Your directors are pleased to present 46th Annual Report of the Company together with the Audited Standalone Financial Statements forthe financial year ended on 31st March, 2025.
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, 2025, is summarised below.
PARTICULARS
STANDALONE
CONSOLIDATED
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from Operations
1,488.48
646.74
7,401.92
Other Income
589.49
449.78
310.24
Total Income
2,077.97
1,096.52
7,712.16
Less: Total Expenses
1,644.79
1,211.35
2,955.19
1,228.22
Profit/(Loss) before exceptional items and tax
433.18
(114.82)
4,756.97
(131.70)
Exceptional items
-
158.05
Profit Before Tax
43.23
26.35
Less: Tax Expenses
109.02
(530.93)
Profit/(Loss) for the Year
324.16
574.16
4,647.95
557.28
Other Comprehensive Income/ (Loss) for the year
459.85
(13.85)
Total Comprehensive Income/ (Loss) for the year
5,107.80
543.43
Earning per Equity Share (Basic and Diluted)
0.81
1.63
11.62
1.59
During the year under review, the Company's Standalone revenues from operations increased to ? 1,488.48 Lakhs as compared to ? 646.74Lakhs in the previous year, while consolidated revenues from operations increased to ? 7,401.92 Lakhs as compared to ? 646.74 Lakhs inthe previous year.
The Company's Standalone net profit was decreased to ? 324.16 Lakhs as compared to ? 574.16 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.
As on 31st March, 2025, the Company has two (2) subsidiaries namely Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (Mauritius) Private Limited and BelugaInternational DMCC
The Financial performances of each of the subsidiary companies for the financial year 2024-25 are as follows:
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/
In accordance with the Ind AS-110 on Consolidation of Financial Statements and as provided under the provisions of the CompaniesAct, 2013 [hereinafter referred to as "Act"] read with Schedule III to the Act and Rules made thereunder and Accounting Standards andregulation as prescribed by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 the Audited Consolidated Financial Statementsare provided in the Annual Report, which shows the financialresources, assets, liabilities, income, profits and other details of theCompany and its subsidiaries after elimination of minority interest,as a single entity.
The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on thebasis of the Audited Financial Statements of the Company and itsSubsidiary Companies.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act,2013, the Financial Statements of the Company, the ConsolidatedFinancial Statements along with all relevant documents and theAuditor's Report thereon form part of this Annual Report.
The Financial Statements as stated above are available on thewebsite www.dolphinoffshore.com of the Company.
As on 31st March, 2025, 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 2024¬25, the Company has not issued any shares, securities / instrumentsconvertible into equity shares, sweat equity shares or shares withdifferential voting rights not have made any provision of moneyby company for purchase of its own shares by employees or bytrustees for the benefit of employees.
During the year, five (5) meetings of the Board of Directors wereheld, as required under the Companies Act, 2013. The details of thenumber of Board meetings held and attendance of Directors areprovided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms partof 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.
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, 2025;
c. They have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenanceof adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding theassets 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.
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.
The Board of Directors has decided to retain the entire amount ofprofit for financial year 2024-25 in the statement of profit and loss.
The Board of Directors on recommendation of the Nomination andRemuneration Committee had appointed Mr. Krishan Gopal as theChief Executive Officer with effect from 01st November, 2024.
Based on the recommendation of Nomination and RemunerationCommittee ("NRC"), and in terms of the provisions of the Act, theBoard of Directors had appointed Mrs. Shivangi Digant Shah (DIN:11200412) as an Additional Director(Non-Executive- Independent)of the Company effective from 22nd July, 2025. Further, inaccordance with the provisions of Section 149 read with ScheduleIV to the Act and applicable SEBI Listing Regulations, a resolutionseeking Member's approval for her appointment forms part of theNotice for this AGM to appoint her as the Independent Directordesignated as "Non-Executive Director" of the Company not liableto retire by rotation, for a term of five years commencing from 22ndJuly, 2025 to 21st July, 2030, subject to approval of the Membersat this Annual General Meeting ("AGM"). In the opinion of theBoard, Mrs. Shivangi Digant Shah (DIN: 11200412) is a person ofintegrity and fulfills requisite conditions as per applicable laws andis independent of the management of the Company.
In accordance with the Articles of Association and the relevantprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Rupesh Savla, ManagingDirector of the Company retires by rotation at this Annual GeneralMeeting and being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment.The Board recommends his re-appointment for the approval of theShareholders of the Company.
During the year under review;
• Mr. Krishan Gopal, Chief Executive Officer has resigned fromthe Board of the Company with effect from 17th December,2024, due to personal and professional reasons.
During the Current Year;
• Mr. Christopher Rodrics, Non-Executive Independent Directorhas resigned from the Board of the Company with effectfrom 23rd April, 2025, due to health issues. Further, he hasin his resignation e-mail confirmed that, there were no othermaterial reasons for his resignation.
• Mr. Rupesh Kantilal Savla, Managing Director
• Mr. Divyesh 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.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of the Act, theIndependent Directors have submitted declarations that each ofthem meets the criteria of independence as provided in Section149(6) of the Act along with Rules framed thereunder andRegulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations and they haveregistered their names in the Independent Directors' Databank.There has been no change in the circumstances affecting theirstatus as independent directors of the Company. The IndependentDirectors are in compliance with the Code of Conduct prescribedunder Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Code ofBusiness Conduct adopted by the Company.
During the year under review, the Non-Executive Directors of theCompany had no pecuniary relationship or transactions with theCompany, other than sitting fees, commission and reimbursementof expenses, if any.
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.
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/.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Company has a Policy on Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) and the same is available on website of the Company www.dolphinoffshore.com. The Annual Report on CSR activities in termsof the requirements of Companies (Corporate Social ResponsibilityPolicy) Rules, 2014 is annexed as Annexure - A, which forms partof this Report.
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 partof this Report.
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 complianceof 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/.
A. Statutory Auditors
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.
EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS BY THE BOD ON EVERYQUALIFICATION, RESERVATION OR ADVERSE REMARK ORDISCLAIMER MADE BY THE AUDITORS IN AUDIT REPORT
The Auditors' Report for financial year 2024-25 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.
The Board has appointed M/s. RPSS & Co., PracticingCompany Secretary as Secretarial Auditors of the Companyto carry out Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financialyear 2024-25, pursuant to the provision of Section 204 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 at itsmeeting duly held on 25th October, 2024.
Further, pursuant to the provision of Section 204 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. TheSecretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended 31stMarch, 2025 is annexed herewith as Annexure - B, whichforms part of this report.
I n terms of Regulation 24A of the SEBI Listing Regulations,the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 22nd July, 2025,approved the appointment of Ms. Aishwarya HimanshuParekh, Practicing Company Secretary, Ahmedabad (P/R No.4277/2023) as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company, for aterm of five consecutive years commencing from FY 2025¬26, subject to the approval of the Members of the Company.A proposal for appointment of Ms. Aishwarya HimanshuParekh, Practicing Company Secretary, Ahmedabad (P/RNo. 4277/2023) as the Secretarial Auditor of the Companywill be placed before the Members for approval at theensuing AGM scheduled to be held on August 30, 2025. Ms.Aishwarya Himanshu Parekh, Practicing Company Secretary,Ahmedabad (P/R No. 4277/2023, have complied with herindependence status and an arm's length relationship withthe Company.
EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS BY THE BOD ON EVERYQUALIFICATION, RESERVATION OR ADVERSE REMARK ORDISCLAIMER MADE BY THE PCS IN SECRETARIAL AUDITREPORT
The Secretarial Auditors' Report for financial year 2024-25does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverseremark or disclaimer which requires the clarification of theManagement of the Company.
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 11th May,2025, to conduct Internal Audit for the financial year 2025-26.
The Auditors of the Company have not reported any instances offraud committed during the FY 2024-25, against the Company byits officers or employees as specified under section 143(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013.
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
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 Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is given in an Annexureand forms part of this report. In terms of Section 136(1) of theCompanies 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 it.
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 - C, which forms part of this report.
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-D which forms part of this report.
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 - E,which forms part of this report.
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
There has been no change in nature of business of the Company,during the year under review.
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.
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under theprovisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in
the Notes to the Financial Statements. There has been no instanceof valuation done for settlement or for taking loan from the Banksor Financial Institutions.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Act,the Annual Return as on March 31,2025 is available on the websiteof the Company i.e. www.dolphinoffshore.com in the investorsection.
The Company has established and implemented a process-drivenframework for Internal Financial Controls (IFC), in accordance withthe explanation to Section 134(5)(e) of the Companies Act, 2013.For the year ended 31st March, 2025 the Board is of the opinionthat the Company has sound IFC system, commensurate withthe nature and size of its business operations and is operatingeffectively, with no material weakness observed.
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.
All movable and immovable properties as owned by the Companycontinued to be adequately insured against risks.
DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMENAT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL)ACT, 2013:
The Company has constituted Policy on Prevention of SexualHarassment of Women at workplace in line with the requirementsof the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules madethere under. The Company has complied with provisions relatingto the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee to redresscomplaints received regarding sexual harassment.
Your directors state that during the year under review, there wereno complaints relating to sexual harassment nor any cases filedpursuant to the said Act.
1 Number of complaints of sexual harassment receivedin the year
Nil
2 Number of complaints disposed of during the year
3 Number of cases pending for more than ninety days.
Your Company is fully committed to complying with the MaternityBenefit Act, 1961. We recognize and uphold the rights of our womenemployees to maternity benefits as enshrined under the Act.
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.
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 OffshoreEnterprises (India) Limited
Dharen Savla
Date: 22/07/2025 Chairman & Director
Place Ahmedabad DIN - 00145587