Your directors are pleased to present 47th Annual Report of the Company together with the Audited Standalone Financial Statements forthe financial year ended on 31st March, 2026.
FINANCIAL RESULT:
The Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS) read withrules made there under. The financial performance of the Company for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2026, is summarised below:
PARTICULARS
STANDALONE
CONSOLIDATED
2025-26
2024-25
Revenue from Operations
1,173.25
1,488.48
11,642.04
7,401.92
Other Income
2,805.75
589.49
1,742.03
310.24
Total Income
3,979.00
2,077.97
13,384.07
7,712.16
Less: Total Expenses
1,361.35
1,644.79
7,392.96
2,955.19
Profit/(Loss) before exceptional items and tax
2,617.65
433.18
5,991.11
4,756.97
Exceptional items
-
Profit Before Tax
Less: Tax Expenses
(1,135.90)
109.02
(862.68)
Profit/(Loss) for the Year
3,753.55
324.16
6,853.79
4,647.95
Other Comprehensive Income/ (Loss) for the year
1,248.53
459.85
Total Comprehensive Income/ (Loss) for the year
8,102.32
5,107.80
Earning per Equity Share (Basic and Diluted)
9.38
0.81
17.13
11.62
OPERATIONSPerformance of Company
During the year under review, the Company's Standalone revenues from operations stood at ? 1,173.25 Lakhs as compared to ? 1,488.48Lakhs in the previous year, while consolidated revenues from operations increased to ? 11,642.04 Lakhs as compared to ? 7,401.92 Lakhsin the previous year.
The Company's Standalone net profit was increased to ? 3,753.55 Lakhs as compared to ? 324.16 Lakhs in the previous year. Your directorsassure the stakeholders of the Company to continue their efforts and enhance the overall performance of the Company in the comingfinancial years.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with relevant Indian Accounting Standards prescribedunder Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, which forms part of this report.
Subsidiary and Associate Company
As on 31st March, 2026, the Company has three (3) subsidiaries namely Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (Mauritius) Private Limited, 1BelugaInternational FZCO and Beluga International (IFSC) Private Limited.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing the salient features of financial statements of the Company'ssubsidiaries in Form No. AOC-1 is attached to the financial statements of the Company.
Further, pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Act, the financial statements of the Company, consolidated financial statementsalong with relevant documents and separate audited financial statements in respect of subsidiaries, are available on the Company'swebsite at http://dolphinoffshore.com/subsidiaries-and-associates/
SHARE CAPITAL
As on 31st March, 2026, the authorized share capital of theCompany consisted of 25,00,00,000 (Twenty-Five Crores) EquityShares of ? 1/- (Rupees One Only) each, and the paid-up equityshare capital consisted of 4,00,04,580 (Four Crores Four ThousandFive Hundred Eighty) equity shares of ? 1/- each.
During FY 2025-26, the Company has not issued any shares,securities / instruments convertible into equity shares, sweatequity shares or shares with differential voting rights not havemade any provision of money by company for purchase of its ownshares by employees or by trustees for the benefit of employees.
RESTRUCTURING AND ACQUISITIONS
During FY 2025-26, your Company has undertaken restructuringactivities, as follows.:
^ During the year, the Company, incorporated BelugaInternational (IFSC) Private Limited on 09th March2026, as its Wholly Owned Subsidiary, in GIFT City,Gandhinagar, Gujarat, to undertake the business of shipleasing. The approval of IFSC is still pending and theCompany is still in the process of opening the subsidiaryCompany's bank account accordingly the paid-upcapital has not yet been infused.
No acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or divestment wasundertaken by the Company during the year.
DIVIDEND
In light of the Company's planned capital expenditures, the Boardof Directors has decided to retain the current year's profits tosupport future growth initiatives. Accordingly, no dividend hasbeen recommended on the equity shares of the Company for thefinancial year.
RESERVES
During the year, five (5) meetings of the Board of Directors wereheld, as required under the Companies Act, 2013. The details ofthe number of Board meetings held and attendance of Directorsare provided in the Corporate Governance Report, which formsintegral part of this Report.
During the year under review, the Company has compliedwith applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute ofCompany Secretaries of India (ICSI) and notified by the Ministry ofCorporate Affairs.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
^ Mr. Christopher Rodricks, Non-Executive IndependentDirector has resigned from the Board of the Company witheffect from 23rd April, 2025, due to his health issues. Further,he has in his resignation e-mail confirmed that, there were noother material reasons for his resignation.
^ It is with profound grief that the Board of Directors recordsthe untimely demise of Mr. Ashok Ratilal Patel, IndependentDirector of the Company, on 13th December, 2025. Pursuantto the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, he ceased to bea Director of the Company with effect from the said date.
The Board places on record its sincere appreciation for theinvaluable guidance, significant contribution, and supportextended by Mr. Ashok Ratilal Patel during his tenure as anIndependent Director of the Company. The Board and themanagement express their heartfelt condolences to hisbereaved family and pray that the Almighty grants eternalpeace to the departed soul and strength to his family to bearthis irreparable loss.
^ Based on the recommendation of the Nomination andRemuneration Committee, the Board of Directors appointedMrs. Shivangi Digant Shah as an Additional Director(Independent) of the Company with effect from 22nd July,
2025, pursuant to Section 161(1) of the Companies Act, 2013,read with the Articles of Association of the Company.
Subsequently, the Members of the Company approved herappointment as an Independent Director, not liable to retireby rotation, for a term of five consecutive years, with effectfrom 22nd July, 2025 by passing of special resolution on30th August, 2025, pursuant to provisions of Section 149read with Schedule IV and other applicable provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder.
^ Based on the recommendation of the Nomination andRemuneration Committee, the Board of Directors appointedMr. Vinit Rameshchandra Mundra as an Additional Director(Independent) of the Company with effect from 12th March,
2026, pursuant to Section 161(1) of the Companies Act, 2013,read with the Articles of Association of the Company.
Subsequently the Members of the Company approved hisappointment as an Independent Director, not liable to retireby rotation, for a term of five consecutive years, with effectfrom 12th March, 2026 by passing of special resolution on27th April, 2026, pursuant to provisions of Section 149 readwith Schedule IV and other applicable provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder.
The Board is of the opinion that Mrs. Shivangi Digant Shah andMr. Vinit Rameshchandra Mundra are persons of integrity andpossesses the relevant expertise and experience to be appointedas an Independent Director of the Company, and he meets thecriteria of independence as prescribed under Section 149(6) of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of the Act and Regulation25(8) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Independent Directorshave submitted declarations stating that each of them fulfil thecriteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of theAct along with rules framed thereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b)of the SEBI Listing Regulations. There has been no change in thecircumstances affecting their status as Independent Directorsof the Company. In the opinion of the Board, the IndependentDirectors are competent, experienced, proficient and possessnecessary expertise and integrity to discharge their duties andfunctions as Independent Directors. The Independent Directorsof the Company have undertaken requisite steps towards theinclusion of their names in the data bank of Independent Directorsmaintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
None of the Company's directors are disqualified from beingappointed as a director as specified in Section 164 of the Act. Alldirectors have further confirmed that they are not debarred fromholding the office of a director under any order from SEBI or anyother authority.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act and theArticles of Association of the Company, Mr. Rohan VasantkumarShah retires by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, hasoffered himself for re-appointment.
During the year under review, the Non-Executive Directors of theCompany had no pecuniary relationship or transactions with theCompany, other than receipt of sitting fees, reimbursement ofexpenses incurred by them for the purpose of attending meetingsof the Board and its committees or other Company events andany other transactions as approved by the Audit Committee orthe Board which are disclosed under the Notes to Accounts. Formore details about the directors, please refer to the CorporateGovernance Report which forms an integral part of this report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act, the KeyManagerial Personnel of the Company are as under:
• Mr. Rupesh Kantilal Savla, Managing Director
• Mr. Divyesh Umeshkumar Shah, Chief Financial Officer
• Ms. Krena Khamar, Company Secretary and ComplianceOffice
Except as mentioned above, there were no other change inthe composition of the Board of Directors and Key ManagerialPersonnel during the year under review.
FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAMME FOR INDEPENDENTDIRECTORS
In compliance with the requirements of the SEBI (Listing Obligations& Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Companyhas formulated a policy to familiarize the Independent Directorswith the Company and the details of Familiarization Program areprovided in the Corporate Governance Report and also availableon the website of the Company at www.dolphinoffshore.com.The Company shall ensure to provide familiarization programmeduring FY 2026-27 in accordance with SEBI Listing Regulation.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134 (3)(c) and Section134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors confirmsthat to the best of its knowledge and belief:
a. I n the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicableaccounting standards had been followed and there are nomaterial departures;
b. They have selected such accounting policies and appliedthem consistently and made judgments and estimates thatare reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair viewof the state of affairs of the Company at the end of financialyear and of the profit of the Company for the financial yearended 31st March, 2026;
c. They have taken proper and sufficient care for themaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding
the assets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfraud and other irregularities;
d. They have prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concernbasis;
e. They have laid down internal financial controls to be followedby the Company and that such internal financial controls areadequate and are operating effectively; and
f. They have devised proper systems to ensure compliance withthe provisions of all applicable laws and that such systemswere adequate and operating effectively.
EVALUATION OF BOARD PERFORMANCE AND PERFORMANCEOF ITS COMMITTEES AND OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of itsown performance, performance of Board committees and that ofindividual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBIListing Regulations.
The performance of the Board, its committees and individualdirectors was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from alldirectors on the basis of criteria established on the Guidance Noteon Board Evaluation issued by the SEBI on January 5, 2017, suchas the board / committee composition and structure, effectivenessof board processes / committee meetings, information andfunctioning, etc. In a separate meeting of the IndependentDirectors, performance of Non-Independent Directors and theBoard as a whole was evaluated, taking into account the views ofthe Executive Director and Non-Executive Directors.
The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committeereviewed the performance of individual directors on the basis ofcriteria such as the contribution of the individual director to theBoard and committee meetings, like preparedness on the issuesto be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution andinputs in meetings, etc.
In the Board meeting that followed the meeting of the IndependentDirectors and the meeting of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee, the performance of the Board, its committees, andindividual directors was discussed. Performance evaluation ofIndependent Directors was done by the entire Board, excludingthe Independent Director being evaluated.
POLICY ON DIRECTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATIONAND OTHER DETAILS
A Nomination and Remuneration Policy has been formulatedpursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and Regulation 19 of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Nomination andRemuneration Policy for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel andSenior Management is available on the website of the Companywww.dolphinoffshore.com. The weblink is http://dolphinoffshore.com/policies/.
COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD
The Board of Director has constituted various Committees(s)pursuant to the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 readwith the rules framed there under and SEBI (Listing Obligations
& Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The details ofthe composition of the Audit Committee and other variousCommittee(s), including Nomination and RemunerationCommittee, Stakeholder's Relationship Committee and CorporateSocial Responsibility Committee, the number of meetings heldand attendance of the committee members are provided in theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Report.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The details of the Audit Committee, including its compositionterms of reference, attendance, etc., are included in the CorporateGovernance Report, which is a part of this Report. The Board hasaccepted all the recommendations of the Audit Committee andhence, there is no further explanation to be provided for in thisReport.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company actively manages, and monitors the principalrisks and uncertainties that could impact its ability to achieve itsstrategic and operational objectives. At present the company hasnot identified any element of risk which may threaten the existenceof the company. Discussion on risks and concerns are covered inthe Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which formspart of this Annual Report.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company has adopted Whistle Blower Policy to deal withinstance of unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud orviolation of the Company's code of conduct, if any. Further,the mechanism adopted by the Company encourages thewhistleblower to report genuine concerns or grievances andprovide for strict confidentiality, adequate safeguards againstvictimization of whistleblower who avails of such mechanismand also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the AuditCommittee, in appropriate cases. The Whistle Blower Policy isposted on the website of the Company under investor section.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Company has a policy on Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) and the same is available on website of the Companywww.dolphinoffshore.com. The provisions of Section 135 of theCompanies Act, 2013 relating to Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) were not applicable to the Company during FY 2025-26, asthe Company did not meet the prescribed thresholds specifiedunder the said section. Accordingly, no CSR activities wererequired to be undertaken and the Annual Report on CSR Activitiesis not applicable for the year under review, which forms part of thisReport.
The details of the composition of the CSR committees, the numberof meetings held and attendance of the committee members areprovided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms anintegral part of this Report.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the year under review, all the related party transactionswere in the ordinary course of business and on arm's length basis.Therefore, the disclosure in Form AOC-2 pursuant to compliance
of Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8(2) ofthe Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not required. There wereno material significant related party transactions with any of therelated parties that may have potential conflict with the interest ofthe Company at large.
The disclosures as required in IND-AS are provided in relationto transactions with related parties which are forming the partof the notes to financial statement. The policy on Related PartyTransaction is available on the website of the Company www.dolphinoffshore.com and the weblink of the same is http://dolphinoffshore.com/policies/.
AUDITORS
A. Statutory Auditors and Statutory Auditor's Report
M/s Mahendra N. Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants (FirmRegistration No 105775W), were appointed as the StatutoryAuditors of the Company for the period of five (5) years fromthe financial year 2023-2024 to financial year 2027-2028.
The Auditors' Report for financial year 2025-26 forms part ofthis Annual Report and does not contain any qualification,reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer which requiresthe clarification of the Management of the Company.
B. Secretarial Auditors and Secretarial Audit Report
Ms. Aishwarya Himanshu Parekh, Practicing CompanySecretary was appointed as the Secretarial Auditor of theCompany, for a term of five consecutive years commencingfrom FY 2025-26 by the shareholders of the Company at the46th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The report of the Secretarial Auditor in Form MR-3 for thefinancial year ended 31st March, 2026 is attached to thisReport as Annexure A. The Secretarial Audit Report does notcontain any qualifications, reservations, adverse remarks ordisclaimers.
C. Internal Auditors
Pursuant to the provision of Section 138 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014,the Company has appointed M/s. Manubhai & Shah LLP,Chartered Accountants (FRN: 106041W/W100136), as InternalAuditor in the Board of Directors' meeting held on 28th April,2025, to conduct Internal Audit for the financial year 2025-26.
COST AUDITORS AND RECORDS
In terms of the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act,2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules,2014, as amended from time to time, the Company is not requiredto maintain the Cost Records and Cost Accounts. Hence, theappointment of Cost Auditors is not applicable to the Company
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The statement containing particulars of employees as requiredunder section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is given in an Annexure andwhich forms part of this report. In terms of Section 136(1) of the
Companies Act, 2013, the Report and Audited Accounts are beingsent to the members excluding the aforesaid Annexure. Anymember interested in obtaining a copy of the Annexure may writeto the Company Secretary at the registered office of the Companyfor a copy of the said annexure.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION,FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The Information pertaining to Conservation of Energy, TechnologyAbsorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and outgo as requiredunder Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed asAnnexure -B, which forms an integral part of this report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required underRegulation 34 and Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligation andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is annexed herewithas Annexure-C which forms an integral part of this report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As required under Regulation 34 read with Schedule V of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations2015, a report on Corporate Governance for the financial yearended on 31st March, 2025 along with Certificate from PracticingCompany Secretary confirming compliance of conditions ofCorporate Governance is annexed herewith as Annexure - D,which forms an integral part of this report.
POLICY ON DETERMINATION OF MATERIALITY OF EVENT/DISCLOSURES:
The Company has adopted Policy for determining materiality ofEvents/Disclosures that mandates the Company to disclose anyof the events or information which, in the opinion of the Board ofDirectors of the Company is material in the terms of requirementof Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligation and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, which is available on the websiteof the Company www.dolphinoffshore.com. The weblink is http://dolphinoffshore.com/policies/.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTINGTHE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVEOCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TOWHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATES AND THE DATEOF THE REPORT
There are no material changes and commitments affecting thefinancial position of the Company between the end of the financialyear and the date of this report
CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY
There has been no change in nature of business of the Company,during the year under review.
DEPOSITS:
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits fromthe public within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act,
2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules,
2014 during the financial year under review.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTSMADE UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under theprovisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given inthe Notes to the Financial Statements.
There has been no instance of valuation done for settlement or fortaking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions.
ANNUAL RETURN OF THE COMPANY
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Act,the Annual Return as on March 31,2026 is available on the websiteof the Company i.e. www.dolphinoffshore.com in the investorsection.
ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
The details on Internal Financial Control systems and theiradequacy are provided in Management Discussion and Analysis,which forms part of this report.
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BYTHE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THEGOING CONCERN STATUS OF THE COMPANY.
There were no significant and material orders issued against theCompany by any regulatory authority or court or tribunal duringthe year that could affect the going concern status and Company'soperation in future.
INSURANCE
All movable and immovable properties as owned by the Companycontinued to be adequately insured against risks.
STATEMENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE MATERNITY BENEFITACT, 1961
Your Company is fully committed to complying with the MaternityBenefit Act, 1961. We recognize and uphold the rights of ourwomen employees to maternity benefits as enshrined under theAct.
GENERAL DISCLOSURE
Your directors state that no disclosure or reporting is requiredin respect of the following items as there were no such events/transactions on these items during the year under review:
a. Provision of money by company for purchase of its own sharesby employees or by trustees for the benefit of employees.
b. Issue of sweat equity shares.
c. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as dividend,voting or otherwise.
d. Issue of employee stock options scheme.
e. There has been no instance of valuation done for settlement or for taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions.
DESIGNATED PERSON FOR FURNISHING INFORMATION AND EXTENDING CO-OPERATION TO REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES (ROC) INRESPECT OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SHARES OF THE COMPANY:
Ms. Krena Khamar, the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company is the designated person responsible for furnishinginformation and extending cooperation to the ROC in respect of beneficial interest in the Company's shares.
WEBSITE OF YOUR COMPANY
Your Company maintains a website www.dolphinoffshore.com where detailed information of the Company and specified details in termsof the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 has been provided.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your directors' places on record their sincere thanks to all the Stakeholders including Government, Regulatory Authorities and FinancialInstitutions who have extended their valuable sustained support and encouragement during the year under review.
Your directors take this opportunity to recognize and place on record their gratitude and appreciation for the commitment displayed byall executives, officers and staff at all levels of the Company. We look forward for the continued support of every stakeholder in the future.
By order of the Board of DirectorsFor Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) LimitedSd/-
Dharen Savla
Date: 24/07/2026 Chairman & Director
Place Ahmedabad DIN - 00145587
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Beluga International DMCC changed its company name suffix from DMCC to FZCO with effect from 29th June, 2026. Accordingly, the company namehas been changed from Beluga International DMCC to Beluga International FZCO