Directors of your Company are pleased to present herewith their 14th Annual Report together with theAudited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements for the Financial Year 2024-25 and report ofAuditors thereon.
Financial Summary:
Standalone
Consolidated
Particulars
2024-25(Rs. InLakh)
2023-24(Rs. InLakh)
Revenue from Operation
8834.68
7024.70
9678.53
Other Income
207.57
36.26
207.53
36.27
Total Revenue
9042.25
7060.96
9886.06
7060.97
Expenses other thanInterest and Depreciation
7020.77
5236.22
7767.53
5236.23
EBITDA
2021.48
1824.74
2118.53
Depreciation
581.24
308.03
628.02
Finance Cost
125.32
116.54
138.25
Profit before Tax (PBT)
1314.92
1400.17
1352.26
Tax
Current Tax
255.42
392.22
Expense
Deferred Tax
2.26
(19.60)
(16.07)
Profit after tax (PAT)
1057.24
1027.55
1112.91
We are pleased to present the financial performance of the Company for the reporting period. Thecompany has reported a standalone revenue of Rs. 8,834.68 Lakhs, reflecting a significant increase fromRs. 7,024.70 Lakhs in the previous year, which represents a noteworthy growth of 25.76%. Thisincrease can be attributed to the successful commencement of production at the second tyre pyrolysisplant located in the Dhule district of Maharashtra. Furthermore, there has been an improvement inEBITDA, which stands at Rs. 2,021.48 Lakhs, compared to Rs. 1,824.74 Lakhs from the previous year.The company achieved a profit after tax of Rs. 1,057.24 Lakhs, which remained consistent with theprevious year's performance.
The consolidated revenue reached Rs. 9,886.06 Lakhs, with a profit after tax amounting to Rs. 1,112.91Lakhs. It is important to note that this consolidated revenue is solely attributable to subsidiarycompany, Samsara Recycling Private Limited, as both Shantol Recycling Private Limited and GreenValley Hydrocarbon Private Limited had not commenced operations by the conclusion of the financialyear.
The Board of Directors does not recommend any dividend for the year 2024-25. Since there was nounpaid/unclaimed Dividend declared and paid last year, the provisions of Section 125 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 do not apply.
During the year under review, the Company has not transferred any amount to Free Reserve.
There was no change in nature of the business of the Company during the year under report.
RNG Finlease Private Limited (RNG for brevity) is the Holding Company of your Company at thebeginning and at the end of the financial year and Shantol Recycling Private Limited is a subsidiarycompany at the beginning and at the end of the financial year.
While Green Valley Hydrocarbon Private Limited is incorporated as a Subsidiary Company of Hi-GreenCarbon Limited on August 06, 2024, and the Company acquired 100% of Samsara Recycling PrivateLimited and has become Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company with effect from October 01, 2024.
Other than this, Company does not have any subsidiary, associate or joint venture Company either atthe beginning or end of the year under report and none of the Company has become or ceased to beholding, subsidiary, associate or joint venture Company of your Company.
The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 25,00,00,000/-(Rupees Twenty Five Crores only)divided into 2,50,00,000 (Two Crore Fifty Lacs) equity shares of Rs. 10/- each.
The Issued, Subscribed and Paid Up Capital of the Company as on March 31, 2025 was Rs.24,99,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Four Crores Ninety Nine Lacs) divided into 2,49,90,000 Equity Sharesof Rs. 10/- each.
There was no material change or commitment, in between balance sheet date and date of this Report,which may affect financial position of the Company except that as stated earlier the Company has beenin the process of coming out with its maiden public offer.
Annual Return of the Company in Form MGT-7 once filed with RoC, the same shall be placed on thewebsite of the Company at www.higreencarbon.com as required under section 92(3) of the Act.
During the year under review, there were no instances incurred pursuant to which Company wouldrequire to transfer any amount to Investor Education and Protection Fund. Hence no reporting underthis is required.
Pursuant to Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements), 2015, the company has vigil mechanism in the form of Whistle Blower Policyfor their Directors and employees to report genuine concerns or grievances to deal with instances offraud or mismanagement.
Sr.
No.
Amount
1
Deposit Accepted During the year (See below note)
NIL
2
Deposit Remained unpaid or unclaimed at the end of the year
3
Whether there has been any default in repayment of deposits orpayment of interest thereon during the year and if so, number of suchcases and the total amount involved.
N.A.
At the beginning of the year.
Maximum During the year.
At the end of the Year.
4
Details of deposits which are not in compliance with the requirementsof chapter V of the Act
Note: During the year under report Company has accepted only Inter Corporate Deposits which aredisclosed in Note No. 6 to the Financial Statements as required by virtue of proviso to Rule 2 (1) (c)(viii) of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits), Rules, 2014
The particulars of loans given, guarantees given, investments made, and security provided underSection 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, if any, have been disclosed in the financial statements, whichalso form part of this report.
Details of Loans provided and investments made are given below:
Opening
Balance
Increase
Decrease
Loan
43.80
1226.95
27.00
1243.75
Investment
500.00
170.51
--
670.51
The Board of the Company was duly constituted in accordance with the provisions of the CompaniesAct, 2013. As of the date of the report, your company has the following Directors on its Board:
Name of Director & KMP
Designation
Shaileshkumar Vallabhdas Makadia (DIN: 00593049)
Chairman
Amitkumar Hasmukhrai Bhalodi(DIN : 00410150)
Managing Director & CFO
Nirmalkumar Karshandas Sutaria (DIN: 05208299)
Whole Time Director
Krupa Chetankumar Dethariya (DIN: 02911845)
Director
5
Shaileshbhai Durlabhjibhai Sagpariya (DIN: 10068422)
Independent Director
6
Parashar Kishorbhai Vyas (DIN: 10068419)
7
Narendra Kantilal Patel (DIN: 03164191)
8
Sagar Dhirubhai Siyani(PAN: IPAPS4148E)
Company Secretary &Compliance Officer
During the year there were no changes took place in the composition of the Board.
Details of Board Meetings held during the FY 2024 - 25 and attendance of directors thereat are asunder:
Date of Meeting
Attendance of Directors at Board Meetings
No. Directors entitledto attend meeting
No. of Directorsattended the Meeting
1.
04-05-2024
2.
18-05-2024
3.
04-07-2024
4.
19-09-2024
5.
30-09-2024
6.
13-11-2024
7.
08-03-2025
Number of Board meeting attended by Director:
Name of Director
No. ofMeetingEntitled
No. ofMeetingAttended
Shaileshkumar Vallabhdas Makadia
Amitkumar Hasmukhrai Bhalodi
Nirmalkumar Karshandas Sutaria
Krupa Chetankumar Dethariya
Shaileshbhai Durlabhjibhai Sagpariya
Parashar Kishorbhai Vyas
Narendra Kantilal Patel
All the said Board Meetings were convened and held and proceedings thereof were recorded and signedin compliance of applicable provisions of the Act and Secretarial Standards (SS - 1).
The evaluation framework for assessing the performance of the Directors of the Company comprises ofcontributions at the Meeting(s) and strategic perspective or inputs regarding the growth andperformance of the Company, amongst others. i
The Board carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the individualDirectors as well as the working of the Committees of the Board. The performance evaluation of theIndependent Directors was carried out by the entire Board. The performance evaluation of theChairman and the Non-Independent Directors was carried out by Independent Directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is entrusted with the responsibility of identifying andascertaining the integrity, qualification, expertise, and experience of the person for appointment asDirector, KMP or at Senior Management level and recommending their appointment for theconsideration of the Board.
The Company has drawn up Nomination and Remuneration policy in line with the requirement ofSection 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Policy interalia provides that a person should possessadequate qualification, expertise, and experience for the position he / she is considered forappointment. The Committee has discretion to decide whether qualification, expertise and experiencepossessed by a person is sufficient / satisfactory for the concerned position
Extract of the policy are available on the Company's website www.higreencarbon.com
In pursuance of the provisions of Section 134 (3) (c) and 134 (5) of the Act, the directors of yourCompany state that:
• in preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed alongwith proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;
• 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 thestate of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and cash flow of theCompany for that period;
• the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for 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;
• the Directors, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and thatsuch internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
• The directors have ensured compliance with provisions of all applicable laws.
The Independent Directors have submitted their disclosures to the Board that they fulfill all therequirements as stipulated in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 so as to qualify themselves tobe appointed as Independent Directors under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rulesmade thereunder and Listing Regulations.
The familiarisation program seeks to update the Directors on the roles, responsibilities, rights andduties under the Act and other statutes, and about the overall functioning and performance of theCompany.
The Audit Committee of the Board is responsible for oversight of the Company's financial reportingprocess and the disclosure of its financial information to ensure that the financial statements arecorrect, adequate and credible; and for reviewing the annual financial statements before submission tothe Board. The Committee periodically reviews the adequacy of internal control systems.
The Audit Committee holds discussions with the Statutory Auditors on the 'Limited Review" of the halfyearly, the yearly Audit Plan, matters relating to compliance of Accounting Standards, theirobservations arising from the annual audit of the Company's accounts and other related matters.
The Audit Committee is presented with a summary of internal audit observations and follow up actionsthereon. The terms of reference of Audit Committee includes the matters prescribed under Section 177of the Companies Act, 2013 read with SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015.
The Company Secretary acts as the Secretary to the committee. The composition of the Audit Committeeas at March 31, 2025:
Name of the Directors
Nature of Directorship
Shileshbhai D. Sagpariya
Independent
Narendra K. Patel
Member
Krupa C. Dethariya
Non-Executive
During the year under review 4 (Four) Meetings of Audit Committee were held.
Pursuant to Section 178(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board duly constituted StakeholderRelationship Committee to look into the redressal of complaints of investors such as transfer or credit ofshares, non-receipt of dividend/notices/annual reports, etc.
Mr. Shaileshkumar V. Makadia
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Shileshkumar D. Sagpariya
Pursuant to Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board duly constituted Nomination andRemuneration Committee and have laid down the following criteria:
• Formulation of the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of adirector and recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration of the directors, keymanagerial personnel and other employees.
• Formulation of criteria for evaluation of performance of independent directors and the Board.
• Devising a policy on Board diversity
• Identifying persons who are qualified to become directors of the Company and who may beappointed in senior management in accordance with the criteria laid down, and recommend to theBoard their appointment and removal.
• Recommending the remuneration, in whatever form, payable to the senior management personnel.
• Determining whether to extend or continue the term of appointment of the independent director, onthe basis of the report of performance evaluation of independent directors.
• Perform such functions as are required to be performed by the NRC committee under the Securitiesand Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014.
• Performing such other activities as may be delegated by the Board and/or are statutorily prescribedunder any law to be attended to by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
• The composition of NRC as on March 31, 2025:
Mr. Parashar K. Vyas
Mr. Shaileshbhai D. Sagpariya
During the year under review, 2 (Two) Meetings of NRC were held.
In terms of the provisions of Section 134, 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules 5(2) and5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, astatement showing the details of the employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits set out inthe said rules and relevant disclosures pertaining to the remuneration and the other details areprovided in the "Annexure-I" forming part of the Annual Report.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an arm's lengthbasis and were in the ordinary course of business. There are no materially significant related partytransactions made by the company with related parties which may have potential conflict with theinterest of the company at large.
Your directors draw your attention to the notes to the financial statements for detailed related parties'transactions entered during the year. Accordingly, as per the provisions of Section 188 of the Act,required approvals of the Board or Members / Shareholders have been obtained for materialtransactions.
The disclosures as to Related Party Transactions covered u/s 188 (1) of the Act are given in Form AOC-2 marked as 'Annexure - II'.
Extract of the related party Transaction policy are available on the Company's websitewww.higreencarbon.com
M/s. J C Ranpura& Co., (FRN 108647W), Chartered Accountants has been appointed as StatutoryAuditors of the Company for the Term of Five Years starting from Annual General Meeting held forFinancial Year 2022-2023 till the conclusion of Financial Year 2027-28.
The Statutory Auditors has issued Audit Report with unmodified opinion on Standalone andConsolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended on March 31, 2025. Thenotes on the Financial Statements referred to in the Audit Report are self-explantory and therefore, donot call for any further explanation or comments from the Board under Section 134 (3) (f) of theCompanies Act, 2013. Report of the Auditors along with Annexures for the financial year ended 31stMarch 2025, is enclosed to the Board's report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014, the Internal Audit of functions and Activities of the Company was taken by theM/s. P. N. Rangani & Associates, Rajkot (FRN: 155863W, Membership No. 602392).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, CS Piyush Jethva (ICSIMembership No. F6377}, a practicing Company Secretary, Rajkot, appointed to conduct SecretarialAudit of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25.
Report of Secretarial Auditor in prescribed Form MR-3 annexed herewith as Annexure - III.Explanations on qualifications/ adverse remarks contained in the audit report:
Remark 1: The Auditors stated in their Report that the Company has not provided for interest dueand payable to suppliers falling under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Act,2006, which is contrary to the provisions of the said act.
In this regards, Board likes to state that the company usually settles the outstanding of MSMEsuppliers within 45 days only, except for those suppliers with whom agreed terms of payments aremore than 45 days. Hence, no provision is made as to interest for delayed payment to MSMEsuppliers.
Remark 2: As stated in Clause (iv) of the CARO Report of the Auditors, Company has complied withthe provision of Section 185 & 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, except sub-section 7 of the Section186.
Board would like to clarify that the Company provided loans to its wholly owned subsidiarycompany, i.e. Shantol Recycling Private Limited only. As mutually agreed by both the parties, intereston the said loan will be collected at the time of full repayment of the loan by the Subsidiary Company.Further, there is no financial impact of the interest in the accounts of the Company as ShantolRecycling Private Limited is wholly owned by the Hi-Green Carbon Limited.
Remark: The company yet to file forms MSMEs as on 31.03.2025. Further some forms were filed lateby time with additional fees.
Company has filed Form MSMEs for the Half year ended on 31.03.2025 & 30.06.2024 after theclosure of the Financial Year 2024-25.
No fraud was noticed by the Auditors under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Except the market risk involved in every business, the Board of Directors does not foresee any inherentor foreseeable external risk involved in business of the Company which may threaten the existence ofthe Company.
The Risk Management Policy of the Company consists of identifying those market risks which includesavailability and pricing of raw materials, competitors in the markets, fluctuation in forex rates,technological changes and upgradation etc. and remedial actions to overcome those risk factors. In theopinion of the Board, the risk management policy of the Company has been working effectively.
The Directors wish to state that the Company is having adequate internal control and internal financialcontrol system that commensurate with the size and nature of business. Almost all financial and otheroperational activities are under the direct supervision of the Directors leaving no scope for anymanipulation, fraud or other irregularities. The Board reviews the internal control policy of theCompany and in the opinion of the Board, the internal control and internal financial control policy of theCompany have been operating effectively leaving no scope for any operational or financial irregularitiesincluding fraud.
(a)
Steps taken for conservation of energy
(b)
Impact on conservation of energy
(c)
Steps taken by Company for utilizing alternate sources energy
(d)
Capital investment on energy conservation equipments
Efforts made towards technologyabsorption
All the plants, machinery or othertechnology purchased by the Companyfrom time to time are put to use. However,benefits in terms of product improvement,product development or reduction in costetc. cannot be quantified.
Benefits derived like productimprovement, cost reduction, productdevelopment or import substitution
Expenditure incurred on Research andDevelopment
Nil
Imported Technology
Sr. No.
Current Year
Previous Year
Foreign exchange earnings
Rs. 225.53 Lakhs
Rs. 120.05 Lakhs
Foreign exchange outgo
Rs. 46.71 Lakhs
Rs. 30.32 Lakhs
The Management Discussion & Analysis Report is attached as Annexure IV and forms a part of thisreport.
Since company has crossed the turnover of Rs. 35 Crore during previous financial year and products ofthe company fall under the products specified by the central government for which maintenance of costrecords under section 148 of the Act read with rules framed thereunder are mandatory. Companymaintained such cost records as mandated u/s 148 of the Act.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 135 of the Act, Company required to frame a CorporateSocial Responsibility Policy indicating the activities to be taken by the company as specified in ScheduleVII to the Act, to recommend the amount of expenditure to be incurred on such activities, action plan,and to monitor the Corporate Social Responsibility Policy of the Company from time to time.
Details of Corporate Social Responsibility is given under the separate section as Annexure V and formpart of this report.
No order was passed by any Regulator or Court or Tribunal, during the year 2024 - 25, which mayimpact on going concern status and Company's operations in future.
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view to regulatetrading in securities by the Directors and designated employees of the Company. The said code ofconduct is in line with SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 as amended time to time.
The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the purchase or saleof Company shares by the Directors and the designated employees while in possession of unpublishedprice sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period when the Trading Windowis closed. The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code.
a) Equity Shares with Differential Rights: Since your Company has not issued Equity Shares withDifferential Rights, no disclosure under Rule 4 (4) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture)Rules, 2014, are required to be made in this report.
b) Sweat Equity Shares: Since your Company has not issued Sweat Equity Shares, no disclosure underRule 8 (13) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 are required to be made inthis report.
c) Employee Stock Option/Purchase Scheme: Since your Company does not have any EmployeeStock Option/Purchase Scheme and has not issued any shares under any such scheme, no disclosureunder Rule 12 (9) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 are required to bemade in this report.
Since your Company has not provided for any money or has given any financial assistance to theemployees for purchase of shares of your Company, no disclosure under the said Rule is required tobe made in this report.
e) Buy back of securities: Since the Company has not bought back any shares during the year, nodisclosure relating to buy back required to be made in this report.
f) Loan for purchase of own shares: Company has not provided any loan for the purchase of its ownshares in violation of section 67 of the Act.
The Company has always fostered a safe and inclusive work environment for all employees. Incompliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition andRedressal) Act, 2013, the Company has constituted an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at all itsworkplace locations.
The Company has adopted a Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy that ensures protection againstsexual harassment and provides a framework for addressing complaints in a gender-neutral andconfidential manner.
During the Year under review:
a) number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year- NIL
b) number of complaints disposed of during the year- NA
c) number of cases pending for more than ninety days-NA
The Policy is available on the Company's website at www.higreencarbon.com
Company is in Compliance with the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. However, no maternity benefit wasclaimed during the year
i) Details of application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and BankruptcyCode, 2016: During the year under report, no application or any other proceedings under the IBC,2016 is made by or against the Company, no such proceedings is pending at the end of the FinancialYear 2024-25.
j) Revision in Financial Statements or Directors report: Company has not initiated any processunder section 131 of the Act for revision in financial statements or Board's Report.
k) Directors' Remuneration: Remuneration paid to Directors is disclosed in Note No. 36 to StandaloneFinancial Statements.
The directors would like to take this opportunity to express their sincere gratitude to the Company'sshareholders, employees, customers, vendors, investors, and members for their unwavering supportand encouragement. The commitment and proactive contributions of our employees have significantlycontributed to the Company's ability to maintain its leadership position in the industry. Furthermore,the directors extend their acknowledgment and thanks to the Government of India and the relevantgovernment departments and agencies for their continued cooperation, which has been essential infostering a conducive environment for growth and innovation. Moving forward, we look forward tobuilding upon these relationships to achieve even greater success together.
By the order of Board of DirectorsFor, Hi-Green Carbon Limited
Date: September 04, 2025
SD/- SD/- Place: Rajkot
Managing Director & CFO Non-Executive Chairman
DIN: 00410150 DIN: 00593049