The directors take pleasure in presenting their 32nd Annual Report together withthe audited financial statements for the Year ended March 31st, 2025. TheManagement Discussion and Analysis has also been incorporated into this report.
1. Financial summary or highlights/Performance of the Company
Particulars
YearEnded
Year Ended
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
Rs. In Lakhs
Profit before Finance costs, Depreciationand
Amortization Expenses
110.19
3.87
Less:
Finance Cost
(0.36)
(0.18]
Depreciation and Amortizationexpenses
(0.68)
(0.68]
Profit before Exceptional item andExtraordinary Item
109.15
3.17
Exceptional Item
0
Extraordinary Item
Provision for taxation:
Current tax
22.75
Less: MAT Credit entitlement
Deferred tax
4.72
0.80
Profit/fLoss] for the period
81.68
2.36
1. Performance Review
During the financial year company has reported total revenue of Rs.138.26 lakhs as against the total revenue of Rs. 87.73 lakhs in theprevious year. Net profit of the company during the current financialyear stands at Rs. 81.68 lakhs as against profit of Rs. 2.36 lakhs in theprevious year.
2. Change in nature of business. If any
There was no major change in the nature of business activity of theCompany during the period under review.
3. Dividend
Directors do not recommend any dividend for the year.
4. Share capital
The issued Equity Share capital as on 31st March, 2025 is Rs. 650 Lacs.During the year under review, the Company has not issued shares withdifferential voting rights nor granted stock options nor sweat equity.Paid up Equity capital of the company as on 31st March, 2025 stands atRs. 409.07 lakhs.
5. Transfer to Reserves
The board of directors has decided to transfer and retain entire profitsto the Statement of Retained Earnings in the Profit and Loss account.
6. Directors' Responsibility Statement
To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to theinformation and explanations obtained by them, your Directors makethe following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c)ofthe CompaniesAct, 2013:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicableaccounting standards have been followed along withproper explanation relating to material departures, ifany.
ii. The Directors have selected such accounting policies andapplied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the company atthe end of the financial year as on 31/03/2025 and of theprofit of the company for that period.
iii. The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care forthe maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of this Act forsafeguarding the assets of the company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv. The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a goingconcern basis.
v. The Directors had laid down internal financial controls tobe followed by the company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and were operatingeffectively.
vi. The directors had devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andthat such systems were adequate and operatingeffectively.
7. Listing on Stock Exchanges
Your Company's shares are listed on BSE Limited and Code of the Company is539288.
8. Subsidiary. Associate and Joint Venture:
The Company does not have any subsidiary, associate and joint venture.
9. Corporate Governance
As per Regulation 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 the provisions of corporategovernance are not applicable to the company as company has notattained the prescribed limit as mentioned hereunder:
The Corporate Governance norms shall not be mandatory for companieshaving paid up capital not exceeding Rs. 10 Crores and net worth notexceeding Rs. 25 Crores as on the last day of the previous financial year.
10. Management Discussion and Analysis Report:
As required by SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 with the Stock Exchange, the Management Discussionand Analysis report form part of the Annual Report and is annexedherewith as Annexure B.
11. Secretarial Audit Report
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204(1) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company hadappointed Mr. Abhishek Chhajed, partner of M/s SCS AND CO. LLP,Company Secretaries, (COP No. 15131), to undertake the SecretarialAudit of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25. The SecretarialAudit Report is annexed herewith as "Annexure - C" and forms anintegral part of this Report Annual Return.
12. Particulars of Employees:
Information required pursuant to Rule 5 of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014is provided as Annexure -D to this report.
13. Declaration on Independent Directors
Pursuant to the provisions of sub-section (7) of Section 149 of theCompanies Act, 2013, the Company has received individual declarationsfrom all the Independent Directors confirming that they fulfill thecriteria of independence as specified in Section 149(6) of theCompanies Act, 2013.
14. Particulars of Loans, guarantees or investments
Loans and Investments, if any, provided under Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013 are disclosed in the notes forming part of thefinancial statements provided in the Annual Report. The loans andadvances mentioned in the financial statement have been given forbusiness purpose.
No Guarantee or Security is provided for the loans availed by others.
15. Deposits
Your company has not accepted deposits from public as envisagedunder Sections 73 to 76 of Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies(Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014.
16. Related Party Transactions
No related party transactions had taken place during the year under review.
17. Conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreignexchange earnings and outgo.
The company has no activities relating to conservation of energy and technologyabsorption. The company has no actual foreign earnings and outgo.
18. Risk Management Policy implementation
The Company has developed comprehensive risk management policyand same is reviewed by the Audit Committee, which in turn, informsthe Board about the risk assessment and minimization procedures.Major risks identified for the Company by the management areCurrency fluctuation, Compliance, Regulatory changes, Manufacturing& Supply, Litigation, Information Technology, Market risk, Financial riskand new capital investments return. The management is however, of theview that none of the above risks may threaten the existence of theCompany as robust Risk mitigation mechanism is put in place to ensurethat there is nil or minimum impact on the Company in case any of theserisks materialize. Since the risk control frame work is new to IndianCorporate Culture, it is being strengthened on continuous basis.
19. Corporate social responsibility
Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 has imposed CSR mandate oncompanies having minimum threshold limit of net worth, turnover ornet profit as prescribed. Since the company does not meet any one ofthese criteria, it remains outside the purview of Section 135 andconsequently the reporting requirements there under do not atpresent apply to us.
The company however as a responsible corporate citizen has
constituted a CSR Committee on voluntary basis. Composition of thesame is furnished in Annexure- E forming part of this report.
20. Remuneration Policy
The company's policy relating to appointment of directors, payment ofmanagerial remuneration, directors’ qualifications, positive attributes,independence of directors and other related matters as provided underSection 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 is furnished in Annexure -F and is attached to this report.
21. Committeefsl of Board of Directors:
a. Audit Committee
The audit committee of the Company is constituted in line with theprovisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013.The detailsDertainine to comnosition of audit committee are as follows
Sr.
No.
Name of themembers
Category
1.
*Mr. Ravi Solanki
Chairman & Non-Executive IndependentDirector
2.
*Mr. ArpitShah
Non-Executive - Independent Director
3
*Mr. Jayesh Dave
4
* Mr. Mansukh Patel
Executive & Non-Independent Director
5
**Ms. Varsha Prajapat
Non-Executive Independent Director
6
**Mr. Sadhu JigneshHarendrabhai
7
**Mr. Pankaj DilipbhaiThakkar
Non-Executive Non IndependentDirector
*Ceased to be Chairman and Member of the committee from the closing business hoursof 3 la March,2025
** Appointed as chairman and Member of the Committee from 1st April,2025.
During the year four committee meetings were held on 30/05/2024, 12/08/2024,14/11/2024 and 07/02/2025 and 06/03/2025 and all the committee members werepresent during the aforesaid meeting.
The Chairman of the Audit Committee was present at the last Annual General Meeting.
All the recommendations of audit committee were accepted by the Board.
The details pertaining to composition of the Stakeholder Relationship Committee incompliance with section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013:
*Ceased to be Chairman and Member of the committee from the closingbusiness hours of 31st March,2025
** Appointed as chairman and Member of the Committee from 1stApril,2025.
During the year one committee meetings was held on 06/03/2025and all the committee members were present during the aforesaidmeeting.
The details pertaining to composition of the Nomination andRemuneration Committee in compliance with section 178 of theCompanies Act, 2013:
** Mr. ChintanYashwantbhai Patel
Manging director
*Ceased to be Chairman and Member of the committee from the closingbusiness hours of 31nMarch,2025
During the year one committee meetings was held on 07/02/2025and all the committee members were present during the aforesaidmeeting.
22.Board Meetings
During the financial year 2024-25, Seven (07) board meetings were held andthe maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days, asprescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
Sr. No.
Date of Meeting
1
30/05/2024
2
30/06/2024
12/08/2024
04/09/2024
14/11/2024
07/02/2025
06/03/2025
23.Separate meeting of the independent directors:
During the year under review, the Independent Directors met on14.11.2024, without the attendance of Non-independent Directors andmembers of the Management for:
i) Reviewing the performance of Non-independent Directors and theBoard as a whole;
ii) Reviewing the performance of Chairperson of the Company,taking into account the views of the Executive Directors and Non¬executive Directors;
iii) Assessing the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow ofinformation between the Company Management and the board that isnecessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform theirduties.
The Independent Directors expressed satisfaction on the performance
of Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole. TheIndependent Directors were also satisfied with the quality, quantity andtimeliness of flow of information between the Company managementand the Board.
24. Internal Control Systems and their Adequacy
The company has an adequate system of internal financial controlprocedures which is commensurate with the size and nature of business.
The internal control systems including financial control system of thecompany are monitored and evaluated by internal auditors and theiraudit reports are periodically reviewed by the audit committee and alsogenerally placed before the board.
25. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at WorkplacefPrevention, Prohibition and Redressall Act. 2013
The company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line withthe requirements of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) arecovered under this policy. The Company has complied with provisionsrelating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under theSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibitionand Redressal) Act, 2013 and has not received any complaint of sexualharassment during the financial year 2024-25.
26. Directors:
A) Changes in Directors and Key Managerial PersonnelRetirement by Rotation
Mr. Pankaj Dilipbhai Thakkar (DIN: 10896082) Director of Companyshall retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and beingeligible, offers herself for re-appointment.
Appointment and Resignation of Directors/Kev Managerial Personnel
During the year, Ms. SAPNA (DIN: 10294154), and Mr. RAM KUMARSINGH (DIN: 10871912 ), shall cease to be an Independent Directors ofthe Company. Ms. Varsha Prajapat (Din: 11277997) and Mr. SADHUJIGNESH HARENDRABHAI (DIN: 11278005) appointed as an
Independent Directors of the Company for the first term of five yearscommencing from September 05, 2025.
There was no other changes in Key Managerial Personnel during the yearunder review
B) Formal Annual Evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations,2015, the Boardhas carried out an annual performance evaluation of its ownperformance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of theworking of its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration and StakeholderRelationship Committees.
2 7. Auditors
Pursuant to the provisions of section 139 of the Act and the rules framedthereafter, M/s. Jain Kedia and Sharma., Chartered Accountants, wereappointed as statutory auditors of the Company from the conclusion ofthe 26th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Company held on 27thSeptember, 2019 till the conclusion of the 31st Annual General Meeting
In accordance with the Companies Amendment Act, 2017, enforced on7th May, 2018 by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the appointment ofStatutory Auditors is not required to be ratified at every Annual GeneralMeeting.
The Report given by the Auditors on the financial statement of theCompany is part of this Report. There has been no qualification,reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer given by the Auditors in theirReport.
28. DETAILS IN RESPECT OF FRAUD:
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditor in their report havenot reported any instances of frauds committed in the Company by itsOfficers or Employees under section 143(12) of the Companies Act,2013
29. BOARD S COMMENT ON THE AUDITORS’ REPORT:
The observations of the Statutory Auditors, when read together withthe relevant notes to the accounts and accounting policies are self-
30. COST RECORD:
As per section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies(Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, your Company is not required tomaintain cost records.
31. Vigil Mechanism
In accordance with the requirements of the Act, read with SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, theCompany has a Vigil Mechanism approved by the Board of Directors.The objectives of the policy are:
To provide a mechanism for employees and directors of the Companyand other persons dealing with the Company to report to the AuditCommittee; any instances of unethical behavior, actual or suspectedfraud or violation of the Company’s Ethics Policy.
To safeguard the confidentiality and interest of suchemployees/directors/other persons dealing with the Company againstvictimization, who notice and report any unethical or improperpractices.
To appropriately communicate the existence of such mechanism, withinthe organization and to outsiders. Vigil Mechanism is available onwebsite of the Company.
The Company confirms that no personnel has been denied access to theaudit committee pursuant to the whistle blower mechanism.
32. Code Of Conduct
The Board of Directors has already adopted the Code of Ethics andBusiness Conduct for the Directors and Senior Management personnel.This code is a comprehensive code applicable to all Directors, Executiveas well as Non - executive and members of the Senior Management. TheCode has been circulated to all the members of the Board and SeniorManagement Personnel and compliance of the same has been affirmedby them. A declaration given by the Managing Director is attached asAnnexure-H of the Board of Director's Report.
The company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of InsiderTrading with a view to regulate trading in securities by the Directorsand designated employees of the Company and can be accessed athttp://avipolymers.com/sample-page/code-of-conduct-policy
33. Certificate from a Company Secretary in practice:
Certificate from M/s Jalan Alkesh & Associates Company Secretariesconfirming that none of the Directors on the Board of the Company havebeen debarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing asdirector of the companies by the SEBI/Ministry of Corporate Affairs orany such statutory authority is enclosed as an Annexure-I.
34. Policies adopted:
The Company has adopted policies in line with SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, including policy on:
• Policy on preservation of documents (Weblink:https://avipolymers.com/policy-on- preservation-of-documents/)
• Policy for determination of material event or information (Weblink: https://avipolvmers.com/policv-for-determination-of-material-event-or-information/)
• Policy on dealing with Related party transactions (weblink: https://avipolymers.com/policy-on-dealing-with-related-partv-transactions / )
The company has also adopted policy in line with SEBI (Insider Trading)Regulations 2015, the Code of Conduct to regulate, monitor andreporting of trading by insider. Further all policies required to beadopted are also displayed on the website of the company namelywww.avipolymers.com
3 5. Compliance With Secretarial Standards
Company has complied with the all applicable Secretarial Standardsissued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
36. Investor Education and Protection fund.
During the year under review company is not required to transfer anyshares or amount to the Investor Education and Protection fund.
37. Voluntary Revision of financial statements or Board Report.
During the year there was no Voluntary Revision of financial statements orBoard Report.
38. Details of Application made or Proceeding pending under theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
During the year under review, there were no Application made orProceeding pending in the name of company under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code 2016.
39. Details of difference between valuation amount on one timesettlement and valuation while availing loan from Banks andFinancial Institutions.
During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement ofLoans taken from banks and Financial Institutions.
40. Other Disclosures:
Other disclosures required if any are either nil or not applicable.
41. Acknowledgements
The Directors gratefully acknowledge all stakeholders of the Companyviz. customers, members, dealers, vendors, banks and other businesspartners for the excellent support received from them during the year.
The Directors place on record their sincere appreciation to allemployees of the Company for their unstinted commitment andcontinued contribution to the Company.
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
AVI POLYMERS LIMITEDCIN:L27204JH1993PLC005233
Place: RanchiDate: 06/09/2024
Chintan Yashwantbhai PatelManaging DirectorDIN:10774473