Your directors have pleasure in presenting the 30th Annual Report on the business and operation of theCompany together with Audited Financial Statements for the year ended on 31st March, 2025.
RS. IN LAKHS
PARTICULARS
31st MARCH, 2025
31st MARCH, 2024
Revenue from Operations
00.0
6.65
Other Income
8.33
15.25
Total Receipts
21.90
Total Expenses
10.15
9.56
Profit/Loss Before Tax
(182)
12.34
Tax Expenses
(0.80)
0
Profit/Loss for the year
(1.03)
12.25
Earnings Per Share (in Rs.)
0.07
0.41
During the financial year under review, the Company has not generated any revenue from operations ascompared to ^6.65 lakhs earned in the previous financial year. However, the Company has earned other incomeof ^8.33 lakhs during the year under review, as against ^15.25 lakhs in the previous year.
The decline in total income is primarily attributable to the absence of operational revenues and a reduction inother income. The management is actively evaluating various strategic and operational measures to enhance theCompany's performance in the coming periods.
In view of the loss incurred during the financial year ended March 31, 2025, and with a view to conserveresources, the Board of Directors has not recommended any dividend for the year under review. The Boardbelieves this approach is prudent to support the long-term financial stability and future business opportunitiesof the Company.
As on 31st of March, 2025 the authorised Capital of the Company is Rs.7,00,00,000 divided into 70,00,000 equityshares of Rs.10.00 each and the paid-up and subscribed capital stands at Rs.4,14,53,000 divided into 41,45,300equity shares of Rs.10.00 each.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any shares with differential voting rights nor grantedstock options nor sweat equity. As on 31st March 2025, the company has not issued any convertible instrumentsand none of the Directors of the Company hold convertible instruments of the Company.
In accordance with the Companies Act, 2013, the annual return in the prescribed format is available atwww.naturahuechem.com.
The Board of Directors met eight (8) times during the year under review. Proper notices of the meeting weregiven to all the Directors and intimation were duly made to Stock Exchange regarding the conducting of theBoard Meeting and its outcome.
The details of BOARD MEETING are as follows:
S. No.
DATE OFMEETING
NAME OF DIRECTORS
MANSOOR
AHMED
HIFZUL
RAHIM
ADITYA
SHARMA
SATYAWATI
PARASHAR
RAVINDRA
POKHARNA
1.
23.05.2024
P
2.
31.07.2024
3.
20.08.2024
4.
14.11.2024
5.
19.12.2024
6.
13.02.2025
7.
28.02.2025
8.
22.03.2025
*P= Present*A= Absent
Pursuant to requirement under Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect to Directors'Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025, the applicable accountingstandards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
ii. The directors have ensured that all applicable accounting policies are applied them consistently anddirectors have made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true andfair view of the state of affairs of the company as at 31st March, 2025 and of the profit and loss of thecompany for that period;
iii. The directors had taken and continue to take proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of thecompany and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv. The directors had prepared and continue to prepare the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
v. The directors had laid and continue to lay down internal financial controls to be followed by thecompany and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
vi. The directors had devised and continue to devise proper systems to ensure compliance with theprovisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
All Independent Directors namely Aditya Sharma, Ravindra Pokharna and Satyawati Parashar of the Companyhave given declarations as required under the provisions of Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013 statingthat they meet the eligibility criteria of independence as laid down under section 149(6) of the Companies Act,2013 and Regulation 25 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
In compliance with the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Regulation 18 of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Audit Committee of the Company isduly constituted and functions in accordance with its terms of reference approved by the Board. Thecomposition of the Audit Committee remained unchanged during the year under review. During the financialyear 2024-25, the Audit Committee met six (6) times to review and discuss various financial and compliancematters. The Board is satisfied with the functioning and recommendations made by the Committee.
The Committee comprises the following members:
S. NO.
NAME OF MEMBERS
DESIGNATION
Mr. Mansoor Ahmed(Executive Directors)
Managing Director- Chairperson
Mrs. Satyawati Parashar(Non- Executive Director)
Women Independent Director- Member
Mr. Ravindra Pokharna(Non- Executive Director)
Independent Director - Member
The dates of committee meetings and attendance of members of committee is stated below:
S.NO.
DATE OF MEETING
MANSOOR AHMED
PARASHSAR
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is duly constituted in accordance with the provisions of Section178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015. The Committee is working under the Chairmanship of Smt. SatyawatiParashar, a Non-Executive Independent Director with Shri Ravindra Pokharna, a Non-Executive IndependentDirector, and Shri Aditya Sharma Non-Executive Independent Director as co-members.
During the financial year 2024-25, the Committee met two times on 19.12.2024 & 28.02.205 to consider andrecommend various matters falling within its scope, including matters relating to appointment, reappointment,and remuneration of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel.
The Committee has been formed to review and recommend the appointment and remuneration of Directors andother Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee is constituted in compliance with the provisions of Section 178(5) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 20 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
The Committee continues to monitor stakeholder relationship issues, including complaints related to transfer ofshares, non-receipt of annual reports, and other matters as prescribed under the applicable laws.
During the financial year 2024-25, no meeting of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee was held, as therewere no investor grievances or matters requiring the Committee's attention.
The composition of the Committee remained unchanged during the year under review.
Mrs. Satyawati Parashar(a Non- Executive Director)
Women Independent Director - Chairperson
Mr. Mansoor Ahmed(an Executive Director)
Managing Director- Member
Mr. Ravindra Pokharna(a Non- Executive Director)
M/s Batra Deepak & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 005408C), were appointed asthe Statutory Auditor of the Company for conducting statutory audit of the Company in the 29th Annual GeneralMeeting for a term 5 years from the conclusion of that AGM till the conclusion of 34th Annual General Meeting ofthe Company to be held for the Financial Year 2028-29, at a remuneration to be decided by the Board ofDirectors in consultation with the auditors.
In terms of provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 Act read with the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the Board of Directors had appointed M/s G Soni &Associates, a Practicing Company Secretary firm for conducting secretarial audit of the Company for thefinancial year under review.
Your company is neither required to appoint Cost Auditors in terms to the provisions of Section 148 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Record and Audit) nor required to maintain cost recordsduring the year under review.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013, M/s Sunny Rawlani & Associates,Chartered Accountants (FRN: 153649W), a proprietorship firm, were appointed as the Internal Auditors of theCompany for the financial year under review. However, vide their letter dated 18th December 2024, theyexpressed their inability to continue and stepped down from the said position due to medical reasons, witheffect from the same date.
In view of the above, the Board of Directors, at its meeting held on 22nd March 2025, approved the appointmentof M/s Bharti Parimal Jain & Co., Chartered Accountants (FRN: 015366C), as the Internal Auditors of theCompany for the financial year 2024-25, to fill the casual vacancy arising out of the resignation of M/s SunnyRawlani & Associates.
The observations, if any, made by the Statutory Auditors in their Auditors Report together with the notes toaccounts, as append thereto are self-explanatory and hence does not call for any further explanation. Further theAuditors' Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer:
The Secretarial Auditor Report received from the Secretarial Auditor of the Company for the Financial Year2024-25 is annexed herewith as ANNEXURE-1. The report does not contain any qualification, reservation oradverse remark.
During the year under review, neither the Statutory Auditor nor the Secretarial Auditor has reported to theAudit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, any instances of the fraud committed bythe Company, its officers and employees, the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Directors'Report.
The particulars of investments made and loans given by the Company as covered under the provisions of Section186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in Financial Statements. Kindly refer the following Note No. 4. Furtheryour Company has not extended corporate guarantee on behalf of any other Company.
Your Company has not transferred any amount to the General Reserves Account during the Financial Year 2024¬2025.
There are no such materials changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company occurredbetween the 01st April, 2025 and date of this report.
The Company is not a manufacturing Company and as such no provisions of Conservation of EnergyConservation and Technology Absorption under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are attracted.
As the Company has not carried out any activities relating to the export and import during the financial year.There is no foreign exchange expenses and foreign income during the financial year.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(p) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17(10) of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an annualperformance evaluation of its own performance, individual Directors, Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretaryas well as the evaluation of the working of its Board Committees.
During the year, all the transactions into with related party were on Arm's length basis and in the ordinarycourse of business and further the Company had not entered into any contract / arrangement / transaction withrelated parties which could be considered material or which are required to be reported in Form No. AOC-2 interms of Section 134(3) (h) read with Section 188 of the Act and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014.
There is no change in the nature of business of the Company.
The Company continues to be listed on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). All the dues whether it is related to StockExchange, Depositories and Registrar & Transfer Agent stands paid. The company is duly complying with all therequirements laid under SEBI (LODR) regulations, 2015. The ISIN of the Equity shares of company isINE487B01019.
Your Board is duly constituted with combination of executive and non-executive directors. Your Directorsdeclare that no directors on the Board are disqualified from being appointed as Director of the Company underSection 164 of the Companies Act, 2013 and also, they have duly disclosed their interest in terms of Section 184of the Companies Act, 2013.
During the year, the non-executive directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationship or transactions withthe Company, other than the sitting fees, commission and reimbursement of expenses incurred by them for thepurpose of attending meetings of the Company.
During the year under review there were no changes made in the composition of Board of Directors:
Following are the details regarding Key Managerial Personnel of the Company as on 31st March, 2025 andchanges therein:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 17(6) and otherapplicable provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Boardof Directors states that:
Mr. Mansoor Ahmed (DIN: 01398796) continues to serve as the Managing Director (MD) and Key ManagerialPersonnel (KMP) of the Company.
His appointment and remuneration were duly approved by the shareholders and are in compliance with:
• Sections 196, 197, 198 and 203 of the Companies Act, 2013.
• Schedule V of the Companies Act, 2013 (as amended).
• Applicable provisions of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 including Regulation 17(6)(e) relating toexecutive director remuneration.
Mr. Ahmed's remuneration continues as per the terms approved by the shareholders at the Annual GeneralMeeting, held at 27.09.2023 and no revision is proposed during the year under review.
Mr. Ahmed has confirmed that he is not disqualified from continuing as a director under Section 164(2) of theCompanies Act, 2013. The necessary filings under the Companies Act and SEBI (LODR) have been duly made.
The Board places on record its appreciation for Mr. Mansoor Ahmed's continued leadership and valuablecontributions toward the growth and governance of the Company.
During the year under review, there were changes in the position of the Company Secretary:
CS Shivangi Agrawal, who was serving as the Company Secretary of the Company, resigned from herposition with effect from 31st July, 2024, due to personal reasons.
Subsequently, CS Shrishti Paliwal was appointed as the Company Secretary on 20th December, 2024,and she tendered her resignation on 28th February, 2025, also citing personal reasons.
Thereafter, CS Komal Goyal was appointed as the Company Secretary with effect from 28th February,2025, and is continuing in the said role as on the date of this report.
The Board places on record its appreciation for the contributions made by CS Shivangi Agrawal and CSShrishti Paliwal during their respective tenures.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Chandra Bhushan was appointedas the Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f 1st June, 2015 in its meeting held on 30th May, 2015 and hecontinues to hold the position.
Mr. Mansoor Ahmed
Managing Director
Mr. Hifzul Rahim
Director
Mrs. Satyawati Parashar
Women Independent Director
Mr. Aditya Sharma
Independent Director
Mr. Ravindra Pokharna
The composition of the Board is in conformity with provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 andalso in line with Regulation 17 of SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015 to promote good governance.
Further All Directors have informed about their Directorships, Committee Memberships/ Chairmanships includingany changes in their positions.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152(6) (c)of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Company's Articles ofAssociation, Mr. Hifzul Rahim, Director of the Company shall retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting and being eligible offers themselves for reappointment.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint venture or Associate Company. The Company is also not asubsidiary of any other company. Therefore, no reporting is required to be made for the said clause.
The Company did not accept any deposit within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and theRules made there under. Further, there are no small depositors in the company.
There are no such orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status andcompany's operations in future.
The Company is not running any industry; it's into service sector and engaged in business of consultancy andmanagement. The Management of the Company is cordial with each other.
The Company has in place adequate internal & financial controls with reference to financial statements. Duringthe year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weakness in the design or operations wereobserved.
The Company has adequate Internal Control System, commensurate with its size, scale and operations. Thescope and authority of Internal Audit functions have been defined in the Internal Audit scope of work tomaintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit functions reports to the Chairman of the AuditCommittee of the Board.
The Internal Audit department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control system inthe Company, its compliance with operating system, accounting procedures and policies of the Company.Significant Audit observations and corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board.The Internal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control system inthe Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies of the Company.During the year no reportable material weakness in the design or operation was observed.
Your directors are committed to create and ensure an enabling, dignified and equitable work environment forevery employee. The company during the year under review had less than 10 employees and thus therequirement of constitution of internal complaints committee under the provisions of Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 is not applicable.
The Board of Directors have established “Whistle Blower Policy' and 'Code of Conduct' for the Directors &Employees of the Company as required under the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 readwith Rule 7 of the Companies (Meeting of Board and its powers) Rules, 2014. The said Policy has been properlycommunicated to all the directors and employees of the Company and the new employees shall be informedabout the Vigil Policy at the time of their joining.
Corporate governance is the system of rules, practices, and processes by which an organization is directed andcontrolled. It essentially involves balancing the interests of a company's stakeholders such as shareholders,senior management executives, customers, suppliers, financiers, the government, and the community. YourCompany always tries to provide accurate and correct information to all the sections related to the Company andsafeguarding the interest of all the stakeholders.
Company being listed on Bombay Stock Exchange and has duly entered into the Listing Agreement with theStock exchange and had been complying with all the applicable requirements of SEBI (Listing Obligation &Disclosure Requirements), 2015 from time to time.
However, Regulation 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para-C, D and E ofSchedule V of the SEBI (LODR), Regulations, 2015 are not applicable on your company as it is not having paid upcapital exceeding rupees ten crore and net worth exceeding rupees twenty-five crore. Therefore, it is notrequired to provide a separate report on Corporate Governance.
Pursuant to provisions of Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations 2015, a separate management discussion and analysis report which forms an integral part of thisReport is given as ANNEXURE 02.
Discharging Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now statutorily recognized in India under Section 135 ofCompanies Act, 2013. Your Company is not covered under Section 135(2) of the Companies Act, 2013. Hence, nopolicy or disclosures are required to be made under the said section or applicable rules.
There are no applications made during the financial year 2024-25 by or against the company and there are noproceedings pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
35. DETAILS OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF ONE TIMESETTLEMENT AND VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM BANKS AND FINANCIALINSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH REASONS THERE OFF
Your company has not made any one-time settlement with any of its lenders. Therefore, it is not applicable.
The details of the policies approved and adopted by the Board as required under the Companies Act, 2013 andSEBI Regulations are provided in the website of the company www.naturahuechem.com/policies.html
The Company has duly complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to'Meetings of the Board of Directors' and 'General Meetings' respectively.
As per Section 197(12), read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014. The Statement showing the names and other particulars of the employees of theCompany as required under Rule 5 (2 & 3) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014 is not required to be furnished since there are no permanent employees in the Company.Further none of the director or employee has received remuneration in excess of the remuneration mentioned inthe above-mentioned Rule 5 (2) during the Financial Year 2024-25.
Risk Management is a very important part of business as it is an inherent part of any business unless and until aCompany takes a risk can't achieve success. Higher the risk maximum then returns. Therefore, your directorskeep a close watch on the risk prone areas and take actions from time to time. The policy of the Company is tocomply with statutory requirements and try to overcome the risk of penalties and prosecutions.
The Company does not have any insurable assets. However, the policy of the Company is to keep insured allinsurable assets to keep them adequately insured against risks and uncertainties like fire, riot, earthquake,terrorism, loss of profit, etc.
The Board of Directors of the Company has duly adopted Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure ofUnpublished Price Sensitive Information and Code of Internal Procedures and Code for Regulating, Monitoringand Reporting of trading by insiders of the Company, pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 8 (Code of FairDisclosure) and Regulation 9 (Code of Conduct), respectively, of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)Regulations, 2015 and the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 and itsnotification dated December 31, 2018. The above codes came into effect from 01st April, 2019.
The aforesaid codes have been adopted with a view to regulate trading in securities by the Directors anddesignated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares andprohibits the purchase or sale of Company shares by the Directors and the designated employees while inpossession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period whenthe Trading Window is closed.
The Company Secretary & Compliance Officer is responsible for implementation of the Code. All Board ofDirectors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code.
Your Company has its fully functional website www.naturahuechem.com which has been designed to exhibit allthe relevant details about the Company. The site carries a comprehensive database of information of theCompany including the Financial Results of your Company, Shareholding Pattern, details of Board Committees,Corporate Policies/ Codes. All the mandatory information and disclosures as per the requirements of theCompanies Act, 2013, rules made thereunder and applicable provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations & DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
In terms of the provisions of Section 22 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, read with Rule 8(5)(x) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, and asamended by the Companies (Accounts) Second Amendment Rules, 2022, the following is the detailed report:
Particulars
Number of Complaints
The number of sexual harassment complaints received during the
year.
The number of such complaints disposed of during the year.
The number of cases pending for a period exceeding ninety days.
The provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 are presently not applicable to the Company, as the nature andsize of operations do not fall within the scope of the Act and the Company currently employs fewer than tenemployees in the company. However, the Company is committed to promoting a safe, inclusive, and supportivework environment for all its employees.
Your directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for contributions made by employees of thecompany and cooperation extended by the bankers and all persons who have directly and indirectly contributedto the success of the company.
Your directors also acknowledge the trust and confidence you have reposed in the company.
(Mansoor Ahmed) (Hifzul Rahim)
Managing Director Director
DIN:01398796 DIN:08491854