Your Directors are pleased to present 32nd Annual Report together with the AuditedStandalone Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
FINANCIAL RESULTS: (Rs in Lacs)
Particulars:
2024-25
2023-24
Net Sales
Nil
Other Income
53.82
79.42
Finance Cost
0.00
0.01
Depreciation
82.87
85.54
Income Tax Provision
Deferred Tax Liability
(34.98)
(30.03)
Net Profit
(74.23)
(85.94)
Your Directors report that for the year under review, your Company has not done anybusiness activity. Your company had made Net Loss of Rs. 0.74 Crores as against a Lossof Rs. 0.86 Crores for the preceding year.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, the Company has not changed its nature of business.The Company is engaged in the Business of Manufacturing of Roto Gravures.
Your Company doesn't have any Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Associates.SEGMENT WISE PERFORMANCE:
The Company is into Manufacturing of Roto Gravure Printing Cylinder and generatingpower from wind turbine generator in accordance with the definition of “Segment” asper the IND AS. The performance of the Company is discussed separately in this Report.
The Authorised Share Capital of the Company as on March 31, 2025 was Rs10,00,00,000 (Rupees Ten crores) divided into 1,00,00,000 (One crores) equity sharesof Rs 10 each.
The paid up share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2025, was Rs 7,00,00,000(Rupees Seven crores only) divided into 70,00,000 (Seventy lakhs ) equity shares of Rs10 each.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any Shares with or withoutdifferential rights or Debentures or any other securities by way of Public offer, PrivatePlacement, Preferential allotment, Rights issue, Bonus Issue, Sweat Equity Shares, andEmployee Stock Option Scheme or in any such other manners.
In view of the marginal profits for the year under review, your directors have notrecommended any dividend for the year under report.
DEPOSITS:
During the year under review your company has not accepted any fixed deposits fromthe public under section 73 of companies act, 2013, and therefore no information isrequired to be furnished in respect of outstanding deposits.
Pursuant to Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 and as per SEBI (ListingObligation and Discourse Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company hasformulated 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 aframework to promote responsible and secure whistle blowing. It protects theemployees wishing to raise a concern about serious irregularities within the Company.The details of the Whistle Blower Policy are posted on the website(www.lippisystems.com) of the Company.
The Board of Directors has adopted the Insider Trading Policy in accordance with therequirements of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. TheInsider Trading policy of the Company lays down guidelines and procedures to befollowed, and disclosures to be made while dealing with shares of the Company as wellas consequences of violation. The Policy has been formulated to regulate, monitor andensure reporting of deals by the employees and to maintain the highest ethical standardsof dealing in the Company's Shares. The Code is also available on the website of theCompany.
The Company has adopted the amended Code of Practices and Procedures for FairDisclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information in terms of the SEBI(Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 2015 (as amended). The same has been
filed with the BSE Limited and also uploaded on the website of the Company.SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
During the year under review, the Company has complied with the provisions ofSecretarial Standard 1 (relating to Meetings of the Board of Directors) and SecretarialStandard 2 (relating to General Meetings) issued by the Institute of the CompanySecretaries of India.
The Company has established a well-defined process of risk management, wherein theidentification, analysis and assessment of the various risks, measuring of the probableimpact of such risks, formulation of risk mitigation strategy and implementation of thesame takes place in a structured manner. Though the various risks associated with thebusiness cannot be eliminated completely, all efforts are made to minimize the impact ofsuch risks on the operations of the Company. Necessary internal control systems are alsoput in place by the Company on various activities across the board to ensure thatbusiness operations are directed towards attaining the stated organizational objectiveswith optimum utilization of the resources. Apart from these internal control procedures,a well-defined and established system of internal audit is in operation to independentlyreview and strengthen these control measures, which is carried out by a reputed firm ofChartered Accountants. The Audit Committee of the Company regularly reviews thereports of the internal auditors and recommends actions for further improvement of theinternal controls. The Risk Management policy is posted on the website of the Company.
The Company has entered into related party transaction during the financial year 2024¬25, the details of which are given in the notes forming parts of Financial Statements. AllRelated Party Transactions entered into are on an arm's length basis. There are nomaterially significant Related Party Transactions made by the Company withpromoters, directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which mayhave potential conflict with the interests of the Company at large.
On the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has adopted apolicy on Related Party Transactions, which is also uploaded on the website of theCompany (www.lippisystems.com) under the head of 'Investor'. The Policy envisagesthe procedure governing related party transactions required to be followed to ensurecompliance with the applicable laws and regulations as well as to ensure that the RelatedParty Transactions are managed and disclosed in accordance with the strict legal andaccounting requirements.
A statement of all related party transactions is presented before the Audit Committee ona quarterly basis, specifying the nature, value and terms &conditions of the transactions.
The statement is supported by a certificate from the CEO/ CFO.
None of the Directors has any pecuniary relationships or transactions vis-a-vis theCompany.
The Annual Return as required under sub-section (3) of Section 92 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 ('the Act') in form MGT-7 is made available on the website of the Companyand can be accessed at www.lippisystems.com.
The Company is not required to give information relating to Corporate SocialResponsibility as the Company does not fall under the applicable threshold limitmentioned under section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company is striving to make good profit in the coming years and the Board ofDirectors of the Company assures to contribute funds in future.
Management's Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulatedunder SEBI (Listing Obligation and Discourse Requirements) Regulations, 2015, ispresented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts whichwould impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THEFINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCUREDBETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TOWHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THEREPORT:
In terms of Section 134(3) (l) of the Companies Act, 2013, except as disclosed elsewherein this Report, no material changes and commitments which could affect the Company'sfinancial position have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Companyand date of this Report.
The Company has disclosed the full particulars of the loans given, investments made orguarantees given or security provided as required under section 186 of the CompaniesAct, 2013, Regulation 34(3) and Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations &
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 in Notes forming part of the financialstatements.
The Company has transferred current year's Loss of Rs. 74.23 Lakhs to the Reserve &Surplus and the same is in compliance with the applicable provisions prescribed underthe Companies Act, 2013.
As on March 31, 2025, the Board comprised of Five (5) Directors out of which Two (2)are Executive Promoter Directors, Two (2) are Independent Directors including WomanDirector and One is Non-Executive non-Independent Director. The composition of theBoard is in conformity with the Companies Act, 2013 and the Securities ExchangeBoard of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
(i) Appointment
Following Directors were appointed during the F.Y 2024-25:
1. Tirthraj Pandya (Non- Executive Non- Independent Director) from01/04/2024 as an additional Director and regularized in the 31st AGM of theCompany.
2. Apexa Panchal (Woman - Independent Director) from 30.05.2024 as anadditional Director and regularized in the 31st AGM of the company.
Reappointment of Directors:
Re-appointment of Mr. Nandlal J. Agrawal (DIN - 00336556) as the ManagingDirector (Promoter and Executive) of the Company for a term of 3 (Three)consecutive years commencing from 1st October 2024 till 30th September 2027(both days inclusive), liable to retire by rotation.
Re-appointment of Mr. Kunal Nandlal Agrawal (DIN - 00169324) as a WholeTime Director (Promoter and Executive) of the Company for a term of 3 (Three)consecutive years commencing from 1st October 2024 till 30th September 2027(both days inclusive), liable to retire by rotation
(ii) Retirement by rotation
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles ofAssociation of the Company, Mr. Tirthraj Pandya (DIN: 02972285) retires byrotation and is eligible for reappointment. Appropriate resolution for his re¬appointment is being placed for your approval at the ensuing AGM.
A brief resume and other relevant details of the Directors proposed to beappointed / re-appointed are given in the Annexure to the Notice convening theAGM.
(iii) Retirements and Resignations along with facts of resignation:
During the Financial Year 2024-25, Resignation of Mr. Swetal Sapra (DIN -08536677), Independent Director has tendered her Resignation from the officeof Director with effect from the closing of the business hours on Thursday, 30thMay, 2024 due to her preoccupancy, engagements and other commitments.
The Board placed on record its appreciation for his valuable contributionduring her tenure as Woman Independent Director of the Company.
(iv) Declarations by Independent Directors
Your Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directorsunder Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 confirming that they fulfillthe criteria of independence as prescribed under Section 149(6) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Schedules and Rules issued thereunder aswell as under Regulation 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Board of India(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
All the Independent Directors of the Company have registered themselves withthe Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (“IICA”).
(v) Key Managerial Personnel:
As on 31st March, 2025, Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of theCompanies Act, 2013, Mr., Nandlal Jaigopal Agrawal (Managing Director),Mr. Kunal Nandlal Agrawal (Whole-Time Director), Mr. Gopalkrishna DSharma (CFO) and Mr. Darshan B. Shah (CS) are the Key ManagerialPersonnel's of your Company.
(vi) Board Evaluation
In compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') andLODR, the Board during the year adopted a formal mechanism for evaluationof its performances as well as that of its committees and individual Directors,including the Chairman of the Board. A structured mechanism was preparedafter taking into consideration inputs received from the Directors, coveringvarious aspects of the Board's functioning such as adequacy of the compositionof the Board and its Committees, Board culture, execution and performance ofspecific duties, obligations and governance.
A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individual
Directors including the Chairman of the Board, who were evaluated onparameters such as level of engagement and contribution, independence ofjudgment, safeguarding the interest of the Company and its minorityshareholders, etc. The performance evaluation of the Independent Directorswas carried out by the entire Board. The performance evaluation of theChairman and the Non-Independent Directors was carried out by theIndependent Directors. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with theevaluation process.
(vii) Familiarization Program for Independent Directors
On appointment, the concerned Director is issued a letter of Appointmentsetting out in detail, the terms of appointment, duties and responsibilities. Eachnewly appointed Independent Director is taken through a familiarizationprogram. The program aims to familiarize the Directors with the Company,their role and responsibilities, business model of the Company etc.
(viii) Code of Conduct
The Board of Directors of the Company have adopted Code of BusinessConduct & Ethics. This Code is applicable to all the Directors and seniormanagement personnel.
In terms of the requirements of SEBI (Listing Obligation and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics, asapproved by the Board of Directors, has been displayed at the website of thecompany, www.lippisystems.com, under the heading 'Investors'. All themembers of the Board and senior management personnel have affirmedcompliance with the Code for the year ended 31st March, 2023 and adeclaration to that effect signed by the Chairman & Managing Director isattached and forms part of this report.
(vii) Nomination & Remuneration Policy
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & RemunerationCommittee, framed a Policy for selection, appointment and remuneration ofDirectors and Key Managerial Personnel, including criteria for determiningqualifications, positive attributes, Independence of Directors.
(vi) Board MeetingsDuring the year 4 Meetings of the Board were held. The Boardof directors was met on 30/05/2024, 14/08/2024, 14/11/2024 and 14/02/2025.
As on 31st March, 2025, the composition and attendance of Board of Directors are as:
Sl.
No.
Name of Director
Category ofDirector
No. ofBoardMeetingsattended
Attendanceat the lastAGM
No. of committee/membership inwhich he/she isa member ofChairperson
1
Shri Nandlal Agrawal(DIN:00336556)
Managing Director-Chairman
4
Yes
None
2
Shri Kunal Agrawal(DIN:00169324)
Whole TimeDirector
3
Shri Tirthraj Pandya(DIN:02972285)
Non-executiveand Non¬Independent
Member in threeCommitteeChairman in oneCommittee
Ms Swetal Sapra(DIN: 07155395)
Woman
-Independent
Member in threeCommittee
6
Shri. Govindlal C. Thakkar
Independent
Chairman in ThreeCommittee Member
Ms. Apexa A. Panchal(DIN:10239502)
The intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under theCompanies Act, 2013. Every Director currently on the Board of the Company haspersonally attended at least one Board / Committee of Directors' Meeting in the financialyear 2024-25. All the information required to be furnished to the Board was madeavailable along with detailed Agenda.
As per Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013, a separate meeting of IndependentDirectors without the attendance of Non-Independent Directors was held on 08thFebruary 2024 to discuss the agenda items as required under the Companies Act, 2013and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015. The Independent Directors reviewed theperformance of non-independent directors and the Board as whole, reviewed theperformance of the Chairman of the Company taking into account the views ofexecutive and non-executive directors and assessed the quality, quantity and timelinessflow of information between the Company Management and the Board that is necessaryfor the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties. The IndependentDirectors expressed their satisfaction with overall functioning and implementations oftheir suggestions.
The information as specified in Schedule II of the Securities Exchange Board of India(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is regularlymade available to the Board. The minutes of the meeting of Board and its Committeesare captured in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and theCompanies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and Secretarial Standardsin respect of Board Meeting and also circulated in advance to all Directors and Membersof the Committee and confirmed at subsequent meeting.
The Board of directors of the company has constituted various committees of themembers of the board. The terms of reference of these committees have determined bythe board from time to time.
Audit Committee comprises of Mr. Govind C Thakkar (Chairman) (DIN: 07531165),Ms. Apexa A. Panchal (DIN: 10239502)) and Mr. Tirthraj Pandya (DIN: 02972285).
The terms of reference of the Committee are as is specified in Companies Act, 2013 andRegulations 27 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015. During the financial year the Committee met on 30/05/2024,14/08/2024, 14/11/2024 and 14/02/2025. Presently, the following functions areperformed by the Audit Committee:
• Overseeing the company's financial reporting process and the disclosure offinancial information to ensure that the financial statements are correct, sufficientand credible;
• Recommending to the Board, the appointment, re-appointment and, if required,the replacement or removal of the statutory & internal auditors, fixing audit feesand approving payments for any other service;
• Reviewing with management the annual financial statements before submissionto the Board;
• Reviewing with the management Quarterly/Annual and other financial statementsbefore submission to the Board for approval;
• Reviewing with the management the performance of statutory and internalauditors, the adequacy of internal control systems and recommendingimprovements to the management;
• Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function;
• Discussing with internal auditors of any significant findings and follow-upthereon;
• Reviewing the findings of any internal investigation by the internal auditors into
matters where there is a suspected fraud or irregularity or a failure of the internalcontrol systems of a material nature and reporting the matter to the Board;
• Discussing with the statutory auditors before the audit commences on the natureand scope of audit as well as have post-audit discussions to ascertain any area ofconcern;
• Reviewing reports furnished by statutory & internal auditors and ensuring follow¬up thereon;
• The Committee also reviews the Management Discussion and Analysis of thefinancial condition and results of operations, statements of significant relatedparty transactions and any other matter which may be a part of its terms ofreference or referred to by the Board of Directors.
All the recommendations of the Audit Committee during the year were accepted by theBoard of Directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee consists of Mr. Govind Thakkar(Chairman) (DIN: 07531165), Ms. Apexa A. Panchal (DIN: 10239502)), and Mr.Tirthraj Pandya (DIN: 02972285).
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall identify persons who are qualifiedto become directors and who may be appointed in senior management in accordancewith the criteria laid down, recommend to the Board their appointment and removal andshall carry out evaluation of every director's performance. The committee has beenconstituted to recommend/ review the remuneration package of Managing/ whole timeDirectors.
During the financial year the Committee met on 30/05/2024, 14/08/2024, 14/11/2024and 14/02/2025.
This Nomination and Remuneration Policy is being formulated in compliance withSection 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 read along with the applicable rules thereto andas per (LODR) Regulations, 2015 as amended from time to time. This policy onnomination and remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and SeniorManagement has been formulated by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee(NRC or the Committee) and has been approved by the Board of Directors.
“Remuneration” means any money or its equivalent given or passed to any person forservices rendered by him and includes perquisites as defined under the Income-tax Act,1961;
i) Managing Director, or Chief Executive Officer or Manager and in theirabsence, a Whole-time Director;
ii) Chief Financial Officer;
iii) Company Secretary; and
iv) Such other officer as may be prescribed.
“Senior Managerial Personnel” mean the personnel of the company who are members ofits core management team excluding Board of Directors. Normally, this would compriseall members of management, of rank equivalent to General Manager and above,including all functional heads.
The objective of the policy is to ensure that
• The level and composition of remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract,retain and motivate directors of the quality required to run the companysuccessfully;
• Relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets appropriateperformance benchmarks; and
• Remuneration to directors, key managerial personnel and senior managementinvolves a balance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short and long-termperformance objectives appropriate to the working of the company and its goals.
The role of the NRC will be the following:
• To formulate criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes andindependence of a Director.
• To formulate criteria for evaluation of Independent Directors and the Board.
• To identify persons who are qualified to become Directors and who may beappointed in Senior Management in accordance with the criteria laid down in this
policy.
• To carry out evaluation of Director's performance.
• To recommend to the Board the appointment and removal of Directors and SeniorManagement.
• To recommend to the Board policy relating to remuneration for Directors, KeyManagerial Personnel and Senior Management.
• To devise a policy on Board diversity, composition, size.
• Succession planning for replacing Key Executives and overseeing.
• To carry out any other function as is mandated by the Board from time to time and /or enforced by any statutory notification, amendment or modification, as may beapplicable.
• To perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate for theperformance of its duties.
a) The Committee shall identify and ascertain the integrity, qualification, expertiseand experience of the person for appointment as Director, KMP or at SeniorManagement level and recommend his / her appointment, as per Company'sPolicy.
b) A person should possess adequate qualification, expertise and experience for theposition he /she is considered for appointment. The Committee has authority todecide whether qualification, expertise and experience possessed by a person issufficient / satisfactory for the position.
c) The Company shall not appoint or continue the employment of any person asWhole-time Director who has attained the age of seventy years. Provided that theterm of the person holding this position may be extended beyond the age ofseventy years with the approval of shareholders by passing a special resolution.
a) Managing Director/Whole-time Director:
The Company shall appoint or re-appoint any person as its Executive Chairman,Managing Director or Executive Director for a term not exceeding Three years at atime. No re-appointment shall be made earlier than one year before the expiry of
term.
b) Independent Director:
An Independent Director shall hold office for a term up to five consecutive yearson the Board of the Company and will be eligible for re-appointment on passing ofa special resolution by the Company and disclosure of such appointment in theBoard's report.
No Independent Director shall hold office for more than two consecutive terms ofupto maximum of 5 years each, but such Independent Director shall be eligible forappointment after expiry of three years of ceasing to become an IndependentDirector.
Provided that an Independent Director shall not, during the said period of threeyears, be appointed in or be associated with the Company in any other capacity,either directly or indirectly.
At the time of appointment of Independent Director it should be ensured thatnumber of Boards on which such Independent Director serves is restricted toseven listed companies as an Independent Director and three listed companies asan Independent Director in case such person is serving as a Whole-time Directorof a listed company or such other number as may be prescribed under the Act.
The Committee shall carry out evaluation of performance of Director, KMP and SeniorManagement Personnel yearly or at such intervals as may be considered necessary.
The Committee may recommend with reasons recorded in writing, removal of aDirector, KMP or Senior Management Personnel subject to the provisions andcompliance of the Companies Act, 2013, rules and regulations and the policy of theCompany.
The Director, KMP and Senior Management Personnel shall retire as per the applicableprovisions of the Act and the prevailing policy of the Company. The Board will have thediscretion to retain the Director, KMP, Senior Management Personnel in the sameposition/ remuneration or otherwise even after attaining the retirement age, for thebenefit of the Company.
1) Remuneration to Managing Director / Whole-time Directors:
a) The Remuneration/ Commission etc. to be paid to Managing Director /Whole-time Directors, etc. shall be governed as per provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 and rules made there under or any other enactment forthe time being in force and the approvals obtained from the Members of theCompany.
b) The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall make suchrecommendations to the Board of Directors, as it may consider appropriatewith regard to remuneration to Managing Director / Whole-time Directors.
2) Remuneration to Non- Executive / Independent Directors:
a) The Non-Executive / Independent Directors may receive sitting fees and suchother remuneration as permissible under the provisions of Companies Act,2013. The amount of sitting fees shall be such as may be recommended by theNomination and Remuneration Committee and approved by the Board ofDirectors.
b) All the remuneration of the Non- Executive / Independent Directors(excluding remuneration for attending meetings as prescribed under Section197 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013) shall be subject to ceiling/ limits asprovided under Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under or any otherenactment for the time being in force. The amount of such remuneration shallbe such as may be recommended by the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee and approved by the Board of Directors or shareholders, as thecase may be.
c) An Independent Director shall not be eligible to get Stock Options and alsoshall not be eligible to participate in any share based payment schemes of theCompany.
d) Any remuneration paid to Non- Executive / Independent Directors forservices rendered which are of professional in nature shall not be consideredas part of the remuneration for the purposes of clause (b) above if thefollowing conditions are satisfied:
i) The Services are rendered by such Director in his capacity as theprofessional; and
ii) In the opinion of the Committee, the director possesses the requisitequalification for the practice of that profession.
e) The Compensation Committee of the Company, constituted for the purpose of
administering the Employee Stock Option/ Purchase Schemes, shalldetermine the stock options and other share based payments to be made toDirectors (other than Independent Directors).
3) Remuneration to Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management:
a) The remuneration to Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Managementshall consist of fixed pay and incentive pay, in compliance with the provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 and in accordance with the Company's Policy.
b) The Compensation Committee of the Company, constituted for the purpose ofadministering the Employee Stock Option/ Purchase Schemes, shalldetermine the stock options and other share based payments to be made toKey Managerial Personnel and Senior Management.
c) The Fixed pay shall include monthly remuneration, employer's contributionto Provident Fund, contribution to pension fund, pension schemes, etc. asdecided from to time.
d) The Incentive pay shall be decided based on the balance between performanceof the Company and performance of the Key Managerial Personnel andSenior Management, to be decided annually or at such intervals as may beconsidered appropriate.
The Committee may issue guidelines, procedures, formats, reporting mechanism and
manuals in supplement and for better implementation of this policy as considered
appropriate.
The Committee may Delegate any of its powers to one or more of its members.
• The Board has constituted Shareholder's Grievance and StakeholdersRelationship Committee consisting of Mr. Govindlal C. Thakkar (Chairman)(DIN: 07531165) Tirthraj Pandya (DIN: 02972285), Ms. Apexa A. Panchal (DIN:10239502)
• During the financial year the Committee met on 30/05/2024, 14/08/2024,14/11/2024 and 14/02/2025.
The terms of reference of the Committee are as specified below:
i. To allot equity shares of the Company,
ii. Efficient transfer of shares; including review of cases for refusal of transfer /transmission of shares and debentures;
iii. Redressal of shareholder and investor complaints like transfer of shares, non¬receipt of balance sheet, non-receipt of dividends etc;
iv. Issue of duplicate / split / consolidated share certificates;
v. Allotment and listing of shares;
vi. Review of cases for refusal of transfer / transmission of shares and debentures;
vii. Reference to statutory and regulatory authorities regarding investorgrievances;
viii. And to otherwise ensure proper and timely attendance and Redressal ofinvestor queries and grievances.
Details of Complaints Received
Nos.
Number of Shareholders' Complaints received from 01.04.2024 to
0
31.03.2025
Number of Complaints not solved to the satisfaction of the
shareholder
Number of Pending Complaints on 31.03.2025
Remuneration paid during the Financial Year 2024-25 to Executive Directors are:
Yearly
Remuneration (Rs.)
Mr. Nandlal Jaigopal Agrawal (DIN: 00336556)
9,00,000.00
Mr. Kunal Nandlal Agrawal (DIN: 00169324)
6,00,000.00
Total
15,00,000.00
The company is neither paying any sitting fees nor providing any perquisite toits Directors.
The Company recognizes the importance of a diverse Board in its process. We believethat a truly diverse Board will leverage differences in thought, perspective, knowledge,skill, regional and industry experience, cultural and geographical background, age,ethnicity, race and gender which will help to provide better directions and supervision tothe affairs of the Company. The Board has adopted the Board diversity policy which setsout the approach to diversity of the Board of Directors. The Policy is also available onthe website of the Company.
The information relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreignexchange earnings & outgo as required under Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is Annexed herewithas “Annexure - A”.
Pursuant to Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 the board of directors hasconstituted an audit committee. The audit committee comprises of Shri Govindlal CThakkar (DIN: 07531165) Chairperson, Shri Tirthraj Pandya (DIN: 02972285) Memberand, Ms. Swetal Sapra (DIN: 08536677) up to 30th May, 2024 and Ms. Apexa Panchalfrom 30th May, 2024 Member.
To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information andexplanations obtained by them, your Directors make the following statements in termsof the Section 134(3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013:
(I) That in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year endedMarch 31, 2025, the applicable accounting standards have been followedalong with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;
(ii) That such accounting policies, as mentioned in the Financial Statements as'Significant Accounting Policies' have been selected and appliedconsistently and judgments and estimates have been made that arereasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairsof the company as at March 31,2025 and of the profit of the Company for theyear ended on that date;
(iii) That proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(iv) That the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concernbasis;
(v) That proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financialcontrols were adequate and were operating effectively;
(vi) That proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively.
(I) Statutory Auditors
The Board of Directors after considering the recommendations of the AuditCommittee, at its meeting held on 26th August, 2022 has recommended theappointment of M/s Ashok Dhariwal & Co, Chartered Accountants (FRN-100648W), as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a periodcommencing from the conclusion of this 29th Annual General Meeting tillthe conclusion of the 34th Annual General Meeting to audit the FinancialStatements of the Company.
Further in terms of Clause 40 of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 whichwas notified vide Notification dated S.O. 1833 (E) dated 7th May 2018 andeffective from the date, the Proviso of Section 139(1) relating to ratificationof Appointment of Auditors at every Annual General Meeting of theCompany has been omitted and the requirement of Ratification of AuditorsAppointment is no longer required as per the Companies Act, 2013.
Therefore, the resolution for ratification of Appointment of StatutoryAuditors M/s Ashok Dhariwal & Co, Chartered Accountants (FRN-100648W), Chartered Accountants, has not been provided for the approvalof the Shareholders and not formed as a part of Notice of the 32nd AGM ofthe Company.
The Auditors' Report for Financial Year ended 31st March 2025 forms part ofthe Integrated Annual Report and does not contain any qualification,reservation or adverse remarks.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 andthe Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed M/s Kunal Sharma & Associates, afirm of Company Secretaries in Practice, to undertake the Secretarial Auditof the Company. The Report of the Secretarial Audit is annexed herewith as“Annexure - B”.
Reply to the Observation:
The 100% Shareholding of the
The Company is under discussions and
Promoters and Promoters Group are not
dialogues with the Promoters who are
in Dematerialised Form.
holding the Equity Shares in Physicalform to get those Dematerialised at theearliest. However, response for the saidmatter is awaited.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, M/s Aswani & Associates, CharteredAccountants (FRN: 126955W) has been appointed as Internal Auditors ofthe Company for the Financial Year 2024-25.
The appointment of Cost Auditor for the Company is not applicable to theCompany.
No frauds are reported by the Auditors which fall under the purview of sub section (12)of Section 143 ofthe Companies Act, 2013.
No employee of the Company was in receipt of remuneration more than the limits
specified under Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, during the financial year ended 31st March 2025.
The information required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule 5 of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014 is given in the Statement annexed herewith as “Annexure - C”.
Pursuant to Regulation 15 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“SEBI LODR”),Corporate Governance provisions as specified is not applicable to the Company, sincethe paid up share capital of the Company and the Net Worth is below the threshold limitsprescribed under the SEBI LODR.
The Company has complied with the provisions relating to the Constitution of InternalComplaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Pursuant to provisions of section 134(3)(q) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, required disclosure is given below:
The Company has constituted Internal Committee as per provisions of the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013and also has a policy and framework for employees to report sexual harassment cases atworkplace and its process ensures complete anonymity and confidentiality ofinformation. Workshops and awareness programmes against sexual harassment areconducted across the organization.
Details of complaints at the opening of, filed and resolved during, and pending at the endof, the financial year are as under:
Particulars
Number ofComplaints
Number of complaints at the opening of the Financial Year
Number of complaints filed during the Financial Year
Number of complaints disposed of during the Financial Year
Number of complaints pending as on end of the Financial Year
The Company has adequate internal financial control with reference to the financialstatements commensurate with its size and nature of business. These controls includewell documented procedures, covering financial and operational functions. Theinternal financial controls of the Company are adequate to ensure the accuracy andcompleteness of accounting records, timely preparation of reliable financialinformation, prevention and detection of frauds and errors and safeguard against anylosses or unauthorized use or disposal of assets. These controls are assessed on aregular basis by Internal Audit.
The Company has duly complied with all applicable provisions of the MaternityBenefit Act, 1961. All eligible women employees have been granted the benefits asprescribed under the Act, including maternity leave and other related entitlements.The Company remains committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive workenvironment, particularly for working mothers, and continues to uphold itsresponsibility towards gender equity in the workplace.
• The Company does not have any scheme or provision of money for thepurchase of its own shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit ofemployees.
• There is no proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,2016.
• There was no instance of one-time settlement with any Bank or FinancialInstitution.
The Board wishes to place on record their sincere appreciation and acknowledgewith gratitude the effort put in and co-operation extended by bankers, shareholders,employees at all levels and all other associated persons, bodies or agencies for theircontinued support.
Nandlal J. Agrawal