The Board of Directors hereby submits the report of the business and operations of your company (“theCompany” or “KCL Infra Projects limited”) along with the audited financial statements, for the financial yearended March 31, 2025.
Particulars
Current year(2024 - 25)
Previous Year(2023-24)
Revenue from Operation (Including otherOperating Income)
1217.05
855.82
Other Income
316.17
322.65
Total Income
1533.22
1178.47
Expenses(other than Finance Cost)
1402.01
996.44
Finance Cost
57.43
62.29
Total Expenses
1459.44
1,058.73
Profit Before Tax
73.79
119.73
Less: Current Tax
19.18
31.13
Tax: Deferred Tax/Earlier Year
2.57
1.50
Profit/(Loss) after Tax
52.07
87.10
Surplus brought forward fromprevious years
504.08
416.96
Amount available for appropriations
556.15
Earnings per share(T):
Basic
0.015
0.023
Diluted
Despite of difficult market conditions, healthy competition in the market and lack of interest of the investors,the performance of our Company has been satisfactory and has been able to achieve the healthy growthfor its stakeholders. The performance evaluations of the Company are as under;
Revenue: During the financial year 2024-25, the revenue of the Company has increased from Rs 1178.47Lacs to Rs.1533.22 Lacs.
Expenses: In Financial Year ended 31 March, 2025, the purchase & cost expense of the Company hasincreased from Rs.1058.73Lacs to Rs. 1459.44 Lacs as compared to the previous financial year endedon 31st March, 2024. Also the finance cost of the Company is decreased by 4.86Lacs as compared tothe previous financial year 2023- 24.
Depreciation: Depreciation decreased from Rs7.51 Lacs to Rs. 6.51 Lacs in the current year.Depreciation is in accordance with the provision of Schedule II of the Act.
Profit before Tax: In the financial year 2024-25 the Total Revenue of the Company has increased by30.10% as compared to previous financial year 2023-24 consequently the profit has decreased by 38.37%and reached at Rs.73.79Lacs.
Share Capital: Equity share capital changed from Rs. 3850.22 lacs, to Rs. 3378.24lacs.
Earnings per share: Basic & diluted Earnings per share (EPS) is Rs.0.015per share as againstRs.0.023per share in the previous year.
Tax Expenses: In financial year 2024-2025, the tax expenses has decreased to 21.71Lacs as comparedto 32.62 Lacs in the previous financial year 2023-2024.
Tax Expenses:
Increase /(Decrease)
Increase/(Decrease)in%
Current T ax
11.95
38.39%
Deferred Tax
1.07
(71.33%)
The issued, subscribed, paid up equity capital 33,77,87,526 During the year under review, the companyhas increased the Authorized Share Capital of the Company from Rs. 55,00,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty FiveCrore Only) divided into 27,50,00,000 (Twenty Seven Crores Fifty Lakhs) equity shares of face value ofRs. 2/- (Two Rupee) each to Rs. 85,00,00,000/- (Rupees Eighty Five Crore Only) divided into 42,50,00,000(Forty Two Crores Fifty Lakh) equity shares of face value of Rs. 2/- (Two Rupees) each.
The Board of Directors has approved through board resolution dated 8th November,2024 of raising offunds through issuance and allotment of equity shares having face value of 2.00/- (Rupee Two Only)('Equity Shares”) for an aggregate amount not more than Rs. 49,00,00,000/- (Rupees Fourty Nine CroreOnly) on right issue basis.
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has given the in- principal approval regarding the right issue on 15thJanuary,2025.
Your Directors have considered it financially prudent in the long-term interest of the Company to reinvestthe profits in the business of the Company to build a strong reserve base and grow the business of theCompany. No final dividend has therefore been recommended for the year ended March 31, 2025.
Management Discussion and Analysis as required under Listing Regulations has been annexed as“Annexure 5” which forms part of this report.
As per Companies Act, 2013 and as on date the company is neither having any Subsidiary Company u/s2(87) nor any Associate Company u\s 2(6) and hence, do not call for any disclosure under this head.
As per SEBI Listing Regulations, corporate governance report with auditors' certificate thereon andmanagement discussion and analysis are attached, which form part of this report. As per Regulation 34 ofthe SEBI Listing Regulations, a business responsibility report is attached and forms part of this annualreport the company is mandatorily required to file Corporate Governance Report as per SEBI(LODR)Regulations 2015 . Corporate Governance Report is annexed as “Annexure 6”.
The Extract of Annual Return as required under section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 in Form MGT-9is annexed here with for your kind perusal as“Annexure-2.”
The Company's internal financial control framework is commensurate with the size and operations of thebusiness and is in line with requirements of the Act. The Company's internal financial controls framework isbased on the three lines of defense model. The Company has laid down standard operating proceduresand policies to guide the operations of the business. Unit heads are responsible to ensure compliance withthe policies and procedures laid down by the management. Robust and continuous internal monitoringmechanisms ensure timely identification of risks and issues. The management, Statutory and InternalAuditors undertake rigorous testing of the control environment of the Company. The board is of the opinionthat the Company's internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the financial year 2024¬25.
During the Year under review, the following changes have taken place in the Directors & KMPs of theCompany. On September 09, 2024, Appointment of Mr. Sameer Awasthi as Non-Executive IndependentDirectorof the company in place of Mrs. Archit Yadav on account of completion of her tenure of one term of5 years. In compliance with the provisions of Section 149,152 read with Schedule IV and all otherapplicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Appointment and Qualification ofDirectors) Rules, 2014 (including any Statutory modification(s) or re-enactment thereof for the time being inforce)and Regulation 17 of SEBI (LODR) Regulation 2015, the composition of Board of Director and KeyManagerial Personnel are as follows:
S NO.
Key ManagerialPerson
DIN/PAN
Designation
Date ofAppointment
Date of Re¬appointment
Date ofCessation
1
Mohan Jhawar
00495473
Managing Director
06/10/2005
01/10/2022
-
2
Devyani Chhajed
10276186
Non-ExecutiveIndependent WomenDirector
30/09/2023
3.
Sameer Awasthi
10733089
Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director
09/09/2024
4
Rahul Khande
08095192
Executive Director
30/03/2018
5
Manoj KumarChaurasiya
08302587
Non-Executive
Director
07/09/2019
6
Moeenuddin Makrani
08546964
14/02/2020
7
Sunny Khande
EJXPK8836E
Chief Financial Officer
16/05/2016
8
Shivani Gupta
DIYPK0793R
Company Secretary
01/09/2021
Your Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors confirming that they meet thecriteria of independence as prescribed under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with theSchedules and Rules issued there under as well as Regulation 16(1 )(b) of Listing Regulations (includingany statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the time being in force).
The following Meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the Financial Year 2024-25
S.No
Date of Meeting
Board Strength
No. of Director Present
17-04-2024
10-07-2024
3
05-08-2024
23-10-2024
08-11-2024
14-11-2024
10-02-2025
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the rules issued there under, Regulation17(10) of the Listing Regulations and the circular issued by SEBI dated 5th January, 2017 with respect toGuidance Note on Board Evaluation, the evaluation of the annual performance of theDirectors/Board/Committees was carried out for the financial year 2024-25.
The board of directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, Board committees andindividual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the corporate governance requirements asprescribed by Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) under SEBI (Listing Obligation andDisclosure Requirements) Regulation 2015. The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Boardafter seeking inputs from all the directors on the basis of the criteria such as the Board composition andstructure, effectiveness of board processes, information and functioning, etc.
The performance of the committees was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from the committeemembers on the basis of the criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committeemeetings, etc. The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee (“NRC”) reviewed theperformance of the individual directors on the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of the individualdirector to the Board and committee meetings. In addition, the Chairman was also evaluated on the keyaspects of his role.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of non-Independent directors, performanceof the board as a whole and performance of the Chairman was evaluated, taking into account the views ofexecutive directors and non- executive directors. The same was discussed in the board meeting thatfollowed the meeting of the Independent Directors, at which the performance of the Board, its committeesand individual directors was also discussed.
The Directors will be introduced to all the Board members and the senior management personnel such asChief Financial Officer, Company Secretary and various Department heads individually to know their rolesin the organization and to understand the information which they may seek from them while performingtheir duties as a Director. And meeting may be arranged for the Independent Directors with aforesaidofficials to better understand the business and operation of the Company.
As a part of continuous updating and familiarization with the Company, every Independent Director will betaken for visits to the factory or manufacturing units and other branch of the company where the officials ofthe various departments apprise them of the operational and sustainability aspects of the plants to enablethem to have full understanding on the activities of the Company and initiatives taken on safety, quality etc.The Company may also circulate news and articles related to the industry from time to time and mayprovide specific regulatory updates.
M/s Scan & Co. (previously known as M.S. Singhatwadia & Co.,) Chartered Accountants, werereappointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the AGM held on 30th September, 2024, for a term offive consecutive years to hold office from the conclusion of that meeting till the conclusion of the AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Company to be held in 2029.
In accordance with the Companies Amendment Act, 2017, enforced on May 7, 2018 by the Ministry ofCorporate Affairs, the appointment of Statutory Auditors is not required to be ratified at every AnnualGeneral Meeting. In view of such omission of proviso, agenda item relating to ratification of StatutoryAuditors is not included in the Notice of ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The Board has appointed M/s Scan & Co. (previously known as M.S. Singhatwadia & Co.), CharteredAccountants to conduct the Statutory Audit for the year 2024-25. There are no qualifications or adverseremarks in the Auditors' Report which require any clarification/explanation. The Notes on financialstatements are self-explanatory, and needs no further explanation. Further the Auditors' Report for thefinancial year ended, 31st March, 2025 is annexed herewith for your kind perusal and information
The Board has appointed CS Vishakha Agrawal, Practicing Company Secretary, to conduct SecretarialAudit for the financial year 2024-25. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31,2025 is annexed herewith marked as “Annexure-3” to this Report.
Pursuant to Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, Company had constituted the following BoardCommittees:
1. Audit Committee;
2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee; and
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee;
4. Risk Management Committee; and
5. Management Committee.
The composition of all Committees has been stated under Corporate Governance Report forming anintegral part of Annual Report.
The details in respect of employees of the Company will be provided upon request. In terms of Section 136of the Act, the Report and Accounts are being sent to the members and others entitled thereto, excludingthe information on employees' particulars, which is available for inspection by the members at theRegistered Office of the Company during business hours on working days of the Company up to the dateof the ensuing AGM. If any member is interested in obtaining a copy thereof, such member may write tothe Company Secretary of the Company in this regard.
Particulars of loans given, investments made, guarantees given and securities provided along with thepurpose for which the loan or guarantee or security is proposed to be utilized by the recipient are providedin the Financial Statement (Please refer toNoteNo.6and7tothe standalone Financial Statement).
> As per the Provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015entered into with the stock exchanges, corporate governance report with auditors' certificate there onand management discussion and analysis are attached, which form part of this report.
> Details of the familiarization programme of the independent directors are available on the website of theCompany(www.kclinfra.com)
> The Company has formulated and published a Whistle Blower Policy to provide Vigil Mechanism foremployees including directors of the Company to report genuine concerns. The provisions of this policyare in line with the provisions of the Section 177(9) of the Act. The whistleblowing Policy is available onthe company's website at(www. kclinfra.com)
Our Company is committed to provide the healthy environment to all its employees, the company has inplace a Prevention of the Sexual Harassment Policy and an Internal complaints redressal mechanism asper the requirements of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition andRedressal) Act, 2013. There was no complaint received from any employee during the financial year 2024¬25, hence no complaints are outstanding as on 31.03.2025.
The transaction with related parties (related to business) falls under the scope of Section 188(1) of the Act,Information on transactions with related parties pursuant to section134 (3) (h) of the Act read with rule 8(2)of Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014 are given in “Annexure 1” in Form AOC-2 and same forms part ofthis report.
The particulars as required under the provisions of Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 inrespect of conservation of energy and technology absorption have not been furnished considering thenature of activities undertaken by the company during the year under review
There were no foreign exchange earnings and outgo during the year under review.
In today's economic environment, Risk Management is a very important part of business. The main aim ofrisk management is to identify, monitor & take precautionary measures in respect of the events that maypose risks for the business. The Board reviewing the risk management plan and ensuring its effectiveness.Major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematically addressed through mitigatingactions on a continuing basis by keeping Risk Management Report before the Board &Audit Committeeperiodically.
During the year under review your Company has not accepted or invited any fixed deposits from the publicand there were no outstanding fixed deposits from the public as on the Balance Sheet date.
OurCompanyhasnotaccepteddepositfromthepublicfallingwithintheambitofSection73oftheCompaniesAct,2013 along with Companies(Acceptance of Deposits)rules,2014.
None of the Directors of your Company are disqualified from being appointed as Directors as specifiedunder Section 164(2) of theCompaniesAct,2013.
During the financial year 2024-25, there were no significant material orders passed by the Regulators orCourts or Tribunals which would impact the going concern status of your Company and its futureoperations.
The Audit Committee Comprises of Three Independent Directors and one executive director, namelyMr.Sameer Awasthi as Chairman, Mrs. Devyani Chhajed as member, Mr. Mohan Jhawar as member andMr. Moeenuddin Makrani as the member of the Committee. All recommendations made by the AuditCommittee were accepted by the Board.
The Committee inter alia reviews Internal Control Systems and reports of Internal Auditors and complianceof various regulations. The Committee also reviews at length the Financial Statements before they areplaced before the Board of Directors of the company.
Stakeholders' relations have been cordial during the year, as a part of compliance, your Company hasStakeholders Relationship Committee to consider and resolve the grievances of security holders of yourCompany. There were no grievances pending as on 31st March, 2025.A confirmation to this effect hasbeen received from your Company's Registrar and Share Transfer Agent.
The Board has on recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has framed a policyfor selection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management and their remuneration and the evaluation.The Nomination and Remuneration Policy is forming part of Director's Report as “Annexure 4”.
Our Company continues to wholeheartedly participate in the Green Initiative under taken by the Ministry ofCorporate Affairs (MCA) for correspondences by Corporate to its Members through electronic mode. Allthe Members are requested to join the said program by sending their preferred e-mail addresses to theirDepository Participant.
The Board of Directors has appointed M/s Jain Tiwaddi & Associate, Chartered Accountants as InternalAuditors of your Company for financial year 2024-25.
As per the provisions of section 125 of the Companies Act 2013 and as per the rule 3 of the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund (awareness and protection of investors) Rules, 2001, No Amount ispending to be transferred to IEPF.
Pursuant to Regulation 8 of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 the Board to Directorshas formulated and adopted the “Code of Practices and Procedures for fair Disclosure of UnpublishedPrice Sensitive Information” (Code of Fair Disclosure) of the Company.
The Board has also formulated and adopted “Code of Conduct for Prohibition of Insider Trading” (Code ofConduct) of the company as prescribed under Regulation 9 of the said Regulation.
The Business Responsibility Reporting as required by Regulation 34(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations &Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is not applicable to your Company for the financial yearending March 31, 2024.
There is no application made or no proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.There was no instance of onetime settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution.
The Company complies with all applicable mandatory secretarial standards issued by the Institute ofCompany Secretaries of India.
During the year under review, the Company has not failed to implement any Corporate Actions within thespecified time limit.
The Board of Directors of your Company acknowledges their sincere appreciation for the support extendedby the statutory authorities, the stock exchanges, advisors, shareholders and staff of the Company for thevaluable assistance, support and co- operation extended to the Company and continuous support and faithreposed in the Company.