Your Directors take pleasure in presenting the 57th Annual Report together with the Audited Statement OfAccounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
(? in lakhs) (? in lakhs)
Freight & Services
4099.99
3824.17
Net Earnings
207.92
267.06
Less : Provision for Taxation
61.29
40.77
Surplus from Operations
146.63
226.29
Gains from Extra Ordinary Items (net of taxes)
-
135.82
Net Surplus
362.11
Other Comprehensive Income
(1.51)
(0.97)
Total Comprehensive Income
145.12
361.14
In order to plough back profits, the Directors do not recommend any dividend for the year ended 31st March,2025.
Pursuant to the requirement clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, yourDirectors confirm that:
i) the applicable accounting standards have been followed and wherever required, proper explanationsrelating to material departures have been given.
ii) the Directors have selected such 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 stateof affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the Company for thatperiod.
iii) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv) the Accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
v) the directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
vi) the directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Appointments and Re-Appointments
Sri Jagpal Singh (DIN:06964314) was re-appointed as Independent director for a second term of 5 years from28th May 2024 to 27th May 2029.Sri Dinesh Arya (DIN:00168213) and Smt. Minu Tulsian (DIN:07208466) wereappointed as Independent Director for a term 5 years from 27th June 2024 to 26th June 2029.
Sri Sushil Kumar Todi (DIN:00309839) retires from the board by rotation at conclusion of the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting and being eligible offer himself for re-appointment.
Necessary resolutions seeking approval of the members for the proposed re-appointment have beenincorporated in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The Independent Directors of the Company have declared that they meet the criteria of Independence in termsof Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements),Regulations 2015 as amended and that there is no change in their status of Independence.
There has been no further appointment/reappointment of any Key Managerial Personnel during the yearunder review.
The Remuneration policy of the Company comprising the appointment and remuneration of the Directors, KeyManagerial Personnel and Senior Executives of the Company including criteria for determining qualifications,positive attributes, independence of a Director and other related matters has been provided in the CorporateGovernance Report which is annexed to this Report as Annexure - A.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and applicable regulation of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements),Regulations 2015, Independent Directors at their meeting without the participationof the Non-independent Directors and Management, considered/evaluated the Boards' performance,Performance of the Chairman and other Non-independent Directors.
The Board subsequently evaluated its own performance, the working of its Committees (Audit, Nomination andRemuneration and Stakeholders Relationship Committee) and Independent Directors (without participation ofthe relevant Director).
The criteria for performance evaluation have been detailed in the Corporate Governance Report, which isannexed to this Report as Annexure -A.
The compliance with provisions of Corporate Governance are non-mandatory for your company as perRegulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations,2015.The Board remainscommitted to maintain the highest standards of Corporate Governance and has implemented several goodpractices as prevalent in the industry. Corporate Governance Report and Management Analysis and DiscussionReport pursuant to Revised Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges in accordance with SEBI ListingRegulations, are provided in separate annexure to this report as Annexure - A and B respectively.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. Duringthe year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weaknesses in the design or operations wereobserved.
Your Company laid down procedures to inform Board members about risk assessment and minimization andhas implemented the Risk Management plan and continuously monitors it.
Details of Risk Management by the Company have been provided in the Management Discussion and AnalysisReport which is annexed to this Report as Annexure - B.
The Company also has constituted a Risk Management Committee (Non-Mandatory) which ensures that theCompany has an appropriate and effective Enterprise Risk Management system with appropriate policies andprocesses which carries out risk assessment and ensures that risk mitigation plans are in place by validating thesame at regular intervals.
A Risk Management status report is provided to the Audit Committee for its information on a regular basis.
M/s. Patanjali & Co., Chartered Accountants (FRN:308163E) were appointed as Statutory Auditors of yourCompany at the Annual General Meeting held on 4th August, 2022, for a term of five consecutive years. TheStatutory Auditors have confirmed their eligibility and submitted the certificate in writing that they are notdisqualified to hold the office of the Statutory Auditors.
The report given by the Statutory Auditors on the financial statements of the Company forms part of the AnnualReport. There is no qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer given by the statutory auditors intheir report.
Sri Debasish Mukherjee, Practising Company Secretary was appointed to conduct the Secretarial Audit of theCompany for the financial year 2024-25, as required under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rulesthereunder. The Secretarial Audit Report for FY 2024-25 is annexed herewith as Annexure C to this Report. TheSecretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
The Board has re-appointed Sri Debasish Mukherjee, Practising Company Secretary, as Secretarial Auditor of theCompany for the financial year 2025-26.
The Audit Committee comprised of Independent Directors namely Sri Dipak Dey (Chairman), Sri Jagpal Singhand Sri Beni Gopal Daga as other members till 26th June, 2024. W.e.f. 27th June, 2024 the committee wasreconstituted with Sri Jagpal Singh (Chairman), Sri Dinesh Arya and Smt. Minu Tulsian as other members.All therecommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.
The Vigil Mechanism of the Company also incorporates a whistle blower policy in terms of the ListingAgreement. Protected disclosures can be made by a whistle blower through e-mail, or telephone line or letterto the Whistle and Ethics Officer or to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Policy on vigil mechanism andwhistle blower policy may be accessed on the Company's website linkhttp://www.coastalroadways.com/investors/vigil-mechanism.pdf
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view to regulate tradingin securities by the Directors and designated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre-clearance fordealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the purchase or sale of Company shares by the Directors and thedesignated employees while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to theCompany and during the period when the Trading Window is closed. The Board is responsible forimplementation of the Code. All Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with theCode.
Five meetings of the board of Directors were held during the year. For further details, please refer the Reporton Corporate Governance annexed to this Report as Annexure - A.
The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgoas required to be disclosed under the Companies Act, 2013, are provided in Annexure - D to this Report.
In accordance with the Companies Act, 2013, the annual return in the prescribed format is available on thewebsite of the Company at http://www.coastalroadways.com/investors/annual-return-2025.pdf
The company has not given any loans or guarantees covered under the provisions of section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013. The details of the investments made by company are given in the notes to the financialstatements.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on arm's length basis andwere in the ordinary course of the business. There are no materially significant related party transactions madeby the company with Promoters, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may havepotential conflict with interest of the company at large.
There has been no such change during the year under review.
During the year, the Company voluntarily delisted its equity shares from the Calcutta Stock ExchangeLimited(CSE) pursuant to applicable SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations.The Company continues toremain listed on BSE Limited(BSE), which has nationwide trading terminals.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 ,as amended are annexed herewith as Annexure - E to this report.
Details pertaining to remuneration as required under section 197(12) of the companies Act, 2013 read with rule5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rule, 2014.
a. There were no employees employed throughout the financial year and who were in receipt ofremuneration for the year in aggregate of not more than ? 1,02,00,000/-.
b. There were no employees employed for a part of the financial year and who were in receipt ofremuneration at a rate in aggregate of not more than ? 8,50,000/- per month.
c. There were no employees employed throughout the financial year or part thereof, who were in receiptof remuneration in the year which, in the aggregate or at a rate which in the aggregate were in excessof that drawn by the Managing Director or Whole-time-director and holds by himself or along with hisspouse and dependent children, not more than 2% of the equity shares of the Company.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration of top 10 employees as required under section 197(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rules 5(2) & 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, as amended are annexed herewith as Annexure - F to this report. Further,the report and the accounts are being sent to the members excluding the aforesaid annexure. In terms ofSection 136 of the Act, the said annexure is open for inspection at the Corporate Office of the Company duringbusiness hours on working days of the Company upto the date of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Anymember interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary and the same will beprovided free of cost to the member.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there wereno transactions on these items during the year under review:
1. Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act.
2. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
3. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the company under any scheme.
4. The company does not have any subsidiary.
5. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact thegoing concern status and Company's operations in future.
6. The provisions relating to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) under Section 135 of the Companies Act,2013 are not applicable to the Company during the year under review.
7. The Auditors of the Company have not reported any instances of fraud committed in the Company byits officers or employees as specified under section 143(12) of the Act, details of which needs to bementioned in this Report.
8. There are no applications made or any proceeding pending against the Company under Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the financial year.
9. Details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of one-time settlement and thevaluation done while taking loan from the banks or financial institutions along with the reasons thereofThere are no instances of one-time settlement during the financial year under review.
The Company has followed applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to 'Meetings of theBoard of Directors' and 'General Meetings' respectively.
Your Directors also state that during the year under review, there were no complaints pursuant to SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Your Directors further state that there have been no material changes and commitments affecting the financialposition of the company between the end of the financial year under review and the date of this report.
The Board wishes to place on record its gratitude for the assistance and co-operation received from Banks,Government, Authorities, Customers, Vendors and finally to all its members for the trust and confidencereposed in the Company. The Board further wishes to record its sincere appreciation for the significantcontributions made by employees at all levels for their competence, dedication and contribution towards theoperations of the Company.
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Place: Kolkata (K. K. Todi)
Date: The 28th day of May, 2025 Chairman, Managing Director & CEO
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