Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their Report on the business and operations of the Company and the accountsfor the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025.
The Board’s Report is prepared based on the stand-alone financial statements of the company.
PARTICULAR
FY 2024-25
FY 2023-24
Total Income for the year was
31,740.99
16,685.29
Operating & Administrative expenses
30,053.08
15,564.26
Profit/(Loss) Before Depreciation And Taxes
1,687.91
1,121.03
Less: Depreciation
75.56
93.20
Net Profit/(Loss) Before Tax
1,612.35
1,027.83
Less: Current Tax
449.87
250.92
Deferred Tax
(41.16)
9.86
Profit/(Loss) After Tax
408.71
767.05
Earnings Per Share:-
Basic
0.38
0.30
Diluted
The Company’s total Revenue from operation of the company during the Financial Year 2024-25 is T31,719.85 Lakhsas against ^ 16,506.73 Lakhs of the previous year. The Company has made net profit of T408.71 Lakhs for the financialyear 2024-2025 as against ^ 742.67 Lakhs of previous year after considering Depreciation and Provision of tax.
The Earning Per Share of the Company for the year 2024-25 is ^ 0.38/-(Basic & Diluted). The Management is lookingforward to get better result in next year and increase in Profit.
The Board of directors of your company has not recommended any dividend for the financial year ended on 31stMarch, 2025.
Since there was no unpaid/unclaimed dividend, the provisions of Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply.. TRANSFER TO RESERVES
During the year under review, the Company has not transferred any amount to General Reserves account.
During the year, there is no change in the nature of the business of the Company.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary, JV and Associates Companies.
There have been no material changes and commitments since the close of the financial year i.e. 31st March, 2025 tillthe date of signing of this Directors’ Report, affecting the financial position of your Company
During the Year under review following changes occurred in the Capital Structure of the Company:-
Particulars
Amount (T)
Authorized Share Capital
Share Capital as on 01.04.2024• 41,00,00,000 Equity Shares of T1/- Each
41,00,00,000
Share Capital as on 31.03.2025• 41,00,00,000 Equity Shares of T1/- Each
Issue, Subscribed and Paid Up Share Capital
Share Capital as on 31.03.2025
• 249986000 Equity Shares of T1/- Each(Fully Paid Up)
24,99,86,000
Issue of additional equity Shares via Right Issue
• Creation of additional 83328666 new equity shares of T1/- each aggregating to T 83328666/-(Allotment of equity shares vide board resolution dated 05th June, 2024)
8,33,28,666
Share Capital as on 31.03.2025• 333314666 Equity Shares of T1/- Each
33,33,14,666
All contracts/ arrangements/ transactions entered by your Company during the financial year under review withrelated parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm’s length basis and is in compliance with theapplicable provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations. During the year, there are no materially significantrelated party transactions entered by your Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or otherdesignated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of your Company at large. There were nomaterially significant Related Party Transactions made by your Company during the year that required shareholders’approval under Regulation 23 of the Listing Regulations.
There are no material related party transactions which are not in ordinary course of business or which are not on arm’slength basis and hence there is no information to be provided as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
The details of transactions with related parties as required are provided in Form AOC-2 is annexed as ‘Annexure - A’
Particulars of loans given, investments made, guarantees given and securities provided covered under the provisionsof Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, are given in the notes to the standalone financial statements provided inthis Annual Report.
During the year under review your Company has not accepted or invited any fixed deposits from the public and therewere no outstanding fixed deposits from the public as on the Balance Sheet date.
Your Company has not accepted deposit from the public falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act,2013 and The Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
None of the Directors of your Company are disqualified from being appointed as Directors as specified under Section164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013.
As required under Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, all the IndependentDirectors have complied the registration with Independent Directors Databank.
The Board of Directors of your company has various Executive and Non-Executive Directors including IndependentDirectors who have wide experience in different disciplines of corporate functioning.
As per the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Shri Dineshkumar Saremal Soni (DIN:01795746), is liableto retire by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer himself for re-appointment.Details of Director seeking re-appointment as required under the Listing Regulations are provided in the Noticeforming part of this Annual Report. Their re-appointments are appropriate and in the best interest of the Company.
None of the Directors of the Company is disqualified for being appointed as Director as specified in Section 164(2) ofthe Act.
Sr.
No
Name of the KMP
Designation
1
Shri Saremal Champalal Soni
Chairman & Managing Director
2
Shri Dineshkumar Saremal Soni
Managing Director
3
Shri Jitendrakumar Saremal Soni
Joint Managing Director & CFO
4
Shri Dharmesh Jayendra Shah
Company Secretary
5
Shri Jenik Dineshkumar Soni
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) and Schedule V Para C clause (10)(i) of the Listing Regulations, Mr. Mukesh H ShahPracticing Company Secretary, Ahmedabad has certified that none of the Directors on the Board of the Company hasbeen debarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as Directors of companies by the Securities andExchange Board of India/Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any such statutory authority and the certificate forms partof this Annual Report and is given as Annexure - H.
A statement containing the names and other particulars of employees in accordance with the Provision of Section 197(12) of the Act read with rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 is appended as “Annexure-B” to its report.
Your Company has a program to familiarize Independent Directors with regard to their roles, rights, responsibilities inyour Company, nature of the industry in which your Company operates, the business model of your Company, etc.
The purpose of Familiarization Program for Independent Directors is to provide insights into your Company toenable the Independent Directors to understand its business in depth and contribute significantly to your Company.Your Company has already carried out the familiarization program for Independent Directors. The FamiliarizationProgram Imparted to Independent Directors in terms of Regulation 25(7) of the Securities and Exchange Board ofIndia (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is available on your Company’s website(www.ashapurigold.com) at the below link: https://api.ashapurigold.com/uploads/file/8-Directors-Familiarisation-Programme.pdf
17. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS / STATEMENT OF DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS UNDER SECTION 149(7)OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND REGULATIONS 16(1) (B) AND 25(8) OF THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS ANDDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015 AND CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION WITH INDEPENDENT
The Independent Directors have given declarations to your Company under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013,that they meet the criteria of independence provided under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulations16(1)(b) and 25(8) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 (‘the Listing Regulations’).
The Board of Directors of your Company confirms that the Independent Directors fulfill the conditions specified inSection 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations and are independent of the management.List of Key skills, expertise and core competencies of the Board is provided in the Corporate Governance Reportforming part of this Annual Report.
The Board of Directors of your Company confirms that the Independent Directors have given their confirmation/ declaration to your Company, that in terms of Rule 6(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification ofDirectors) Rules, 2014, they have registered themselves with the Independent Director’s database maintained by theIndian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015 the Board evaluated theeffectiveness of its functioning and that of the Committees and of individual directors by seeking their inputs onvarious aspects of Board/Committee. The evaluation covered functioning and composition of the Board and itscommittees, understanding of the roles and responsibilities, experience, competencies, participation at the Board andCommittee meetings, corporate governance practices etc.
Evaluation of the Board and its compositions was carried out through a defined process covering the areas ofthe Boards functioning viz. composition of the Board and Committees, understanding of roles and responsibilities,experience and competencies, contribution at the meetings etc.
Your Directors have expressed satisfaction to the evaluation process.
The manner in which evaluation has been carried out has been explained in detail in the Corporate GovernanceReport, forming part of this Annual Report.
During year under review Board Meetings were duly convened and held as per the provisions of the Act. Total numberof Board meetings convened and held along with dates is mentioned in the Corporate Governance report formingpart of the Director Report.
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect to Directors’ ResponsibilityStatement, it is hereby confirmed that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along withexplanation relating to material departures;
(b) 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 at the end of the financial year and of the profit/loss of the company for that period;
(c) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis and;
(e) The directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
(f) The directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andthat such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Financials of your Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 were reviewed by the Audit Committeebefore being placed before the Board.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3) (a) of the Act, the Annual Return as on March 31, 2025 is availableon the Company’s website on https://ashapurigold.com/investors/announcements
The information as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014, for the financial year ended as on 31st March, 2025, are as under:
1. Part A & B pertaining to conservation of energy and technology absorption are not applicable to your Company.
2. Foreign Exchange earnings and outflow:
Outflow - NIL
Earnings - NIL
Pursuant to the requirement of Section 134(3)(q) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(5)(vii) of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014, it is confirmed that during the Financial Year under review, there are no significant or materialorders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concern status and your Company’soperations in future.
The details pertaining to the composition of the Audit Committee and its role and details of other committees of theCompany are included in the Corporate Governance Report, which is a part of this Annual Report.
Your Company promotes ethical behavior in all its business activities and has put in place a mechanism for reportingillegal or unethical behavior.
The Board of Director of your Company has adopted and established a Vigil Mechanism as per the requirements of theCompanies Act, 2013 and as per the Regulation 22 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Your Company has established / adopted a Whistle Blower Policy(Vigil Mechanism) for directors and employees of your Company to report concerns about unethical behavior, actualor suspected fraud or violation of your Company’s Code of Conduct or ethics policy. The Whistle Blower Policy ensuresthat strict confidentiality is maintained whilst dealing with concerns and also that no discrimination will be metedout to any person for a genuinely raised concern. The policy provides adequate safeguard against victimization ofdirector(s) / employee(s) who has availed the mechanism and also provide for direct access to the Chairman of theAudit Committee in exceptional cases. During the year under review, no employee or personnel has been deniedaccess to the Audit Committee.
The policy document can be downloaded from your Company’s website (www.ashapurigold.com), at the below link:https://api.ashapurigold.com/uploads/file/Whistle-Blower-Policy.pdf
In accordance with the requirements of Section 135 of the Act, the Company has constituted a Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) Committee and also formulated a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy (CSR Policy) which isavailable on the website of the Company at https://api.ashapurigold.com/uploads/file/Corporate%20Social%20Responsibility%20Policy.pdf An Annual Report on CSR activities of the Company during the financial year 2024-25 asrequired to be given under Section 135 of the Act read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Corporate Social ResponsibilityPolicy) Rules, 2014 has been provided as an Annexure -C to this Report.
During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement of loans from the Bank or Financial Institutions.
Your Company has adopted a policy against sexual harassment in line with the provisions of Sexual Harassment ofWomen at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed thereunder. The Companyhas constituted Internal Complaints Committee for redressal of complaints on sexual harassment. During the year, theCompany had not received any complaint on sexual harassment and no complaint was pending as on March 31, 2025
Pursuant to the Companies (Accounts) Second Amendment Rules, 2025, the following details 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 a safe working environmentfor all employees.
The Company confirms that it has complied with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 during the year underreview, and has ensured that all eligible women employees received the benefits mandated under the Act.
Pursuant to Regulation 34 read with Schedule V of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, (‘Listing Regulations’), a detailed review of operations, performance andfuture outlook of your Company and its business is given in the Management Discussion and Analysis which forms partof this Report and are given in Annexure - D
Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements), Regulations, 2015, (SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015) a report on Corporate Governance along with aCertificate from the Secretarial Auditor towards compliance of the provisions of Corporate Governance, forms anintegral part of this Annual Report and are given in Annexure - E and Annexure-F respectively.
The CEO and CFO have certified to the Board with regard to financial statements and other matters as required underRegulation 17(8) read with Schedule II to the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 under Annexure -G.
The Equity Shares of your Company are listed on the BSE Limited (BSE). Your Company has paid the applicable listingfees to the above Stock Exchanges for the financial years 2024-25 and 2025-26.
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems established and maintained by yourCompany, work performed by the internal, statutory and secretarial auditors and external consultants and the reviewsperformed by management and the Audit Committee, the Board is of the opinion that your Company’s internalfinancial controls were adequate and effective with reference to the financial statements for the financial year ended31st March, 2025.
Stakeholders’ relations have been cordial during the year. As a part of compliance, your Company has constitutedStakeholders Relationship Committee in compliance with the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013and as per Regulation 20 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015 to considerand resolve the grievances of security holders of your Company. There were no investors’ grievances pending as on31st March, 2025. A confirmation to this effect has been received from Bigshare Services Private Limited, Registrar andShare Transfer Agent of your Company.
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors and Secretarial Auditor have not reported any instances of fraudscommitted in your Company by its Officers or Employees to the Audit Committee and / or to the Board under Section143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 details of which needs to be mentioned in this Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014, M/s. Shivam Soni & Co., Chartered Accountants , Ahmedabad [Firm Registration No.152477W] were appointedas the Statutory Auditors of the Company at the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 27th September,2021 for a term of five consecutive years from conclusion of the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Company till theconclusion of the 18th Annual General Meeting of the Company
The Company has received a confirmation from the said Auditors that they are not disqualified to act as the Auditorsand are eligible to hold the office as Auditors of the Company.
The Board of Directors, pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, appointed Shri Mukesh HShah, Company Secretary in Practice, sole proprietor of M/s Mukesh H. Shah & Co., Company Secretaries, Ahmedabadas the Secretarial Auditor of the Company, to carry out the Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2024-25. SecretarialAudit Report, issued by the Secretarial Auditor in Form No. MR -3 forms part of this Report and is annexed herewithas Annexure - I.
Pursuant to the amended provisions of Regulation 24Aof the SEBI Listing Regulations and Section 204 of the Act,read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Boardof Directors at its meeting held on 26th May 2025 have approved the appointment of M/s Shah & Shah AssociatesCompany Secretary in Practice, a Peer reviewed Firm with Unique Code: P2000GJ013500, as the Secretarial Auditorof the Company for a term of five (5) consecutive years, commencing from Financial Year 2025-26 till Financial Year2029-2030 subject to approval of the shareholders of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
A brief profile and other relevant details of M/s Shah & Shah Associates, Company Secretary in practice, are providedin the Notice convening the ensuing AGM. M/s. Shah & Shah Associates has consented to act as the Secretarial Auditorof the Company and confirmed that the appointment, if approved, would be within the limits prescribed under theCompanies Act, 2013 and SEBI LODR. M/s Shah & Shah Associates has further confirmed that they are not disqualifiedto be appointed as the Secretarial Auditor under the applicable provisions of the Act, rules made thereunder, and SEBILODR
Your Company is not required to maintain cost records as specified under Section 148 of the Act and not required toappoint Cost Auditor.
M/s. Bharat H Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad has been appointed as Internal Auditors of theCompany. The Internal Auditor is appointed on yearly basis. The Internal Auditor performs the duties of InternalAuditors of the Company and their report is reviewed by the Audit Committee.
There are no disqualifications, reservations, adverse remarks or disclaimers in the auditor’s report and secretarialauditor’s report.
Your Company has maintained healthy, cordial and harmonious industrial relations at all levels. Your Directors placeon record their deep appreciation to employees at all levels for their hard work, dedication and commitment.
The Board place on record its appreciation for the support and co-operation your Company has been receivingfrom its investors, customers, vendors, bankers, financial institutions, business associates, Central & State Governmentauthorities, Regulatory authorities and Stock Exchanges. Your Board looks forward for the long-term future withconfidence, optimisms and full of opportunities
By Order Of The BoardFor, Ashapuri Gold Ornament Limited
Date:- 28.07.2025
Place:- Ahmedabad Sd/-
Saremal Champalal Soni
Chairman & Managing DirectorDIN:-02288750