Dear Shareholders,
The Board of Directors hereby submits the report of the business and operations of your Company (the Company), along with the Standalone Audited Financial Statements, for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2025.
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Companys financial performance for the year ended on 31st March, 2025 is summarized below:
(In Lakhs)
STANDALONE - YEAR ENDED | ||
PARTICULARS | 31.03.2025 | 31.03.2024 |
I. Net Sales/Income from Operations | 277.73 | 120.70 |
II. Other Income | 47.58 | 48.56 |
III. Total Revenue (I+II) | 325.31 | 169.26 |
IV. Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization Expense | 11.32 | 4.63 |
V. Finance Cost | 7.21 | 2.85 |
VI. Depreciation and Amortization Expense | 16.09 | 8.11 |
VII. Profit Before Tax (IV-V-VI) | 11.32 | 4.63 |
VIII. Tax Expense: | ||
Less: Current Tax Expense | 2.87 | - |
Less: Deferred Tax | 0.27 | 1.70 |
Profit After Tax (VII-VIII) | 8.18 | 2.93 |
COMPANYS PERFORMANCE:
STANDALONE FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Total Income from Operations (net) of the Company for the year under review is 277.73 Lakhs as compared to 120.70 Lakhs in the previous year. Profit after tax stood at 8.18 Lakhs as compared to Loss after tax of 2.93 Lakhs in the previous year.
DIVIDEND:
For the Financial Year 2024-25, based on the Companys performance, the Board of Directors have not recommended any dividend.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
The Company has not transferred any amount in Reserve and Surplus.
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION:
The Company is leading the development of novel personal care products that are intended to provide safe, easy and innovative approach to the existing traditional personal care solutions. At Novateor Research Facility, we develop products that could provide significant clinical as well as commercial advantage. The Proposed new manufacturing facility to be located at Sanand Taluka, Ahmedabad District is well equipped with the state of the art building structure, machineries and technology. Through the semi-Automation of our manufacturing processes, we will be able to reduce reliance on manual labors and raw materials wastage. Companys current Teeth Whitening products are sold under brand name . It manufactures three different variants of Teeth Whitening Strips, Teeth Whitening Toothpaste and brush, Kids Toothpaste and tongue cleaner, Teeth Whitening Gel, Power Brush. Our products are first of a kind in India in teeth whitening industry with FDCA approval. Our Company intends to expand its business in cosmetics, various health care pharma products in the near future for which the company will shift its manufacturing operations to the new premises located at GIDC, Sanand. Companys Customer base consists of well trained, highly skilled and experienced Dentists as well as Cosmetic Parlors. Dentists and other end users have found our products to be innovative, user friendly, safe, pocket friendly and very effective results vis-a-vis traditional teeth whitening products.
CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS:
During the year, your company has not changed its business or object and continues to be in the same line of business as per main object of the Company.
THE REGISTERED OFFICE:
The registered office of the company is situated at 1026, Dev Atelier, Opp. Dev Aurum, Anandnagar Cross Road, 100 Feet Ring Road, Prahladnagar, Ahmedabad- 380015, Gujarat, India.
SHARE CAPITAL:
During the year under review, the authorized and paid-up share capital of the Company are as follows:
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL:
The Authorised Capital of the Company is 7,00,00,000 (Rupees Seven Crores Only) divided into 70,00,000 (Seventy Lakhs) Equity Shares of 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.
ISSUED, SUBSCRIBED & PAID-UP CAPITAL:
The issued, subscribed and paid-up capital of the Company is 4,83,41,700/- (Rupees Four Crore Eighty Three Lakhs Forty One Thousand Seven Hundred Only) divided into 48,34,170 (Forty Eight Lakhs Thirty Four Thousand One Hundred and Seventy) Equity Shares of 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.
Material changes and commitment position of the company occurred between the end of financial year to which this Financial Statement relates and the date of the report:
The Board of Directors alloted 12,18,000 Equity Shares in lieu of conversion of Convertible Share Warrants (hereinafter referred to as warrants) having Face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each at an issue price of Rs. 28/- each (having premium of Rs. 10/- each) on preferential basis as on May 30, 2025 The Board of Director of the company approved resignation of Mr. Nitinkumar Shah as Company Secretary and Compliance officer of the company w.e.f. the closing hours of 31th July, 2025. Appointment of Mr. Anil Tilakraj Arora (Having DIN: 03469947) as an Additional Director of the Company with effect from September 03, 2025 w.e.f. 3rd September, 2025 subject to approval of shareholders of the company in the ensuing general meeting.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
Constitution of Board:
As on the date of this report, the Board comprises of following Directors;
Name of Director | Designation | Date of Original Appointment | Date of Appointment at current Term & designation | Total Director ship | No. of Committee1 | No. of Shares held as on 31stMarch, 2025 | |
in which Director is Member | in which Director is Chairperson | ||||||
Mr. Navdeep Subhashbhai Mehta | Managing Director | 1st April, 2011 | 3rd December, 2023 | 2 | 2 | 14,28,858 Equity Shares | |
Mrs. Tejal Navdeep Mehta (Upto January 11, 2025) | Whole Time Director & Woman Director | 1st April, 2011 | 3rd December, 2023 | 1 | 5,40,378 Equity Shares | ||
Mr. Jitin Jaysukh Doshi | Non-Executive Director | 01st September, 2022 | 30th September, 2022 | 2 | 1,86,000 Equity Shares | ||
Mr. Bhavya Himanshu Doshi | Non-Executive Independent Director | 26th August, 2023 | 30th September, 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Nil |
Mr. Anand Rajendra Shah (Upto August 29, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | 1st May, 2019 | 3rd December, 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Nil |
Mr. Chintan Pankaj Shah (Upto August 29, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | 15th July, 2019 | 3rd December, 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Nil |
Mr. Imran Zuber Khan (w.e.f. August 29, 2024) | Additional NonExecutive Independent Director | 29th August, 2024 | 28th September, 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Nil |
Mr. Hiral Nischal Bane (w.e.f. August 29, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | 29th August, 2024 | 28th September, 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | NIL |
Mr. Anil Tilakraj Arora (w.e.f. September 03, 2025) | Non-Executive Independent Director | 3rd September, 2025 | In this general meeting | 3 | - | - | NIL |
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Committee includes Audit Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee across all Public Companies. 2 Excluding LLPs, Section 8 Company &Struck Off Companies.The composition of Board complies with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act). Further, in pursuance of Regulation 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Listing Regulations), the Company is exempted from the requirement of having composition of Board as per Regulation 17 of Listing Regulations. None of the Directors of Board is a member of more than ten Committees or Chairman of more than five committees across all the Public companies in which they are Director. The necessary disclosures regarding Committee positions have been made by all the Directors. None of the Director of the Company is serving as a Whole-Time Director / Managing Director in any Listed Company and is holding position of Independent Director in more than 3 Listed Company. Neither any of the Director of the Company is holding position as Director in more than 7 listed entities nor any of the Director of the Company serve as an Independent Director in more than 7 listed entities.
DISCLOSURE BY DIRECTORS:
The Directors on the Board have submitted notice of interest under Section 184(1) i.e. in Form MBP 1, intimation under Section 164(2) i.e. in Form DIR 8 and declaration as to compliance with the Code of Conduct of the Company.
BOARD MEETING:
Regular meetings of the Board are held at least once in a quarter. Additional Board meetings are convened, as and when require, to discuss and decide on various business policies, strategies and other businesses. The Board meetings are generally held at the registered office of the Company. During the year under review, Board of Directors of the Company met 7 (Seven) times on April 22,2024; May 30 ,2024; June 20, 2024; August 29, 2024; November 14,2024; January 12, 2025 and February 11, 2025. The meetings of the Board of the Companies within the intervals provided in section 173 of the Companies Act, 2013 (120 days) were compiled between two Board Meetings. The details of attendance of each Director at the Board Meetings and Annual General Meeting are given below:
Name of Director | Mr. Navdeep Subhashb hai Mehta | Mrs. Tejal Navdeep Mehta | Mr. Anand Rajendra Shah | Mr. Chintan Pankaj Shah | Mr. Imran Khan | Ms. Hiral Bane | Mr. Jitin Jaysukh Doshi | Mr. Bhavya Himanshu Doshi |
Number of Board Meeting held | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Number of Board Meetings Eligible to attend | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Number of Board Meeting attended | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Presence at the previous AGM of F.Y. 2023-24 | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
GENERAL MEETINGS:
During the year under review, the following General Meeting was held, the details of which are given as under:
Type of General Meeting | Date of General Meeting |
1. Extra Ordinary General Meeting | 20 July, 2024 |
2. Annual General Meeting | 29 September, 2024 |
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
The Company has received necessary declaration from each Independent Director under Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013 that they meet the criteria of independence laid down in Section 149 (6) of the Act. A separate meeting of Independent Directors was held on 14th November, 2024 to review the performance of Non-Independent Directors and Board as whole and performance of Chairperson of the Company including assessment of quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between Company management and Board. The terms and conditions of appointment of Independent Directors and Code for Independent Director are incorporated on the website of the Company at www.novateor.com.
INFORMATION ON DIRECTORATE:
In accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association and Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Jitin Jaysukh Doshi, Non-Executive Director of the Company retires by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting. He, being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment as such and seeks re-appointment. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Board of Directors recommends her re-appointment on the Board. The relevant details, as required under Regulation 36 (3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (SEBI Listing Regulations), of the person seeking appointment / re-appointment as Director is annexed to the Notice convening the 14th annual general meeting.
DETAILS OF KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
In terms of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr.Navdeep Subhashbhai Mehta is Managing Director as well as Chief Financial Officer, as Key Managerial Personnel of the Company. Mrs. Tejal Navdeep Mehta is Whole time director of the company. Moreover, Mr. Nitin Shah is appointed as a Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f September 01, 2024
PERFORMANCE 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. The performance of the board was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basis of the 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 the criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings etc. In addition, the performance of chairman was also evaluated on the key aspects of his role. The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of the individual Directors on the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of the individual Director to the Board and Committee Meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings etc.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013; the Board of Directors to the best of their knowledge and ability confirm that: a) In preparation of Annual Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025; the applicable accounting standards have been followed and that no material departures have been made from the same; b) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and have 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 profit or loss of the Company for that year; c) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenanceof adequate accounting records in accordance with the st provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; d) The Directors have prepared the Annual Accounts for the year ended 31 March, 2025 on going concern basis; e) The Directors have laid down the internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such Internal Financial Controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and f) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
COMMITTEE OF BOARD:
The Board of Directors in line with the requirement of the Companies Act, 2013 has formed various committees, details of which are given hereunder:
A. AUDIT COMMITTEE:
During the year under review, the Audit Committee met 5 (Five) times during the Financial Year 2024-25, on April 22,2024; May 30,2024; August 29, 2024; November 14,2024 and February 11, 2025. The composition of the Committee during the year and the details of meetings attended by its members are given below:
Name of the Directors | Category | Designation | Number of meetings during the Financial Year 2024-25 | ||
Held | Eligible to attend | Attended | |||
The Statutory Auditors and Chief Financial Officer of the Company are invited in the meeting of the Committee wherever requires. Further, the Company Secretary of the Company is acting as Secretary to the Audit Committee. | |||||
Mr. Chintan Pankaj Shah (Upto August 29, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | Chairperson | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Mr. Anand Rajendra Shah (Upto August 29, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | Member | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Mr. Bhavya Doshi (w.e.f. August 30, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | Chairperson | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Mr. Imran Khan (w.e.f. August 30, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | Member | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Mr. Navdeep Subhashbhai Mehta | Managing Director & CFO | Member | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Recommendations of Audit Committee wherever/whenever given have been accepted by the Board.
Vigil Mechanism:
The Company has established a vigil mechanism and accordingly framed a Whistle Blower Policy. The policy enables the employees to report to the management instances of unethical behavior actual or suspected fraud or violation of Companys Code of Conduct. Further the mechanism adopted by the Company encourages the Whistle Blower to report genuine concerns or grievances and provide for adequate safeguards against victimization of the Whistle Blower who avails of such mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases. The functioning of vigil mechanism is reviewed by the Audit Committee from time to time. None of the Whistle blowers has been denied access to the Audit Committee of the Board. The Whistle Blower Policy of the Company is available on the website of the Company at www.novateor.com.
B. STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE:
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee mainly to focus on the redressal of Shareholders / Investors Grievances if any like Transfer / Transmission / Demat of Shares; Loss of Share Certificates; Non-receipt of Annual Report; Dividend Warrants; etc. The Stakeholders Relationship Committee shall report to the Board on a quarterly basis regarding the status of redressal of complaints received from the shareholders of the Company.The detailed terms of reference of the Committee is as per Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. During the year under review, Stakeholders Relationship Committee met 3 (Three) times viz on April 22, 2024; June 20, 2024 and August 29,2024. The composition of the Committee and the details of meetings attended by its members are given below:
Number of meetings during the Financial Year 2024-25 | |||||
Name of the Directors | Category | Designation | Held | Eligible to attend | Attended |
Mr. Anand Rajendra Shah (Upto August 29, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | Chairperson | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Mr. Chintan Pankaj Shah (Upto August 29, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | Member | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Ms. Hiral Bane (w.e.f. August 30, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | Chairperson | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Mr. Imran Khan (w.e.f. August 30, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | Member | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Mr. Navdeep Subhashbhai Mehta | Managing Director & CFO | Member | 3 | 3 | 3 |
During the year under review, the Company had not received any complaint from the Shareholder during F.Y. 2024-25.
C. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE:
The Nomination and Remuneration committee in line with the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act 2013. The detailed terms of reference of the Committee is as per Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. During the year under review; Nomination and Remuneration Committee met 3 (Three) times viz on April 22,2024; August 29, 2024 and January 12, 2025.The composition of the Committee and the details of meetings attended by its members are given below:
Name of the Directors | Category | Designation | Number of meetings during the Financial Year 2024-25 | ||
Held | Eligible to attend | Attended | |||
Mr. Anand Rajendra Shah | Non-Executive Independent Director | Chairperson | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Mr. Chintan Pankaj Shah | Non-Executive Independent Director | Member | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Mr. Imran Khan (w.e.f. August 30, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | Chairperson | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Ms. Hiral Bane (w.e.f. August 30, 2024) | Non-Executive Independent Director | Member | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Mr. Bhavya Himanshu Doshi | Non-Executive Independent Director | Member | 3 | 3 | 3 |
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY:
Nomination and Remuneration Policy in the Company is designed to create a high-performance culture. It enables the Company to attract motivated and retained manpower in competitive market, and to harmonize the aspirations of human resources consistent with the goals of the Company. The Company pays remuneration by way of salary, benefits, perquisites and allowances to its Executive Directors and Key Managerial Personnel. The Nomination and Remuneration Policy, as adopted by the Board of Directors, is placed on the website of the Company at www.novateor.com and is annexed to this Report as Annexure A.
REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS:
The details of remuneration paid during the Financial Year 2023-24 to Directors of the Company is provided in Financial Statement.
PUBLIC DEPOSIT:
The company has not accepted any deposits from the public. Hence the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India & the Provision of Section 73 to 76 of the Company Act 2013 or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the Rules there under are not applicable.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES, INVESTMENTS & SECURITY:
Details of Loans, Guarantees, Investments and Security covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statement.
ANNUAL RETURN:
Pursuant to the amendments to Section 134(3)(a) and Section 92(3) of the Act read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return (Form MGT-7) for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, is available on the Companys website and can be accessed at https://www.novateor.com/annual_report.php
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY:
Your Company does not have any subsidiary company during the year; hence consolidation of financial data of the subsidiary company st is also not applicable to the Company for the financial year 2024-25.
ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURE OF THE COMPANY:
During the year under review, the Company does not have any Associate or Joint Venture.
CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
During the financial year 2024-25, there was no materially significant related party transaction undertaken by the Company under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules framed there under and Regulation 23 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 that may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company. Disclosure on related party transactions is set out in financial statements. These transactions are at Arms length and in routine course of business.
PARTICULAR OF EMPLOYEES:
The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median of employees remuneration as per Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed to this Report as Annexure B.
The statement containing names of top 10 employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate annexure forming part of this report. Further, the report and the accounts are being sent to the Members excluding the aforesaid annexure. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the said annexure is open for inspection at the Registered Office of the Company.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT:
There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company have occurred between the ends of Financial Year of the Company i.e. 31 March, 2024 to the date of this Report other than as stated above.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS:
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals which impact the going concern status and the Companys operations in future.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE:
To foster a positive workplace environment free from harassment of any nature we have framed Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy through which we address complaints of sexual harassment at all workplaces of the Company. Our policy assures discretion and guarantees non-retaliation to complainants. We follow a gender-neutral approach in handling complaints of sexual harassment and we are compliant with the law of the land where we operate. During the year under review there were no incidences of sexual harassment reported.
COMPLIANCE OF THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MATERIALITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961:
Company is in Compliance with provisions relating to the Materiality Benefit Act, 1961 during the Year under review i.e. FY 2024-25.
ENERGY CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The information on conservation of energy technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with Rule 8 of The Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014 as amended from time to time is annexed to this Report as Annexure -C.
SECRETARIAL STANDARDS OF ICSI:
The Company is in compliance with the Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meeting (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and approved by the Central Government.
RISK MANAGEMENT:
A well-defined risk management mechanism covering the risk mapping and trend analysis risk exposure potential impact and risk mitigation process is in place. The objective of the mechanism is to minimize the impact of risks identified and taking advance actions to mitigate it. The mechanism works on the principles of probability of occurrence and impact if triggered. A detailed exercise is being carried out to identify evaluate monitor and manage both business and non-business risks.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
The Company has adequate and efficient internal and external control system, which provides protection to all its assets against loss from unauthorized use and ensures correct reporting of transactions. The internal control systems are further supplemented by internal audits carried out by the respective Internal Auditors of the Company and Periodical review by the management. The Company has put in place proper controls, which are reviewed at regular intervals to ensure that transactions are properly authorised, correctly reported and assets are safeguarded.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Integrity and transparency are key factors to our corporate governance practices to ensure that we achieve and will retain the trust of our stakeholders at all times. Corporate governance is about maximizing shareholder value legally, ethically and sustainably. Our Board exercises its fiduciary responsibilities in the widest sense of the term. We also endeavor to enhance long-term shareholder value and respect minority rights in all our business decisions.
As our company has been listed on SME Platform of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE), by virtue of Regulation 15 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the compliance with the corporate Governance provisions as specified in regulation 17 to 27 and Clause (b) to (i) of sub regulation (2) of Regulation 46 and Para C D and E of Schedule V are not applicable to the company. Hence Corporate Governance Report does not form a part of this Board Report, though we are committed for the best corporate governance practices.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to your Company.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING
In terms of Regulation 8 of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, the Company has adopted Code of Conduct prohibiting, regulating and monitoring the dealings in the securities of the Company by Directors, Designated Employees and Connected Persons while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the securities of the Company. The code of conduct is available at the Companys website at www.alfaica.com under investor segment.
STATUTORY AUDITOR AND THEIR REPORT:
The Company has appointed M/S H K Shah and Co (Firm Registration No. 109583W), Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad as Statutory Auditor of the company from the conclusion of ensuing AGM i.e. 13 (Thirteenth) Annual General Meeting of the Company till the conclusion of the 18 (Eighteenth) Annual General Meeting of the company.
The Notes to the Standalone Financial Statements referred in the Auditors Report are self-explanatory and therefore do not call for any comments under Section 134 of the Companies Act 2013. The Auditors Report does not contain any qualification reservation or adverse remark. The Auditors Report is enclosed with the financial statements in this Annual Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
In terms of Regulation 34 and Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 a review of the performance of the Company for the year under review Management Discussion and Analysis Report is presented in a separate section which is annexed to this Report as Annexure - D.
INTERNAL AUDITOR AND HIS REPORT:
The Company has appointed M/s. N. C. Vasa & Co.(FRN: 125841W), Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad, to conduct the internal audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25, as required under Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereunder. Board of Directors taken note of recommendation of him and implement the same.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR AND THEIR REPORT:
The Company has appointed Mr. Mehul Raval, Practicing Company Secretaries, to conduct the secretarial audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25, as required under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereunder. The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year 2024-25 is annexed to this report as an Annexure E.
REPORTING OF FRAUD:
The Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
WEBSITE:
As per Regulation 46 of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 the Company has maintained a functional website namely www.novateor.com containing basic information about the Company. The website of the Company is containing information like Policies, Shareholding Pattern, Financial and information of the designated officials of the Company who are responsible for assisting and handling investor grievances for the benefit of all stakeholders of the Company etc.
DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE 2016:
During the year under review, there were no application made or proceeding in the name of the company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VALUATION AMOUNT ON ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND VALUATION WHILE AVAILING LOAN FROM BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
During the year under review, there were no one time settlement of loan taken banks and financial Institutions.
GENERAL DISCLOSURE:
Your Directors state that the Company has made disclosures in this report for the items prescribed in section 134 (3) of the Act and Rule 8 of The Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014 and other applicable provisions of the act and listing regulations to the extent the transactions took place on those items during the year. Your Directors further state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions on these items during the year under review:
(i) Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act;
(ii) Issue of Equity Shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise;
(iii) Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme save and ESOS; (iv) Annual Report and other compliances on Corporate Social Responsibility; (v) There is no revision in the Board Report or Financial Statement;
(vi) No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Companys operations in future.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors acknowledge the dedicated service of the employees of the Company during the year. They would also like to place on record their appreciation for the continued co-operation and support received by the Company during the year from bankers, business partners and other stakeholders.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
This Nomination and Remuneration Policy is being formulated in Compliance with Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013,as amended from time to time. This policy on Nomination and Remuneration of the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management has been approved by the Board of Directors in its duly held Board Meeting dated 15th July, 2019. Our Policy on the Appointment and Remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management Personnel provides a framework based on which our human resources management aligns their recruitment plans for strategic growth of the Company.
DEFINITIONS:
Act means the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed there under, as amended from time to time.
Board of Directors or Board,in relation to the Company, means the collective body of the Directors of Company. Committee means the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company as constituted or reconstituted by the Board. Companymeans Novateor Research Laboratories Limited. Managerial Personnel means Managerial Personnel or Persons,applicable under Section 196 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. Policyor This Policy Nomination and Remuneration Policy. Remuneration means any money or its equivalent given or passed to any person for services rendered by him and includes perquisites as defined under the Income-Tax Act, 1961; Key Managerial Personnelmeans an Individual as defined under Section 2(51) and Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013: i) the Chief Executive Officer or the Managing Director or the Manager; ii) the Company Secretary; iii) the Whole-Time Director; iv) the Chief Financial Officer; v) such other officer, not more than one level below the directors who is in the whole-time employment, designated as key managerial personnel by the Board; and vi) such other person as may be prescribed by the Company from time to time. Senior Managerial Personnelmean officers/personnel of the listed entity who are members of its core management team excluding the Board of Directors and normally this shall comprise all members of management one level below the chief executive director/managing director/whole time director/manager (including chief executive officer/manager, in case they are not part of the Board) and shall specifically include company secretary and chief financial officer.
PURPOSE:
Pursuant to the Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors shall constitute the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, to guide the Board on various issues on th appointment, evaluate the performance, remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, etc.
CONSTITUTION OF NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE:
The Board has constituted the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board on 15 July, 2019. This is in line with the requirements under the Companies Act, 2013.
APPLICABILITY:
This Policy is applicable to all Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Managerial Personnel and such other officer as may be prescribed by the Board of Novateor Research LaboratoriesLimited.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of the Policy is to ensure that:
- The level and composition of remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate Directors of the quality required to run the Company successfully;
- Relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets appropriate performance benchmarks; and;
- Remuneration to Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management involves a balance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short and long-term performance objectives appropriate to the working of the Company and its goals.
ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE:
The role of the NRC will be the following:
- Formulation of the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director and recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration of the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees;
- Formulation of criteria for evaluation of Independent Directors and the Board;
- To ensure that the relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets appropriate performance benchmarks; and
- Identifying persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in senior management in accordance with the criteria laid down, and recommend to the Board of Directors their appointment and removal and shall carry out evaluation of every directors performance.
APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT:
1) The Committee shall identify and ascertain the integrity, qualification, expertise and experience of the person for appointment as Director, KMP or at Senior Management level and recommend his/her appointment, as per Companys Policy.
2) A person should possess adequate qualification, expertise and experience for the position he/she is considered for appointment. The Committee has authority to decide whether qualification, expertise and experience possessed by a person is sufficient/satisfactory for the position.
3) The Company shall not appoint or continue the employment of any person as Whole-Time Director who has attained the age of seventy years. Provided that the term of the person holding this position may be extended beyond the age of seventy years with the approval of shareholders by passing a special resolution.
TERM/TENURE:
1) Chairman/Managing Director/Whole-time Director: The Company shall appoint or re-appoint any person as its Executive Chairman, Managing Director or Executive Director for a term not exceeding five years at a time under the terms of the applicable provisions of the law. No re-appointment shall be made earlier than one year before the expiry of term.
2) Independent Director: An Independent Director shall hold office for a term up to five consecutive years on the Board of the Company and will be eligible for re-appointment on passing of a special resolution by the Company and disclosure of such appointment in the Boards Report.
3) No Independent Director shall hold office for more than two consecutive terms of upto maximum of 5 years each, but such Independent Director shall be eligible for appointment after expiry of three years of ceasing to become an Independent Director. Provided that an Independent Director shall not, during the said period of three years, be appointed in or be associated with the Company in any other capacity, either directly or indirectly. At the time of appointment of Independent Director, it should be ensured that number of Boards on which such Independent Director serves is restricted to seven listed companies as an Independent Director in case such person is serving as a Whole-time Director of Listed Company or such other number as may be prescribed under the Act.
EVALUATION:
The Committee shall carry out evaluation of performance of Director, KMP and Senior Management Personnel yearly or at such intervals as may be considered necessary.
REMOVAL:
The Committee may recommend with reasons recorded in writing, removal of a Director, KMP or Senior Management Personnel subject to the provisions and compliance of the Companies Act, 2013 rules and regulations and the policy of the Company.
RETIREMENT:
The Director, KMP and Senior Management Personnel shall retire as per the applicable provisions of the Act and the prevailing policy of the Company. The Board will have the discretion to retain the Director, KMP, Senior Management Personnel in the same position/remuneration or otherwise even after attaining the retirement age, for the benefit of the Company.
POLICY FOR REMUNERATION TO DIRECTORS/KMP/SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL:
1) Remuneration to Managing Director/Whole-time Directors: a) The Remuneration/Commission etc. to be paid to Managing Director/Whole-time Directors, etc. shall be governed as per the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under or any other enactment for the time being in force and the requisite approvals obtained from the Members of the Company and from other concerned authorities, if required as per the applicable provisions. b) The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall make such recommendations to the Board of Directors, as it may consider appropriate with regard to remuneration to Managing Director/Whole-time Directors.
2) Remuneration to Non-Executive/Independent Directors: a) The Non-Executive/Independent Directors may receive sitting fees and such other remuneration as permissible under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. The amount of sitting fees shall be such as may be recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approved by the Board of Directors or shareholders, as the case may be. b) All the remuneration of the Non-Executive/Independent Directors (excluding remuneration for attending meetings as prescribed under Section 197(5) of the Companies Act, 2013) shall be subject to ceiling/limits as provided under Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under or any other enactment for the time being in force. The amount of such remuneration shall be such as may be recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approved by the Board of Directors or shareholders, as the case may be. c) An Independent Director shall not be eligible to get Stock Options and also shall not be eligible to participate in any share-based payment schemes of the Company.
d) Any remuneration paid to Non-Executive/Independent Directors for services rendered which are of professional in nature shall not be considered as part of the remuneration for the purposes of clause (b) above if the following conditions are satisfied: i) The services are rendered by such Director in his capacity as the professional; and ii) In the opinion of the Committee, the Director possesses the requisite qualification for the practice of that profession. e) The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company, constituted for the purpose of administering the Employee Stock Option/Purchase Schemes, shall determine the stock options and other share-based payments to be made to Directors (other than Independent Directors).
3) Remuneration to Non-Executive/Independent Directors: a) The remuneration to Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management shall consist of fixed pay and incentive any, in compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and in accordance with the Companys Policy, to the extent it is applicable to the Company. b) The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company, constituted for the purpose of administering the Employee Stock Option/Purchase Schemes, shall determine the stock options and other share-based payments to be made to Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management. c) The Fixed pay shall include monthly remuneration, employers contribution to Provident Fund, contribution to pension fund, pension schemes, etc. as decided from time to time. d) The Incentive pay shall be decided based on the balance between performance of the Company and performance of the Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management, to be decided annually or at such intervals as may be considered appropriate.
IMPLEMENTATION:
- The Committee may issue guidelines, procedures, formats, reporting mechanism and manuals in supplement and for better implementation of this policy as considered appropriate.
- The Committee may delegate any of its powers to one or more of its members.
AMENDMENT TO THE POLCIY:
The Board of Directors on its own and/or as per the recommendations of Nomination and Remuneration Committee can amend this Policy, as and when required. In case of any amendment(s), clarification(s), circular(s), etc. issued by the relevant authorities, not being consistent with the provisions of this Policy, then such amendment(s), clarification(s), circular(s), etc. shall prevail upon the provisions hereunder and this Policy shall stand amended accordingly from the effective date as laid down under such amendment(s), clarification(s), circular(s), etc. However, to bring the effects of such amendment(s), clarification(s), etc. Committee may recommend such changes in this Policy to the Board for the approval in the meeting of the Board of Directors.
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