Your Directors have the pleasure in presenting the Thirtieth Board's Report of the Company ("the Company" or"Brigade") together with the Audited Financial Statements (Consolidated and Standalone) for the year ended March31, 2025.
Standalone
Consolidated
2024-25
2023-24
Total Income
2,38,406
2,22,400
5,31,354
5,06,415
Operating Expenditure
1,68,222
1,57,240
3,66,000
3,70,234
Earnings before Interest, Tax Depreciation &Amortisation
70,184
65,160
1,65,354
1,36,181
Depreciation & Amortisation
7,978
7,824
28,878
30,209
Finance Costs
12,964
14,407
49,549
49,104
Profit before share of profit of joint venture
49,242
42,929
86,927
56,868
Share of profit of joint venture
-
Profit before tax
Tax expense
- Current tax
17,291
11,483
30,292
20,099
- Deferred tax (credit)
(13,579)
(373)
(11,412)
(3,335)
Total tax expense
3,712
11,110
18,880
16,764
Profit for the year
45,530
31,819
68,047
40,104
Other comprehensive income
(274)
(38)
(429)
(44)
Total comprehensive income for the year
45,256
31,781
67,618
40,060
Total comprehensive income for the yearattributable to:
Equity holders of the parent
68,151
45,117
Non-Controlling interests
(533)
(5,057)
Details of Appropriations:
Surplus in the retained earnings as per lastfinancial statements
2,15,285
1,88,120
1,40,878
1,02,435
Total Comprehensive income for the year(net of Non-controlling interest)
Cash dividends declared and paid
(4,623)
(4,616)
Other adjustments (Net)
(138)
(2,058)
Net Surplus in the statement of profit and losscarried forward
2,55,918
2,04,268
During the financial year 2024-25, the Company has on astandalone basis, clocked a total revenue of 5 2,38,406Lakhs as compared to 5 2,22,400 Lakhs for the previousyear ended March 31, 2024, an increase of 7% on a year-on-year basis primarily due to the dividend income fromsubsidiaries. Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciationand Amortization (EBITDA) has increased to 5 70,184Lakhs from 5 65,160 Lakhs, an increase of 8% primarilydue to the dividend income from subsidiaries. TotalComprehensive income was at 5 45,256 Lakhs for thefinancial year ended March 31, 2025 as compared to5 31,781 Lakhs for the previous year, an increase by 42%is mainly due to reduction of Interest and depreciation.
The consolidated revenue for the Company for thefinancial year 2024-25 was 5 5,31,354 Lakhs as comparedto 5 5,06,415 Lakhs in the previous year, an increase of5% on year on-year basis due to better performance inleasing and hospitality segments. Earnings before Interest,Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) increased to5 1,65,354 Lakhs as compared to 5 1,36,181 Lakhs for theprevious year ended March 31, 2024, increase of 21% on ayear-on-year basis due to better performance in leasingand hospitality segments. Total Comprehensive incomewas at 5 67,618 Lakhs for the financial year ended March31, 2025 as compared to income of 5 40,060 Lakhs forthe previous year, an increase by 69% is primarily due toreduction of Interest and depreciation.
The Company has 17 direct subsidiaries, 5 step downsubsidiaries, 1 Joint Venture and 3 limited liabilitypartnerships as at March 31, 2025.
During the year under review:
a) The Company has acquired additional 1.71%stake during the financial year in BCV DevelopersPrivate Limited, its subsidiary company from theerstwhile shareholders, thereby increasing its totalshareholding to 68.75%.
b) Brigade Tetrarch Private Limited (BTPL), a whollyowned subsidiary of the company, has incorporated"Brigade HRC LLP" a limited liability partnership(LLP) as a subsidiary to undertake development ofreal estate projects by way of capital contributionof 5 67 Lakhs (67%) in the LLP.
c) Mysore Projects Private Limited (Material whollyowned Subsidiary of the Company ) and BrigadeTetrarch Private Limited (Wholly owned subsidiaryof the Company) together acquired 49% and 2%respectively by way of allotment of equity shares inAnanthay Properties Private Limited which is in toreal estate business. Due to this Ananthay Properties
Private Limited has become a step down subsidiaryof the Company with effect from December 16, 2024.
d) Zoiros Projects Private Limited (Zoiros), a whollyowned subsidiary of the Company entered into aJoint Venture agreement with Gruhas ProptechLLP (Gruhas). Pursuant to this agreement, Zoirosallotted 39,50,000 equity shares of 5 10 each tothe Company and 49,50,000 equity shares of 5 10each to Gruhas on March 18, 2025. Zoiros ceased tobe a subsidiary company as the equity stake of theCompany reduced from 100% to 50%.
e) Scheme of Amalgamation for merger of TandemAllied Services Private Limited, a stepdownsubsidiary of the Company with WTC Trades &Projects Private Limited a wholly owned subsidiaryof the Company filed with the Honorable BengaluruBench of the National Company Law Tribunal in theprevious financial year is in final stages of hearing.
Brigade Tetrarch Private Limited has become a materialsubsidiary based on the thresholds on the auditedconsolidated financial statements of the Companyfor the financial year ended March 31, 2025 whichwas approved by the Audit Committee and Board onMay 14, 2025.
As on March 31, 2025, The Company have 2 unlistedmaterial subsidiary i.e Mysore Projects Private Limitedand Brigade Tetrarch Private Limited as per thethresholds laid down under the SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ('SEBIListing Regulations').
The Secretarial Audit report of Mysore Projects PrivateLimited, Material Subsidiary is appended to and formspart of this Report as Annexure-4.
The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted aPolicy for determining material subsidiaries in line with theSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015. The Policy is available at Company'swebsite at:
https://docs.brigadegroup.com/assets/docs/investor/policies/policy for determining material subsidiaries.pdf
Brigade Hotel Ventures Limited ('BHVL'), a wholly ownedsubsidiary of the Company has filed draft red herringprospectus dated October 30, 2024 with Securities &Exchange Board of India for an initial public offering ofequity shares of face value of 5 10 each ("Equity shares")comprising of fresh issue of Equity shares aggregatingupto 5 90,000 Lakhs.
The Issue includes an offer (i) within India, to Indianinstitutional, non-institutional and retail investors incompliance with the Securities and Exchange Board ofIndia (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2018, as amended ("SEBI ICDR Regulations"),and (ii) outside the United States in "offshore transactions"as defined in and in reliance on Regulation S under theUnited States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and theapplicable laws of the jurisdictions where those offersand sales are made. In accordance with the provisions ofthe SEBI ICDR Regulations, the Issue includes reservationfor subscription by certain eligible shareholders of theCompany and certain eligible employees.
The consolidated financial statements of the Companyfor the year 2024-25 are prepared in compliance with theapplicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ('theAct') including Indian Accounting Standards specifiedunder Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013. Theaudited consolidated financial statements togetherwith the Auditors' Report thereon form part of theAnnual Report.
Pursuant to Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013read with SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, a Statement containingsalient features of the financial statements of each of theSubsidiaries Companies and Joint Venture Companies inthe prescribed Form AOC-1 is appended as Annexure-1to this report.
Audited financial statements together with the relatedinformation and other reports of each of the subsidiaryCompanies is available on the website of the Company at:
https://www.brigadegroup.com/investor/regulation-46/
financials-subsidiaries-and-associates
The Company has not transferred any amount to GeneralReserves during the financial year 2024-25.
The Board of Directors of the Company haverecommended a final dividend of 5 2.50 /- per equityshare (25%) of 5 10/- each which is subject to approvalof the Members in the ensuing Annual General Meeting ofthe Company. The dividend, if approved by the memberswill involve a cash outflow of 5 6,110 Lakhs.
The dividend recommended is in accordance with theDividend Distribution Policy of the Company. In termsof the provisions of Regulation 43A of the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015, the Company has in place a Dividend DistributionPolicy which is accessible at the Company's website at:
https://cdn.brigadegroup.com/assets/docs/investor/
policies/dividend-distribution-policy-08042022.pdf
The Company has not accepted any deposits fromthe public falling within the ambit of Section 73 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed thereunderduring the year under review and no amount of principalor interest was outstanding as on the Balance Sheet date.
During the year under review, the Company has notissued any Debentures. As on date, the Company doesnot have any outstanding Debentures.
The Company's equity shares are tradable only inelectronic form. As on March 31, 2025, nearly 100% of theCompany's total paid up equity share capital representing24,43,74,436 shares are in dematerialised form.
Pursuant to applicable provisions of the CompaniesAct 2013, read with IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit,Transfer and Refund) Rules 2016 ('the Rules') all unpaidor unclaimed dividends are required to be transferredby the Company to the IEPF established by the CentralGovernment, after completion of seven years. Further,according to the Rules, the shares in respect of whichdividend has not been paid or claimed by the members forseven consecutive years or more shall also be transferredto the Demat account created by IEPF Authority.
Accordingly, the Company has transferred5 3,46,482.50/- to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund, the amount in Unpaid Dividend Account opened in2016-17 which was due/ payable and remained unclaimedand unpaid for a period of seven years. Further, 4986shares were transferred to the demat account of theInvestor Education and Protection Fund Authority asmentioned above.
The details of the above are provided on the website ofthe Company at:
https://www.brigadegroup.com/investor/investor-
information/unclaimed-shares
The Company has in active two Employee Stock OptionScheme titled "Brigade Employee Stock Option Plan2017" implemented in the financial year 2017-18 and"Brigade Employee Stock Option Plan" implemented inthe financial year 2022-23.
Disclosures as required under SEBI (Share BasedEmployee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations,2021 is uploaded in the Company's website and can beaccessed at:
regulation-30-disclosures
The authorised share capital of the Company is5 250,00,00,000/- divided into 25,00,00,000 equityshares of 5 10/- each. The Company has allotted 80,643equity shares under Employee Stock Option Scheme,2017 and 1,51,842 equity shares under Brigade EmployeeStock Option Plan and 1,30,43,478 equity shares pursuantto the Qualified Institutions Placement during the year.
The issued, subscribed and paid-up equity share capitalof the Company has increased from 23,10,98,641 equityshares of 5 10/- each to 24,43,74,604 equity shares of5 10/- due to the aforesaid allotment of equity sharesduring the financial year.
During the year under review, the Company has notissued shares with differential voting rights and sweatequity shares.
Your Company is a leading real estate developer in SouthIndia, based in Bengaluru. With a vast experience closeto four decades in building landmark structures acrossresidential, commercial and hospitality sectors, theCompany has garnered exceptional customer trust andbrand equity in the real estate space. The operations ofthe Company can be classified into two main segments:
a) Income from construction and development of RealEstate Projects
b) Lease Rental Income from Office and Retail Assets
c) Income from Hotels
The group proposes to launch 15 mn. sq. ft. in the financialyear 2025-26. This will comprise of 12.33 mn. sq. ft. ofresidential space, 3.07 mn. Sq. ft. of commercial space.
During the financial year 2024-25 a total of 7.22 mn. sq.ft. has been constructed.
The Group is currently having ongoing projectsaggregating to 26.28 mn. sq.ft. of saleable area.Residential aggregating to 24.27 mn. sq.ft. and LeasingProjects aggregating to 2.01 mn. sq.ft.
A detailed information of ongoing projects as on March31, 2025 has been given in the Management Discussionand Analysis Report which is forming part of theAnnual Report.
As at March 31, 2025, the Board of the Companycomprises of 12 Directors of which 6 are ExecutiveDirectors and 6 are Non-Executive IndependentDirectors. The composition of the Board of Directorsis in due compliance of the Companies Act, 2013 andSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
Change in Directorate
During the year under review, Mr. Aroon Raman(DIN: 00201205) and Mr. Bijou Kurien (DIN: 01802995)have completed their two terms of independentdirector with effect from August 4, 2024 andJanuary 30, 2025 respectively.
During the year under review, Mr. Abraham GeorgeStephanos (DIN: 06618882) was appointed asIndependent Director of the Company with effect fromMay 28, 2024 for the term of 5 (five) consecutive years.
The above-mentioned appointment was duly approvedby the Members of the Company on the Twenty NinthAnnual General Meeting held on August 6, 2024.
Further, at its meeting held on January 29, 2025, theBoard approved the appointment of Ms. PadmajaChunduru (DIN: 08058663) as an Independent Directorof the Company for a term of 5 (five) consecutive yearswith effect from January 29, 2025. The appointment wasduly approved by the Members through Postal Ballot onMarch 14, 2025.
Retirement by Rotation and SubsequentRe-Appointment
Mr. Amar Shivram Mysore (DIN: 03218587), Director andMs. Nirupa Shankar (DIN: 02750342), Joint ManagingDirector are liable to retire by rotation at the ensuingThirtieth Annual General Meeting and being eligible haveoffered their candidature for re-appointment.
As per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, theIndependent Directors are not liable to retire by rotation.
The Notice convening the Thirtieth Annual GeneralMeeting includes the proposals for the re-appointmentof the Directors. Brief resume of the Directors proposedto be re-appointed, nature of their expertise in specificfunctional areas and names of the Companies in whichthey hold directorship/ membership/ chairmanship of theBoard or Committees, as stipulated under SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 and Secretarial Standard 2 issued by the Instituteof Companies Secretaries of India have been provided asan annexure to the Notice convening the Thirtieth AnnualGeneral Meeting.
None of the Directors of the Company are disqualifiedunder Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Key Managerial Personnel
There were no changes in the Key Managerial Personnelduring the financial year.
Mr. M. R. Jaishankar, Chairman, Ms. Pavitra Shankar,Managing Director, Ms. Nirupa Shankar, Joint ManagingDirector, Mr. Jayant B Manmadkar, Chief Financial Officerand Mr. P. Om Prakash, Company Secretary & ComplianceOfficer are the Key Managerial Personnel in accordance withthe provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other detailsas required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014are provided in the prescribed format and appended asAnnexure-2 to this Report.
The details of employees who are in receipt ofremuneration exceeding the limits prescribed underSection 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule 5(2) & 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 isappended as Annexure-3. In terms of Section 136(1) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made there under,the Annual Report is being sent to the shareholders andothers entitled thereto excluding the aforesaid Annexure.Any shareholder interested in obtaining the same maywrite to the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer.
During the year under review, the Board of Directors ofthe Company met 11 (Eleven) times on the following dates:
• April 15, 2024
• May 9, 2024
• May 28, 2024
• August 5, 2024
• September 6, 2024
• October 19, 2024
a TO O O /\
• January 7, 2025
• January 29, 2025
• March 22, 2025
• March 31, 2025
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act,2013, a separate meeting of the Independent Directorsand Non-Independent Directors of the Company washeld on March 31, 2025.
A detailed note on the composition of various Committeesof the Board and their meetings including the terms ofreference are given in the Corporate Governance Reportforming part of the Annual Report.
The Company's Independent Directors have submittedrequisite declarations confirming that they continue tomeet the criteria of independence as prescribed underSection 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation16(1)(b) read with Regulation 25 of SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Independent Directors have also given undertakingthat they are not aware of any circumstance/situation,which exists or may be reasonably anticipated, thatcould impair or impact their ability to discharge theirduties with objective independence.
Pursuant to Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013,the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of theBoard has formulated the criteria for identificationand Board nomination of the suitable candidates aswell as the policy on remuneration for Key ManagerialPersonnel and other senior employees of the Company.The Committee, while evaluating potential candidatesfor Board membership, considers a variety of personalattributes, including experience, intellect, foresight,judgment and transparency and match these with therequirements set out by the Board.
The Company's Remuneration policy provides theframework for remunerating the members of the Board,Key Managerial Personnel and other employees ofthe Company. This Policy is guided by the principlesand objectives enumerated in Section 178(4) of theCompanies Act, 2013.
The Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key ManagerialPersonnel and Senior Management Personnelis available on the website of the Company at:
policies/remuneration-policy-08042022.pdf
The familiarization program implemented every year hasproven instrumental in integrating new Directors intotheir roles and responsibilities, regulatory provisionsand operational processes. Through a series of targetedorientations, training workshops, and interactivesessions, they gained comprehensive insights into ourcompany's values, mission, and daily workflows. Theprocess has been aligned with the requirements underthe Companies Act, 2013 and other related regulations.This process inter alia includes providing an overview ofthe Real Estate industry, the Company's business model,the risks and opportunities and quarterly updates onthe important changes in the regulatory environmentalong with the nomination of directors for varioustraining programmes, etc. Details of the familiarisationprogramme are explained in the Corporate GovernanceReport and is also available on the Company's website at:
https://www.brigadegroup.com/investor/corporate-
governance/policies
In terms of the requirement of the Act and the ListingRegulations, an annual performance evaluation of theBoard is undertaken where the Board formally assessesits own performance with the aim to improve theeffectiveness of the Board and the Committees. TheBoard, along with the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee, developed and adopted the criteria andframework for the evaluation of each of the Directorsand of the Board and its Committees pursuant to theprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the CorporateGovernance requirements under Regulation 25(4) ofSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
The Board evaluation was conducted through Structuredassessment questionnaire designed with qualitativeparameters and feedback based ratings through anonline portal, it comprises of various aspects of theBoard's functioning in terms of structure, its roles andresponsibilities, competency, quality, quantity andtimelines of flow of information, transparency in thediscussions amongst the Board, interest of shareholders,its meetings, strategy, corporate governance and otherdynamics of its functioning besides the financial reportingprocess, level of independence, risk management,succession planning.
The evaluation of the Committees was based on theirterms of reference fixed by the Board besides thedynamics of their functioning in terms of meetingfrequency, effectiveness of contribution etc. Separatequestionnaires were used to evaluate the performance ofindividual Directors on parameters such as attendance,
familiarisation of Company values, policies, beliefs andcode of conduct, effective communication, their level ofengagement and contribution, objective judgement etc.
The Chairman/Managing Director/Joint ManagingDirector evaluation was based on the key aspects of theirrole, leadership qualities, commitment, strategic andfinancial planning, communication, engagement with theBoard, compliance etc. The performance evaluation ofthe Independent Directors was carried out by the entireBoard. The performance evaluation of the Chairman,the Board as whole and the Non-Independent Directorswas carried out by the Independent Directors at theirseparate meeting held during the year.
The Independent Directors have expressed satisfactionat the robustness of the evaluation process throughonline portal, the Board's freedom to express its viewson matters transacted at the Meetings and the opennessand transparency with which the Management discussesvarious subject matters specified on the agendaof meetings.
The consolidated Board evaluation report was providedto the Chairman of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee who briefs the Independent Directors andBoard Chairperson on the same. The Board Chairpersondiscussed the results of evaluation of the individualDirectors separately with them in detail and alsothe action areas identified in the process are beingimplemented to ensure a better interface at the Board/Management level.
The Board of Directors hereby confirms that:
a) in the preparation of the annual financial statementsfor the year ended March 31, 2025, the applicableaccounting standards have been followed along withproper explanation relating to material departures;
b) the Directors have selected such accounting policiesand applied them consistently and made judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent soas to give a true and fair view of the state of affairsof the Company at the end of the financial year andof the profit of the Company for that period;
c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficientcare for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assetsof the Company and for preventing and detectingfraud and other irregularities;
d) the annual financial statements have been preparedon a going concern basis;
e) proper internal financial controls were in place andthat the financial controls were adequate and wereoperating effectively;
f) the Directors have devised proper systems toensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and such systems are adequate andoperating effectively.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 139 of the Actand Rules framed thereunder, M/s. Walker Chandiok &Co LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No.:001076N/N500013) had been appointed as StatutoryAuditors of the Company for a period of five years fromthe conclusion of Twenty Ninth Annual General Meetingheld on August 6, 2024.
There are no qualifications or adverse remarks in theStatutory Auditor's Report on the financial statementsfor the year ended March 31, 2025 which requires anyexplanation from the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors affirms that the Company hascomplied with the applicable Secretarial Standards (SS)issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
Pursuant to provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, theBoard of Directors of the Company have appointedM/s. BMP & Co. LLP, a firm of practicing companysecretaries (LLPIN: AAI-4194) to conduct the SecretarialAudit for the financial year 2024-25. The report of theSecretarial Auditor is appended to and forms part of thisReport as Annexure-4.
Further, the Board of Directors has recommended theappointment of M/s. BMP & Co. LLP a peer reviewed firmof practicing company secretaries (LLPIN: AAI-4194)as a secretarial auditor of the Company for a periodof five years from the conclusion of Thirtieth AnnualGeneral Meeting.
M/s. BMP & Co. LLP a firm of practicing companysecretaries (LLPIN: AAI-4194), has confirmed theireligibility and qualification required under the Act forholding the Office as Secretarial Auditors of the Company.
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverseremarks given by the Secretarial Auditor in the Reportfor the year ended March 31, 2025.
Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013read with Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules,
2014 and amendments thereof, the Company is requiredto maintain cost accounting records. Further, the costaccounting records maintained by the Company arerequired to be audited.
The Board of Directors of the Company have appointedM/s. Murthy & Co. LLP, Cost Accountants (LLP ID No.AAB-1402) as Cost Auditors to audit the cost accountingrecords maintained by the Company under the said Rulesfor the financial year 2024-25 at the fees of 5 1.45 Lakhsplus applicable taxes and out of pocket expenses subjectto the ratification of the said fees by the Members at theAnnual General Meeting.
Accordingly, a resolution seeking the shareholder'sratification of the remuneration payable to the CostAuditor for the financial year 2024-25 is included in theNotice convening the Thirtieth Annual General Meeting.
The Management's Discussion and Analysis Report forthe year under review, as stipulated under SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 is forming part of the Annual Report.
Your Company adheres to strong corporate governancepractices, we enhance investor confidence, mitigate risks,and foster long-term sustainability. The Board of Directorsreaffirm their continued commitment to good corporategovernance practices. The fundamentals of Governanceat Brigade include transparency, accountability, integrityand Independence.
In terms of Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V of theSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, a separate section on CorporateGovernance including a certificate from M/s. BMP &Co. LLP, (Firm Registration Number: L2017KR003200) isannexed to and forms an integral part of this Report.
SEBI, vide its circular dated May 10, 2021, made BRSRmandatory for the top 1,000 listed companies (by marketcapitalization) from the financial year 2022-23.
The Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reportfor the financial year 2024-25 is annexed to this AnnualReport. The Integrated Annual Report for the financialyear 2024-25 is aligned with the National Guidelines onResponsible Business Conduct (NGRBC) principles andGlobal Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and includessector specific disclosures relating real estate sector. TheSustainability Report of the Company for the financialyear 2024-25 is annexed to this Annual Report.
The particulars of loans given, investments made,securities provided and guarantees given as requiredunder Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 read withthe Companies (Meetings of the Board and its Powers)Rules, 2014 are provided in Notes 7 and 8 read with Note34(b) and Note 36 of the standalone financial statements.
During the financial year 2024-25, all the transactionswith related parties were entered into at arms' lengthbasis and in the ordinary course of business.
Further, there are no materially significant related partytransactions made by the Company which may havea potential conflict with the interest of the Companyat large.
Transactions with related parties entered during the yearare listed out in Note 36 forming part of the standalonefinancial statements.
The Company's policy on dealing with Related Partiesas approved by the Board is available on the Company'swebsite at:
https://docs.brigadegroup.com/assets/docs/investor/policies/policy on related party transactions.pdf
As per Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, the term'Internal Financial Controls' (IFC) means the policies andprocedures adopted by the Company for ensuring:
a) orderly and efficient conduct of its business,including adherence to company's policies,
b) safeguarding of its assets,
c) prevention and detection of frauds and errors,
d) accuracy and completeness of the accountingrecords, and
e) timely preparation of reliable financial information.
The Company has adequate internal financialcontrol systems in place with reference to thefinancial statements.
The Company's internal financial controls arecommensurate with the scale and complexity of itsoperations. The controls were tested during the year andno reportable material weaknesses identified either intheir design or operations of the controls were observed.
As on March 31, 2025, the Board has 7 Committees:
a) Audit Committee
b) Nomination and Remuneration Committee
c) Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
d) Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
e) Risk Management Committee
f) Committee of Directors
g) Depositories Committee
The Audit Committee comprises five members. TheChairman of the Committee is an Independent Director.The Committee met nine times during the year. Detailsof the role and responsibilities of the Committee, theparticulars of meetings held and attendance of theMembers at such Meetings forms part of CorporateGovernance Report annexed to this Report.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprisesof three members, all being Independent Directors. TheCommittee met five times during the year. Details of therole and responsibilities of the Committee, the particularsof meetings held and attendance of the Members at suchMeetings forms part of Corporate Governance Reportannexed to this Report.
The Stakeholders' Relationship Committee comprisesfour Members. The Committee met three times duringthe year. Details of the role and responsibilities ofthe Committee, the particulars of meetings held andattendance of the Members at such Meetings forms partof Corporate Governance Report annexed to this Report.
A Corporate Social Responsibility Committee hasbeen constituted in accordance with the provisions ofSection 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Committeecomprises four members. The Committee met threetimes during the year. The details of the constitutionof the Committee, scope and functions are listed outin the Corporate Governance Report annexed to thisAnnual Report.
The disclosures as required under Section 135 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(1) & 8(3) of theCompanies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy)Rules, 2014 is appended as Annexure-5 to this Report.
The Company has constituted a Risk ManagementCommittee aligned with the requirements of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Regulation 21 of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, consisting of Executive Directors and IndependentDirectors to identify and assess business risks andopportunities. The Committee comprises five members.The Committee met three times during the year.
The details of the constitution of Committee and its termsof reference are set out in the Corporate GovernanceReport forming part of this Report.
The Company has constituted a Committee of Directorsconsisting of Executive Directors and IndependentDirectors and delegated powers relating to certainregular business activities. The Committee comprisesfour members. The Committee met six times duringthe year.
The particulars of meetings held and attendance of theMembers at such Meetings forms part of CorporateGovernance Report annexed to this Report.
The Company has constituted a DepositoriesCommittee which considers & approves the requestfor dematerialization and rematerialisation of equityshares of the Company. The Committee comprisesthree members. During the year, Committee has receivedrequest rematerialisation of equity shares of theCompany. The Committee met one time during the yearfor approval of rematerialisation request of equity shares.
The Company has a well-established whistle blowerpolicy as part of vigil mechanism for observing theconduct of Directors and employees and reportconcerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspectedfraud or violation of the Company's Code of conduct tothe Ethics Committee members or the Chairman of theAudit Committee.
This mechanism also provides for adequate safeguardsagainst victimization of Director(s)/ employee(s) who availof the mechanism and also provides for direct accessto the Chairman of the Audit Committee in exceptionalcases. The details of the Whistle Blower Policy and theCommittee which oversees the compliance are explainedin detail in the Corporate Governance Report.
There were no complaints received during the financialyear 2024-25.
In accordance with the Section 92(3) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with the Companies (Management andAdministration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return of theCompany is available on the website of the Company at:
annual-return
The details of the statement of deviation and variationpursuant to Regulation 32(1) of SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 isavailable on the website of the company at:
Your Company has in place a Code of Conduct whichhelps to maintain high standards of ethics for theCompany's employees.
The Code lays down the standard of conduct whichis expected to be followed by the Directors and bythe senior management employees in their businessdealings and in particular on matters relating to integrityin the work place, in business practices and in dealingwith stakeholders.
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct whichapplies to all its Directors and employees in termsof Regulation 17 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. All the BoardMembers and the Senior Management Personnel of yourCompany have affirmed their compliance with the Codeof Conduct for the current year.
A declaration signed by the Managing Director andChief Financial officer affirming compliance of the Codeof Conduct by the Directors and senior managementpersonnel of the Company for the financial year2024-25 is annexed and forms part of the CorporateGovernance Report.
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct forPrevention of Insider Trading ('Code') in accordancewith SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations,2015 with a view to regulate trading in securities bythe Directors, designated employees of the Company.The objective of this Code is to protect the interest ofShareholders at large, to prevent misuse of any pricesensitive information and to prevent any insider tradingactivity by dealing in shares of the Company by itsDirectors and Designated Persons.
The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in theCompany's shares for all transactions by Directors anddesignated employees (together called DesignatedPersons) and prohibits the purchase or sale of Company'ssecurities by Designated Persons while in possession ofunpublished price sensitive information in relation to theCompany. Further, trading in securities is also prohibitedfor Designated Persons during the period when theTrading Window is closed. The Company Secretaryis responsible for implementation and monitoring ofthe Code.
The Company also has in place a Code for practicesand procedures for fair disclosure of unpublished pricesensitive information which is available on the websiteof the Company at:
https://docs.brigadegroup.com/assets/docs/investor/corporate-governance/code-of-conduct/code forprevention of insider trading.pdf
The particulars in respect of conservation of energy,technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings& outgo, as required under Section 134(3)(m) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014 is appended as an Annexure-6 to this report.
Your Company has diverse workgroup to take caseof its growth plans. This will foster on engaging workenvironment, to constantly build the unique capabilitiesand skills of the people. Robust Human Resourcepolicies are in place which enables building a strongerperformance culture and at the same time developingcurrent and future leaders.
The total permanent employee strength of the Company,at the end of FY i.e., March 31, 2025 was 3,043. The overallstrength of employees at group level including bothpermanent and contractual employees was 5,527.
Your Company has in place Code of Ethics for all theemployees which serves as a common guide to employeesand decision makers in the organisation. It specifies howthe organisation expects its employees to behave, whatkind of behavior it considers acceptable or unacceptable,the kind of business practices it endorses, the values thatit holds in high regard. This enables a healthy corporateculture and makes it possible for individuals to exercisetheir judgment confidently, knowing the decisions theyare making are in sync with the organisation's point ofview and systems of operation.
In order to provide women employees a safe workingenvironment at workplace and also in compliance withthe provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Womenat Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder, the Companyhas formulated a well defined policy on prevention,prohibition and redressal of complaints relating tosexual harassment of women at the workplace. As anorganization, the Company is committed to ensure thatevery employee is treated with dignity and respect andworks in a conducive work environment, which promotesprofessional growth of employee and encouragesequality of opportunity.
All women who are associated with the Company-eitheras permanent employees or temporary employeesor contractual persons including service providers atCompany sites are covered under the above policy.Further, to provide an empowering and enablingatmosphere to women employees the Company hascontinuously endeavored to build the work culture,which promotes the respect and dignity of all womenemployees across the organisation.
The Company has "Internal Committee'' (IC) to considerand redress complaints relating to sexual harassment.Majority of the committee members are women staff.One of the female employees is the Chairperson ofthe Committee and there is one external memberon the Committee who is a specialist in dealing withsuch matters.
No complaints pertaining to sexual harassment ofwomen employees were received during the year endedMarch 31, 2025.
The Company believes that only way it can excel isby empowering its people and consistently providingopportunities to learn and grow. Our Learning &Development process for employees is focused onsupporting high performance through various approachesdriven comprehensively by HR, Business Excellence, QA/QC, Safety & Technical training teams. The Companyaims to contribute to the overall development of itsemployees through extensive training and motivationalprograms. The Board of Directors would like to expresstheir appreciation to employees for their sincerity, hardwork, dedication and commitment.
As on date of this report, your Company has receivednumerous awards and accolades which were conferredby reputable organizations. The details of the awards andrecognitions are set out in the Management's Discussionand Analysis Report forming part of this Report.
All important information such as financial results,investor presentations, press releases, new launches andproject updates are made available on the Company'swebsite https://www.brigadegroup.com/investor on aregular basis.
a) No frauds were reported by the Auditors as specifiedunder Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 forthe financial year ended March 31, 2025.
b) There are no Corporate Insolvency proceedingsinitiated against the company under Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016.
c) There were no significant or material orders passedby the regulators or courts or tribunals impactingthe going concern status and Company's operationsin future.
d) There are no material changes and commitmentsaffecting the financial position of the Companywhich have occurred between the end of thefinancial year till the date of this report.
e) There is no change in the nature of the business ofthe Company.
f) There are no differential voting rights shares issuedby the Company.
g) Neither the Executive Chairman, Managing Directorincluding the Joint Managing Director nor the Whole¬time Directors have received any remunerationor commission from any of the subsidiaries orassociates except Mr. Roshin Mathew, Whole¬time Director of the Company who has receivedcommission of 5 106 lakhs from Mysore ProjectsPrivate Limited, Material Subsidiary of Company.Further, Mr. Roshin Mathew, Whole-time Director ofthe Company received commission of 5 103 lakhsfrom the Company.
h) There were no sweat equity shares issued bythe Company.
Your Directors would like to thank all stakeholders for theconfidence reposed and faith in the Company and itsmanagement. Your Directors would also like to take thisopportunity to thank customers, employees, suppliers,contractors, bankers, business associates, partnersand statutory authorities for their continuous support,co-operation, encouragement and patronage.
By order of the Board
For Brigade Enterprises Limited
Pavitra Shankar Nirupa Shankar
Place: Bangalore Managing Director Joint Managing Director
Date: May 14, 2025 DIN: 08133119 DIN: 02750342