Your directors take pleasure in presenting the 7th (Seventh) Annual Report along with the Audited Financial Statement andAuditor's report for the financial year ended 31 March, 2025
1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial performance of the Company during the year ended 31st March, 2025 compared to the previous year issummarized below:
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from operations
17125.40
11,988.92
18213.55
14,237.26
Other income
79.11
151.77
81.07
216.09
Less: Expenses
16810.93
11,310.53
17906.74
13,078.76
Less: Exceptional & Extra Ordinary Items (Bad Debts)
200.00
-
Profit Before Tax (PBT)
193.58
830.16
187.88
1374.60
Less: Tax Expense
Current Tax
168.49
Deferred Tax
72.02
58.66
Profit/(Loss) for the year (PAT)
121.56
603.01
115.87
1,147.45
The Revenue from Operations for the Financial Year2024-25 is ' 17125.40 lakhs against the previous year'srevenue of ' 11988.92 lakhs. The total expenses ofthe Company during the Financial Year 2024-25 is '16810.93 lakhs against the previous year's expenses of '11,310.53 lakhs. The Company has earned net profit of '121.56 lakhs against the previous year's Profit of ' 603.01Lakhs.
The Revenue from Operations for the Financial Year2024-25 is ' 18213.55 lakhs against the previousyear's revenue of ' 14,237 lakhs. The total expensesof the Company during the Financial Year 2024-25 is' 17906.74 lakhs against the previous year's expensesof ' 13,078.76 lakhs. The Company has earned net profitof ' 115.87 lakhs against the previous year's Profit of' 114745 Lakhs.
With a view to meet future requirements of projects andto strengthen the financial position of the Company,your directors have decided not to recommend anydividend for the period under review.
During the year under review, your Directors hasdecided to retain the entire amount of profit for financialyear 2024-25 in the statement of profit and loss and donot proposed to transfer any amount to Reserves.
During the year under review, the Company has neitheraccepted nor renewed any deposits falling within thepurview of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013("the Act") read with the Companies (Acceptance ofDeposits) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time,and therefore details mentioned in Rule 8(5) (v) & (vi) ofCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 relating to deposits,covered under Chapter V of the Act is not required tobe given.
The Annual Return of the Company as on March 31, 2025,in the Form MGT-7 in accordance with Section 92(3)and 134(3)(a9) of the Act as amended from time to timeand the Companies (Management and Administration)Rules, 2014 is available on the weblink of the Companyat Financial Information | Aelea Commodities Limited
The Company has a professional Board with ExecutiveDirectors & Non-Executive Directors who bring theright mix of knowledge, skills, and expertise and helpthe Company in implementing the best CorporateGovernance practices.
Mr. Firoz Hathiyari, Director of the Company will retireby rotation at the ensuing 7th Annual General Meetingand being eligible offered him/ themselves for re¬appointment as per Section 152 of the Companies Act,2013
The details of Board of Directors and Key ManagerialPersonnel of the Company as on date:
Name
Designation
Hozefa Shabbir HussainJawadwala
CEO, Chaiman &Managing Director
Ashok Patel
CFO & Whole TimeDirector
Satyanarayan Patro
Whole time Director
Firoz GulamhuseinHathiyari
Non-Executive Director
Vaishali Dipen Tarsariya
Independent Director
Nikunj MahendrabhaiKanabar
Chandresh MadhubhaiUnagar
Devyani Fenil Vanapariya
Company Secretary
During the year under review, based on therecommendation of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee ("NRC") and in accordance with theprovisions of the Companies Act, the Board of Directorsappointed Mr. Satyanarayan Patro (DIN: 10759982) asan Additional Director of the Company with effect from28th August 2024. Subsequently, he was regularizedand appointed as a Whole-Time Director by themembers at the last Annual General Meeting held on21st September, 2024.
Ms. Rekha Kamal Rathi resigned from her positionas a company secretary & compliance officer of thecompany from 31st March, 2025 and she was relievedfrom her duties from 31st March, 2025.
After closure of financial year 2024-25, Ms. Devyani FenilVanapariya was appointed as a company secretary &compliance officer of the company with effect from 1stApril, 2025 by Board of Directors of the company.
The Company has received necessary declaration fromeach Independent Directors under Section 149(7) of theCompanies Act, 2013, that he/she meets the criteriaof independence as laid down in Section 149(6) of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25(8) and 16 (1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015. The Board relies ontheir declaration of independence.
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 25(7) ofthe SEBI Listing Regulations 2015, the Companyhas formulated a Familiarisation Programme forIndependent Directors with the Company, their roles,rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of theindustry in which the Company operates, businessmodel of the Company etc. through various initiatives.The details of the aforementioned program is availableon the website of your Company and link for the sameis given in Annexure-D of this report.
In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors ofthe Company possess the integrity, requisite experienceand expertise, relevant for the industry in which theCompany operates. Further, all the IndependentDirectors of the Company have successfully registeredwith the Independent Director's Databank of the IndianInstitute of Corporate Affairs. The online proficiencyself- assessment test conducted by the said institutehas passed by all the Independent Directors of theCompany.
Pursuant to section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act,2013, the Directors confirm that:
a. In the preparation of the annual accounts forthe year ended March 31, 2025 the applicableaccounting standards had been followed alongwith proper explanation relating to materialdepartures;
b. The Directors had selected such accountingpolicies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the Company at the end of thefinancial year and of the profit of the Company forthat year;
c. The Directors have taken proper and sufficientcare for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of thisAct for safeguarding the assets of the Companyand for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
d. The Directors have prepared the annual accountson a 'going concern' basis; and
e. The Directors had laid down internal financialcontrols to be followed by the Company and thatsuch internal financial controls are adequate andwere operating effectively.
f. The directors had devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems were adequate andoperating effectively.
There were no loans, guarantees or investments madeby your Company under the provisions of Section 186of the Companies Act, 2013 during the period underreview.
During the year under review, 10 (Ten) Board Meetingswere held by the Company. All the board meetings havebeen held within the prescribed time gap of 120 days asper the provisions of the Section 173 of the CompaniesAct, 2013. The Agenda for the Board, General as wellas Committee Meetings together with the appropriatesupporting documents and relevant information werecirculated in advance of the meetings to enable theBoard to take the informed decisions.
The necessary quorum was present in all the meetings.Leave of absence was granted to concern Directorsupon receipt of the request who could not attend therespective Board Meeting. Below given table is showingthe number of meetings held during the year underreview:
There was no change in the nature of business of theCompany during the year under review.
The Company has a wholly owned SubsidiaryCompany, i.e., Supreme Commodities DMCC which wasincorporated on October 24, 2019, having registered officeat Dubai. The Subsidiary Company is primarily engagedin the trading of food items and related commodities.During the year under review, the Company does nothave any Joint Venture & Associate Company.
Pursuant to Section 129(3) of the Companies Act,2013 ("the Act") read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014, the statement containing
the salient feature of the financial statement of aCompany's subsidiary is given as "Annexure - A" in theForm AOC-1.
Pursuant to Listing Regulations, the Company hasformulated a policy for determining its 'materialsubsidiaries' and the same can be accessed on theCompany's website at www.aeleacommodities.com
The Revenue from Operations of the SupremeCommodities DMCC (WOS) for the Financial Year2024-25 is ' 1753.98 lakhs against the previous year'srevenue of ' 1774.58 lakhs. The total expenses is '62.64lakhs against the previous year's expenses of ' 90.43lakhs. The Company has earned net profit of ' 38.44lakhs against the previous year's Profit of ' 501.01 Lakhs.
Report on highlights on performance of Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Venture Companies and theircontribution to overall performance of the companies during the period under report: -
Sr.
No
Name of Subsidiary Company
Category
Contribution to the overallsales performance of theCompany(' in Lakhs)
Contribution to the overallsales performance of theCompany(In %)
1.
Supreme Commodities DMCC
WOS
1088.15
5.97%
S.
No.
Date of meeting
Total Number of directorsassociated as on the dateof meeting
Attendance
Number of directorsattended
% of attendance
1
19-05-2024
6
100.00
2
07-06-2024
3
15-06-2024
4
28-06-2024
5
08-07-2024
18-07-2024
7
28-08-2024
66.67
8
26-10-2024
5714
9
16-01-2025
10
31-03-2025
The Company has an Authorized Capital of '21,00,00,000/- divided into 2,10,00,000 Equity Shares of'10 each. The Company has Issued, Subscribed andPaid-up Capital of ' 2,03,68,800 Equity Shares of facevalue of ' 10 each.
15. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY,AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THECOMPANY
During the year, the Board reviewed the status of along-standing trade receivable amounting to '200.00lakh, which has been under legal proceedings. Whilethe court has ruled in the Company's favor, the actualrealization of the dues has remained pending for aprolonged period. In view of the significant delay inrecovery and guided by the principles of conservativeaccounting, the Board, as a matter of financial prudence,has considered this amount as not presently recoverableand accordingly reflected the same under exceptionalitems in the financial statements for the year.
This decision does not affect and any future recoverywhich in future will be duly accounted for as income. The
Board assures that this does not impact the operationalstrength or liquidity of the Company.
The information containing the names and otherparticulars of ratio of Directors' Remuneration to MedianEmployees' Remuneration in accordance with theprovisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013,read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 isattached to this report as Annexure - B.
The statement containing names of top ten employeesin terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars ofemployees as required under Section 197(12) of theAct read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014, is attached to this report asAnnexure -C.
M/s. DOSHI DOSHI & Co (Firm's Registration No.153683W), Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad wereappointed as the Statutory Auditor of the company in
the IPO from the objects stated in the Prospectus dated 18th July, 2024 and the Company has been fully Utilised the IPOproceeds, the details are summarized below:
Particular
Original
Allocation
UtilisedAmount up to31.03.2025
Un-Utilised
Amount
Setting up of new manufacturing unit and Installation ofPlant & Machinery thereon
2553.33
0.00
Funding of capital expenditure requirements of ourCompany at existing unit towards Plant & Machinery andinstallation cost thereon.
591.66
General Corporate Purposes
1274.00
Issue related expenses
681.37
Total
5100.36
6th Annual General Meeting for a term of 5 (five) yearsupto the conclusion of the 11th AGM of the company tobe held in the year 2029.
The Auditors' Report does not contain any qualificationor adverse remark. Notes to Accounts and Auditors'remarks in their report are self-explanatory and donot call for any further comments. The Auditors hasnot reported any matter of an offence of fraud to theCompany required to be disclosed under Section143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Statutory Auditors of the Company have submittedthe Audit Report for the financial year 2024-25. TheAuditor's report does not contain any qualification,reservation or adverse remarks. The notes on financialstatement referred to in the Auditor's report are self¬explanatory and do not call for any comments.
In the preparation of the financial statements, theCompany has followed the Accounting Standardsreferred to in Section 133 of the Companies Act,
2013. The significant accounting policies which areconsistently applied are set out in the Notes to theFinancial Statements.
During the year under review Board of Directors ofthe company appointed M/s. A D A J & AssociatesLLP, Chartered Accountant (FRN - W100837) as aninternal auditor of the company and has conductedperiodic audit of all operations of the Company. TheAudit Committee has reviewed the findings of InternalAuditors regularly.
21. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR, SECREATARIAL AUDITREPORT AND MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIONON QUALIFICATION, RESERVATION OR ADVERSEREMARKS
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014, Board of Directors of the company appointed M/S.Vikas R. Chomal & Associates, Practicing CompanySecretaries, Thane (COP No. 12133) as a secretarialauditor to undertake the Secretarial Audit of theCompany for the Financial Year 2024-25. The SecretarialAudit Report for the F.Y 2024-25 in form MR-3 is
attached to this report as Annexure-E. The report doesnot contain any qualifications, reservations or adverseremarks.
Further pursuant to recent amendments in Regulation24A of SEBI (LODR), 2015, the appointment ofSecretarial Auditor of the Company is required to beapproved by the members of the Company. The Boardof Directors at Board Meeting held on 29.05.2025, hasrecommended appointment of Mr. Manish R. Patel,Practicing Company Secretary, Surat (COP No. 9360)subject to the consent of the members in this AnnualGeneral Meeting as Secretarial Auditor of the companyfor a period of 5(five) consecutive years i.e. from the FY2025-26 to F.Y. 2029-30, to undertake secretarial audit.
The Directors state that applicable Secretarial Standards,
i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to 'Meetings of the Boardof Directors' and 'General Meetings,' respectively, havebeen duly followed by the Company.
In compliance with various MCA Circulars and SEBICirculars, the notice of the AGM along with the AnnualReport 2024-25 is being sent only through electronicmode to those members whose email addressesare registered with the Company/RTA/Depositories.Members may note that the Notice and Annual Report2024-25 will also be available on the Company'swebsite at www.aeleacommodities.co.in, websites of theStock Exchange, i.e., BSE Limited at www.bseindia.comand on the website of NSDL (agency for providing theRemote e-Voting facility) i.e. www.evoting.nsdl.com
Since the Company's securities are listed on SMEPlatform of BSE, by virtue of Regulation 15 of SEBI(Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 the compliance with the CorporateGovernance provisions as specified in Regulations17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of sub-regulation (2) ofRegulation 46 and para C, D and E of Schedule V arenot applicable to the Company.
The Board has constituted the Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) Committee, originally on April14, 2021, and re-constituted on March 19, 2024, inaccordance with the provisions of Section 135 of the
Companies Act, 2013. The CSR Committee comprisesMr. Kanabar Nikunj Mahendrabhai, Mrs. Vaishali DipenTarsariya, and Mr. Hozefa Shabbir Husain Jawadwala,who possess strong knowledge and expertise ineffectively utilising the Company's resources for CSRinitiatives. The CSR policy is available on the websiteof your Company and the link for the same is given inAnnexure-D of this report.
In compliance with Section 135 of the Companies Act,2013, and the CSR Rules, the Company is required tospend at least 2% of its average net profits over thelast three years, as its net profit for the year exceeds' 5 crores.
For the financial year 2024-25, the Company has spent' 33.20 Lakhs on CSR activities, focusing on areas suchas education, rural development, support for health andwellness etc. The detailed CSR report is attached asAnnexure - F.
For the financial year 2025-26, the Company's netprofit and other criteria did not meet the thresholdrequired under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.As a result, CSR provisions are not applicable to theCompany for this period.
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed on SMEPlatform of BSE Limited and The Company has paid theapplicable listing fees to the Stock Exchange till date.
All the Equity Shares of the Company are indematerialised form with the NSDL depository. The ISINNo. allotted is INE0T3401029.
26. DETAILS ON CONSERVATION OF ENERGY,TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGEEARNINGS & OUTGO
The details of conservation of energy and technologyabsorption are applicable to the company as thecompany is engaged in the manufacturing activities.Further the foreign earnings and outgo for the financialyear ended March 31, 2025 in accordance with theprovisions of Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts)Rules 2014, is provided in a separate Annexure- Gforming part of this report.
During the year, your Company raised funds of ' 51.00Crores through Initial Public Offering (IPO) and listed itsEquity Shares on 22nd July, 2024 on SME Platform of theBSE Limited.
The Company has submitted the details of utilizationof proceeds from IPO to the Stock Exchange i.e. BSELimited (BSE) as per requirement of Regulation 32 of theSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 on 29th May, 2025, there was nodeviation or variation in the utilisation of proceeds of
Share transfer and all other Investor's / Shareholder'srelated activities are attended and processed by ourRegistrar and Transfer Agent. For lodgment of transferdeeds and any other documents, investors may contactMaashitla Securities Private Limited at 451, KrishnaApra Business Square Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura,North West, New Delhi, Delhi, India, 110034.
However, shareholders holding shares in the electronicmode should address all correspondence to theirrespective Depository Participants.
The Management's Discussion and Analysis Reportprovides a perspective of economic and social aspectsmaterial to your Company's strategy and its abilityto create and sustain value to your Company's keystakeholders. Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation34 read with Schedule V of the Securities and ExchangeBoard of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management'sDiscussion and Analysis Report capturing yourCompany's performance, industry trends and othermaterial changes with respect to your Company isattached to this report as Annexure - H
Management Discussion & Analysis report for the yearunder review as stipulated under Regulation 34(2)(e)of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 is enclosed as Annexure-H forming part of thisReport.
Maintenance of cost records under sub-section (1)of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 are notapplicable to the Company.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting isrequired in respect of the following items as there wereno transactions on these items during the year underreview:
(a) Issue of equity shares with differential rights as todividend, voting or otherwise.
(b) Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) toemployees of the Company under any scheme.
The Company has an Internal Control System,commensurate with the size, scale and complexity ofits operations. The scope and authority of the InternalAudit function is well defined in the organization. TheInternal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the
efficacy and adequacy of Internal Control Systems inthe Company, its compliance with operating systems,accounting procedures and policies at all locations ofthe Company. Based on the report of Internal Auditfunction, process owners undertake corrective actionin their respective areas and thereby strengthen thecontrols. Significant audit observations and correctiveactions suggested are presented to the Audit Committeeof the Board.
Pursuant to the provision of the Companies Act, 2013and Rules made thereunder, the Board has carriedthe evaluation its own performance, performance ofindividual directors, Board Committees, including theChairman of the Board on the basis of attendance,contribution and various criteria as recommended bythe Nomination and Remuneration Committee of theCompany. The evaluation of the working of the Board,its committees, experience and expertise, performanceof specific duties and obligation etc. were carried out.The Directors expressed their satisfaction with theevaluation process and outcome.
Related party transactions that are entered during thefinancial year were in the ordinary course of Businessand on an arm's length basis. During the year, yourCompany has not entered into any significant materialrelated party transactions. Accordingly, the disclosureof related party transactions as required under Section134(3)(h) of the Companies Act,2013 in Form AOC-2 isnot applicable. Suitable disclosure as required underAccounting Standards has been given in Note-29 of theStandalone Financial Statement.
The Policy on Related Party Transactions is available onyour Company's website and can be accessed usingthe link given in Annexure-D of this report.
All the properties and insurable interests of the Companyto the extent required adequately insured.
During the year, there were no instances of OnetimeSettlement with any Banks or Financial Institutions.
39. THE DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANYPROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCYAND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 (31 OF 2016)DURING THE YEAR ALONGWITH THEIR STATUS ASAT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR:
During the year, there was no application made orany proceeding pending under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016).
Pursuant to Section 178(3) of the Act, your Companyhas framed a policy on Directors' appointment andremuneration and other matters ("Remuneration Policy")which is available on the website of your Company andlink for the same is given in Annexure-D of this report.
41. DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSEMENTOF WOMAN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION,PROHIBITION & REDRESAL) ACT, 2013
There was no case filed during the year under theSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. The Companyhas constituted the Internal Complaints Committee.Further, the Company ensures that there is a healthyand safe atmosphere for every women employee at theworkplace and made the necessary policies for safe andsecure environment for women employee. The policy forthe same is available on the website of your Companyand link for the same is given in Annexure-D of thisreport.
During the year under review, No complaints pertainingto sexual harassment at work place has been receivedby the Company.
The following is the status of complaints received andresolved during the financial year:
Number of complaints received: NIL
Number of complaints disposed off: NIL
Number of complaints pending beyond 90 days: NIL
The above reflects the Company's commitment totimely and effective redressal of complaints.
The Company has complied with the provisions of theMaternity Benefit Act, 1961, including all applicable
amendments and rules framed thereunder. TheCompany is committed to ensuring a safe, inclusive,and supportive workplace for women employees. Alleligible women employees are provided with maternitybenefits as prescribed under the Maternity Benefit Act,1961, including paid maternity leave, nursing breaks, andprotection from dismissal during maternity leave.
The Company also ensures that no discriminationis made in recruitment or service conditions on thegrounds of maternity. Necessary internal systems andHR policies are in place to uphold the spirit and letterof the legislation.
In alignment with the principles of diversity, equity,and inclusion (DEI), the Company discloses below thegender composition of its workforce as on the March 31,2025.
Male Employees: 65Female Employees: 5Transgender Employees: NIL
This disclosure reinforces the Company's efforts topromote an inclusive workplace culture and equalopportunity for all individuals, regardless of gender.
The Company has a Risk Management Policy, whichperiodically assess the threats and opportunities that willimpact the objectives set for the Company as a whole.The Policy is designed to provide the categorization ofrisk into threat and its cause, impact, treatment andcontrol measures. As part of the Risk ManagementPolicy, the relevant parameters for protection of theenvironment, safety of operations and health of peopleat work are monitored regularly.
The Company is conscious of the importance ofenvironmentally clean and safe operations. TheCompany's Policy requires conduct of operationsin such a manner, so as to ensure the safety of allconcerned, compliances of environmental regulationsand preservation of natural resources.
The Company has adopted a Vigil Mechanism Policy,to provide a formal mechanism to the Directors andemployees to report their concerns about unethicalbehaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation ofthe Company's Code of Conduct or ethics policy.The Policy provides for adequate safeguards againstvictimization of employees who avail the mechanismand also provides for direct access to the Chairman ofthe Audit Committee. It is affirmed that no personnelof the Company have been denied access to the AuditCommittee. The said policy is uploaded on the websiteof your Company and link for the same is given inAnnexure-D of this report.
The details of various policies approved and adopted bythe Board as required under the Act and SEBI ListingRegulations are provided in Annexure-D to this report.
There has been no significant and material order passedby any Regulators or Courts or Tribunals, impacting thegoing concern status of the Company and its futureoperations.
The Company treats its "Human Resources" as oneof its most important assets. The Company's culturepromotes an environment that is transparent, flexible,fulfilling and purposeful. The Company is driven bya passionate and highly engaged workforce. This isevident from the fact that the Company continues toremain the industry benchmark for talent retention.
Your Company continuously invests in attraction,retention and development of talent on an ongoingbasis. A number of programs that provide focusedpeople attention are currently underway. The Companythrust is on the promotion of talent internally throughjob rotation and job enlargement.
During the year under review, there was a cordialrelationship with all the employees. The Directors wouldlike to acknowledge and appreciate the contribution ofall employees towards the performance of the Company.
There was no instance of fraud during the year underreview, which required the Statutory Auditors orSecretarial Auditors to report to the Audit Committee,Board and/ or Central Government under Section143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framedthere under.
During the year, there was no unclaimed and unpaiddividend and corresponding equity shares on whichdividends were unclaimed/unpaid for seven consecutiveyears which was required to be transferred as per therequirement of the IEPF Rules.
Our Board of Directors presently has four (4) committeeswhich have been constituted/ re-constituted inaccordance with the relevant provisions of theCompanies Act:
(i) Audit Committee,
(ii) Stakeholders' Relationship Committee,
(iii) Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and
(iv) Corporate Social Responsibility.
Your Board has constituted the Audit Committeevide Board Resolution dated March 19, 2024Which was in accordance with Section 177 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
The Company Secretary & Compliance Officerof the Company will act as the Secretary of theCommittee.
The Audit Committee shall have the followingpowers:
• To investigate any activity within itsterms of reference;
• To seek information from any employee;
• To obtain outside legal or otherprofessional advice; and
• To secure attendance of outsiderswith relevant expertise, if it considersnecessary.
The role of the audit committee shall include
the following:
1. Oversight of the company's financialreporting process and the disclosure ofits financial information to ensure thatthe financial statements are correct,sufficient and credible;
2. Recommendation for appointment,remuneration and terms of appointmentof auditors of the company;
3. Approval of payment to statutoryauditors for any other services renderedby the statutory auditors;
4. Reviewing, with the management, theannual financial statements and auditor'sreport there on before submission tothe Board for approval, with particularreference to:
5. Matters required to be included in theDirector's Responsibility Statement to beincluded in the Board's report in terms ofclause (c) of sub-section 3 of section 134of the Companies Act, 2013;
6. Changes, if any, in accounting policiesand practices and reasons for the same;
7. Major accounting entries involvingestimates based on the exercise ofjudgment by management;
8. Significant adjustments made in thefinancial statements arising out of auditfindings;
9. Compliance with listing and otherlegal requirements relating to financialstatements;
10. Disclosure of any related partytransactions; and qualifications in thedraft audit report.
11. Reviewing, with the management, thequarterly financial statements beforesubmission to the Board for approval;
12. Reviewing, with the management, thestatement of uses / application of fundsraised through an issue (public issue,rights issue, preferential issue, etc.), thestatement of funds utilized for purposesother than those stated in the offerdocument / prospectus / notice andthe report submitted by the monitoringagency monitoring the utilization ofproceeds of a public or right issue, andmaking appropriate recommendations tothe Board to take up steps in this matter;
13. Monitoring the end use of funds raisedthrough public offers and relatedmatters;
14. Reviewing and monitoring the auditor'sindependence and performance, andeffectiveness of audit process;
15. Approval of any subsequent modificationof transactions of the company withrelated parties; Explanation: The term"related party transactions" shall havethe same meaning as provided in Clause(zc) of the SEBI Listing Regulations and/or the Accounting Standards.
16. Scrutiny of inter-corporate loans andinvestments;
17. Valuation of undertakings or assets ofthe company, wherever it is necessary;
18. Evaluation of internal financial controlsand risk management systems;
19. Reviewing, with the management,performance of statutory and internalauditors, adequacy of the internal controlsystems;
20. Reviewing the adequacy of internal auditfunction, if any, including the structure
Meeting of Audit Committee and Relevant Quorum.
During the year the Audit Committee met four times in and the gap not more than one hundred and twenty daysbetween two meetings. Dates of meeting are 15.06.2024, 18.09.2024, 21.12.2024 and 31.03.2024.
The quorum for audit committee meeting shall either be two members or one third of the members of the auditcommittee, whichever is greater, with at least two independent directors.
Name of the member
Nature of directorship
Designation incommittee
No. of Meeting inFY 2024-25
Held
Attend
Kanabar Nikunj Mahendrabhai
Non-Executive IndependentDirector
Chairman
Member
Hozefa Shabbir HusainJawadwala
Chairman and ManagingDirector
of the internal audit department, staffingand seniority of the official headingthe department, reporting structurecoverage and frequency of internalaudit;
21. Discussion with internal auditors of anysignificant findings and follow up thereon;
22. Reviewing the findings of any internalinvestigations by the internal auditorsinto matters where there is suspectedfraud or irregularity or a failure of internalcontrol systems of a material nature andreporting the matter to the Board;
23. Discussion with statutory auditors beforethe audit commences, about the natureand scope of audit as well as post auditdiscussion to ascertain any area ofconcern;
24. Looking into the reasons for substantialdefaults in the payment to depositors,debenture holders, shareholders (in caseof non-payment of declared dividends)and creditors;
25. Reviewing the functioning of the whistleblower mechanism;
26. Approval of appointment of CFO (i.e.,Whole-time Finance Director or anyother person heading the financefunction or discharging that function)after assessing the qualifications,experience and background, etc. of thecandidate;
27 Carrying out any other function as ismentioned in the terms of reference ofthe Audit Committee; and
28. Reviewing the utilization of loans and/or advances from/investments by theholding company in the subsidiaryexceeding rupees hundred crores or100% of the asset size of the subsidiarywhichever is lower including existingloans / advances/ investments, as maybe applicable.
29. Consider and comment on rationale,cost-benefits and impact of schemesinvolving merger, demerger,amalgamation etc., on the listed entityand its shareholders.
Further, the Audit Committee shall mandatorilyreview the following information
• Management discussion and analysis offinancial condition and results of operations;
• Statement of significant related partytransactions (as defined by the auditcommittee), submitted management;
• Management letters / letters of internalcontrol weaknesses issued by the statutoryauditors;
• Internal audit reports relating to internalcontrol weaknesses; and
• Appointment, removal and terms ofremuneration of the chief internal auditor shallbe subject to review by the audit committee.statement of deviations:
a. Quarterly statement of deviation(s)including report of monitoring agency,if applicable, submitted to stockexchange(s) in terms of Regulation 32(1)of the SEBI Listing Regulations.
b. Annual statement of funds utilized forpurposes other than those stated inthe offer document/prospectus/noticein terms of Regulation 32(7) the SEBIListing Regulations.
The recommendations of the Audit Committeeon any matter relating to financial management,including the audit report, are binding on theBoard. If the Board is not in agreement with therecommendations of the Committee, reasons fordisagreement shall have to be incorporated inthe minutes of the Board Meeting and the samehas to be communicated to the shareholders. TheChairman of the committee has to attend theAnnual General Meetings of the Company to provideclarifications on matters relating to the audit.
Your Board has constituted the Stakeholders'Relationship Committee vide Board Resolutiondated March 19, 2024 pursuant to Section 178 ofthe Companies Act, 2013.
The Company Secretary of the Company will actas the Secretary of the Committee.
The scope and function of the Stakeholders'Relationship Committee is in accordance withSection 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 andthe SEBI Listing Regulations and the terms ofreference, powers and scope of the Stakeholders'Relationship Committee of our Company include:
• Resolving the grievances of the securityholders of the Company including complaintsrelated to transfer/transmission of shares,non-receipts of annual reports, non-receiptof declared dividends, issue of new/duplicatecertificates, general meetings, etc.;
• Review of measures taken for effectiveexercise of voting rights by shareholders;
• Review of adherence to the service standardsadopted by the listed entity in respect of
various services being rendered by theRegistrar and Share Transfer Agent;
• Review of the various measures and initiativestaken by the listed entity for reducing thequantum of unclaimed dividends and ensuringtimely receipts of dividend warrants/annualreports/ statutory notices by the shareholdersof the Company; and
• Carrying out any other function as prescribedunder the SEBI Listing Regulations as andwhen amended from time to time.
Meeting of Stakeholders' RelationshipCommittee and Relevant Quorum
During the year the Stakeholders' Relationshipcommittee met two times in a year and shall reportto the Board of Directors on a quarterly basisregarding the status of redressal of complaintsreceived from the shareholders of the Company.Dates of meeting are 21.12.2024 & 31.03.2025.
The quorum for a meeting of the Stakeholder'sRelationship Committee shall be two memberspresent.
The composition of the Committee and attendance of the members at the meetings held during the financial year2024-25 are as follows:
The quorum for Nomination and Remuneration committee meeting shall either be two members or one third of thmembers of the committee, whichever is greater.
Designation in
No. of Meeting in FY 2024-25
committee
Kanabar NikunjMahendrabhai
Your Board has constituted the Nomination andRemuneration Committee vide Board Resolutiondated March 19, 2024 pursuant to section 178 ofthe Companies Act, 2013.
The scope and function of the Nomination andRemuneration Committee is in accordancewith Section 178 of the Companies Act. 2013and SEBI Listing Regulations and the terms ofreference, powers and role of our Nomination andRemuneration Committee are as follows:
1. Formulate Policies: Establish criteria fordetermining qualifications, attributes, andindependence of directors. Recommendpolicies related to remuneration for directors,key managerial personnel, and employees.
Evaluate the Board's balance of skills,knowledge, and experience beforerecommending independent directorappointments. The Committee mayuse external agencies, consider diversebackgrounds, and assess candidateavailability.
3. Performance Evaluation: Create criteria forevaluating the performance of independentdirectors and the Board as a whole.
4. Board Diversity: Devise a policy for ensuringdiversity in the Board of Directors.
5. Identification & Recommendation ofAppointments: Identify and recommendsuitable candidates for director and seniormanagement positions based on establishedcriteria, including their appointment andremoval.
Based on performance evaluation,recommend whether to extend or continuean independent director's term.
7. Remuneration Recommendations: Advisethe Board on all forms of remunerationpayable to senior management.
8. Compliance Assurance: Establish systemsto prevent legal violations by employees,ensuring compliance with relevant laws suchas SEBI's Insider Trading Regulations andFraudulent Trade Practices Regulations.
Evaluate and recommend whether to extendthe term of independent directors based onperformance evaluations.
10. Other Delegated Activities: Performadditional tasks as delegated by the Board oras required by law.
Meeting of Nomination and Remuneration
Committee and Relevant Quorum
During the year the Stakeholders' Relationship
committee met two times. Dates of meeting are
15.06.2024 & 31.03.2025.
A diverse Board enables efficient functioning throughdifferences in perspective and skill, and also fostersdifferentiated thought process at the back of variedindustrial and management expertise, gender andknowledge. The board recognizes the importance ofdiverse composition and has adopted a Board DiversityPolicy which sets out the approach to diversity. TheBoard Diversity Policy is available on the Company'swebsite at the web link Code Of Conducts EthicsPolicies | Aelea Commodities Limited
The Company's credit rating from CRISIL stands atCRISIL BBB/Negative (Long-Term) and CRISIL A3 (Short-Term) for bank facilities of '95 crore, reflectingprudent financial management and ongoing operationalstability.
Annual general Meeting: 7th Annual General Meeting ofthe Members of the Company will be held Tuesday, 16thSeptember, 2025 at 2:30 PM through Video Conferencing(VC)/Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM) in compliancewith the applicable provisions of the Companies Act,2013 read with MCA General Circular no. 14/2020, dated8th April, 2020, MCA General Circular no. 17/2020,dated 13th April, 2020; MCA General Circular No.20/2020 dated 5th May, 2020, MCA General Circularno. 22/2020, dated 15th June,2020, MCA Circular No.02/2021 dated 13th January, 2021, and MCA Circular No.
02/2022 dated 5th May, 2022 (hereinafter referred to asMCA Circulars) and in compliance with the provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") and SEBI Circulardated 12th May, 2020, 15th January, 2021 and 13th May,2022(hereinafter referred to as SEBI Circulars) andSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
Book Closure: The Register of Members and ShareTransfer Books of the Company will remain closed from10th September 2025, to 16th September, 2025 (bothdays inclusive).
Listing on StockExchange
The Company's shares are listed onBombay Stock Exchange Limited atBSE SME platform with effect fromJuly 22, 2024.
Address
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, DalalStreet, Mumbai- 400001
BSE Symbol
ACLD
Your directors take this opportunity to place on recordthe appreciation of the valuable contribution anddedication shown by the employees of the Company,RTA, Auditors and Practicing Company Secretarywhich have contributed to the successful managementof the Company's affairs. The Directors also take thisopportunity to thank all the Stakeholders, Investors,Clients, Banks, Government, Regulatory Authorities andStock Exchange for their continued support.
For and on behalf of the Board of DirectorsAELEA COMMODITIES LIMITED
Hozefa Shabbir Husain JawadwalaChairman & Managing Director
Place: Mumbai DIN: 07420351
Date: 20th August, 2025