Your Directors' are pleased to present the Twenty Fourth (24th) Annual Report along with audited financial statements -both Standalone and Consolidated, for the financial year ended March 31, 2025.
The Company's financial highlights for the year ended March 31,2025, are summarized below: (? in Million)
Particulars
Consolidated
Standalone
March 31, 2025
March 31, 2024
March 31,2025
Total Income
102.19
44.61
138.75
(62.48)
Total Expenses
94.81
277.28
37.46
163.94
EBITDA
27.44
(202.80)
109.18
(211.93)
Depreciation & Amortization
0.45
7.17
7.16
Finance Costs
19.61
22.70
7.44
7.33
Profit/(Loss) before exceptional items
7.38
(232.67)
101.29
(226.42)
Exceptional Items
--
(391.00)
(484.07)
Profit/(Loss) before tax
(623.67)
(710.49)
Profit/(Loss) for the year
(663.76)
(750.57)
Total comprehensive income attributableto: Shareholders of the Company
374.07
(1,196.28)
(696.49)
(2,073.59)
Earnings Per Share
2.56
(8.18)
(4.72)
(14.01)
Equity Shares (in numbers Mn)
146.22
147.93
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with theprovisions of Sec 129(3) and Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013 and Indian Accounting Standards ("Ind-AS"), andother recognized accounting practices and policies. The Consolidated Financials are also available at the website of theCompany http://www.takesolutions.com/.
The detailed Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss (both Consolidated and Standalone) are provided alongwith this Annual Report and are also available on Company's website at http://www.takesolutions.com/.
The financial statements of the subsidiary Companies are available for inspection by the shareholders at the Registered Officeof the Company. The Company will provide free of cost, the copy of the financial statements of its subsidiary companies tothe shareholders upon request of the shareholders. However, as required, the financial data of the subsidiaries have beenfurnished as per Section 129(3) in Form AOC-1 as Annexure 3, which forms part of this Annual Report.
Further, pursuant to SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, separateaudited financial statements of each subsidiary of the Company in respect of a relevant financial year, are uploaded atleast 21 days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting and are also available at the website of the Company athttps://www.takesolutions.com/investor-relation#finance.
During the year under review, your Company earned a Consolidated Revenue of ? 102.19 Mn as compared to ? 44.61Mn in the financial year 2023-24. The Profit/ Loss for the year from continuing operations of ? 7.38 Mn as compared to? (663.76) Mn in the financial year 2023-24.
The Company, during the year, had a Standalone Revenue of ? 138.75 Mn compared to ? (62.48) Mn in the financialyear 2023-24. The profit/loss from the continuing operations for the year is ? 101.29 Mn as compared to ? (750.57) Mnin the financial year 2023-24.
An analysis of the Business and Financial Results is given in the Management Discussion and Analysis which forms partof this Annual Report.
During the financial year 2024-25, your Company's foreign exchange earnings were ? 8.99 Mn and foreign exchangeoutgoings were ? Nil as against ? 19.21 Mn of foreign exchange earnings and ? Nil Mn of foreign exchange outgoingsfor the financial year 2023-24.
No amount has been transferred from Profit and Loss to General Reserve for the financial year 2024-25.
The company has not declared any dividend for the year due to inadequate profits during the year. Further as perstatutory requirements and norms, the Dividend Distribution Policy, in terms of Regulation 43A of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulation"), is disclosed in the CorporateGovernance Report and is also available on Company's website at https://www.takesolutions.com/images/corporategovernancel/Dividend-Distribution-Policy.pdf
There are no material changes or commitments affecting the financial position of the Company, which has occurredbetween the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of thisReport.
There were no changes in the nature of business of the Company and its subsidiaries during the financial year endedMarch 31, 2025.
There was no change in the Capital structure i.e. Authorized, Issued and Paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Companyduring the year.
In accordance with the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014, the excess of the market price of theunderlying Equity Shares as of date of the grant over the exercise price of the option, including upfront payments, ifany, is to be recognized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.
During the current financial year, the Company has not granted any options to its employees under TAKE SolutionsLimited Employee Stock Option Scheme 2007.
Other Stock option details and the applicable disclosures as stipulated under Regulation 14 of SEBI (ShareBased Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 with regard to Employees Stock Option Plan of the Company areavailable on the website of the Company at www.takesolutions.com
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report (MD&A), for the year under review, as per provisions of Regulation34 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, inter-alia, capturing your Company'sperformance, industry trends and other material changes with respect to your Company's and its subsidiaries, whereverapplicable, is presented separately, which forms part of this Annual Report.
As on March 31,2025, the equity holding of TAKE Solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore, the Holding Company is 52.90%.
As at March 31, 2025, the Company had 2 subsidiaries, the details of which are given elsewhere in the Annual Reportunder the relevant sections.
During the year under review, the Company's entire stake in Ecron Acunova Limited was disinvested.
Pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Schedule V of the Listing Regulations, disclosure on particularsrelating to Loans, Advances, Guarantees, and Investments are provided as under:
a) As on March 31,2025, the Company has no outstanding corporate guarantee given on behalf of the entity wherecontrol exists.
b) During the year under review the Company has not availed any loan.
c) During the financial year, the Company has not made any investment.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on arm's length basis and in theordinary course of business. There were no materially significant related party transactions made by the Companyduring the year with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have apotential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.
All related party transactions were presented to the Audit Committee and Board of the Company, specifying the nature,value and terms and conditions of the transactions. The disclosure pertaining to the same has been provided in FormAOC-2 as Annexure 6.
The Policy on related party transactions as approved by the Board is uploaded in the Company's website at https://www.takesolutions.com/images/corporate governance1/policv-on-related-partv-transactions.pdf
Due to the discontinuation of the substantial business and inadequacy of staff, the Company ha not been able toensure adequate internal financial controls. Although, the Directors have laid down policies and procedures whichare adopted by the company for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence toCompany's policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracyand completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, however, itseffective implementation is not possible in the current business scenario.
The Audit Committee deliberated with the members of the Management, considered the systems as laid down andmet the statutory auditors to ascertain their views on the internal financial control systems. The Statutory Auditorshave issued a qualified opinion in Annexure - B to the Independent Auditor's Report (Standalone and Consolidated) onreview of Internal Financial Controls (ICFR) as provided hereunder:
Qualifications on Standalone Financial Statements:
The Company's internal financial controls over assessment of impairment in carrying value of tax assets were not effective.Further, in respect of matters pertaining to direct tax litigations pending before various forums relating to the variousassessment years, for which the Company's internal financial controls over assessment on whether the outflow of resourceembodying economic benefits is probable or not as per the requirements of Ind AS 37- "Provisions, Contingent Liabilities andContingent Assets" is not effective. This could potentially result in the misstatement of its tax assets and tax provisions.
Response from the Company:
The Management has taken note of the Qualifications and it will reassess its internal control mechanism w.r.t. Auditors'observations.
Qualifications on Consolidated Financial Statements:
The Holding Company's internal financial controls over assessment of impairment in carrying value of tax assets werenot effective. Further, in respect of matters pertaining to direct tax litigations pending before various forums relating tothe various assessment years, for which the Holding Company's internal financial controls over assessment on whetherthe outflow of resource embodying economic benefits is probable or not as per the requirements of Ind AS 37- "Provisions,Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets" is not effective. This could potentially result in the misstatement of its tax assetsand tax provisions.
The Management has taken note of the Qualifications, and it will reassess its internal control mechanism w.r.t. Auditors'observations.
The Company has neither appointed Internal Auditor nor conducted Internal Audit for the Financial Year 2024-2025.The Company is in the process of appointing an Internal Auditor, keeping in view the adverse financial position andunforeseen disruption in the business and operations of the Company.
M/s. Sundar Srini & Sridhar, Chartered Accountants (ICAI Registration No. 004201S) were appointed as StatutoryAuditors of the Company for a term of five years commencing from conclusion of 21st Annual General Meeting till theconclusion of 26th Annual General Meeting.
The Statutory Auditors report on the financial statements (Standalone and Consolidated) contains a qualified opinionas provided hereunder:
i. As stated in Note No 2.4(a) Standalone financial statements show tax assets to an extent of f 88.32 Million pertainto various assessment years relating to the financial periods ending upto March 3i, 202i. In the absence of sufficientappropriate evidence to corroborate management's assessment of recoverability of these balances, we are unable tocomment on the carrying value of above receivables and the shortfall, if any, on the amount that would be ultimatelyrealizable from the tax authorities considering the fact that the Company's contingent liabilities as at 3i March 2025include contingent liabilities as stated in Note No. 4(a) aggregating to INR 108.03 Million pertaining to direct taxlitigations pending before various forums relating to the above periods, for which the assessment on whether theoutflow of resource embodying economic benefits is probable or not as per the requirements of Ind AS 37- "Provisions,Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets" is in progress. In the absence of sufficient appropriate audit evidence, weare unable to comment upon the appropriateness and classification of the aforesaid amounts as provision or contingentliabilities as at 31 March 2025 in accordance with Ind AS 37, "Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets"and the consequential impact, if any, on the total liabilities and loss as at and for the year then ended.
2. Considering the business operations of the Company are severely impacted as stated in Note No. 13 to the standalonefinancial Statements, we are unable to comment on the usage/recoverability of indirect tax credit/receivables of INR53.63 Million and the consequential impact, if any, on the total assets and loss as at and for the year then ended.
3. We draw your attention to Note No. 13 to the standalone financial Statement, which indicates that the Company hasincurred huge loss after tax of INR 697.36 Million for the year ended March 31, 2025 (INR 2072.51 Million for the yearended March 31,2024) on account of divestment of Ecron Acunova Limited and recognition of impairment loss on certainfinancial assets resulting in substantial reduction in networth of the Company as on March 31,2025. Further, significantdeterioration in the value of the assets used to generate cash flows was seen over the last two years as evidenced by lowervolume of business. In addition, the Company has significant litigations under direct tax law and the outcome & impact ofwhich is unascertainable. Furthermore, the Company has significant unpaid statutory dues. The cumulative effect of thesefactors and the possible impact of the matters stated in paragraphs (1) & (2) above indicate the existence of a materialuncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore theCompany may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course ofbusiness. Despite the abovefactors, the Standalone Financial Results have been prepared on a "going concern basis" and no adjustment has beenmade to the carrying value of assets and liabilities, as the Company during the reporting period has successfully divestedits 100% stake held in subsidiary Ecron Acunova Limited, the proceeds of which were available to meet the pendingstatutory and debt obligations of the subsidiary through this Financial Year. Further, the Company has pragmaticallyinitiated conversations for diversification of operations to other verticals subject to current non-compete obligationsapplicable in the CRO industry. The company's strategy is to solicit mutually rewarding business partnerships/Mergers& Acquisitions in non-cash transactions and a positive closure of the deal is expected in the Financial Year 2026. Whilethe plans for diversification of operations to other verticals are under discussion, the consequential impact on the goingconcern assumption is not ascertainable at this stage in the absence of detailed management's assessment on the entity'sgoing concern and hence we are unable to comment on whether the preparation of standalone financial results on a goingconcern basis is appropriate and on the consequential impact, if any, on the standalone financial statements.
Response by the Management
1. Tax Assets to an extent of~ 88.32 Million recognised in the standalone financial statements pertain to variousassessment years relating to the financial periods ending upto March 31, 2021, are fully recoverable uponcompletion of the assessment/ disposal of the appeals pending in various forums. The refunds are withheld/underprocess on account of disputes pending before various forums and no impairment is considered necessary andfurther the Management expects a favourable outcome on the pending tax litigations.
2. Management has actively engaged consultants to claim refunds where the same is allowed by Laws and balanceamount can be carried forward and set off against any future tax liability that may arise once the business get revived.
3. The Standalone Financial Results have been prepared on a "going concern basis" and no adjustment has been madeto the carrying value of assets and liabilities, as the Company, during the reporting period has successfully divestedits subsidiary Ecron Acunova Limited, the proceeds of which has addressed the immediate liquidity requirementsto meet the pending statutory and debt obligations through this Financial Year and the Company has paid some ofthe statutory dues during the reporting period. Further, the Company has pragmatically initiated conversations fordiversification of operations to other verticals as subject to current non-compete obligations applicable in the CROindustry. The company's strategy is to solicit mutually rewarding business partnerships/Mergers & Acquisitions innon-cash transactions and a positive closure of the deal is expected in the Financial Year 2026.
1. Tax assets appearing in the consolidated financial statements to an extent of INR 118.70 Million pertain to variousassessment years relating to the financial periods ending upto March 31, 2021 as stated in Note No 13(a) toconsolidated financial statements. In the absence of sufficient appropriate evidence to corroborate the respectiveentity's management's assessment of recoverability of these balances we are unable to comment on the carrying valueof above receivables and the shortfall, if any, on the amount that would be ultimately realizable from the tax authoritiesconsidering the fact that the Group's contingent liabilities as at 31 March 2025 include contingent liabilities aggregatingto INR 720.99 Million pertaining to direct tax litigations pending before various forums relating to the above periods asstated in Note No. 4 consolidated financial statements, for which the assessment on whether the outflow of resourceembodying economic benefits is probable or not as per the requirements of Ind AS 37- "Provisions, Contingent Liabilitiesand Contingent Assets" is in progress. In the absence of sufficient appropriate audit evidence, we are unable to commentupon the appropriateness and classification of the aforesaid amounts as provision or contingent liabilities as at 31 March2025 in accordance with Ind AS 37, "Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets" and the consequentialimpact, if any, on the total liabilities and profit of the Group as at and for the year then ended.
2. Considering the business operations of the Company and its subsidiary Navitas LLP are severely impacted as stated inNote No 12 to the consolidated financial statements, we are unable to comment on the usage/recoverability of indirect
tax credit/receivables of INR 77.53 Million and the consequential impact, if any, on the total assets and profit of theGroup as at and for the year then ended.
3. As stated in Note No 12 to the Statement, the Group (other than the disposed group constituting the discontinuedoperations) has not carried out any operations during the year. Further, significant deterioration in the value of the assetsused to generate cash flows was seen over the last two years as evidenced by lower volume of business. In addition, theGroup has significant litigations under direct tax law and the outcome & impact of which is unascertainable. Furthermore,the Group has significant unpaid statutory dues. The cumulative effect of these factors and the possible impact of thematters stated in paragraphs (1) & (2) above indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significantdoubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore the Group may be unable to realize its assetsand discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. Despite the above factors, the Consolidated Financial resultshave been prepared on a "going concern basis" and no adjustment has been made to the carrying value of assets andliabilities as the Holding Company, during the reporting period has successfully divested its subsidiary Ecron AcunovaLimited, the proceeds of which were available to meet the pending statutory and debt obligations through this FinancialYear. Further, the Holding Company has pragmatically initiated conversations for diversification of operations to otherverticals as subject to current non-compete obligations applicable in the CRO industry. The Holding Company's strategyis to solicit mutually rewarding business partnerships/Mergers & Acquisitions in non-cash transactions and a positiveclosure of the deal is expected in the Financial Year 2026. While the plans for diversification of operations to otherverticals are in the discussion stage, the consequential impact on the going concern assumption is not ascertainable atthis stage in the absence of detailed management's assessment on the entity's going concern and hence we are unableto comment on whether the preparation of consolidated financial results on a going concern basis is appropriate andon the consequential impact, if any, on the consolidated financial statements.
4. As stated in Point 13(b), Other Income for the quarter and year includes write back of financial and non-financialliabilities by Navitas LLP as Management feels these liabilities are no longer required to an extent of INR 16.44 Million andINR 46.53 Million respectively. In the absence of sufficient audit evidence to corroborate management's assessment ofwriting back these liabilities, we are unable to comment on the amounts recognized under other income for the quarterand year ended March 31,2025. Further, no assessment was carried out to determine whether tax credits availed earlieron these items are to be adjusted or any further indirect tax liability to be recognised. In the absence of such assessment,we are unable to comment on the carrying value of input credits lying in the books of the subsidiary.
1. Tax Assets to the extent on 118.70 Million pertain to various assessment years relating to the financial periodsending upto March 31, 2021, which according to the management are fully recoverable upon completion of theassessment/ disposal of the appeals pending in various forums. The refunds are withheld/under process on accountof disputes pending before various forums and no impairment is considered necessary. Further, Managementexpects a favourable outcome on the pending tax litigations.
3. The Consolidated Financial Results have been prepared on a "going concern basis" and no adjustment has beenmade to the carrying value of assets and liabilities, as TAKE Solutions Limited (hereafter referred as "the HoldingCompany"), during the reporting period ended has successfully divested its subsidiary Ecron Acunova Limited,the proceeds of which has addressed the immediate liquidity requirements to meet pending statutory and debtobligations through this Financial Year and the Group has paid some of the statutory dues. Further, the HoldingCompany has pragmatically initiated conversations for diversification of operations to other verticals as subjectto current non-compete obligations applicable in the CRO industry. The Holding Company's strategy is to solicitmutually rewarding business partnerships/Mergers & Acquisitions in non-cash transactions and a positive closureof the deal is expected in the Financial Year 2026.
4. Management is of the opinion that these liabilities are no longer required and thus the same has been accordinglyaccounted for.
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 had appointed Mr. A. Ajay Kumar Bantia, Practicing
Company Secretary, to carry out the Secretarial Audit for the financial year ended March 31,2025.
The Secretarial Audit Report in Form MR-3 for the financial year ended March 31,2025 is enclosed as Annexure 2 to this
Report.
The Secretarial Auditor report contains a qualified opinion as provided hereunder:
1. There have been certain delay in filing/ submission of forms and returns with statutory authorities such as Ministry ofCorporate Affairs (MCA), Registrar of Companies (RoC), Stock Exchange(s) and Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) with or without additional filing fee in certain instances.
Response from the Company: Due to disruption of business and resignation of KMPs, there have been delays instatutory filings. However, the Company is in the process of streamlining its internal controls to ensure timelyfilings with statutory authorities
2. The Promoter's holding was frozen and the securities of the listed entity were moved to Tcategory ('BZ'Series). The NSE& BSE has imposed fines due to non-compliance of Regulation 33 and 6 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
Response from the Company: The Company has paid the prescribed fines fines levied by stock exchanges and thePromoter's holding were unfreezed subsequently by the Depositories.
BH S. NO.
Act/ Regulations
Compliance Requirement
Observation
Response from the Company
1.
Regulation 33 ofthe SEBI (LODR)Regulations, 2015
The listed entity shall submitquarterly financial results tothe stock exchange within 45days of end of each quarter.
The Company has delayed in submissionof its financial results for the quarterended June 30, 2024, and September30, 2024. The said financial results weresubsequently submitted on January 22,2025. Accordingly, the Stock Exchangehad levied penalty on the Company.
The Company has dulypublished its financial resultson January 22, 2025 for thequarter ended June 30, 2024and September 30, 2024.Further, the Company has paidthe penalty levied by the stockexchanges in this regard.
2.
Regulation 6 ofthe SEBI (LODR)Regulations, 2015
A listed entity shall appoint aqualified company secretaryas the compliance officer. Anyvacancy in the office of theCompliance Officer shall befilled by the listed entity at theearliest and in any case notlater than three months fromthe date of such vacancy.
The Company Secretary/ ComplianceOfficer of the Company resigned witheffect from May 31, 2024. Consequently,the position of Company Secretary/Compliance Officer remained vacantduring the Financial Year 2024-2025.Accordingly, the Stock Exchange hadlevied penalty on the Company.
The Company has dulyappointed Ms. Sonia Bhimrajka,as a Company Secretary andCompliance Officer of theCompany with effect from May27, 2025. Further, the Companyhas paid the penalty levied bythe stock exchanges in thisregard.
Section 203 of theCompanies Act,2013 read withThe Companies
(Appointment andRemuneration)
Rules, 2014
Every listed company shall haveshall have Company Secretaryas whole-time Key ManagerialPersonnel of the Company. Ifthe office of any whole-timeKey Managerial Personnel isvacated, the resulting vacancyshall be filled-up by the Boardat a meeting of the Boardwithin a period of six monthsfrom the date of such vacancy.
3.
Regulation 17(1)of SEBI (LODR)Regulations, 2015
The Board of Directors of listedentity shall have an optimumcombination of Executiveand Non-Executive Directors,Women Directors.
Further, the Board of Directorsof top 2000 listed entities shallcomprise not less than sixDirectors
Mr. Chella Gowrishankar, Non-IndependentNon-Executive Director, resigned witheffect from March 7, 2025, resulting in thecomposition of the Board of Directors fallingbelow the minimum requirement as perSEBI LODR.
Further after the end of the Financial Year2024-2025, in the month of April and May2025, the existing Independent Directorstendered their resignations resulting in thecomposition of the Board of Directors notbeing in alignment with the requirementsof Regulation 17(1) of the SEBI LODR.
During the period under review, Ms.Shobana, Whole-Time Director of theCompany, resigned with effect fromOctober 5, 2024. Consequently, theCompany did not have a ManagingDirector, Chief Executive Officer, Manager,or, in their absence, a Whole-Time Directorduring the intervening period in pursuanceto requirement of Section 203 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
Hence the Company did not have anoptimum combination of Executive andNon-Executive Directors on the Board ofDirectors.
As per Regulation 17(1 E) ofSEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015,any vacancy in the office of adirector shall be filled by thelisted entity at the earliest andin any case not later than threemonths from the date of suchvacancy. The Company hasduly reconstituted the Boardof Directors of the Companyin compliance with SEBI LODRregulations.
As per Section 203(4) of theCompanies Act, 2013, if theoffice of any whole-time keymanagerial personnel is
Section 203 of theCompanies Act,2013
Every listed company shall haveManaging Director, or ChiefExecutive Officer or Managerand in their absence, a Whole¬Time Director as whole-timekey managerial personnel
vacated, the resulting vacancyshall be filled-up by the Boardat a meeting of the Board withina period of six months from thedate of such vacancy. In thisregard, the Company has dulyappointed Mr. VedamirthamVenkatesan as Whole TimeDirector of the Company witheffect from May 1, 2025.
. NO. | Act/Regulations | Compliance Requirement | Observation | Response from the Company
4. Section 138 of the Every listed company The Company has not appointed Internal The Company is in the process
Companies Act, shall appoint an internal Auditor for the Financial Year2024-2025. of appointing an Internal
2013 auditor, who shall either be Auditor keeping in view
a chartered accountant or a the financial position of the
cost accountant, or such other Company.
professional as may be decided
by the Board to conduct
internal audit of the functions
and activities of the company.
5. Regulation 46 The listed entity shall maintain The Company has a functional The Company is in the process
of SEBI (LODR) a functional website and website, however, the disclosures are of updating its website.
Regulations, 2015 disseminate all the information not maintained and updated under
as mentioned under Reg 46(2) appropriate sections/ headings.of SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
2015
4. We draw reference to the matters stated on basis for Qualified Opinion and Material uncertainty relating to goingconcern in the Standalone and Consolidated report of the Statutory Auditor dated 30th May 2025. Further the financialposition indicates the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern.
Response from the Company: The Standalone Financial Results have been prepared on a "going concern basis"and no adjustment has been made to the carrying value of assets and liabilities, as the Company, during thereporting period has successfully divested its subsidiary Ecron Acunova Limited, the proceeds of which hasaddressed the immediate liquidity requirements to meet the pending statutory and debt obligations throughthis Financial Year and the Company has paid some of the statutory dues during the reporting period. Further, theCompany has pragmatically initiated conversations for diversification of operations to other verticals as subjectto current non-compete obligations applicable in the CRO industry. The company's strategy is to solicit mutuallyrewarding business partnerships/Mergers & Acquisitions in non-cash transactions and a positive closure of thedeal is expected in the Financial Year 2026.
5. Further we note there have been delay in statutory remittance and there were also substantial unpaid statutory dues tostatutory authorities during the period in purview.
Response from the Company: Delay in payments were due to disruption in business and resignation of keyemployees and KMPs. The Company has subsequently remitted substantial payments. The Company is also tryingto make arrangements for paying the balance payments.
Further in terms of SEBI requirements, the Secretarial Auditor is required to be appointed by the Members ofthe Company. Accordingly, it is proposed to the members of the Company to consider and appoint Mr. AshokAjay Kumar Bantia, Practicing Company Secretary having Membership No. F10357, Certificate of Practice Number:13620, and Peer Review No.: 3214/2023 as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company for a period of five consecutiveFinancial Years as per the resolution number 3 of the Notice calling this Annual General Meeting read alongwith the statement made under Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013 stating out the material informationconcerning the resolution.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, neither the Statutory Auditors nor the Secretarial
Auditor has reported any incident of fraud to the Audit Committee during the year under review.
In accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and the IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund)
Rules, 2016 ("Rules"), the Company is required to transfer the following amount to IEPF established by the Government
of India: -
a) the dividend that remains unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven (7) years.
b) the shares on which dividend has not been paid or claimed by the shareholders for seven (7) consecutive years ormore.
c) Accordingly, your Company in its various communications to the shareholders from time to time, request themto claim their unpaid/unclaimed amount of dividend and shares due for transfer to the IEPF account establishedby Central Government. Further, in compliance with the IEPF (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016(IEPF Rules) including statutory modifications thereof, the Company publishes notice in newspapers and alsosends specific letters to all the shareholders, whose shares are due to be transferred to IEPF, to enable them to
claim their rightful dues.
d) During the year under review, the company was required to transfer unclaimed amounts pertaining to thedividend declared for the Financial Years 2016-17 Final, 2017-18 First Interim and 2017-18 Second Interim. All the,unclaimed dividends pertaining to the Financial Year 2016-17 Final, 2017-18 First Interim and 2017-18 SecondInterim amounting to ? 2,31,417.20, ? 1,50,717 and ? 1,28,746.20 respectively was duly transferred to IEPF accountas per the stipulated timelines.
e) The unclaimed amount pertaining to the dividend declared for the Financial Year 2017-18 - Final Dividend, 2018¬19 - 1st Interim Dividend and 2018-19 - 2nd Interim Dividend shall be transferred to IEPF on September 16, 2025,December 06, 2025, and March 19, 2025, respectively.
f) Details of unclaimed dividend as on March 31, 2025, has been provided under the Corporate Governance Reportthat forms part of this Annual Report.
Members who have so far not encashed their dividend warrant(s) or those yet to claim their dividend amountsmay write to the Company Secretary/Company's Registrar and Share Transfer Agent (M/s. Link Intime India PrivateLimited).
a) Your Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of the Companies' (Acceptanceof Deposits) Rules, 2014 and as such, no amount on account of principal or interest on public deposits wasoutstanding as on the date of the balance sheet.
b) Your Company has not issued shares with differential voting rights and sweat equity shares during the year under review.
c) Your Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards relating to 'Meetings of the Board ofDirectors' and 'General Meetings' during the year.
d) Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost Audit as prescribed under the provisions of Section 148(1) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the business activities carried out by the Company.
e) There are no significant or material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts which would impact the going concernstatus of the Company and its future operations.
f) Your Company has neither made any application nor any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and BankruptcyCode, 2016 during the year.
Your Company believes in adopting best practices of corporate governance. Your Company strives to maintain highstandards of Corporate Governance through interactions with all stakeholders. As per the Regulation 34(3) readwith Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulation, 2015, a separate section onCorporate Governance followed by your Company, along with a certificate from the auditors confirming the level ofcompliance with the corporate governance norms under SEBI LODR Regulation 2015 is attached and forms part of theBoard's Report as Annexure 1.
Your Company also has a robust Risk Management Framework in place covering critical areas of operations. Thisframework is reviewed periodically keeping in mind the business dynamics and external environment and providesthe guidelines for managing the various risks across the business.
Further details on risk management can be found in the Risk Management Report, forming part of this AnnualReport.
Pursuant to Regulation 34(2)(f) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015 and the amendment dated May 5, 2021, witheffect from financial year 2022-2023, the top one thousand listed entities based on market capitalization shallsubmit a Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR) in the format as specified by the Board fromtime to time.
Since the Company was not in top 1000 listed entities as on March 31,2025 and thereafter, the Company is not requiredto submit BRSR under Regulation 34(2)(f) of the SEBI LODR Regulations.
Your Company has adopted a Code of Conduct to regulate, monitor and report trading by designated persons andtheir immediate relatives as per the requirements under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibitionof Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. This Code of Conduct also includes code for practices and procedures forfair disclosure of unpublished price sensitive information which has been made available on the Company'swebsite at https://www.takesolutions.com/images/corporate%20governance/code-of-conduct-for-prohibition-
of-insider-trading.pdf.
The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy and has established the necessary vigil mechanism for directors andemployees in confirmation with Section 177(9) of the Act and Regulation 22 of Listing Regulations, to report concernsabout unethical behavior. The details of the policy have been disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report, which ispart of this report and is also available on Company's website at https://www.takesolutions.com/images/corporate%20governance/whistle-blower-policy.pdf
Your Company has constituted Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and has also instituted a policy and framework for employees toreport sexual harassment cases at workplace. The Company's process ensures complete anonymity and confidentialityof information. Adequate workshops and awareness programmes against sexual harassment are conducted across theorganization.
There were no complaints pending for the redressal at the beginning of the year and no complaints received duringthe financial year by the Company's POSH Committee.
The Policy on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace is available on Company's website at https://www.takesolutions.com/images/corporate%20governance/policv-on-prevention-of-sexual-harassment-at-workplace.pdf.
Information required pursuant to Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is provided as Annexure 5A to this report.Pursuant to Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, no employee who draw a remuneration of more than ? 1.20 crores per annum or ?8.5 lakh per month, was employed throughout the financial year or part of the Financial Year.
Your Company has always been committed to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & sustainability initiatives. As perthe provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, a company meeting the specified criteria shall spend at least 2% of itsaverage net profits for three immediately preceding financial years towards CSR activities. Since 2013, your Companyhas contributed towards multiple worthy causes, often going above and beyond this mandate.
During the year under review, since the Company has not crossed the thresholds as specified under section 135 ofthe Companies Act, 2013, the Company is not required to spend any amount towards Corporate Social ResponsibilityActivities.
Your Company continues to support causes across healthcare, education and environmental sustainability, and welook forward to taking up many more critical projects in better times ahead. The detailed CSR report in terms of Section135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is forming part of this report as Annexure -4.
Contents of CSR Policy is also available on Company's website at https://www.takesolutions.com/images/about-take/Corporate-Social-Responsibility.pdf.
a. Measures taken to reduce energy consumption: No new measures taken during the year.
b. Technology Absorption -
• Nothing significant to report for the year.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Return as on March 31, 2025,is available in the Company website and can be accessed at www.takesolutions.com.
a) Board's Composition and Independence
Your Company's Board consists of industry leaders and visionaries who provide strategic direction and guidanceto the organization. As on March 31 2025, the Board comprised of four Non-Executive Independent Directors andone Non-Executive Director. None of the Directors of your Company are disqualified as per Section 164(2) of theCompanies Act, 2013. Your directors have made necessary disclosures, as required under various provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations.
Definition of 'Independence' of Directors is derived from Regulation 16 of the Listing Regulations and Section149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. The Company has received necessary declarations under Section 149(7) of the
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they meet the prescribed criteria for independence. The Board, after undertaking assessment and on evaluation ofthe relationships disclosed, considered the following Non-Executive Directors as Independent Directors:
a) Mr. Rangasami Seshadri
b) Mr. Ramesh Gopal
c) Dr. Chandrasekaran Nagarajan
d) Ms. Kiran Sharma
All Independent Directors have also affirmed compliance to the code of conduct for independent directorsas prescribed in Schedule IV to the Companies Act, 2013. For the purpose of Rule 8(5(iiia)) of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014, the Board affirms the integrity, expertise and experience (including the proficiency) ofthe Independent Director appointed during the year ended March 31, 2025. List of key skills, expertise and corecompetencies of the Board members is provided in Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of the AnnualReport.
Your Company's Board has the following committees:
(i) Audit Committee.
(ii) Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
(iii) Stakeholders Relationship Committee.
(iv) Corporate Social Responsibility Committee; and
(v) Risk Management Committee.
Details of terms of reference of the Committees, Committee membership changes, and attendance of Directors atmeetings of the Committees etc. are provided in the Corporate Governance report that form part of this AnnualReport.
c) Meetings of the Board & Committees
The Board meetings are normally held on a quarterly basis and a calendar of Meetings is usually prepared andcirculated in advance to the Directors. The Board met six (6) times during the financial year 2024-25 on May 30,2024, September 13, 2024, October 4, 2024, January 2, 2025, January 22, 2025 and February 12, 2025. The necessaryquorum was present for all the meetings. The maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120days. The details of the meetings and the attendance of the Directors are provided in the Corporate GovernanceReport that forms part of this Annual Report.
d) Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
During the financial year, based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee("NRC") and in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations"), the Board of Directorswas duly constituted. The appointment and resignation of the Directors during the Financial Year are as follows:
i. Directors retiring by rotation.
Mr. Srinivasan H R retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. A resolution seekingshareholders' approval for his re-appointment along with other required details forms part of the Notice.
ii. Resignation of Directors
a) Ms. Shobana, Whole Time Director, resigned from the Company with effect from October 5, 2024.
b) Mr. Chella Gowrishankar, Non-Independent & Non-Executive Director, resigned from the Company witheffect from March 7, 2025.
Changes in the constitution of the Board of Directors after the end of the Financial Year and until the dateof reporting:
a) Ms. Kiran Sharma resigned from the position of Independent Director of the Company with effectfrom 02nd April 2025
b) Mr. Rangasami Seshadri resigned from the position of Independent Director of the Company witheffect from 27th April 2025
c) Mr. Ramesh Gopal resigned from the position of Independent Director of the Company with effectfrom 01st May 2025
d) Mr. Chandrasekaran Nagarajan resigned from the position of Independent Director of the Company
with effect from 01st May 2025
As on reporting date, the following are the Board of Directors:
S. No
Name of the Director
DIN
Designation
Srinivasan Ramani Harikesanallur
00130277
Director
Cecily Dheepa
07900799
Additional Director
Vedamirtham Venkatesan
00194600
Whole Time Director
4.
Pushpa Joshi
06838093
Additional Director (Independent)
5.
Kanwar Nitin Singh
10204543
6.
Peeyush Sethia
09850692
Ms. Shobana, Whole Time Director, resigned from the Company with effect from October 5, 2024. There were no otherchanges in the Key Managerial Personnel during the financial year.
In line with the Corporate Governance Guidelines of the Company and the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013,and Regulations 17 & 19 read with Part D of Schedule II of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, Annual Performance Evaluation was conducted for all the Board Members as well as working ofBoard and its Committees. The Board evaluation framework has been designed in compliance with the requirementsunder the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations, and in accordance with the Guidance Note on BoardEvaluation issued by SEBI in January 2017.
The Policy formulates the criteria for determining qualifications, competencies, positive attributes and independencefor appointment of the director (executive/non-executive/independent) and also the criteria for determining theremuneration of the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company. Details ofNomination, Remuneration & Evaluation policy of the Company is available on the Company website at https://www.takesolutions.com/images/corporate governance1/Nomination-Remuneration-and-Evaluation-Policy.pdfand is provided as Annexure 5 to this Board's Report.
The details of the policies approved and adopted by the Board are available on Company's website at https://www.takesolutions.com.
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company, inter alia, confirmingthat they meet the criteria of Independence as prescribed under Section 149 of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) ofListing Regulations, as amended from Independent Directors confirming that they are not disqualified for continuingas an Independent Director. In addition to the declaration by Independent Directors, pursuant to regulation 34(3)and schedule V para-C clause (10)(i) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015,a certificate from a company secretary in practice that none of the directors on the board of the company have beendebarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as directors of companies by the Board/Ministry ofCorporate Affairs or any such statutory authority is attached as Annexure-2B and forms part of this Board Report.
The Board Members are provided various updates and presentations with respect to Company's business andoperations, its future plans and outlook and other important developments, from time to time. Subject matter expertsfrom the organization also provide regular updates to the Board Members regarding various developments. Thesedetails are covered under various minutes and records maintained by the Company. Details regarding Company'sbusiness, operations and other requisite information may be found at the Company's website at www.takesolutions.com.
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems established and maintained by theCompany, the work performed by the Internal, Statutory and Secretarial Auditors and external consultants, includingthe audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting by the statutory auditors and the reviews performed bymanagement and the Audit Committee, the Board is of the opinion that the Company's internal financial controls were
adequate and effective during Financial Year 2024-25.
Pursuant to clause (c) of sub-section (3) and sub-section (5) of Section 134(5) of the Act, the Board of Directors, to thebest of its knowledge and ability, confirm that:
i. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there areno material departures;
ii. they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the endof the financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;
iii. they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraudand other irregularities;
iv. they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
v. they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and such internal financial controlsare adequate and operating effectively; and
vi. they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that suchsystems are adequate and operating effectively.
Electronic copy of the Annual Report for FY 2024-2025 and the Notice of the ensuing AGM is being sent to allshareholders whose email addresses are available in demat account and registered with Company's Registrar and ShareTransfer Agent. As per the General Circular No. 20/2020 of Ministry of Corporate Affairs dated May 5, 2020, shareholdersholding shares in demat form are requested to update their email addresses with their Depository Participant(s) and forshareholders holding shares in physical form, should get their email registered with Link Intime India Private Limited,Company's Registrar and Share Transfer Agent.
Your Directors wish to thank the Customers Suppliers Bankers, Business Associates and Government Agencies andShareholders for their continued support and co-operation. The Directors appreciate the contribution made by theemployees for their dedication, hard work and support during these challenging times.
Place: Chennai Srinivasan H.R. Vedamirtham Venkatesan
Date: May 30, 2025 Director Executive Director & CFO
DIN:00130277 DIN: 00194600