Your directors present the 39th Annual Report on the business and operations of theCompany along with the Audited Financial Statements for 2024-25.
The Board’s Report is prepared based on the standalone financial statementsof the Company.
Sr.
No.
Particulars
Year ended31.03.2025
Year ended31.03.2024
1.
Revenue from operations
103.37
164.09
2.
Other Income
19.88
23.55
3.
Total revenue
123.25
187.64
4.
Total Expenditurei) Employee benefit Expenses
2.17
1.45
ii) Finance Cost
8.18
-
iii) Depreciation and amortisationexpense
0.70
0.71
iv) Contingent Provision againstStandard Assets
(0.62)
0.69
v) Other Expenditure
14.63
11.61
Total
25.06
14.46
5.
Profit Before Tax (3-4)
98.19
173.18
6.
Provision for taxationi) Current Tax
13.42
18.35
ii) Deferred Tax
0.47
(0.23)
iii) Earlier years Tax
0.23
7.
Profit After Tax
84.30
154.83
8.
Balance carried from previous year
19.48
15.62
9.
Amount Available for Appropriation
103.78
170.45
10.
Appropriations:
Dividend
Provision/ Reversal of Dividend
Distribution Tax
Transferred to Statutory Reserve
(16.87)
(30.97)
Transferred to General Reserve
(50.00)
(120.00)
11.
Balance carried to Balance Sheet
36.91
12.
Basic and Diluted EPS
0.09
0.17
In view of the limited profits of the Company, your directors do not recommenddividend for the financial year ending on March 31, 2025.
As required under Section 45-IC of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, 20%of the net profits are required to be transferred to a Special Reserve Account.Therefore, an amount of Rs. 16.87 Lakhs, which is equal to 20% of the netprofits, has been transferred to the said Reserve.
During the period under review, the Revenue from Operation of the Companywas Rs. 103.37 Lakhs as Compared to Rs 164.09 Lakhs in previous year.
The Company has earned the Net Profit of Rs. 84.30 Lakhs (Previous YearNet Profit: Rs. 154.83 Lakhs). The performance for the coming years isexpected to improve upon if right macroeconomic indicators are achieved infuture.
There have been no material changes and commitments, which affect thefinancial position of the company which have occurred between the end ofthe financial year to which the financial statements relate and the date of thisReport.
During the year, the Company had issued Bonus shares the details of whichare given as follows:
Date of Issue of Bonus Shares: June 14, 2024
Date of allotment of Bonus Shares: June 27, 2024
Ratio: 1:2 [ One Equity Share for every 2 Equity Shares Fully Paid]
The paid-up equity share capital as on 31 March, 2024 was ' 6 crore howeverpursuant to bonus issue during the year under review the paid-up capital ofthe Company as on 31 March 2025, is ' 9 crore.
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read withIEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules 2016 (“theIEPF rules”) all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are required to be transferredby the Company to the IEPF, established by the Government of India, afterthe completion of seven years. Further, according to the rules, the shares onwhich dividend has not been paid or claimed by the shareholders for sevenconsecutive years or more shall also be transferred to the Demat Account ofIEPF Authority.
a) Following are the details of the transfer to the IEPF made during theyear as mentioned below:
i) During the year, your Company has transferred the unpaid andunclaimed dividend amounting to Rs. 34642.20/- and 184383shares pertaining to the financial year 2016-17 to the IEPFAuthority.
ii) Sale proceeds of fractional shares arising out of issuance ofbonus shares: - Rs. 6205/-
b) details of the resultant benefits arising out of shares already transferredto the IEPF: During the year, the Company transferred shares to the IEPFAuthority in respect of bonus shares allotted on shares that had alreadybeen transferred to the IEPF, corresponding to the following years:
Year
No. of Shares
2009-10
112804
2011-12
16110
2012-13
6970
2013-14
19943
2014-15
9871
Bonus Shares allotted in 2023-24
82846
c) amount of unpaid/unclaimed dividend lying in the unpaid account andthe corresponding shares as on March 31. 2025:
No. ofShares
Amount ofUnclaimedDividend
Date ofDeclaration ofDividend
Due date fortransfer toIEPF
2017-18
667321
66732.10
28-09-2018
03-11-2025
2018-19
567551
56755.10
28-09-2019
03-11-2026
The changes during the financial year 2024-2025 are as follows:
Name ofDirector
DIN/PAN
Date
Nature of Change
Mr. HarshAgarwal
07771998
May 10. 2024
Appointment asAdditional IndependentDirector
June 14,2024
Regularization asIndependent Director
Mr. RahulGupta
00354436
March 20.2025
Appointment as AdditionalIndependent Director
Mr. SanjivRungta
00381643
July 24, 2024
Cessation uponcompletion of term asIndependent Director
Mr. RakeshGarodia
March 19.2025
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act. 2013.and the Articles of Association of the Company. Mr. Rajesh RamprasadPoddar (DIN: 00164011) and Mrs. Shilpa Dinesh Poddar (DIN: 00164141).Directors. are retiring by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting(“AGM”). Being eligible. they offer themselves for re-appointment. The Boardrecommends their re-appointment for the approval of the Members at theensuing AGM. and the relevant details are included in the Notice conveningthe AGM.
Further. Mr. Dinesh Ramprasad Poddar (DIN: 00164182) was re-appointedas Managing Director of the Company for a term of five years, effectiveSeptember 01, 2024, in the AGM held on June 14, 2024.
The Board of Directors. at its meeting held on March 12. 2025. appointedMr. Rahul Gupta (DIN: 00354436) as an Additional Independent Director.to hold office until the ensuing AGM. His appointment for a term of fiveyears has been recommended for members’ approval. Mr. Gupta possessesextensive expertise in Business Management. and meets the independencecriteria under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI LODRRegulations. His induction is expected to bring valuable perspective andstrengthen Board oversight.
Mr. Madhusudhan Lohia. Independent Director of the Company. was re¬appointed for a second term of five (5) years as an Independent Directorat the Board meeting held on July 25, 2025, effective from July 29, 2025.Mr. Lohia has shown strong integrity. independence. and active engagementin Board and Committee meetings. His expertise in financial services,compliance. and risk management has enhanced Board effectiveness.Based on performance evaluation and the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee’s recommendation. the Board recommends his re-appointmentfor members’ approval.
The brief profiles of the Directors proposed to be appointed or re-appointedhave been provided in the AGM Notice.
The Company has received necessary declaration from each independentdirector under Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act. 2013. that they meet thecriteria of independence laid down in Section 149 (6) and Schedule IV of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations. 2015. Further.they have confirmed that there has been no change in the circumstancesor situation. which exist or may be reasonably anticipated. that could impairor impact the ability of Independent Directors to discharge their duties withan objective independent judgment and without any external influence.The Independent Directors hold high standards of integrity. expertise andexperience.
No
No. of meetings
Board Meeting
Ten
Audit Committee Meeting
Four
Independent Directors Meeting
One
Nomination and Remuneration CommitteeMeeting
Two
Stakeholder’s Relationship Committee Meeting
The Board of directors has framed a nomination and remuneration policythat lays down a framework in relation to the remuneration of directors. keymanagerial personnel. and senior management of the company.
The said policy is also uploaded on the website of the Company; i.e.. www.ashirwadcapital.co.in
The policy provides the criteria for determining qualifications, positiveattributes and Independence of Director and criteria for appointment andremoval of Directors. Key Managerial Personnel / Senior Managementand performance evaluation which are considered by the Nomination andRemuneration Committee and the Board of Directors.
The Policy sets out a framework that assures fair and optimum remunerationto the Directors. Key Managerial Personnel. Senior Management Personneland other employees such that the Company’s business strategies. values.key priorities and goals are in harmony with their aspirations. The policylays emphasis on the importance of diversity within the Board. encouragesdiversity of thought. experience. background. knowledge. ethnicity.perspective. age and gender. The Nomination and Remuneration Policy isdirected towards rewarding performance. based on review of achievements.It is aimed at attracting and retaining high caliber talent.
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act 2013 andthe SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015. Your Company has devised a formal process for annual evaluationof performance of the Board. its Committees and Individual Directors(“Performance Evaluation”), the Board has carried out an annual evaluationof its own performance and working of its committees for the FY 2024-25.
The Board’s functioning was evaluated on various aspects, including interalia degree of fulfillment of key responsibilities, its structure and composition,establishment and delegation of responsibilities to various Committees.Directors were evaluated on aspects such as attendance and contributionat Board/ Committee Meetings and guidance/ support to the management olthe Company. Areas on which the Committees of the Board were assessedincluded degree of fulfillment of key responsibilities, adequacy of Committeecomposition and effectiveness of meetings.
A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individualDirectors including the Chairman of the Board, who were evaluated onparameters such as level of engagement and contribution, independenceof judgement safeguarding the interest of the Company and its minorityshareholders etc. The performance evaluation of the Independent Directorswas carried out by the entire Board. The performance evaluation of theChairman and the Non-Independent Directors was carried out by theIndependent Directors. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with theevaluation process.
a) The Disclosure required under Section 197(12) of the Act read withthe Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is annexed as Annexure IV andforms an integral part of this report.
b) Particulars of employees drawing remuneration in excess of limitsprescribed under Section 197(12) read with Rule 5(2) of Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014:
There are no employees drawing remuneration exceeding Rupees OneCrore and Two Lakhs per annum if employed throughout the financialyear or Rupees Eight Lakh Fifty Thousand per month if employed forpart of the financial year or draws remuneration in excess of ManagingDirector or Whole time Director or manager and holds by himselfor along with his spouse and dependent children, not less than twopercent of the equity shares of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Act, your Directors, to the best of theirknowledge and ability, hereby States that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accountingstandards had been followed along with proper explanation relating tomaterial departures;
b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied themconsistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonableand prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs ofthe Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and lossof the Company for that period;
c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenanceof adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions ofthis Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventingand detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concernbasis;
e) The Directors, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed bythe Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate andwere operating effectively; and
f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliancewith the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems wereadequate and operating effectively.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls commensuratewith the size, scale and complexity of its operations. The Company haspolicies and procedures in place for ensuring proper and efficient conduct ofits business, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection offrauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting recordsand the timely preparation of reliable financial information. The Company hasadopted accounting policies, which are in line with the Accounting Standardsand the Act.
The Company does not have any Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures or AssociateCompanies. Further during the financial year under review, no companyhas become or ceased to be subsidiary, joint venture or associate of theCompany.
Disclosure Regarding details relating to deposits covered under Chapter Vof the act is not applicable since our company is a Non-Banking FinancialCompany regulated by Reserve Bank of India and it continues to be a non¬deposit taking Non-Banking Financial Company.
The Company, being a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), whoseprincipal business is the provision of loans, guarantees, or security inconnection with any loan, or the acquisition of shares and securities, isexempt from the applicability of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, inaccordance with the provisions of sub-section (11) of the said section.
The details of the investments and loans made by the Company during thefinancial year are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, which areself-explanatory and form an integral part of this Report.
The particulars of every contract or arrangements entered into by theCompany with related parties referred to in sub-section (1) of section 188 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 including certain arm’s length transactions underthird proviso thereto is disclosed in Form No. AOC-2 which is enclosed asAnnexure - I.
The Company does not have the requisite Net Worth nor has it achieved therequisite turnover nor it has the requisite net profit for the year for triggeringthe implementation of “Corporate Social Responsibility” (CSR), therefore, theCompany has neither formed any CSR committee nor any policy thereof.
Even though operations of the Company are not energy intensive, themanagement has been highly conscious of the importance of conservationof energy and technology absorption at all operational levels and efforts aremade in this direction on a continuous basis.
In view of the nature of activities which are being carried on by the Company,the particulars as prescribed under Section 134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 regardingConservation of Energy and Technology Absorption are not applicable onyour Company and hence have not been provided.
The Company has neither incurred any expenditure nor earned any incomein foreign exchange during the Financial Year 2024-25.
Business Risk Evaluation and Management is an ongoing process withinthe Organization. The Company has a robust risk management frameworkto identify; monitor and minimize risks as also identify business opportunities.The Audit Committee and the Board periodically review the risks and suggeststeps to be taken to manage/ mitigate the risk through a properly definedframework. During the year, no major risks were noticed, which may threatenthe existence of the Company.
The Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy to provide a formalmechanism to the Directors and employees to report their concerns aboutunethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company’sCode of Conduct. The Policy provides for adequate safeguards againstvictimization of employees who avail of the mechanism and provides fordirect access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. It is affirmed that noperson of the Company has been denied access to the Audit Committee.During the FY 2024-25, no cases under this mechanism were reported to theCompany.
Whistle Blower Policy has been posted on the website of the Company atwww.ashirwadcapital.co.in
There are no significant or material orders passed by the Regulators orCourts or Tribunals which would impact the going concern status of yourCompany and its future operations.
At the Annual General Meeting held on June 09, 2023, M/s. Sanjay Raja Jain& Co., Chartered Accountants, (FRN 120132W), Mumbai, were appointedas statutory auditors of the Company to hold office till the conclusion of theAnnual General Meeting to be held in the year 2028.
26. EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS ON QUALIFICATIONS, RESERVATIONOR ADVERSE REMARKS OR DISCLAIMERS MADE BY THE AUDITORSIN THEIR REPORT:
The report given by the auditors on the financial statement of the Companyis part of the Annual Report. There has been no qualification, reservation,adverse remarks or disclaimer given by the auditors in their report.
In terms of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, M/s. Sandeep Dar and Co., Practicing Company Secretaries, havebeen appointed to conduct Secretarial Audit for the FY 2024-25. The report ofthe Secretarial Auditors is enclosed as Annexure -II to this report.
The report is self-explanatory. However, Company has initiated necessarysteps to comply with various non-compliances as per the provisions ofvarious statute mentioned under the Secretarial Audit Report.
The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance withthe provisions of all applicable Secretarial Standards viz. the SecretarialStandard -1 on Board Meetings (SS-1) and Secretarial Standard -2 onGeneral Meetings (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries ofIndia and approved by the Central Government, and that such systems areadequate and operating effectively.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013,the Company has placed a copy of Annual Return as at March 31, 2025 on itswebsite at www.ashirwadcapital.co.in.
The Management Discussion & Analysis Report, which forms an integral partof this Report, is enclosed as Annexure III to this report.
The Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) at workplace Act is applicableto every workplace, establishment, company or organization employing 10or more employees (full time, part time, interns or consultants included)irrespective of its location or nature of industry.
Your Company has only 1 permanent employee on roll of the company, theobligation of Company under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention and Redressal) Act, 2013, to constitute an Internal Complaints’Committee and to formulate Posh Policy is not applicable.
The Composition of Audit Committee as required under section 177(8) of theCompanies Act, 2013 is as follows:
1. *Mr. Harsh Agarwal - Chairman
2. Mr. Madhusudan Lohia - Member
3. Mr. Rajesh Ramprasad Poddar - Member
*Mr. Harsh Agarwal was appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committeefollowing the cessation of Mr. Sanjiv Rungta as an Independent Director,through a resolution passed by the Board on July 24, 2024.
33. OPINION OF THE BOARD WITH REGARD TO INTERGRITY, EXPERTISEAND EXPERIENCE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS APPOINTEDDURING THE YEAR:
The Board has evaluated the qualifications, experience, and skills of theindependent directors appointed during the year and is of the opinion thatthey possess the necessary integrity, expertise and experience to provideindependent judgement and oversight. The Board believes that theirappointment will enhance the overall effectiveness of the Board and supportthe Company’s strategic objectives.
The Company has entered into the Uniform Listing Agreement as per SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015 andconfirms that it has paid the Annual Listing Fees for the Financial year 2024¬25 to BSE Ltd. where the Company’s Shares are listed.
35. OTHER DISCLOSURE:
a) The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of costrecords under Section 148(1) of the Act.
b) There were no incidences of reporting of frauds by Statutory Auditorsof the Company under Section 143(12) of the Act read with Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 during the year under review.
c) There is no application made nor any proceeding is pending under theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year.
d) Company has not issued equity shares with differential rights as todividend, voting or otherwise during the year under review.
e) Company has not issued any sweat equity shares and shares underESOP Scheme.
36. RBI GUIDELINES:
The Company continues to comply with the Master Direction - ReserveBank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company - Scale Based Regulation)Directions, 2023 for NBFC-BL within the specified timelines and all theapplicable laws, regulations, guidelines, etc. prescribed by RBI from time totime.
37. DISCLOSURES WITH RESPECT TO DEMAT SUSPENSE ACCOUNT/UNCLAIMED SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
There were no such shares unclaimed in the year under review and does nothave shares in the demat suspense account.
38. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
We record our gratitude to the Reserve Bank of India, our Bankers andother Authorities for their assistance and co-operation during the year. Wealso wish to place on record our appreciation for the dedicated services ofthe employees of the Company. We are equally thankful to our esteemedinvestors for their co-operation extended to and confidence reposed in themanagement.
Registered Office: By Order of the Board
303, Tantia Jogani Industrial Estate, Ashirwad Capital Limited
J. R. Boricha Marg, Lower Parel,
Mumbai - 400011. Sd/-
Dinesh Ramprasad PoddarDate: August 20, 2025 Chairman & Managing Director
Place: Mumbai DIN: 00164182