Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 27th Annual Report on the business and operations ofthe Company together with the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended March 31,2025.
The Company's financial performance for the year ended March 31, 2025:
Particulars
Year ended 31stMarch, 2025
Year ended 31stMarch, 2024
Revenue
1,393.86
1,388.46
Other Income
2.87
9.31
Total Revenue
1,396.73
1,397.77
Less: Total Expenses
1335.71
1,337.34
Profit Before Tax (PBT)
61.01
60.42
Less: Provision for tax
Current Tax
16.54
16.00
Deferred Tax
(0.33)
(0.80)
Prior year Tax Adjustment
0.82
(0.15)
Profit After Tax (PAT)
43.98
45.38
Your Company has seen increase in turnover during the year under review which accounted forRs. 1,393.86 Lakhs as compared to Rs. 1,388.46 Lakhs in FY 2023-2024. The Company hasincurred Net Profit of Rs 43.98Lakhs as compared to Net Profit of Rs. 45.38 Lakhs in FY 2023¬2024. Your Company is very much optimistic about the coming year. Since the Company istrying to reduce cost and expand its business, your directors are hopeful that the results will bemore encouraging in near future.
Company is planning to expand the business by introducing new product range of adhesivetapes for automotive and Electrical application.
Company is optimistic that this new product range will help company to increase the sales andprofits in future
Opportunity and Future Prospects:
India is among the top-20 markets for the medical adhesives & Tapes in the world and the 4thlargest market for medical devices in Asia. The market for automotive and Electrical industry ishuge in India. The domestic industry has a huge potential to ramp up indigenous manufacturing
and invest in R &D and reduce dependence on imports.
Our Strengths:
Your Company has a strong, committed and dedicated workforce, which is a key to its sustainedsuccess. The Company believes that motivation, sense of ownership and satisfaction of itspeople are the most important drivers for its continued growth. Good governance practicescombined with strong leadership has been the inherent strength of the Company. On themanufacturing front, we continue to build our capabilities and strengthen our processes.Through our robust efforts in implementing important initiatives in Quality and Compliance, wenow see consistent positive outcomes from regulatory inspections. Our audit programs andeffective internal controls ensure our compliance of all existing rules and regulations.
Competition:
The medical device industry is undergoing some major transformation with the latesttechnological advancements and the continuous influx of manufacturers entering the market.One of the biggest industries in healthcare, the medical device industry thrives on innovationand technology but currently witnesses' strong competition in the market.
The Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs. 0.05 (0.5%) per Equity Share for thefinancial year ended March 31, 2025, for approval of the members.
The Company has transferred Rs. 43.98Lakhs to Reserve & Surplus and the same is incompliance with the applicable provisions prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
As on March 31, 2025, the authorized share capital of the Company is Rs. 3,50,00,000/- (RupeesThree Crore Fifty Lakhs) divided into 35,00,000 (Thirty-Five Lakhs) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/-(Rupees Ten Only) each.
As at March 31, 2025, the paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company stood at Paid- up ShareCapital is Rs. 3,30,00,000/- (Rupees Three Crore Thirty Lakhs) divided into 33,00,000 (Thirty-Three Lakhs) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.
The Company prepares its accounts and other financial statements in accordance with therelevant accounting principles and also complies with the accounting standards issued by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate Company.
The Company does not have any unclaimed or unpaid dividend as on 31st March, 2025.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act, and that of Articles of Association ofthe Company, Mr. Gaurang Kanakia (DIN: 00346180), Director of the Company retires byrotation at this Annual General Meeting of the Company and being eligible, offers himself forreappointment.
The following changes took place at the position of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel ofthe Company during FY 2024-25:
Name of Director/ KeyManagerial Personnel
Designation
Nature of Change
Date of Event
Mr. Pavan Kumar Gupta
Company Secretary &Compliance Officer
Resignation
31st March, 2025
* Mrs. Pooja Soni was appointed as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer wef 27thJune, 2025
As on March 31, 2025, your Company's Board of Directors comprises of the following Directors:
Name of the Director
DirectorIdentificationNumber (DIN)
Category
Mr. Siddharth Gaurang Kanakia
07595098
Chairman & Managing Director
Mr. Rohan Devang Kanakia
09220915
Non-Executive Non-IndependentDirector
Mr. Gaurang Prataprai Kanakia
00346180
Ms. Monali Kanakia
10135949
Executive Director
Mr. Hardik Rajnikant Bhatt
07566870
Independent Director
Mr. Kamlesh Rajani Chunilal
07588417
Mr. Pratik Pravin Tarpara
08689556
As on March 31, 2025, your Company's Key Managerial Personnel are as follows:
Name of KMP
Mr. Anand Prataprai Kanakia
Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a structured questionnaire was prepared aftertaking into consideration the various aspects of the Board's functioning, composition of theBoard and its Committees, culture, execution and performance of specific duties, obligations andgovernance.
The performance evaluation of the Independent Directors was completed. The performanceevaluation of the Chairman and the Non-Independent Directors was carried out by theIndependent Directors. The Board of Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluationprocess.
During the year under review the Board of Directors have duly met 6times to transact thebusiness of the Company:
1st-23rdMay, 20242nd-30thMay, 20243rd-28th June, 20244th-28thAugust, 20245th-14th November, 20246th -26th February, 2025
The maximum time gap between any two consecutive meetings did not exceed one hundred andtwenty days. The names, designation & categories of the Directors on the Board, theirattendance at respective Board Meetings held during the year and last Annual General Meetingand total number of Shares held by them in the Company are as under:
Name ofDirectors
No of
Board
meeting
attende
d
Last
AGM
attend
ed
No ofDirectorship inotherCompany
Committee positions
No ofShares ason 31stMarch2025
Member
Chairman
Mr. Siddharth
Gaurang
Kanakia
Chairman and
Managing
Director
6/6
Yes
2
0
50,000
Mr. Rohan
Devang
Non-Executive
Non¬
Independent
NIL
Mr. Gaurang
Prataprai
4
3,28,180
Ms. MonaliKanakia
Executive
28,210
Mr. Hardik
Rajnikant
Bhatt
Mr. KamleshRajan Chunilal
Mr. PratikPravin Tarpara
At present, there are Two (2) Committees of Board, i.e. Audit Committee and Nomination &Remuneration Committee. The Company is not mandated to form Stakeholders RelationshipCommittee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. The Composition and other detailsrelated to the Committees are as follow.
The Audit committee of the Company is constituted in line with the provisions of Section 177 ofThe Companies Act, 2013.
The terms of reference of the Audit committee are broadly as under:
1. Oversight of the Company's financial reporting process and the disclosure of its financialinformation to ensure that the financial statement is correct, sufficient and credible;
2. Recommend the appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of auditors of theCompany;
3. Approval of payment to statutory auditors for any other services rendered;
4. Reviewing with the management, the annual financial statements and auditors' reportthereon before submission to the board for approval, with particular reference to:
• Matters required to be included in the director's responsibility statement to be includedin the board's report in terms of clause (c) of sub-section 3 of Section 134 of the Act.
• Changes if any, in accounting policies and practices and reasons for the same.
• Major accounting entries involving estimates based on the exercise of judgment bymanagement.
• Significant adjustments made in the financial statements arising out of audit findings
• Compliance with listing and other legal requirements relating to financial statements
• Disclosure of related party transactions
• Qualifications/Modified opinion on draft audit report.
5. Reviewing with the management, the quarterly financial statements before submission tothe board for approval;
6. Review and monitor the auditors' independence and performance, and effectiveness ofaudit process;
7. Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions with related parties;
8. Scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments.
9. Valuation of undertakings or assets of the Company, wherever it is necessary;
10. Evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems;
11. Reviewing with the management, performance of statutory and internal auditors, adequacyof the internal control systems;
12. Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, if any, including the structure of theinternal audit department, staffing and seniority of the official heading the department,reporting structure coverage and frequency of internal audit;
13. Discussion with internal auditors of any significant findings and follow up there on;
14. Reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal
auditors into matters where there is suspected fraud or failure of internal control systems ofa material change and reporting the same to board.
15. Discussion with statutory auditors before the audit commences, about the nature and scopeof audit as well as post-audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern;
16. To look into the reasons for substantial defaults in the payment to the depositors, debentureholders, shareholders (in case of non-payment of declared dividends) and creditors;
17. Establish a vigil mechanism for directors and employees to report genuine concerns in suchmanner as may be prescribed.
18. To review the functioning of whistle blower mechanism.
19. The audit committee may call for the comments of the auditors about internal controlsystems, the scope of audit, including the observations of the auditors and review offinancial statement before their submission to the board and may also discuss any relatedissues with the internal and statutory auditors and the management of the Company.
20. Appointment of chief financial officer after assessing the qualifications, experience andbackground, etc. of the candidate.
21. Carrying out any other function as is mentioned in the terms of reference of the auditcommittee;
22. Oversee financial reporting controls and process for material subsidiaries;
23. The Audit Committee invites executives, as it considers appropriate (particularly the head ofthe finance function), representatives of the statutory auditors and representatives of theinternal auditors to be present at its meetings.
24. Reviewing the utilization of loans and/ or advances from/investment by the holdingcompany in the subsidiary exceeding rupees 100 crore or 10% of the asset size of thesubsidiary, whichever is lower including existing loans / advances / investments existing ason the date of coming into force of this provision. - Not Applicable
The Composition of Audit Committee is as follows:
Name
No of meetingsattended
Mr. Kamlesh Chunilal Rajani
Independent Director- Member
Independent Director- Chairman
Non-Independent Non-ExecutiveDirector-Member
Six audit committee meetings were held during the year and the gap between two meetings did notexceed one hundred and twenty days. The dates on which the said meetings were held are asfollows: 1st "23rd May, 2024, 2nd - 30th May, 2024, 3rd - 28th June, 2024, 4th - 28th August, 2024, 5th -14th November, 2024, 6th - 26th February, 2025.
The Company had a Nomination and Remuneration Committee of directors. The Committee'sconstitution and terms of reference is in compliance with the provisions of Section 178 of theCompanies Act, 2013. The Committee comprises of 3 (three) members of the Board, the details ofthe member are as follows:
1/1
Non-Independent Non-
Executive Director-Member
During the year, under review, one meeting of Nomination and Remuneration Committee was held
on 23rd May, 2024.
Term of reference of the Committee, inter-alia, includes the following:
• To formulate the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence ofa director and recommend to the Board a Policy, relating to the remuneration for the Directors,Key Managerial Personnel and other employees.
• For every appointment of an independent director, the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee shall evaluate the balance of skills, knowledge and experience on the Board and onthe basis of such evaluation, prepare a description of the role and capabilities required of anindependent director. The person recommended to the Board for appointment as anindependent director shall have the capabilities identified in such description. For the purposeof identifying suitable candidates, the Committee may:
a. use the services of an external agencies, if required;
b. consider candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, having due regard to diversity;and
c. consider the time commitments of the candidates.
• To formulate the criteria for evaluation of performance of Independent Directors and the Boardof Directors.
• To identify persons, who are qualified to become Directors and who may be appointed in SeniorManagement in accordance with the criteria laid down and to recommend to the Board ofDirectors their appointment and removal.
• To carry out evaluation of Directors performance
• To devise a Policy on Board Diversity.
• To recommend to the board, all remuneration, in whatever form, payable to seniormanagement.
Details of Investor Complaints received and redressed during the Financial Year 2024-25 are as
follows:
Opening Balance
Received during theYear
Resolved during theYear
Closing Balance
|nil
No Complaints were outstanding as on 31st March 2025.
All Independent Directors of your Company have individually and severally given a declarationpursuant to Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 affirming compliance to the criteria ofIndependence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. Based on thedeclaration(s) of Independent Directors, the Board of Directors recorded its opinion that allIndependent Directors are independent of the Management and have fulfilled the conditions asspecified in the Companies Act, 2013, rules made thereunder as well as applicable provisions of theSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015.
During the year under review, the independent Directors met on November 12, 2024 inter-alia todiscuss:
• Evaluation of performance of Non-Independent Directors.
• Evaluation of the performance of the Chairman of the Company, taking into account theviews of the Executive and Non-Executive Directors
• Evaluation of the quality, content and timeliness of flow of information between themanagement and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonablyperform its duties.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Directors of your Company confirmthat:
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 viewof the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit andloss of the company 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 assetsof the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the
company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operatingeffectively and
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 period under review, there is no change in the nature of business of the Company.The Company continues to operate in the Manufacturing of Surgical Equipment's.
A copy of the annual return as provided under sub-section (3) of section 92 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 ('the Act'), in the prescribed form, is hosted on the Company's website and can beaccessed at https://kmsgroup.in.
All related party transactions that were entered into by the Company during the financial yearunder review were on arms' length basis and in the ordinary course of business. There are nomaterial significant related party transactions entered into by the Company with its Promoters,Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons, which may have a potentialconflict with the interest of the Company at large. Details are annexed in Form AOC-2"Annexure-A". The policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with relatedparty transactions as approved by the Board may be accessed on the Company's websitewww.kmsgroup.in.
The shares of the Company are listed on BSE Limited (SME Segment). The Annual Listing feepayable to the said stock exchanges for the FY 2024-2025, has been duly paid.
M/s. H H Dedhia & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No.: 148213W), areappointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of 5 (Five) years, from theconclusion of 25th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 30thAnnual General Meeting ofthe Company.
The report of the M/s. H H Dedhia & Associates, Chartered Accountants, on FinancialStatements for the FY 2024-25 forms part of the Annual Report.
There are no Fraud reported by Auditors u/s 143(12) of the Companies Act 2013 for the yearended 31st March, 2025.
The Statutory Auditors have given following qualified opinion in their Audit Report as on March31, 2025:
Sr. No.
Opinion
explanations or comments
1.
The company has provided for
The company is in the process
Post-Employment Benefits and
of streamlining stock records.
other long term employee
Many new types raw materials
benefits under Defined Benefit
were added and due to the
Plans on accrual basis on the
nature of stock it was difficult
basis of group gratuity report
to segregate cost for every
provided by LIC. This method of
identifiable item of stock and
accounting of Post-Employment
hence the record for any excess
Benefits and other long term
shortage will be identified by
employee benefits under
the company as and when such
Defined Benefit Plans
discrepancies are evaluated by
constitutes a departure from AS
the management, but the stock
- 15 on Employee Benefits. As
value has been done properly
there is no actuarial report or
as per rules and there has been
basis of calculation availablewith the management of suchPost-Employment Benefits andother long term employeebenefits, the quantum ofdeviation cannot beascertained. The Company is inthe process of maintainingcertain stock records formaterial items from theprevious year. The Company isin process of reconciling thesestock records with books ofaccounts. The closing stock ason year-end has been physicallyverified and valued by themanagement and accordinglyaccounted in the book ofaccounts. Shortage and excess,if any, compared to the bookstock will be accounted for inthe year in which discrepanciesare identified. Accordingly, weare unable to comment on themovement of stock and value ofclosing stock of Rs. 252.24 (in'lacs) as on year end.
no discrepancies about it
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directorsof the Company have appointed CS Naveen Karn of M/s. Naveen Karn & Co Practicing CompanySecretary to conduct the Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2024-2025. The Secretarial
Audit Report for the year 2024-2025 issued by him in the prescribed FormMR-3 is attached as Annexure-B to this Report.
The Secretarial Audit Report issued by M/s. Naveen Karn & Co. Practicing Company Secretarycontains remarks for which the Board has provided explanation as under:
Delayed in furnishing prior intimation about the meeting of the board of directors due to non¬availability of compliance office of the company and the company has already paid penalty.
Pursuant to section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Companies (Cost Records andAudit) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time your Company is not required to appoint CostAuditor for the financial year 2024-25.
The provision of Section 138 of The Companies Act, 2013 applicable to company and companyhas appointed M/s. K D Shah & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountant, as an internal auditor ofthe Company, to carry out internal Audit for the financial year 2024-25 based on therecommendation of the Audit Committee.
Risk Management is a risk-based approach to manage an enterprise, identifying events thatmay affect the entity and manage risks to provide reasonable assurance regarding achievementof entity's objective. The risk management process consists of risk identification, riskassessment, risk prioritization, risk treatment or mitigation, risk monitoring and documentingthe new risks. The Company has laid a comprehensive Risk Assessment and MinimizationProcedure, which is reviewed by the Audit committee and approved by the Board from time totime. These procedures are reviewed to ensure that executive management controls riskthrough means of a properly defined framework. In the opinion of your Board, none of the riskswhich have been identified may threaten the existence of the Company.
The Company has in place an adequate budgetary control system and internal financial controlswith reference to financial statements. No reportable material weaknesses were observed inthe system during the previous fiscal. Further, the Company has laid down internal financialcontrol policies and procedures which ensure accuracy and completeness of the accountingrecords and the same are adequate for safeguarding of its assets and for prevention anddetection of frauds and errors, commensurate with the size and nature of operations of theCompany. The policies and procedures are also adequate for orderly and efficient conduct ofbusiness of the Company.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors actively reviews the adequacy and effectivenessof the internal control systems and suggests improvements to strengthen the same. The
Company has a robust Management Information System, which is an integralpart of the control mechanism.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, Statutory Auditors and the Business Heads areperiodically apprised of the internal audit findings and corrective actions taken. Audit plays akey role in providing assurance to the Board of Directors. Significant audit observations andcorrective actions taken by the management are presented to the Audit Committee of theBoard. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit function reports to theChairman of the Audit Committee.
The Company has not accepted any deposit from the general public within the meaning ofsection 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules,2014.
The company has not given any loans or guarantees or investments covered under theprovisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the Financial Year 2024-25.
During the year ended March 31, 2025, there were no material changes and commitmentsaffecting the financial position of the Company have occurred between the period ended March31, 2025 to which financial results relate and the date of the Report.
During the year under review, the Company has obtained unsecured loan from Directors/Directors relative(s) of the Company. The details of unsecured loan are given in Note 3 of theFinancial Statement.
The Company has complied with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, including allapplicable amendments and rules framed thereunder. The Company is committed to ensuring asafe, inclusive, and supportive workplace for women employees. All eligible women employeesare provided with maternity benefits as prescribed under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961,including paid maternity leave, nursing breaks, and protection from dismissal during maternityleave.
The Company also ensures that no discrimination is made in recruitment or service conditionson the grounds of maternity. Necessary internal systems and HR policies are in place to upholdthe spirit and letter of the legislation.
In alignment with the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the Company disclosesbelow the gender composition of its workforce as on the March 31, 2025.
Male Employees: 18Female Employees: 2Transgender Employees: Nil
This disclosure reinforces the Company's efforts to promote an inclusive workplace culture andequal opportunity for all individuals, regardless of gender.
Since the provisions as laid down in the Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is notapplicable to the Company, hence no such Committee has been formed. However, Companyhad always tried in its best possible ways to involve itself in social development activities.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts which wouldimpact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report on the operations of the Company, asrequired under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 isprovided in a separate section and forms an integral part of this Report as Annexure-C.
The Company is listed on SME Exchange, hence Corporate Governance Report is not applicable.
Pursuant to Section 177(9) and (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, and Regulation 22 of theListing Regulations, the Company has formulated Whistle Blower Policy for vigil mechanism ofDirectors and employees to report to the management about the unethical behaviour, fraud orviolation of Company's code of conduct.
The Whistle Blower Policy and Vigil Mechanism provides a channel to the employees to reportto the management concerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violationof the Codes of Conduct or policy and also provides for adequate safeguards againstvictimization of employees by giving them direct access to the Chairman of the AuditCommittee in exceptional cases. The Protected Disclosures, if any reported under this Policy willbe appropriately and expeditiously investigated by the Chairman.
The Policy covers malpractices and events which have taken place / suspected to have takenplace, misuse or abuse of authority, fraud or suspected fraud, violation of Company rules,manipulations, negligence causing danger to public health and safety, misappropriation ofmonies, and other matters or activity on account of which the interest of the Company isaffected and formally reported by whistle blowers concerning its employees.
Your Company hereby affirms that no Director/ employee have been denied access to theChairman of the Audit Committee and that no complaints were received during the year. Thepolicy is available on the Company's website: www.kmsgroup.in.
Pursuant to Regulation 25(7) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the familiarization program aims to provide Independent Directors with theindustry scenario, the socio-economic environment in which the Company operates, thebusiness model, the operational and financial performance of the Company, significantdevelopments so as to enable them to take well informed decisions in a timely manner. Thefamiliarization program also seeks to update the Directors on the roles, responsibilities, rightsand duties under The Companies Act, 2013 and other statutes. The Chairman and ManagingDirector also has a one to one discussion with the newly appointed Director to familiarize himwith the Company's operations. Further, on an ongoing basis as a part of Agenda of Board /Committee Meetings, presentations are regularly made to the Independent Directors on variousmatters inter-alia covering the Company's the detail of the familiarization program.
Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of the SEBI (LODR)Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out the annual performance evaluation of its ownperformance, the Directors individually as well as the evaluation of all the Committees of theBoard. A structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration inputs receivedfrom the Directors, covering various aspects of the Board's functioning such as adequacy of thecomposition of the Board and its Committees, Board culture, execution and performance ofspecific duties, obligations and governance. The performance evaluation of the IndependentDirectors was carried out by the entire Board. The performance evaluation of the Non¬Independent Directors was carried out by the Independent Directors. The Directors expressedtheir satisfaction with the evaluation process.
Regulation 17(5) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015 requires listed Companies to lay down aCode of Conduct for its directors and senior management, incorporating duties of directors aslaid down in the Companies Act, 2013. Your Company has adopted and laid down a code ofconduct for all Board members and Senior Management of the company pursuant to Clause 49of the erstwhile listing agreement. The code of conduct is available on the website of thecompany. All Board members and senior management personnel have affirmed compliancewith the Code of Conduct. A declaration to this effect signed by the Managing Director is givenin this Annual Report.
As stipulated by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Mr. Naveen Maheshwar Karn,Practicing Company Secretary carried out the Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit to reconcilethe total admitted capital with National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central
Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) and the total issued and listedcapital. This audit is carried out every quarter and the report thereon is submitted to StockExchanges and is also placed before the Board of Directors. No discrepancies were noticedduring these audits.
Not Applicable.
The Company has received necessary declaration from each independent director under Section149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, that he / she meets the criteria of independence laid downin Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of the Listing Regulations. TheIndependent Directors have complied with the Code of Independent Directors as prescribed inthe Schedule IV to the Act.
The Company has adopted a 'Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading and CorporateDisclosure Practices' in accordance with the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations,1992, as amended. The policy lays down procedures to be followed and disclosures to be madewhile dealing with shares of the Company and cautioning them of the consequences ofviolations. Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price SensitiveInformation, is available on the Company's website.
Under regulation 26(5) of SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015, Senior Management has madeperiodical disclosures to the Board relating to all material financial and commercialtransactions, where they had (or were deemed to have had) personal interest that might havebeen in potential conflict with the interest of the Company. None of the independent directorshave any material pecuniary relationship or transactions with its Promoters, its Directors, itssenior management or its subsidiaries which may affect their independence and have receiveda declaration from them to this effect.
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with rule 5 of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employeesof the Company, will be provided upon request. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the reportsand accounts are being sent to the members and others entitled thereto excluding theinformation on employees' particulars which is available for inspection by the members at theRegistered office of the company during business hours on working days of the company up tothe date of ensuing Annual General Meeting. If any member is interested in inspecting thesame, such member may write to the company secretary in advance.
No employee has received remuneration in excess of the limits set out in rules
5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 during FY 2023-24.The statement of Disclosure of Remuneration under Section
197(12) of the Act and Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014 ('Rules'), is annexed as Annexure-D and forms an integral part of this
Report.
Information on conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings andoutgo, as required to be disclosed under section 134[3][m] of the Act read with the Companies[Accounts] Rules, 2014, are provided in the Annexure E and forms part of this Report.
The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted aPolicy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line withthe requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibitionand Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rule made thereunder. During the year under review, there wereno cases filed or reported pursuant to the provisions of the said Act.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, the company is in compliance with the applicable SecretarialStandards issued by the Institute of Companies of India with respect to Board and Generalmeetings.
Your Directors take this opportunity to express their grateful appreciation for the excellentassistance and co-operation received from all our Clients, Bankers, Business Associates and theGovernment and other regulatory authorities and thank all stakeholders for their valuablesustained support and encouragement towards the conduct of the proficient operation of theCompany. Your Directors would like to place on record their gratitude to all the employees whohave continued their support during the year.
For and on behalf of the board of directors
Sd/-
Date: 04.09.2025 Siddharth Gaurang Kanakia
Place: Mumbai Chairman & Managing Director
DIN:07595098