The Board of Directors of the Company has the pleasure in presenting the Seventh (7th)Annual Report of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial performance on the basis of Standalone & Consolidated FinancialStatements for the Financial year ended March 31, 2025 is summarized as below:
(? in Lakhs )
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Current
Financial
Year
31.03.2025
Previous
31.03.2024
Revenue from Operations
7,676.46
7,046.70
Other Income
92.96
81.72
50.70
Total income
7,769.42
7,128.42
7,727.16
Total Operating Expenditure
5156.93
4,640.03
5,177.73
4,650.90
Profit/(loss) before Depreciation,Finance costs, Exceptional itemsand tax expense
2,612.49
2,488.39
2549.43
2,477.52
Less:Depreciation/Amortization
/Impairment
240.04
281.64
240.05
Profit/(Loss) before Finance cost,Exceptional items and TaxExpense
2,372.45
2,206.75
2,309.38
2,195.88
Less: Finance Costs
8.44
13.01
8.59
16.39
Profit/(loss) before Exceptionalitems and Tax Expense
2364.01
2,193.74
2,300.79
2,179.49
Add/(less): Exceptional items
-
Profit /(Loss) before Tax Expenseand Share of Profit/(Loss) of theAssociates
2193.74
2300.79
2179.49
Share of Profit/ (Loss) of theAssociates
Profit /(Loss) before Tax Expense
2,364.01
Less: Tax Expense - Current &Deferred
602.04
530.06
606.07
521.94
Profit/ (loss) for the year (1)
1,761.97
1,663.68
1694.72
1,657.55
Other ComprehensiveIncome/(loss)(2)
(6.40)
(5.61)
Total (1 2)
1,755.57
1658.07
1,688.32
1,651.94
The annexed Management Discussion and Analysis Report forms part of this reportand covers, amongst other matters, the performance of the Company during theFinancial Year 2024-25 as well as the future outlook.
As on the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2025, the:
The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is INR 9,10,00,000/- (Indian RupeesNine Crores Ten Lakhs Only) divided into 90,50,000 Equity Shares of INR 10/- (IndianRupees Ten Only) each and 5,000 10% Cumulative Redeemable Preference shares ofINR 100/- (Indian Rupees Hundred Only) each.
The Paid up Equity Share capital as at 31st March, 2025 stood at INR 3,04,66,050/-(Indian Rupees Three Crores Four Lakhs Sixty-Six Thousand Fifty Only) comprising of30,46,605 Equity Shares of Face Value INR 10/- (Indian Rupees Ten Only) each.
During the year under review, the Company had not issued shares with differentialvoting right neither granted stock option nor sweat equity. Further the Company hadnot issued any debenture bonds and any nonconvertible securities.
The Company's equity shares are listed with the Bombay Stock Exchange i.e. BSELimited and the ISIN of the Company is "INE07G501017".
During the financial year the Company had redeemed the 8 (Eight) Unlisted 10% fullypaid-up Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of INR. 100/- each (Indian RupeesOne Hundred only) and has extinguished the ISINs related to such Preference Shares.
As on financial year ended the issued and paid-up preference share capital of theCompany is nil.
DIVIDEND
During the financial year under review, INR 10/- (Indian Rupees Ten Only) each waspaid as dividend to the Preference Shareholders of the Company. However, thedividend for equity shares is not recommended by Board of directors.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
During the financial year the Company has transferred Rs. 800/- (Rupees EightHundred only) to the Capital Redemption Reserve on the redemption of preferenceshares.
SHIFTING OF REGISTERED OFFICE
During the financial year 2024-25 the registered office of the Company had shifted fromState of Tamil Nadu to the State of Gujarat (within the jurisdiction of Registrar ofCompanies, Ahmedabad) vide the order dated 18th February, 2025 of the RegionalDirector (Southern Region), Chennai, Tamil Nadu and the approval of ROCAhmedabad is received during the current financial year as on 07th April, 2025.
The New Address of Registered Office of the Company is as follows-
Near Kala Ghoda Circle, Sayajiganj,
Vadodara, Gujarat- 390020 IN.
SHIFTING OF PLACE AT WHICH THE BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AREMAINTAINED
During the year 2024-25 the place of maintain of Books of Account of the Companyhad shifted from Amber Convention Centre, Bypass Rd, Near Best Price, Hare KrishnaVihar, Nipania, Indore (MP)-452010 to H/1 Scheme No 54, Vijay Nagar Indore MadhyaPradesh 452010.
ANNUAL RETURN
As provided under Sections 92(3) and 134(3)(a) of the Act, read with Rule 12 of theCompanies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, as amended from time totime, the draft Annual Return of your Company in Form MGT-7 for the Financial Year2024-25 is hosted on the website of your Company at - https:/ / shplpune.com/ wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Annual Return 2024-25.pdf
REVISION IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR BOARDS' REPORT UNDERSECTION 131 (1) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
In terms of Section 131 of the Act, the Financial Statements and Board's Report are incompliance with the provisions of Section 129 or Section 134 of the Act and that norevision has been made during any of the three preceding financial years.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEE AND AGM
The Board meets at regular intervals to discuss and decide on business policy andstrategy apart from other Board business. The notice of Board Meeting is given well inadvance to all the Directors. The agenda of the Board/ Committee meetings arecirculated at least 7 days prior to the date of the meeting. The agenda for the Board andCommittee meetings include detailed notes on the items to be discussed at the meetingto enable the Directors to take an informed decision.
The details of the number of meetings of the Board and its Committees held during theFinancial Year 2024-25 forms part of the Corporate Governance Report. Further,Annual General Meeting of the Company for Financial year 2023-24 was held on Friday12th July, 2024
During the year 2024-25, your company conducted a postal ballot for the passing ofcertain agenda items. The details of the postal ballot, including the resolutions put forthand the voting results are included in Corporate Governance Report, which forms anintegral part of annual report.
DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted deposit from the public falling within the ambit ofSection 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)Rules, 2014 and there were no remaining unclaimed deposits as on 31st March, 2025.Further, the Company has not accepted any deposit or loans in contravention of theprovisions of the Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder.
DISCLOSURE OF UNSECURED LOAN RECEIVED FROM DIRECTORS
Pursuant to Section 2(31) Read with Rule 2(1)(c)(viii) of Companies (Acceptance ofDeposits) Rules, 2014, (including any statutory modification or re-enactment thereoffor the time being in force), the Company had not received any unsecured loan fromdirectors during the financial year.
SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATE AND JOINT VENTURES OF THE COMPANY
The Company is having one Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company named SuperCiviltech Private Limited (CIN: U55101MP2015PTC033751). Further, the Companydoes not have any associate or joint venture company at the beginning or closing orany time during the year 2024-25. There are no companies which become/ceased to besubsidiaries during the year of your Company.
A separate statement containing salient features of the Financial Statement of theSubsidiary in the prescribed Form AOC-1 are annexed to this Report as Annexure-1and hence is not repeated here for sake of brevity.
In accordance with fourth proviso of Section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, theAnnual Report of the Company, containing therein its standalone and the consolidatedfinancial statements has been placed on the website of the Companywww.shplpune.com . Further, as per fifth proviso of the said section, audited annualaccounts of the subsidiary company have also been placed on the website of theCompany https:/ / shplpune.com/ investors/ #1719593223548-333c5fb0-13da Therehas been no material change in the nature of the business of the subsidiary company.
In terms of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act'), Financial Statement ofthe subsidiary company is not required to be sent to the members of the Company. TheCompany shall provide a copy of the annual accounts of its subsidiary company to themembers of the Company on their request. The annual accounts of its subsidiarycompany will also be kept open for inspection at the registered office of the Companyduring business hours.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Your Directors have pleasure in enclosing the Consolidated Financial Statementspursuant to the requirement of Section 129 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation33 and Regulation 34 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, read with other applicableprovisions and prepared in accordance with applicable IND AS, for financial yearended March 31, 2025. The Consolidated Financial Statements form part of this AnnualReport.
A Report on the performance and financial position of the subsidiary companyincluded in the Consolidated Financial Statements and their contribution to the overallperformance of the Company is provided in Form AOC-1 and forms integral part ofthis Annual Report.
DETAILS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
The composition of the Board of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel ("KMP") ofthe Company is in accordance with the provision of Section 149, 203 of the Companies
Act, 2013 and Regulation 17 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, with an appropriatecombination of Executive, Non-Executive and Independent Directors.
The details of the Directors and KMP of the Company as on March 31, 2025, are givenherein below:
S.
No.
Name
Designation
1.
Mr. Abhay ChintamanChaudhari (DIN: 06726836)
Chairman and Independent Director
2.
Mr. Thottappully NarayananUnni (DIN: 00079237)
Independent Director
3.
Mr. Zuber Yusuf Dhanani(DIN: 08097604)
Whole-Time Director
4.
Mr. Raoof Razak Dhanani(DIN: 00174654)
Non-Executive Director
5.
Mrs. Suchitra Dhanani(DIN: 00712187)
6.
Ms. Kajal Jain
Company Secretary and ComplianceOfficer
7.
*Mr. Goverdhan Singh Panwar
Chief Financial Officer
• Mr. Goverdhan Singh Panwar resigned from the post of Chief Financial Officer of theCompany w.e.f 05th June, 2025.
The Board members are highly qualified with the strong varied experience in therelevant field of the business activities of the Company which plays significant rolesfor the business policy and decision making process and provide guidance to theexecutive management to discharge their functions effectively.
• CHANGES IN BOARD OF DIRECTORS/KMPs
During the financial year 2024-25 following changes have been made in thecomposition of Board of Directors and KMPs of the company:
• Mr. Goverdhan Singh Panwar was appointed as a Chief Financial Officer of theCompany by the Board of Directors w. e. f. 14th January, 2025 at the board meetingheld on 14th January, 2025 and resigned from the post of Chief Financial Officer ofthe company w.e.f 05th June, 2025.
• Mrs. Arpita Jain resigned from the post of Chief Financial Officer of the companyw.e.f 17th October, 2024.
• Ms. Kajal Jain was appointed as a Company Secretary and Compliance Officer ofthe Company by the Board of Directors w. e. f. 29th May, 2024 at the Board Meetingheld on 29th May, 2024.
• Ms. Kamya Jain resigned from the post of Company Secretary and ComplianceOfficer of the Company w. e. f. 03rd April,2024.
• DIRECTORS LIABLE TO RETIRE BY ROTATION SEEKING RE-APPOINTMENT
Mr. Raoof Razak Dhanani (DIN: 00174654) Non-executive Director of the Company isliable to retire by rotation at the ensuing 7th Annual General Meeting and beingeligible offers himself for re-appointment. Your Directors recommend passingnecessary resolution as proposed in the Item No. 3 of the Notice of the Annual GeneralMeeting
• DISQUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS
During the year declarations were received from the Directors of the Companypursuant to Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013. Board appraised the same andfound that none of the director is disqualified for holding office as director.
STATEMENT OF DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
All Independent Directors have given their declarations as required under Section149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25(8) of SEBI Listing Regulationsthat they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under section 149(6) of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI Listing Regulations as amendedfrom time to time along with a declaration of compliance of sub-rule (1) and sub- rule(2) of Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules,2014.
Further in terms of Regulation 25(8) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the IndependentDirectors have confirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or situationwhich exists or may be reasonably anticipated that could impair or impact their abilityto discharge their duties with an objective independent judgment and without anyexternal influence and that they are independent of the Management. The Board ofDirectors of the Company have taken on record the declaration and confirmationsubmitted by the Independent Directors after undertaking due assessment of theveracity of the same.
In terms of Section 150 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6 of the Companies(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, Independent Directors ofthe Company have confirmed that they have registered themselves with the databankmaintained by The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs ("IICA"). The IndependentDirectors, except who is exempt, have also cleared online proficiency self-assessmenttest conducted by the IICA within a period of 2 (two) years from the date of inclusionof their names in the data bank.
The Board is of the opinion that the Independent Directors of the Company holdhighest standards of integrity and possess requisite expertise and experience requiredto fulfil their duties as Independent Directors.
Your Company has familiarised the Independent Directors, with regard to their roles,rights, responsibilities, nature of the industry in which your Company operates, thebusiness model of your Company etc. The Familiarisation Programme was impartedto the Independent Directors during the meetings of the Board of Directors.
The Familiarisation Programme for Independent Directors is uploaded on the websiteof your Company, and is accessible at: https:// shplpune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/5.-Familiarization programme for Independent directors-1.pdf
The Independent Directors met once during the year under review. The meeting wasconducted on 14th January, 2025 in an informal manner without the presence of theWhole-Time Director and Non-Executive Non Independent Directors of the Company.
Based on the framework and testing of internal financial controls and compliancesystems established and maintained by the Company, work performed by the internal,statutory, and secretarial auditors and external agencies, including audit of internalfinancial controls over financial reporting by the Statutory Auditors and the reviewsperformed by Management and the relevant Board Committees, including the AuditCommittee, the Board is of the opinion that the Company's internal financial controlswere adequate and effective during the financial year 2024-25.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to thebest of their knowledge and ability, confirm that: -
a) in the preparation of the accounts for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2025, theapplicable Accounting Standards have been followed along with properexplanation relating to material departures, if any;
b) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistentlyand made judgments and estimates that were reasonable and prudent in order togive a true and fair view of the state of affairs of your Company at the end of theFinancial Year and of the profit of your Company for the Financial Year ended 31stMarch, 2025;
c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care to the best of their knowledgeand ability for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance withthe provisions of the Act, for safeguarding the assets of your Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls for your Company whichit believes are adequate and are operating effectively; and
f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with theprovisions of all applicable laws and such systems are adequate and are operatingeffectively.
A statement to the effect is annexed here to as 'Annexure-2' forming part of this AnnualReport.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Company has various committees which have been constituted as a part of thegood corporate governance practices and the same are in compliance with therequirements of the relevant provisions of applicable laws and statutes. YourCompany has an adequately qualified and experienced Audit Committee, Nominationand Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee.
The details with respect to the composition, powers, roles, terms of reference, meetingsheld and attendance of the Directors at such Meetings of the relevant Committees aregiven in the Report on Corporate Governance of the Company which forms part of thisAnnual Report.
POLICY ON DIRECTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
In accordance with Section 178 of the Act with Rule 6 of Companies (Meetings of Boardand its Powers) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 19 of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has constituted aNomination and Remuneration Committee ("NRC"), details of which has beendisclosed in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Annual Report andyour Company has also formulated a Nomination and Remuneration Policy ("NRCPolicy") in accordance with Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 for appointmentand remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) and seniormanagement personnel, salient features of which are hereunder:
• NRC shall identify potential candidates who are qualified to become Directors andwho may be appointed in senior management in accordance with the criteria laid downin the NRC Policy and to recommend the Board for their appointment and removal;
• NRC shall formulate the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributesand independence of a Director and recommend to the Board a NRC Policy, relatingto the remuneration for the directors, key managerial personnel and other seniormanagement person;
• NRC shall carry out an annual evaluation process of the Board performance and itsCommittees;
• NRC Policy contains provisions regarding retirement and the Board shall have thediscretion in retain the Director, KMP, Senior Management Personnel in the sameposition/remuneration or otherwise even after attaining the retirement age, upon therecommendation of the NRC for the benefit of the Company;
• NRC policy ensures that the level and composition of remuneration is reasonableand sufficient to attract, retain, motivate and promote talent to run the Companysuccessfully and ensures long term sustainability of talented managerial persons andcreate competitive advantage;
• NRC policy ensures relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and shalldirectly linked to their effort, performance, dedication and achievement relating to theCompany's operations;
• NRC shall recommend remuneration for KMP (except WTD/MD) and SeniorManagement Personnel on the basis of the role and position of the individualemployee, including professional experience, responsibility, job complexity andmarket conditions.
As per Section 134(3) and 178(4) of the Act, the web link of Nomination andRemuneration Policy of the Company is https:// shplpune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/8 Nomination and Remuneration Policy.pdf .
STATEMENT INDICATING THE MANNER IN WHICH FORMAL ANNUALEVALUATION HAS BEEN MADE BY THE BOARD OF ITS OWNPERFORMANCE, ITS DIRECTORS, AND THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations,the Board of Directors have carried out an annual performance evaluation of its ownperformance, its Committees, the Directors individually including IndependentDirectors (where in the concerned Director being evaluated did not participate) basedon the criteria and framework adopted by the Board. The Directors were satisfied withthe evaluation results, which reflected the overall engagement of the IndividualDirectors, the Board as a whole and its Committees with the Company. The Board
approved the evaluation results as collated by Nomination and RemunerationCommittee ("NRC").
The Board considered and discussed the inputs received from the Directors. Also, theIndependent Directors at their meeting held on 14th January, 2025 reviewed thefollowing:
• Performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board and the Committee as awhole
• Performance of the Chairperson of the Company.
• Assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between theCompany's management and the Board, which is necessary for the Board toeffectively and reasonably perform their duties.
The Independent Directors has also expressed their satisfaction with overallfunctioning and implementations of their suggestions
Performance Evaluation Criteria for Independent Directors:
The performance evaluation criteria for independent directors are determined by theNomination and Remuneration committee. An indicative list of factors that may beevaluated include participation and contribution by a director, commitment, effectivedeployment of knowledge and expertise, effective management of relationship withstakeholders, integrity and maintenance of confidentiality and independence ofbehaviour and judgments.
Statement with regard to integrity, expertise and experience of the independentdirector appointed during the year.
In the opinion of the Board, all our Independent Directors possess requisitequalifications, experience, expertise and hold high standards of integrity for thepurpose of Rule 8(5)(iiia) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS U/S 186 OF THECOMPANIES ACT 2013
Provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 for loans given, investmentsmade or guarantees or security provided is not applicable on your Company, being inexempt list for providing infrastructural facilities in terms of Schedule VI of the Act.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATEDPARTY
In line of the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI ListingRegulations, the Company has developed a Policy on dealing with related partytransactions, Standard Operating Procedures for purpose of identification andmonitoring of such transactions.
The policy of RPT is available on the Company's website https: / /shplpune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Related Party Transaction Policy pune.pdf .
During the year under review, all related party transactions entered into by theCompany, were approved by the Audit Committee and were at arm's length and inthe ordinary course of business. Prior omnibus approval is obtained for related partytransactions which are of repetitive nature and entered in the ordinary course ofbusiness and on an arm's length basis. There was no material related party contractsentered into by the Company during the year under review. Accordingly, thedisclosure of related party transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Actin Form AOC-2 is not applicable to the Company for FY 2024-25 and hence does notform part of this report.
Details of related party transactions entered into by the Company, in terms ofCompanies Act, 2013 and IndAS-24 have been disclosed in the notes to the financialstatement forming part of this Annual Report 2024-25.
PROHIBITION OF INSIDER TRADING
The Company had in place a mechanism to avoid Insider Trading and abusive self¬dealing in the securities of the Company by the Directors of the Company and otherdesignated persons.
For the above mentioned purpose, the Company has established systems andprocedures to prohibit insider trading activity and has framed a Code of Conduct toRegulate, Monitor and Report trading by insiders and Code of Fair Practices andProcedures for disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) ("Codeof Conduct") as per the requirements of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)Regulations, 2015 (PIT Regulations), which prohibits the Directors of the Company andother designated persons to deal in the securities of the Company on the basis of anyUPSI, available to them by virtue of their position in the Company. The objective ofthis Code of Conduct is to prevent misuse of any UPSI and prohibit any insider tradingactivity, in order to protect the interest of the shareholders at large.
A report on compliance of Minimum Standards for Code of Conduct and details ofviolation are placed before the Board on annual basis.
The Code of conduct are available on the website of the Company at
https: / /shplpune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Code-of-Conduct-to-Regulate-Monitor-and-Report-Trading-by Insiders.pdf
https://shplpune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Code-of-Practices-and-Procedures-for-Fair-Disclosure-of-UPSI.pdf .
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGNEXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The particulars in respect of conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreignexchange earnings and outgo, as required under sub-section (3)(m) of Section 134 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule (8)(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014are given as under:
(A) Conservation of Energy:
i) The steps taken or impact on conservation of energy: - Considering the nature ofactivities in which the Company operates, energy consumption is in accordance to thenormal business practices and does not require any specific installations.
ii) the steps taken by the company for utilizing alternate sources of energy: - TheCompany has used alternate source of energy, whenever and to the extent possible
iii) The capital investment on energy conservation equipment's: - Nil
(B) Technology Absorption:
(i) The efforts made towards technology absorption: The business activities of theCompany are not specific to any technology requirements.
(ii) The benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction,productdevelopment or import substitution: Not Applicable.
(iii) In case of imported technology (imported during the last three years reckonedfrom the beginning of the Financial Year): - The Company has neither purchasedwithin India nor imported any technology.
(iv) The expenditure incurred on Research and Development: - The Company has notincurred any expenditure on Research and Development during the year underreview.
(C) Foreign exchange earnings and Outgo:
(Rs. In Lakhs)
2024-25
Foreign Exchange Earnings: (Amount in lacs)
461.42
Foreign Exchange Outgo: (Amount in lacs)
28.02
STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIALCONTROL WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company has established an adequate system of internal financial controls, withdocumented procedures covering all corporate functions and hotel operating units.Internal financial controls provide:
• reasonable assurance regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of operations;
• the adequacy of safeguards for assets;
• assurance regarding reliability of financial statements;
• the reliability of financial controls and compliance with applicable laws andregulations.
The internal audit process provides a positive assurance to the Company about theinternal financial control, it converges process framework, risk and control matrix anda scoring matrix, covering all critical and important functions inter-alia revenuemanagement, hotel operations, purchase, finance, human resources and safety. Itensures that all the transactions are authorized, recorded and reported correctly andassets are safeguarded and protected against loss from unauthorized use ordisposition.
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systemsestablished and maintained by the Company, the work performed by the Internal,Statutory and Secretarial Auditors and external consultants and the reviews performedby management and the relevant Board Committees, including the Audit Committee,the Board is of the opinion that the Company's internal financial controls wereadequate and effective during Financial Year 2024-25.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
In the Financial Year 2023-24, the average net profit of the Company exceeded thelimits as prescribed under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and thus theprovisions of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) becomes applicable to theCompany for the Financial Year 2024-25.
During the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 the Company has spent Rs.14,60,600/- (Fourteen Lakh Sixty Thousand Six Hundred Only) on CSR activity inaccordance with Rule 8 of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy)Rules, 2014. Further, detailed information report on the CSR policy and the CSRinitiatives taken during financial year 2024-25 is given in Annexure-3.
The Board of Directors formulated a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy foryour Company. The policy encompasses the Company's philosophy for delineatingits responsibility as a corporate citizen and lays down the guidelines and mechanism
for undertaking socially useful programs for welfare & sustainable development ofthe community at large. CSR Policy is placed on the Company's website at
https://shplpune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/11 Corporate Social Responsibility Policy.pdf
Pursuant to provisions of Section 135(9) of the Companies Act 2013, where the amountto be spent by a company under sub-section (5) of Section 135 does not exceed Rs. 50lakhs, the requirement under sub-section (1) of Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013,constitution of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee shall not be applicableand the functions of such Committee provided under this section shall, in such cases,be discharged by the Board of Directors of such company. At present company is notrequired to constitute any CSR committee as amount to be spent in CSR is less than 50Lakhs.
RATIO OF THE REMUNERATION OF EACH DIRECTOR TO THE MEDIANEMPLOYEE'S REMUNERATION AND PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The Board of Directors affirms that the remuneration paid to Directors, seniormanagement and other employees is in accordance with the remuneration policy ofthe Company.
The Disclosure required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read withthe Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 as amended up to date, is annexed as Annexure- 4 and formsan integral part of the Board Report.
None of the employee of the company is drawing more than Rs. 102.00 Lakhs perannum or Rs.8.50 Lakhs per month for the part of the year, during the year underreview. Therefore, Particulars of the employees as required under Section 197 ofCompanies Act, 2013 read with rule 5(2) & rule 5(3) of Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not applicable during the yearunder review.
Details of top ten employees in terms of the remuneration and employees in receipt ofremuneration as prescribed under rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, as amended, containing detailsprescribed under rule 5(3) of the said rules, will be made available to any member onrequest, as per provisions of section 136(1) of the Act.
Pursuant to Section 197(14) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Whole Time Director of theCompany does not receive any remuneration or commission from any of itssubsidiaries.
REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your Company has been practicing the principles of good corporate governance andis committed to maintain high standards of the corporate ethics and professionalism.The tenets of inclusiveness and transparency are integral part of our corporategovernance practices.
As per Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V of the SEBI Listing Regulations, aseparate section on "Corporate Governance Practices" followed by the Companytogether with a certificate from the Statutory Auditors of the Company confirmingcompliance with the conditions of the Corporate Governance, forms part of the AnnualReport.
Further the Company has obtained a certificate from the M/s K.L. Vyas & Co.,Chartered Accountants, (F.R.No.003289C), Statutory Auditors of the Companyregarding compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated interms of Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V of the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015and the same is annexed as "Annexure-5".
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 34(2)(e) read with Para B Schedule V of SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, theManagement's Discussion and Analysis Report on Company's performance - industrytrends and other material changes with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries,wherever applicable, forms part of this Annual Report.
VIGIL MECHANISM/WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company has a robust vigil mechanism through its Whistle Blower Policyapproved and adopted by Board of Directors of the Company in compliance with theprovisions of Section 177(9) and (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 ofthe SEBI Listing Regulations. The Policy also provides adequate protection to theDirectors and employees who report unethical practices and irregularities from anyvictimization on raising of concerns of any violations of legal or regulatoryrequirements, incorrect or misrepresentation of any financial statements and reports,etc.
The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework to protect employees wishing toraise a concern about serious irregularities within the Company. It is affirmed that nopersonnel of the Company have been denied to access to the Chairman of AuditCommittee.
The Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy of the Company can be accessed on theCompany's website at the
https://shplpune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/10 Whistle Blower Vigil Mechanism Policy.pdf
During the year under review no protected disclosure from any Whistle Blower wasreceived by the designated officer under the Vigil Mechanism.
AUDITORS
(A) STATUTORY AUDITORS:
The Auditors, M/ s K.L. Vyas & Co., Chartered Accountants, (F.R.No.003289C) wereappointed with your approval at the 6th AGM held on 12th July, 2024 for a second termof consecutive period of five years to hold the office till the conclusion of the 11th AGMto be held in the Year 2029.
The Report given by the Auditors on the financial statements of the Company is partof this Annual Report. There has been no qualification, reservation, adverse remark ordisclaimer given by the Auditors in their report. Further, the auditors have not foundany fraud as required to be reported by them under Section 143(12) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 to the Central Government during the year 2024-25.
(B) SECRETARIAL AUDITORS:
The Board of Directors had appointed M/s Reena Bansal & Associates as PracticingCompany Secretaries (COP No. 8348) in accordance with provisions of Section 204 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 24A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 to conduct Secretarial Audit and AnnualSecretarial Compliance Report for the financial year 2024-25 whose report is attachedseparately to this report as "Annexure -6" of this Report.
Pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 24A of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 your directorsrecommended the name of M/s Reena Bansal & Associates Practicing CompanySecretaries (COP No. 8348) to be appointed as Secretarial Auditors for a term of fiveyears from the conclusion of 7th AGM till the conclusion of 12th AGM to be held in theYear 2030.
There is no qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer in SecretarialAudit report.
The Company has undertaken an audit for the year ended 31st March, 2025, pursuantto Regulation 24A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 for all applicable compliances as per the said Regulations. TheAnnual Secretarial Compliance Report duly signed by Mrs. Reena Bansal, PractisingCompany Secretary is available on the website of the Company at
https://shplpune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Annual-Secretarial-Compliance-Report-F.Y.-2024-25.pdf
(C) COST AUDITOR AND RECORDS:
Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (CostRecords and Audit) Rules, 2014, amended time to time, the provision regarding CostAudit and Records was not applicable to the Company during the year 2024-25.
WHOLE TIME DIRECTOR & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION
In terms of Regulation 17(8) read with Part B of Schedule II of the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Whole-TimeDirector and Chief Financial Officer of the Company have issued a certificateauthenticating Financial Statements for the financial year 2024-25, which provides atrue and fair view of the affairs of the Company and the said certificate was reviewedand taken on record by the Board.
The said Certificate is annexed as "Annexure - 7". Since there's no CEO in theCompany, therefore certificate is taken from WTD and CFO of the Company.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Regulation 17(5) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015 requires listed companies to laydown a Code of Conduct for its Directors and senior management, incorporatingduties of Directors as laid down in the Companies Act, 2013. The Company hasadopted Code of Conduct for all Directors and Senior Management of the Companyand the same has been hosted on the website of the company at https://shplpune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/12. Code of Conduct for Board and Senior Management.pdf.
All Directors and Senior Management personnel have affirmed compliance with theCode for 2024-25. Declaration on adherence to the code of conduct is forming part ofthe Corporate Governance Report.
STATEMENT FOR RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY AND INTERNALADEQUACY
The Company has its Risk Management Policy which is reviewed by the Board ofDirectors of the Company and the Audit Committee of Company from time to time sothat management controls the risk through a structured network. The main objectiveof this policy is to ensure sustainable business growth with stability and to promote aproactive approach in reporting, evaluating and resolving risks associated with thebusiness. In order to achieve the key objectives, the policy establishes a structured andmethodical approach to risk management, in order to guide decisions on risk relatedissues. The Audit Committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks andcontrols.
The major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematically addressedthrough mitigating actions on a continuing basis. The Board is entrusted with the taskof monitoring and reviewing the Risk Management Plan and procedures of theCompany. This acts as a supplement to the Internal Control Mechanism and Auditfunction of the Company. The Company has in place Risk Management Policyformulated in accordance with the provisions of Section 134(3)(n) of the Act, which isavailable at https://shplpune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/7 Risk Management Policy.pdf
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIALPOSITION OF THE COMPANY OCCURRING AFTER BALANCE SHEET DATE
There have been no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial positionof the Company which occurred between the end of the financial year 2024-25 to whichthe financial statements relate and the date of this report.
DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN ATWORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company has a policy and framework for employees to report sexual harassmentcases at workplace and our process ensures complete anonymity and confidentialityof information. The said policy can be accessible through https:/ / shplpune.com/ wp-content/uploads/2025/06/3 Policy on Sexual Harassment.pdf
The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at the workplace andtowards this end, has adopted a policy in line with the provisions of SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013and the Rules thereunder. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees)are covered under the said policy. Internal Complaints Committee has also been set upunit wise to redress complaints received on sexual harassment. The constitution ofPOSH Committee is as follows:
Sayaji Pune Unit:
S. No.
Name of Committee Member
Ms. Kavita Thapa
Presiding Officer
Mr. Swapnil Sonawane
Member
Mr. Kishore Bhagat
Ms. Smeet Kour
Ms. Trupti Jadhav
Ms. Yasmeen Khan
NGO Member
Effotel Vadodara Unit:
Mrs. Fatima Sawant
Mrs. Kinjal Parmar
Mr. Hemant Sharma
Further, the Company has complied with the provisions relating to the constitution ofInternal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The details related to sexual harassment reported during the year are: -
a)
number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year
Nil
b)
number of complaints disposed off during the year
c)
number of cases pending for more than ninety days
STATEMENT BY THE COMPANY WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLIANCE OFTHE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT 1961
Your Company is in compliance with all the relevant provisions relating to theMaternity Benefit Act 1961. The company ensures that all applicable rights and benefitsunder the Act are provided to eligible female employees in accordance with thestatutory guidelines.
DEMATERIALIZATION OF SHARES AND LIQUIDITY
The Company's shares are compulsorily traded in dematerialized form on BSELimited. The Company have connectivity with the depositories viz. National SecuritiesDepository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL),as prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Equity shares of theCompany representing 100% of the Company's equity share capital are dematerializedas on 31st March, 2025. Under the Depository System, the International SecuritiesIdentification Number (BIN) allotted to the Company's shares is INE07G501017.
PAYMENT OF LISTING FEE AND CUSTODIAL FEE
Your Company has paid both Annual Listing Fee and Annual Custodial Fee for theFinancial Year 2025-26 to the BSE Limited and to the depository's i.e. NationalSecurities and Depositories Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services (India)Limited (CDSL) respectively.
POLICIES
The Company has adopted various policies under the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI(Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and other applicable laws.
All the policies are amended as required from time to time and are available at theCompany's website under Investor's head which can be accessed through link:https:/ / shplpune.com/investors/
Your Company has paid both Annual Listing Fee and Annual Custodial Fee for theFinancial Year 2024-25 and 2025-26 to the BSE Limited and to the depositories, i.e.,National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services(India) Limited (CDSL) respectively.
COMPLIANCE OF SECRETARIAL STANDARD
Your Company is in compliance of with the applicable Secretarial Standards, issued bythe Institute of Company Secretaries of India and approved by the Central Governmentunder Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013.
SIGNIFICANT OR MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS ORCOURTS OR TRIBUNALS WHICH IMPACT THE GOING CONCERN STATUSAND THE COMPANY'S OPERATION IN FUTURE
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators, Courts, Tribunalswhich would impact the going concern status of the Company and its futureoperations.
OTHER DISCLOSURES
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of thefollowing items as there were no transactions/events on these items during the yearunder review:
> Company has not issued equity shares with differential rights as to dividend,voting or otherwise.
> As on 31st March 2025, none of the Directors of the company hold instrumentsconvertible into equity shares of the Company.
> Company has not issued any Shares (including Sweat Equity Shares) toemployees of the Company under any Scheme and also not made any StockOption Schemes.
> Voting rights which are not directly exercised by the employees in respect ofshares for the subscription/ purchase of which loan was given by the Company(as there is no scheme pursuant to which such persons can beneficially holdshares as envisaged under Section 67(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013).
> There has been no change in the nature of business of your Company.
> The Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report on the environmental,social and governance disclosures, as required under Regulation 34(2) of the SEBIListing Regulations, is not applicable to your Company for the financial yearending 31st March, 2025.
> No application was made or any proceeding is pending under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016 during the year in respect of your Company.
> There was no one-time settlement of loan obtained from the Banks or FinancialInstitutions.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND APPRECIATION
The Board of Directors of your Company wish to express their deep gratitude towardsthe valuable co-operation and support received from the various Ministries andDepartments of Government of India, various State Governments, the Banks/FinancialInstitutions and shareholders. Further, the Board places its special appreciation for thecooperation and continued support extended by employees of the Company at alllevels.
For and on behalf of Board of Directors
Sd/- Sd/-
Abhay Chintaman Chaudhari Raoof Razak Dhanani
Chairman and Independent Director Director
DIN: 06726836 DIN: 00174654
Date: 12th August, 2025Place: Indore