Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 20th Annual Report of the Companytogether with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year endedMarch 31, 2025.
The Company is engaged in the business of buying, selling, reselling, importing,exporting, transporting, storing, promoting, marketing or supplying, trading, dealing inany manner whatsoever in all type of goods on retail as well as on wholesale basis inIndia or elsewhere along with manufacturing, producing, processing, importing,exporting, buying, selling, distributing, and dealing in all kinds of textiles, includingknitted cloth textiles, and readymade garments of all kinds, as well as other similar itemsthat complement clothing and apparel products.
There is no change in the nature of business of the Company during the year underreview.
The financial highlights for the Year under review are as under:
PARTICULARS
Year ended31.03.2025
Year ended31.03.2024
Sales and Other Income
3,445.64
2205.98
Profit/(Loss) before Interest andDepreciation
276.09
210.07
Less: Depreciation
32.35
9.35
Less: Interest
15.38
6.64
Profit/(Loss) before Tax
228.37
194.08
Less: Provision for Income Tax
70.51
56.18
Add/(Less): Deferred Tax Assets/ (Liability)
(2.63)
(0.28)
Net Profit/ (Loss) after tax for the Year
160.49
138.19
Earning Per Share (EPS)
15.44
18.06
During the year under review, the Company has recorded a Net profit after tax ofRs. 160.49 Lacs the year ended 31st March 2025 as compared to the Net Profit after taxof Rs. 138.19 Lacs the year ended 31st March 2024.
In order to conserve the resources of the company with response to future requirement offunds, your Directors, in their wisdom, find it prudent to transfer Rs. 160.49 Lacs toReserves of the Company, out of profit earned by the Company during the currentfinancial year ended on 31st March, 2025.
At present, the Company has only one class of Equity Shares. The authorized sharecapital of the company is Rs. (in Lacs) 200.00 divided into 20,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each. During the year, there is a change in the paid-up capital structure of thecompany. The paid-up share capital of the company is Rs. (in lacs) 103.92 divided into1039158 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each.
During the Financial year, the Company has increased issued, subscribed and paid-upcapital through the Initial Public Offer (IPO) as per table below
S. No
Date of Allotment
No. of equity Shares allotted
Issue Price
1
10/01/2025
274000
70.00
After the IPO allotment, the Company was listed on the SME platform of BSE Limited on14th January, 2025 and CIN of the Company has been changed fromU14101DL2005PLC137127 to L14101DL2005PLC137127.
To consider the growth plan of the company, your director has decided not to recommendany dividend for this year. Therefore, no amount due for transfer to IEPF. In accordancewith Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the requirement to formulate a Dividend Distribution Policy applies tothe top 1,000 listed entities based on market capitalization. As our Company falls doesnot fall within this threshold, the formulation and disclosure of a Dividend DistributionPolicy is not applicable to us.
As on date, the Company has only one class of share capital i.e. Equity Shares of Rs.10/-each.
The company has posted all Annual Return & other information on its website i.e.www.avaxapparels.com.
The Company’s all equity shares had been converted in Dematerialization form in theboth depositories that is National Security Depository Limited (NSDL) and the CentralDepository Services (India) Limited (CDSL). The International Security IdentificationNumber (ISIN) allotted by NSDL and CDSL to the Company is INE0NQ401016.
The Company has conducted 12 Board meetings during the financial year under reviewas on: 20.05.2024, 28.06.2024, 12.07.2024, 15.07.2024, 09.08.2024, 13.09.2024,16.10.2024, 28.10.2024, 14.11.2024, 02.12.2024, 10.01.2025 and 28.03.2025 inrespect of the meeting proper notice were given and the proceeding were properlyrecorded.
Name of the Director
Attendance at Board Meetings during 2024-2025
Harinderpal Singh Sodhi
12
Harish Kumar
Deepika
Gurvinder Singh Vohra
Amitabh Agrawal
08
Pradeep Srivastava
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, with respect to the Directors’Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
(i) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31stMarch 2025, the applicable accounting standards had been followed alongwith proper explanation and no material departure have been made from thesame.
(ii) the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied themconsistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Companyat the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the Company forthat period;
(iii) the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this act forsafeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detective fraudand other irregularities;
(iv) the Director’s had prepared the annual accounts on a 'going concern’ basis.
(v) The directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by thecompany and that such internal financial controls are adequate and wereoperating effectively.
(vi) The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with theprovisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate andoperating effectively.
EXPLANATIONS OR COMMENTS BY THE BOARD ON EVERY QUALIFICATION,RESERVATION OR ADVERSE REMARK OR DISCLAIMER MADE BY THE AUDITOR INHIS REPORT.
The Auditors’ Reports does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remarks.The notes on financial Statement referred to in the Auditors’ Report are self-explanatoryand do not require any further comments. No frauds reported by auditors under sub¬section (12) of section 143 other than those which are reportable to the CentralGovernment.
During the year CA Priyank Goyal Partner of M/s. NKSC & Co., Chartered Accountants(FRN.: 020076N) had been appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company witheffect from April 25, 2025 to fill the casual vacancy caused due to the resignation ofexisting Statutory Auditors - M/s Arvind Manoj and Associates, Chartered Accountants(FRN.: 028167N) pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 139 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and regulation of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 for the period from 01.04.2024 to 31.03.2025 and will be continued asStatutory Auditors of the Company up to the 20th Annual General Meeting of theCompany.
In the upcoming 20th Annual General Meeting of the Company, CA Priyank Goyal Partnerof M/s. NKSC & Co., Chartered Accountants (FRN.: 020076N) will be appointed as theStatutory Auditors of the Company for 5 Financial Year i.e. from 01.04.2025 to31.03.2030 up to the 25th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, the Auditors have not reported any matter undersection 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, therefore no detail is required to bedisclosed under section 134(3)(ca) of the Companies Act, 2013. Auditors’ report is self¬explanatory and therefore does not require further comments and explanation.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, yourdirectors appointed M/s. G Gupta and Associates, Peer Review Company Secretaries ason 28th March, 2025 to undertake the Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2024-25.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended 31 March, 2025 is annexedherewith in Form MR-3 is attached here with as Annexure - A part of this Board Report.The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any observation and qualification,reservation or adverse remark.
The Company has well established systems for internal financial controls as theCompany had appointed M/s VGCA And Associates (Chartered Accountants) FRN-014283N as an Internal Auditor on 28th day of June 2024 for conducting an internalaudit of the account for the financial year 2024-25 as per the provision applicable on thecompany.
The role of internal auditors includes but is not limited to review of internal systems,standard operating procedures, adherence to statutory laws & other operational norms,as set by the management, monitoring of implementation of corrective actions required,reviewing of various policies and ensure its proper implementation, etc. The InternalAuditor directly reports to the Audit Committee.
As per the provisions of Section 149 pertaining to the appointment of IndependentDirectors, a declaration has been received from Independent Directors made U/s 149(6)of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Board of Directors of your Company state that allthe Independent Directors meets the criteria of independence as provided in Section149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
In opinion of the Board, Mr. Gurvinder Singh Vohra (DIN 09783549), Mr. AmitabhAgrawal (DIN 00124966) & Mr. Pradeep Srivastava (DIN 08706824) independentdirectors as appointed, all are eligible with regard to their integrity, expertise andexperience (including the proficiency).
Pursuant to Section 134(3) read with 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Nominationand Remuneration policy of the Company which lays down the criteria for determiningqualifications, competencies, positive attributes and independence for appointment ofDirectors and Policies of the Company relating to remuneration to Directors, KMP andother employees is available on the Company’s website at http: / /www.avaxapparels.com.
The Company has constituted a committee of the Board of Directors to be called as“Nomination and Remuneration Committee” pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 andother applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 (including anyamendments, modifications or re-enactment thereof, for the time being in force).
During the year under preview, the Company has conducted 1 Nomination andRemuneration Committee meetings during the financial year under review as on28.06.2024:
Status in theCommittee
Nature ofDirectorship
Attendance atthe Meetings
Chairperson
Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director
Member
The observations of the Statutory Auditors, when read together with the relevant notes tothe accounts and accounting policies are self-explanatory and do not call for any furthercomment.
The observations of the Secretarial Auditors, when read together with the relevant rulesare self-explanatory and do not call for any further comment.
Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments made under section 186 of theCompanies act, 2013, if any, are given under notes to the Financial Statements.
During the year under review, there was no materially significant related partytransaction undertaken by the Company under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013read with rules framed there under and Regulation 23 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015that may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company. The particulars ofevery contract or arrangements entered into by the Company with related parties referredto in sub-section (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arm’slength transactions under third proviso thereto shall be disclosed in Form No. AOC -2 isattached herewith as Annexure B.
The particulars relating to conservation of energy and technology absorption are notapplicable to the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(p) of the Companies Act, 2013 and therelevant rules made thereunder, the Board of Directors has carried out an annualevaluation of its own performance, the performance of its Committees, and of individualDirectors. The evaluation was conducted based on a structured questionnaire coveringvarious aspects of the Board’s functioning such as composition, effectiveness,performance of specific duties, strategic decision-making, and contribution of eachdirector. The performance of the Committees was evaluated by considering the adequacyof their composition, frequency of meetings, and effectiveness in discharging theirresponsibilities. Individual Directors were assessed on parameters such as attendance,active participation, understanding of the company’s operations, and contributionsduring Board and Committee meetings. The evaluation process was facilitated by theNomination and Remuneration Committee and aimed at improving the overalleffectiveness of the Board and its governance practices.
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORSOR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS ANDCOMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE-
No such order has been passed by any Regulators or Courts or Tribunals.
Risk Management is the process of identification, assessment and prioritization of risksfollowed by coordinated efforts to minimize, monitor and mitigate / control the probabilityand/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities. TheCompany has laid down a comprehensive Risk Assessment and Minimization Procedurewhich is reviewed by the Board from time to time. These procedures are reviewed toensure that executive management controls risk through means of a properly definedframework. The major risks have been identified by the Company and its mitigationprocess/measures have been formulated in the areas such as business, projectexecution, event, financial, human, environment and statutory compliance.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT IF ANY AFFECTING THE FINANCIALPOSITION OF THE COMPANY OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIALYEAR TO WHICH THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENT RELATE AND THE DATE OF THEREPORT
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Companyoccurred between the end of the financial year to which this financial statement relate onthe date of this report.
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibilityinitiatives as the said provisions are not applicable.
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulations 8 & 9 of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors has formulated, implemented and has in placea comprehensive “Code of Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information” &“Code of Conduct for Prevention of the Insider Trading” for regulating, monitoring andreporting the trading by Designated persons of the Company which exemplifies the spiritof good ethics and governance and is applicable to the Designated personnel of theCompany which includes Promoters, Promoter Group, Key Managerial Personnel’s,Directors, Senior Management and such other employees of the Company and others infiduciary relationships and as may be approved by the Board of Directors, from time totime, based on the fact of having access to unpublished price sensitive information.
The information required pursuant to the provisions of Section 134 (3) (a) and Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of Companies (Management andAdministration) Rules, 2014 the extract of the Annual Return in Form MGT-9 wasrequired to form part of this report. However, Rule 12(1) of the Rules continued with therequirement of attaching the extract of the annual return in Form No. MGT 9 to theBoard’s Report with a new proviso which was inserted by the MCA Notification vide theCompanies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2020 dated August 28,2020. The new proviso in Rule 12(1) read as follows:
“A company shall not be required to attach the extract of the annual return with theBoard’s report in Form No. MGT 9, in case the web link of such annual return has beendisclosed in the Board’s report in accordance with sub-section (3) of Section 92 of theCompanies Act, 2013”.
So, the company have not attached MGT-9 to the report.
The particulars of every Subsidiary, Joint Ventures and Associate Company shall bedisclosed in Form No. AOC -1 is attached herewith as Annexure C.
Your company has not accepted any deposit under section 73 and 76 of the Act readwith Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 and there is no outstandingdeposit due for re-payment.
During the year under review, there is no change in the Composition of Board ofdirectors. The Board consists of executive and non-executive directors includingindependent directors who have wide experience in different disciplines of corporatefunctioning.
Independent directors hold office for a fixed term not exceeding five years from the dateof their appointment and are not liable to retire by rotation.
The Act mandates that at least two-thirds of the total number of directors (excludingindependent directors) shall be liable to retire by rotation.
Accordingly, Mrs. Deepika Garg (DIN: 08730368), Whole-Time Director, being the longestin the office among the directors liable to retire by rotation, retire from the Board thisyear and, being eligible, have offered himself for re-appointment.
Brief details of Mrs. Deepika Garg (DIN: 08730368) are given in the notice of annualgeneral meeting.
Since there was no unpaid/ unclaimed Dividend declared and paid last year, theprovisions of Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply.
The provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6 and 7 of theCompanies (Meetings of the Board and its Powers) Rules, 2013 are applicable to theCompany therefore a committee of the Board of Directors had been constituted to becalled as “Audit Committee” with the following members and The Company hasestablished a vigil mechanism which incorporates a whistle blower policy in terms of theCompanies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations for Directors and employees to reporttheir genuine concerns.
The Company has conducted 7 Audit committee meetings during the financial yearunder review as on 20.05.2024, 28.06.2024, 15.07.2024, 16.10.2024, 28.10.2024,10.01.2025 and 28/03/2025:
Name of theDirector
Nature of Directorship
7
Gurvinder SinghVohra
Director
The provisions of Section 178 (5) and other applicable provisions, if any, of theCompanies Act, 2013 (including any amendments, modifications or re-enactmentthereof, for the time being in force) (the “Companies Act, 2013”) and the rules made thereunder and Regulation 20 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended (“SEBI LODRRegulations), a committee of the Board of Directors has be constituted to be called as“Stakeholder’s Relationship Committee” with the following members to address andhandle all grievances of Shareholders/Investors. address all grievances ofShareholders/Investors.
The Company has conducted 1 Stakeholder’s Relationship Committee meetings duringthe financial year under review as on 28.10.2024:
Attendance at theMeetings
Pradeep
Srivastava
a) The Company has not bought back any of its securities during the year under review
b) The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during the year under review.
c) The company has not issued any bonus equity shares during the year under review.EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Company has not provided any Stock Option Scheme to the employeesMANAGERIAL REMUNERATION
The company had taken approval of the members of the Company to increase the overalllimit of managerial remuneration payable beyond specified limits under Section 197 ofCompanies Act 2013 in respect of any financial year as per notification issued byMinistry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) dated 12 September 2018 under notified provisionsof the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Amendment Act, 2017) and amendedschedule V of Companies Act, 2013 thereby Part I and Part II related to conditions to befulfilled for the Appointments and Remuneration of a Managing or Whole-time director ora Manager without the approval of the Central Government but by the approval ofmembers in the general meeting in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of theCompanies Act, 2013 as amended by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017, read withSchedule V and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013.
Details as required under the provisions of section 197(12) of the Act read with rule 5(1)of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,as amended, containing, inter alia, ratio of remuneration of directors and KMP to medianremuneration of employees and percentage increase in the median remuneration isprovided as Annexure-D.
In terms of Regulation 34 and Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations 2015 a review of the performance of the Company for the yearunder review Management Discussion and Analysis Report is presented in a separatesection which is annexed to this Report as Annexure-E.
The company has committed to upholding high standards of corporate governance byensuring transparency, integrity, and accountability in all business practices. TheCompany adheres to all the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the rulesframed thereunder, and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, applicable to SME-listed entities.
The Company is listed on BSE SME Platform, hence, filing of Corporate Governancereport for the year ended March 31, 2025 is not applicable to Company.
Your Directors state that there being no transactions with respect to following itemsduring the year under review, no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of thesame:
> Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise;
> Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Companyunder any scheme;
> The Chairman & Managing Director of the Company has not received anyremuneration or commission from any of the subsidiary of your Company;
> No application was made or any proceeding is pending under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016;
> No settlements have been done with banks or financial institutions.
> Maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub¬section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, is not applicable to theCompany and accordingly such accounts and records are not made andmaintained
> There were one Extra-Ordinary General Meeting held during the financial year.
The relations with the employees and associates continued to remain cordial throughoutthe year. The Directors of your Company wish to place on record their appreciation forthe excellent team spirit and dedication displayed by the employees of the Company.
In compliance with Regulation 36 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 Notice of the AGM along with the Annual Report 2024¬25 is being sent only through electronic mode to those Members whose email addressesare registered with the Company/ Depositories. Members may note that the Notice andAnnual Report 2024-25 will also be available on the Company’s websitewww.avaxapparels.com.
The Company has Zero Tolerance towards sexual harassment at workplace and hasadopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment atworkplace in line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules thereunder. During theFinancial year 2024-25, there was no case filed under the said act and/or policy adoptedby the company.
The Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards (SS) viz. SS-1 &SS-2 on Meetings of the Board of Directors and General Meetings respectively) issued bythe Institute of Company Secretaries of India and approved by the Central Government.
Your Directors wish to convey their appreciation to all of the Company’s employees fortheir enormous personal efforts as well as their collective contribution to the Company’sperformance. Your Directors would also like to thank the employee unions, shareholders,customers, dealers, suppliers, bankers, Government and all the other businessassociates for the continuous support given by them to the Company and theirconfidence in its management.
Managing Director W ho le Time Director
DIN 09283654 DIN 09283531