Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 33rd Annual Report together with the AuditedStatement of Accounts of AJWA FUN WORLD AND RESORT LIMITED for the year ended on 31st March2025.
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
(AMOUNT IN LACS)
PARTICULARS
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from operations
270.24
256.57
Other Income
39.75
4.09
Total income
309.99
260.66
Profit before interest, depreciation & taxation
207.76
289.87
Interest & financial expenses
2.42
20.11
Depreciation
0.00
19.74
Profit before exceptional item
104.65
10.64
Exceptional Items
65.73
Profit before tax
38.92
Provision for tax
9.00
Net Profit after tax
29.92
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
The Company is engaged in the Amusement Business Activities and during the year under review, theRevenue from operations of the Company was Rs 270.24/- Lacs against Rs 256.57/- Lacs in the previousyear which shows the Increased in revenue by 5.33%. During the period, The Company has earned a Profitafter tax of Rs 29.92 Lacs/- compared to Profit of Rs 10.64 Lacs/- in the previous year which shows theIncreased by 181.20%.
DIVIDEND:
To conserve the financial resources of the Company, your Directors do not recommend dividend for theyear under review.
FINANCE:
(i) SHARE CAPITAL:-
The Authorised Share Capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2025 is ^ 25,00,00,000 divided into
2.50.00. 000 Equity Shares of ^ 10 each during the year under review;
During the financial year 2024-2025, there have been no changes to the authorized share capital structureof the company.
ISSUED, SUBSCRIBED AND PAID-UP SHARE CAPITAL:
The issued, subscribed and Paid-up share capital of the Company as of March 31, 2025 stands at ^
6.39.00. 000 divided into 63,90,000 Equity Shares of ^ 10 each during the year under review;
The Company has neither issued equity shares with differential voting rights nor granted stock options orsweat equity.
STATUS OF SHARES:
As the members are aware, the company's shares are compulsorily tradable in electronic form. As onMarch 31, 2025, 55.25% of the company's total paid up capital representing 35,30,700 shares are in de-materialized form.
(ii) DEPOSITS:-
The Company has not accepted/renewed any public deposits during the year under review as perprovision of Section 73 of the Companies act, 2013 read with Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules,2014 during the period under review. Hence, the requirement for furnishing the details of deposits whichare not in compliance with Chapter V of the Act is not applicable.
(iii) PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS: -
Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013 are given in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
The Company has transferred an amount of ^ 29.92 Lakhs to the General Reserve for the financial yearunder review.
During the Financial Year 2024-2025, Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held as on 09th Dayof August, 2024 passed members resolution to sale land owned by the company admeasuring of 95,252 SqMtrs to Godrej Projects Development Limited.
There have no any material changes and commitments, which affect the financial position of the companywhich have occurred between the end of the financial year to which the financial statements relate and thedate of this Report.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS:
The Companies Act, 2013 re-emphasizes the need for an effective Internal Financial Control system in theCompany. The system should be designed and operated effectively. Rule 8(5) (viii) of Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 requires the information regarding adequacy of Internal Financial Controls withreference to the financial statements to be disclosed in the Board's report. To ensure effective InternalFinancial Controls the Company has laid down the following measures:
1 The internal financial control systems are commensurate with the size and nature of itsoperations.
2 All legal and statutory compliances are ensured on a monthly basis. Non-compliance, if any, isseriously taken by the management and corrective actions are taken immediately. Anyamendment is regularly updated by internal as well as external agencies in the system.
3 Approval of all transactions is ensured through a preapproved Delegation of AuthoritySchedule which is reviewed periodically by the management.
4 The Company follows a robust internal audit process. Transaction audits are conductedregularly to ensure accuracy of financial reporting, safeguard and protection of all the assets.Fixed Asset verification of assets is done on an annual basis. The audit reports for the aboveaudits are compiled and submitted to Board of Directors for review and necessary action.
VIGIL MECHANISM/WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
Pursuant to Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 and clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, theCompany has formulated a Whistle Blower Policy to establish a vigil mechanism for directors andemployees of the Company. The purpose and objective of this Policy is to provide a framework to promoteresponsible and secure whistle blowing. It protects the employees wishing to raise a concern aboutserious irregularities within the Company. The details of the Whistle Blower Policy posted on the websiteof the Company www.ajwaworld.com.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
No Related Party Transactions were entered into during the financial year 2024-2025. All Related PartyTransactions entered into in the past were on an arm's length basis and were in the ordinary course ofbusiness. There are no materially significant Related Party Transactions made by the Company withpromoters, directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have potentialconflict with the interests of the Company at large.
On the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has adopted a policy on RelatedParty Transactions, which is also uploaded on the website of the Company (www.ajwaworld.com) underthe head 'Investor Relations'. The Policy envisages the procedure governing related party transactionsrequired to be followed to ensure compliance with the applicable laws and regulations as well as to ensurethat the Related Party Transactions are managed and disclosed in accordance with the strict legal andaccounting requirements.
All related party transactions entered during FY 2024-2025 were on arm's length basis and not materialunder the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations. None of the transactions required members' prior approvalunder the Act. The particulars of the contracts or arrangements with the related parties as per theprovisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 is given in prescribed form AOC - 2 attached to thereport as Annexure - I.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORSOR COURTS:
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/ Courts which wouldimpact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
The requirements of corporate social responsibility in terms of Section 135 of the Companies Act,2013 does not apply to your company.
There are following Changes in Directors during Financial Year 2024-2025.
MRS. SONI HIMANSHU NANDECHA appointed as NON EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORof the Company w.e.f. 30th Day of September, 2024
MRS. SHANTI YASHPAL NANDECHA resigned as NON EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORof the Company w.e.f. 30th Day of September, 2024
There are no any changes in Directors between end of the financial year and date of signing ofBoard report.
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of theCompany, MR. RAHIL JAIN retires by rotation and is eligible for reappointment.
As required under regulation 36(3) of SEBI (LODR), 2015, particulars of the Director retiring andseeking reappointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting is annexed to the notice conveningthe Annual General Meeting.
Name of Directors
Designation
Category
RAJESHKUMAR CHUNILAL JAIN
Chairman ManagingDirector
PROMOTER EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR
RAHIL RAJESHKUMAR JAIN
DIRECTOR
PROMOTER NON¬EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DIPAK BHAGWATILAL NAGARWALA
NON- EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR
SHANTI YASHPAL NANDECHA-RESIGNED 30.09.2024
NON EXECUTIVEINDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
ARVIND MANUBHAI VAKIL
JYOTIBEN GOPAL PANDYA
CFO(KMP)
CFO
SONI HIMANSHU NANDECHAAPPOINTMENT 30.09.2024
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During the year, Nine (9) Board Meetings and four (4) Audit Committee Meetings wereconvened and held. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the periodprescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
Details of the meetings of the Board along with the attendance of the Directors therein havebeen disclosed forming part of this Annual Report.
Sr. No.
Date of Board Meeting
Total Strength Of The Board
No. of Directors Present
1.
24-May-2024
5
2.
29-May-2024
3.
09-July-2024
4.
16-July-2024
5.
13-Aug-2024
6.
06-Sept-2024
7.
13-Nov-2024
8.
31-Dec-2024
9.
12-Feb-2025
Pursuant to the provisions under Section 134(3)(d) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”), withrespect to statement on declaration given by Independent Directors under Section 149(6) of theAct, the Board hereby confirms that all the Independent Directors of the Company have given adeclaration and have confirmed that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in thesaid Section 149(6) and relevant Regulation of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
In compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the ListingAgreement, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance,the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Nomination &Remuneration Committee.
As on the date of this report, the following are the Key Managerial Personnel(s) of the Company:
Chairman Managing Director
KOSHA ANILBHAI SHAH
Company Secretary
For the year under review, the Company has received declarations from the IndependentDirectors of the Company viz., Mr. ARVIND MANUBHAI VAKIL (DIN: 07566695), Mrs. SHANTIYASHPAL NANDECHA (DIN: 06964386)* and Mrs. SONI HIMANSHU NANDECHA (DIN:10766602) which state that they fulfill the criteria to act as Independent Director as envisaged inSection 149 (6) & (7) of the Companies Act, 2013 as well as under SEBI (LODR) Regulations,2015.
The Independent Directors met once during the year, on 12th Day of February, 2025 without thepresence of Executive, Non-Executive Non-Independent Directors and the Management Team.The meeting was attended by Mr. ARVIND MANUBHAI VAKIL (DIN: 07566695) and Mrs. SONIHIMANSHU NANDECHA (DIN: 10766602) the Independent Directors. It was conducted to enablethe Independent Directors to discuss following matters:
i. Evaluation of the performance of non- Independent Directors and the Board as a whole;
ii. Evaluation of the performance of the Chairperson of the company, taking into account theviews of executive directors and non-executive directors;
iii. Evaluation of the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the companymanagement and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably performtheir duties.
All the Independent Directors were present at the meeting.
*Mrs. SHANTI YASHPAL NANDECHA (DIN: 06964386) was resigned as an Independent Directorof the Company w.e.f. 30/09/2024
During the Financial year ended on 31st March, 2025, there is no application made or anyproceeding pending under the insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) against thecompany.
Company's Health and Safety Policy commits to comply with applicable legal and otherrequirements connected with occupational Health, Safety and Environment matters and providea healthy and safe work environment to all employees of the Company.
The Company takes pride in the commitment, competence and dedication of its employees in allareas of the business. The Company has a structured induction process at all locations andmanagement development programs to upgrade skills of managers. Objective appraisal systemsbased on key result areas (KRAs) are in place for senior management staff.
The Company is committed to nurturing, enhancing and retaining its top talent through superiorlearning and organizational development. This is a part of our Corporate HR function and is acritical pillar to support the organization's growth.
The Company has in place an Anti Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of TheSexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013.
Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints received regardingsexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are coveredunder this policy.
Your Directors state that during the year under review, there were no cases filed pursuant to theSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIMEOF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM THEBANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH THE REASONS THEREOF
Not applicable during the year under review.
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of its individual directors, theBoard and the Committees constituted by it, which includes criteria for performance evaluation.
In line with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an annual evaluation ofits own performance, working of the Committees and the Directors individually.
The Board performance was evaluated based on inputs received from all the Directors afterconsidering criteria such as Board's effectiveness in decision making, in providing necessaryadvice and suggestions to the Company's management, etc.
A separate meeting of the Independent Directors was also held during the year for evaluation ofthe performance of the Non-Independent Directors, the Board as a whole and that of theChairman.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has also reviewed the performance of theindividual directors based on their knowledge, level of preparation and effective participation inmeetings, contribution towards positive growth of the Company, etc.
To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanationsobtained by them, your Directors make the following statements in terms of the Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013:
(i) That in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31st March,2025; the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with properexplanation relating to material departures, if any;
(ii) That such accounting policies, as mentioned in the Financial Statements as ‘SignificantAccounting Policies' have been selected and applied consistently and judgments andestimates have been made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair viewof the state of affairs of the company as at 31st March, 2025 and of the profit of the Companyfor the year ended on that date;
(iii) That proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding theassets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(iv) That the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;
(v) That proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls wereadequate and were operating effectively;
(vi) That proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were inplace and were adequate and operating effectively.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review are annexed heretoand form part of the Directors' Report as Annexure - II.
As per Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014 M/s. S P V P & CO, Chartered Accountants VADODARA (FRN: 155159W) Appointed as theStatutory Auditors of the company retire at ensuring Annual General Meeting and are eligible forre-appointment. They have furnished a certificate regarding their eligibility for re-appointmentas statutory Auditors of the Company, Pursuant to Section 139(2) of the Companies Act, 2013read with Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Audit & Auditors) Rules, 2014. The Boardof Directors recommends their re-appointment for up to conclusion of 37th Annual GeneralMeeting.
The Report given by M/s. S P V P & CO, Chartered Accountants VADODARA (FRN: 155159W), onthe financial statements of the Company for the year 2025 is part of the Annual Report. There hasbeen no qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer in their Report. During theyear under review, the Auditors have not reported any matter under Section 143 (12) of the Act,therefore, no detail is required to be disclosed under Section 134 (3)(ca) of the Act.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereunder, Mr.VIVEK NITINBHAI VASANI Proprietor of M/s. V. N. VASANI & ASSOCIATES, CompanySecretaries, Rajkot is appointed as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company with effect from 29thDay of May 2024 for the FY 2024-2025. The Secretarial Audit Report submitted by him isannexed to this Report as Annexure - III
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Act read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014, the Company has appointed CA AKASH JAYESH SHAH (MEM NO: 165080) as an InternalAuditor of the Company with effect from 29th Day of May 2024 for the FY 2024-2025.
The Annual Return of the Company as on 31 March, 2025 is available on the Company'swebsite and can be accessed at http://www.ajwaworld.com/pdf/Form_MGT_7.pdf
As per the provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures requirement) Regulation,2015, the annual report of the listed entity shall contain Corporate Governance Report and it isalso further provided that if the company is not having the paid up share capital exceeding Rs. 10Crores and Net Worth exceeding Rs. 25 Crores, the said provisions are not applicable. As ourcompany does not have the paid up share capital exceeding Rs. 10 Crores and Net worthexceeding Rs. 25 Crores, the Corporate Governance Report is not applicable and therefore notprovided by the Board.
The Company's Policy relating to appointment of Directors, payment of Managerialremuneration, Directors' qualifications, positive attributes, independence of Directors and otherrelated matters as provided under Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the company hasconstituted the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and their policy and same approvedby the Board. The Policy is attached at “Annexure - IV”.
Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints received regardingsexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered
under this policy.
Information on conservation of Energy, Technology absorption, Foreign Exchange earnings andoutgo required to be disclosed under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read withCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are provided hereunder:
REMARKS
A) CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
> the steps taken or impact on conservation of energy;
The Corporation is taking due care for using electricity in theoffice and its branches. The
Corporation usually takes care for optimum utilization ofenergy. No capital investment on
energy Conservation equipment made during the financialyear.
> the steps taken by the company for utilizingalternate sources of energy;
> the capital investment on energy conservationequipments;
B) TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
> the efforts made towards technology absorption;
NA
> the benefits derived like product improvement, costreduction, product development or importsubstitution;
> in case of imported technology (imported during thelast three years reckoned from the beginning of thefinancial year)-
(a) the details of technology imported;
--
(b) the year of import;
(c) whether the technology been fully absorbed;
(d) if not fully absorbed, areas where absorptionhas not taken place, and the reasons thereof;Not applicable since 5 years period is over
> the expenditure incurred on Research andDevelopment
(c) FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
> The Foreign Exchange earned in terms of actualinflows during the year and the Foreign Exchangeoutgo during the year in terms of actual outflows
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING (RS IN LAKHS)NA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE OUTGO (RS IN LAKHS)NA
As of March 31, 2025, the total numbers of permanent employees in the Company are 11.
The particulars of employees under the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014 is enclosed as Annexure - V.
Disclosures with respect to the remuneration of Directors and employees as required underSection 197 (12) of the Act and Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are provided separately as Annexure 4 to this Report.
Details of employee remuneration as required under provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act andRule 5(2) & 5(3) of Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 will be made available at the registered office of the Company during working hours,pursuant to the provisions of the first proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act and any Memberinterested in obtaining such information may write to the Company Secretary and the same willbe made available to any such Member on request.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate Company.
Since there was no unpaid/unclaimed Dividend, the provision of Section 125 of the companiesAct, 2013 do not apply.
During the year, there is no change in the nature of the business of the company.
During the year under review, the company has no subsidiaries or joint ventures.
Risks are events, situations or circumstances which may lead to negative consequences on theCompany's businesses. Risk management is a structured approach to manage uncertainty. Aformal enterprise wide approach to Risk Management is being adopted by the Company and keyrisks will now be managed within a unitary framework. As a formal roll-out, all business divisionsand corporate functions will embrace Risk Management Policy and Guidelines, and make use ofthese in their decision making. Key business risks and their mitigation are considered in theannual/strategic business plans and in periodic management reviews. The risk managementprocess in our multi-business, multi-site operations, over the period of time will becomeembedded into the Company's business systems and processes, such that our responses to risksremain current and dynamic
The Board of Directors of the Company confirms to the best of their knowledge and belief that theCompany has complied with the applicable provisions of the Secretarial Standards issued by theInstitute of Company Secretaries of India as amended from time to time and made applicable bythe Ministry of Corporate Affairs during the year under review.
All fixed assets and movable assets of the Company are adequately insured.ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the co-operation andassistance received from shareholders, bankers, financial institutions, regulatory bodies andother business constituents during the year under review. Your Directors also wish to place onrecord their deep sense of appreciation for the commitment displayed by all executives, officersand staff of the Company during the financial year.
DATE: Tuesday, 24 June, 2025
REGD. OFFICE:
AJWA FUN WORLD AND RESORT LIMITED BY ORDER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CIN: L45201GJ1992PLC018294 FOR AJWA FUN WORLD AND RESORT LIMITED
AJWA NIMETA ROADP O AJWACOMPOUND
TA-WAGHODIYA DIST-BARODA sd/-
VADODARA-391510
RAJESHKUMAR CHUNILAL JAINManaging Director(DIN: 00285542)