The Directors present with immense pleasure, the 49th ANNUAL REPORT on the business andoperations along with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Yearended 31st March, 2025.
During the year under review, the performance of your company is as under: -
(Amount in Lakhs)
Particulars
Current Year
Previous Year
2024-25
2023-24
Income from operations and Other Income
26,138.36
35,122.62
Profit before Interest & Depreciation
599.82
1712.84
Less: - Interest & Bank Charges
516.08
663.89
Less: - Depreciation
272.87
263.74
Profit/Loss before Tax& ExceptionalItem
-189.13
785.21
Exceptional Items
0
Profit/Loss before Tax
Less: - Provision for Taxation
a. CurrentTax
0.00
b. Earlier Year Tax Provisions
c. Deferred Tax (Assets) / Liabilities
(103.14)
19.97
d. MAT credit entitlement
Net Profit/Loss
(85.99)
765.24
Other Comprehensive Income/(Expenses)
0.48
(1.38)
Total Comprehensive Income
(85.51)
763.86
During the Financial Year under review, the Company has earned the Total income of Rs26,138.36 lakhs as compared to Rs. 35,122.62 lakhs in the previous year and the Net loss aftertax is Rs. 85.99 lakhs as against Net profit of Rs. 765.24 lakhs (including exceptional items) in theprevious year.
The Board of Directors of your company, after considering holistically the relevant circumstances,has decided that it would be prudent, not to recommend any Dividend for the financial year underreview.
The paid-up Equity Share Capital as on 31st March, 2025, was Rs.13,15,51,038/- consisting of13,06,30,626 Equity Shares of Rs. 1/- each fully paid up shares and 18,40,824 partly paid up equityshare ofRs 0.50/-
The Company has not bought back any of its securities and also has not issued any sweat equityshares and bonus shares during the year under review. The Company has not provided any StockOption Scheme to the employees. The Company has not made any purchase or provision of itsown shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit of employees during the financial year2024-25.
There is no change in the business of the Company.
6. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING FINANCIAL POSITIONOF THE COMPANY HAVING OCCURRED SINCE THE END OF THE FINANCIALYEAR AND TILL THE DATE OF THIS REPORT:
There is no material change and commitments which effect the Financial position of the Company.
7. DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THEREGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERNSTATUS AND THE COMPANY’S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
During the year, there is no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts ortribunals impacting the going concern status and the company’s operations in future.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Chapter V ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and amendments, rules, notifications framed there under. As such noamount of principal or interest is outstanding as on the Balance Sheet date.
Your Company has not given any loans or guarantees or security in connection with Loansobtained by any person during the financial year.
The Board ofDirectors of your company has decided not to transfer any amount to the reservesfor the financial year under review.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, the company hasestablished a Vigil Mechanism through the committee, the genuine concerns expressed by thedirectors and employees. The Whistle Blower Policy is disclosed on the websitewww.latimmetal.com.
The Annual Return in Form MGT-7 for the financial year ended, 31st March, 2025, is availableon the website of the Company http://latimmetal.com/investors-relation.html.
As on 31st March, 2025 the Company does not have any subsidiary, Joint venture and associatescompanies.
As required under Regulation 34 of the SEBI (LODR), Regulations 2015 and the ListingAgreements with the Stock Exchanges, the Management Discussion and Analysis Report isannexed herewith as Annexure-I to this report.
At the 46th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 26th September 2022, theappointment of M/s. Dhirubhai Shah and Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 102511W),was approved by the members of the Company as the Statutory Auditors for a period of five(5) years, commencing from the conclusion of the 46th Annual General Meeting until theconclusion of the 51st Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2027.
The notes on Financial Statements referred to in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory anddo not call for any further comments.
Under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, and rules, amendments made thereunder,M/s. Kothari H. & Associates, Practising Company Secretary, was appointed to conduct theSecretarial Audit of your Company for the financial year 2024- 2025 in the Board Meetingheld on 21st May, 2024. The Secretarial Audit Report for the year 2024-25 does not containany qualification, reservation or adverse remark. The Secretarial Audit Report is self¬explanatory and therefore does not call for any explanatory note, and the same is annexedherewith as Annexure-II to this Report.
M/s. Shah Jaju & Associates, Chartered Accountants, have been appointed as the InternalAuditors of the Company for the financial year 2024-25. The Audit Committee of the Boardprovides direction and monitors the effectiveness of the Internal Auditor process. Scope ofinternal audit extends to a depth audit of accounting and finance, revenue and receivables,purchases, capital expenditure, statutory compliances, HR, payroll and administration etc. TheInternal Auditors report to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and present theirreport every quarter. The Audit Committee reviews the report presented by the InternalAuditors and takes necessary actions to close the gaps identified promptly.
There were no qualifications, reservations or any adverse remarks made by the Auditors intheir report.
A) Meetings of Board Of Directors
The board meets at least once in each quarter, inter alia, to review the quarterly results and othermatters. In addition, the board also meets whenever necessary. The Board periodically reviewscompliance reports of all laws applicable to the Company. The desirable steps are taken by thedirectors of the Company to rectify instances of non-compliance, if any.
During the year, Six Board meetings were held on 21st May, 2024, 18th July 2024, 13th August2024,14thNovember 2024,14th February 2025, and 19th March 2025. The intervening gap betweenthe meetings was as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013. The details of the composition ofthe Board and its Committees and the Meetings held and attendance of the Directors at suchmeetings are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and in terms of the Memorandumand Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Sandip Timbadia, Director of the Company, willretire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and, being eligible offer himself for re¬appointment. Your Directors recommend his reappointment.
During the year, Mr. Sandip Khushal Timbadia, who was serving as the Chief Financial Officer(CFO) of the Company, was also appointed as a Whole-time Director with effect from 21st May,2024.
Mrs. Shruti Shukla resigned from her role as a Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of theCompany effective 20th August, 2024. Subsequently, Ms. Prachi Jain was appointed to the positionwith effect from 14th November, 2024, and later resigned on 2nd January, 2025. Thereafter, Mr.Uday Sawant was appointed as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer effective 14thFebruary, 2025.
The Company has received necessary declarations from each independent director of the companyunder section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013, that the independent directors of the companymeet the criteria of their independence laid down in section 149 (6) of the Act and there has beenno change in the circumstances which may affect their status as Independent Director during theyear. In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors of the company possess an appropriatebalance of skills, experience and knowledge as required.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and if any, applicable regulation of SEBI(Listing obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations 2015 the Board has carried out anannual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well as theevaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration Committees on the basis ofthe policy which is approved by Board of Directors of the Company. Based on the principle laidout in the said Policy, the Nomination & Remuneration Committee has evaluated the performanceof every director.
The Independent directors of the Company, in their meeting, had evaluated the performance of theChairman, Non-Independent directors, and of the board. The board has also evaluated theperformance of Independent Directors. The directors expressed their satisfaction with theevaluation process. During the Financial Year, the company had an Independent directors’ meetingon 14th February, 2025.
The Certificate from the practicing Company secretary as per Schedule V (C) (10) (i) of SEBI(LODR) certifying that none of the directors on the board of the company have been debarred ordisqualified from being appointed or continuing as directors of companies by the Board/Ministryof Corporate Affairs or any such statutory authority is forming part of the Annual Report.
An Audit Committee is in existence in accordance with the provisions of Section 177 of theCompanies Act, 2013. Kindly refer to the section on Corporate Governance under the head, ‘AuditCommittee’ for matters relating to constitution, meetings and functions of the Committee.
Nomination and Remuneration Committee is in existence in accordance with the provisions ofsub-section (3) of Section 178. Kindly refer to section on Corporate Governance, under the head,‘Nomination & Remuneration Committee’ for matters relating to constitution, meetings, functionsof the Committee and the remuneration policy formulated by this Committee. The Brief of theCompany’s Policy on appointment and remuneration of Directors and Key Managerial Personnelunder Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligation and DisclosureRequirements) Regulation, 2015 is available on the website www.latimmetal.com of theCompany.
The particulars relating to the conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchangeearnings and outgo, for the financial year 2024-25 in accordance with clause (m) of Sub -Section(3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014is annexed herewith as Annexure - III to this report.
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under section 197(12) of theAct, read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014. The payment made to Directors of the Company as remunerations andother persons who are employed with the Company during the year. The information requiredunder Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is attached as perAnnexure-IV.
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025, theapplicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating tomaterial departures;
b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the company at 31st March, 2025 and of the profit and loss of the company forthat period;
c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2013 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 thatsuch internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
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.
Pursuant to the Regulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the Compliance related the Corporate Governance is applicable to the companyfrom the end of the year.
The Corporate Governance report is attached as Annexure V. Certificate from the Auditors of theCompany, M/s. Kothari H & Associates, practicing Company Secretaries, confirming compliancewith the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under Chapter IV of the Securities andExchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ispresented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report.
Pursuant to the provision of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, provision related to spendingamount towards CSR activity is not applicable to the Company during the financial year ended31st March, 2025.
The Company confirms that it has paid the Annual Listing Fees for the year 2024-25 to BSE wherethe Company’s shares are listed.
The Company is not carrying any funds which is required to be transfer to Investor Education andProtection Fund.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financialstatements. During the year, no reportable material weakness in the design or operations wasobserved.
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and complexityof its operations. The scope and authority of the Internal Audit (IA) function is to maintain itsobjectivity and independence. Based on the report of the internal audit function, process ownersundertake corrective action in their respective areas and thereby strengthen the controls.Significant audit observations and corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committeeof the Board.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls commensurate with the size, scaleand complexity of its operations.
During the year, such controls were tested, and no reportable material weakness in the design oroperations was observed. The Company has policies and procedures for ensuring the orderly andefficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Company’s policies, the safeguardingof its assets, the prevention and detection of fraud and errors, the accuracy and completeness ofthe accounting records and the timely preparation of reliable financial information.
Sustainability has been deeply embedded into the Company’s business and has become an integralpart of its decision-making process while considering social, economic and environmentaldimensions.
The element of risk threatening the Company’s existence is very minimal. The details of RiskManagement as practised by the Company are provided as Part of the Management Discussionand Analysis report, which is part of this Report.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an arm’slength basis and were in the ordinary course of business. There are no materially significant relatedparty transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel orother designated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interests of the Company atlarge.
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee as also the Board forapproval. The Company has developed a Related Party Transactions Policy for the purpose ofidentification and monitoring of such transactions. None of the Directors has any pecuniaryrelationships or transactions vis-a-vis the Company. The policy on related party transactions isavailable on the website of the Company at here mentioned link here: www.latimmetal.com.
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at the workplace and has adopted a policyon prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at the workplace in line with theprovisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013 and the rules framed thereunder. During the financial year 2024-25, the Companyreceived nil complaints on sexual harassment.
The Board of Directors has approved a Code of Conduct which applies to the Members of theBoard and all employees in the course of day-to-day business operations of the company.
The Code lays down the standard procedure of business conduct which is expected to be followedby the Directors and the designated employees in their business dealings and in particular onmatters relating to integrity in the workplace, in business practices and in dealing withstakeholders. The Code gives guidance through examples on the expected behaviour from anemployee in a given situation and the reporting structure. All the Board Members and the SeniorManagement personnel have confirmed compliance with the Code. All Management Staff weregiven appropriate training in this regard.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items,as there were no transactions on these items during the year under review:
• No material changes and commitments were affecting the financial position of the Companybetween the end of the financial year (March 31, 2025) and the date of the Report
• During the Financial Year 2024-25, the trading of securities was not suspended.
• The Company, during the Financial Year 2024-25, has not issued any debt instruments or hasnot taken Fixed Deposits or has not mobilized funds under any scheme or proposal. Hence, nocredit ratings were obtained.
• The Company has complied with statutory compliances and no penalty or stricture is imposed onthe Company by the Stock Exchanges or Securities and Exchange Board oflndia (SEBI) or anyother statutory authority on any matter related to the capital markets during the last three years.
• No proceedings are made or pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and thereis no instance of onetime settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution
• The Board of Directors affirms that the Company has complied with the applicable SecretarialStandards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (SSI and SS2) relating toMeetings of the Board, its Committees and Annual General Meetings.
All the policies are available on the website of the Company, i.e. www.latimmetal.com.
Your Directors wish to place on record their thanks and gratitude to the Company’s bankers,Institutions, Business associates, Consultants and other clients and Customers, SEBI, Exchangesand various other Government and Non- non-government authorities for their support, co¬operation, guidance and assistance. The Board also express their sincere appreciation to the valued
shareholders for their support and confidence reposed in your Company. The Board of Directorstakes this opportunity to express its appreciation of the sincere efforts put in by the staff andexecutives at all levels, and hopes that they will continue their dedicated efforts in the future.
For and on Behalf of the Board ofDirectorsLA TIM METAL & INDUSTRIES
Managing Director Chairman
(DIN: 00691457) (DINNo.00473057)
Date: 12/08/2025Place: Mumbai