On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is our pleasure to present the 26th Annual Reporttogether with the Audited Statement of Accounts of your Company ‘PATDIAMJEWELLERY LIMITED' for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
Particular
For the F.Y. ended31/03/2025
For the F.Y. ended31/03/2024
Revenue& other Income
16,124.00
10650.95
Expenses
1,4503.29
9807.08
Net Profit/(loss) before Exceptional/ Extra Ordinary Items/tax
1620.70
843.87
Exceptional Items
-
Profit Before Tax
Tax of Previous Year
7.70
4.01
Current Tax
436.00
229.30
Deferred Tax
(13.44)
(6.75)
Net Profit / (Loss) after tax
1190.45
617.31
During the year under review, the Company's sales income increased to Rs. 16,124 Lakhscompared with Rs. 10,650.95 Lakhs in the previous year. Profit before tax increased toRs. 1620.70 Lakhs compared with Rs 843.87 .Lakhs in the previous year. However,company has gained in the net profit of Rs. 1190.45 Lakhs.
The relevant Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries ofIndia (ICSI) related to the Board Meetings and General Meeting have been compliedwith by the Company.
The company except its surplus profit has not carried any amount to the reservesduringthe year.
Your Directors do not recommend any dividend for the year as the profits earned need tobe ploughed back into the operations of the company and will be used for workingrequirements of the Company.
Your Company has neither accepted / renewed any deposits from public during the year
nor has any outstanding deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act,2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
There was no change in the registered office of the company for the financial year 2024¬25.
The details of Loans, Guarantees, Securities and Investments made during the financialyear ended 31st March, 2025 are given in the notes to the Financial Statements incompliance with the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 read withCompanies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014.
Your Company had no subsidiaries, Joint Venture or Associate Company during the yearunder review.
As on 31st March, 2025, the issued, subscribed and paid up share capital of your Companystood at Rs. 4,31,70,000/- (Rupees Four Crores Thirty One Lacs Seventy Thousand Only),comprising 43,17,000 (Forty Three Lacs Seventeen Thousand) Equity shares of Rs.10/-each.
The Company has neither not issued shares with differential voting rights nor grantedany stock options or issue any sweat equity or issued any Bonus Shares. Further, theCompany has not bought back any of its securities during the year under review andhence no details /information invited in this respect.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return ason March 31, 2025 is available on the Company's website www.patdiam.com.
All transactions with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and at arm'slength. The company has not entered into any transaction of a material nature with anyof the related parties which are in conflict with the interest of the company.
The details of material contract or arrangement or transaction entered into by theCompany with related parties at arm's length basis during the year have been mentionedin the form AOC-2 which is attached as ‘Annexure- A'.
All Related Party transactions were placed before the Audit Committee and the BoardforApproval.
The Policy of Related party transactions/Disclosures are approved by the Board is postedon the Company's website viz www.patdiam.com.
As per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Pravin Kakadia, retires by rotation
at the forthcoming AGM and being eligible, offers herself for reappointment. The Boardrecommends her reappointment.
The brief particulars of the Directors seeking appointment /re-appointment at thisAnnual General Meeting are being annexed to the Report.
Except above, there is no change in constitution of Board.
The following persons have been designated as Key Managerial Personnel of theCompany pursuant to Section 2(51) and Section 203 of the Act, read with Rule 8(5)(iii) ofthe Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 framed there under.
1. Mr. Samir Kakadia, Managing Director
2. Mr. Bharatkumar Keshavlal Shah, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
3. *Ms. Kritika Jain, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
4. *Ms. Preksha Salecha, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
*Ms. Kritika Jain, has been appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer wit]effect from 01st June, 2024 and resigned as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer witheffect from 13th November, 2024. Ms. Preksha Salecha has been appointed as Compan;Secretary and Compliance Officer with effect from 11th April, 2025.
The independent directors have submitted the declaration of independence, as requiredpursuant to sub-section (7) of section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 stating that theymeet the criteria of independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Actread with SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015(LODR).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the Act, read with SEBI (Listing Obligations& Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (LODR), the Board has carried out anAnnual Performance Evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually as wellas the evaluation of the working of its Committees.
In line with effective governance requirements, the Board reviews its own performanceannually using a pre-determined template designed as a tool to facilitate the evaluationprocess. The assessment was built around the functioning of the Board as a whole, itsCommittees and also the evaluation of Individual Directors.
While the individual directors' performance was reviewed by the Chairman and the restof the Board excluding the Director being evaluated, the Chairman's and Non¬Independent Directors performance was appraised through feedback from IndependentDirectors.
The Board met Eight (8) times during the year respectively on 15th April, 2024; 29th May,2024; 19th June, 2024; 15th July, 2024; 5th September, 2024; 13th November, 2024; 14th
January, 2025 and 20th March, 2025 in respect of which meetings proper notices weregiven and the proceedings were properly recorded and signed including the circularresolutions passed in the Minutes Book maintained for the purpose during the financialyear. The intervening gap between the meetings was within the period of 120 days asprescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17 of SEBI Listing Regulations,2015.
Pursuant to the requirement under section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, with respectto Directors' ResponsibilityStatement, it is hereby confirmed:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for financial year ended March 31, 2025,the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with properexplanation relating to material departures;
(b) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently,and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025 and ofthe profit of the Company for that period;
(c) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records, in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding theassets of the Company, and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
(d) The Directors have prepared the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2025,on a going concern basis;
(e) The Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by theCompany and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operatingeffectively; and
(f) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisionsof all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
M/s. Dave & Dave, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 102163W) was appointedas the Statutory Auditors for a period of 5 years in the 22nd Annual General Meeting held on30.09.2021 i.e. for a period of five years commencing from the conclusion of 22nd AnnualGeneral Meeting till the conclusion of the 27th Annual General Meeting of the Company to beheld in the year 2026. The Auditors have confirmed that they are not disqualified from beingappointed as Auditors of the Company.
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks made by StatutoryAuditors in their report for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2025. The Report isattached hereto and is self-explanatory requiring no further elucidation.
The Statutory Auditors have not reported any incident of fraud to the Audit Committeeof the Company in the year under review.
The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed M/s Shrey Pandey & Associates,Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors to conduct Internal Audit for the FinancialYear ended 31st March, 2025.
The Cost audit of the Company has not been conducted for the financial year 2024-25 asprovisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable on the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company hasappointed M/s. SKJ & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries to undertake theSecretarial Audit of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2025.
The response of your directors on the observation made in Secretarial Audit Report - TheCompany has appointed Company Secretary on 11th April, 2025.
The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith as an ‘Annexure B' to this Report.
The Management Discussion and Analysis forms an integral part of this Report and givesdetails of the overall industry structure, developments, performance and state of affairsof the Company's businesses, internal controls and their adequacy, risk managementsystems and other material developments during the financial year.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report is presented in a separate section formspart of the Annual Report.
The Board has 4 (Four) Committees - the Audit Committee, Nomination andRemuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee and CorporateSocial Responsibility Committee. All committees consist of majority of IndependentDirectors. The Composition and terms of reference, details of meetings and other mattershas been mentioned in the Corporate Governance Report of this Annual Report.
The Company is committed in maintaining the highest standards of CorporateGovernance and adhering to the disclosure norms as set out by Securities and ExchangeBoard of India. The Report on Corporate Governance with Auditor's Certificate thereonin terms of Regulation 34 SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 (LODR) read with Schedule V of said regulations forms part of theAnnual Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of the Act, read with CSR Rules, the Company hasconstituted CSR Committee and formulated CSR Policy.
A Board level committee has been reconstituted consisting of the following members:
1. Mr. Prakash Shah, Chairman
2. Mr. Jayesh Avaiya, Member
3. Mrs. Priti Kakadia, Member
The company has spent the requisite amount on CSR Activities, details whereof are given inthe Annexure, forming part of this Report.
The disclosures required to be given under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule 8(1) of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 are given inAnnexure ‘C forming part of this Board Report.
There are no employees who are receiving remuneration exceeding of Rs. eight lakh andfifty thousand per month or Rs. one crore and two lakh rupees per annum under rule 5(2)of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014.
Pursuant to Rule 5 (1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014, a disclosure on remuneration related information of employees,
Key Managerial Personnel and Directors is annexed herewith and forms part of the report(Annexure-D).
The information pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption, Foreignexchange Earnings and outgo as required under Section 134 (3)(m) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is furnished asfollows:
The operation of your Company is not energy intensive. However, the Company makesits best efforts for conservation of energy in its factory and office premises.
The Company has not carried out any specific research and development activities.
The Company uses indigenous technology for its operations. Accordingly, theinformation related to technology absorption, adaptation and innovation is reportedto be NIL.
The foreign exchange earnings and outgo are as follows:
Particulars
Current Year(Rs. In Lakhs)
Previous Year(Rs. In Lakhs)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS
F.O.B. Value of Export
15222.52
9875.74
FOREIGN EXCHANGE OUTGO
(Value of Imports calculated on
CIF Basis)
Raw Materials
718.25
380.71
Consumable stores
1.61
3.25
Capital Goods
141.08
Expenditure
89.67
50.09
In compliance with the provisions of section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 andSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, (LODR), theCompany has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy as a vigil mechanism for directors andemployees of the Company.
The Whistle Blower Policy is disclosed on the Company's website www.patdiam.comINTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The Company has adequate internal control procedures commensurate with the size ofthe Company and the nature of its business for purchase of stores, raw materials,components, plant and machinery, equipment and other assets, and for the sale of goods.
The Company also has in place an Audit Committee to have a periodic over view of theinternal control procedures of the Company. The Audit committee is accessible at alltimes to the employees of the Company for any improvement to be recommended in theprocedures in place.
The Company has in place a mechanism to identify, assess, monitor and mitigate variousrisks to key business objectives. Major risks identified by the businesses and functionsare systematically addressed through mitigating actions on a continuing basis.
There were no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position ofthe Company which has occurred from the end of financial year i.e. March 31, 2025 to thedate of Directors Report.
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS ORCOURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACATING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS ANDCOMPANY'S OPERATION IN FUTURE
During the year under review there was no such orders passed by the regulators or courtsor tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's operations in future.
DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THEINSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 (31 OF 2016) DURING THE YEARALONG WITH THEIR STATUS AS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR:
There are no applications made or any proceeding pending against the Company underInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the financial year.
DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THETIME OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOANFROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH THE REASONSTHEREOF:
There are no instances of one time settlement during the financial year.
The company has in place a policy for prevention of sexual harassment in accordancewith the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of women at workplace (Prevention,Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaints Committee has been set up toredress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees (permanent,contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy. The Company did notreceive any complain during the year 2024-25.
Pursuant to the Companies (Accounts) Second Amendment Rules, 2025, the followingdetails are disclosed:
a) Number of complaints of sexual harassment received during the year: Nil
b) Number of complaints disposed of during the year: Nil
c) Number of complaints pending for more than 90 days: Nil
The Company has zero tolerance towards any kind of sexual harassment and maintains asafe working environment for all employees.
The Company has complied with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1951,including all applicable amendments and rules frame thereunder the Company iscommitted to ensuring a safe inclusive and supportive work place for women employee.All eligible women employees have been extended the statutory benefits prescribedunder the Act, including paid maternity leave, continuity of salary and service during theleave period, and post-maternity support such as nursing breaks and flexible return-to-work options, as applicable. The Company remains committed to fostering an inclusiveand supportive work environment that upholds the rights and welfare of its womenemployees in accordance with applicable laws.
The Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account for thefinancial year ended March 31, 2025 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log)facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the softwares.
In accordance with Rule 9 of the Appointment of Designated Person (Management andAdministration) Rules 2014, it is essential for the company to designate a responsibleindividual for ensuring compliance with statutory obligations.
The company has appointed a Designated person in a Board meeting and the same hasbeen reported in Annual Return of the company.
The Directors take this opportunity to place on record their sincere thanks to thesuppliers, customers, strategic partners, Banks and Financial Institutions, InsuranceCompanies, Central and State Government Departments and the shareholders for theirsupport and co-operation extended to the Company from time to time. Directors arepleased to record their appreciation of the sincere and dedicated services of theemployees and workmen at all levels
For and on behalf of the BoardPATDIAM JEWELLERY LIMITED
' / ' . Chairman & Director Managing Director
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