Your directors have pleasure in presenting the 18th Boards’ Report of the Company together withaudited Statement of Accounts and the Auditors' Report of your company for the financial yearended 31st March, 2025.
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
(Amount in Lakhs)
Particulars
Year ended 31stMarch, 2025
Year ended 31stMarch, 2024
(a) Turnover (including Other Income)
681.99
650.13
(b) Net Profit/Loss (before depreciationand tax)
78.09
105.35
Less: Depreciation
37.71
40.36
(c) Net Profit/(Loss) before tax
40.38
64.99
Less: Provision for Tax
Current Tax:
11.35
16.58
Deferred Tax:
(0.74)
(1.65)
(d) Net Profit/(Loss) after tax
29.77
50.06
STATE OF COMPANY’S AFFAIRS:
During the financial year ended March 31,2025, Hamps Bio Limited sustained its strategic growthmomentum, focusing on infrastructure expansion, green energy integration, and consolidationacross its core verticals. The company continued to demonstrate a positive trajectory in bothrevenue and production capacity while laying a strong foundation for future export growth andimproved profitability.
Key developments during the year included the installation of a 350 kVA ground-mounted solarplant at the Ankleshwar facility, significantly contributing to the company’s sustainability goals.Additionally, the combined output from the Surat and Ankleshwar units boosted overall groupproduction capacity. With this expanded infrastructure and rising market demand, the companyexpects a 30% increase in both exports and revenue in the coming year.
From a financial perspective, Hamps Bio reported revenue of ^6.67 crore and a netprofitof ^0.30crore in FY 2025, compared to ^6.48 crore and ^0.50 crore in FY2024, and ^5.58 crore and ^0.36crore in FY 2023. Backed by strategic investments made through IPO proceeds, the company iswell-positioned for sustained growth in the years ahead.
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BOARD. COMMITTEES AND DIRECTORS
The performance evaluation criteria for independent directors are determined by theNomination and Remuneration committee. Factors of evaluation include participation andcontribution by a director, commitment, effective deployment of knowledge and expertise,integrity and maintenance of confidentiality and independence of behavior and judgment
CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS:
There was no change in the nature of business of the Company during the financial year 2024¬2025.
WEB LINK OF ANNUAL RETURN. IF ANY:
The Annual Return for the financial year 2024-25, pursuant to Section 92(3) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 will be made available on the website of the Company at https: / /www.hampsbio.com /.
SHARE CAPITAL:
The authorized share capital of the company as on 31.03.2025 is Rs. 5,00,00,000 (Rupees FiveCrore Only) divided into 50,00,000 (Fifty Lakhs) equity shares of Rs. 10 each and the paid- upshare capital of the Company as on 31.03.2025 is Rs. 4,35,60,000 divided into 43,56,000 Equityshares of Rs.10/- each.
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During the financial year 2024-25, there is no change in authorized share capital of the company.Paid-up Share Capital
• Issue of Bonus equity shares:
During the year under review, in order to encourage the shareholders’ continued support, theBoard has allotted 11,76,000 equity shares having face value of'10/- each as bonus equity shares,in the ratio of Three (3) equity share having face value of'10/- each for every Five (5) existingequity share having face value of'10/- each in the meeting of June 03, 2024. The issue of BonusShares has been approved by the shareholders of the Company in the Extra-ordinary GeneralMeeting dated June 01, 2024.
• Public Issue - Initial Public Offer f"IPO T:
During the year under review, pursuant to the shareholders’ approval granted at the Extra¬Ordinary General Meeting on April 30,2024, the Company successfully completed its Initial PublicOffering (IPO) by issuing 12,20,000 (Twelve Lakhs Twenty Thousand Only) equity shares at aprice of Rs 51/- (Rupees Fifty One only) each, which includes a premium of Rs. 41 (Rupees FortyOne only) per equity share with a face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) in the Meeting of Board
of Directors of the Company held on December 18, 2024, by way of listing its securities on SMEplatform of Bombay Stock Exchange (‘BSE’) on December 20, 2024.
The Directors placed on record their appreciation of contributions made by the entire IPO teamwith all the dedication, diligence and commitment which led to successful listing of the Company'sequity shares on the BSE SME platform. Further, the success of the IPO reflects the trust and faithreposed in the Company by the Investors, customers and business partners and the Directorsthank them for their confidence in the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 32of the Listing Regulations, the Company had utilizedthe net proceeds of IPO as on March 31, 2025, in objects mentioned below:
Objects for which funds have been raised and where there has been a deviation,in the following table:
Original
Object
ModifiedObject, ifany
OriginalAllocation(Rs. inCrores)
Modifiedallocation,if any
Funds
Utilise
d
(Rs. inCrores)
Amount ofDeviation
/
Variationfor thequarteraccordingto
applicable
object
Remarks if
any
1. Purchaseof plant &machineryfor FMCGdivision;
Not
Applicable
3.59
Crores
1.11
Utilisat
ion
upto
March,
2025
2.Enhancing thevisibilityand
awarenessof ourbrand;
0.50
0.14
3. Generalcorporatepurposes
1.52
The Company has paid Listing Fees for the Financial Year 2024-25 to the Stock Exchange, whereits Equity Shares are listed.
DIRKCTORS & KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:fAl Appointment/ Cessation:
During the year under review, Mr. Mountbaton Sakarchand Shah resigned from theposition of Chief Financial Officer and Mrs. Mitali Shrenikkumar Shah resigned from theposition of Non-Executive Director both with effect from 13.06.2024.
During the year under review, Mrs. Mitali Shrenikkumar Shah was appointed as Chieffinancial Officer on 14.06.2024 and Mrs. Pallavi Herrik Shah was appointed as Non¬Executive Director on approval of members at the Extraordinary General Meeting dulyheld on 15.06.2024.
fBl Retire bv Rotation and Re - Appointment:
Mr. Shrenikkumar Mountkumar Shah, Whole - Time Director will retire by rotation atensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, he has offered to be re-appointed asDirector. The Board proposes his reappointment to the members.
(C) Kev Managerial Personal:
The following persons were designated as Key Managerial Personnel as on 31.03.2025
1. HERRIK MOUNTBATON SHAH Managing Director
2. SHRENIKKUMAR MOUNTKUMAR SHAH Whole-Time Director
3. PALLAVI HERRIK SHAH Director
4. MITALI SHRENIKKUMAR SHAH CFO
5. RADHIKAARUN KANODIYA Independent Director
6. JINAY DIPAKKUMAR PALRECHA Independent Director
7. KOMALJAIN Company Secretary
(D) Declaration given bv the Independent Directors:
All the Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria ofindependence as laid down under Section 149 (6) of the Act and Regulation 16 (1) (b) ofthe Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, hereinafter referred to as 'Listing Regulations'.
In the opinion of the Board, they fulfill the conditions of independence as specified in theAct and the Listing Regulations and are independent of the management Further, theIndependent Directors have complied with the Code for Independent Directorsprescribed in Schedule IV to the Act
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Directors, to the best of their knowledgeand belief, confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had beenfollowed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of thecompany for that period;
(c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of theCompany and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
(e) Clause (e) of section 134(5) is not applicable as the Company is not a listed Company
(f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
During the financial year 2024-25, the Board of Directors of the Company duly meet Twenty - Sixtimes
SNo.
Date of Meeting
Board Strength
No. of DirectorsPresent
1
05.04.2024
5
2
10.05.2024
3
17.05.2024
4
20.05.2024
30.05.2024
6
03.06.2024
7
04.06.2024
8
13.06.2024
9
17.06.2024
10
25.06.2024
11
01.07.2024
12
09.07.2024
13
25.07.2024
14
27.07.2024
15
29.07.2024
16
03.09.2024
17
05.09.2024
18
18.11.2024
19
29.11.2024
20
02.12.2024
21
09.12.2024
22
18.12.2024
23
19.12.2024
24
07.01.2025
25
21.01.2025
26
21.02.2025
During the year under review, your Directors have constituted wherever required, the followingcommittees of the Board in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013. Thecomposition, terms of reference and other details of all the Board level committees have beenelaborated in the report
The Composition of the Committee and Attendance of the members are as under:
Sr. No
Name of Members
Designation
Number of
Meeting
Entitled
Attended
JINAY
DIPAKKUMARPALRECHA[NON- EXECUTIVEINDEPENDENTDIRECTOR]
CHAIRPERSON
RADHIKA ARUNKANODIYA(NON- EXECUTIVEINDEPENDENTDIRECTOR ]
MEMBER
PAL LA VI HERRIKSHAH
(NON-EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR]
The Audit Committee reconstituted its composition vide the board resolution dated17/06/2024.
DIPAKKUMARPALRECHA(NON- EXECUTIVEINDEPENDENTDIRECTOR]
PALLAVI HERRIKSHAH
DIRECTORl
0
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee reconstituted its composition vide theboard resolution dated 17/06/2024.
DIRECTOR)
D1PAKKUMARPALRECHA(NON- EXECUTIVEINDEPENDENTDIRECTOR)
RADHIKA ARUNKANODIYA(NON- EXECUTIVEINDEPENDENTDIRECTOR )
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee constituted its composition vide the boardresolution dated 17.06.2024
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS' REPORT:
The Members of the Company at their 16th Annual General Meeting held on September30, 2023, have appointed M/s. MGVS & ASSOCIATES, Chartered Accountants, (FRN No.140555W), as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for the period of 5 [five) years fromthe conclusion of the 16th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of the 21st AnnualGeneral Meeting of the company.
There are no observations [including any qualification, reservation, adverse remark ordisclaimer) of the Auditors in their Audit Report that may call for any explanation fromthe Directors. Further, the notes to accounts referred to in the Auditor's Report are self¬explanatory.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 204(1) of the Act and Rule 9 of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company hasappointed M/s /s Richa Goyal & Associates, Company Secretary in Practice to conduct thesecretarial audit for the financial year 2024-25. The Secretarial Audit Report as receivedfrom Mrs. Richa Manoj Goyal, Company Secretary in Practice is appended as "Annexure-I” to this Report
The Company has appointed M/s Naviwala & Associates, Chartered Accountants of theCompany as Internal Auditor of the Company for conducing Internal Audit of Company
for Financial Year 2024-2025, according to the Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013and read with the Rule 13 of The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
Further, the Board has re-appointed M/s Naviwala & Associates, Chartered Accountants,as the Internal Auditor of the Company for the Financial Year 2025-26 in the boardmeeting held on 28th May, 2025.
COST AUDITOR
The Company is not required to appoint Cost Auditor and maintain a cost records duringthe year under review.
DETAIL OF FRAUD AS PER AUDITORS REPORT
There is no fraud in the Company during the F.Y. ended 31st March,2025. This is also beingsupported by the report of the auditors of the Company as no fraud has been reported in theiraudit report for the F.Y. ended 31st March,2025.
BOARD S COMMENTS ON QUALIFICATION. RESERVATION & ADVERSE REMARKS ORDISCLAIMER MADE BY:
Statutory Auditors
Observation made by the Statutory Auditors in their Report are self-explanatory and therefore,do not call for any further comments under section 134(3)(f) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Loans, Guarantees or Investments made under Section 186 of the Companies Act. 2013:
During the financial year 2024-25, the Company has not made any investment Further theCompany has not given any guarantee or security to any person or body corporate.
PARTICULARS OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The company has entered into transactions with related parties in accordance with the provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules and the particulars of contracts or arrangements withrelated parties referred to in Section 188(1), as prescribed in Form AOC-2 of the rules prescribedunder Chapter IX relating to Accounts of Companies under the Companies Act, 2013, is appendedas "Annexure - II".
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
As required pursuantto section 92(3) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 read with Section 134(3) of theCompanies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules,2014, the copy of Annual Return is available on the website of the company i.e.
https://www.hampsbio.com/.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES & MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION:
Details Pertaining to Remuneration as Required under Section 197(12) Of the Companies Act,2013 Read with Rule 5(1), 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is attached as "Annexure-IH".
TRANSFER TO GENERAL RESERVES:
During the financial year under review, your Company has not transferred any amount to GeneralReserve.
Your Directors do not recommend any dividend during the financial year ended 31.03.2025.BOARD EVALUATION:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has carried an annualperformance evaluation of its own performance, committees and the directors individually.
The details of various policies approved and adopted by the Board as required under the Act andSEB1 Listing Regulations are available on the website of the Company at
The Board has on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee,formulated criteria for determining, qualifications, positive attributes and independence of aDirector and also a policy for remuneration of directors, key managerial personnel and seniormanagement The Nomination and Remuneration Policy of Company is available at the websiteof the Company https://www.hampsbio.com/.
As per the requirement ofThe Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 (‘Act’) and rules made there under, your Company hasadopted a Sexual Harassment Policy for women to ensure healthy working environment withoutfear of prejudice, gender bias and sexual harassment
The Board states that there were no cases or complaints filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassmentof Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Risk Management is the process of identification, assessment and prioritization of risks followedby coordinated efforts to minimize, monitor and mitigate/control the probability and/or impactof unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities. The Company has laid downa comprehensive Risk Assessment and Minimization Procedure which is reviewed by the Boardfrom time to time. These procedures are reviewed to ensure that executive management controlsrisk through means of a properly defined framework. The major risks have been identified by theCompany and its mitigation process/measures have been formulated in the areas such asbusiness, project execution, dg event, financial, human, environment and statutory compliance.
The Company has formulated an elaborate Risk Management policy which is duly implementedand reviewed from time to time in order to align it with the evolving market conditions.
The Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy and has established the necessary vigilmechanism for Directors and employees in confirmation with Section 177 of the Act andRegulation 22 of SEBI Listing Regulations, to facilitate reporting of the genuine concerns aboutunethical or improper activity, without fear of retaliation.
The vigil mechanism of the Company provides for adequate safeguards against victimization ofDirectors and employees who avail of the mechanism and also provides for direct access to theChairman of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases. The said policy is uploaded on the websiteof the Company https://www.hampsbio.com/.
During the year under review, the Company has not received any complaint under the whistleblower policy.
There has been no material changes and Commitment affecting the financial position of theCompany which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which thefinancial statements relate and date of the Report
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earningsand outgo stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with rule 8 of The Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014, as amended is provided as "Annexure- IV" of this Report
The provisions of the Corporate Social Responsibility as contained under the Companies Act,2013 are not applicable on the Company.
The provision of Cost audit as per section 148 doesn’t applicable on the Company.
Since the Company is listed on BSE SME, the Company is exempt from applicability of certainregulations pertaining to ‘Corporate Governance’ under Securities & Exchange Board of India(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated underthe SEBI Listing Regulations, is presented in a section forming part of this Annual Report as"Annexure V".
Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint venture and Associate Companies.
DFP0S1TS
The Board states that no disclosure or reporting was required in respect of the details relating todeposits covered under Chapter V of the Act as there were no deposits during the financial year2024-25.
DETAILS OF APPLICATION / ANY PROCEEDING PRIMPING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY ANDBANKRUPTCY CODE. 2016
Neither any application was made nor any proceeding pending under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the financial year 2024-25.
ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM THEBANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AI.ONC, WITH THE REASONS THEREOF
As Company has not done any one-time settlement during the year under review hence nodisclosure is required.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
The Company has maintained adequate financial control system, commensurate with the size,scale and complexity of its operations and ensures compliance with various policies, practicesand statutes in keeping with the organization’s pace of growth and increasing complexity ofoperations.
SECRETARIAL STANDARDS ISSUED BY THE INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES, OFindia ncsn
The Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and suchsystems are adequate and operating effectively.
The Company complies with all applicable mandatory Secretarial Standards issued by theInstitute of Company Secretaries of India (1CS1).
ORDERS PASSED BY REGIJLATORS/COURTS/TRIBUNALS
There is no such order passed by the Regulators/Courts/Tribunals in respect to the Companyduring the financial year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the co-operation and supportextended by the Share Holders, various authorities, banks, dealers and vendors.
The Directors also acknowledge with gratitude the dedicated efforts and valuable contributionmade by all the employees of the Company.
For HAMPSBIO LIMITED(FORMERLY KNOWN AS HAMPSBIO PRIVATE LIMITED)
Date: 29.07.2025Place: Ankleshwar
Sd/- Sd/-
HERRIK MOUNTBATON SHAH SHRENIKKUMAR
DIN: 01052316 MOUNTKUMAR SHAH
(Managing Director) DIN: 00973690
(Whole-time director)