Dear Members, Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their Fourteenth Annual Report of the Company alongwith Audited Financial Statement for the year ended 31st March 2025.
Standalone
Consolidated
Particulars
For the year ended on
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
Continuing Operations:Income
Revenue from Operation
161.86
118.43
0
Other Income
140.20
32.40
59.44
32.85
Total Income
302.06
150.83
Expenditure
684.18
249.47
686.25
165.49
Less: Operating & OtherExpenses
Profit Before Depreciationand Tax
(382.12)
(98.64)
(626.81)
(132.64)
Less: Depreciation
113.57
30.60
124.81
44.96
Proft/(Loss) Before Tax fromContinuing Operations
(495.69)
(129.24)
(751.62)
(177.60)
Less : Total Tax Expenses
(12.02)
0.11
(12.91)
6.39
Prof it/Loss for the year fromContinuing Operations (A)
(483.67)
(129.35)
(739.43)
(183.98)
Discontinuing Operations:
Loss from discontinuingoperations before tax
Less : Tax fromdiscontinuing operations
Loss from DiscontinuingOperations (B)
Pre-acquisition Loss
-
(18.58)
Prof it/(Loss) for the year(A B)
(165.40)
Total ComprehensiveIncome / Loss for the year
(481.29)
(129.59)
(737.11)
(165.64)
During the year ended 31st March 2025, Operational Revenue including other income on Standalone basis was Rs.302.06 Lakhs and Profit / (Loss) Before Tax was Rs. (495.69) Lakhs V/s Rs. 150.83 Lakhs & Rs.(129.24) Lakhrespectively in previous year while Net Profit / (Loss) for the financial year ended 31st March 2025 was Rs. (483.67)Lakhs V/s Rs. (129.35) in previous year.
On a consolidated basis the operational revenue including other income was Rs. 32.85 Lakhs and Loss Before Taxwas Rs (751.62) Lakhs V/s Rs.32.85 Lakh and Rs. Loss Before Tax was Rs.(177.60) while Net loss for the financial yearended 31st March 2025 Rs. (739.43) V/s Rs. (165.40) Lakhs. Your Company has taken several remedial steps tomeet the challenges viz. measures in saving cost at all front of operations, optimize use of available resources etc.
During the year, there is no change in nature of business
The Board does not recommend any dividend for the Financial Year 2024-25 in view of the currentmarket outlookand to preserve cash. In view of the exceptional circumstances during the year 2024-25, and the good reservesposition, no amount has been transferred to reserves.
The Company has increased its Authorised Capital to the Company is Rs. 40,00,00,000. The paid-up equityshares capital of the Company as on 31st March 2025 is Rs. 15,38,57,982/- (Rupees Fifteen Crores Thirty-EightLakhs Fifty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Two only) divided into 15,38,57,982 Equity shares of theface value of Re. 1/- (Rupee One) each. The said shares are listed on BSE Limited.During the Financial Year2024-2025, the Company has passed shareholder resolution through Extra Ordinary General Meeting held on27th June 2024 & 28th December 2024 in which shareholders have approved the issue of 72,26,500 EquityShares & 1,33,85,739 Equity Shares respectively by way of Preferential Issue to specified investors other thanPromoters. The board in their meeting held on 13th July 2024 have approved the allotment of 1,28,27,648equity shares by way of Preferential issue at face value of Re.1/- each for cash, at a price of of Rs. 19.71 equityshare (including a premium of Rs. 18.71 per equity share) aggregating Rs. 25,28,32,942.08.
Further, the Board in their meeting held on 15th January 2025 have approved the allotment of 43,57,001 equityshares by way of Preferential issue at face value Re. 1/- each for cash, at a price of Rs. 44.36 per equity share(including a premium of Rs. 43.36 per equity share), aggregating to Rs 19,32,76,564.36
During the year under review, the Company has neither issued any shares with differential votingrights nor granted any stock options or sweat equity or warrants.
Aerpace Supercars Private Limited & Aerpace General Trading LLC are Subsidiary Companies of theCompany. Form AOC-1 pursuant to first proviso to sub-section (3) of Section 129 read with Rule 5 ofCompanies (Accounts) Rules, is attached as “Annexure A”. In accordance with the provision of section 136 ofthe Companies Act, 2013, the annual report is placed on the company’s website www.aerpace.com. AerpaceGeneral LLC is incorporated in UAE. The said company is not yet operational.
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73and 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
Also, as per the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee the Board at its Meetingheld on 14th May 2024 have appointed Mr. Ravi Soni as an Additional director in the capacity of ExecutiveDirector of the Company. Further, in Extra Ordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 27th June 2024,the shareholders of the company have approved the appointment of Mr. Ravi Soni as an Executive Director.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies(Management & Administration) Rules, 2014 and Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Ravi Soni retiresby rotation and being eligible has offered himself for re-appointment.
The necessary resolutions for the appointment /re-appointment of the above-mentioned director and theirbrief profile have been included in the notice convening the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The briefresume of the Director seeking appointment / re-appointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, inpursuance of Regulation 36(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligation & Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015 isannexed to the Annual General Meeting Notice.
Mrs. Amisha Shah ceased to be director of the company with effect from 30th June 2024.
All the directors of the company have confirmed that they satisfy the ft and proper criteria as prescribed underthe applicable regulations and that they are not disqualified from being appointed as directors in terms ofsection 164(2) of the Companies act, 2013.
Mrs. Akanksha Sunny Bilaney (DIN: 07093148) and Mr. Virendra Singh Verma (DIN: 07843461)are IndependentDirectors of the company. The Company has received declaration of Independence from all the IndependentDirectors as required under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 confirming that they meet the criteria ofindependence under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI (LODR).
In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors fulfil the said conditions of Independence. TheIndependent Directors have also confirmed that they have complied with the Company’s Code of BusinessConduct & Ethics.
In terms of requirements of the Listing Regulations, the Board has identified core skills, expertise andcompetencies of the Directors in the context of the Company’s business for effective functioning, which aredetailed in the Corporate Governance Report.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) vide Notification No. G.S.R. 804(E) dated October 22nd, 2019 andeffective from December 01st, 2019 has introduced the provision relating to inclusion of names ofIndependent Directors in the Data Bank maintained by Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (‘IICA’). AllIndependent Directors of your Company are registered with IICA. In the opinion of the Board, IndependentDirectors possess the requisite integrity, experience, expertise, proficiency and qualifications.
The Board of Directors have carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, Board Committee andindividual Directors pursuant to provision of the Act and the corporate governance requirement as prescribedby the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligation & Disclosure Requirement) Regulation,2015.The performance of the board was evaluated by the board after taking inputs from all the Directors on thebasis of criteria such as the Board Composition and structure, effectiveness of board process, informationand functioning, etc. as provided by the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by the Securities andExchange Board of India on 5th January 2017.
A structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration various aspects of Board’s
functioning like composition of the Board and its Committees, Board culture, performance of specific dutiesand obligations keeping in view applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015. The evaluation process includes variousaspects to determine the performance of Directors of the Company. The basis for this evaluation includesfulfilment of independence criteria, qualifications, knowledge, level of engagement and contribution, skillsand experience in the respective fields, honesty, integrity, ethical behaviour and leadership, independence ofjudgment, attendance at the meetings, understanding the business, regulatory, competitive and socialenvironment, understanding strategic issues and challenges etc. The Board of Directors expressed theirsatisfaction over the evaluation process.
In a separate meeting of independent directors which was held on 6th February 2025, performance ofnon-independent and the board as whole was evaluated, taking into account the views of executive directorsand non-executive directors. Performance evaluation of Independent director was done by the entire board,excluding the independent director being evaluated.
The Board recognizes the importance of a diverse composition and has adopted a “Board Diversity Policy”which sets out the approach to diversity. The Board Diversity Policy of the Company is available atwww.aerpace.com
The Company undertakes and makes necessary provision of an appropriate induction program for newDirector(s) and ongoing training for existing Directors. The new Director(s) are introduced to the Companyculture, through appropriate training programs. Such kind of training programs helps develop relationship ofthe directors with the Company and familiarize them with Company processes. The management providessuch information and training either at the meeting of Board of Directors or at other places.
The induction process is designed to
• build an understanding of the Company's processes and
• fully equip Directors to perform their role on the Board effectively
Pursuant to section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board, to the best of their knowledge, herebyconfirmed that
i. In the preparation of Annual Accounts and Financial Statements for the year ended March 31st, 2025, theapplicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanations relating to materialdepartures, if any;
ii. They have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgment 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 and loss of the company for that period.
iii. They have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provision of this act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv. They have prepared annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v. They have laid down internal financial control to be followed by the company and that such internal financialcontrol are adequate and were operating effectively.
vi. They have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and thatsuch systems are adequate and operating effectively.
The Board meets at regular intervals to discuss and decide on Company / business policy and strategy apartfrom other Board business. A tentative annual calendar of the Board and Committee Meetings is informed tothe Directors in advance to facilitate them to plan their schedule and to ensure meaningful participation in themeetings.
Notice of meeting of Directors and Committees is given well in advance to all the Directors of the Company.The agenda of the Board / Committee meetings is circulated not less than 7 days prior to the date of themeeting. The agenda for the Board and Committee meetings includes detailed notes on the items to bediscussed at the meeting to enable the Directors to take an informed decision.
The Board met 10 (Ten) times during the year. The details about the board meeting and theattendance of the directors are provided in Corporate Governance Report.
The Company’s Board has the following Committees
Audit Committee
Stakeholder Committee
Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Details of all the above mentioned Committees constituted by the Board along with theircomposition, terms of references and meetings held during the year are provided in the Report onCorporate Governance which forms part of this Report
Pursuant to Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has following Key ManagerialPersonnel ason 31st March 2025
1. Mr. Milan Shah, Managing Director
2. Mr. Anand Shah, Chief Financial Officer
3. Ms. Neha Mankame, Company Secretary & Compliance officer
I . STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s. Singrodia & Co LLP., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration Number: W100280) as the StatutoryAuditors of the Company has resigned from the said post with effect from close of business hours on 11thNovember 2024 due to their other commitments and other assignments that they are not in apposition todevote time for the affairs of the Company.
The board have approved the aappointment of M/s. Ramanand & Associates, Chartered Accountants(Firm Registration Number 117776W) as the Statutory Auditors for FY. 2024-25 to fill the causal vacancy causedby the resignation of M/s Singrodia & LLP. Further, the shareholder at their Extra Ordinary General Meetingheld on 28th December 2024 have approved the appointment of M/S. Ramanand & Associates, CharteredAccountants for the Financial Year 2024- 25, to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of M/sSingrodia & LLP, Chartere Accountants, to hold office until the conclusion of Annual General Meeting to beheld in the year 2025.
Further on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, and subject to the approval of the Members, theBoard of the Directors has recommended the appointment M/S. Ramanand & Associates, CharteredAccountants as Statutory Auditor of the Company for the term of five consecutive years from the conclusion14th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 18th Annual General Meeting to be conducted in thefinancial year 2029-30.
II. SECRETARIAL AUDITORS
In terms of the provisions of Section 204 of the Act read with the Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial personnel) Rules 2014, M/s. Jain Preeti & Company, Practicing Company Secretary, wereappointed to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the year 2024-25. The Secretarial AuditReport for the year 2024-25 is annexed as “Annexure B” and forms part of this Report. The Secretarial AuditReport for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverseremark or disclaimer.
The Company has complied with Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries ofIndia on Board and General Meetings.
Further pursuant to the Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9 of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and recent amendments dated 13thDecember, 2024 in Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), 2015, on therecommendation of the Audit Committee, and subject to the approval of the Members, the Board of theDirectors has recommended the appointment of M/s Jain Preeti & Company, Practicing Company Secretaries(Firm Registration No: 14964) as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company, to hold office for a term of fiveconsecutive years, from Financial Year 2025-2026 till Financial Year 2029-30.
III. INTERNAL AUDITORS
M/s Rohit Gondhiya & Associates Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration Number: 133649W) appointed asInternal Auditor of the Company
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(a) and Section 92(3) of the Act read with Rule 12 of the Companies(Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 the Annual Return of the Company for the Financial Year 31stMarch 2025 in Form MGT-7 is uploaded on the website of the Company and can be accessed atwww.aerpace.com
The industrial relations remained cordial during the year under review.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report on the operations of the Company, as required underRegulation 34 read with Schedule V of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as 'Listin Regulations') and as approvedby the Board of Directors, is provided in a separate section and forms an integral part of this Report.
The report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under the SEBI (Listing Obligations & DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 forms an integral part of this report. A certificate from M/s Jain Preeti &Company, Practicing Company Secretary regarding compliance on conditions of corporate governance asstipulated in the Listing Regulations is also appended to the report on Corporate Governance.
The Company has put in place adequate policies and procedures to ensure that system of Internal FinancialControl is commensurate with the size and nature of the Company’s business. The evaluation of theseinternal financial controls was done through internal audit process, established within the Company andthrough appointing professional firm to carry out such tests by way of systematic internal audit program.
Based on the review of the reported evaluations, the directors confirms that the financial statement for theyear ended March 31st, 2025, are in accordance with the applicable accounting standards.
The company has established a robust Risk Management system to identify & assess the key risks and ensuresmooth and efficient operations of the business. Your company is aware of these risks and challenges andhas put in place mechanism to ensure that they are managed and mitigate with adequate timely actions. Theaudit committee reviews business risk area covering operational, financial, strategic and regulatory risks.
All contracts, arrangements/ transactions entered into during the year by the company with Related Partieswere in ordinary course of business and on an arm’s length basis. During the year under review, the companyhad not entered into any contract / arrangement/ transactions with related parties which could be consideredas material. The particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 188 (1) of the Companies Act,2013 with related parties and as mentioned in form AOC-2 is attached as “Annexure C”.
During the year under report, your Company has not employed any person who was in receipt ofremuneration in excess of the limits specified under Section 197 of the Act read with the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. The information in terms of provisionof Section 197 (12) of Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5 (1) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed herewith as “Annexure D”.
However pursuant to provision of section 136(1) of the Act, this report is being sent to theshareholders excluding the information required as per Rule 5 (2) and 5 (3) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. Any shareholderinterested in obtaining the said information, may write to the Company Secretary at the RegisteredOffice/ Corporate Office of the Company and the said information is open for inspection at theRegistered Office of the Company.
The board in their meeting held on 30th November 2024 have approved the Aerpace Industries LimitedRestricted Stock Unit Plan 2024 (Aerpace - RSU 2024) (ESOP Scheme). The ESOP Scheme was approved bythe members in the Extra Ordinary General Meeting held on 28th December 2024.
The ESOP Scheme was introduced by the Company in order to attract and retain talent as well as to motivateemployees of the Company and its Group Company(ies) including its holding / subsidiary / associatecompany(ies) (Present and Future, if any) with incentives and reward.
During the year under review, the Company has not granted any stock options to eligible employees.
Your Company considers Great Brand and Great People as its biggest asset. The Company is continued toorganize various inbound and outbound training programs, recreation and team building activities toenhance employee skills and motivation. Company also conducted various workshops and events forgrooming and upgrading vocational skills of the talent pool in order to meet future talent requirements
As required by Regulation 34(2) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, Cash Flow Statement & Consolidated Statement is appended.
In accordance with section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, the provisions related to Corporate SocialResponsibility is not applicable to the company
Particulars of the loans given, investment made, or guarantee given, or security provided are provided in Noteto the Financial Statements.
Considering gender equality, the company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace. TheCompany has an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirement of the Sexual Harassment ofwoman at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. An Internal Complaints Committee(ICC) has been set up to redress complaint receive regarding sexual harassment. In Financial Year 2024-25,there were no complaints were received from any of the employee.
i. Number of Complaints filed during the financial year - NIL
ii. Number of complaints disposed of during the financial year - NIL
iii. number of complaints pending as on end of the financial year - NIL
In pursuance to Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has adopted a Vigil Mechanism /Whistle Blower Policy to deal with instance of fraud and mismanagement, if any. The Company promotesethical behavior in all its business activities and has adopted a mechanism of reporting illegal or unethicalbehavior. The Company has a whistle blower policy wherein the employees are free to report violations oflaws, rules, regulations or unethical conduct to their immediate supervisor or such other person as may benotified by the management to the employees / workers. The mechanism also provides for adequatesafeguards against victimization of directors and employees who avail of the mechanism and provide fordirect access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee in the exceptional cases. The confidentiality of those
reporting violation is maintained, and they are not subjected to any discriminatory practice. However, noviolation of laws or unethical conduct etc. was brought to the notice of the Management or Audit Committeeduring the year ended 31st March 2024. We affirm that during the financial year 2024- 25, no employee ordirector was denied access to the Audit Committee.
A. Conservation of Energy
The Company has initiated to take adequate measures for conservation of energy. The Company shall explorealternative source of energy as and when the necessity arises.
B. Technology Absorption:
The Company continues to use the latest technologies for improving the productivity and qualityof its services and products.
C. Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo (Rs. in lakhs)
Current Year
Previous Year
Foreign Exchange Outgo
Nil
Foreign Exchange earned
The company has complied with Secretarial Standards on meetings of Board of Directors and on GeneralMeeting issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India in terms of Section 118 (10) of the CompaniesAct, 2013.
During the year, there is no material changes.
During the year, no resolutions were passed through Postal Ballot.
38. INSIDER TRADING REGULATIONS
Based on the requirements under SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 read with SEBI(Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, as amended from time to time, the Code of Conduct forprevention of Insider Trading and the Code for Corporate Disclosures (Code), as approved by the Board fromtime to time, are in force by the Company. The objective of this Code is to protect the interest of Shareholdersat large, to prevent misuse of any price sensitive information and to prevent any insider trading activity bydealing in shares of the Company by its Directors, designated employees, and other employees. The Companyalso adopts the concept of Trading Window Closure, to prevent its Directors, Officers, designated employees,and other employees from trading in the securities of the Company at the time when there is unpublishedprice sensitive information.
39. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORSOR COURTS OR TRIBUNAL
There were no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunal which wouldimpact the going concern status and the Company’s operations in future.
40. REPORTING OF FRAUD
The Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified under section 143(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013
41. INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS
There was no application made by the Company or no proceedings are pending against theCompany under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 during the year.
42. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THETIME OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILETAKING LOAN FROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONGWITH THE REASONS THEREOF
The disclosure is not applicable as the Company has not undertaken any one-time settlement with the banksor financial institutions during the year.
43. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATIONANDPROTECTION FUND
The Company was not required to transfer any amount to the Investor Education and Protection Fund
The Board of Director take this opportunity to thank all its shareholders, valued customer, banks, governmentand statutory authorities, investor, and stock exchange for their continued support to the company. Yourdirectors wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the committed services by employees.Your directors acknowledge with gratitude the encouragement and support extended by our valuedshareholders and the Promoters of the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Mrs.Prem Singh Rawat Mr.Milan Bhupendra Shah
Director Managing Director
DIN: 01423453 DIN: 08163535
Date 18th July 2025Place: Mumbai