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To the Members,
The Directors hereby submit their Board Report of the Company together with the Audited
Statements of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS & REVIEW OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS
The Company's financial performance for the year under review along with the previous
year's figures is given hereunder:
| Particulars |
31/03/2025 |
31/03/2024 |
| Profit before tax |
(12,96,260) |
(13,41,967) |
| Current tax expense |
NIL |
NIL |
| Deferred tax expense |
NIL |
NIL |
| Profit/Loss for the period from continuing operations |
NIL |
NIL |
| Profit/Loss from discontinuing operations |
NIL |
NIL |
| Tax expense of discontinuing operations |
NIL |
NIL |
| Profit/Loss from discontinuing operations (after tax) |
NIL |
NIL |
| Profit/Loss transferred/adjusted to General Reserve |
NIL |
NIL |
| Basic earnings per equity share |
(0.22) |
(0.23) |
| Diluted earnings per equity share |
(0.22) |
(0.23) |
2. DIVIDEND
No Dividend was declared for the current financial year due to inadequate Profits.
3. THE CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY:
There was no change in business of the Company during the period under review.
4. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT IF ANY AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF
THE COMPANY OCCURRED BETWEEN THE ENDS OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO WHICH THIS FINANCIAL
STATEMENT RELATES AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT.
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the
Company occurred between the end of the financial year to which this financial statement
relates and the date of the report.
5. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY OBSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND
OUTGO
The information pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign
exchange Earnings and outgo as required under Section 134 (3)(m) of the Companies Act,
2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is as follows: Foreign
Exchange Earnings : NIL
| Foreign Exchange outgo |
: NIL |
| Energy Absorption |
: NA |
A. the steps taken or impact on conservation of energy: NA
B. the steps taken by the Company for utilizing alternate source of energy: NA C. the
Capital investment on energy conservation equipments: NA
Technology Absorption: NA
A. the efforts made towards technology absorption: NA
B. the benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product development
or import substitution: NA C. In case of imported technology (imported during the last
three years reckoned from the beginning of the financial year): NA
a) the details of technology imported: NA b) the year of import: NA c) whether the
technology been fully absorbed: NA d) the expenditure incurred on Research and
Development: NA
6. STATEMENT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
OF THE COMPANY
The Company has a Risk Management Policy however the elements of risk threatening the
Company's existence are very minimal.
7. DETAILS OF POLICY DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE COMPANY ON ITS CORPORATE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility
initiatives as the said provisions are not applicable.
8. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS MADE UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE
COMPANIES ACT, 2013
There were no loans, guarantees or investments made by the Company under Section 186 of
the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under review.
9. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH RELATED PARTIES
There were no contracts or arrangements were made with related parties pursuant to
Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under review.
10. EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS ON QUALIFICATIONS, RESERVATIONS OR ADVERSE REMARKS OR
DISCLAIMERS MADE BY THE AUDITORS AND THE PRACTICING COMPANY SECRETARY IN THEIR REPORTS
There are no adverse remarks or qualifications in the Auditor's report.
The Secretarial Audit Report received from M/s. Sandeep P. Parekh & Co, Company
Secretaries is annexed herewith as "Annexure 2".
1. The Company has not appointed Internal Auditor under Section 138 of the Companies
Act, 2013.
The turnover of the company is not sufficient to meet the requirements specified under
Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013. Further, due to non-operation in our business
activity, Company is not in a position to comply with this requirement.
Hence companies' economic conditions are not favorable to its current market position
due to which it is not able to appoint Internal Auditor, but the Company would be
appointing the same in future and follow adequate requirements of the Companies Act, 2013.
11. COMPANY'S POLICY RELATING TO DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT, PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION AND
DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTIES
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel,
Senior Management and their remuneration and evaluation criteria for performance of
Independent Directors.
12. ANNUAL RETURN
The extracts of Annual Return pursuant to the provisions of Section 92 read with Rule
12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 is furnished in Annexure
1 and attached to this Report.
13. MEETING OF BOARD AND COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS
During the year 5 Board Meetings, 4 Audit Committee Meetings, 1 Stakeholder
Relationship Committee Meeting and 2 Nomination & Remuneration Committee Meetings were
convened and held. The details of the same along with other Committees of Board are given
below. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the
Companies Act, 2013.
The Company has complied with the requirements of Applicable provisions of SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015 in respect of the
Composition of the Board.
None of the Independent Directors have any material pecuniary relationship or
transactions with the Company.
Necessary disclosures regarding composition of the Board, category, attendance of
Directors at the Board Meetings and last Annual General Meeting, number of other
Directorship and other Committee Memberships are given below:
| Name of Directors |
Category |
No. of Board Meetings attended |
No. of Directorships held in other Companies |
Attendance at last AGM |
No. of Committee positions held in other Companies |
|
|
|
|
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Chairman of Committee |
Member of Committee |
| *Anil Goyal |
Non- Executive Independent Director |
2 |
16 |
No |
0 |
0 |
| Kapil Lalitkumar Nagpal |
Executive Director & MD |
5 |
3 |
Yes |
0 |
0 |
| *Ashwin Gajanan Pandya |
Non- Executive Independent Director |
2 |
0 |
No |
0 |
0 |
| *Kishor Ramji Tank |
Non- Executive Independent Director |
2 |
0 |
No |
0 |
0 |
| Kritika Lalit Nagpal |
Non- Executive Women Director |
5 |
2 |
Yes |
0 |
0 |
| *Santosh Mayekar |
Non- Executive Independent Director |
3 |
1 |
No |
0 |
0 |
| *Rajesh Ramchandra Ambre |
Non- Executive Independent Director |
3 |
0 |
No |
0 |
0 |
*Resigned & appointed with effect from 27.08.2024
NUMBER OF BOARD & AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
|
BOARD MEETINGS |
|
| Sr. No. |
Date |
Board Strength |
No. of Directors Present |
| 1. |
24/05/2024 |
5 |
5 |
| 2. |
30/07/2024 |
5 |
5 |
| 3. |
27/08/2024 |
5 |
5 |
| 4. |
25/10/2024 |
4 |
4 |
| 5. |
05/02/2025 |
4 |
4 |
|
AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGS |
| Sr. No. |
Date |
Committee Strength |
No. of Committee Members Present |
| 1. |
24/05/2024 |
3 |
3 |
| 2. |
30/07/2024 |
3 |
3 |
| 3. |
25/10/2024 |
3 |
3 |
| 4. |
05/02/2025 |
3 |
3 |
The details of the composition of the Committee and attendance of the members at the
meetings are given below:
| Name of Director |
No. of Committee Meetings Held |
No. of Committee Meetings Attended |
| **Mr. Santosh Mayekar - Chairman & Independent, Non- Executive Director |
2 |
2 |
| **Mr. Rajesh Ramchandra Ambre - Member & Independent Director |
2 |
2 |
| Ms. Kritika Lalit Nagpal - Member & Non-Executive Director |
4 |
4 |
| *Mr. Ashwin Pandya - Independent, Non- Executive Director |
2 |
2 |
| *Mr. Anil Goyal - Member & Independent Non- Executive Director |
2 |
2 |
| *Mr. Kishor Tank - Member & Independent Non- Executive Director |
2 |
2 |
*Mr. Ashwin Pandya, Mr. Anil Goyal and Mr. Kishor Tank have resigned as the independent
directors of the Company w.e.f. 27/08/2024.
**Mr. Santosh Mayekar and Mr. Rajesh Ramchandra Ambre have appointed as the independent
directors of the Company w.e.f. 27/08/2024.
The Audit Committee meetings were attended by the Non-Executive Chairman and Director.
The representatives of the Statutory Auditors were also invited to the meeting.
The detail of other committee meetings is as follows
o NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
During the financial year there were two meetings held on 24/05/2024 & 05/02/2025
Details of attendance of the members at the meetings are given below:
| Name |
Designation |
No. of Meetings attended |
| **Mr. Santosh Mayekar |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
1 |
| **Mr. Rajesh Ambre |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
1 |
| Ms. Kritika Lalit Nagpal |
Non-Executive Director |
2 |
|
Independent Non-Executive Director |
1 |
| *Mr. Ashwin Pandya - Independent, Non- Executive Director |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
1 |
| *Mr. Anil Goyal - Member & Independent |
|
|
| Non- Executive Director |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
1 |
| *Mr. Kishor Tank - Member & Independent Non- Executive Director |
|
|
*Mr. Ashwin Pandya, Mr. Anil Goyal and Mr. Kishor Tank have resigned as the independent
directors of the Company w.e.f. 27/08/2024.
**Mr. Santosh Mayekar and Mr. Rajesh Ramchandra Ambre have appointed as the independent
directors of the Company w.e.f. 27/08/2024.
Salient Features of Nomination and Remuneration Policy
Further, Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company is available on the website
of the Company at https://www.tulaseebio-ethanolltd.com
o SHAREHOLDER RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE
During the financial year there was one meeting held on 05/02/2025. Details of the
members at the meetings are given below:
| Name |
Designation |
No. of Meetings attended |
| **Mr. Santosh Mayekar |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
1 |
| **Mr. Santosh Mayekar |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
1 |
| Ms. Kritika Lalit Nagpal |
Non-Executive Director |
1 |
| *Mr. Ashwin Pandya - Independent, Non- Executive Director |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
0 |
| *Mr. Anil Goyal - Member & Independent Non- Executive Director |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
0 |
| *Mr. Kishor Tank - Member & Independent Non- Executive Director |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
0 |
*Mr. Ashwin Pandya, Mr. Anil Goyal and Mr. Kishor Tank have resigned as the independent
directors of the Company w.e.f. 27/08/2024.
**Mr. Santosh Mayekar and Mr. Rajesh Ramchandra Ambre have appointed as the independent
directors of the Company w.e.f. 27/08/2024.
14. DISCLOSURE OF COMPOSITION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE AND PROVIDING VIGIL MECHANISM
Pursuant to Section 177 of the companies Act, 2013 the Audit committee was formed, the
said committee consist of 2 (Two) Independent Directors, which are as follows:
Mr. Santosh Mayekar Chairman & Independent, Non-Executive Director Mr. Santosh
Mayekar - Member & Independent Director Ms. Kritika Lalit Nagpal - Member &
Non-Executive Director
The Company has a vigil mechanism named Whistle Blower Policy to deal with instance of
fraud and mismanagement, if any. The objective of the Policy is to explain and encourage
the directors and employees to raise any concern about the Company's operations and
working environment, including possible breaches of Company's policies and standards or
values or any laws within the country or elsewhere, without fear of adverse managerial
action being taken against such employees.
15. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 the
Board hereby submits its responsibility Statement: 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 devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively. f. internal
financial controls to be followed by the company had been laid down and that such internal
financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively. g. the directors have
complied with the provisions of applicable Secretarial standards.
16. SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
The Company does not have any Subsidiary or Joint Ventures / Associate Companies.
17. DIRECTORS & KMP
During the year under review, Mr. Santosh Mayekar has been appointed as an Additional
Director (Independent & Non-Executive) w.e.f. 27th August, 2024 and his designation
has been changed to Director (Independent & Non-Executive) w.e.f 27th September, 2024.
Mr. Rajesh Ramchandra Ambre has been appointed as an Additional Director (Independent
& Non-Executive) w.e.f. 27th August, 2024 and his designation has been changed to
Director (Independent & Non-Executive) w.e.f 27th September, 2024.
Mr. Ashwin Pandya Gajanan, Mr. Kishor Ramji Tank and Mr. Anil Goyal have resigned from
the position of Directorship in the Company w.e.f. 27th August, 2024.
Apart from the above, no changes took place in the Board of Directors of the Company
during the year under review.
Ms. Kritika Nagpal Lalit retires by rotation in the ensuing Annual General Meeting
being eligible offer herself for the reappointment.
Further, the board also recommended the re-appointment of Mr. Kapil Nagpal as Managing
Director for a period of Five years in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
18. DEPOSITS
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits during the year under review.
19. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company has complied with the criteria as per the provisions of Section 149 (6)
Companies Act, 2013 for Independent Directors.
20. STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s. A. C. Jhaveri & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 137585W) have been
appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of 5 years at the Annual
General Meeting held on 28/09/2022 till the conclusion of Annual General Meeting to be
held in 2027.
The Company has received a certificate from the Statutory Auditors confirming their
eligibility in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013.
21. SHARES a) BUY BACK OF SECURITIES
The Company has not bought back any shares during the year under review.
b) SWEAT EQUITY
The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity shares during the year under review. c) BONUS
SHARES
No Bonus Shares were issued during the year under review.
d) EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Company has not provided any Stock Option scheme to the employees.
e) DEMATERIALISATION
The shares of the Company were in physical form and LIIPL and NSDL has been admitted
for depository services. The ISIN no is: INE276N01011.
22. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule, 5 of The Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees
of the Company, will be provided upon request. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the
Report and Financial Statements are being sent to the Members and others entitled thereto,
excluding the information on employees' particulars which is available for inspection by
the Members at the Registered Office of the Company during business hours on working days
of the Company up to the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. If any Member is
interested in obtaining a copy thereof, such Member may write to the Company in this
regard.
23. THE DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR
COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANYfS
OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or
tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's operations in future.
24. THE DETAILS IN RESPECT OF ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
The Company has an adequate internal financial control policy.
25. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION,
PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013.
The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements
of The Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &
Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Committee (IC) has been set up to redress complaints
received regarding sexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary,
trainees) are covered under this policy. The following is a summary of sexual harassment
complaints received and disposed off during the financial year ended 31st March, 2025:
No. of complaints received: NIL
No. of complaints disposed off: NA
No. of complaints pending for more than 90 days: NA
26. STATE OF COMPANYfS AFFAIRS
The Company is presently inactive in its operations.
27. THE CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY:
There was no change in business of the Company during the period under review.
28. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company's Paid up Capital and Net worth do not exceed the prescribed limits as on
the Financial year 2024-25 and the provisions of corporate governance as specified in
Regulation 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 24A, 25, 26, 27 and clause (b) to (i) of
sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and paras C, D and E of Schedule V of the SEBI (LODR)
Regulation, 2015 are not applicable on the Company.
29. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A detailed review of the operations, performance and future outlook of the Company and
its business is given in the Management's Discussion and Analysis Report which forms a
part of this report.
30. BOARD EVALUATION:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Applicable provisions of SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015, 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 Audit, Nomination &
Remuneration and other Committees.
The Board's performance for the current year was assessed on the basis of participation
of directors, quality of information provided/available, quality of discussion and
contribution etc. A structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration
inputs received from the Directors, covering the aforesaid aspects of the Board's
functioning. The overall performance of the Board and Committees of the Board was found
satisfactory.
The overall performance of Chairman, Executive Directors and the Non-Executive
Directors of the Company is satisfactory. The review of performance was based on the
criteria of performance, knowledge, analysis, quality of decision making etc.
31. STATEMENT REGARDING THE OPINION OF THE BOARD WITH REGARD TO INTEGRITY, EXPERTISE
AND EXPERIENCE (INCLUDING THE PROFICIENCY) OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS APPOINTED DURING
THE YEAR
Two Independent Directors were appointed during the year under review. Further, in the
opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors of the Company possess the requisite
integrity, expertise and experience as required by the Company.
32. CORPORATE INSOLVENCY RESOLUTION PROCESS INITIATED UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND
BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 (IBC)
No such process was initiated during the period under review under the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).
33. DETAILS OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT
The provision of details and disclosure of One Time settlement is not applicable to the
Company, therefore disclosure of the details of the difference between the 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 is also not
applicable.
34. COST RECORDS
Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with The Companies (Cost
Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014, the cost audit records maintenance is not
applicable to the Company.
35. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE MATERNITY BENEFIT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017
The provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 are not applicable to the Company
during the financial year ended 31/03/2025, as the Company does not fall within the
thresholds specified under the Act in terms of employee strength or nature of
establishment.
36. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors place on record their sincere thanks to bankers, business associates,
consultants, and various Government Authorities for their continued support extended to
your Companies activities during the year under review. Your Directors also acknowledges
gratefully the shareholders for their support and confidence reposed on your Company.
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FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sd/- |
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Kapil Lalitkumar Nagpal |
Rajesh Ambre |
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Managing Director |
Director |
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DIN: 01929335 |
DIN: 10749943 |
| Date: 30.08.2025 |
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| Place: Raigad |
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