Your Directors are pleased to present the Sixty Fifth (65th) Annual Report together with the Audited Financial Statements ofthe Company for the financial year ended March 31,2025.
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars
Year endedMarch 31,2025
Year endedMarch 31,2024
Sales and Other Income
574.12
281.19
Operating Profit/Loss
141.78
90.60
Less: Interest and Finance Charges
-
Less: Depreciation
25.41
29.92
Profit Before Exceptional Items
116.37
60.68
Exceptional Items
Profit Before Tax After Exceptional Items
Less: Provision for Tax:Current Tax
54.08
21.92
Deferred Tax Credit / (Debit)
150.37
(63.70)
Tax for Earlier Years
Profit/Loss After Tax
(88.08)
102.46
Add: Balance Brought Forward from Previous Year
1,590.53
1,488.07
Balance Available for Appropriation
1,502.46
Appropriations:
Proposed Dividend
Corporate Dividend Tax
Transfer to General Reserve
Balance Carried to Balance Sheet
The Company is in the business of cotton, clothing, yarn / construction & development of real estate.
During the period under review, the Company has earned a total income of Rs. 574.12 Lakhs and incurred a net loss aftertax of Rs. 88.08 Lakhs compared to the previous year’s profit after tax of Rs. 102.46 Lakhs. The management is positiveabout future growth of the company.
Your Directors do not recommend any dividend on the equity shares for the year ended March 31,2025.
The Board of Directors of your Company has decided not to transfer any amount to the Reserves for the year underreview.
During the year under review, there was no change in the nature of business of the Company.
The company has no material changes and commitments affecting its financial position for the financial year endedMarch 31,2025.
Sr. No.
Name
Designation
DIN/PAN
1.
Mr. Gopal Agrawal
Managing Director
02160569
2.
Mr. Devinder Khurana
Independent Director
00059707
3.
Mr. Kashinath Iyer Ganpathy
01195975
4.
Mrs. Sarika Abhijit Kulkarni
07141926
5.
Mr. Shyam Agrawal
Whole-Time Director
02192098
6.
Mr. Sanjay Trilokchand Agrawal
03500067
7.
Mr. Ankur Pranab Chakraborty
Chief Financial Officer
ARZPC6452E
8.
Mr. Arvind Kumar Modi
Company Secretary
AUHPM5239Q
ii. During the period under review, following changes took place in the Board of Directors of the Company:
Sr.
No.
Name of Director/KMPand Designation
Reason forChange
Effective Dateof Change
Mr. Bharat Sadanand PatilCompany Secretary
CFEPP2885K
Cessation
April 13, 2024
Mr. Arvind Kumar ModiCompany Secretary
Appointment
July 11,2024
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Sanjay Trilokchand Agrawal, Whole¬time Director (DIN: 03500067) will retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offershimself for re-appointment.
The Board recommends his re-appointment for the consideration of the Members of the Company at the 65th AnnualGeneral Meeting (AGM). Brief profile of Mr. Sanjay Trilokchand Agrawal forms part of the Notice convening the 64thAnnual General Meeting.
a. Mr. Gopal Agrawal (DIN: 02160569) was appointed as the Managing Director of the Company for a tenure of 3 yearsending on December 18, 2025;
b. Mr. Shyam Agrawal (DIN: 02192098) was appointed as the Whole-time Director of the Company for a tenure of 3years ending on December 18, 2025; and
c. Mr. Sanjay Trilokchand Agrawal (DIN: 03500067) was appointed as the Whole-time Director of the Company for atenure of 3 years ending on May 21,2026.
The Company proposes to re-appoint them for another term of 3 years pursuant to the provisions of Section 196 r/wSection 197 and Schedule V of the Companies Act, 2013. The brief profile and the details as required under Schedule Vand Secretarial Standard-2 is provided under Annexure-A to the Notice of AGM.
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors confirming that they meet the criteria ofindependence laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. The Independent Directors have compliedwith the Code for Independent Directors prescribed in Schedule IV to the Companies Act, 2013. There has been nochange in the circumstances affecting their status as Independent Directors during the year under review.
In compliance with the provisions of the Act, and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, the performance evaluation was carried out as under:
• Board: In accordance with the criteria suggested by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board ofDirectors evaluated the performance of the members of the Board, with regard to various criteria such as Board composition,Board processes and Board dynamics. The Independent Directors, at their separate meeting, also evaluated theperformance of the Board as a whole based on various criteria. The Board and the Independent Directors were of theunanimous view that performance of the Board of Directors as a whole was satisfactory.
• Committees of the Board: The performance of the Audit Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committeeand the Stakeholders Relationship Committee was evaluated by the Board with regard to various criteria such as committeecomposition, committee processes and committee dynamics. The Board was of the unanimous view that all thecommittees were performing their functions satisfactorily and according to the mandate prescribed by the Board underthe regulatory requirements, including the provisions of the Act, the Rules framed thereunder and the Listing Agreement/SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
• Individual Directors: In accordance with the criteria suggested by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, theperformance of each independent director was evaluated by the entire Board of Directors (excluding the director beingevaluated) on various parameters like qualification, experience, availability and attendance, integrity, commitment,governance, independence, communication, preparedness, participation and value addition. The Board was of the unanimousview that each independent director was a reputed professional and brought his/her rich experience to the deliberationsof the Board.
Five meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the year. The Meetings were held on (a.) May 28, 2024; (b.) July11,2024; (c.) July 29, 2024; (d.) November 13, 2024; (e.) February 13, 2025 respectively. The time gap between any twomeetings did not exceed one hundred and twenty days.
Name of the Director
Meeting entitled to attend
Meetings Attended
5
4
Mr. Sanjay Goyal
As on March 31,2025, the Board has constituted Three (3) Committees viz; Audit Committee, Nomination and RemunerationCommittee and Stakeholder Relationship Committee.
Your Company has constituted an Audit Committee as per section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Name of Member
Nature of Directorship
Chairperson
Member
All the members have the ability to understand and analyze the financial statements. All the recommendations madeby the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board. The Company Secretary acts as a Secretary to the Committee.
The details of Meetings held during the year are as follows:
Number of Meetings: Four (4)
Dates of Meetings: May 28, 2024; July 29, 2024; November 13, 2024; February 13, 2025.
MeetingsAttended
The constitution of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee is in compliance with the provisions of Section 178of the Companies Act, 2013.
The details of Meetings held during the year are as follows:Number of Meetings: Two (2)
Dates of Meetings: July 29, 2024; and February 13, 2025.
2
The stakeholder relationship committee is constituted as per the provisions of Section 178(5) of the Companies Act,2013.
Mr. Kashinath Iyer Ganapathy
The details of Meetings held during the year are as follows:Number of Meetings: One (1)
Dates of Meetings: February 13, 2025.
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Pursuant to Section 134 (3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Directors confirm that:
a. In the preparation of Annual Accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed and there have beenno material departures from the same.
b. The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent so as to give true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of thefinancial year and of the profit and loss account of the Company for that year.
c. Proper and sufficient care has been taken for maintaining adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfraud and other irregularities.
d. The Annual Accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
e. The company has followed a proper internal financial control and that such internal financial controls are adequateand were operating effectively.
f. A system has been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systemswere adequate and operating effectively.
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted or renewed any deposits from public falling within the
purview of provisions of Section 73 and 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) and Rules framed thereunder.
Pursuant to Section 92 (3) read with Section 134 (3) (a) of the Act, the Annual Returns in Form MGT 7 are available on
https://www.acrowindia.com/annual-results.html.
Since the Company’s paid up equity share capital and Net worth was within the threshold limits of Rs. 10 Crores and Rs.25 Crores, respectively, as on the last day of the previous financial year i.e. as on March 31,2025, by virtue of Regulation15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the compliance with the corporategovernance provisions as specified in regulations 17 to 27 and clause (b) to (i) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 andpara C, D and E of schedule V are not applicable to the Company. Hence, Corporate Governance does not form part ofthis Directors’ Report.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under Regulation 34 and Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is furnished as Annexure-I.
During the year under review, neither the statutory auditors nor the secretarial auditor has reported to the Audit Committee,under Section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013, any instances of fraud committed against the Company by itsofficers or employees, the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Board’s report.
The particulars of Loan, Guarantees and Investments covered under section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 have beendisclosed in Notes to the Financial Statement.
The Company has not entered into transactions with related parties in accordance with the provisions of Section 188 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and hence disclosure under Form AOC-2 does not form part of the Directors Report. YourDirectors draw attention of the members to Note No. 27 to the financial statement, which sets out related party disclosuresas per the Indian Accounting Standards.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1)of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed as Annexure-II tothis Report.
The details of the employees who were in receipt of the remuneration amounting to the limits stipulated in Section197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014 is annexed as Annexure-III to this Report.
At the 63rd Annual General Meeting of the Company held on August 18, 2023, M/s. Gautam N Associates, CharteredAccountants, having Firm Registration No. 103117W, were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for aperiod of 5 years from the conclusion of the 63rd Annual General Meeting up to the conclusion of the 68th AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Company.
Further, in terms of Regulations 33(1)(d) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015, the Statutory Auditors of your Companyare subjected to the Peer Review Process of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI). M/s. Gautam NAssociates, have confirmed that they hold a valid certificate issued by ‘Peer Review Board’ of ICAI.
The Auditor’s Report on the Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2025 does notcontain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks.
During the year under review, the Auditors had not reported any matter under Section 143(12) of the Act, therefore nodetail is required to be disclosed under Section 134(3)(ca) of the Act.
With reference to the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules 2014, as prescribed by the Central Government inSection 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company is not covered under the rules of the Companies (CostRecords and Audit) Rules, 2014, for maintenance of Cost records.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, Mr. Kiran Doshi (COP: 9890), Proprietor of M/s. Kiran Doshi & Co., PracticingCompany Secretaries (Peer Reviewed: 1977/2022) was appointed to undertake the Secretarial Audit for the financialyear 2024-25. The Secretarial Auditor’s Report in Form MR-3 is annexed as Annexure-IV to this Report.
Further pursuant to provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 24A of the Listing Regulations,the company proposes to appoint M/s. Kiran Doshi & Co., Practicing Company Secretaries as the SecretarialAuditor of the Company for a term of five consecutive financial years from FY 2025-26 till FY 2029-30. The Auditor hasconfirmed their eligibility to act as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company and that they hold a valid peer-reviewcertificate issued by ICSI.
The Secretarial Auditor’s Report for the year ended March 31,2025, contains following remarks / observations onwhich we would like to state as under:
a. The declarations for non-encumbrance by the promoters / promoter(s) group under Regulation 31(4) ofSEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011 were not submitted with the Stock Exchange within 7 (Seven) days from theend of the Financial Year and the same were submitted with a delay of 22 (Twenty-Two) Days - Due to
sudden unavoidable medical condition of Mr. Gopal Agrawal, Promoter of the Company, he was hospitalized for asurgical operation and was prescribed a bed rest for 2-3 weeks. As Mr. Gopal Agrawal Managing Director & Promoterof the Company was primarily responsible for coordinating the submission of the said declarations, the Companywas unable to timely obtain the requisite signed declarations from the other promoters.
As on March 31,2025, the Company does not have any subsidiary or joint venture or associate company.
There are no particulars to be disclosed relating to the Conservation of Energy, Research and Development and TechnologyAbsorption pursuant to Section 134(3)(m) of the Act, during the year under review.
The Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo during the year under review and for the previous year were NIL.
The Board has laid down a specific code of Conduct for all Board Members and Senior Management of the Company. Allthe Board Members and Senior Management Personnel have affirmed compliance with the Code on annual basis.
A Declaration signed by Mr. Gopal Agrawal, Managing Director to this effect is annexed as Annexure-V to this report.
A Certificate signed by Mr. Ankur Pranab Chakraborty, Chief Financial Officer to this effect is annexed as Annexure-VIto this report.
The Company’s policy on Directors’ appointment including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes andindependence of a Director as well as policy relating to Remuneration of Key Managerial Personnel and other employeesand other matters as provided in Section 178(3) of the Act is uploaded on the website of the Company at the web-link:https://acrowindia.com/assets/policies/Remuneration-Policy.pdf
The Company is in compliance with the applicable secretarial standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretariesof India.
The Company manages and monitors principal risks and uncertainties that can impact ability of the Company to achieveits targets/ objectives. Timely reports are placed before the board for considering various risks involved in the Companybusiness/ operations. The Board evaluates these reports and necessary / corrective actions are then implemented.However, the company has not adopted a written risk management policy.
A brief report on risk evaluation and management is provided under Management’s Discussion and Analysis Reportforming part of this Annual Report.
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit,Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (“the IEPF Rules”), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are required to be transferred bythe Company to the IEPF, established by the Government of India, after the completion of seven years.
Further, according to the IEPF Rules, the shares on which dividend has not been paid or claimed by the shareholders forseven consecutive years or more shall also be transferred to the demat account of the IEPF Authority.
The Company has transferred the unpaid or unclaimed dividends declared up to financial years 2010-2011 (i.e. the lastyear in which dividends were declared), from time to time on due dates, to the IEPF established by the Government ofIndia.
Mr. Shyam Agrawal, Whole-Time Director of the Company has been appointed as the Nodal Officer of the Company.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. During the year,such controls were tested and no reportable material weakness in the design or operations was observed.
The Board of Directors had approved a policy on Whistle Blower/Vigil Mechanism and the same is uploaded on https://acrowindia.com/assets/policies/WhistleBlower-Policy-Vigil-Mechanism.pdf
The mechanism enables the directors and employees to report their genuine concerns about unethical behaviour, actualor suspected fraud or violation of the Company’s code of conduct and assures to provide adequate safeguards againstvictimization of the concerned director or employee. The employees and other stakeholders have direct access to theChairperson of the Audit Committee for lodging concerns, if any, for review.
Your Company affirms that no director/ employee has been denied access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee andthat no complaints were received during the year.
The Company is committed to provide a safe and conducive work environment to its employees. The details of thecomplaints filed under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013 are as under:
(a) number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year - NIL
(b) number of complaints disposed off during the year - NIL
(c) number of cases pending for more than ninety days - NIL
The Company is in compliance with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as the provisions ofSection 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company.
During the year under review there was no application made or proceedings pending in the name of the company underthe Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
36. DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF ONE-TIMESETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING A LOAN FROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIALINSTITUTIONS:
The Company has no loans outstanding from banks / financial institutions as on the end of the financial year March 31,2025.
Your Directors take this opportunity to place on record their sincere appreciation for the timely assistance and cooperationextended by Financial Institutions, Company’s Bankers and various Government Agencies / Bodies and look forward toreceiving their continued support. Your Directors also wish to place on record their appreciation for the cooperationextended / services rendered by the workmen, staff, executives, dealers, customers and all others concerned. YourDirectors also express thanks to the shareholders for their support to and confidence reposed in the Company.
Gopal AgrawalManaging Director & Chairman
Place: Chhatrapati Sambhaji NagarDate: August 11,2025.