To, The Members, Your Directors have pleasure in presenting to you their 34th Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company together with Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Companys financial performance, for the year ended on 31st March, 2025, is summarized below:
Particulars | Year ended on 31st March, 2025 | Year ended on 31st March, 2024 |
(Rs. in Lacs) | (Rs. in Lacs) | |
Revenue from Operations | 582.02 | 563.56 |
Other Income | 6.14 | 2.84 |
Total Revenue | 588.15 | 566.40 |
Profit/(Loss) for the year before Taxes | (117.81) | (109.79) |
Less: Provision for Deferred Tax Liabilities/Asset | 5.94 | 8.89 |
Less: Provision for Income Tax | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Profit/(Loss) after Taxes | (123.75) | (118.68) |
Dividend on Equity Shares | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Dividend Distribution Tax on Equity Shares | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Transfer to General Reserve | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Earning per Equity Shares Basic and Diluted (Rs.) | (1.24) | (1.19) |
The income from operations for the FY 2024-2025, was Rs. 588.15 Lakhs as compared with Rs. 566.40 Lakhs during the previous year.
2. STATE OF COMPANYS AFFAIRS:
Discussion on state of Companys affairs has been covered as part of the Management Discussion and Analysis for the year under review.
3. DIVIDEND:
In view of the adverse financial position of the Company and the carried forward losses the Directors express their inability to declare any dividend for the year. Board of Directors sincerely hopes that members would appreciate and understand the situation for non-payment of Dividend.
4. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
Pursuant to provisions of Section 134(1)(j) of the Companies Act, 2013, in wake of the adverse financial condition of the Company, the Company has not proposed to transfer any amount to general reserves account of the company during the year.
5. DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY, JOINT VENTURE OR ASSOCIATES:
Neither the Company has any Subsidiary, Joint Venture nor Associate Company nor has any other Company become or ceased to be subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate Company of the Company.
6. CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY
Your Company continues to operate in the single business segment as that of previous year and there is no change in the nature of the business.
7. REPORTING OF FRAUDS
There have been no instances of fraud reported by the statutory auditors under section 143(12) of the Act and rules framed thereunder either to the Company or to the central government.
8. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
As per the provision of Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion and Analysis Report has been included and is enclosed as (Annexure B) to this Report.
9. OPERATIONS AND STATE OF AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY
The turnover including other income of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25 amounted to Rs. 588.15 Lakhs as against last years Rs. 566.4 Lakhs. The Net Loss is Rs. 125.15 Lakhs as against Rs. 118.68 Lakhs of last year.
10. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
In view of Paid up Capital and Net worth of the Company, being lesser then Rs. 10 crores and Rs. 25 crores respectively, Corporate Governance Report as prescribed in clause C of Schedule V to LODR is not included in terms of Regulation 15(2) of LODR.
11. DIRECTORS
All the Directors of the Company have confirmed that they are not disqualified from being appointed as Directors in terms of Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013 and not debarred or disqualified by the SEBI/ Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any such statutory authority from being appointed or continuing as Director of the Company or any other Company where such Director holds such position in terms of Regulation 34(3) and Schedule V Para C clause (10)(i) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015) (10)(i) of Part
C of Schedule V of Listing Regulations.
12. KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Mr. Vimal D Shah, Director, Mr. Iqubal Patel, Chief Financial Officer and Ms. Priyanka Lohiya, Company Secretary are Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.
11. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
All the Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Act read with Regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (LODR).
12. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, and LODR, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its requisite Committees. The evaluation has been carried out with a well-structured questionnaire taking into consideration various aspects and roles of the Board and its Committees. The Board of Directors expressed its satisfaction with the evaluation process.
13. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
Six (6) Board Meetings were held during the financial year ended 31st March, 2025. The Board meetings were held on 29th April, 2024, 29th May, 2024, 14th August, 2024, 25th September, 2024, 14th November, 2024 and 13th February, 2025. The gap between two Board Meeting did not exceed 120 days. The attendance record of the Directors at the Board Meetings is as under: -
Name of the Director | Designation | No. of Meetings attended/held during tenure |
1. Mr. Vimal D. Shah | Executive Director | 6/6 |
2. Mr. Shaik Amanullah Mohamed Azmathullah | Non-Executive Independent Director | 3/6 |
3. Mrs. Susmita Mahapatra | Non-Executive Independent Director | 2/6 |
4. Mr. Angamuthu Vadivel | Non-Executive Independent Director | 5/6 |
5. Mr. Praveen J. Bafna | Non-Executive- Non Independent Director | 2/6 |
6. Ms. Sathya Venkatachalam | Non-Executive Independent Director | 1/6 |
14. AUDIT COMMITTEE:
Four (4) Audit Committee Meetings were held during the financial year ended 31st March, 2025. The Audit Committee meetings were held on 29th May, 2024, 14th August, 2024, 14th November, 2024 and 13th February, 2025. Scope of the committee includes matters referred in section 177 of the Act and regulation 18 read with part C of Schedule II. The Committee inter alia reviews the Internal Control System, Scope of Internal Audit, Reports of Internal Auditors and Compliance of various regulations. The Committee reviews the financial statements and approves the same before they are placed before the Board.
Below given table provides the attendance of the Audit Committee members:
Name of Members | Position | No. of Meeting Attended |
1. Mr. Angamuthu Vadivel | Chairman | 4/4 |
2. Mr. Vimal D. Shah | Member | 4/4 |
3. Mr. Praveen J. Bafna | Member | 2/4 |
It is to be noted that the Committee has been re-constituted accordingly.
15. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTE:
Two (2) Nomination and Remuneration Committee meeting were held during the financial year ended 31st March, 2025. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee meeting were held on 29th May, 2024, 14th August, 2024. Scope of the committee includes matters referred in section 178 of Companies Act, 2013.
Below given table provides the attendance of the Audit Committee members:
Name of Members | Position | No. of Meeting Attended |
1. Mr. Angamuthu Vadivel | Chairman | 2/2 |
2. Mr. Praveen J. Bafna | Member | 2/2 |
3. Ms. Sathya Venkatachalam | Member | 1/2 |
16. STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIP COMMITTE:
One (1) Stakeholder Relationship Committee meeting were held during the financial year ended 31st March, 2024. The Stakeholder Relationship Committee meeting was held on 13th February, 2025. Scope of the committee includes matters referred in section 178 of Companies Act, 2013.
Below given table provides the attendance of the Audit Committee members:
Name of Members | Position | No. of Meeting Attended |
1. Vimal D. Shah | Chairman | 1/1 |
2. Praveen J. Bafna | Member | 1/1 |
3. Angamuthu Vadivel | Member | 1/1 |
18. VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy pursuant to Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder and applicable provisions of the listing agreement and SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, to report genuine concerns of Directors and Employees. The Policy has been posted on website of the Company, www.norrispharma.com.
19. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY:
The Management has put in place adequate and effective system and manpower for the purposes of Risk Management. The Company has a system based approach to business risk management backed by strong internal control systems. In the opinion of the Board, there are no risks which would threaten the existence of the Company. The Companys internal control procedures ensure compliance with various policies, practices and statutes in keeping with the organizations pace of growth and increasing complexity of operations. The Companys internal auditor team carries out extensive audits throughout the year across all functional areas, and submits its reports to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
20. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):
Considering the provisions of the section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, CSR requirements are not applicable to your Company.
21. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION:
There are no material related party transactions which are not in ordinary course of business or which are not on arms length basis and hence there is no information to be provided as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. The Board has approved a policy for related party transactions which has been uploaded on the Companys website. The web-link as required under Listing Agreement is as under: https://www.norrispharma.com/investor- relations.html
22. ENVIRONMENT & SAFETY OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE:
The Company is conscious of the importance of environmentally clean and safe operations. The Companys policy requires conduct of operations in such a manner so as to ensure safety of all concerned compliances environmental requirement regulations and preservation of natural resources. As required by the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Company has formulated and implemented a policy on prevention of sexual harassment at workplace with a mechanism of lodging complaints. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy. During the year under review, no complaints were reported to the Board.
Your Directors further state that during the F.Y. 2024-25, there were no complaints received pursuant to the POSH Act. The following is reported pursuant to Section 22 of the POSH Act: a) Number of complaints filed during the F.Y.: Nil b) Number of complaints disposed off during the F.Y.: Nil c) Number of complaints pending as on end of the F.Y.: Nil
23. PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year under the review, the Company has not invited/accepted any deposits from public.
24. LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
The Company has not given loans and advances of Rs. 1,99,035/- as against previous year of Rs. 1,35,198/-, under section 186 to any person or body corporate.
25. LISTING OF SHARES AND SHARE CAPITAL
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed on BSE Limited (BSE) with scrip code number 524414. The Annual Listing Fees for the financial year 2025-26 has not been paid to the Stock Exchange. During the year under review, there was no change in share capital.
26. AUDITORS
(a) STATUTORY AUDITORS:
M/s. BAHEDIA & ASSOCIATES, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration no. 114421W) were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for five consecutive years starting from the conclusion of the 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 23rd September, 2023 until the conclusion of the 37th AGM of the Company to be held in the year 2028. The term of office of M/s BAHEDIA & ASSOCIATES, as Statutory Auditors of the Company will conclude from the close of the forthcoming AGM of the Company.
During the year Company has not maintained Audit Trail and is in the process of rectifying the same.
(b) SECRETARIAL AUDITORS:
The Board of Directors of the Company appointed HSPN ASSOCIATES AND LLP, Practicing Company Secretary, Mumbai as Secretarial Auditor for undertaking Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 2024-25.
The Secretarial Audit Report of HSPN ASSOCIATES AND LLP, Practicing Company Secretary for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 is annexed as (Annexure E). The Secretarial Audit Report does contain qualification, reservation or adverse remark regarding non-compliances related to FY 2024-2025. Board would like to bring to members attention that due to resignation of Company Secretary and change in internal as well as external Compliance team members there was gap in meeting the Compliance requirements for FY 2023-2024. However, the same will be rectified and corrected now onwards.
(C) INTERNAL AUDITORS:
The Board of Directors has appointed M/s. Dhiren Y Parikh & Co., Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors of the Company for the financial year 2025-26.
27. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES:
The information required under Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is annexed herewith (Annexure C).
28. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO:
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are attached herewith. (Annexure - D)
29. EXTRACT OF THE ANNUAL RETURN:
The extract of Annual Return pursuant to Section 92(3), 134 and any other provisions applicable if any of the Act, read with Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 is available on web link http://norrispharma.com/notice/announcements/.
30 . MATERIAL CHANGES:
There have been no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company since the close of financial year i.e. since 31st March, 2025. Further, it is hereby confirmed that Company has received application for Reclassification of Promoter and has filed an application with BSE dated 18th February, 2025. The Company has filed an appeal against the said order dated 14.11.2019 before the High Court of Mumbai & obtained stay. Under Criminal Appeal no. 89 of 2020. No hearing of the Case come up before High court during the year under review. The Company us also protected by BIFR under case No.90/2004.
31. DETAILS OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
The Company has a professional Board with Executive Directors & Non-Executive Directors who bring the right mix of knowledge, skills, and expertise and help the Company in implementing the best Corporate Governance practices. Mr. Praveen J. Bafna, Directors of the Company will retire by rotation at this 34th Annual General Meeting and being eligible offered him/ themselves for reappointment as per Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013.
During the year under review Mr. Anagamuthu Vadivel was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company with effect from 29th April, 2024 and his/her appointment was approved by the Members in the 33rd Annual General Meeting held on 30th September, 2024. During the year under review Mr. Praveen J. Bafna was appointed as a Non- Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company with effect from 24th August, 2024 and his appointment was approved by the Members in the 33rd Annual General Meeting held on 30th September, 2024. During the year under review Ms. Sathya Venkatachalam was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company with effect from 25th September, 2024 and her appointment is to be approved by members in this ensuing AGM to be held on 29th September, 2025.
During the year under review Ms. Priyanka Lohiya was appointed as Company Secretary of the Company w.e.f. 03rd July, 2024.
32 . DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Directors Responsibility Statement referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, shall state that a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures; b) 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 at the end of the financial year and of the loss of the company for that period; c) the directors had 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; d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and e) 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. f) 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.
32. INSURANCE:
All the properties and insurable interests of the Company including buildings, plant and machineries and stocks have been adequately insured.
33. FRAUD REPORTING:
During the Financial Year under review, the Statutory Auditors have not reported any incident of fraud to the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to the provisions of Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
34. DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE
INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 DURING THE YEAR ALONG WITH THEIR STATUS AS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR:
During the Financial Year 2024-2025, there was no application made and proceeding initiated / pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, by any Financial and/or Operational Creditors against your Company.
As on the date of this Report, there is no application or proceeding pending against your Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
35. DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH THE REASONS THEREOF:
During the Financial Year 2024-2025, the Company has not made any settlement with its bankers from which it has accepted any term loan.
36. STATEMENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961
The Company continues to comply with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, as amended. Adequate measures have been taken to ensure that all eligible women employees are granted maternity benefits in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.
The Company provides paid maternity leave, nursing breaks, and ensures a safe and supportive work environment for women employees returning to work post-maternity. In addition, the Company complies with the provision of cr?che facilities as required under the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, where applicable.
The Board remains committed to upholding employee welfare and promoting gender-inclusive workplace policies.
36. OTHER DISCLOSURES
There were no transactions on the following matters during the year under review and hence no reporting or disclosure is required:
Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme.
There is no proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
There was no instance of one-time settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution.
36. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
The Company has adequate system of internal controls to safeguard and protect from loss, unauthorized use or disposition of its assets commensurate with its size, scale and complexities of its operations. The internal auditor of the Company checks and verifies the internal control and monitors them. The Audit Committee of the Company actively reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control systems and suggests improvements to strengthen the same. All the transactions are properly authorized, recorded and reported to the Management. The Company is following all the applicable accounting standards for properly maintaining the books of accounts and reporting financial statements.
36. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the assistance and co-operation received from the Bankers all other statutory and non-statutory agencies for their co-operation. The Board of Directors also wish to place on record their gratitude and appreciation to the members for their trust and confidence shown in the Company. The Board of Directors would like to especially thank all the employees of the Company for their dedication and loyalty.
Date: 01st September, 2025 | |
By Order of the Board | |
Registered Office: | For Norris Medicines Limited |
Plot No. 801/P, | |
GIDC Industrial Estate, | |
Ankleshwar-393 002 (Gujarat) | SD/- |
CIN: L24230GJ1990PLC086581 | Vimal D. Shah |
Email: secretarial@norrispharma.com | Director |
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