Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the Annual Report on the business andoperations of the Company together with Audited Statement of Accounts for the yearended on 31st March 2025 with Auditor’s Report thereon.
Particulars
2024-2025
2023 - 2024
Revenue from Operations
2504.72
83.93
Other Income
0.62
3.58
Total Revenue
2505.34
87.51
Depreciation
114.48
12.19
Financial Expenses
0.32
0.35
Profit before Tax
(32.33)
(42.97)
Tax Expense -
-
Profit After Tax
The above performance is based on standalone basis. Consolidated figures are notapplicable.
Total Revenue of the Company has increased by 2762.92%. Net Profit after tax hasincreased by about 24.76%.
The Company is taking all the possible steps to increase the profitability.
The Opening Balance of Security Premium Reserve stands at Rs. 5.04 Lacs whereas theclosing balance of Security Premium Reserve stands at Rs. 5.04 Lacs.
The Opening Balance of Retained Earnings stands at Rs. 73.62 Lacs. During the yearunder review whole of the Profit after tax of Rs. 32.33 Lacs has been transferred toRetained Earnings. The Closing Balance of Retained Earnings stands at Rs. 41.29 Lacs.
In order to conserve resources, your Directors do not recommended dividend for theyear 2024-25 on Equity Shares of the Company. Pursuant to Regulation 43A ofSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) the Company has adopted dividend distribution policy. The details ofdistribution policy is available on the website of the Company namelyhttps: / / antarcticainternational.com/code-of-conduct/
Pursuant to Rule 8 (3) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directorshereby declares that there are no particulars to report for the Conservation of Energy &Technology Absorption. There was no Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo during theyear.
As required u/s 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Directors hereby state andconfirm:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accountingstandards have been followed along with proper explanation relatingto material departures, if any.
ii. The Directors have selected such accounting policies and appliedthem consistently and made judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the stateof affairs of the company at the end of the financial year as on31/03/2025 and of the loss of the company for that period.
iii. The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for themaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company andfor preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv. The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concernbasis.
v. The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followedby the company and that such internal financial controls areadequate and were operating effectively.
vi. The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance withthe provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems wereadequate and operating effectively.
The Shares of your Company are listed on Capital Market Segment (Main Board) of theNational Stock Exchange of India Limited. The Company has paid necessary listing feesfor the year 2024 - 2025.
During the year under review there were no significant and material orders passed byany Regulators or Court or Tribunals which may have impact on the going concernstatus. No order has been passed by any Regulators or Court or Tribunals which mayhave impact on the Company's operation in future. Further there is no material changeand commitments occurred during the year under review.
The Company has not provided any guarantee or provided any Security to any Personfor the loans availed by others.
There are no loans or advances in the nature of loans granted to Promoters, Directors,KMPs and their related parties (as defined under Companies Act, 2013), either severallyor jointly with any other person, that are: (a) repayable on demand; or (b) withoutspecifying any terms or period of repayment
The details regarding the Loans and Advances, Investments, if any, are provided in theBalance Sheet and notes to the Balance Sheet. The loans and advances, if any, providedare for the business purpose.
All contracts / arrangements / transactions, if any, entered by the Company during thefinancial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on anarm’s length basis. During the year, the Company has not entered into transactionswith related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the policyof the Company on materiality of related party transactions. The Policy fordetermination of Material Related party transaction is available athttps: / / antarcticainternational.com/code-of-conduct/
No advance is paid to any related party (other than loans and advances) for enteringany transaction. No Bad Debts of related parties.
Details of transactions with related parties during FY2025 are provided in the notes tothe financial statements. There were no transactions requiring disclosure under section134(3)(h) of the Act. Hence, the prescribed Form AOC-2 does not form a part of this
report.
Disclosure of Companies covered under Section 178 (1) on Directors appointmentand Remuneration including matters referred under Section 178 (3) of CompaniesAct, 2013 and Details of Statement indicating manner in which formal annualevaluation made by Board of its Performance and of its Committees and individualDirectors:
The Company has devised a Policy for Directors; appointment and remunerationincluding criteria for determining qualifications, performance evaluation and othermatters of Independent Directors, Board, Committees and other individual Directorswhich include criteria for performance evaluation of both non-executive directors andexecutive directors.
The Company's Nomination & Remuneration policy which includes the Director'sappointment & remuneration and criteria for determining qualifications, positiveattributes, independence of the Director & other matters is available on the website ofthe Company at the link https://antarcticainternational.com/code-of-conduct/
The Independent Directors of the Company namely Mr. Jay Rajeshbhai Patel, Mrs.Sarikaben Sanketkumar Ladani and Mr. Nikhil Vasantbhai Gajjarhave confirmed to theBoard that they meet the criteria of independence as specified under Section 149 (6) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and they qualify to be independent directors. They have alsoconfirmed that they meet the requirements of independent directors as specified in theSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015. In theopinion of the Board the independent directors possess requisite qualification,competence and expertise.
During the year under review no changes in Share Capital of the Company.
Details required to be stated as per Rule 4 (4) of Companies (Share Capital andDebenture Rules) 2014 is not applicable.
Details required to be given as stated in Rule 12 (19) Companies (Share Capital andDebenture Rules) 2014 is not applicable.
Details required to be given as stated in Rule 8 (13) Companies (Share Capital and
Debenture Rules) 2014 is not applicable.
M/s. S Guha & Associates (Firm Registration No. 322493E ) have tendered theirresignation with effect from 13th November, 2024.
Chandabhoy & Jassoobhoy having Firm Registration No. 101648W as statutoryauditors of the Company with effect from 13th November, 2024
M/s. Chandabhoy & Jassoobhoy, Chartered Accountants continues to hold office asStatutory Auditor of the Company.
Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion
Sr.
No
Board Reply
1
The company is accounting for Gratuity andLeave encashment on cash basis. This is notin according with Ind AS - 1 on “Presentationof Financial Statement" and Ind AS - 19 on“Employee Benefits” prescribed by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of Indiaand contrary to provision contained inSection 133 of The Companies Act, 2013. Theextent of non-compliance in terms of value isnot ascertainable.
The Company will make the provisionafter the completion of five years ofemployee
2
The company has unsecured loansamounting to ?465.17 Lacs. Management hasnot charged interest on these loans, andrelevant agreements or cross-confirmationsare not available. In the absence ofagreements and necessary confirmations, theaccuracy of the balances and their interest-free status could not be verified, potentiallyimpacting the fair presentation of liabilitiesand interest expenses.
The Company is in process ofobtaining balance confirmation
3
Balance of GST Credit Receivables ?2.46 Lacshas been pending for GST reconciliation withOnline Portal, affecting accuracy of GSTInput Credit and the liability towards thegovernment.
The Company is in process of resolvingthe same.
4
The company has trade payables amountingto ? 1537.16 Lacs; however, the bifurcation ofMicro, Small, and Medium Enterprises(MSME) creditors has not been provided.Non-disclosure of MSME classificationcontravenes the Micro, Small and Medium
The Company does not have anyamount outstanding to Micro, Small,and Medium Enterprises
Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act,2006, impacting regulatory compliance.
5
Outstanding balances of ? 19.45 Lacs withcertain suppliers remain unconfirmed.
6
An outstanding receivable balance of?3367.90 Lacs is reported with notransactions during the year, and balanceconfirmation is not available. In the absenceof cross-confirmation, the balance may bemisstated, affecting the fair representation offinancial positions.
7
We were unable to obtain sufficient auditevidence regarding the bank balances of theCompany as at the balance sheet date, as themanagement did not provide the necessarybank statements and bank reconciliationstatements (BRS) for our verification.Consequently, we were unable to determinewhether any adjustments might be necessaryin respect of cash and bank balances, or anyrelated disclosures in the financialstatements.
The Company will make necessaryarrangement for the same in future.
8
We are in receipt of certain sales invoices;however, they are not supported with E-Waybills, Delivery Challans, or Transportationdetails. In the absence of these criticaldocuments, we are unable to comment on thecorrectness of the transactions.
9
With respect to purchases, the company hasnot provided Goods Inward Reports.Management further claims that the goodsare traded directly from suppliers tocustomers without being held as stock intrade; however, in the absence of evidence,we are unable to verify this assertion.
10
Details of Related Party transactionsmentioned in the financial statements are notin tune with of previous year and noinformation has been entered or provided forfinancial year 2024-25.
There are no major transaction withthe related party during the year.
Other qualification :
i. Company has not used such accounting software for maintaining its books ofaccount which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the samehas not been operated throughout the year for all transactions recorded in thesoftware. Since the accounting software with audit trail has not been used, thequestion of it being tampered with and preserved by the company does not arise.
The Company has not maintained proper records showing full particulars includingquantitative details and situation of Property, Plant and Equipment and intangible assets.The management has not certified the physical verification of Property, Plant andEquipment at reasonable intervals. The Company owns immovable property. However nodocuments and information have been provided to us in this regards.
As informed to us by the management, the inventory has not been physically verifiedduring the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is notreasonable. The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by themanagement are not reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company andthe nature of its business. We have asked management to allow us for physical verificationof such inventory, however we have not received any responses on the same.i. The Company has made investment, provided guarantee or security or granted any
loans to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties during the
year. As per the financial statements advance of Rs. 465.17 crores granted to different
parties. We believe that these advances are in the nature of loans.
(a) Company has not granted any loans or advances and guarantees or security tosubsidiaries, joint ventures and associates;
(b) The investments made, guarantees provided, security given and the terms and conditionsof the grant of all loans and advances in the nature of loans and guarantees provided arenot prejudicial to the company’s interest;
(c) In respect of loans and advances in the nature of loans, the schedule of repaymentof principal and payment of interest are not provided to us by management so wecan not verify that principal and payment of interest has stipulated or not and weare unable to verify that the repayments or receipts are regular or not regular;
(d) As loan agreements have not been provided to us by management, we cannot verifythe total amount overdue.
(e) As loan agreements have not been provided to us, we cannot verify whether anyloan or advance in the nature of loan granted has fallen due during the year, hasbeen renewed or extended or fresh loans granted to settle the overdues of existingloans given to the same parties.
(f) As loan agreements have not been provided to us, we are unable to verify thatwhether the company has granted any loans or advances in the nature of loanseither repayable on demand or without specifying any terms or period of repayment;
(g)
(Rs. In Lacs)
Guarantees
Security
Loans
Advances innature ofloans
Aggregateamount granted/provided duringthe year
Nil
465.17
- Subsidiaries
-Joint Ventures
- Associates
- Others
Balance
outstanding as atbalance sheet
date in respect ofabove cases
- Joint Ventures
-Associates
The qualification are self-explanatoryCost Audit and Cost Records:
The Company is not required to maintain Cost records in terms of the Companies Act,2013. Cost Audit provisions are not applicable to the Company till year ended 31stMarch, 2025.
The Company has a structured risk management policy. The Risk management processis designed to safeguard the organization from various risks through adequate andtimely actions. It is designed to anticipate, evaluate and mitigate risks in order tominimize its impact on the business. The potential risks are inventoried and integratedwith the management process such that they receive the necessary consideration duringdecision making.
The Company has obtained a Secretarial Audit Report from Varsha Rani Agarwal,Company Secretary in Practice to conduct the secretarial audit for the financial year
2024-25. Secretarial Audit is attached and marked as Annexure I.
The Secretarial Audit Report contains the following qualification :
a) We are unable to verify about the compliance of Regulation 46 of SEBILODR Regulation and also various policies required to be disclosed in termsof provisions of the Companie Act, 2013 as the website of the Company notfully functional.
b) The Company has dispatch Annual Report for the year ended on 31stMarch, 2024 by not giving clear 21 days notice.
c) The Company has not produced before us the evidence of registration ofIndependent Director’s with Independent Director’s da.ta bank.
d) The company has not produced before us the minutes of the Board Meetingand Committee Meeting and accordingly we cannot comment on thecompliance of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and also regardingSecretarial Standards.
e) The Company has not filed various forms in time, further more severalforms have required to be filed have not been filed.
f) We are unable to comment about the attendance of the directors andcirculation of draft and signed minutes as the Company has not provided therequisite papers and documents.
g) The Company has not appointed internal auditor and no internal auditreports available to us for verification.
h) The Company has not ma.de certain announcements to the stock exchangein the prescribed time.
i) We are unable to report about the correctness of disclosures regardingcorporate governance made to the exchange as the minutes and otherdocuments were not available to us for verification.
j) During the year the Company has increased its authorized capital and alsofiled Form MGT-14 but not filed SH-7 for increase in Share Capital however,subsequently the Company withdrew/rescinded from the said resolution.
k) During the year the number of director has fallen below 6 and there wasdelay in appointing the new director and consequently there was violation ofRegulation 17 of SEBILODR and the company has to pay fine for the same.
l) In our opinion the company has not made adequate disclosures in itsAnnual Report for the year ended 31st March, 2024 required in terms of SEBILODR.
The reply of the Board of Directors for the above qualification is as under :
The Company has now appointed full time Company Secretary and it expects that in futuresuch non compliances do not occur.
In addition to the above, pursuant to regulation 24A (2) of the Listing Regulations, 2015,a secretarial compliance report for the financial year 2024-25 has been issued byVarsha Rani Agarwal, (Company Secretary in Practice) and the same will be submittedto the stock exchanges within the given timeframe. The report is also available on thewebsite of the Company.
During the year under review, 17 (Seventeen) Board meetings were held. The dates ofBoard meetings and attendance details is as under:
Sr. No.
Date of Board Meeting
10th April, 2024
29th April, 2024
8th May, 2024
22nd June, 2024
8th July, 2024
17th July, 2024
14th August, 2024
9th September, 2024
16th September, 2024
28th September, 2024
11
7th October, 2024
12
13th November, 2024
13
14th November, 2024
14
16th December, 2024
15
2nd January, 2025
16
10th January, 2025
17
14th February, 2025
In respect of the above board meetings adequate notice was given to all the Directorstogether with the agenda. The gap between two Board meetings does not exceed 120
days.
In compliance with schedule IV to the Act and regulation 25(3) of the ListingRegulations, 2015, the independent directors held their separate meeting on 18 March2025, without the attendance of non-independent directors and members ofManagement.
Following independent directors were present at the meeting.
A) . Jay Rajeshbhai Patel
B) . Sarkiben Sanketkumar Ladani
C) . Nikhil Vasantbhai Gajjar
The independent directors present elected Mr. Jay Rajeshbhai Patel as chairperson forthe meeting.
The independent directors, inter alia, discussed on changes in the Board, report ofperformance evaluation of Board, its Committees and Chairman and reviewed theperformance of non-independent directors and the Board as a whole and also theperformance of Chairman of the Company taking into account the views of executivedirectors and non-executive directors, assessment of quality, quantity and timeliness offlow of information between the Company’s Management and the Board, etc. andprovided their views and expressed satisfaction on each of the matters.
In addition, the independent directors had a separate meeting with senior managementpersonnel to deliberate on various matters concerning the Company’s business.
Corporate Governance forms part and parcel of the Directors Report. The report onCorporate Governance is provided in Annexure II.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under Regulation 34 andSchedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 is attached herewith and marked as Annexure III.
A Certificate by Practicing Company Secretary for Corporate Governance Report isenclosed herewith and marked as Annexure IV.
The Board of Directors has already adopted the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
for the Directors and Senior Management personnel. This code is a comprehensive codeapplicable to all Directors, Executive as well as Non - executive and members of theSenior Management. The Code has been circulated to all the members of the Board andSenior Management Personnel and compliance of the same has been affirmed by them.
A declaration given by the Managing Director is given below:
The Company has obtained from all the members of the Board and Senior ManagementPersonnel of the Company, affirmation that they have complied with the Code of Ethicsand Business Conduct framed for Directors and Senior Management Personnel inrespect of the financial year 2024-2025.”
The company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with aview to regulate trading in securities by the Directors and designated employees of theCompany and can be accessed at https://antarcticainternational.com.
There was no voluntary revision of financial statements or Board Report during thefinancial year.
Held in dematerializedform in CDSL
No. of Shares
% of Issued Capital
8,84,91,609
57.09
Held in dematerializedform in NSDL
5,16,05,086
33.29
Physical
1,49,12,905
9.62
Total No. of shares
15,50,09,600
100
Various policies required under the provision of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 are adopted anduploaded on the website of the Company namely https://antarcticainternational.com.
During the year under review, the Company has duly complied with the applicableprovisions of the Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) andGeneral Meetings (SS-2) issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
Stakeholders are further informed that during the year 2024-2025 your Company do
Since your Company does not fall in the criteria of top 1000 listed entity based onmarket capitalization at the end of the year and therefore the provisions of BusinessResponsibility and Sustainability Report is not applicable to the Company.
No amount was required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund.Disclosure under Rule 8 (5) of Companies Accounts Rules, 2014:
During the Year under review the Company has added various object clause to itsMemorandum of Association in terms Postal ballot Notice Dated 17th July, 2024.
The Company is primarily engaged in Agro and Agro Products.
Mr. Nikhil vasantbhai Gajjar (DIN: 07557645) as an Additional Director (Non-Executive& Independent) with effect from 10th April, 2024
Mr. Rajesh Mangilal Sharma (DIN: t0479481) as whole Time Director on the Board ofthe Company w.e.f.10th April,2024 for a period of three (3) years with effect from 10thApril, 2024 to 9th April, 2027
Mrs. Ranjanben Jayantibhai vaghela (DIN: 09588466) as Additional Director (Non-
Mr. Jay Rajeshbhai Patel (DIN: 10623714) as Additional Director in the category of Non¬Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. 22nd June 2024;
Mrs. Sarikaben Anketkumar Ladani (DIN: 10628104) as Additional Non- ExecutiveIndependent Director of the Company w.e.f. 22nd June 2024;
Mr. Pansuriya Chirag Vallabhbhai (PAN: CDIPP0937J) as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)(Key Managerial Personnel) of the Company w.e.f. 22nd June 2024;
Ms. Ummay Amen Mashraqi (M.NO- A58520) as Company Secretary (Key ManagerialPersonnel) & Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. 22nd June 2024;
Mr. Rahul Solanki ( DIN : 10730722 ) was appointed as a Non Executive NomineeDirector on the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from 2nd January, 2025.
Mr. Rishabh Vijay Khanna, (DIN: 09782157), from the post of Whole-time Director ofthe Company w.e.f. 10th April, 2024.
Mr. Arshad Riyaz Ahmed Shaikh (DIN: 09802058), from the post of Non ExecutiveIndependent Director of the Company w.e.f. 10th April, 2024
Mr. Panchu Gopal Chatterjee (DIN: 08502545) from the Post of Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director of the Company w.e.f. 22nd June, 2024
Mr. Ramesh Chandra Bhowmick (DIN: 08502539) from the Post of Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director of the Company w.e.f. 22™ June, 2024
Mr. Sadananda Banerjee (DIN: 05282648) from the Post of Non- Executive IndependentDirector of the Company w.e.f. 22nd June, 2024
Mr. Swapan Roy (DIN: 09292193) from the Post of Non- Executive Director of theCompany w.e.f. 22nd June, 2024
Mr. Sailendra Nath Rakshit from the post of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (KeyManagerial Personnel) of the Company w.e.f. 22nd June, 2024
Ms. Ruma Suchanti (M. No. A13794) as Company Secretary (Key Managerial Personnel)& Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. 22nd June 2024.
Mrs. Ranjanben Jayantibhai Vaghela (DIN: 09588466) from the Post of AdditionalDirector of the Company w.e.f. 08th July, 2024
Mrs. Ummay Amen Mashraqi has resigned from the Post of Company Secretary of the
The Company has no subsidiary companies / joint ventures / associate companieseither at the beginning of the year or at the end of year or at any time during the year.
The Company has not invited any deposit other than the exempted deposit as prescribedunder the provision of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under, asamended from time to time. Hence there are no particulars to report about the depositfalling under Rule 8 (5) (v) and (VI) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
Not Applicable
The Company has identified and documented all key internal financial controls, whichimpact the financial statements. The financial controls are tested for operatingeffectiveness through ongoing monitoring and review process of the management andindependently by the Internal Auditors. In our view the Internal Financial Controls,affecting the financial statements are adequate and are operating effectively.
Extract of Annual return pursuant to Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 for theyear ended on 31st March, 2025 is available on the website of the Company i.e.https: / / antarcticainternational.com.
The Company has in place an Anti-harassment policy in line with the requirements of
the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013. Internal Complaint Committee are set up at shop floor level to redresscomplaints received regularly and are monitored by women line supervisors who directlyreport to the Chairman. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees)are covered under the policy. There was no compliant received from any employeeduring the financial year 2024-25 and hence no complaint is outstanding as on31.03.2025 for redressal.
The Particulars of Employees required to be given pursuant to Section 197 of theCompanies Act 2013 is provided in Annexure V.
A Certificate obtained from Practicing Company Secretary regarding non¬disqualification of Directors of the Company is annexed and marked as Annexure VI.
No Application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and BankruptcyCode, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year.
Details of difference between of amount of valuation done at the time of one timesettlement and the valuation done while undertaking loan from the bank of FI,along with reasons thereof: Not Applicable
The company has provided necessary maternity benefit to female employees inaccordance with The Maternity Benefit Act 1961.
The Company has adopted various policies as required under the provisions of theCompanies Act. 2013 and SEBI ( Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement)Regulations 2015 same is available on the website of the Companyhttps: / / antarcticainternational.com.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors express their gratitude for the continued support, co-operation, andassistance received by the Company from various Central and State GovernmentDepartment, Bankers and valued customers of the company.
FOR & ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OFANTARCTICA LIMITED
Place: Kokatta
Dated: 6th September, 2025
Sd/-
CHAIRMAN CUM WHOLE TIME DIRECTORRajesh Sharma(DIN: 10479481)