Your Directors are pleased to present the 37th (Thirty Seventh) Annual Report, together with the Audited FinancialStatement of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 and the Auditors' Report thereon.
Particulars
Financial Year endedMarch 31, 2025
Financial Year endedMarch 31, 2024
Total Income
35.38
26.34
Profit/ (Loss) before write off, provisions & tax
(7.94)
(20.23)
Tax adjustment for earlier years
-
Profit/ (Loss) after Tax
The brief highlights of the Company's performance for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 are:
• Total income of the Company for FY 2024-25 stood at ? 35.38 lacs against ? 26.34 lacs in FY 2023-24.
• Profit/ Loss after Tax stood at ? (7.94) lacs against ? (20.23) lacs in FY 2023-24.
The gross income mainly comprises of interest income.
In terms of the provisions of Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 (hereinafter referred as the 'SEBI Listing Regulations'), the below is the Management Discussion andAnalysis provides a detailed analysis on the performance of business and their outlook:
Consequent to the surrender of the license of Non-Banking and Finance Company, and in consonance with thedirections received from Reserve Bank of India ('RBI'),, the Company has changed the business activities toprovide advisory/ consultancy service. Your directors are exploring the possibilities of venturing into the abovebusiness activities.
(ii) Opportunities and threats
The business of the Company is consultancy/ advisory services. However, the Company is presently engaged inrecovery of delinquent loan assets and settlement of old legal cases filed by/ against the Company arising outof its earlier NBFC business. Your directors are exploring the possibilities of venturing into consultancy/ advisoryservices areas. During the year, the Company has earned other income only.
The Company is engaged in the business of providing advisory/ consultancy service and reporting as a singlesegment. This is in accordance with the guiding principle provided in the Indian Accounting Standard on SegmentReporting (IND AS - 108) issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
The Company is also working towards the recovery of delinquent loan assets and settlement of old legal casesfiled by/ against the Company. Your directors are exploring the possibilities of engaging in consultancy services.
(iv) Outlook
The Company is working towards the recovery of delinquent loan assets and settlement of old legal cases filedby/ against the Company. Your directors are also exploring the possibilities of engaging in the consultancyservices.
The Company is working towards the recovery of delinquent loan assets and settlement of old legal cases filedby/ against the Company. The management sees uncertainty in such settlements as the present functioning isonly limited to recovery of delinquent loan assets. Your directors are exploring the possibilities of engaging inthe consultancy services.
The Internal Control Systems are in place to serve the existing operations of the Company.
The loss for the year after write offs/ provisions etc. and tax amounts is ? 7.94 Lacs.
There was no employee on rolls of the Company as on March 31, 2025. However, there were 3 (three)person on contractual.
Refer note no. 34 of the financial statement for the ratios. Further, interest coverage ratio was impacted due tointerest/ dividend payment on 1% Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares and decreased in loss.
The Company's net worth continues to stand fully eroded.
Statements in this Management Discussion and Analysis section describing the Company's objectives, projections,estimates and expectations, which may be 'forward looking statements' within the meaning of applicable lawsand regulations. Actual results may differ substantially or materially from those expressed or implied. Importantdevelopments that could affect the Company's operations are significant changes in political and economicenvironment in India, tax laws, and related costs.
In view of losses suffered by the Company, no dividend has been considered for the financial year 2024-25.Transfer to Reserves
During the financial year ended March 31, 2025, no amount (previous year: nil) was transferred to general reserves.Further, the movement in Reserves and Surplus is provided in note no. 11 of the financial statement.
During the financial year 2024-25, there has been no change in the share capital of the Company.
In accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred as the 'Act) and Articles ofAssociation of the Company, Mr. Kamal Sachdeva, Director, retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting(hereinafter referred as the 'AGMO and being eligible, offer himself for re-appointment.
During the financial year 2024-25, Mr. Arvind Kumar, was appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officerof the Company (Key Managerial Personnel), effective from April 29, 2024, however, he resigned from his positionon October 29, 2024 due to his personal reasons and in his place Ms. Chakshoo Mehta was appointed as a CompanySecretary and Compliance Officer of the Company (Key Managerial Personnel) w.e.f. November 06, 2024.
Further, Mr. Ashok Kumar Behl has resigned from the position of Whole-time Director and Key Managerial Personnelof the Company with effect from July 29, 2025, due to his pre-occupation in other professional assignment andin his place Mr. Parveen Kaushik, on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, has beenappointed as an Additional Director designated as Whole-time Director of the Company, liable to retire by rotation, bythe Board at its meeting held on July 29, 2025 for a period of 5 years subject to the approval of members at ensuingAGM. He is also appointed as the Chairman of the Company.
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that theymeet with criteria of independence as prescribed under Section 149(6) of the Act and under Regulations 16 and 25of SEBI Listing Regulations and there has been no change in the circumstances affecting their status as IndependentDirectors of the Company. The Company has also received a declaration from all the Independent Directors thatthey have registered their names in the independent director data bank and pass/ exempt requisite proficiency testconducted by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors of the Company are the persons of integrity, expertise andfulfill the conditions as per the applicable laws and are independent of the management of the Company.
The Policy on Appointment and Remuneration of Directors and Members of Senior Management is annexed as'Annexure A' and forms an integral part of this Report.
Annual perfrmance evaluation of the Board, its committees, individual directors (including independent directors)and chairman pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the Corporate Governance requirements under SEBI ListingRegulations have been carried out in accordance with the Policy. The process given in Corporate Governance Report,was followed by the Board for evaluation of its own performance and its committees, individual directors includingIndependent Directors and Chairman.
The details of programme for familiarisation of Independent Directors with the Company, their roles, rights,responsibilities in the Company and related matters are put up on the website of the Company https://ibcl.ltd/regulation-46.html.
The brief resumes, rationales and other details relating to the directors who are proposed to be appointed/ re¬appointed, as required to be disclosed as per the provisions of the SEBI Listing Regulations/ Secretarial Standard aregiven in the Annexure to the Notice of the 37th AGM.
The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo,as required to be disclosed under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014 are as follows: -
Your Company being engaged in advisory/ consultancy service and does not have any activity relating toconservation of energy.
B. Technology absorption: Not Applicable
During the the financial year 2024-25, there was no foreign exchange outflow from your Company and it had noforeign exchange earnings.
Corporate Governance is about maximizing shareholders value, ethically and sustainably. At Invigorated BusinessConsulting Limited the goal of corporate governance is to ensure fairness for every stakeholder. Your Companybelieves that strong corporate governance is critical to enhancing and retaining investor trust. Your Company alsoendeavors to enhance long-term shareholder value and respect minority rights in all its business decisions.
Your Company reaffirms its commitment to the good corporate governance practices and has adopted the Codeof Conduct which has set out the systems, processes and policies conforming to international standards. Pursuantto Regulation 34(3) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, Corporate Governance Report and a Certificate regardingcompliance of conditions of Corporate Governance from the Auditor are enclosed as 'Annexure B' and forms anintegral part of this Report.
Further, other governance related disclosures are available on the website of the Company at https://ibcl.ltd/regulation-46.html.
The Company did not fall under any of the criteria of provisions of Section 135 of the Act. Hence, Company did notrequire to do CSR expenditure during the financial year 2024-25.
Escorts Kubota Limited is the holding company of the Company. Further, the Company does not have any Subsidiary,Joint Venture or Associate Company. Accordingly, the disclosures under Section 129(3) of the Act, and Rule 8(1) and8(5)(iv) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the Company.
Further, Kubota Corporation is holding company of Escorts Kubota Limited.
During the year, the Company has not entered into any contract/ arrangement/ transaction with any of its relatedparties.
The particulars of contracts or arrangements, with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Act, in theprescribed Form AOC-2, is appended as 'Annexure C' to this report.
The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with related party transactions as provided by theBoard may be accessed on the Company's website at https://www.ibcl.ltd/policies.html.
Your directors draw attention of the members to note nos. 36 and 37 to the financial statement which sets outrelated party disclosures.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act read with Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, theshareholders of the Company at the 34th AGM held on September 30, 2022, had appointed M/s. Kapish Jain &Associates, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi (Firm Registration No. 022743N) as Statutory Auditors of the Companyfor a period of 5 years i.e. upto the conclusion of AGM to be held in the calendar year 2027.
The comments given by M/s. Kapish Jain & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors, in their reportread together with notes to Accounts for the FY ended March 31, 2025 are self-explanatory and hence, do not callfor any further explanations or comments under Section 134 of the Act.
The Board had appointed M/s. Jayant Gupta and Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, as Secretarial Auditorsto conduct the secretarial audit of the Company for the FY 2024-25.
However, due to sudden demise of Mr. Jayant Gupta, sole proprietor of M/s. Jayant Gupta and Associates onNovember 12, 2024, the casual vacancy was created and the same was filled up by appointing M/s. Umesh Kumarand Associates as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for the FY 2024-25, to hold the office of the SecretarialAuditors up to the conclusion of AGM to be held in the year 2025.
The Secretarial Audit Report of the Company as prescribed under Section 204 of the Act is enclosed herewith as'Annexure D' and forms an integral part of this Report.
The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation and adverse remarks and the commentsgiven by the Secretarial Auditors in their report are self-explanatory and hence, do not call for any further explanationsor comments under Section 204(3) of the Act.
Further, the Board at its meeting held on July 29, 2025, on recommendation of the Audit Committee, has recommendedthe appointment of M/s. SMD & Co., Practicing Company Secretaries (Firm Registration No. S2023HR924000), apeer-reviewed Firm of Company Secretaries as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a term of five (5) consecutiveyears from the conclusion of ensuing AGM till the conclusion of the AGM to be held in the year 2030, for approvalof the shareholders of the Company. The Company has received a certificate from M/s. SMD & Co., confirming thattheir appointment, if made, would be within the limits prescribed under SEBI Listing Regulations and that they arenot disqualified for such appointment under the Act or SEBI Listing Regulations.
Further, pursuant to provisions of the Section 143(12) of the Act neither the Statutory Auditors nor SecretarialAuditors have reported any incident of fraud to the Audit Committee or the Board during the financial year 2024-25.
The Company is not required to maintain cost accounts and records as specified by Central Government undersection 148(1) of the Act.
The Company has in place a mechanism to identify, assess, monitor and mitigate various risks to key businessobjectives. However, the Company did not fall under the criteria of Regulation 21 of SEBI Listing Regulations. Hence,Company was not required to comply the risk management provisions.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business,including adherence to Company's policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of fraud,error reporting mechanisms, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparationof reliable financial disclosures.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls including with reference to financial statement andfor ensuring the orderly & efficient conduct of its business.
During the financial year 2024-25, such controls were tested and no reportable material weakness in the design oroperation was observed.
4 (four) meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the the financial year 2024-25. For further details,please refer Report on Corporate Governance annexed as 'Annexure B' to this report.
For constitution and other details of the Audit Committee, please refer Report on Corporate Governance annexed as'Annexure B' to this report.
All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.
The Annual Return for FY 2024-25* is available on the Company's website at www.ibcl.ltd/regulation-46.html.*Ensuing AGM related information i.e. attendance etc. to be updated after AGM.
The Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy establishing vigil mechanism for Directors and Employees to reporttheir concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's Code of Conduct.The mechanism provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of effected Director(s) and Employee(s).
In exceptional cases, Directors and Employees have direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. It isaffirmed that no personnel of the Company has been denied access to the Audit Committee.
The Whistle Blower Policy is available on Company's website at www.ibcl.ltd/policies.html.
Registrar and Share Transfer Agent
The share transfer and related activities are being carried out by Alankit Assignments Limited, Registrar and ShareTransfer Agent (hereinafter referred as 'RTAO from the following address:
Alankit House, 4E/2,
Jhandewalan Extension,
New Delhi - 110055
During the financial year 2024-25, neither any loan and investment was made nor any guarantees and securitieswas provided. The details of investments as on March 31, 2025, is provided in note no. 5 to the financial statement.
Since, there is no employee during the FY 2024-25, a statement showing the names of the employees in terms ofremuneration drawn under section 197(12) of the Act, read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is not applicable.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read withRule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed as'Annexure E' and forms an integral part of this Report.
During the financial year 2024-25, the Company has not accepted/ renewed any deposit (as covered under ChapterV of the Act) and no amount of principal or interest was outstanding as of the Balance Sheet date.
During the financial year 2024-25, there was no amount required to be transferred to IEPF.
There are no material changes affecting the financial position of the Company subsequent to the close of thefinancial year ended on March 31, 2025 till the date of this report.
During the financial year 2024-25, there has been no change in the nature of business of the Company.Prevention of Sexual Harassment
Your Directors further state that during the financial year 2024-25, there were no cases filed pursuant to the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the provision related toconstitution of internal complaint committee is not applicable on the Company as the Company has no employee.
Since, there is no employee during the financial year 2024-25, the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, isnot applicable.
The Company is in compliance with all the applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of CompanySecretaries of India.
As on the date of the Report no application is pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ('IBC') andthe Company did not file any application under IBC during the financial year 2024-25.
Further, the Company has not made any one-time settlement.
Your Company does not fall under the category of large corporate, as defined under SEBI vide its circular no. SEBI/HO/DDHS/P/CIR/2021/613 dated August 10, 2021 read with updated circular dated April 13, 2022 and circular no.SEBI/HO/DDHS/DDHS-RACPOD1/P/CIR/2023/172 dated October 19, 2023, as such no disclosure is required in thisregard.
Disclosure of Certain Type of Agreements Binding Listed Entity
Pursuant to Regulation 30A(2) of SEBI Listing Regulations, there is no agreement impacting the management orcontrol of the Company or imposing any restrictions or creating any liability upon the Company.
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134(5) of the Act, with respect to Directors' Responsibility Statement, itis hereby confirmed that:
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, the applicable accountingstandards read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Act, have been followed along with properexplanation relating to material departures;
(ii) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of theCompany as at March 31, 2025 and of the loss of the Company for the financial year ended on that date;
(iii) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(iv) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts for financial year ended March 31, 2025 on a 'going concern'basis;
(v) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and such internalfinancial controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and
(vi) the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andsuch systems were adequate and operating effectively.
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:
1. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
2. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme.
3. None of the Director of the Company, except Mr. Kamal Sachdeva and Mr. Parveen Kaushik, receive anyremuneration or commission from any of holding company.
4. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the goingconcern status and Company's operations in future. However, members' attention is drawn to note no. 22 to thefinancial statement which sets out information on Commitments and Contingencies.
5. Details of difference between amount of valuation done at the time of one-time settlement and the valuationdone while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof.
6. No political contribution made during the financial year 2024-25.
Your Directors place on record their sincere thanks to the Company's stakeholders, Bankers, Government Agencies,
Customers and Investors for their continued support.
For and on behalf of the Board of DirectorsInvigorated Business Consulting Limited
Sd/-
Parveen Kaushik
Place: Faridabad Chairman and Whole-time Director
Date: July 29, 2025