Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 37th Annual Report of the Company on the business andoperations of the Company, together with the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2025.
The Company's performance during the financial year ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the previousfinancial year is summarized below:
(' in Lakhs)
PARTICULARS
CONSOLIDATED
STANDALONE
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from operations
40,847
25,772
27,279
21,058
Other income
11,788
10,431
11,440
2,658
Total revenue
52,635
36,203
38,719
23,716
Expenses
42,983
43,730
26,939
23,074
Profit before tax
9,652
(7,527)
11,780
642
Tax expenses
4,134
70
4,149
26
Profit after tax
5,518
(7,596)
7,631
616
Share of Profit / (Loss) of Associates and Joint Venture (net)
(927)
(1,021)
-
Other comprehensive income / (loss)
4
125
85
Total comprehensive income for the year
4,595
(8,492)
7,635
701
Basic earnings per share
4.39
(11.17)
7.19
0.80
Diluted earnings per share
4.25
7.07
Project launched
The Company has implemented a comprehensive project development strategy, focusing on residentialsegments. This approach provides reasonable assurance regarding the quality and timely delivery of ourdevelopments.
Consolidated Financials
During the year under review, your Company's consolidated total revenue stood at ' 52,635 Lakhs as comparedto ' 36,203 Lakhs for the previous year, representing an increase of 45.39%; Profit before tax stood at ' 9,652Lakhs for the year under review as compared to Loss of ' (7,527) Lakhs for the previous year representing anincrease of 228.23%; and the total comprehensive income stood at ' 4,595 Lakhs as compared to loss of' (8,492) Lakhs for the previous year representing an increase 154.10%.
Standalone Financials
During the year under review, the total revenue stood at ' 38,719 Lakhs as compared to ' 23,716 Lakhs for theprevious year representing an increase of 63.26%; profit before tax stood at ' 11,780 Lakhs for the year underreview as compared to ' 642 Lakhs for the previous year representing an increase of 1735%; and the totalcomprehensive income stood at ' 7,635 Lakhs as compared to ' 701 Lakhs for the previous year representing anincrease of 989.15%.
The detailed analysis on the state of affairs, operation of the Company and future outlook is explained in theManagement discussion and analysis report forming part of the Annual Report of the Company for the yearunder review.
As on March 31, 2025, the Company had 13 subsidiaries, 3 associates and 6 joint venture companies.A statement containing the salient features of financial statements and details of performance of the Company'ssubsidiaries is given in the prescribed Form AOC-1 forms part of the notes to the financial statements.
No Company became subsidiary, associate or joint venture during the year under review.
The Company is primarily engaged in the activities of Real Estate development. The Company develops residentialand commercial infrastructure projects. There was no change in nature of the business of the Company, duringthe year under review.
During the year under review, the authorized share capital of your Company increased by ' 3,75,00,00,000/-from ' 1,25,00,00,000/- to ' 5,00,00,00,000/-. The authorized equity share capital of your Company is' 5,00,00,00,000/- comprises of 50,00,00,000 equity shares of ' 10/- each per share.
The Company raised ' 12,11,99,79,680/- through preferential issue of Equity shares, compulsory convertibledebentures and convertible warrants of the Company by issuance of 4,95,74,360 Fresh Equity shares of Facevalue of ' 10/- each per share at a premium ' 178/- per share, 2,50,000 compulsorily convertible debentures ofFace value of ' 10/- each per debenture at a premium ' 190/- per debenture and 1,25,00,000 warrants of Facevalue of ' 10/- each per warrant at a premium ' 210/- per warrant.
Pursuant to above issuance your company has allotted 4,94,14,786 equity shares of Face value of ' 10/- each,2,50,000 compulsorily convertible debentures of Face value of ' 10/- each and 1,25,00,000 warrants of Facevalue of ' 10/- each per warrant out of which 62,50,000 warrants were converted into equity shares during thefinancial year 2024-25, the paid up share capital of the Company was increased from ' 79,93,58,710/- consistingof 7,99,35,871 Equity shares of ' 10/- each per share to ' 1,35,60,06,570/- consisting of 13,56,00,657 equityshares of face value of ' 10/- each per share.
It is not proposed to transfer any amount to reserves out of the profits earned during FY 2024-25.
To conserve financial resources, the Board of Directors has not recommended any dividend for the financial yearended March 31, 2025. Further, no amounts are proposed to be transferred to the General Reserve duringFY 2024-25.
The dividend distribution policy is available on the website of the Company at www.hubtown.co.in.
During the year under review, your Company neither accepted any deposits nor there were any amountsoutstanding at the beginning of the year which were classified as 'Deposits' in terms of Section 73 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014 and hence, the requirementfor furnishing of details of deposits which are not in compliance with the Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013is not applicable.
There were no material changes and commitments have occurred between the end of the financial year of theCompany and the date of this report, which could affect the Company's financial position.
The Company has adequate internal controls and processes in place with respect to its operations, which providereasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the financial statements and financial reporting and alsofunctioning of other operations. These controls and processes are driven through various policies andprocedures. During the year, the review of Internal Financial Controls was done, and the report was placed beforethe Audit and Compliance Committee. As per the report the Controls are effective and there are no majorconcerns. The internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively to ensure orderly and efficientconduct of business operations.
No significant and material orders have been passed by any Regulator or Court or Tribunal which can have impacton the going concern status and the Company's operations in future. There are no proceedings initiated/pendingagainst the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
All the transactions/ contracts/ arrangements of the nature as specified in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act,2013 entered by the Company during the year under review with related party(ies) are in ordinary course ofbusiness and on arm's length.
Kindly refer the financial statements for the transactions with related parties entered during the yearunder review.
As the Company is engaged in the business of 'real estate development' included in the term 'InfrastructureFacilities' as defined in Clause (8) (a) of Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 2013, the provisions of Section 186 ofthe said Act related to loans made, guarantees given or securities provided are not applicable to the Company.Kindly refer the financial statements for the loans, guarantees and investments given/made by the Company ason March 31,2025.
In FY 2024-25 your Company raised an aggregate amount of ' 42,80,00,000/- by way of issue of 428 unlisted,secured, rated, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of face value of ' 10,00,000/- each on privateplacement basis, and the entire Issue proceeds were utilized towards the objects of the Issue in FY 2024-25. Thenon-convertible debentures of ' 42,80,00,000/- are outstanding as on March 31,2025.
Beacon Trusteeship Limited is the debenture trustee for the above non-convertible debentures issued by theCompany. Their contacts details are given under the Corporate Governance Section of the Annual Report.
DISCLOSURE RELATING TO EQUITYSHARES WITH DIFFERENTIAL RIGHTS
The Company has not issued any equity shares with differential rights during the year under review and henceno information as per provisions of Rule 4(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules,2014 is furnished.
DISCLOSURE RELATING TO SWEATEQUITY SHARES
The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the year under review and hence no information asper provisions of Rule 8(13) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
DISCLOSURE RELATING TO EMPLOYEESTOCK OPTION SCHEME ANDEMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE SCHEME
During the year under review there were no instances of grant, vest, exercise, or lapse/ cancellation of employeestock option scheme under the Employee Stock Option Scheme of the Company. Also, as at the beginning of theyear, there were no outstanding options granted. Hence, no disclosure in terms of Companies (Share Capitaland Debenture) Rules, 2014 and SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits & Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021are required.
DISCLOSURE IN RESPECT OF VOTINGRIGHTS NOT DIRECTLY EXERCISEDBY EMPLOYEES
There are no shares held by trustees for the benefit of employees and hence no disclosure under Rule 16(4) ofthe Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 has been furnished.
Composition of the Board of Directors as on March 31, 2025, the Board of your Company comprised of SixDirectors with Two Executive Directors and Four Non Executive Independent Directors. The composition of theBoard of Directors meets the requirement of provisions of Regulation 17 of the Listing Regulations andSection 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Details of the Directors are as follows:
CATEGORY
NAME OF DIRECTOR
Executive Director
Mr. Hemant M. Shah, Chairman
Mr. Vyomesh M. Shah, Managing Director
Mr. Jignesh Hansraj Gala, Independent Director
Non-ExecutiveIndependent Directors
Mr. Milin Jagdish Ramani, Independent Director
Mr. Kartik Ruparel, Independent Director
Mrs. Bhakti Jaywant Kothare, Independent Director
A. Change in Composition of the Board of Directors
During the year under review, there were no changes on the Board of Directors ('Board') except as mentionedbelow;
i. Directors retiring by rotation at the 36th Annual General Meeting held on September 30, 2024, Mr. VyomeshM. Shah, Managing Director (DIN 00009596) retired by rotation in compliance with the provisions of Section152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and was reappointed.
ii. Cessations
During the year under review, there were no cessations, retirement or resignation of Directors from the Board
B. Change in the composition of the Board of Directors after the end ofthe financial year and upto the date of this Report
There were no changes in the composition of the Board of Directors after the end of the financial year and uptothe date of this Report.
The Key Managerial Persons of the Company in accordance with Regulation 2(1)(bb) of the SEBI (Issue of Capitaland Disclosure Requirements) Regulations and Section 2(51) of the Companies Act, 2013 are as follows:
NAME
DESIGNATION
Mr. Hemant M Shah
Chairman
Mr. Vyomesh M Shah
Managing Director
Mr. Sunil Mago
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Sadanand Sitaram Lad (Upto 16.12.2024)
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
Mr. Shivil Kapoor (From 13.03.2025)
In terms of the provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17(1)(a) of ListingRegulations, the Company is required to have at least one-woman director on the Board.
The Company has Mrs. Bhakti Jaywant Kothare (DIN: 07381095) as Non-Executive Independent Woman Directoron the Board.
The Company has received necessary declarations with respect to independence from all the independentdirectors in compliance of Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013. The Independent Directors have compliedwith the Code for Independent Directors prescribed in Schedule IV to the Companies Act, 2013 and the Code ofConduct for Directors and senior management personnel formulated by the Company.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has formulated the Nomination and Remuneration Policy whichsets out the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of Directors. It also laysdown criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes of KMPs and senior management and othermatters provided under Section 178(3) of the Act and Listing Regulations. The Nomination and RemunerationPolicy of the Company as approved and adopted by the Board is available on the website of the Company atwww.hubtown.co.in.
The policy is in compliance with the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR)regulations. The policy covers the following:
1. Objectives, composition and responsibilities of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
2. Guidelines for NRC on appointment and removal of directors/KMP and senior management
3. Fit and proper criteria to determine the suitability of the person for appointment / continuing to holdappointment as a Director on the Board of the Company.
4. Criteria for independence - for directors to be appointed as independent directors on board ofthe company.
5. Criteria to be considered while appointing KMP, senior management personnel
6. Removal of a director, KMP or senior management
7. Remuneration of directors, key managerial personnel and senior management
8. Evaluation of performance of the Directors and the overall Board broadly on the basis of thelaid-out criteria.
9. Criteria for review of the policy due to change in regulations or as may be felt appropriate by theCommittee subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, our Board has met Eight (8) times and the meetings were held on April 22,2024, May 24, 2024, July 30, 2024, August 13, 2024, November 14, 2024, February 14, 2025, March 13, 2025and March 17, 2025.
The requisite quorum was present for all the Meetings. The intervening gap between the Meetings was withinthe period prescribed under the Act and Listing Regulations.
The Company provides all the Board Members with the facility to participate in the meetings of Board and itscommittee through Video Conferencing or Other Audio Visual Means. The details of the meetings have beenenclosed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this annual report.
Pursuant to the requirements of Schedule IV to the Act and the Listing Regulations, a separate Meeting of theIndependent Directors of the Company was held on May 24, 2024 and February 14, 2025, and the Directorsreviewed the matters enumerated under Schedule IV(VII)(3) to the Act and Regulation 25(4) of the ListingRegulations. All the Independent Directors attended the said meeting.
The Company has various Committees which have been constituted as part of good corporate governancepractices and the same follow the requirements of the relevant provisions of applicable laws and statutes. TheCommittees of the Board are the Audit and Compliance committee, the Nomination and Remunerationcommittee, the Stakeholder's Relationship committee and the Committee of Director. The details with respect tothe composition, powers, roles, terms of reference, Meetings held, and attendance of the Directors at suchMeetings of the relevant Committees are given in detail in the Report on Corporate Governance of the Companywhich forms part of this Annual Report.
Provisions pertaining to Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)is not applicable to your Company during the financial year 2024-25.
In terms of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, in relation to the audited financial statements of theCompany for the year ended March 31, 2025, the Board of Directors hereby confirms that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along withproper explanations relating to material departures, wherever applicable;
(b) such accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and the Directors made judgements andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Companyas at March 31, 2025 and of the profits of the Company for the year ended on that date;
(c) proper and sufficient care was taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance withthe provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the annual accounts of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis;
(e) internal financial controls have been laid down to be followed by the Company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
(f) proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and thatsuch systems were adequate and operating effectively
In compliance with the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of theCompany has framed the "Whistle Blower Policy" as the vigil mechanism for Directors and employees of theCompany. The Whistle Blower Policy is disclosed on the website of Company.
During the year under review, no instances of fraud were reported by the Auditors of the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company has put in place a Risk Management Policy which aims at enhancingshareholders' value and providing an optimum risk-reward tradeoff. The risk management approach is based ona clear understanding of the variety of risks that the organization faces, disciplined risk monitoring andmeasurement and continuous risk assessment and mitigation measures.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board has formulated a Performance EvaluationFramework, under which the Committee has identified criteria upon which every Director, every Committee, andthe Board as a whole shall be evaluated. During the year under review the said evaluation had been carried out.
The disclosure required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rule 5(1) of theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is appended as Annexure I tothis Report. The statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of the remuneration drawn and theparticulars of employees as required pursuant to Section 197 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules 5(2) and 5 (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexedto and forms part of this Report. However, having regard to the provisions to the first proviso of Section 136 (1)of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Report is being sent to all the members of the Company excludingthis information.
The aforesaid statement is available for inspection by the members through electronic mode 21 days before theAGM, during business hours on working days of the Company upto the date of the ensuing AGM. Any member,who is interested in obtaining a copy thereof, may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office of theCompany. The said information is also available on the website of the Company. None of the employees listed inthe aforesaid statement is a relative of any Director of the Company. None of the employees of the Company iscovered under Rule 5 (3) (viii) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014.
Neither of the Managing Director, nor the Whole Time Director of the Company are in receipt of remuneration/commission from any subsidiary company of the Company. The Company has no holding company.
The matters related to Auditors and their Reports are as under:
The members of the Company at the 32nd Annual General Meeting held on December 24, 2020 appointed M/s.JBTM & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 100365W) as the Statutory Auditors of theCompany to hold office for the first term of 5 consecutive years i.e. from the conclusion of the 32nd AnnualGeneral Meeting till the conclusion of the 37th Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2025.
The re-appointment of M/s. JBTM & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No.: W100365) isincluded in the notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
M/s. JBTM & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants have also confirmed that they meet the criteria forindependence, eligibility and qualification as prescribed in Section 141 of the said Act and do not have anypecuniary interest in the Company or its subsidiaries, associates and joint venture companies.
The statutory auditor given following qualification in their auditor's report for the year ended March 31,2025:The Company has not having provided for Interest expense amounting to ' 7381.14 lakhs on certainInter-corporate deposits. Consequent to above, finance cost for the year ended 31st March, 2025 has beenunderstated by ' 7381.14 Lakhs resulting in a consequential increase in the profit for the year ended 31st March,2025 to that extent.
The Company has not provided interest on certain inter-corporate deposits, as the company is in process ofre-negotiating the terms / waiver of interest by respective lenders.
As required under provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and pursuant to Regulation 24A ofListing Regulations, the reports in respect of the Secretarial Audit for FY 2024-25 carried out by M/s. MihenHalani & Associates, (C.P. No. 12015), Company Secretaries, in Annexure II - 'Form MR-3' forms part to thisAnnual report. The said report does not contain any adverse observation or qualification or modified opinion.
In respect of FY 2024-25, your Company is required to maintain cost records as specified by the CentralGovernment under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 for the Construction industry, and accordinglysuch accounts and records are made and maintained by your Company. The said cost accounts and records arealso required to be audited pursuant to the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, read withnotifications/ circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from time to time, and accordingly as per therecommendation of the Audit and Compliance Committee, the Board of Directors has appointed M/s. ShekharJoshi & Co., Cost Accountants (Firm Registration No. 100448) as the Cost Auditor of the Company for FY2024-25.
In respect of FY 2025-26, the Board based on the recommendation of the Audit and Compliance Committee hasapproved the appointment of M/s. Shekhar Joshi & Co., Cost Accountants (Firm Registration No. 100448), as thecost auditors of the Company. The resolution for ratification of the remuneration to be paid for the saidappointment for FY 2025-26 is included in the notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Other disclosure as per provisions of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014 are furnished as under
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Return for the financialyear ended March 31, 2025 is available on the website of the Company at www.hubtown.co.in, under thesection 'Investor Corner'.
The following proceedings are pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016:
GVFL Trustee Company Pvt. Ltd (Investor/Shareholder) Vs. Hubtown Ltd Comp. App. (AT) (Ins) No. 180of 2023; Comp. App. (AT) (Ins) No. 181 of 2023; Comp. App. (AT) (Ins) No. 182 of 2023; and Comp. App. (AT)(Ins) No. 183 of 2023. The matter pertains to exercise of put option (against shares held by GVFL in 4 Gujaratbased Bus Terminal Companies - Joint Ventures of Hubtown) against Hubtown Limited by the Appellant, claimingthe same to be a financial debt. The NCLT dismissed the Appellant's (GVFL) petition; aggrieved, GVFL has filedappeals in the NCLAT. Hubtown has filed an interim application for dismissal of the appeals on grounds ofmaintainability.
Other than the above, there are no other pending matters in NCLT / NCLAT against Hubtown Limited.
Details of one time settlement with banks or financial institutions:
During the financial year ended 31st March 2025, the Company has successfully settled all its Non-PerformingAsset (NPA) accounts. As a result, there are no NPAs outstanding in the Company's books as of the balance sheetdate.
Lenders/Assignee Name
Borrower Entity
Settlement Amount Paid(INR Crores)
Anand Rathi Global Finance Limited
Hubtown Limited
27.56
Canara Bank
34.05
Union Bank of India
67.69
Punjab National Bank(Erstwhile United Bank of India)
20.21
Invent Assets Securitization &Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd.(Assigned by UCO Bank)
39.00
Technology Absorption and Conservation of Energy as prescribed under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to your Company. However,your Company has been taking steps at all times for the conservation of energy and technology absorption.
The details of foreign exchange earnings and outgo during the year under review is as under:
Foreign Exchange Earnings - NilForeign Exchange Outgo - Nil
The Company is in compliance with the mandatory Secretarial Standards.
Subject to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and applicable law, all documents, includingthe Notice and Annual Report shall be sent through electronic transmission in respect of members whose emailIDs are registered in their demat account or are otherwise provided by the members. A member shall be entitledto request for physical copy of any such documents.
The Company has complied with the provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaint Committee("ICC") as required under The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013. The Company is strongly opposed to sexual harassment and employees are made aware about theconsequences of such acts and about the constitution of ICC.
During the year under review, no complaint was filed with the ICC under the provisions of the said Act. Therewere no complaints outstanding as on March 31, 2025.
The Corporate Governance report pursuant to regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations for the year under reviewand a certificate from M/s Mihen Halani & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, our secretarial auditor,confirming compliance with conditions of Corporate Governance is annexed as Annexure III and Annexure IV tothis Annual Report.
The Management Discussion and Analysis report has been separately furnished in the Annual Report and formsa part of the Annual Report.
The Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting pursuant to Regulation 34(2)(f) of the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with SEBI circulars issued from time to time,for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 is not applicable to the Company.
In compliance with the Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the Dividend Distribution Policy formulated by the Company is available on the website of theCompany.
Your Directors take this opportunity to thank the employees, customers, suppliers, bankers, business partners/associates, financial institutions and various regulatory authorities for their consistent support/ encouragementto the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Date: August 12, 2025Place: Mumbai
Hemant M Shah
Registered Office
DIN:00009659
Hubtown Seasons, CTS NO. 469- A, Opp. Jain Temple,
R.K. Chemburkar Marg, Chembur (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400 071.