Your directors have pleasure in presenting to you their 33rd Annual Reporttogether with the audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March,2025 and the Auditors’ Report thereon
The summarized working results for the year ended 31.03.2025 as compared withthe previous financial are as under:
PARTICULARS
2024-25
2023-24
Total Income
2024.73
3552.25
Less: Total Expenses
Profit before Depreciation and
1965.37
3457.08
Taxation
59.36
95.16
Less: Depreciation
37.89
45.06
Profit before Tax
21.47
50.10
Provision for Tax
2.03
19.41
Profit after Tax
19.44
30.68
Profit brought forward
1050.78
1020.10
Profit available for appropriationProfit/Loss carried to Balance
1070.23
Sheet
During the financial year 2024-25, the Company recorded a total income of Rs.2024.73 lakhs and reported a profit before tax of Rs. 21.47 lakhs, compared to Rs.50.10 lakhs in 2023-24. The increasing disposable income of consumers, along withevolving fashion trends, has contributed to a growing global demand for leather-basedproducts—including from major markets such as China. This trend is expected to drivemarket growth in the coming years.
Your Company is engaged in the Business of Manufacturing of Leather Garments.There has been no change in the nature of business during the year under review.
The Board of Directors has decided to retain the profits for the year and, accordingly,has not recommended any dividend.
Your Directors do not propose to transfer any amount to the reserves for the year.
The Company during the year under review has not issued any Sweat Equity Sharesor Shares with Differential Rights or under Employee Stock Option Scheme nor did itBuy Back any shares. The Authorised share Capital remained the same as previousyear. The company during the year had not received any amount towards the calls inarrears and the Paid Up capital as on 31st March, 2025 is Rs.3,90,98,250/-.
Your Company does not have any subsidiary, joint venture or associate company as atMarch 31, 2025. Hence, the details and performance thereof do not arise.
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits during the period underreview. Hence, the details relating to deposits covered under the Chapter V is notrequired to disclose.
During the year under review, the Company did not advance any loans, offerguarantees, or provide security as outlined in Section 186 of the Companies Act.However, the Company invested Rs. 0.09 lakhs in quoted shares, all within the limitsspecified under Section 186. For further details on these investments, please refer tothe Company’s financial statements.
The Board of the Company comprises five Directors: three Non-Executive, IndependentDirectors; one Non-Executive Director; and one Managing Director.
Consequent upon resignation of Mrs Aakriti Sharma, as the Company Secretary, the Board,at its meeting held on May 29, 2024, appointed Mrs. Ritu Sharma as the CompanySecretary and Compliance Officer of the Company.
Mr. L. Ramanathan, who was appointed as the Whole-Time Director of the Company, hasresigned from the Board with effect from May 23, 2025. The Board places on record itsappreciation for his valuable contributions and dedicated service during his tenure asWhole-Time Director.
Mrs. Ashitha K was appointed as a Non-Executive, Additional Independent Director of theCompany with effect from August 06, 2025, at the Board meeting held on that date.Accordingly, the Board recommends passing the Special Resolution relating to herappointment, as set out in Item No. 3 of the Notice convening the Meeting.
In accordance with Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Whole-Time KeyManagerial Personnel (KMP) as of the date of this report are: Mr. RM Lakshmanan,Managing Director; Mr. M. Nagendra, Chief Financial Officer; and Mrs. Ritu Sharma,Company Secretary.
During the financial year under review, six Board Meetings were held on the followingdates: May 29, 2024; July 24, 2024 August 12, 2024; November 11, 2024; December 09,2024 and February 12, 2025. The intervals between these meetings were within the limitsprescribed by the Companies Act, 2013. Details of the meetings and directors' attendanceare provided below:
S.No
Name of the Director
Designationand Category
No. ofBoardMeetingsheldduringthe year
No. ofBoardMeetingsattendedduring theyear
Attendanceof LastAGM
1
Mr.L.Ramanathan (1)
Executive,Whole timeDirector
6
Yes
2
Mr. RM Lakshmanan
Executive,
Managing
Director
3
Mrs.P. Shanmathy
Director, Non¬Executive,Independent
4
Mr. RavindranVaradarajan
5
Mr Kavinesan I.M
Non-executive
Mrs.Ashitha K (2)
0
NA
1. Mr.L.Ramanathan who was appointed as Whole Time Director resigned from theBoard effective May 23, 2025
2. Mrs. Ashitha K (DIN: 07233606) was appointed as a Non-Executive, additionalIndependent Director of the Company, effective August 6, 2025, at the BoardMeeting held on that date.
The Company has received necessary declaration from all the Independent Directors ofthe Company under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) that theIndependent Directors of the Company meet with the criteria of their Independence laiddown in Section 149(6). All the Independent Directors have registered themselves in theIndependent Director’s Database managed by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
The Audit Committee consists of Five (5) Directors. All the members of the AuditCommittee have accounting, financial and management expertise. The composition,powers, role and terms of reference of the Committee are constituted as per theSection 177 mentioned under the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 18 of theSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2015).
The Audit Committee reviews the audit reports submitted by the Internal Auditorsand Statutory Auditors, financial results, effectiveness of internal audit processesand the Company’s risk management strategy. It reviews the Company’s establishedsystems and the Committee is governed by a Charter which is in line with theregulatory requirements mandated by the Companies Act, 2013 read with ScheduleII of the SEBI Regulations, 2015. The Committee is vested with the necessary powersas defined in its Charter, to achieve its objectives.
During the financial year under review, Five (5) Audit Committee meetings were heldon the following dates: May 29, 2024; July 24, 2024 August 12, 2024; November 11,2024; and February 12, 2025. All recommendations made by the Audit Committeewere accepted by the Board of Directors.
The present Audit Committee consists of the following Directors. Details of the meetingsand directors' attendance are provided below:
Name of the Member
Category
Status
Meetings
Held
Attended
Mrs.P.Shanmathy
Non-executive,
Independent
Chairman
Mr. Ravindran Varadarajan
Member
Non-executive,Director
Mrs.Ashitha K (1)
Executive,Managing Director
1) Mrs. Ashitha K (DIN: 07233606) was appointed as member of the Audit Committee,effective from 6th August, 2025
B) NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE:
Term of reference:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has been empowered and authorized toexercise powers as entrusted under the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act,2013.
The Board has framed a policy to determine and identify the persons, who are qualifiedto become Directors of the Company / who may be appointed in Senior Management inaccordance with the criteria laid down, recommend to the Board their appointment andremoval and also shall carry out evaluation of every director’s performance. Committeeshall also formulate the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes,independent of the Directors and recommend to the Board a Policy, relating to theremuneration for the Directors and Key Managerial Personnel.
The Committee met one time during the year under review—on 29th May, 2024 to reviewand recommend the appointment of Directors, Company Secretary etc
The present Nomination and Remuneration Committee consists of the following members.Details of the meetings and directors' attendance are as follows:
Sl
No.
Name of theMember
M
[eetings
1. Mrs. Ashitha K (DIN: 07233606) was appointed as a member of the Nomination andRemuneration Committee, from 6th August 2025
C) STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE:
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee oversees, inter-alia, redressal ofShareholders and Investor grievances, transfer/ transmission/transposition of shares,Split, consolidation, issue of duplicate shares certificates, recording dematerialization/rematerialization of shares, non-receipt of Annual Reports and related matters.
The committee is constituted in line with the provisions of Regulation 20 of SEBI ListingRegulations and Section 178 of the Act to:
• Consider and resolve the grievances of security holders.
• Consider and approve issue of share certificates, transfer and transmission of securities,etc
During the year under review, the Committee held two meetings on 6th June, 2024 and18th November, 2024 all of which were attended by its members. The Company did notreceive any grievances or complaints during the year.
The present composition and details of the meeting and directors attendance are asfollows:-
Mr. L.Ramanathan(1)
Executive, Wholetime Director
Mr. Kavinesan I.M
Mrs. Ashitha K (2)
1. Mr.L.Ramanathan ceased to be a member of Stakeholders Relationship Committeewith effect from May 23, 2025 following his resignation from the Board.
2. Mrs. Ashitha K (DIN: 07233606) was appointed as a Member of StakeholdersRelationship Committee with effect from 6th August, 2025.
The Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct for theDirectors and Senior Personnel. The Code is a comprehensive one applicable to allDirectors, Executive and Non-Executive, and members of Senior Management. TheCode has been circulated to all the members of the Board and senior personnel andthey have affirmed compliance of the same.
Pursuant to the requirement of Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013 with respectto Directors Responsibility Statement, your Directors confirm that they have:
a) Followed in the preparation of financial statements, the applicable accountingstandards and given proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;
b) selected appropriate 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 of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year 31st March,2025 and of the profit and Loss Account of the Company for that period.
c) taken proper and sufficient care for maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of this Act so as to safeguard the assets of the companyand to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities;
d) prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
e) laid down proper internal financial controls in the Company that are adequate andwere operating effectively; and.
f) devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
M/s.Darpan & Associates, Chartered Accountants, [Firm Registration No. 016156S],were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the 31st Annual GeneralMeeting held on 27th September, 2023 to hold office for a period of five years till theconclusion of 36th Annual General Meeting of the Company. The Board was authorizedto fix such remuneration as may be recommended by the Audit Committee inconsultation with the Auditors.
Accordingly, no resolution is being proposed for ratification of appointment of statutoryauditors at the ensuing AGM. The Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they are notdisqualified from continuing as Auditors of the Company and the remuneration for thefinancial year 2024-25 is as per notes to the financial statement.
There are no qualifications or adverse remarks in the Auditors’ Report which requireany clarification/explanation. The Notes on financial statements are self-explanatory,and needs no further explanation. The Statutory Auditors have not reported anyincident of fraud to the Audit Committee of the Company during the year under review.
The primary objective of the Audit Committee is to oversee and ensure the effectiveness ofthe Management’s financial reporting process. This involves ensuring accurate and timelydisclosures with the highest standards of transparency, integrity, and quality in financialreporting. The Committee supervises the work conducted by Management, as well as theinternal and statutory auditors. For the year 2024-25, a qualified Chartered Accountanthas been appointed as the Internal Auditor to carry out the internal audit functions andactivities of the Company.
In terms of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Cost records andAudits) Rules, 2014, as amended from time to time, the business activities of the companydo not fall under the scope of mandatory cost audit.
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, a Practicing Company Secretary to undertake the Secretarial Audit of theCompany. The Secretarial Auditors have confirmed they are not disqualified to be appointedas the Secretarial Auditors of the Company for the year ending 31st March, 2025. TheSecretarial Audit Report is annexed to this report as Annexure - A.
There are no qualifications or adverse remarks in the Secretarial Auditors’ Report whichrequire any clarification/ explanation.
During the year under review, the Secretarial Auditors had not reported any matterunder Section 143 (12) of the Act therefore no detail is required to be disclosed underSection 134 of the Act.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 and other applicable provisions of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and in terms of Regulation 24A of the Listing Regulations, with effect from 1stApril 2025, your Company is required to appoint a Practicing Company Secretary for notmore than one term of five consecutive years or a firm of Practicing Company Secretariesfor not more than two terms of five consecutive years, as a Secretarial Auditor, with theapproval of the members at its AGM and such Secretarial Auditor must be a peer reviewedcompany secretary and should not have incurred any of the disqualifications as specifiedunder the Listing Regulations.
Further, as per the said Regulation, any association of the individual or the firm as theSecretarial Auditors of the Company before 31st March 2025 shall not be considered for thepurpose of calculating the tenure of the Secretarial Auditors taking into account the aboverequirements, the Board, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has approved theappointment of Mr. S. Ganesan Practicing Company Secretary as the Secretarial Auditors ofthe Company for a term of five consecutive years, to hold office from the conclusion thisAnnual General Meeting (‘AGM’) till the conclusion of 38th (Thirty Eighth) AGM of theCompany to be held in the Year 2030 covering the period from the financial year ending31st March 2026 till the financial year ending 31st March 2030, subject to the approval ofthe members at the ensuing 33rd AGM of your Company.
The recommendation followed a detailed evaluation of proposals received by the Companyand consideration of factors such as capabilities, independence, industry experience,subject matter expertise and past association with the Company.
In terms of Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 12 of the Companies(Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return of the Company isavailable on the website of the Company at https://www.euroleder.com
There are no significant and material orders were passed by the regulators or courts ortribunals against the Company, impacting the going concern status and Company’soperation in future.
No material changes and commitments have occurred, affecting the financial position ofthe Company between the end of the financial year of the Company to which thefinancial statements relate and the date of the report.
None of the employees draws remuneration above ceiling limits as per the provisions ofCompanies Act, 2013. Hence, details of the employees of the Company as requiredpursuant to rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014, are not furnished.
Having regard to the provisions of Section 136(1) read with its relevant proviso of theCompanies Act, 2013, the disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details asrequired under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) andRule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules 2014, forming part of the Annual Report, is available for inspection at theregistered office of the company during working hours.
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchangeearnings and outgo stipulated under Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is annexed herewith asAnnexure - B.
All the transactions with the related parties were entered into by the Company duringthe period under review were in the ordinary course of business and at arm’s lengthbasis. Prior omnibus approval is obtained for related party transactions which are ofrepetitive nature and entered in the ordinary course of business and at arm’s length. Allrelated party transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for review andapproval. The details of related party transactions pursuant to clause (h) of sub -section134 of the Act, is enclosed in Form AOC-2 as Annexure - C.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report, emphasizing the business details, isattached and forms part of the report as Annexure - D.
Compliance with the corporate governance provisions outlined in Parts C, D, and E ofSchedule V of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, is not applicable to the Company, as itspaid-up equity share capital did not exceed Rs.10 crores and its net worth did not exceedRs. 25 crores as of the end of the previous financial year. Therefore, a Report on CorporateGovernance is not provided.
Regarding Part F of Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, there are no shares held in the demat suspense account or unclaimedsuspense account.
The Company confirms that it has paid the Annual Listing fees for the year 2025-26 to theBSE Limited where the Company’s share are listed
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 pertaining to Corporate SocialResponsibility are not applicable to the Company.
In compliance with provisions of Section 177 of the Act read with SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Companyhas constituted Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy for Directors, employees andvendors of the Company. The Whistle Blower Policy enables the Directors, employees andvendors to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violationof the Code of Conduct or ethics Policy, thereby ensuring that the activities of the Companyare conducted in a fair and transparent manner. The said policy is available at theCompany’s website at https://www.euroleder.com
We further affirm that no employee has been denied access to the audit committee duringthe year 2024- 25.
As per Regulation 21 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, amendments regulation with effectfrom 10/01/2020, the provisions of this regulation shall be applicable to top 1000 listedentities, determined on the basis of market capitalization, as at the end of the immediateprevious financial year. Hence it is not applicable to us since we are not falling under thecategory of top 1000 listed entities.
However, in the Audit Committee Meeting and Board of Directors’ Meeting discussed aboutthe elements of risk in different areas of operations and to develop various suitable actionsassociated to mitigate the risks.
Pursuant to Section 134 of Companies Act, 2013 and in compliance with the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Board ofDirectors has carried out an annual performance evaluation of the Board, it’sCommittees and Directors individually and is carried out as per the criteria laid downby the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Accordingly, as per Schedule V of Companies Act, 2013, the Independent Directors ofthe Company at their separate meeting evaluated the performance of non-independentdirectors and the Board as a whole. They also evaluated the performance of Chairmanof the Company and flow of information from the Management to the Board.
The Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of Indiaand that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) and Schedule V Para C Clause (10) (i) of Securities andExchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 a certificate received from a Company Secretary in practice is enclosed as Annexure- E
Annual General Meeting
Friday, September 26, 2025 at 11.30 am (throughVC/OAVM facility)
Deemed Venue
No.11, First Floor, K.M.Adam Street, Nagelkeni,Chrompet, Chennai - 600044
Financial year
April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025
Book Closure
Saturday, 20th September, 2025 to
Friday, 26th September, 2025 (both days inclusive)
E-Voting Period
From 9.00 a.m. (IST) on Tuesday, 23rd September,2025 up to 5.00 p.m. (IST) on Thursday, 25thSeptember, 2025
Cut-off date
19th September, 2025 (Friday)
Listing on Stock Exchange
BSE Limited
Registrar and Share TransferAgent
Cameo Corporate Services Limited
ISIN/Scrip code
INE940E01011 Scrip Code :526468
During the year 2024-25, we continued the sustainability initiative with the aim of goinggreen and minimizing our impact on the environment. Like the previous year, this year too,we are publishing only the statutory disclosures in the print version of the Annual Report.Additional information is available on our website, https://www.euroleder.com Electroniccopies of the Annual Report 2024-25 and Notice of the 33rd AGM are sent to all memberswhose email addresses are registered with the Company / Depository Participant(s)
Pursuant to the various circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in 2021,2022,2023, 2024 and 2025 collectively named as MCA circulars in respect of holding ofAGM through Video Conferencing and SEBI Circulars also in respect of holding of AGMthrough Video Conferencing and in the recent Circular dated 25th September 2023 and19th September 2024, respectively, and other circulars issued in this respect (“MCACirculars”) allowed, inter-alia, to conduct AGM through VC/ OAVM facility Hence weconduct our 33rd AGM through video conferencing.The deemed venue for the 33rd AGMshall be the Registered Office of the Company.
In terms of the MCA Circulars since the physical attendance of Members has beendispensed with, there is no requirement of appointment of proxies. Accordingly, the facilityof appointment of proxies by Members under Section 105 of the Act will not be available forthe 33rd AGM. However, in pursuance of Section 112 and Section 113 of the Act,representatives of the Members maybe appointed for the purpose of voting through remotee-Voting, for participation in the 33rd AGM through VC/OAVM Facility and E-Voting duringthe 33rd AGM.
The Notice of the 33rd AGM and Annual Report for the year 2025 will be available on thewebsite of the Company at www.euroleder.com and on the website of the BSE Limited atwww.bseindia.com for download
The Company is providing remote E-voting facility to all members to enable them to casttheir votes electronically on all resolutions set forth in the Notice. This is pursuant tosection 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 20 of the Companies (Management andAdministration) Rules, 2014. The instructions for remote E-voting are provided in theNotice.
Members are requested to read the general instructions for accessing and participating inthe 33rd AGM through VC/OAVM Facility and voting through electronic means includingremote e-Voting as set out in the Notice of 33rd AGM
The Company has in place an anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirementof the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prohibition, Preventionand Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal complaints committee (ICC) has been set up to redresscomplaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual,temporary and trainees) are covered under this policy. The Company has not received anycomplaint of Sexual harassment during the year 2024-25 under review.
Your Company confirms that there have been no deviations or variations in the use of theproceeds from the Initial Public Offer (IPO), as required under Regulation 32 of theSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015. The Company also affirms that the IPO proceeds have been utilized forthe purposes outlined in the prospectus. Consequently, the Statement of Deviation(s) orVariation(s) is not applicable to the Company.
The cautionary Statement in this Report, more particularly those which relate toManagement Discussion and Analysis as explained in the Directors Report, describing theCompany’s business overview, projections, operational performances, estimates andexpectations may constitute ‘forward looking statements’ within the meaning of applicablelaws and regulations. Actual results might differ materially from those either expressed orimplied in the statement depending on the circumstances
Your Directors take this opportunity to express their thanks to the Shareholders,Customers, Suppliers, Banks and Government for their valuable assistance andsupport.
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation of the sincere efforts put in bythe employees of the Company at all levels for the growth of the Company.
Date: 6th August 2025 Managing Director Director
(DIN: 00039603) (DIN: 09743522)