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Greencrest Financial Services Ltd Directors Report

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To The Members,

Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 33rd Annual Report of your Company together with the Audited Statements of Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2025.

Financial Results

Year Ended Year Ended
31.03.2025 31.03.2024

Revenue for the year

6560.82 3927.06

Profit before Depreciation, Finance Cost and Tax

493.17 349.87

Less: Finance Cost

292.99 167.30

Profit before Depreciation/Amortization (PBDT)

200.18 182.57

Less: Depreciation

0.99 1.35

Net Profit before Taxation (PBT)

199.19 181.22

Less: Provision for Taxation (including Deferred Tax)

55.67 50.03

Add/(Less): Extra-ordinary Items (Excess Provisioning)

12.67 24.96

Profit after Tax & Extra-ordinary Items

130.85 106.23

Less: Provision for Dividend

- -

Less: Transfer to General / Statutory Reserves

16.65 21.25

Profit available for Appropriation

114.20 84.98

Add: Profit brought forward from Previous Year

662.60 577.61

Balance of Profit carried forward

776.80 662.60

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

Total revenue for the year stood at 6560.82 lakh in comparison to last years revenue of 3927.06 lakh. In term of Profit before taxation, the Company has earned a profit of 199.19 lakh in comparison to last years profit of 181.22 lakh. Profit after Tax and Extra-Ordinary Items stood at 130.85 lakh in comparison to last financial years profit of 106.23 lakh. Your Company is one of the RBI registered NBFC and is engaged in the business of finance and investments. The Company is carrying trading/investment activities in both Equity and FNO Segment and also into the business of trading in Commodities market apart from its financing activities.

DIVIDEND

In order to conserve resources and to meet financial requirements to implement its future plans, your Directors do not propose any dividend for the year under review.

SHARE CAPITAL & LISTING

The paid up Equity Share Capital as on March 31, 2025 was 36.5508 Crore consisting of 36,55,08,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 1/- each. During the year under review, the Company has not issued any share with differential voting rights; nor granted stock options nor sweat equity. As on March 31, 2025, none of the Directors and/or Key Managerial Person of the Company hold instruments convertible in to Equity Shares of the Company. The Companys Equity Shares are listed on the BSE Limited (“BSE”). The Equity Shares are actively traded on BSE.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Your Directors believe that corporate governance is an ethically driven business process that is committed to values aimed at enhancing the growth of your Company. The endeavour is to continue and move forward as a responsible and sustainable Company in order to attract as well as retain talents, investors and to maintain fulfilling relationships with the communities and take all possible steps in the direction to re-write a new future for your Company.

We are committed to achieve the highest standards of ethics, transparency, corporate governance and continue to comply with the code of conduct framed for the Board and senior management under SEBI Listing Regulations and have maintained high standards of corporate governance based on the principle of effective implementation of internal control measures, adherence to the law and regulations and accountability at all levels of the organization. Your Companys corporate governance practices are driven by effective and strong Board oversight, timely disclosures, transparent accounting policies and high levels of integrity in decision making. The corporate governance report of the Company for the Year Under Review as required under the applicable SEBI Listing Regulations is attached hereto and forms part of this report. The requisite certificate from Statutory Auditors, M/s Rajesh Kumar Gokul Chandra & Associates, Chartered Accountants, confirming compliance with the conditions of corporate governance is attached to the corporate governance report.

GENERAL RESERVES

The General Reserve is used from time to time to transfer profits from retained earnings for appropriation purposes. As the General reserve is created by a transfer from one component of equity to another and is not an item of other comprehensive income, items included in the General reserve will not be reclassified subsequently to the statement of profit and loss.

STATUTORY RESERVES

Statutory Reserve represents the reserve created pursuant to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (the “RBI Act”) and related regulations applicable to those companies. Under the RBI Act, a non-banking finance company is required to transfer an amount not less than 20% of its net profit to a reserve fund before declaring any dividend. Appropriation from this reserve fund is permitted only for the purposes specified by the RBI. The Company during the year under review, has transferred 24.38 lakh to General Reserve out of the Retained Earnings.

IMPAIRMENT RESERVES

Impairment Reserve represents the reserve created pursuant to the per RBI circular dated March 13, 2020 on ‘Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards. Under the circular, where the impairment allowance under Ind AS 109 is lower than the provisioning required as per prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning (including standard asset provisioning) the difference should be appropriated from the net profit to a separate ‘Impairment Reserve. Withdrawals from this reserve is allowed only after obtaining permission from the RBI.

FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS

As mandated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the financial statements for the year ended on March 31, 2025 has been prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS) notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. The estimates and judgements relating to the Financial Statements are made on a prudent basis, so as to reflect in a true and fair manner, the form and substance of transactions and reasonably present the Companys state of affairs, profits and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2025. Accounting policies have been consistently applied except where a newly issued accounting standard, if initially adopted or a revision to an existing accounting standard requires a change in the accounting policy hitherto in use. Management evaluates all recently issued or revised accounting standards on an ongoing basis. The Company discloses standalone financial results on a quarterly basis which are subjected to limited review and publishes standalone audited financial results on an annual basis. The Company continues to focus on judicious management of its working capital, receivables, inventories and other working capital parameters were kept under strict check through continuous monitoring. There is no audit qualification in the standalone financial statements by the statutory auditors for the year under review.

There is no audit qualification, reservation however adverse remarks by Auditors for the year under review, have been addressed below -

Explanations on comments by the Board on remarks by Statutory Auditors under paragraph “Emphasis of Matters, forming part of Audit Report -

No. Comment by Auditors

Management Comment

1. We draw attention to Note No 53 of the Standalone Financial Statements in respect of valuation of Inventories of Unquoted Shares which are valued at cost and is subject to the valuation by independent valuer. As per management explanation they are under process to carrying out fair valuation from registered valuer and the cost is almost lower of cost and market price whichever is lower, hence these are shown at its original purchase cost. In the present we are unable to comment consequences of such transactions.

The valuation of un-quoted stock has been taken based on last available Annual Accounts of the Company. However, the Company is in process of obtaining Independent Valuers Certificate to ease doubts.

2. We draw attention to Note No 54 of the Standalone Financial Statements in respect of Balances of trade receivable, loans and advances, trade payable etc. which are subject to confirmation from the respective parties and consequently reconciliation/ adjustment arising therefrom, if any to ascertain the fair market value.

The Company is in process of obtaining confirmations for all outstanding Balances of Trade Receivable, Loans and Advances, Trade Payable etc.

3. We draw attention to Note No 32 of the Standalone Financial Statements in respect of Employees Retirement Benefit that no actuarial valuation report from the professional valuer was obtained on account of liability of employment benefit in the near future, if any, as the management has observed that there is no such liability at present.

The Company does not have any employee whose retirement benefit is due up to the current financial year.

4. We draw attention to Note No 48 of the Standalone Financial Statements in respect of non-traded / suspended stock which are valued at last traded price and the management is in opinion that the value as shown is fair value and has no impact on Statement of Profit & Loss.

The valuations of such stocks have been taken based on last traded price where the stocks are suspended from trading currently.

BUSINESS SEGMENT

Your Company is one of the RBI registered NBFC and is into the business of Finance & Investments in accordance with the Accounting Standard 17 notified by Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules 2006.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES & INVESTMENTS

Details of loans, guarantees and investments under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act read with the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, as on March 31, 2025, are set out in Note financial statements of the Company.

SUBSIDIARY COMPANY

The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Associate and Joint Venture during the reporting period. The Company also does not have any Subsidiary, Associate and Joint Venture Company who ceased to be Subsidiary, Associate and Joint Venture during the year.

POLICY FOR DETERMINING MATERIAL SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

The Company has formulated a “Policy for determining material Subsidiary Companies” of the Company. This policy is available on your Companys website at https://www.greencrestfin.com/company_policies.aspx

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (RPT)

All transactions entered into with related parties as defined under the Companies Act, 2013 during the financial year, were in the ordinary course of business and on an arms length pricing basis in compliance of the requirements of the provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013. There were no materially significant transactions with the related parties during the financial year, which were in conflict with the interest of the Company. The requisite details under Form AOC-2 in Annexure III have been provided elsewhere in this Report. Suitable disclosure as required by the Accounting Standard (Ind-AS 24) has been made in the notes to the Financial Statements. All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for approval. Omnibus approval was obtained on a yearly basis for transactions which are of repetitive nature. A statement giving details of all Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for review and approval on a quarterly basis. None of the Directors has any pecuniary relationships or transactions vis-a-vis the Company The Company has put in place a mechanism for certifying the Related Party Transactions Statements placed before the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors from an Independent Chartered Accountant Firm.

The Policy on materiality of and dealing with Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is uploaded on the website of the Company and is accessible at the website of the Company. None of the Directors has any pecuniary relationship or transactions vis-a-vis the Company except remuneration and sitting fees. In accordance with the provisions of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Company has in place the Policy on dealing with Related Party Transactions which is available on its website at the link: https://www.greencrestfin.com/company_policies.aspx

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

In accordance with Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Non-Banking Financial Company and Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company Directions, 2016, as amended (“RBI Master Direction”) the Management Discussion and Analysis Report forms part of this report.

MATERIAL CHANGES AFFECTING THE COMPANY

Apart from disclosures made in this Report and the audited financial statements for the Year Under Review no material changes and commitments have occurred after the closure of the year till the date of this Report, which affect the financial position of the Company.

CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY

There are no changes in the nature of business in the financial year 2024-25.

BOARD EVALUATION

The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, board committees and individual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations. The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basis of criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information and functioning, etc. The performance of the committees was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from the committee members on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings, etc. The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017.

MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

In Compliance with Section 149 (7) read with Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulations 25(3) of the SEBI LODR Regulations, 2015, a separate Board Meeting of Independent Directors of the Company was held on February 11, 2025 wherein, the following items in agenda were discussed: reviewed the performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole. reviewed the performance of the Chairperson of the company, taking into account the views of Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors; Assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the Company Management and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties. The Board evaluates its composition to ensure that the Board has the appropriate mix of skills, experience, independence and knowledge to ensure their continued effectiveness. In the table below, the specific areas of focus or expertise of individual Board members have been highlighted.

Matrix setting out the skills/expertise/competence of the Board of Directors

Sl. No. Essential Core skills/expertise/competencies required for the Company

Core skills/expertise/competencies of all the Directors on the Board of the Company

1. Strategic and Business Leadership

The Directors and especially the Managing Director have many years of experience.

2. Financial expertise

The Board has eminent business leaders with deep knowledge of finance and business.

3. Governance, Compliance and Regulatory

The presence of Directors with qualifications and expertise in Law and Regulatory affairs lends strength to the Board.

4. Knowledge and expertise of Trade and Technology

The Directors have profound knowledge of economic Affairs, trade and technology related matters.

NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD

The details of the Board Meetings and other Committee Meetings held during the financial year 2024-25 are given in the separate section of Corporate Governance Report.

BOARD COMMITTEES

All Committees of the Board of Directors are constituted in line with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and applicable regulations of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

MANAGEMENT

There is no change in Management of the Company during the year under review.

DIRECTORS

During the year under review, Mrs. Sonali Roychowdhury has resigned from Board due to completion of her 2nd term of 5 years. Further, Mr. Janmenjoy Mandal has resigned from the Board due to his personal reasons. Furthermore, Mr. Biswanath Roychowdhury and Mrs. Nandini Bar have been appointed as Non-Executive, Independent Directors of the Company with effective from March 4, 2025. Apart from above changes, there was no change in composition of Board during the financial year in comparison to last financial year. The details of programme for familiarization of Independent Directors with the Company, nature of the business segments in which the Company operates and related matters are put up on the website of the Company In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors possess the requisite expertise and experience and are the persons of high integrity and repute. They fulfill the conditions specified in the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder and are independent of the management. Furthermore, none of the Directors of the Company are disqualified under sub-section (2) of Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS & KMPs

The Board has 3 (three) Independent Directors as on March 31, 2025, representing diversified fields and expertise. Details are provided in the appropriate section of the corporate governance report. The independent directors have submitted their declarations of independence stating that they meet the criteria of independence as required in terms of the provisions of section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 16 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, as amended from time to time. The Company has also received confirmation from all the independent directors of their registration with the Independent Directors Database maintained by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, in terms of Section 150 read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors possess the requisite expertise and experience (including proficiency in terms of Section 150(1) of the Act and applicable rules thereunder) and are persons of high integrity and repute. They fulfil the conditions specified in the Act as well as the Rules made thereunder and are independent of the management.

DETAILS OF DIRECTORS / KMP APPOINTED AND RESIGNED DURING THE YEAR

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Date of Appointment

Date of Resignation

1.

Mrs. Sonali Roychowdhury

Independent Director

10th March 2015

4th March 2025

2.

Mr. Janmenjoy Mandal

Independent Director

11th April 2024

4th March 2025

3.

Mr. Biswanath Roychowdhury

Independent Director

4th March 2025

-

4.

Mrs. Nandini Bard

Independent Director

4th March 2025

-

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

During the Year Under Review, the formal annual evaluation of the performance of the Board, its committees and individual directors was carried out, in the Company by the independent directors, and the Board, in compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Listing Regulations, as amended from time to time. The performance of non-independent directors, Board as a whole and the chairman was done by the independent directors of the Company. Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire Board, excluding the independent director being evaluated. An indicative criterion of evaluation was circulated to the directors to facilitate such evaluation. Based on the feedback of the directors and on due deliberations of the views and counter views, the evaluation was carried out in terms of the NRC Policy and such indicative criterion. The Board sought the feedback of directors on various parameters including: Degree of fulfilment of key responsibilities towards stakeholders (by way of monitoring corporate governance practices, participation in the long-term strategic planning, etc.); Structure, composition, and role clarity of the Board and Committees; Extent of co-ordination and cohesiveness between the Board and its Committees; Effectiveness of the deliberations and process management; Board/Committee culture and dynamics; and Quality of relationship between Board Members and the Management. The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The evaluation process endorsed the Board confidence in the ethical standards of the Company, the resilience of the Board and the management in navigating the Company during challenging times, cohesiveness amongst the Board, constructive relationship between the Board and the management, and the openness of the management in sharing strategic information to enable Board to discharge their responsibilities and fiduciary duties.

FAMILIARISATION PROGRAM FOR DIRECTORS

As a practice, all new directors (including independent directors) inducted to the Board are given a formal orientation. The familiarisation programme for the independent directors is customised to suit their individual interests and area of expertise. The directors are usually encouraged to interact with members of senior management as part of the induction programme. The senior management make presentations giving an overview of the Companys strategy, operations, products, markets and group structure, Board constitution and guidelines, and the major risks and risk management strategy. This enables the directors to get a deep understanding of the Company, its people, values and culture and facilitates their active participation in overseeing the performance of the management. The details of the familiarization program conducted during the Year Under Review can be accessed from Company website https://www.greencrestfin.com/company_policies.aspx.

NOMINATION & REMUNERATION POLICY

The Company has devised a Nomination and Remuneration Policy (“NRC Policy”) which inter alia sets out the guiding principles for identifying and ascertaining the integrity, qualification, expertise and experience of the person for the appointment as directors, key managerial personnel (“KMPs”) and senior management personnel (“SMPs”). The NRC Policy has been framed with the objective- a. to ensure that appointment of directors, KMPs and SMPs and their removals are in compliances with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI Listing Regulations; b. to set out criteria for the evaluation of performance and remuneration of directors, KMPs and SMPs; c. to adopt best practices to attract and retain talent by the Company; and d. to ensure diversity of the Board of the Company The NRC Policy specifies the manner of effective evaluation of performance of Board, its committees and individual directors to be carried out either by the Board, by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee or by an independent external agency and review its implementation and compliance. During the Year Under Review, there has been no change in the NRC Policy.

The NRC Policy of the Company can be accessed at the website of the Company at https://www.greencrestfin.com/company_policies.aspx.

SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS, TRIBUNALS OR COURTS

There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts that would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING FINANCIAL POSITION BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND DATE OF REPORT

Company has opted and has applied for voluntary delisting of its Equity Shares from Calcutta Stock Exchange Stock Exchange (CSE). The Delisting Application has been approved by CSE and shares of the Company have been delisted from CSE vide CSE Notice No. CSE/LD/DL/16858/2025 dated July 14, 2025. Equity Shares of the Company are continued to be traded on BSE trading platform. Apart from above, there have been no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the end of Financial Year and date of the report.

DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board of Directors confirms that:

1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, for the year ended March 31, 2025, all the applicable accounting standards prescribed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any; 2. the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date; 3. that the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; 4. that the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; 5. that the Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and 6. that the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

BUSINESS RISK MANAGEMENT

As an NBFC, the Company is exposed to credit, liquidity and interest rate risk. On the other hand, investment in Stock Market, both in Quoted and Unquoted Shares, have the risk of change in the price and value, both in term of up and down and thus can affect the profitability of the Company. Risk management is embedded in your Companys operating framework. Your Company believes that managing risks helps in maximizing returns. The Companys approach to addressing business risks is comprehensive and includes periodic review of such risks and a framework for mitigating controls and reporting mechanism of such risks. The risk management framework is reviewed periodically by the Board and the Audit Committee. However the Company is not required to constitute Risk Management Committee under Listing Regulations, 2015.

INTERNAL AUDIT AND INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL AND ITS ADEQUACY

Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems established and maintained by the Company, the work performed by the internal, statutory and secretarial auditors and external consultants, including the audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting by the statutory auditors and the reviews performed by management and the relevant board committees, including the audit committee, the Board is of the opinion that the Companys internal financial controls were adequate and effective during FY 2024-25.

NOMINATION, REMUNERATION AND BOARD DIVERSITY POLICY

The Board of Directors has framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation to remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company. The Policy broadly lays down the guiding principles, philosophy and the basis for payment of remuneration to Executive and Non-executive Directors (by way of sitting fees and commission), Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management and other employees. The policy also provides the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and Independence of Director and criteria for appointment of Key Managerial Personnel / Senior Management and performance evaluation which are considered by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors while making selection of the candidates. The above policy has been uploaded on the website of the Company.

VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY

In Compliance of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy / Vigil Mechanism and has established the necessary vigil mechanism for Directors, Employees and Stakeholders of the Company to report genuine concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Companys code of conduct or ethics policy. The Company has disclosed the policy on the website of the Company from the link - https://www.greencrestfin.com/company_policies.aspx

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Innovation and Technology are synonymous with the Company. The investment in technology acts as a catalyst and enables the Company to be innovative.

AUDITORS Statutory Auditors

M/s. Rajesh Kumar Gokul Chandra & Associates, Kolkata (FRN - 323891E) were re-appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for 2nd term, for a period of five consecutive years at the 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members held on July 26, 2023 on a remuneration mutually agreed upon by the Board of Directors and the Statutory Auditors. The Report given by M/s. Rajesh Kumar Gokul Chandra & Associate on the financial statement of the Company for the FY 2024-25 is part of the Annual Report. The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditors Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments. The Auditors Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer. During the year under review, the Auditors had not reported any matter under Section 143 (12) of the Act, therefore no detail is required to be disclosed under Section 134 (3) (ca) of the Act. In regard to the comments under “Emphasis of Matters” the same has been clarified on Page number 17-18 of the Report.

Secretarial Auditors

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed Mrs. Kriti Daga, Company Secretaries in Practice (C. P. No. 14023) to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for FY 2024-25. Further, the Appointment of Mrs. Kriti Daga, Company Secretaries in Practice (C. P. No. 14023) is also recommended to members at ensuing 33rd AGM for the term of next 5 years commencing from F.Y. 2025-26. The Report of the Secretarial Audit Report issued by Mrs. Kriti Daga in the prescribed Form MR-3 is annexed in this Annual Report as Annexure II. The same does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. In addition to the above and pursuant to SEBI circular dated 8 February 2019, a report on secretarial compliance by Mrs. Kriti Daga for the FY2024-25 has been submitted with stock exchanges.

Internal Auditors

Your Company has an effective internal control and risk-mitigation system, which are constantly assessed and strengthened with new/revised standard operating procedures. The Companys internal control system is commensurate with its size, scale and complexities of its operations. The internal and operational audit is entrusted to M/s Mahato Prabir & Associates, Chartered Accountant Firm, Kolkata (FRN - 325966E). The main thrust of internal audit is to test and review controls, appraisal of risks and business processes, besides benchmarking controls with best practices in the industry. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors actively reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control systems and suggests improvements to strengthen the same. The Company has a robust Management Information System, which is an integral part of the control mechanism. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, Statutory Auditors and the Key Managerial Personnel are periodically apprised of the internal audit findings and corrective actions taken. Audit plays a key role in providing assurance to the Board of Directors. Significant audit observations and corrective actions taken by the management are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, extract of the Annual Return for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 made under the provisions of Section 92(3) of the Act is attached as Annexure III to this report.

DISCLOSURES UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL) ACT 2013 READ WITH RULES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 22 of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act 2013 read with Rules thereunder, this is to certify and declare that there was no case of sexual harassment during the year under review. Neither there was a case pending at the opening of Financial Year, nor has the Company received any Complaint during the year.

STATUTORY INFORMATION AND OTHER DISCLOSURES

Since the Company is into the business of financing (NBFC activities) and investment activities in Shares and Securities; the information regarding Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Adoption and Innovation, as defined under section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is reported to be NIL. The Disclosure required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with the Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is annexed as Annexure ‘V and forms an integral part of this Report. A statement comprising the names of top employees in terms of remuneration drawn and every persons employed throughout the year, who were in receipt of remuneration in terms of Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed as Annexure ‘VI and forms an integral part of this annual report. The aforesaid Annexure is also available for inspection by Members at the Registered Office of the Company, 21 days before and up to the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting during the business hours on working days. None of the employees listed in the said Annexure is a relative of any Director of the Company. None of the employees hold (by himself or along with his spouse and dependent children) more than two percent of the Equity Shares of the Company.

BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT

As the Company is not among top 500 or 1000 Companies by turnover on Stock Exchanges, the disclosure of Report under of Regulation 34(2) of the Listing Regulations is not applicable to the Company for the year under review.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

The Company has not earned or used foreign exchange earnings/outgoings during the year under review.

RBI DIRECTIONS

Your Company complies with the direction(s), circular(s), notification(s) and guideline(s) issued by the RBI as applicable to your Company as a systemically important non-deposit taking NBFC. The Company has in place the system of ensuring compliance with applicable provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and rules made thereunder.

PUBLIC DEPOSITS

During the period under review, your Company did not accept / renew any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made there under and as such, no amount of principal or interest was outstanding as on the balance sheet date. Further, The Company did not hold any public deposits at the beginning of the year nor has it accepted any public deposits during the year under review.

MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS

The maintenance of cost records for the services rendered by the Company is not required pursuant to Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 3 of Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.

STATUTORY AUDITORS AND AUDITORS REPORT

The Notes on Financial Statement referred in the Auditors Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments. The Auditors Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer for the Financial Year 2024-25.

REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY AUDITORS

During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors and the Secretarial Auditors have not reported any instances of frauds committed in the Company by its officers or employees of Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, details of which needs to be mentioned in this Report.

REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

As per Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a separate section on corporate governance practices followed by the Company, together with a certificate from the Companys Auditors confirming compliance forms an integral part of this Report.

COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS

The Board of Directors affirms that the Company has complied with the applicable mandatory Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

GENERAL

Your Directors state that during Financial Year 2024-25:

The Company has not issued any Equity Shares with differential rights as to Dividend, Voting or otherwise. The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during the year. There are no significant or material orders passed against the Company by the Regulators or Courts of Tribunals during the year ended March 31, 2025 which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records for any of the products of the Company under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed there under. There is no change in nature of business of the Company during the year.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Statements in this Directors Report and Management Discussion and Analysis describing the Companys objectives, projections, estimates, expectations or predictions may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws and regulations. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied.

APPRECIATION

Your Directors place on record their sincere appreciation for the assistance and guidance provided by the Reserve Bank of India, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, government and other regulatory Authorities, stock exchanges, other statutory bodies, Companys bankers, Members and employees of the Company for the assistance, cooperation and encouragement and continued support extended to the Company. Your Directors also gratefully acknowledge all stakeholders of the Company viz. customers, members, dealers, vendors, banks and other business partners for the excellent support received from them during the year. Our employees are instrumental in helping the Company scale new heights, year after year. Their commitment and contribution is deeply acknowledged. Your involvement as shareholders is also greatly valued. Your Directors look forward to your continuing support.

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