Your Directors take pleasure in presenting the 45th Annual Report on the business andoperations of your Company along with the Audited Financial Statements for the year endedMarch 31, 2025.
The key highlights of the Audited Financial Statements of your Company for the financial yearended March 31, 2025 and comparison with the previous financial year ended March 31, 2025are summarized below:
Particulars
For the year
ended March
31,2025
31, 2024
Revenue from Operations
-
Other income
7.51
38.94
Total Revenue
Less: Total expenses
9.59
27.45
Profit Before Tax
(2.08)
11.49
Less: Tax Expenses
2.61
Profit after Tax
8.88
Basic Earnings per share of face value of ?10/ - each
(0.07)
0.29
Diluted Earnings per share of face value of ?10/- each
During the year under review, the revenue of the Company decreased to ? 7.51 Lakhs comparedto ? 38.94 Lakhs in the previous year. The profit/loss after tax for the year decreased to ? (2.08)Lakhs as compared to ? 8.88 Lakhs in the previous year.
The operating and financial performance of your Company has been covered in theManagement Discussion and Analysis Report which forms a part of the Annual Report.
Your Directors do not recommend any dividend for the year ended on 31st March, 2025.RESERVES:
The Board of Directors of your company has not transferred any amount to the GeneralReserves account for the year under review.
There have been no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of theCompany between the end of the financial year and date of this report. There has been no change
in the nature of business of the Company.
During the year under review, there was no change in the nature of the business or any activityof business of the Company.
During the year under review, there is no change/shifting of registered office.
During the year under review, the has not altered its Memorandum of Association (MOA).DEPOSITS:
Your Company has not accepted/ invited deposits from the public falling within the ambit ofsection 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.During the year, the Company has not taken any loan from its directors.
During the year under review, our Company does not have any holding, subsidiary, jointventures and associate companies.
As on March 31, 2025, the Board of Directors of your Company comprises of 04 (Four) Directors,of which 1 (one) is Non-Executive Directors, 2 (Two) is Non-Executive Independent Directors &01 (one) is Executive Directors. The details are as follows:
DIN
Name of the Director
Designation
09840600
Ruchir Bhajreshbhai Patel
Managing Director
09840752
Mishruta Pujan Engineer(Resigned w.e.f 14/08/2025)
Non-Executive Independent Director
10434023
Mr. Rudra Chetan Patel
Non-Executive and IndependentDirector
10692920
Sourabh Gopichand Gaikwad(Appointed w.e.f )
11238728
Ms. Dakshaben Sanjaykumar Prajapati(Appointed w.e.f 14/08/2025)
Non -Executive Director
On the basis of the written representations received from the Directors, none of the abovedirectors are disqualified under Section 164 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013 and are also notdebarred by SEBI or any other Statutory authority for holding office of a Director.
During the year under review, following are the Key Managerial Personnels of the Company:
Name of the Key Managerial Personnel
Hemal Patel
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149, 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with ScheduleIV and other applicable provisions, if any, and the Companies (Appointment and Qualificationof Directors) Rules, 2014, the Independent Directors are appointed for a term of 5 years and arenot liable to retire by rotation.
Further, the Company has received the declarations from the Independent Directors confirmingthat they meet with the criteria of Independence as prescribed under the amended provisions ofRegulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations,2015, the same has been taken on the records of the Company in the Board meeting.
There has been no change in the circumstances affecting their status as Independent Directors ofthe Company.
During the year under review, the Non-Executive Directors of the Company had no pecuniaryrelationship or transactions with the Company, other than receiving the Sitting fees,Commission, if any, and reimbursement of expenses incurred by them for the purpose ofattending meetings of the Board / Committees of the Company.
Pursuant to the SEBI Regulations, the Company has worked out a Familiarisation Programmefor the Independent Directors, with a view to familiarise them with their role, rights andresponsibilities in the Company, nature of Industry in which the Company operates, businessmodel of the Company, etc.
Through the Familiarisation Programme, the Company apprises the Independent Directorsabout the business model, corporate strategy, business plans and operations of the Company.The Directors are also informed about the financial performance, annual budgets, internalcontrol system, statutory compliances etc. They are also familiarised with Company's vision,core values, ethics and corporate governance practices.
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (ListingObligations & Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors of yourCompany have carried out Annual Performance evaluation of:
(i) Their own performance as a whole;
(ii) Individual Directors Performance; and
(iii) Performance of all Committees of the Board for the Financial Year 2024-2025.
The performance of the Board as a whole and of its committees was evaluated by the Boardthrough structured questionnaire which covered various aspects such as the composition andquality, meetings and procedures, contribution to Board processes, effectiveness of the functionsallocated, relationship with management, professional development, adequacy, appropriatenessand timeliness of information etc. Taking into consideration the responses received from theIndividual Directors to the questionnaire, performance of the Board and its Committees wasevaluated. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
During the year under review, the Board of Directors met 6 (Six) times. The intervening gapbetween the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.Further, the details of the Meetings of Board of Directors are as follows:
Sr.
No
Date of BoardMeeting
No. of Director Entitled toattend
No. of DirectorPresented
1
25-Jun-24
4
2
03-Aug-24
3
18-Oct-24
12-Nov-24
5
19-Nov-24
6
19-Feb-25
The Annual Return in Form MGT-7 as required under Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 is available on thewebsite of the Company and can be accessed through the following weblink:www.acemenenggworks.com.
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder are given in the respective notes to theFinancial Statements.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulatedunder Regulation 34 of the (Listing Obligations Disclosures Requirements), Regulations, 2015 ispresented in a separate section and forms part of the Annual Report of the Company.
During the year under review, the paid-up equity Share capital of the Company and net worthof the Company as on 31st March, 2025 does not exceed the stipulated criteria of rupees tencrore and rupees twenty-five crore respectively. Hence, Regulation - 17 to 27 and Regulation - 46(2) (b) to (i) and para C, D and E of Schedule V shall not apply to the Company and theCompany is exempt from filing Regulation 27(2) Corporate Governance Report.
The Board of Directors of your Company have formed various Committees, as per the provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 and as per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 and as a part of the best corporate governance practices, the terms of reference
and the constitution of those Committees is in compliance with the applicable laws.
In order to ensure focused attention on business and for better governance and accountability,the Board has constituted the following committees:
1. Audit Committee;
2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
3. Stakeholders' Relationship Committee;
The Constitution of the Audit Committee is as follows:
Name of the Member
Nature of Directorship
Chairman
Independent Director
Ms. Mishruta Pujan Engineer(Resigned w.e.f 14/08/2025)
Member
Non - Executive Director
Mr. Ruchir Bhajreshbhai Patel
Executive Director
The Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company is the Secretary to theAudit Committee.
The Constitution of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee is as follows:
Chairperson
Mr. Sourabh Gopichand Gaikwad(Appointed w.e.f 18/10/2024)
The Constitution of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee is as follows:
During the year under review, M/s. J Singh & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN:110266W) was appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company till the conclusion of 45thAnnual General Meeting of the Company, on such remuneration as may be agreed by the Board,in addition to the reimbursement of service tax and actual out of pocket expenses incurred inrelation with the audit of accounts of the Company.
The Auditors Report for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, does not contain anyqualification, reservation or adverse remark. Further, the Auditors have expressed anUnmodified Opinion on the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended March 31,2025.
Pursuant to provisions of the Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Statutory Auditorof the Company s nor the Secretarial Auditor have reported any incident of fraud to the Auditor the Risk Committee during the year under review.
During the year under review, the provisions of Section 204 read with Section 134(3) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 are not applicable on the Company.
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors have not reported any fraud underSection 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
As on March 31, 2024, the provisions related to maintenance of Cost records as specified by theCentral Government under Section 148 (1) of Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to theCompany. Accordingly, such Cost accounts and the Cost records are not required to maintainedby the Company.
The Board has formulated and adopted a Related Party Transactions Policy ("RPT Policy") forthe purpose of identification, monitoring and reporting of related party transactions. The RPTPolicy as approved by the Board is uploaded on the Company's website viz.www.acemenenggworks.com.
All the Related Party Transactions entered into during the financial year were entered in theOrdinary course of business and at an arm's length basis. There are no materially significantRelated Party Transactions made by the Company with its Promoters, Directors, Key ManagerialPersonnel or other Designated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest ofthe Company at large.
Further, since there were no transactions with the related parties, hence the disclosure was notrequired to be reported by the Company in Form AOC-2. The members may refer to the notes tothe financial statements for further Disclosures.
The Company has adequate internal financial controls. Further, the members of the AuditCommittee interact with the Statutory Auditors and the management in dealing with matterswithin its terms of reference. During the year, such controls were assessed to find out anyweaknesses in them. Services of professional consultants were obtained to remove suchweaknesses wherever required and ensuring that the internal financial controls are robust andare operating effectively.
The Company is complying with all the applicable Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS). Theaccounting records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principlesin India. This ensures that the financial statements reflect true and fair financial position of theCompany.
The details of the internal financial control systems and their adequacy are included in adetailed manner in Management Discussions and Analysis Report, which forms part of theAnnual Report.
As on March 31, 2025, the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, are not applicable to theCompany.
No significant material orders have been passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals whichwould impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
The Company's relations with all its employees remained cordial and satisfactory during theyear under review.
The disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197 (12)of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 (1) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed to this Report as "Annexure I".
The statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and theparticulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3)of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, isavailable for inspection and any Member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write tothe Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company.
The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification as required underRegulation 17(8) read with Part B of Schedule II of the SEBI(LODR) Regulation, 2015, Furthermember are requested to refer "Annexure II" to the board Report for certificate.
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view toregulate trading in securities by the Directors and designated employees of the Company. TheCode requires pre- clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the purchase orsale of Company shares by the Directors and the designated employees while in possession ofunpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period whenthe Trading Window is closed. The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code.Further the Directors and all the designated persons have confirmed that they have adhere tothe code.
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchangeearnings and outgo pursuant to Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rule8(3) of The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is as follows:
A
CONSERVATION OF EN
[ERGY
i)
Steps taken or impact onconservation of energy
Your Company accords highest priority to energyconservation and is committed for energy conservationmeasures including regular review of energyconsumption and effective control on utilisation ofenergy. The Company has designed its facilities keepingin view the objective of minimum energy loss. TheCompany has taken all steps to conserve Energy in thework places by educating and training the employees toconserve energy.
The Company has installed invertor AC in areas whichare operating extended hours. Energy saving LED lightsare installed at various laboratories and collectioncentres.
Every year, energy audit is conducted at CentralLaboratory of the Company which is carried out byIndependent Professional Agency.
ii)
Steps taken by theCompany for utilisingalternate sources ofenergy
The Company being in the service industry does not haveany power generation units and did notproduce/generate any renewable or conventional power
iii)
Capital investment onenergy conservationequipment
The Capital investment on energy conservationequipment is insignificant.
B
TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
Efforts made towardstechnology absorption
The Company being in Service Sector has adopted allnew technology in terms of new software and hardwareand latest machinery with automated processes availablein the current Techno-environment and commensurate tothe size, scale and complexity of its operations.
Benefits derived fromtechnology absorption
Technology absorption has helped the Company toprovide better and more accurate service to theCustomers.
Details of Imported
technology
(last three years)
- Details of technologyimported
Nil
- Year of Import
N.A.
- Whether technologybeing fully absorbed
- If not fully absorbed,areas where absorptionhas not taken place andreasons thereof
iv)
Expenditure incurred onResearch anddevelopment
C
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO (? in Lakhs)
Foreign Exchange inflow
NA
Foreign Exchangeoutflow
The Company has in place a vigil mechanism as required under Section 177 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015,for Director and employees to report their genuine concerns about unethical behaviour, actualor suspected fraud, or violation of the Company's code of conduct, the details of which are givenin the Corporate Governance Report.
The Policy on Vigil Mechanism and Whistleblower is available on the website of the Companyand can be accessed through the following weblink: www.acemenenggworks.com.
The Company has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexualharassment at the workplace in line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed thereunder.
The Company has an Internal Complaints Committee for providing a redressal mechanismpertaining to sexual harassment of women employees at the workplace, the details of which aregiven in the Corporate Governance Report. During the year, there were no complaints werereceived.
The Shares of your Company are in Dematerialization and physical mode. The ISIN of the FullyPaid-Up Equity Shares of your Company is INE023R01018.
Shareholders who hold shares in physical form and wish to make/ change a nomination inrespect of their shares in the Company, as permitted under Section 72 of the Companies Act,2013, may submit request to Registrar and Transfer Agent (RTA) the prescribed Forms SH-13/SH-14.
Shareholders holding shares in electronic form may please note that instructions regardingchange of address, bank details, email address, nomination and power of attorney should begiven directly to the Depository Participant (DP).
As on 31st March 2025, the 18,40,350 shares held by the shareholders were in physical form.COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the applicable SecretarialStandards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Company complieswith all the applicable provisions of the same during the year under review.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best of theirknowledge and ability, confirm that:
A. In preparation of the Annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2025; the applicableaccounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to materialdepartures, if any;
B. They have selected such accounting policies as mentioned in the notes to the FinancialStatements and applied them consistently and made judgements and estimates that arereasonable and prudent so as to give true and fair view of the Statement of Affairs of theCompany as at March 31, 2024 and of the Profit of the Company for the year ended on thatdate;
C. They have taken proper and sufficient care for maintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets ofthe Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
D. They have prepared the Annual accounts on a going concern basis;
E. They have laid down internal finance controls to be followed by the Company and suchinternal finance controls are adequate and operating effectively;
F. They have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The statements in this Report, particularly those which relate to Management Discussion andAnalysis as explained in a separate Section in this Report, describing the Company's objectives,
projections, estimates and expectations may constitute 'forward looking statements' within themeaning of applicable laws and regulations. Actual results might differ materially from thoseeither expressed or implied in the statement depending on the circumstances.
APPRECIATIONS
Your Directors acknowledge the valuable contribution of all its employees at all levels in thecontinuous growth of the Company and making it a dominant player in the market.
The Directors would also like to thank the Company's Joint Venture Partners, Banks and otherStakeholders for their continued co-operation and support in the Company's growth and in itsoperations.
For Ace Men Engg Works Limited For Ace Men Engg Works Limited
Sd/- Sd/-
Ruchir Bhajreshbhai Patel Rudra Chetan Patel
Managing Director Director
DIN: 09840600 DIN: 10434023
Place: Ahmedabad Place: Ahmedabad
Date: 04/09/2025 Date: 04/09/2025