The Board/ Resolution Professional present the 26th Board Report of the Company along with AuditedAccounts for the financial year ended March 31,2025.
An application for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of Compuage Infocom Limited was filedby Plus Plus Unified Engaugement Services Private Limited under Section 7 of the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016, (“Code”) being CP No. CP(IB)329/MB/2023. The said application wasadmitted by the Hon’ble NCLT, Mumbai Bench vide Order dated 02.11.2023 (“CIRP Order”) and Mr.Arun Kapoor was appointed as the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP). Further, the Hon’ble NCLT,Mumbai Bench has passed an order dated 29.04.2024 (order received on 09.05.2024), to replace IRPMr. Arun Kapoor (IBBI/IPA-003/IP-N00030/2017-18/10230) and has appointed Mr. GajeshLabhchand Jain (Registration no. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P-01697/2019-2020/12588) as new ResolutionProfessional (RP) under the Code in matter of CIRP of M/s Compuage Infocom Limited
Since the company is under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), as per Section 17 of theInsolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 from the date of appointment of the Resolution Professional.
i. the management of the affairs of the company shall vest in the Resolution Professional.
ii. the powers of the Board of Directors of the company shall stand suspended and be exercised bythe Resolution Professional.
iii. the officers and managers of the company shall report to the Resolution Professional and provideaccess to such documents and records of the company as may be required by the ResolutionProfessional.
iv. the financial institutions maintaining accounts of the company shall act on the instructions of theResolution Professional in relation to such accounts and furnish all information relating to thecompany available with them to the Resolution Professional.
The highlights of the Financial Results are as tabulated below:
Particulars
Standalone
Conso
idated
31st March,2025
31st March,2024
Revenue fromOperations & OtherIncome
301.14
2641.79
Total Expense
792.73
12901.41
1,075.37
12,917.71
Finance Cost
-
4812.86
Depreciation
207.01
255.58
Profit/(Loss) beforeexceptional items and tax
(491.59)
(10,259.62)
(774.23)
(10,275.92)
Exceptional Items
27,065.88
Profit before Tax
(37,325.50)
(37,341.80)
Less: Tax Expense
135.39
Profit after TaxProvision
(37,460.89)
(37,477.19)
Less: OtherComprehensive Income
(69.28)
(48.60)
Total ComprehensiveIncome for the year
(560.87)
(37,509.49)
(843.51)
(37,525.79)
EPS (Basic)
(0.65)
(43.73)
(0.98)
(43.75)
EPS (Diluted)
During this year, your Company has achieved a turnover of Rs. 119.61 Lakhs as against Rs. 2493.07Lakhs in the previous year. Your Company has incurred loss of Rs. 560.87 Lakhs as compared to lastyear loss of Rs. 37460.89 Lakhs.
During this year, your Company has achieved a turnover of Rs. 119.61 Lakhs as against Rs. 2493.07Lakhs in the previous year. Your Company has incurred loss of Rs. 774.23 Lakhs as compared to lastyear loss of Rs. 37,477.19 Lakhs.
Your Company is under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) and incurring losses, theBoard of Directors (suspended during CIRP) does not recommend any dividend for the year 2024-25.
The Company has not transferred any amount to reserves during the year under review.
The Company has not accepted or renewed any fixed deposits during the period under review. It hasnot accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of the provisions of Section 73 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder. Therefore, it is not required to furnish informationin respect of outstanding deposits under nonbanking, non-financial Companies (Reserve Bank)Directions, 1966 and Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
6. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THEFINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEENTHE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO WHICH THEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT ANDDETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL GOING CONCERN STATUS ANDCOMPANY’S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
An application for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of Compuage Infocom Limited was filedby Plus Plus Unified Engaugement Services Private Limited under Section 7 of the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016, (“Code”) being CP No. CP(IB)329/MB/2023. The said application wasadmitted by the Hon’ble NCLT, Mumbai Bench vide Order dated 02.11.2023 (“CIRP Order”).
Further, the Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, (“NCLT”) has also approvedthe appointment of Mr. Arun Kapoor was appointed as the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP).Further, the Hon’ble NCLT, Mumbai Bench has passed an order dated 29.04.2024 (order received on09.05.2024), to replace IRP Mr. Arun Kapoor (IBBI/IPA-003/IP-N00030/2017-18/10230) and hasappointed Mr. Gajesh Labhchand Jain (Registration no. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P-01697/2019-2020/12588)as new Resolution Professional (RP) under the Code in matter of CIRP of M/s Compuage InfocomLimited to conduct the CIRP of the Company admitted under section 7 of the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code 2016.
7. SUBSIDIARY COMPANY:
Compuage Infocom (S) Pte. Ltd.:
Compuage Infocom (S) Pte. Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. There was no businessactivity in the Subsidiary Company during the year.
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as “Act”), astatement containing salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiary companies in FormAOC-1 is appended as Annexure “A” to the Directors’ Report.
Further, no new subsidiary was acquired nor any subsidiary ceased to exist during the year underreview.
8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and its subsidiary, prepared in accordancewith the Act and applicable Accounting Standards along with all relevant documents and the Auditors’Report, form part of the Annual Report.
9. SHARE CAPITAL:
Capital Structure of the Company during the under review as below:
a] Authorized Capital: The Authorized share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2025 stood at '3030.07 lakhs comprising of 9,62,70,000 Equity shares of Rs. 2/- each, 46,65,600 Preference shares ofRs.0.10 each and 1,10,00,000 Preference shares of Rs. 10/- each.
[b] Paid-up Capital: The paid-up share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2025 stood at 1715.36lakhs comprising of 8,57,68,064 equity shares of Rs. 2/- each
10. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
Directors:
As on 31st March, 2025, the Suspended Board of Directors consists of 2 members, and both areExecutive Directors.
The Suspended Board of Directors of the Company as on 31st March, 2025 comprised of TwoExecutive Directors-:
(i) Mr. Atul H. Mehta (DIN: 00716869) (Chairman and Managing Director) and
(ii) Mr. Bhavesh H. Mehta (DIN: 00740861) (Whole-Time Director) and Chief Financial Officerand Chief Operating officer.
Upon initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), no independent meeting ofthe Directors has been convened, as the powers of the Board stand suspended in accordance with theprovisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Consequently, all functions andresponsibilities of the Board are being exercised by the Resolution Professional, leaving no scope orrequirement for the Directors to hold independent meetings during the CIRP period.
None of the Directors are disqualified under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(51) and 203 of the Act, the following persons are the KeyManagerial Personnel of the Company as on date 31st March, 2024:
• Mr. Atul H. Mehta - Managing Director
• Mr. Bhavesh H. Mehta - Whole-Time Director & Chief Financial OfficerChanges in Key Managerial Personnel
During the year under review, there is no change in the Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of theCompany in terms of the provisions of Section 2(51) and 203 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company had devised a Policy for performance evaluation of Independent Directors, Board,Committees and other individual Directors which include criteria for performance evaluation of theNon-Executive Directors and Executive Directors prior to CIRP.
However, the powers of Board of Directors of the Company stand suspended effective from the CIRPcommencement date and such powers along with the management of affairs of the Company are vestedwith the RP in accordance with the provisions of the Insolvency Code read with Regulation of theSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
The Hon’ble NCLT, Mumbai Bench vide Order dated 02.11.2023 (“CIRP Order”) appointed Mr. ArunKapoor as the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP). Further, the Hon’ble NCLT, Mumbai Bench haspassed an order dated 29.04.2024 (order received on 09.05.2024), to replace IRP Mr. Arun Kapoor
(IBBI/IPA-003/IP-N00030/2017-18/10230) and has appointed Mr. Gajesh Labhchand Jain(Registration no. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P-01697/2019-2020/12588) as new Resolution Professional (RP).
After replacement of IRP, Mr. Gajesh Labhchand Jain in his capacity as RP took control and custodyof the management and operation of the company from 29th April, 2024 Consequently, all actions thatare deemed to be taken by Board of Directors have been given effect by RP during the continuance ofthe CIRP as per the provisions of the IBC. The report attached is for the purpose of compliance anddischarging the duties under the CIRP, as governed by the Code.
As Company is in CIRP, the Board of Directors have been suspended w.e.f. 2nd November, 2023 allthe powers are vested with the IRP/RP appointed by the Hon’ble NCLT, Mumbai Bench, vide orderdated 2nd November, 2023.
During the year under review, no Board Meetings were convened, as the Company was undergoingthe Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). In accordance with the provisions of theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, the powers of the Board of Directors stood suspended fromthe commencement of CIRP. Consequently, all strategic, operational, and decision-making functionsof the Board, along with the management of the affairs of the Company, were vested exclusively in theResolution Professional.
Further, pursuant to Sections 17 and 23 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, read withRegulations 15(2A) and 15(2B) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the Resolution Professional exercised all powers and responsibilities of the Boardduring the CIRP period. As a result, there was no scope or requirement for the Directors to hold anymeetings during this period.
The Suspended Board of Directors had the following Committees:
i. Audit Committee
ii. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
iii. Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee
iv. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
The details of the Committees along with their composition, number of meetings, terms of referenceand attendance of members at the meetings are provided in the Corporate Governance Report whichforms part of this Annual Report.
The powers of Board of Directors of the Company stand suspended effective from the CIRPcommencement date and such powers along with the management of affairs of the Company are vestedwith the RP in accordance with the provisions of Section 17 and 23 of the Insolvency Code read withRegulation 15(2A) & (2B) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
As on March 31, 2025 there is no Independent Directors on board and since the Directors aresuspended, no declarations need to be submitted by Independent Directors.
15. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
In compliance with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Corporate SocialResponsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, as amended, the Board of the Company had formed CorporateSocial Responsibility (“CSR") Committee, prior to initiation of CIRP. Details of CSR Committee alongwith their composition, number of meetings, terms of reference and attendance of members at themeetings are provided in the Corporate Governance Report. The policy on CSR as approved by theerstwhile Board of Directors is also uploaded on the website of the Company.
During FY 2024-25, your Company did not meet the applicability criteria specified u/s. 135(1) of theCompanies Act, 2013.
Annual Report on CSR activities as required under the Companies (Corporate Social ResponsibilityPolicy) Rules, 2014, as amended, have been annexed as Annexure -B and forms integral part of thisReport.
The powers of Board of Directors of the Company stand suspended effective from the CIRPcommencement date and such powers along with the management of affairs of the Company are vestedwith the RP in accordance with the provisions of Section 17 and 23 of the Insolvency Code read withRegulation 15(2A) & (2B) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
16. ANNUAL RETURN:
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, copy of the Annual Return of theCompany prepared in accordance with Section 92(1) of the Act read with Rule 11 of the Companies(Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 is placed on the website of the Company atwww.compuageindia.com
17. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
A separate report on Corporate Governance regarding compliance of the conditions of CorporateGovernance as stipulated in Regulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, with the Stock Exchanges, are enclosed as appended as “Annexure “C” formingpart of this Report.
A report on Management Discussion and Analysis which includes details on the state of affairs of theCompany as required under the Regulation 34(2)(e) of the Listing Regulations forms part of the AnnualReport.
The information pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchangeearnings and outgo, as required under the Act, read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 isgiven hereunder:
Your Company is primarily engaged in marketing and trading activities and has not consumed energyof any significant level and hence no additional investment is required to be made for reduction ofenergy consumption. However, the Company will continue with its efforts to conserve the energy.
The Company’s operations do not require significant absorption of technology.
Standalone and Consolidated
Current Year (in Rs.)
Previous Year (in Rs.)
Foreign Exchange Earnings
0.00
Foreign Exchange Outgo
64.59
The Company is committed to provide a safe and conducive work environment to its employees andhas adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in linewith the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition andRedressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder and there were no complaints during the yearunder review.
The Company has adopted policies to ensure that all eligible women employees are granted maternityleave and other related benefits as per the statutory provisions prior to initiation of CIRP.
As of the year-end date, the company did not have any employees. Accordingly, the provisions of theMaternity Benefit Act, 1961 are not applicable to the company .
The statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed herewith as Annexure “D” and forms part of thisReport.
Relations with employees remained to be cordial. Your Company had 2 employees as of 31st March2025.
Female: 0Male: 2Transgender: 0
The Company has a robust system of internal control, the effectiveness of which is tested by the processof internal audit. Your Company through internal audit under the supervision of the ResolutionProfessional reviews the risk management process, risk mitigation plans and risk reporting.
The adequacy and effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls have been endorsed by the InternalAuditor and the Statutory Auditors.
Your Company has instituted an internal control system for all its units to ensure efficiency ofoperations, financial reporting, proper recording and safeguarding of assets, compliance withapplicable laws and regulations, etc.
In accordance with Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Members of the Company in its 23rdAnnual General Meeting, held on 30th August, 2022 had appointed M/s. Bhogilal C. Shah & Co.,Chartered Accountants, having Firm Registration No.101424W, as the Statutory Auditors of theCompany to hold the office for a period of 5 (five) consecutive years from the conclusion of 23rd AGMtill the conclusion of 28th AGM of the Company. The requirement for annual ratification of Auditor’sappointment at the AGM had been omitted pursuant to Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 notifiedon 7th May, 2018. During the year, the Auditors’ had confirmed that they satisfy the independencecriteria required under the Act.
Auditor’s Observations and Company's response to the observations is as under: -
The auditor has noted certain issues relating to Company’s books of accounts, Property-Plant and
machinery, inventories, trade receivable, doubtful debts, trade payable and other payables, whicheffects to Going Concern aspects of the company and Resolution Professional’s responses on suchmatters is self-explanatory.
27. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act and the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Resolution Professional, had appointedDhruti Satia & Co., Practicing Company Secretaries, Firm to conduct Secretarial Audit of the Companyfor the financial year 2024-25.
The Secretarial Audit Report in form MR-3, for the financial year 2024-25, forms part of the Directors’Report, appended as Annexure “E”.
Further, the Annual Secretarial Compliance Report for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025, inrelation to compliance of all applicable SEBI Regulations / circulars / guidelines issued thereunder.
Qualifications and Board responses
The Resolution Professional responses to the qualifications of the Secretarial Audit are as under:Regarding qualification no. 1 to 16.
Currently, the company is under CIRP, and board is suspended vide National Company Law Tribunal(NCLT), Mumbai bench order dated 02nd November, 2023. Consequently, the board of directors hasbeen suspended, and no board meetings have been conducted since the suspension. To the best extentpossible, the company is actively working to comply with all applicable regulations during this process.
28. COST AUDIT:
The provisions of Section 148 of the Act are not applicable to the Company and accordingly theCompany is not required to maintain cost accounts and records for the financial year ended 31st March,2025.
29. REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY AUDITORS:
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditor and Secretarial Auditor have not reported anyinstances of frauds committed in the Company to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of theAct.
30. RELATED PARTY:
All transactions entered with Related Parties for the year under review were on arm’s length basis andthus a disclosure in Form AOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of the Act is not required. Further, there areno material related party transactions during the year under review as defined under SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and adopted by the Board of Directorsin the Related Party Transactions Policy of the Company.
All related party transactions are mentioned in the notes to the accounts. The Company has developeda framework through Standard Operating Procedures for the purpose of identification and monitoringof such Related Party Transactions.
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Resolution Professional, if required, for approval.Transactions entered into pursuant to omnibus approval are verified.
In line with the provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations, the Policy for determining RPT andtheir Materiality was suitably amended and approved by the Board which is placed on the website ofthe Company at www.compuageindia.com.
The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments under the provisions of Section 186 of the Acthave been disclosed in Notes to the Financial Statements provided in this Annual Report.
As on March 31, 2025 there are no Independent Directors on board and since the Independent Directorshave ceased to be Directors, programmes for familiarization of the Independent Directors, their roles,rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, businessmodel of the Company and related matters are not available on the Company’s website.
Pursuant to Sub-section (5) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 with respect to the Director’sResponsibility Statement, it is here by confirmed that:
i. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025 the applicableaccounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III of the Act have been followedand no material departures have been made from the same;
ii. Appropriate Accounting Policies have been selected and applied consistently and have madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, so as to give a true and fair view of the stateof affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2025 and of the profit of the Company for that year endedon that date except to the extent mentioned in notes to accounts;
iii. Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv. The Annual Accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis subject to the remarks of theStatutory Auditor.
v. The internal financial controls to be followed by the Company had been laid down and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
vi. The proper systems had been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Risk Management is integral to your Company’s strategy and for the achievement of our long-termgoals. The Company regularly identifies uncertainties and after assessing them, devises short and longterm actions to mitigate any risk which could materially impact your Company’s goals.
The risk assessment includes review of strategic risks at domestic and international level includingsectoral developments, risks related to market competition, financial, geographical, political andreputational issues, environment, social and governance risks and cyber security risks. The Companyis well aware of these risks and challenges and has put in place mechanisms to ensure that they aremanaged and mitigated with adequate timely actions.
The Company believes in the conduct of the affairs of the Company in a fair and transparent mannerby adopting high standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behaviour. It has put inplace a mechanism for reporting illegal or unethical behaviour. The Company has a Vigil Mechanismand Whistle Blower Policy under which the employees are free to report violations of applicable lawsand regulations and the Code of Conduct. However, the company is in CIRP so no such committeemembers looking after the said mechanism. In the absence of committee, it is the duty of BOD to lookafter vigil mechanism however they are also suspended.
The details of applications made by your Company or against your company under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016 during the year along with their status as at the end of the financial year, 31stMarch 2025 are as follows:
Sr.
No.
Applicant/Respondent
Application/Case No.
Total Value (inRs.)
Status as on 31stMarch, 2025
1.
Compuage InfocomLimited
Vs.
NXG Infotech PrivateLimited
I.A 871 OF 2024
1,57,17,586.11/-
Pending
37. SIGNIFICANT/MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTSOR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY’SOPERATIONS IN FUTURE:
M/s. Plus Plus Engaugement Services Pvt Ltd (financial creditor) filed petition against your companyunder section 7 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ('IBC) for resolution of an unresolvedFinancial outstanding amount of Rs. 1,68,66,164//- as on 31.03.2022.
Thereafter, In accordance with the applicable provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016(“IBC/Code”), the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP Process”) of Compuage InfocomLimited (“Company”) was initiated vide Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai benchorder dated 02/11/2023. Currently, your company is under CIRP.
Resolution Professional wishes to acknowledge the co-operation and support extended by themanagerial personnel and consultants of the company.
For and on behalf of the Board(suspended during CIRP)
Powers of the board are suspended from the Insolvency Commencement DateTaken on Record byGajesh Labhchand Jain
Resolution Professional Date : 23rd January, 2026
Reg. No.: IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P-01697/2019 -2020/12588 Place : Mumbai