Your directors are pleased to present the 32nd Annual Report for the financial year ended on31st March 2025.
Your Company's performance for the year ended on 31st March, 2025 is summarized as below:
PARTICULARS
2024-25
2023-24
(Amount in Rs.)
Revenue from Operations
2149.63
23.74
Other Income
24.89
Total Revenue ( 1 2)
2173.36
48.63
Purchases of Stock in Trade
2102.50
22.23
Finance Cost
--
Employees Benefits Expense
1.63
6.07
. Depreciation & Amortization Exp.
0.96
2.64
. Other Expenses
36.33
7.29
. Total Expenses
2141.42
38.25
. Profit/(Loss) Before Tax
31.94
10.39
1. Tax Expenses - Current Tax
8.04
2.41
2. Deferred Tax
1.10
3. MAT Credit
4. Profit/(Loss) After Tax (PAT)
25.00
8.93
As the members of the company are aware that the company is engaged in the business ofmanufacturing, trading and processing of various oilseeds and that the Company has ceasedits operations in the field of solvent extraction of oil seeds and during the year under review,company explored one of the objects listed out as the main object of the company and tradedin the agri commodities, the company generated the revenue of Rs 2149.63 lakhs and thecombined total revenue(i.e Revenue from Operations plus Other Income i.e. Interest Income)of the company is Rs 2173.36 Lakhs against the total cost of Rs 2141.42 Lakhs. Net profit ofthe company for the year under review is Rs 25.00 Lakhs.
To conserve resources for business development and to write off the accumulated losses, yourdirectors do not recommend any dividend. Moreover, the transferred to the Reserves duringthe financial year 2024-25.
As the members of the company are aware that the company is engaged in the business ofmanufacturing, trading and processing of various oilseeds and that the Company has ceasedits operations in the field of solvent extraction of oil seeds and during the year under review,company explored one of the objects listed out as the main object of the company and tradedin the agri commodities.
There is a significant change in the nature of the activities during the financial year. Thecompany has altered its main object clause by passing a Special Resolution at ExtraordinaryGeneral meeting held on 30th December 2025. The main object of the company are as under:
1. To promote, establish, run or otherwise carry on the business of developing,reproducing, marketing, consulting, exporting, importing, buying, selling, distributing,processing, Information technology, servicing or dealing in providing softwaresolutions in the field of Geomatics including Core Application Development forGeographical Information System (GIS), Image Processing (IP), Global PositioningSystem (GPS), Remote Sensing (RS), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and PhotoGrammetry (PG) and advance module Network Analysis, 3-D Modeling, NeuralNetwork, Terrain Analysis.
2. To carry on in India or elsewhere in the world, the business to construct, build, later,take on lease purchase or acquire, convert, improve, design, of roads, ways, culverts,dams, bridges, canals, walls, railway, tramways
3. To carry on business as manufacturers, producers, processors, makers and to act assuppliers and dealers in electrical and other appliances
4. To carry out business of manufacturing, trading, import, export, installation, andoperation of Solar systems for energy generation
The authorized share capital of company has increased from Rs. 4,00,00,000/-(Rupees FourCrores) to Rs. 25,00,00,000/-(Rupees Twenty-five Crores) at the EGM held on 30.12.2024 andPaid-Up Equity Share capital as on March 31st, 2025 was Rs. 3,52,02,000/-. divided in to32,03,600 Equity Shares.
Pursuant to the shareholders' approval received through Postal Ballot on 30th December,2024, your Company has issued 2,00,00,000 (Two Crore) Warrants at a price of rupees 11.25per warrant, each convertible into, or exchangeable for, 1 fully paid-up equity share of theCompany of face value of ' 10 /- each to person belonging to non-promoter category of theCompany, by way of preferential issue on a private placement basis for an aggregateconsideration of up to 'Rs. 22,50,00,000 ( Rupees Twenty-Two Crore Fifty Lakhs only).
However during the current financial year the company Out of 2,00,00,000 (Two Crore)Warrants the company has allotted 1,55,10,000 (One Crore Fifty-Five Lakh Ten Thousandonly) warrants on a private placement basis for an aggregate consideration of up to 'Rs.17,44,87,500 (Rupees Seventeen Crore Forty-Four Lakhs Eighty-Seven Thousand FiveHundred).
Apart from above, the Company has not issued any shares or convertible securities. Further,the Company does not have any scheme for the issue of shares, including sweat equity to theEmployees or Directors of the Company.
At the 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 27th September ,2018, members approvedthe proposal of board to increase the limit of Investment by Non-Resident Indians (NRI's) to24% from 10% by passing special resolution. The same has been duly intimated to ReserveBank of India, Stock Exchange and NSDL and RoC and the investment is within the said limits.
During the year under review, the company does not have any subsidiaries, joint venture andassociates' companies and henceforth does not fall under the purview of Section 129(3) of theCompanies Act, 2013.
Pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Schedule V of the Listing Regulations,disclosure on particulars related to loans, advances, guarantees and investments are providedas a part of financial statements.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from public and as such, no amount on accountof principal or interest on public deposits was outstanding as on the date of the balance sheet.
Composition of Board of Directors as on 31st March, 2025 is annexed as Annexure- A to thisreport and forms part of this report. The attendance of the directors at the meeting is annexedas Annexure - B to this report.
The Company's Board has the following committees:
1. Audit Committee.
2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
3. Shareholders Grievance Committee.
Details of terms of reference of the Committees, Committee membership are provided inAnnexure - A of this Annual Report.
All the Independent Directors of the Company have provided declaration of independence asrequired under Section 149(7) of the Act and Regulation 25(8) of the SEBI Listing Regulations,stating that they continue to meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16 of the SEBI Listing Regulations. Further, IndependentDirectors of the Company have also confirmed that they have complied with the Code forIndependent Directors prescribed in Schedule IV to the Act. They had no pecuniaryrelationship or transactions with the Company, other than as permitted under relevantregulations.
The Board is of the opinion that the Independent Directors of the Company possess requisitequalifications, experience, proficiency and expertise and they hold highest standards ofintegrity. The Directors are compliant with the provisions of Rule 6 of the Companies(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, as applicable.
The Board met Fifteen times during the financial year 2024-25 on
26/04/2024,
06/08/2024,
12/08/2024,
18/10/2024,
16/11/2024,
27/11/2024,
10/12/2024
24/01/2025,
28/01/2025,
01/02/2025,
03/02/2025,
04/02/2025,
14/02/2025
25/02/2025,
05/03/2025.
The maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days.
Pursuant to the provisions of and Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013, separate meeting ofIndependent Directors was held on 05th March, 2025, to review the performance of non¬independent directors and the Board as a whole; review the performance of the Chairpersonof the Company, taking into account the views of executive directors and non- executivedirectors and to assess the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between themanagement and the Board, which is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonablyperform their duties.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Articles ofAssociation of the Company, Mr. Vinod P Mehta will retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM andbeing eligible, has offered herself for re-appointment.
The company has appointed Mr. Karanj Doshi (DIN: 10848249) as a Managing Director of theCompany with effect from 16th November, 2025, Ms. Jyoti Kataria (DIN: 08817525) as anIndependent Director of the Company with effect from 16th November, 2025 and Mr.Priyansh Parekh (DIN: 10780868) as an Independent Director of the Company with effectfrom 16th November, 2025.
During the year under review Mr. Vijay Dattani ceased to be Independent Director of thecompany with effect from 18th October, 2024, Mr. Piyush Chimanlal Vora ceased to be ChiefFinancial Officer and Director of the company with effect from 16th November, 2024, Mr.Arvind Kantilal Shah ceased to be Director of the company with effect from 16th November,2024, Mr. Chintan Arvind Shah ceased to be Managing Director of the company with effectfrom 16th November, 2024, and Ms. Devanshi Shah ceased to be Company Secretary andCompliance Officer of the company with effect from 17th December, 2024 from the closure ofbusiness hours. Further Ms. Urvashi Jayeshbhai Gandhi was appointed as company secretaryw.e.f 01st April, 2025
Sr. No.
Name ofDirector/KMP
DIN/PAN
Nature ofChange
Effective
Date
1
Vijay Dattani
06913999
Resignation
18/10/2024
2
Piyush Vora
00296074
16/11/2024
3
Chintan Shah
00228733
4
Arvind KantilalShah
00094647
5
Devanshi VijayShah
DUUPS1010R
17/12/2024
6
Karanj
Dharmeshbhai
Doshi
10848249
Appointment
7
Priyansh TejasParekh
10780868
8
Jyoti JashvantrayKataria
08817525
In line with the Corporate Governance Guidelines of the Company, Annual PerformanceEvaluation was conducted for all Board Members as well as the working of the Board and itsCommittees. This evaluation was led by the Chairman of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee with a specific focus on the performance and effective functioning of the Board.
Evaluation of the Board was based on criteria such as composition and role of the Board, Boardcommunication and relationships, functioning of Board Committees, review of performanceand compensation to Executive Directors. Evaluation of Directors was based on criteria suchas participation and contribution in Board and Committee meetings, understanding of theorganization's strategy, risk, and environment, etc. Evaluation of Committees was based oncriteria such as adequate independence of each Committee, frequency of meetings and timeallocated for discussions at meetings, functioning of Board Committees and effectiveness of itsadvice/recommendation to the Board, etc. The Board has also noted areas requiring morefocus in the future.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has framed a policy for selection andappointment of Directors including determining qualifications and independence of a Director,Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management Personnel and their remuneration as part ofits charter and other matters provided under Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013. Thepolicy covering these requirements is provided as Annexure- C to this report and has beenuploaded on the website of the company at www.integratedproteins.com
As per the provisions of Section 177(9) and (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 and regulation 22of the Listing Regulations, a Vigil Mechanism Policy has been adopted by the Company. Underthis policy, your Company encourages its employees/directors to report any reporting offraudulent financial or other information to the stakeholders, and any conduct that results inviolation of the Company's code of business conduct, to the management (on an anonymousbasis, if employees so desire). The Vigil Mechanism Policy has been uploaded on the websiteof the company at www.integratedproteins.com.
Our approach to risk management is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute,assurance that our assets are safeguarded, the risks facing the business are being assessed andmitigated and all information that may be required to be disclosed is reported to thecompany's' senior management including, where appropriate, the Chairman and ManagingDirector and Chief Financial Officer, the Audit Committee, and the Board.
The common risks affecting company are regulations, competition, business risk (whichincludes legal risk, political risk, and financial risk), technology obsolescence, long-terminvestments and expansion of facilities. As a matter of policy, these risks are assessed and stepsas appropriate are taken to mitigate the same.
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at work place and in accordance withthe provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibitionand Redressal) Act, 2013 (‘POSH Act'), the Company has put in place a Policy on Prevention ofSexual Harassment of women at Workplace available at link for Policy Internal ComplaintsCommittee have been set up to redress complaints and following are the details of complaintsfor FY 2024-25:
(a) Number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year - Nil
(b) Number of complaints disposed off during the year - Nil
(c) Number of cases pending for more than ninety days - Nil
During the year under review, there were no cases filled pursuant to Sexual Harassment ofWomen at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &Redressal) Act, 2013.
The Company has complied with the provisions relating to the Maternity Benefit Act 1961.EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
In terms of the Companies Act, 2013 as amended, the Annual Return is available onhttps://www.integratedproteins.com/
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, your Directors herebyconfirm that:
a. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have beenfollowed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b. 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 ofthe state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss ofthe Company for that period;
c. The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 forsafeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities.
d. The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
e. The Directors, have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company andthat such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively.
f. The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and such systems and processes are operating effectively.
There are no such contracts or arrangements with related parties which requires disclosureunder Section 188(1) and applicable rules of the Companies Act, 2013. Further, thetransactions with parties defined as related parties as per AS - 18 have been disclosed in thenotes to financial statements.
For the Financial Year 2024-25, the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 6th August, 2024and after the approval of the Audit Committee, approved the sale of surplus land and theconstruction thereto, to the Related Parties, which is not a “Substantial Undertaking” as perSection 180(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the same has been recommended for theapproval of the members at the ensuing general meeting. The same has been approved by themembers in the annual general meeting held on 29th August 2024.
Accordingly, as per Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013, prior approval of the Members isbeing sought for this transaction proposed to be undertaken by the Company. The saidtransaction shall be on arm's length basis.
There are no employees in the company drawing remuneration of '102 lakhs per annum ormore, and employees employed for part of the year and in receipt of '8.50 lakhs or more permonth, as prescribed in Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
The Company complies with all applicable mandatory secretarial standards issued by theInstitute of Company Secretaries of India.
The Board of your Company has laid down internal financial controls to be followed by theCompany and that such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively. YourCompany has adopted policies and procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conductof its business, including adherence to the Company's policies, the safeguarding of its assets,the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures.
The previous Statutory Auditor, M/s. DGMS & Co. resigned from the office of Statutory Auditoron November 15, 2024. To fill this casual vacancy, M/s. B B Gusani & Associates., CharteredAccountants (Firm Registration No. 140785W) were appointed as Statutory Auditor of theCompany, based on the recommendation of Audit Committee, by Board of Directors of thecompany, in their meeting held on December 10, 2024, to hold the office until conclusion ofensuing Annual General Meeting. Their appointment was subsequently approved byShareholders in Extra Ordinary General Meeting held on March 30, 2025.
Further, the Board of Directors recommends to appoint M/s. B B Gusani & Associates,Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 140785W) as Statutory Auditor for the term offive consecutive years, from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting (32nd AGM) till theconclusion of the Thirty seventh Annual General Meeting (37th AGM) of the Company.
The Auditor's Report on the Financial Statements of the Company for FY 2024-25 issued byM/s. B B Gusani & Associates is part of the Annual Report. The Audit Report does not contain_any qualification, reservation, observations or adverse remarks.
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks made by M/s. BB Gusani &Associates, Statutory Auditors, in their report for the financial year ended March 31, 2025.The auditors' report is attached herewith and forms part of financial statements.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Statutory Auditorshave not reported any incident of fraud to the Audit Committee during the year under review.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company hasappointed CS Ankita Shah, of Vast and Co. Company Secretaries, LLP, a firm of CompanySecretaries in Practice, to conduct Secretarial Audit of the Company for the FY 2024-25. TheReport of the Secretarial Audit in Form MR-3 for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 isattached to this Report.
Further, company is not required to submit Annual Secretarial Compliance Report, videRegulation 15 (2) (b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015.
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks provided by the SecretarialAuditor in her report
Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit as prescribed under the provisionsof Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable for the business activitiescarried out by the Company.
Pursuant to Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, the Boardappointed M/s. Sunny Rohera & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Jamnagar [FRN:138027W] as an Internal Auditor of the company for the for the FY 2024-25.
Pursuant to Regulation 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the company having paid up capital of Rs 10 crores or below and net worthof Rs 25 Crores or below; are exempted from complying with the provisions of CorporateGovernance as listed in Regulation 27 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015. Further, Certificate regarding non-applicability ofCorporate Governance requirements from M/s Vast and Co, Company Secretaries, LLP,Secretarial Auditor of the company is annexed to this.report as and forms part of this report.
The report certifying the non-applicability of the provisions of the Corporate Governance forthe previous three financial years from M/s. B B Gusani & Associates is annexed to this reportas and forms part of this report.
As per Regulation 24(a) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement), 2015,every listed entity shall submit Annual Secretarial Compliance Report stating compliances oflaws by Practicing Company Secretary. Further SEBI vide its notification dated 9th May 2019and 14th May, 2019 respectively has clarified that the listed entities claiming exemptionunder Regulation 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, are not required to comply with this regulation. Hence, company is notrequired to submit Annual Secretarial Compliance Report, vide Regulation 15 (2) (b) of SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
In terms of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate SocialResponsibility) Rules, 2014, every company having net worth of Rs. 500 Crores or more OR anannual turnover of RS. 1,000 Crores or more OR with a net profit of Rs. 5 Crores or more, isrequired to constitute a CSR Committee. The Company does not fall in any above criteria duringthe year 2024-25 and therefore, it is not required mandatorily to carry out CSR activities or toconstitute CSR Committee under provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company has not taken any significant step for conservation of energy during the yearunder Report. However, the Board is keen to develop a system for conservation of energy oncontinuous base. Further, during the year under review, there was no foreign earning orexpenditure in the Company. There are no significant expenses on technology absorptionduring the year under report.
There have been no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of theCompany which occurred between the end of the financial year to which the financialstatements relate and the date of this report.
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THEREGULATORS/COURTS/TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS ANDTHE COMPANY’S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE:
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts/Tribunalswhich would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
1. There has been no instance of any revision in the Board's Report or the financialstatement, hence disclosure under Section 131(1) of the Act.
2. The Company has not issued any shares to any employee, under any specific scheme, andhence, disclosures under Section 67(3) are not required to be made.
3. The company does not pay any remuneration to any of its directors, and hence disclosure ofratio of remuneration of each director under section 197(12) is not required to be made.
4. The Company has not paid any commission to any of its Directors and hence, the provision ofdisclosure of commission paid to any Director as mentioned in Section 197(14) is notapplicable.
5. The Company has not issued (a) any share with differential voting rights (b) sweat equityshares (c) shares under any Employee Stock Option Scheme, and hence no disclosures arerequired to be made as per the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014
6. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records by theCompany under Section 148 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 for any of its products.
SEBI disallowed listed companies from accepting request for transfer of securities which areheld in physical form, with effect from April 1, 2019. Thus, all the investors who are holdingshares in physical form, should consider opening a demat account at the earliest for transferand other formalities and to update their KYC details with the RTA of the Company i.e. CameoCorporate Service Ltd by logging in to their Online Investor Portal , WISDOM which can beaccessed at https://wisdom.cameoindia.com . All the shareholders are requested to access thesaid portal for any queries/clarifications
Your directors take this opportunity to thank the customers, shareholders, suppliers, bankers,financial institutions and Central and State Governments for their consistent support andencouragement to the Company.
Date: 28/08/2025 For and on Behalf of Board of Directors
Place: Jamnagar Integrated Proteins Limited Sd/-
Karanj D. Doshi Vinod P. Mehta
Managing Director Director
[DIN:10848249] [DIN:00094718]