Your directors take pleasure in presenting the 12th Annual Report on the performance otthe Company together with the AuditedFina nci al State merits for the F inane ia I Year {'F'V) ende d M arch 31,2025.
PARTICILARS
Year Ended31.03.2025
Year Ended31.03.2024
Revenue from Operations
32130.53
35270.32
EBITDA
3690.85
4627.37
Less: Depreciation
793.73
916.66
Finance Costs
656.01
809,77
Profit / (Loss) before tax
2250.11
2820.94
Tax expenses
593.23
736.86
Profit /(Loss) after tax
1656.88
2084.08
With consistent performance and sheer dedication, the Company was stable in performance, Not only, the Company wasable to continue the momentum ot earning profit by reaching the bottom-line profits ot Rs. 2250.11 Lakhs as compared toRs. 2820.04 La khs i n the prev io u s f i na nci al year.
The Revenue from Operations for FY 2024-25 was Rs. 32,130.58 Lacs and reported a profit aftertax tor FY 2024-25 of Rs1 ,656.88 Lacs in comparison with a Profit after lax of Rs.2,084.08 Lacs for FY 2023-24.
3. Dividend ancITransferto Reserves:
In order to plough back resources, your directors do not recommend any payment of dividend for Ihe financial year.Fu rthe r the Com pany h as not iransfe rred any amount to Re se rves d u ring the year.
The paid- u p £ quity Sha re Capital of the C om pa ny as on Ma rch 31,2 025, is Rs, 10.50. OO.OOOv'- com prisi n g 1,05,00,000Equity Shares of Rs 10/- each. We would like to inform our shareholders that there is no change in the paid-up equitycapital of the Com pany during FY 2024-25.
5. Employees Slock Opt ions Scheme:
D u r ing I h e year, your compa ny ha s not iss u ed a ny sha res u nde r th e E m pi oyees Stock O pt io n s Sch eme to its em pi oyees.
? u ring I h e year u n de r re v ie w th e Com pany has received follow i n g c redit rati ng:
Facilities
Ratings
Remarks
Cash Credit
CRISIL BBB/Stable
Assigned
Proposed Fund Based Bank Limits
CRISIL BBB/Slable
Term Loan
CRISIL BBB/Slabte
I n te rm s of Re guiati on 34{2}(e) of the Listi n g R egu lations. 2015 read wi th othe r a ppli ca ble p rovis ions, the detail ed reviewof the operations, performance and outlook of the Company and its business is given in the Management's Discussionand Analysis Report (MDA) which forms part of this Annual Report as Annexure A and is incorporated herein byreference and forms an integral part of this report.
In terms of SEBJ (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Require moms) Regulations, 2015, a Report on “CorparaieGovernance" i s a ttach ed as a n Annex u re S a n d forms pa rt of i h i a repo rt.
There is no change in the nature of business, of theCompany during the financial year under review.
10. Directors'Responsibility Statement:
Based on the framework of internal financial controlsand compliance systems established andmaintained by the Company, the work performed bythe internal, statutory, secretarial auditors andexternal consultants including the audit of interna!financial controls over financial reporiing by thestatutory auditors and the reviews performed bymanagement and the relevant board commitiees,including the audit commiitee, the Board is of theopinion that the Company's internal financial controlswere adequate and effective during FY 2024-25.
Pursuant to Section 154(5) of the Act, 1 he Board ofDirectors, to the best of their knowledge and ability,confirm that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts,the applicable accounting standards havebeen followed and there are no materialdepartures.
ii. They have selected such accountingpolicies and applied them consistently andmade judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent so as to give a trueand fair view of the state of affairs of theCo mpany at the e n d of the 1 inane ia I yea r a ndof 1 h e toss of the Company for that pe ri od.
iii. They have laken proper and sufficienl careTor the mai nienance of ad equa te acco u nti n grecords in accordance with the provisions ofIhe Act for safeguarding the assets of iheCompany and for preventing and DetectingFra u d a nd othe r i rre gularities.
iv. They have p repa red i he ann ual accounts ona going concern basis,
v- They have laid down internal financialcontrols to be followed by the Company andsuch internal financial controls are adequateand operating effectively,
vi. They have devised proper systems toensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems areadeq uate a n d ope rati n g effectivel y,
In accordance with the requirements of the Act andthe Company's Articles of Association, Mr.
Sanjaybhai Bhuva, (DIM: 06616078} retires byrotation and being eligible, offers himself for re¬appointment, Relevant resolutions (Ordinary orSpecial, as applicable) seeking shareholdersapp roval forms pa rt of th e Notice of e n s u i ng AG M.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act,the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company as onMarch 31,2025, are:
Mr. Bhupat bhai Bhuva - Managing Director
(DlN:0661606l)
Mr. Sanjaybhai Bhuva -Whole time Director
(DIN: 06616086)
Mr. Dineshbhai Bhuva -Whole time Director
(DIN: 06616070)
Ms. Jinal Naha -Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Bharat PTrivedi -Company Secretary and
Compliance Officer
Seven (7) meetings of the Board were held during theyear under review. For details of meetings of IheBoard, please refer to the Corporate GovernanceReport as Annexure B, which forms a part of theAnnual Report.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annualevaluaiion of its own performance, boardcommittees, and individual Directors pursuant lo Iheprovisions of the Aci and SEBI Listing Regulations.The performance of the Board was evaluated by theBoard after seeking inpuis from all the Directors onthe basis of criteria such as the Board Compositionand Structure; Degree of fulfillment of Keyresponsibilities towards stakeholders (by way ofmonitoring corporate governance practices,participation in the long- term strategic planning,etc,); Effectiveness of board processes, informal ionand functioning, etc,; Extent of co-ordination andcohesiveness between the Board and itsCommrttees; and Quality of relationship betweenBoard Members and the Management
The performance of the committees was evaluatedby the Board after seeking input from the committeemembers based on criteria such as the compositionof committees, effectiveness ot committee meetings,etc.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors,performance of Non-Independent Directors, theboard as a whole and the Chairman of the Companywas evaluated, considering the workfooniribuiion ofExecutive Directors and Mon-Executive Directors.
The Board and the NRC reviewed the performance ofindividual Directors based on criteria such as thecontribution ofthe individual Director to the Boardand committee meetings like preparedness on theissues to be discussed, meaningful and constructivecontribution and inputs in meetings, etc.
The above criteria are broadly based on theGuidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by theSecurities and Exchange Board of India on January5, 2017. At the Board Meeiing that followed themeeting of the1 ndep enden! Di rectors a nd meet i n g orNFtC, the performance ofthe Board, iis committees,and individual directors was also discussed,Performance evaluation of Independent Directorswas done by the entire Board, excluding theindependent director being evaluated.The Directorsexpressed their satisfaction with the evaluationprocess.
13. Vigil Mechanism:
The Company has established the necessary vigilmechanism for directors and employees inconfirmation with Section 177(9) of the Act andRegulation 22 of SEBI Listing Regulations, to reportconcern s abou t unel h ica I behavi or, Th e detai I s of thepolicy are also available on www.scpico.com.
The Company has an internal financial controlsystem commensurate with the size and scale of itsoperations and ihe same has been operatingeffectively,The Internal Auditor evaluates ihe efficacyand adequacy of internal control system, accountingprocedures and policies adopted by the Company forefficient conduct of its business, adherence toCompany's policies, safeguarding of Company'sassets, prevention and detection of frauds and errorsand timely preparation of reliable financialinformation etc. Based on Ihe report of internal auditfunction, process owners undertake correctiveaction in their respective areas and therebystrengthen the controls. Significant auditobservations and corrective actions thereon werep resented to the Audit Go m mittee of th e Boa rd.
15. Audit Committee:
The details including the composition of the AuditCommittee. Meeting details, attendance at theMeetings and terms of reference are included in theCorporate Governance Report as Annexure B.which forms a part ofthe Annual Report,
15- Statute ry Au d iio rs;
At the 7th AGM held on December £8, £0£0, theMembers approved appointment of M/s. H.B. Kalaria& Associates, Chartered Accountants (FirmRegistration No. 104571W) as Statutory Auditors ofthe Company to hold office for a period of five yearsfrom the conclusion of the 7th Annual GeneralMeeting till the conclusion of the 12th AnnualGeneral Meeting to be held in the year 2025. furtherthey have been Re-appointed by the Board ofDirector for tenure ot next 5 years subject to approvalot shareholders till 17th Annual General meeting tobe he Id to r Financi al Vea r 2029-2030.
Your Company has always laid emphasis onprogress with social commitment. We believestrongly in our core values of empowerment andbetterment of not only the employees but also ourcommunities. The Company has developed thepolicy on Corporate Social Responsibility ('CSP')and was recommended by the CSR Committee andapproved by the Board and the same can beaccessed on the Company' s website athttps://www, scplco.com/wp*content/u pi oads/2 02 3/0 3/corporate-social*responsi bil ity-po I icy. pdf.
The brief outline ot the GSR policy of the Companyand the initiatives undertaken by the Company onCSR activities during the year under review are setout in Annexure D of this report in the formatprescribed in the Companies (Corporate SocialResponsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021.
18. Auditor's Report and Secretariat Audit Report:
The Statutory Auditor's Report and the SecretarialAuditor's Report are part of this annual report.Secretarial Auditor's Report is attached to this reportas Annexure E.
In the Statutory Auditors' Report on the financialstatements of the Company tor the financial yearended on 31st March 2025, there is noQualitied/Adverse Opinion from Statutory Auditorduri n g the fi na ncial year under review.
19. Risk Management;
The Company has formulated the Risk ManagementPolicy in order to safeguard the organization fromvarious risks through timely actions. It is designed lom iti gate the risk i n orde r to m in imize th e i mpact of therisk on the Business. The Management is regularlyreviewing the risk and is taking appropriate steps to
In the opinion of the Board there has been noidentification of an element of risk that may threatenthe existence otthe Company.
ZQ, Company Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or
Investments:
During the year, your Company has not given anyloans, provided guarantees or made investments interms of the provisions of Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013,
!n line with the requirements of the Act and the SEBIListing Regulations, the Company has formulated aPolicy on Related Party Transactions and the samecan be accessed on the Company's website athttpsi/./www.scplco.com/wp-cOntent/uploads/2023/Q7/RELATED-PARTY'TRAN S ACT IONS- RT P- POL IC Y. pdf.
During the year under review, ail Related PartyTransactions that were entered into were in theOrdinary Course of Business and at Arms' LengthBasis. All transactions entered with related partieswere approved by the Audit Committee.
Further in FY 2024-25, there were no materialtransactions of the Company with any of its relatedparties. Therefore, the disclosure ot Related PartyTransactions as required under Section 134(3){h) otthe Act in Form AOC-2 is not applicable to theCompany tor FY 2024-25 and hence the same is notprovided.
In line with the requirement of the Companies(Amendment) Act, 2017, effective from 31st July2018, the extract of annual return is no longerrequired to be part of the Board Report. However, forthe Compliance of Condrtions of Section 92 andSection 134, draft copy ot the Annual Return tor thefrnancial year ended 31st March 2025 and otherpolicies of the Company shall be placed on theCompany’s website https://www.scplco.ODm/wp-content/u pload s/2023/08/mgt-7-ty-2024-2025. pdf.
Details Pertaining to remuneration and other detailsas requi red u n der Secti on 197 (12) of the Compan iesAct read with Rule 5 of the Compa n ies (Appoi ntme ntand Remuneration ot Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014, is attached as An nexure F of this re pen
24. De p os i ts from P ubl ic:
During the year under review, your Company has notaccepted any deposit within the meaning of Sections73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules. 2014(including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactme ntf s) for the lime being i n to roe).
There is no material charge and commitment whichhas occurred between the end of the financial yearand the date of the report which affects the financialpositionoftheCompany.
by the regulators, courts, tribunals impacting thegoing concern status and company's operationsin future.
During the year under review, no significant materialorders were passed by the Regulators or Courts orTribunals impacting the going concern status and theCompany's operations.
In terms of Section 145 of the Act, the Company isrequired to have the audit of its cost recordsconducted by a Cost Accountant. In this connection,the Board of Directors of the Company has on therecommendation of the Audit Committee, approvedthe appointment of M/s. Tadhani & Co. as the coslauditors of the Company for the year ending 31stMarch 2026.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 148(3)of the Act read with Rule 14 of the Companies (Auditand Auditors) Rules, 2014, the remuneration payableto the Cost Auditors as recommended by the AuditCommittee and approved by the Board has to beratified by the members of the Company. Accordingly,appropriate resolution forms part of the Noticeconvening the ACM. M/s. Tadhani & Co. have vastexperience in the field of cosi audit and have beenconducting the audit of the cost records of theCompany fo r th e past seve ral years.
The Directors of the Company to the besi of iheirknowledge and belief state that the Company hasmaintained adequate Cost records as required io bemaintained by the Company under the provisions ofSection 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read withthe relevant .R u ies fra rned I hereunde r,
In the opinion of the Board there has been no identification of an element ot risk that may threaten the existence of theCompany.
20. Company Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments:
During the year, your Company has not given any loans, provided guarantees or made investments in terms of theprov isi ons of S ecti on 186 of the Compa n i es Act .2013.
21. Related PartyTransactions;
in line with the requirements of the Act and the SEES I Listing Regulations, the Company has formulated a Policy on
CO
The steps taken or impact on conservation ofenergy;
The Company has taken measures and applied strict conlrolsystems to monitor day today power consumption, to endeavorto ensure the optimal use of energy with minimum extentpossible wastage as far as possible. The day-to-dayconsumption is monitored, and various ways and means areadopted to reduce the power consumption as an effort to saveenergy.
(II)
The steps taken by the company for utilizingalternate sources of energy;
Company has Incorporated the Solar panel energy to producethe Eleciricity in an alternate manner.
(ill)
The capital Investment on energyconservation equipment
The Company has established ground mourned 1.2 MW solarphotovoltaic power projeci atTehsil, Chitial in Amrell district and1.5 MW and 1,25 MW windmills at Kutch which have beengenerating electricity since April 01, 2021. By installing thissolar and wind power plant company saved 66,66,035 units inel ectridty bill by ca pi ive con s u mptio n of s uch u nits.
(B) Technology Absorption:
(0
The efforts made towards technologyabsorption;
Company has always been making best effort towardstechnology absorption, adaptation, and innovation to improvethe quality.
(ii)
the benefits derived like product
It improves the quality of company’s products being
improvement, cost reduction, productdevelopment or import substilulion
manufactured and reduces the cost of production.
(iii)
in case of imported technology (importedduring the last three years reckoned fromthe beginning of the financial year;-
N.A.
(a) the details of technology imported;
N.A
(b) Iheyear of import
© whether the technology been fully absorbed
[d) if not lully absorbed, areas whereabsorption has not taken place, and thereasons thereof;
<iv)
the expenditure incurred on Research andDevelopment
NIL
M
Foreign Exchange Earning:
Foreign Exchange Outgo;
30. Subsidiary, Joint Venture and Associate Company:
There has been no company or Institution which became or ceased to be Subsidiary, Joint venture or Associate Companyduring the reporting period.
31. Compliance of Secretarial Standard:
Your Company has complied with all Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)arid a pproved by Ce n t ral G ove rnment fro m time to ti m e.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, the policy on appointment of Board Members and policy onremuneration of the Directors, KMPs and oiher employees is attached as Annexure Cto this report.
The management has noted the Secretarial Auditor's report qualification regarding registration of charge for borrowingmad e from Ax is Ba n k W h ere in m anag e m ent would I i ke to clarify th at Com pany hasn 1 filed th e CMC -1 i n presc ri bed ti medue to non-cooperation from earlier Banker Sank of Baroda.
The Company has not paid any commission to any of its Directors and hence, the provision of disclosure ofcommission paid to any Director as mentioned in Section 197 (14) is not applicable.
T h ere has be en n o instance of any revision i n the Board1 s Report or the f i n anci al state me nt u nder Sectio n 131(1)of the Act.
N o app I ication made, o r a ny proceed i n g is pend i n g u ride r the I nsolvency and Bankru ptcy Code, 2016 dun n g thef i rtanctal ye ar e n ded March 31,2025.
All the recom me n dati ons m ade by the Audit Co mmittee we re acce pte d by the B oard of Dire ctors.
Th e Com pany does not have any sch eme o r p rovision of mo n ey for the purchase of its own shares by employees/? i recto rs or by l rgstees for the benefit of employees/ D i rectors.
No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Couris or Tribunals which impact the goingconcern status and Compa ny' s operations in future.
The financial statements have been prepared to comply in all material aspects with the accoutring standardsnotified under Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, as amended from lime to time and other relevant provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 and In conformity with Indian GAAP requires the Managemeni K> make esiimatesand assumptEons considered in the reported amounts of assets and liabilities (including contingent liabilities)and the reported income and expenses during the year,
There am no unclaimed dividends lies wilh the company required to be transferred into the Investor Educationand Protection Fund.
There is no fraud reported by auditors under sub-section (12) of section 143 olher lhan those which arerepo rtabl e to the Centra I Governm ent:].
T h ere are n o rnstance s with respect to the t ime of on e-ti m e settieme nt with the B anks o r Financi al I nstitution s.The company has complied with the provisions of Maternity Benefit Acts.
The properties an d assets of th e Com pany are adeq irately i n su red.
36. Acknowledgment:
The Board lhanks ihe Company's distributors, dealers, stockiest, customers, vendors, investors, banks, employees andoiher slake holders tor Lheir continuous support.
The Board also lhanks ihe Government of India, Governments ol various slates in India and concerned Governmentdepartments and agencies tor their co-operation.
The Directors appreciate and value the coni ribui ion made by all our employees and lheir families and ihe contributionmade by every olher member of the SCPL family for making the Company what ii is.
By Order of the Board of DirectorsFor Sheetal Cool Products Limited
Date: August 25, 2025 Chairman & Managing Director
Place: Amreli [DIM: 06616061]