Your directors have pleased to present '33rd ANNUAL REPORT' and the Audited Financial Statement for thefinancial year ended 31st March, 2025.
2024-2025
2023-2024
Sale and Other Income
23.18
124.11
Profit/(Loss) before depreciation, Interest & Taxes
(22.87)
(52.51)
Depreciation & Amortization Expenses
16.72
18.04
Finance Cost
1.68
1.96
Profit/(Loss) before Taxes
(41.27)
(72.51)
Provision of Tax/Tax Paid (Incl. Deferred Taxation)
(27.90)
-
Profit/(Loss) after Tax
(13.37)
Balance brought forward
(351.89)
(279.38)
Balance Carried to the Balance Sheet
(365.26)
During the year under review your company achieved a Revenue from operations of Rs. 23.18 Lacs and NetLoss of Rs. (13.37) Lacs as compare to previous year Revenue from Operation of Rs. 124.11 Lacs and Net Lossof Rs. (72.51) Lacs. The manufacturing/Production has already stopped due to continuous losses.
The Revenue from operations of the Company constitutes of: -
> The Turnover of the PVC Pipe segment is Nil.
> The Turnover of the Steel Pipe segment is Rs. 15.25 Lacs.
The Board does not recommend any dividend for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
Your directors have not recommended any amount to transfer to general reserve.
The Paid-up Equity Share Capital as on March 31, 2025 was Rs.5,13,87,770/-. During the year under review thecompany has not issued any shares or any convertible instruments.
No any credit facilities have been availed by the company.
There was no change in nature of business during the year under review.
Your Company has not accepted any deposit within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013,read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rule, 2014.
The Company has not given any loans or guarantees coved under the provisions of Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
The details of the investments made by the Company, if any, are given in the notes to the financial statements.REVISION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR BOARD'S REPORT
The Company has not made any modification or alteration in its Financial Statement / Board Report in respectof last Four Years.
Management's Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under Regulation 34 ofSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is presented in a separate sectionforms part of the Annual Report as Annexure - 1 to the Board's report.
The company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as theprovisions of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable.
Our underlying belief is that Human Resource Development today is about nurturing human resources andleveraging human capital towards the achievement of business goals. The Company is committed towardscreation of opportunities for its employees that help attract, retain and develop a diverse workforce.
The Company has laid down procedures to inform Board members about the risk assessment and minimizationProcedures. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that executive management controls riskthrough means of a properly defined framework. The Company has also devised a Risk Management Policy forIdentification of elements of risks and procedures for reporting the same to the Board.
The Company has a Vigil Mechanism & Whistle Blower Policy to report genuine concerns or grievances. TheVigil Mechanism & Whistle Blower Policy has been posted on the Company's website athttp://www.arceeindustries.in/.
The details of complaints received/disposed/pending during the year ended March 31, 2025.
Particulars
Details
No. of Complaints received in the year
Nil
No. of Complaints disposed off during year
No. of cases pending as on March 31, 2025
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. Duringthe year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weakness in the design or operation wasobserved.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Akshat Gupta(DIN - 00284927) Director of the Company, retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and beingeligible has offered himself for re-appointment.
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming thatthey meet the criteria of independence as prescribed both under the Act and Regulation 16 of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. All the Directors of the Company have confirmedthat they are not disqualified from being appointed as directors in terms of Section 164 of the Companies Act,2013. In terms of Regulation 25(8) of the Listing Regulations, the Independent Directors have confirmed thatthey are not aware of any circumstance or situation which exists or may be reasonably anticipated that couldimpair or impact their ability to discharge their duties with an objective independent judgment and withoutany external influence. Further, declaration on compliance with Rule 6(3) of the Companies (Appointment andQualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, as amended by Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") Notificationdated October 22, 2019, regarding the requirement relating to enrollment in the Data Bank created by MCAfor Independent Directors, had been received from all Independent Directors.
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of Independent Directors, Board, Committeesand other individual Directors which includes criteria for performance evaluation of the Non-ExecutiveDirectors and Executive Directors. The evaluation of all the Directors and the Board as whole was conductedbased on the criteria and framework adopted by the Board. The evaluation process has been explained in theCorporate Governance Report section in this Annual Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out annual performance evaluation of its own performance, thedirectors individually as well the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration andStakeholder committee. The manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained inCorporate Governance Report.
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration committee framed a policy forselection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management and their remuneration. The RemunerationPolicy is stated in the Corporate Governance Report.
During the year Four Board Meetings and one independent directors' meeting was held. The Details of whichare given in Corporate Governance Report. The provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (ListingObligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, were adhered to while considering the time gapbetween two meetings.
The Audit Committee consists of three Directors, out of which two are the Independent Directors, namely Mr.Gopi Chand Verma (Chairman), Mr. Gourav Jindal and Mr. Akshat Gupta as other members. All therecommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee consists of three Directors, out of which two are theIndependent Directors, namely Mr. Gopi Chand Verma (Chairman), Mr. Gourav Jindal and Mr. Akshat Gupta asother members. All the recommendations made by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee wereaccepted by the Board.
Sr. No.
Name of the Director
Status
Nature of Directorship
1.
Mr. GOPI CHAND VERMA (DIN- 10511183)
Chairperson
Non-Executive Independent Director
2.
Mr. GOURAV JINDAL (DIN- 08382031)
Member
3.
Mr. AKSHAT GUPTA (DIN- 00284927)
Non-Executive Director
Stakeholders Relationship Committee:
Nomination and Remuneration Committee:
In accordance with Section 134 (5) of Companies Act, 2013 the Board of Directors confirms that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2025 the applicable Indianaccounting standards (IND-AS) read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Act, have beenfollowed and there are no material departures from the same;
b) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs ofthe Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period;
c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year under review were on an arm'slength basis and were in the ordinary course of business. There are no materially significant related partytransactions during the year which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.Necessary disclosures as required under the Indian Accounting Standards have been made in the notes to theFinancial Statements.
The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is uploaded and is available on thefollowing link on the Company's website, http://www.arceeindustries.in/financial-statement/66b6079ede0e382334c0260d. None of the Directors had any pecuniary relationships ortransactions vis-a-vis the Company
The details of related party transactions required under section 134(3)(h) read with rule 8 of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014, is given in form AOC2 and the same is enclosed as Annexure- 2.
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this report, no material changes and commitments which could affect theCompany's financial position have occurred between the end of the financial year and date of this report.
As provided under Section 92(3) & 134(3)(a) of the Act, Annual Return for FY 2024-25 is uploaded on thewebsite of the Company and can be accessed at http://www.arceeindustries.in/financial-statement/66b6079ede0e382334c0260a
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts which would impact the goingconcern status of the Company and its future operations.
M/s. Akanksha Chug & Associates, Chartered Accountants retire at this Annual General Meeting and the Boardof Directors at its meeting held on June 13, 2025 on recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Companyhave recommended appointment of M/s. Jain Mittal Chaudhary & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FirmRegistration No. 015140N) as the Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for the term of five yearsbeginning from conclusion of this 33rd Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the 38th Annual GeneralMeeting in place of M/s. Akanksha Chug & Associates, Chartered Accountants, existing Statutory Auditors ofthe Company.
The Company has received confirmation from M/s. Jain Mittal Chaudhary & Associates, CharteredAccountants, regarding their consent and eligibility under Sections 139 and 141 of the Companies Act, 2013read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for appointment as the Auditors of the Company.
The Auditors' Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, your Company had appointed Ms Anju Jain, PracticingCompany Secretary to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 2024-25. TheReport of the Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year 2024-25 is annexed to this Board of Director'sReport as Annexure-3.
The Board of Directors has recommended the appointment of Ms Anju Jain, the Practicing Company Secretaryhaving Certificate of Practice No. 2728, as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company, pursuant to the provisionsof Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Section 204of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder to carry out Secretarial Audit for consecutive 5 years,
i.e. from the FY. 2025-26 to FY. 2029-30. Written consent of the Secretarial Auditors and confirmation to theeffect that they are eligible and not disqualified to be appointed as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company inthe terms of the provisions of the Listing Regulations, the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder is obtained.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Act and the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, on therecommendation of the Audit Committee, M/s. Anil Yash & Associates was appointed by the Board ofDirectors to conduct internal audit for the financial year 2025-26 in place of M/s Ram Sharma & Company.
The auditor's observations being self-explanatory, have been duly explained in the notes to the accounts.
We have duly complied with all the guidelines issued by SEBI/Stock Exchange.
A Corporate Governance Report is annexed separately as a part of this report together with a certificate fromthe auditors of the company regarding compliance with the conditions of corporate governance.
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgostipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule, 8 of The Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014, is annexed herewith as "Annexure - 4".
There was no such employee of the Company who is covered under provisions of Section 197(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014 are provided in Annexure 5 to this Report.
The Directors have devised proper systems and processes for complying with the requirements of applicableSecretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and that such systems wereadequate and operating effectively.
As on 31st March, 2025, your Company has three Associates namely (i) Kruti Pipes Limited (Formerly known asAPL Fincap Limited), (ii) Arcee Ispat Udyog Private Limited; and (iii) Alexis Marketing LLP. There has been nomaterial change in the nature of the business of the Associates Companies except Kruti Pipes Limited.
Kruti Pipes Limited changed object from NBFC to Manufacturing activities.
There are no Subsidiaries and Joint Venture of the Company.
The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at the workplace and has adopted a policy onprevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the provisions of theSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rulesthere under. The Company has complied with provisions relating to the constitution of Internal ComplaintsCommittee under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013. During the Financial Year 2024-25, there were no cases reported under the provisions of the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
The following are the summary of the complaints received and disposed of during FY 2025:
Industrial relations continued to be cordial during the year under review.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there wereno transactions on these items during the year under review:
1. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
2. The Company has not constituted Employees' Stock Option Scheme (ESOS) and not issued any share toits employees under the said Scheme or any other scheme (including sweat equity shares) during thefinancial year.
3. Company does not have any subsidiary.
4. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact thegoing concern status and Company's operations in future.
5. The Company has complied with the Provisions relating to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
Your Directors further state that during the year under review, there were no cases filed pursuant to theSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Your directors are pleased to place on record their sincere gratitude to the Government Authorities, FinancialInstitutions, Bankers, Shareholders, Customers, Dealers and Vendors for their continued and valuable co¬operation and support to the Company.
Your directors express their deep appreciation for the devoted and sincere efforts put in by the members ofthe team at all levels of operations in the Company during the year. The company feels confident of continuedco-operation and efforts from them in future also.
7th K.M. Barwala Road,
Talwandi Rana, Hisar - 125 001
Shruti Gupta Akshat Gupta
Date : 13th June, 2025 (Whole Time Director) (Director)
DIN - 01742368 DIN - 00284927
CIN : L29120HR1992PLC031681Phone : 98120-20111, 98120-40111Email : arceeind@rediffmail.comWebsite: www.arceeindustries.in