 2025, transactions entered into by theCompany during the said year, their responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal controlsystems for financial reporting and evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control system andmaking of necessary disclosures to the Auditors and the Audit Committee have been duly complied with.
CORPORATE GOVERANCE AND MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Corporate Governance stems from the belief and realization that corporate citizenship has a set ofresponsibilities, which must be fulfilled for a company to progress and succeed over the long term. Incompliance with the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015,Management Discussion and Analysis and a Report on Corporate Governance along with Certificate fromAuditors regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is annexed as Annexure- IV to theDirectors’ Report.
A declaration by the Managing Director regarding the compliance with the Code of Conduct also formspart of this Annual Report.
NUMBER OF THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD & ATTENDANCE OF DIRECTORS
There were Twenty Six Board Meetings held during the Financial Year 2024-25. Details of the sameforms part of the Corporate Governance Report.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
OK Play is a socially conscious and responsible company supporting organizations working inconservation, education, environmental, management, sustainable development and humanitarian affairs.Provision relating to Corporate Social Responsibility is not applicable to the company during theFinancial Year 2024-25.
DISCLOSURE ON BOARD COMMITTEES
Details already provided in the Corporate Governance Section of this Annual report.
DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
The Company has adhered to the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
• Number of sexual harassment complaints received during the year: Nil
• Number of complaints disposed of within the year: Nil
• Number of cases pending for more than 90 days: Nil
VIGIL MECHANISM
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS/ COURTS/TRIBUNALS
The company has not received any order from the Courts, regulators or tribunals impacting the goingconcern status and company’s operation in future.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014, the Company has prepared Consolidated Financial Statements as per IndianAccounting Standards. The Audited Consolidated Financial Statements along with Auditors’ Reportthereon forms part of this Annual Report.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
Details of subsidiary Companies and their business operation during the year under review are covered inthe Annual Report. Report on the performance and financial position of the subsidiaries as per theprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013, is included in this report and hence not repeated here for the sakeof brevity.
The Policy for determining material subsidiaries may be accessed on the Company’s website.
The Company will make available the annual accounts of the subsidiary and the related detailedinformation to any member of the Company who may be interested in obtaining the same. The annualaccounts of the subsidiary are also available on website of the Company and are open for inspection at theRegistered Office of the Company. The Consolidated Financial statements presented by the Companyinclude the financial results of its subsidiary companies. Copy of Annual Report of the Company isavailable on the website of the Company.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The Table containing the names and other particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions ofSection 197(1), of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5 (1) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is appended as Annexure-III to this Report.
DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Your Directors confirm that:
• in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followedalong with proper explanation relating to material departures;
• the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the stateof affairs of the company as at March 31st, 2025 and of the Profit of the company for the year endedon that date;
• the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
• the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
• the Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively
• the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company has complied with Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of-'Ý^"'India on Meetings of the Board of Directors and General Meetings.
COST RECORDS
During the year under review, M/s Goyal, Goyal & Associates, Cost Accountants (FRN-000100) wasappointed as Cost Auditors for the Financial Year 2024-25.In terms of Section 148(1) and other applicableprovisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, the Company is required tomaintain Cost records of the Company and accordingly such accounts and records are made andmaintained.
The Board has framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, senior management and theirremuneration. The Policy is uploaded on Company’s website.
Key principles governing the Remuneration Policy are as follows:
• Market competitiveness
• Role played by the individual
• Reflective of size of the Company, complexity of the sector/ industry/ Company’s operations and theCompany’s capacity to pay
• Consistent with recognized best practices; and
• Aligned to any regulatory requirements.
In terms of the provisions of Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of the ListingRegulations, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has formulated the criteria for determiningqualifications, positive attributes and independence of Directors, the key features of which are as follows:
Qualifications: The Board nomination process encourages diversity of thought, experience, knowledge,age and gender. It also ensures that the Board has an appropriate blend of functional and industryexperience.
Positive Attributes: Apart from the duties of Directors as prescribed in the Companies Act, 2013, theDirectors are expected to demonstrate high standards of ethical behavior, communication skills andindependence in judgement. The Directors are also expected to abide by the respective Code of Conductas applicable to them.
Independence: A Director will be considered independent if he/ she meets the criteria laid down inSection 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations.
Your Company continues to enjoy cordial relations amongst all its employees. In this pursuit of creatingits own management cadre, your company has recruited executives and staff at various levels, includingsenior management positions during the year.
During the year, your company maintained harmonious and cordial industrial relations.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, theBoard has carried out an Annual Performance Evaluation of its own performance, Directors individuallyand that of its Committees. The evaluation of Non-independent Directors, Chairman and the Board as awhole was done at a separate meeting held by Independent Directors. The performance evaluation ofIndependent Directors was done by the entire Board, excluding Directors being evaluated.
During the year under review, there were no applications made or proceedings pending in the name of thecompany under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
No Commission was paid during the Financial Year 2024-25 to any of the Director.
During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement of loans taken from banks andfinancial institutions.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the followingitems as there were no transactions on these items during the year under review;
1.. There was no change in the nature of business of the Company.
2. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
3. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme.
The Board of Directors wishes to place their appreciation of the company’s clients, vendors, bankers, andinvestors for their continued support during the year. Your Directors also wish to place on record theirdeep appreciation of the dedication and contribution made by employees at all levels, who through theircompetence, hard work and support have enabled the company to work efficiently and look forward totheir continued support in future as well.