Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their 50th (Fiftieth) Annual Report together with the AuditedFinancial Statement of the Company for the Year ended March 31, 2025.
During the year under review the Company has achieved the following financial results:
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
Total Income
4660.78
6473.72
Expenditure
4615.51
6308.97
Profit before Tax
45.27
164.75
Less: Tax Expense
11.98
61.26
Profit after Tax
33.29
103.49
During the year under review, the Company generated a revenue of ? 4642.78 lakhs, compared to ?6433.76lakhs in the previous year. The net profit for the year stood at ?33.29 lakhs, down from ?103.49 lakhs inthe preceding year. This indicates a decline in overall performance for the financial year ended March 31,2025, compared to the previous year. However, your Directors remains confident in the Company's futureprospects and is actively pursuing strategies to enhance performance and achieve significant improvement.
No dividend on equity shares recommended by the Board for the year ended 31st March, 2025 consideringthe future plans of the Company.
The Authorised Share Capital of the company stands at Rs. 70,000,000/- divided into 7,000,000Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each. During the year, there has been no change in Authorized ShareCapital of the company.
The Issued, Subscribed and Paid up Share Capital of the company stands at Rs. 57,070,620/-divided into 5,707,062 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each. During the year, there was no change inthe issued, subscribed and Paid-up Share Capital of the company.
During the financial year 2024-25, the Company has not transferred any amount to its Reserves.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint venture or Associate Company during the year underreview. However, The Company had a holding company namely M/s Mystic Woodart Private Limited ason March 31, 2025 and holds 3152500 shares (55.24%) in your company. The details of the HoldingCompany as on March 31, 2025 are as follows:
Name of the Company
MYSTIC WOODART PRIVATE LIMITED
CIN
U74900DL2007PTC168093
Registered office
Shop No.40, 1st Floor India Mall, CommunityCentre, New Friends Colony, New Delhi-110025
However, the Holding company “Mystic Woodart Private Limited “ has been converted to LLP “MysticWoodart LLP ” w.e.f. April 25, 2025 as approved by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) withoutany change in control or percentage of shareholding of the Holding Entity in our company as “LLP”.
The details of the Holding Company/Body Corporate are as follows:
MYSTIC WOODART LLP
ACN-8992
No material changes and commitments occurred, which may affect the financial position of the Company,between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the dateof the report.
The Company has adequate system of internal control to safeguard and protect from loss, unauthorizeduse or disposition of its assets. All the transactions are properly authorized, recorded and reported to theManagement. The Company is following all the applicable Accounting Standards for properly maintainingthe books of accounts and reporting financial statements. The management of the company checks andverifies the internal control and monitors them in accordance with policy adopted by the company.Company continues to ensure proper and adequate systems and procedures commensurate with its sizeand nature of its business.
During the year under review, there was no Change in the nature of the business of the Company.
During the year under review, there was a Re-appointment of Mr. Rajbir Singh (DIN: 00176574) as aDirector, who retires by rotation in the AGM held on 25th day of September, 2024.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Company’s Articlesof Association, Mr. Subhash Jain (DIN:00176493), Director, retire by rotation at the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting and being eligible offer himself for re-appointment. The Board recommends his re¬appointment for consideration of the Members of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
During the Year under review, Ms Priyanka Pathak (DIN:10601570) and Ms. Sonia Mendiratta (DIN:10237932) was appointed as an Independent Director for a term of 5 consecutive years commencing from24.08.2024 to 23.08.2029 (both inclusive).
During the Year under review Mr. Vishal Bhatnagar, Non-Executive - Independent Director, resignedfrom directorship w.e.f. 30.09.2024 and Ms. Shilpy Chopra, additional director (Non-Executive-NonIndependent category) w.e.f. 01.10.2024.
During the year, there was no retirement or resignation of KMP however, there is a Resignation of Ms.Shweta Bhatnagar from the post of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and (KMP) of the Company with effectfrom 14th July, 2025 and an appointment of Ms. Priti Mishra (PAN: ARHPM7631F) as Chief FinancialOfficer (CFO) and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company with effect from 14TH August,2025 at such remuneration and other terms and conditions as may be finalized by the Board in consultationwith the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
As per Regulation 17(1D) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the continuation of a director serving on the board ofdirectors of a listed entity is subject to the approval by the shareholders in a general meeting at least oncein every five years from the date of their appointment or reappointment.
However, this requirement is not applicable to certain directors, including those retiring as per Section152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
In our Company, Mr. Subhash Jain was the only executive director, other than the Managing Director,Whole-Time Director, and Independent Directors,
However, Appointment of Mr. Subhash Jain (DIN:00176493), Director, is subject to Section 152 of theCompanies Act, 2013, i.e. retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligibleoffer himself for re-appointment.
Given that Mr. Subhash Jain's re-appointment was governed by Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013,the requirement specified in Regulation 17(1D) of the SEBI Listing Regulations is not applicable to ourCompany.
We confirm that our Company's board composition and directors' appointments/re-appointments are incompliance with the applicable laws and regulations.
The Company has received the necessary declaration from all Independent Directors in accordance withSection 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, that they meet the criteria of independence as laid out in sub¬section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
During the financial year 2024-25, Nine (09) Board Meeting were convened and held on 06.05.2024,28.05.2024, 14.08.2024, 30.08.2024, 08.10.2024, 14.11.2024, 31.01.2025, 14.02.2025 & 31.03.2025. Thegap between two meetings did not exceed 120 days.
The performance evaluation of Chairman and the Non-Independent Directors were carried out by theIndependent Directors, considering aspects such as effectiveness as Chairman, in developing andarticulating the strategic vision of the company; demonstration of ethical leadership, displaying andpromoting throughout the company a behaviour consistent with the culture and values of the organization;contribution to discussion and debate through thoughtful and clearly stated observations and opinions;creation of a performance culture that drives value creation without exposing the company to excessiverisks.
The criteria for Director’s appointment has been set up by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee,which includes criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director andother matters provided under Sub Section (3) of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013(“the Act”).
The Board has the following Committees as on March 31,2025:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
3. Stakeholder Relationship Committee
The Company has constituted an Audit Committee as per the provisions of Section 177 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 as set out in the following table:
S. No.
Name of the Director
Status
Nature ofDirectorship
1
Ms. Priyanka Pathak
Chairperson
Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director
2.
Ms. Sonia Mendiratta
Member
3.
Mr. Joginder Singh
During the financial year 2024-25, Four (4) meetings of the Audit Committee were held, as detailed hereinbelow. The gap between two meetings did not exceed four /months.
The details of the meetings held and the attendance thereat of the Members of the Audit Committee are asdetailed here in below:
Date ofmeeting
ATTENDANCE
28.05.2024
NA
14.08.2024
V
14.11.2024
14.02.2025
[Section 178 of Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 andother applicable provision]
The Company has Nomination and Remuneration Committee as set out in the following table:
Nature of Directorship
1.
During the financial year 2024-25, the Committee met Two times. The details of the meetings held andthe attendance thereat of the Members of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee are as detailedherein below:
Date of meeting
24.08.2024
[Section 178 of Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 andother applicable provision)]
The composition of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee (SRC) is in line with the Section 178 of theAct read with Regulation 20 of SEBI (LODR), 2015. It looks after the stakeholder’s grievances andredressal of investors’ complaints related to transfer of shares, non-receipt of balance sheet, non-receipt ofdividend etc.Committee is constituted as set out in the following table:
Non-Executive IndependentDirector
During the financial year 2024-25, the Committee has met once in the year. The details of the meetingheld and attendance there at of the Members of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee are as detailedherein below:
As required under Clause VII of Schedule IV of Companies Act, 2013 read with Regulation 25(3) of theSEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Independent directors ofthe Company shall hold at least one meeting in a year without the attendance of non-Independent Directorsand members of management. Accordingly a separate meeting of Independent Directors was held onFebruary 14, 2025 inter alia to discuss and review the performance of Non-Independent Directors andthe board as a whole: review the performance and to assess the quality, Quantity and timeliness of flow ofinformation. The Independent Directors have handed over the proceedings of the meeting to the ManagingDirector of the Company.
We seek to promote and follow the highest level of ethical standards in all our business transactions guidedby our value system. The SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015mandated the formulation of certain policies for all listed companies. All our policies are available on ourwebsite www.autopinsindia.com.The policies are reviewed periodically by the Board and updated basedon need and new compliance requirement.
In addition to its Code of Conduct and Ethics, key polices that have been adopted by the company are asfollows:
S.
No.
Name of the Policy
Brief Description
Whistle blowerPolicy(Policy on VigilMechanism)
[Regulation 22 of SEBI(Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements)Regulation, 2015]
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 177 (9) & (10) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of Companies(Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 andRegulation 22 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulation , 2015, the Company has adopteda Whistle Blower Policy, which provides for a vigilmechanism that encourages and supports its Directors andemployees to report instances of unethical behaviour, actualor suspected, fraud or violation of the Company’s Code ofConduct or Ethics Policy. It also provides for adequatesafeguards against victimisation of persons who use thismechanism and direct access to the Chairman of the AuditCommittee in exceptional cases.
Nomination remuneration& Evaluation policy
[Regulation 19 of SEBI(Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements)Regulation, 2015]
The Board has on the recommendation of the Nomination &Remuneration Committee framed a NominationRemuneration & Evaluation Policy, which, inter-alia, laysdown the criteria for identifying the persons who arequalified to be appointed as Directors and/or SeniorManagement Personnel of the Company, along with thecriteria for determination of remuneration of Directors,KMPs and other employees and their evaluation and includesother matters, as prescribed under the provisions ofSection178 of Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 ofSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulation , 2015.
Prevention, Prohibition &Redressal of SexualHarassment of Women AtWorkplace
The Company has in place a Policy on Prevention,Prohibition & Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace and an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) hasbeen constituted there under. The primary objective of thesaid Policy is to protect the women employees from sexualharassment at the place of work and also provides forpunishment in case of false and malicious representations.
4.
Risk Management Policy
Your Company has formulated and adopted a RiskManagement Policy.
The Board of Directors is overall responsible for identifying,evaluating and managing all significant risks faced by theCompany. The Risk Management Policy approved by theBoard acts as an overarching statement of intent andestablishes the guiding principles by which key risks aremanaged across the organisation.
5.
Related Party TransactionPolicy
[Regulation 23 of SEBI(Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements)Regulation, 2015]
Related Party Transaction Policy, as formulated by theCompany, defines the materiality of related partytransactions and lays down the procedures of dealing withRelated Party Transactions.
6.
Insider Trading Policy
The Policy provides the framework in dealing with securitiesof the company.
7.
Document Retention andArchival Policy
[Regulation 9 of SEBI(Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements)Regulation, 2015]
Pursuant to SEBI(LODR) Regulations, 2015 it mandates thatevery listing entity shall formulate a policy for preservationof documents and Regulation 30(8) of the Regulations is alsorequired to have an archival policy on archiving allinformation disclosed to stock exchange(s) and the samebeing hosted on the Company’s website.
8.
Materiality Disclosure
Pursuant to SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 it mandates
Policy
that every listed entity shall make disclosure of any events orinformation which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors
[Regulation 30 of SEBI
of the listed company, is material and the same being hosted
(Listing Obligations andDisclosure
Requirements)Regulation ,2015]
on the Company’s website.
The Board of Directors has approved a Code of Conduct, which is applicable to the members of the Boardand all employees in the course of day to day business operations of the Company. The Code lays downthe standard procedure of business conduct which is expected to be followed by the Directors and thedesignated employees in their business dealings and in particular on matters relating to integrity in thework place in business practices and in dealing with stakeholders. All the Board Members and the SeniorManagement personnel have confirmed compliance with the Code. All Management personnel are beingprovided appropriate training in this regard.
As per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act ,2013your Company has taken the initiatives towards any action on the part of any executive, which may fallunder the ambit of ‘Sexual Harassment at workplace, and is fully committed to uphold and maintain thedignity of every women working in the premises of the Company. The Policy provides for protectionagainst sexual harassment of woman at workplace and for prevention of such complaints.
Number of complaints pending as on the beginning of the period - NIL
Number of complaints filed during the financial period - NIL
Number of complaints pending as on the end of the period - NIL
Information in accordance with the provisions of Section 134(3) (q) and Section 197(12) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014, regarding employees is given in “Annexure-1”.
At the 47th (Forty Seventh) AGM held on September 28, 2022 of M/S Sanjay Rawal & Co., CharteredAccountants, (Firm Registration No. 012820N) were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company tohold office for a term of five consecutive financial year, from the conclusion of (Forty-Seventh) AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Company till the conclusion of the (Fifty Second) Annual General Meeting, onsuch remuneration as may be mutually agreed upon by the Board of Directors and the Auditors afterconsultation with the Audit Committee.
There are no qualifications or adverse remarks in the Auditor’s Report which require anyclarification/explanation. The notes on financial statements are self-explanatory and needs no furtherexplanation.
As required under section 204 of the Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules 2014, the Company is required to appoint a Secretarial Auditor for auditingsecretarial and related records of the Company.
Accordingly, M/s Parveen Rastogi & Co., Practicing Company Secretaries, was appointed as SecretarialAuditor for carrying out the secretarial audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25. TheSecretarial Audit report for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 is annexed with the Board’s reportas Annexure 2
The requirement of cost audit as prescribed under the provisions of Section 148(1) of the Act are notapplicable for the business activities carried out by the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25.
EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS ON QUALIFICATIONS, RESERVATIONS OR ADVERSEREMARKS OR DISCLAIMERS MADE BY THE AUDITORS AND THE PRACTICINGCOMPANY SECRETARY TN THEIR REPORTS
The notes on account referred to in Auditor’s Report are self-explanatory and, therefore, do not call forany further comments under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014.
M/s Bhardwaj & Co. Chartered Accountant (FRN:003681N), Internal Auditor of the Company for theF.Y. 2024-25 according to Section 138 of the Companies Act, read with Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014 to carry out the roles and responsibilities during the current financial year which are as follows:
• Evaluated and provided reasonable assurance that risk management, control, and governancesystems are functioning as intended and will enable the organization’s objectives and goals to bemet.
• Reported risk management issues and internal controls deficiencies identified directly to the auditcommittee and provided recommendations for improving the organization’s operations, in termsof both efficient and effective performance.
• Evaluated information security and associated risk exposures.
• Evaluated regulatory compliance program with consultation from legal counsel.
During the year under review the Company has not given loan, Guarantees or invested under Section 186of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014.
During the period under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits from public and as such, noamount on account of principal and interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on the date of thebalance sheet.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS ORTRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY’SOPERATIONS IN FUTURE
Your Directors confirm that no significant and/or material order(s) had been passed against the Companyduring the financial year 2024-25 which may adversely impact the status of ongoing concern andoperations in future of the Company.
Related party transactions entered during the period under review are disclosed in the Financial Statementsof the company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025. These transactions entered were at an arm’slength basis and in the ordinary course of business. There were no materially significant related partytransactions with the Company’s Promoters, Directors, Management or their relatives, which could havehad a potential conflict with the interests of the Company. Form AOC-2, containing the note on theaforesaid related party transactions is enclosed herewith as “Annexure-3”.
Details of related party transactions entered into by the Company, in terms of Ind AS-24 have beendisclosed in the notes to the financial statements forming part of this Annual Report.
The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with related party transactions asapproved by the Board may be accessed on the Company’s website.
Your Company does not fall under the criteria as laid down under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013read with Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, therefore, there was norequirement to constitute and formulate a committee under Corporate Social Responsibility.
In pursuance to section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, comments are required in relation to Conservationof Energy, Technology Absorption as the company is engaged in manufacturing activities.
The details forming part of the extract of Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and ForeignExchange and Outgo are annexed herewith as Annexure 4.
The equity shares of your Company are listed with the BSE Limited and the Annual Listing Fees for theyear 2024-2025 has already been paid to it.
The shares of your company are being traded in electronic form and the Company has establishedconnectivity with Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) and National Securities DepositoryLimited (NSDL). In view of the numerous advantages offered by the Depository system, Members arerequested to avail the facility for dematerialization of shares either of the Depositories as aforesaid.
As per Regulation 34 and Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulation, 2015, the Management Discussion and Analysis report is appended herein. The said report ispart of the annual report as “Annexure-5”.
The Company is not required to mandatorily comply with the provision of Regulation 17 to Regulation 27of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as its equity share capitalis less than Rs.10 Crore and Net Worth is not exceeding Rs.25 Crores, as on the last day of the previousfinancial year.
The Directors confirm that in the preparation of the Annual Accounts of the Company for the year ended31st March, 2025 that:
i. In the preparation of the accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed withproper explanation relating to material departures;
ii. The Directors have 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 thestate of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year ended 31st March, 2025, and of theprofit of the Company for that year;
iii. The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care was taken for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguardingthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv. The Directors have prepared the Annual Accounts on a “going concern” basis;
v. The Directors, being a Listed Company, had laid down internal financial controls to be followedby the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operatingeffectively.; and
vi. The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
No fraud has been noticed or reported by the Auditors including secretarial auditor of the Company as perSection 134 (3) (ca) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015.
The Draft Annual Return for Financial Year 2024-25 as per provisions of the Act and Rules thereto, isavailable on the Company’s website at https://www.autopinsindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Form-MGT7-Annual-Return-2025.pdf
In terms of the requirement of the Regulation 17(8) of the SEBI (Listing Obligation & DisclosureRequirements) Regulation, 2015, the certificate from Managing Director and Chief Financial Officerobtained and is attached in the said annual report.The said certificate is part of the annual report as“Annexure-6”.
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee has authorized the Company Secretary of the company toapprove the transfer of shares within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt in case the documentsare completed in all respects. Shares under objection are returned within two weeks. All request fordematerialization of shares are processed, if found in order and confirmation is given to the respectivedepositories, that is National Securities Depositaries Ltd (NSDL) and Central Depositories Services Ltd(CDSL) within 15 days.
In compliance of the provisions of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, the Companyhas formulated “Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price SensitiveInformation” and “Code of Conduct to Regulate, Monitor and Report Trading by Insiders”. “Code of
Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information” prescribes theframework for fair disclosure of events and occurrences that could impact price discovery in the marketfor securities of the Company and “Code of Conduct to Regulate, Monitor and Report Trading by Insiders”has been formulated to regulate, monitor and report trading by employees and other connected persons ofthe Company.
The Company has complied with all the applicable mandatory Secretarial Standards issued by the Instituteof Company Secretaries of India and approved by the Central Government under Section 118(10) of theCompanies Act, 2013
In accordance with the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and the amendments thereto, our Company ensuresthat female employees are provided with maternity benefits, including paid leave and other benefits, asprescribed under the Act.
We confirm that our Company is in compliance with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961,and the rules made thereunder, and provides a supportive work environment for our female employees.
The Company would like to thank all of its Stakeholders, including, inter alia, Suppliers, vendors,Investors and Bankers and appreciation to all its customers for their consistent, abiding support throughoutthe year. Your Company also records its appreciation of the contributions made by employees at all levels.Their commitment, cooperation and support are indeed the backbone of all endeavours of the Company.
By Order of the BoardFor AUTO PINS (INDIA) LIMITED
Place: New DelhiDate: 01.09.2025
Sd/- Sd/-
DIN: 00176574 DIN: 00176493
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