T he Board of Directors is pleased to present the 32nd Annual Report on the business and operations of
your Company along with the audited statement of accounts and the Auditors' Report for the financial yearended March 31, 2025. The highlights of the financial results for the year under review are given below:
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Company's financial and operational performance for the year ended March 31, 2 02 5 is summarizedbelow:
(Rs. in Lakh)
PARTICULARS
2024-25
2023-24
Operating Income
5142.25
5856.31
Other Income
4.80
29.92
Total Income
5147.05
5886.23
Less: Total Expenditure
5104.25
5828.08
Profit before tax
42.79
58.15
Less: Provision for Tax
15.87
16.03
Profit after tax
26.92
42.12
Other Comprehensive Income
3.27
(0.17)
Total Comprehensive Incom e/expensesfor the year
30.19
41.95
Balance of profit /loss for earlier years
361.30
319.35
Balance carried forward
391.50
Earning per equity share (nominal valueof shares Rs. 10 each)
Basic
0.41
0.65
Diluted
Your company is one of the leading marketing companies, which is trading in wide range of branded drugsincluding GIT disorders, Anti-Diabetics, Anti-Hypertensive Drugs, Anti-Infective, Soaps & Anti-BacterialDrugs, Nutraceuticals and more. Zenlabs Ethica Limited corporate sustainability is demonstrated through
(a) fair, transparent and ethical governance,
(b) engagement with marginalized and vulnerable communities,
(c) adherence to and respect for all human rights,
(d) reduction of impact of its operations on the environment and
(e) promotion of employee well-being and safety.
In last three years, your company has optimized its business models, reshaped its portfolio, and expandedits footprint to strengthen its competitive position in key geographies. Throughout the pandemic, yourcompany has up scaled our capabilities to ensure widespread availability of quality medicines. YourCompany is committed to investing in talent tonurture an agile, innovation, and excellence-focused culture.
Management discussion and analysis report attached as Annexure-D to the Director's Report providesdetailed analysis of the State of the Company's Affair, including the future prospects for the Company.
During the financial year 2 024-2 5 the Company has transferred INR 2 6.92 Lakh (Profit after tax) to theGeneral Reserves.
The Board of Directors of your company, after considering holistically the relevant circumstances, hasdecided that it would be prudent, not to recommend any Dividend for the financial year ended March 31,2025.
During the year under review, there has been no change in the authorized, issued, subscribed and paid-upshare capital share capital of the Company.
As on 31st March 2025, the authorized share capital of the Company is Rs. 20,00,00,000/- (Rupees TwentyCrore Only) divided into 2,00,00,000 (Two Crore) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten) each and paid-upshare capital is Rs. 6,51,00,150 (Rupees Six Crore Fifty-One Lakhs One Hundred Fifty only) divided into65,10,015 (Sixty-Five Lakhs Ten Thousand Fifteen only) equity shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) each.
The detailed break-up of the share capital is furnished in Note-15 to the 'Notes to Accounts' of the AuditedFinancial Statements of the Company.
The Annual Return of the Company as on March 31, 2 02 5 in Form MGT - 7 in accordance with Section 92(3)and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act ,2013 as amended from time to time and the Companies(Management and Administration) Rules, 2 014, will be made available on the website of the Company athttps:// www.zenlabsethica.com.
The Board of Directors of the Company has an optimum combination of Executive, Non-Executiveand Independent Directors. The composition of the Board is in conformity with Section 149 of theCompanies Act, 2013. The Board of Directors comprised of 5 (five) Directors as on March 31, 2025.The names of the directors, their DIN, category of their directorship along with other relevantdetails are given hereunder: -
Name of the Director
DIN
Designation
Category
Mr. Sanjeev Singal
01154896
Managing Director
Promoter
Mr. Sanjay Dhir
02452461
Whole-time Director
Mrs. Himjyoti
02398927
Non-Executive
Director
Group
Mr. Anurag Malhotra
07552713
Independent
Non
promoter
Mr. Kuldeep Singh
08454422
Non¬
During the financial year ended on March 31, 2 02 5, the Board met 6 (Six) times during the yearunder review. The details of such meetings are given below. The maximum interval between anytwo meetings did not exceed 12 0 days, as prescribed by the Act. The Attendance of the Directors atthe Board Meetings are as under:
Board Meeting
20th May 2024
P
10 th June 2024
07th August 2024
04thSeptember 2024
12th November 2024
A
07th February 202 5
In accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mrs.Himjyoti, Director, is due to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and beingeligible, has offered herself for re-appointment. The Board of Directors on the recommendation ofthe Nomination and Remuneration Committee ("NRC”) has recommended his re-appointment.
Resolution seeking her re-appointment along-with her profile as required under Regulation 36(3)of the Listing Regulations forms part of the Notice of 32nd Annual General Meeting.
During the period under review following changes took place in the composition of Board of directorsand Key Managerial Personnel of company:
Name
DIN/PAN
Date ofappointment/change indesignation/cessation
Nature ofchange
Mr. KuldeepSingh
Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director
10/06/2024
Re-appointment
Mr. AkshaySaxena
HFJPS0054F
Company Secretary andCompliance officer
19/07/2024
Cessation
Ms. ManjuBala
GBCPB1173G
07/08/2024
Appointment
Mr. SanjeevSingal
01/09/2024
After the closure of financial year and before the date of signing of Board report following changes tookplace in the Key Managerial Personnel of company:
Whole Time Director
01/04/2025
The Independent Directors of your Company have submitted requisite declarations that theycontinue to meet the criteria of Independence as laid down in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act,
2013 and Regulations 16(1) (b) and there is no change in the status of their Independence and haveconfirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or situation which exists or may be reasonablyanticipated that could impair or impact their ability to discharge their duties.
The Independent Directors of your Company are in compliance with the requirements under Rule 6of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2 014 (as amended).
The Board of Directors further confirms that the Independent Directors also meet the criteria ofexpertise, experience, integrity and proficiency in terms of Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,
2014 (as amended).
In order to ensure that the Board and Board Committees are functioning effectively and to complywith the statutory requirements, the annual performance evaluation of the Board, Board Committeesand individual Directors was conducted during the year. The evaluation was carried out based on thecriterion and framework approved by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee pursuant to theprovisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations.
The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the Directorson the basis of criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes,information and functioning, etc.
The performance of the Committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from thecommittee members on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness ofcommittee meetings, etc.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors held on January 01, 2 02 5, performance of Non¬Independent Directors, the Board as a whole and Chairman of the Company was evaluated, takinginto account the views of executive directors and non-executive directors.
At the board meeting that followed the meeting of the Independent Directors and meeting ofNomination and Remuneration Committee, the performance of the Board, its committees, andindividual Directors was also discussed. Performance evaluation of independent directors was doneby the entire Board, excluding the Independent Director being evaluated.
The Audit Committee of the Company is constituted in line with the provisions of Section 177 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the rules made thereunder. The Committee comprises of memberswho possess financial and accounting expertise/exposure.
During the year under review, Meetings of the Audit Committee were held as follows:
Meeting
01st Meeting
02nd Meeting
03rd Meeting
04th Meeting
Date
20-05-2024
07-08-2024
12-11-2024
07-02- 2025
Composition of the Committee and details of attendance of each Member at the Audit CommitteeMeetings are as follows:
S. No.
Number of Meetings duringthe financial year2024-25
Entitled toAttend
Attended
1
Mr. Kuldeep Singh(Chairman & Member)
Independent DirectorNon-Executive
4
2
Mr. Anurag Malhotra(Member)
3
Mr. Sanjay Dhir (Member)
Executive Director
The Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Internal Auditors, Statutory Auditors and other seniorexecutives of the Company attended the Audit Committee Meetings as invitees. The CompanySecretary acts as the Secretary to the Audit Committee.
The composition, powers, role and terms of reference of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee are in accordance with the requirements mandated under Section 178 of the CompaniesAct, 2013. Apart from the above, the Committee also carries out such functions/responsibilitiesentrusted on it by the Board of Directors from time to time.
During the year under review, Meetings of the Committee were held as follows:
1st Meeting
2nd Meeting
3rd Meeting
4th Meeting
10-06-2024
19-07-2024
04-09-2024
Composition of NRC and details of attendance of the Members at Meetings of the Committee are asfollows:
Sr. No.
Number of meetings during thefinancial year 2024-25
Mrs. Himjyoti(Chairman & Member)
Mr. Anurag Malhotra ( Member)
Mr. Kuldeep Singh ( Member)
c) Stakeholder Relationship Committee
The composition, powers, role and terms of reference of the Committee are in accordance with therequirements mandated under Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013.
MEETING
1st MEETING
2nd MEETING
20-06-2024
30-10-2024
The Composition of SRC and details of attendance of the Members at Meetings of the Committee areas follows:
Number of meetings duringthe financial year 2024-25
Mr. Anurag Malhotra (Chairman & Member)
Mr. Kuldeep Singh (Member)
Mrs. Him jyoti (Member)
The Company's Policy on Director's appointment and remuneration and other matters provided in section 178(3)of the Companies Act, 2013 is available on the website of the Company and can be accessed athttps://www.zenlabsethica.com/policies/.
Pursuant to Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, and rules made thereunder, M/s. N Kumar Chhabra & Co.,Chartered Accountants, Chandigarh (Registration No.000837N), were appointed as Statutory Auditors of theCompany in the 28th Annual General Meeting held on September 30, 2 021 to hold the office from the conclusionof the said Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the 33rd Annual General Meeting to be held in year2026.
Pursuant to 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 and relevant Rules prescribed thereunder, the Statutory Auditorshave confirmed that they are not disqualified from continuing as Auditors of the Company.
The Auditors have also confirmed that they have subjected themselves to the peer review process of Institute ofChartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and hold a valid certificate issued by the Peer Review Board of the ICAI.
Statutory Auditor of the company have audited the accounts of your Company for the FY 2 024-25 and their reportis annexed together with the explanatory notes therein, which are self-explanatory and therefore, do not call forany further explanation or comments from the Board under Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Pursuant to sub-section (3)(ca) of section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, it is further declared that no fraudshave been reported by the Auditors under sub-section (12) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013. TheAuditors' Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
Pursuant to Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with applicable rules made thereunder, The Board ofDirectors appoint M/s Anu & Associates, Chartered Accountants as the Internal Auditors of your Company forthe Financial Year 2 02 5-2 6.
The Internal Auditors have reviewed the design and operating effectiveness of various process covering thesurveillance, operational, statutory compliances, business development, administrative, human resource,financial & accounting aspects of your Company.
The Internal Auditors were satisfied with the management response on the observation and recommendationsmade by them during the course of their audit and have expressed satisfaction with the internal systems, controlsand process followed by your Company.
Pursuant to Section 2 04 of the Companies Act, 2 013 read with rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company had appointed M/sJaspreet Dhawan & Associates, a firm of Company Secretaries in Practice to conduct the Secretarial Audit of theCompany for year ended March 31, 2 025.
The Report of the Secretarial Audit submitted by Jaspreet Dhawan & Associates is annexed herewith asAnnexure - A. Further, the reply/ clarifications to the observations issued by the secretarial auditors is annexedas addendum with the report.
Pursuant to the Section 134(5) of Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best ofits knowledgeand ability, confirm that:
a. That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standard had been followedalong with proper explanation relating to material departures.
b. That the Directors have 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 the state ofaffairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the Profit of the Company for that Period.
c. That the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenances of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provision of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
d. That the Directors have prepared the Annual accounts on a going concern basis.
e. That the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
f. Proper systems are devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that suchsystems were adequate and operating effectively.
As your Company is a trading company and not directly involved in any manufacturing activity, yourCompany is not directly involved in any Research and Development activities.
The Company's operations do not involve high consumption of energy. The company has taken adequatemeasures regarding conservation of energy.
The details of the Foriegn Exchange earnings and outgo are given as the part to the Notes to Account of theFinancial statement.
Your Company had not invited any deposits from the public, and as such, no amount on account of principalor interest related thereto was outstanding as on the date of the Balance Sheet i.e., March 31, 2025.
The ratio of remuneration of each Director to the median employee's remuneration and other details inaccordance with Section 197 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, are forming part of this report asAnnexure B.
During the year under review, your Company has not announced any scheme for buy back of shares fromits shareholders.
The company falls under the exemption criteria as provided under Regulation 15(2)(a) of the SEBI (ListingObligations & Disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2 015 as the Paid-up capital of the company was belowRs. 10 Crores and net worth was below Rs. 2 5 Crores as on the last day of the previous financial year.
As on 31st March, 2025, Company's Paid-up Capital is of Rs. 6,51,00,150/- (Rupees Six Crore Fifty One Lakhsand One Hundred Fifty only) and Net worth INR 10,42,50,150/- (Indian Rupees Ten Crore Forty TwoLakh Fifty Thousand and One Hundred Fifty Only).
Hence, compliance with Corporate Governance provisions as per Listing Obligations & Disclosurerequirements (LODR) Regulations, 2015 are not applicable to company.
The Board, pursuant to the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of theCompanies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2 014 has framed a "VIGIL MECHANISM”.
Your Company believes in highest possible standards of ethical practices, moral and legal conduct ofbusiness operations and to maintain these standards, the Company encourages its Directors and employeesto come forward and freely communicate their concerns about illegal or unethical practices/ behavior,actual or suspected, fraud or violation the appropriate authority so that timely and speedy investigationscan be undertaken and corrective action could be taken if warranted.
This mechanism has been framed with a view to enable stakeholders, including Directors, individualemployees of the Company to freely communicate their concerns about illegal or unethical practices and toreport genuine concerns or grievance as also to report to the management concerns about unethicalbehaviors, actual or suspected fraud.
The framework provides for (a) adequate safeguards against victimization of persons who use thisMechanism; and provides (b) direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Board ofDirectors of the Company.
Details of the VIGIL MECHANISM are made available on the Company's website www.zenlabsethica.com.
The Company has no subsidiary/Joint ventures/Associate Companies as per the provisions of CompaniesAct, 2013. Further, M/s Preet Remedies Limited holds 17,30,455 equity shares in M/s Zenlabs EthicaLimited. Therefore, our Company is associate company of M/s Preet Remedies Limited.
None of the transactions with related parties entered by the Company during financial year under review,fall under the scope of Section 188(1) of the Act. Accordingly, the disclosure of related party transactions asrequired under Section 134(3)(h) of the Act in Form AOC-2 is not applicable to the Company and hence doesnot form part of this report.
The approval of the Audit Committee was sought for all transactions with related Parties'. Certaintransactions which were repetitive in nature were approved through omnibus route.
Your Company has, during the year under review, not given any loans, guarantees or provided security andhas not made any investments in any body-corporate as specified under Section 186 of the Companies Act,2013.
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company betweenthe end of the financial year i.e., March 31, 202 5 and the date of this Report.
Further, there is no change in the nature of the business of the Company.
The Company has adopted a Policy on Risk Management to ensure sustainable business growth withstability and to promote a pro-active approach in reporting, evaluating and resolving risks associated withthe Company's business.
In order to achieve the key objective, this Policy establishes a structured and disciplined approach to RiskManagement, in order to guide decisions on risk related issues.
In addition to above, the Audit Committee of the Board has additional oversight in the area of financial risksand controls. Major risk identified by the business and functions are systematically addressed throughmitigating actions on a continuous basis.
During the year under review, there were no significant material orders passed by the Regulators/Courtsand no litigation was outstanding as on March 31, 2 02 5, which would impact the going concern status andfuture operations of your Company.
There are adequate systems of internal financial controls in the Company pursuant to provisions of Section134(q) read with Rule 8(5)(viii) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. The Board has adopted policies andprocedures for ensuring orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the companiesPolicies, the safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detection of frauds, and accuracy of the accountingrecords and timely preparation of financial disclosures.
The Company has appointed M/s Anu & Associates, Chartered Accountants, as Internal Auditors for thefinancial year 2 024-25.
The Internal Auditor monitors and evaluates the efficiency and adequacy of the internal control system inthe Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies of the Company.
Based on the report of Internal Auditor, process owners undertake corrective action in their respectiveareas and thereby strengthen the controls. Significant audit observations and recommendations along withcorrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committees of the Board.
The Provisions of Section 134(3)(o) and Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 ofCompanies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2 014 regarding Corporate Social Responsibility do not apply to the Companyfor the period under review.
Neither maintenance of cost records nor audit of cost records as required under Section 148 of the Act readwith relevant rules made thereunder is applicable to the Company.
In accordance with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition andRedressal) Act, 2013 ("POSH Act’), the Company has adopted a comprehensive internal policy to prevent andredress incidents of sexual harassment at the workplace.
This policy is applicable to all employees, irrespective of gender, designation, or employment status, and includesprovisions for:
• Constitution of an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at each office/ unit with ten or more employees,as mandated under Section 4 of the Act.
• A clearly defined grievance redressal mechanism, enabling aggrieved women to file complaints directlywith the ICC.
• Provision for escalation to the Board of Directors or designated senior management, where appropriate.
Regular awareness and sensitization programs to foster a safe and inclusive work environment.
The Management and Board of Directors together confirm a total number of complaints received and resolvedduring the year is as follows:
a) No. of Complaints received Nil
b) No. of Complaints disposed Nil
c) No. of cases pending for a period exceeding 90 days Nil
Management Discussion and Analysis Report In terms of Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligation and DisclosureRequirements) Regulation, 2015 read with Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations 2015 is annexed to this Board Report as Annexure C.
During the year under review, your Company has duly complied with the applicable provisions of theRevised Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS2)issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
During the year under review, no Corporate Insolvency Resolution application was made or proceeding wasinitiated, by/against Zenlabs Ethica Limited under the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,
2016 (as amended). Further, no application / proceeding by/against Zenlabs Ethica Limited under theprovisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (as amended) is pending as on March 31, 2025.
Your directors would like to express their appreciation for assistance and co-operation received from thefinancial institutions, banks, Government authorities, customers, vendors and members during the yearunder review. Your directors also wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the committedservices by the executives, staff and workers of the Company.
The Company is in full compliance with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and rules madethereunder. The company ensures that all eligible women employees are granted maternity benefitsincluding paid leave, protection against dismissal during maternity, and a safe working environment asprescribed under the Act.
We further confirm that no woman employee is engaged in tasks that may be harmful during pregnancy,and the company is committed to upholding the rights and welfare of its women employees in accordancewith the applicable laws.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Investor Educationand Protection Fund (IEPF) Rules, all shares in respect of which dividends have remained unclaimed orunpaid for a period of seven consecutive years or more are mandatorily required to be transferred to theIEPF Authority.
In compliance with the aforesaid provisions, during the financial year under review, the Companytransferred an amount of ^88,841/- pertaining to unpaid/unclaimed dividend for the financial year 2016¬17 to the IEPF Authority.
Our Company has been registered on Scores; the Company has received only one complaint during theFinancial Year 2 024-2 5.The status of investor complaints for the period from 01st April 2 024 to 30 th June2024 is as under:
No of
Complaints
Received
Resolved
No of ComplaintsPending
SEBI
0
Our Company makes every effort to resolve all investor complaints received through SCORES orotherwise within the statutory time limit from the receipt of the complaint.
The Company has adopted Code of Conduct to regulate, Monitor and Report Trading by DesignatedPersons & Code of Practices and Procedures for fair disclosure of UPSI, in line with the provisions of theSEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 as amended from time to time. The CompanySecretary is the Compliance Officer for monitoring adherence to the said regulations. The same is hostedon the website of the Company viz. https://www.zenlabsethica.com/ .
The Company has ensured compliance with the Secretarial Standard I & II with respect to Board Meetingsand General Meetings, specified by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India constituted underSection 3 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, and as approved by the Central Government underSection 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Board of Directors wishes to place on record its sincere appreciation for the continued support,guidance, and cooperation received from the regulatory bodies, and other statutory agencies. The Boardalso acknowledges with gratitude the support and trust extended by the Company's stakeholders —shareholders, customers, dealers, suppliers, vendors, bankers, business associates, and partners, whoseconfidence has been integral to the Company's performance and growth during the financial year underreview. The Directors further express their deep appreciation for the dedication, commitment, and hardwork of all employees across the organization. Their efforts have been crucial in navigating challengesand driving the Company's progress. The Board remains confident of the continued goodwill, support,and partnership of all stakeholders in the years to come.
Sanjeev Singal Sanjay Dhir
Date: 4th September, 2025 Managing Director Whole-Time Director
Place: Chandigarh DIN: 01154896 DIN: 02452461