Mar 31, 2025
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 15th Annual Report for your Company together the Audited
Statements of Accounts for the Financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
The Standalone Financial Results for the Year ended 31st March, 2025 are as follows:
(Rs. in Lakhs except EPS)
|
Standalone |
||
|
Particulars |
FY 24-25 |
FY 23-24 |
|
Income from Operations |
292.19 |
215.93 |
|
Other Income |
0.68 |
2.66 |
|
Total Income |
292.87 |
218.59 |
|
Expenses |
273.12 |
208.90 |
|
Profit before tax |
19.74 |
9.68 |
|
Less: Tax Expenses |
- |
- |
|
Current Tax |
- |
- |
|
Deferred Tax |
(17.66) |
271.24 |
|
Profit after Tax |
2.08 |
280.93 |
During the year under review, your Companyâs total revenue for the year is Rs. 292.87 Lakhs as
compared to Rs. 218.59 Lakhs during the previous year. The Company has earned the Net Profit of
Rs. 2.08 Lakhs as compared to the Net profit of Rs. 280.93 Lakhs during the previous year.
With a view to conserve the resources of business and working capital requirements of the Company,
your Directors have not recommended any dividend for the year under review.
Since there was no unpaid / unclaimed dividend, the provision of Section 125 of the Companies Act,
2013 do not apply.
Your Company does not propose to transfer any amount to any reserve of the Company for the year
under review.
At present, the Company has only one class of shares i.e. Equity Shares. The Issued, Subscribed and
Paid up Equity Share Capital of the Company as on 31st March 2025 is Rs. 10 /- each. The Authorized
Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 40,00,00,000/- divided into 4,00,00,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/-
each. The paid-up share capital of the Company is Rs. 20,55,50,470/- divided into 2,05,55,047 equity
shares of Rs. 10/- each.
The members are aware that Companyâs equity shares are compulsorily tradable in electronic form.
As on March 31, 2025, the Companyâs paid up capital representing 20,11,0397 shares of Rs. 10/- each
are in de-materialized form and 4,44,650 shares of Re. 10/- each are in Physical form.
Your Company has not issued any equity shares with differential rights, sweat equity shares, employee
stock options and did not purchase its own shares. Hence there is no information to be provided as
required under Rule 4(4), Rule 8(13), Rule 12(9) and Rule 16(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and
Debentures) Rules, 2014 and Section 62 of the companies Act, 2013 respectively.
During the year under review, there is no change in the nature of business of the Company.
In terms of the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, the appointment of the Cost
Auditors does not apply to the Company.
The Company is not required to comply with the requirements of maintaining the cost records,
specified by the Central Government, under provisions of Section 148(1) of the Act and accordingly
no such records are made or maintained by the Company.
Your Company has not accepted or renewed any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 and 74 of
the Companies Act, 2013 read together with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014
(including any statutory modification(s) or re- enactment(s) for the time being in force) during the
period under review. Hence, the requirement of furnishing the details of deposits which are not in
compliance with Chapter V of the Act is not applicable.
The details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the
Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statements annexed with the Annual
Report.
Our board comprises of a group of Executive, Non-Executive and Independent Directors, who between
them carry deep industry expertise and knowledge. As on 31st March 2025, the Company has Four
Directors, of the Four Directors, Three are Non- Executive Directors and of which two are Independent
Directors. The composition of the Board is in conformity with Regulation 17 of the Listing
Regulations read with Section 149 of the Act.
Mr. Vijay M. Mandora is the Chairman & Managing Director (âCMDâ) of the Company. He has an
enviable track record of leading the Company right from inception to its current strong market position.
He manages day-to-day management of the Company, subject to the supervision and control of the
Board of Directors.
The brief profile of each Director on the Board is available on the Companyâs official website at the
web link: https://www.ecsbiztech.com/investors.
During the financial year 2024-25, the meetings of the Board of Directors were held 05 (Five) times.
Details of these meetings and other Committee/General meetings are given in this report. Board of
Directors duly met 05 (Five) times on 28.05.2024, 12.08.2024, 04.09.2024, 29.10.2024, 05.02.2025
during the year. The Composition, category and attendance of each Director as on the date of this
Report at the Board and Annual General Meeting is as follows: -
|
Name of Director |
Designation |
Category |
No. of Board |
No. of Board Meetings attended |
|
Mr. Vijay M. |
Managing Director |
Promoter, Executive |
5 |
5 |
|
Mr. Hardiksinh |
Director |
Non- Executive |
1 |
1 |
|
Mrs. Hemal Bharat |
Director |
Non- Executive |
5 |
5 |
|
Mr. Jaidip Raval |
Director |
Non- Executive |
5 |
5 |
|
Mr. Heetav Rathod |
Director |
Non- Executive |
4 |
4 |
During the year under review, Mr. Hardiksinh Mandora resigned as a Director and Mr. Heetav Rathod
appointed as Non Executive Non Independent Director w.e.f. 12th August, 2024.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies
(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and Articles of Association of the
Company, Mr. Heetav Rathod, Director (DIN: 10687759) retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. Necessary resolution for his
re- appointment is included in the Notice of 15 th AGM for seeking approval of members.
As required under regulation 36(3) of SEBI (LODR), 2015, particulars ofthe Directors retiring, change
in designation and seeking reappointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting is annexed to the
notice convening 15th Annual General Meeting.
Mr. Vijay Mandora (DIN: 00328792) is the Managing Director of the Company.
Mrs. Nilam Viren Makwana is Company Secretary & Compliance officer of the Company.
Resignation: During the financial year 2024-2025, Mr. Dvijesh Pandit resigned from the post of Chief
Financial Officer of the Company with effect from 12th August, 2024
Appointment: Mr. Harish Parmar was appointed as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 12th
August, 2024.
Except above, there was no change in the Key Managerial Personnel during the year under review.
All the Independent Directors of the Company have given their declarations stating that they meet the
criteria of independence as prescribed under the Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
the rules made there under and read with Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations in the opinion
of the Board, the Independent Directors meet the said criteria.
During the year under review the Independent Directors duly met on March 28, 2025 without the
attendance of Non-Independent Directors and members of the management and the quorum was
present throughout the meeting. Pursuant to the provisions as specified in Schedule IV of the
Companies Act, 2013, the Independent Directors reviewed the performance of Non-Independent
Directors, the Committees and the Board as a whole along with the performance of the Chairman of
the Company, taking into account the views of Executive Directors and assessed the quality, quantity
and timeliness of flow of information between the management and the Board that is necessary for the
Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties.
Based on the declarations and confirmations received from the Directors, none of the Directors of the
Company are disqualified from being appointed/ continuing as Directors of the Company.
During the year under review, the Board has three (03) Committees:
a) Audit Committee
b) Nomination and Remuneration Committee
c) Stakeholder Relationship Committee
A detailed note on the Board and its committees, composition and compliances, as per the applicable
provisions of the Act and Rules are provided under the Corporate Governance Report.
In terms of the provisions of Section 134(3)(p) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(4) of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and Listing Regulations, the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee has carried out the annual evaluation of performance of the Board and its Committees and
the Board of Directors has carried out the annual evaluation of the performance of individual directors.
The manner in which the evaluation was carried out is provided in the Corporate Governance Report,
which is part of this Annual Report.
The Company has put in place an induction and familiarization programme for all its Directors
including the Independent Directors. The familiarization programme for Independent Directors in
terms of provisions of Regulation 46 (2) (i) of Listing Regulations, is available on the website of the
Company.
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 134 (3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect to
Directorâs Responsibility Statement, your Directors hereby confirm the following:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025, the
applicable accounting standards have been followed;
b) the directors have selected such accounting policies and applied 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 profit and loss of the Company for that
period;
c) the directors have taken proper and sufficient care towards the maintenance of adequate accounting
records in accordance with the 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 on a going concern basis;
e) the directors have laid down internal financial controls, which are adequate and operating
effectively;
f) the directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
16. AUDITOR(s):
a) STATUTORY AUDITOR
M/s. Purushottam Khandelwal & Co., Chartered Accountants (FRN: 12385W), Ahmedabad were
appointed as a Statutory Auditors of the Company with the approval of members at the 12th Annual
General Meeting to hold office till the conclusion of the 17th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditorsâ Report are self-explanatory and do not
call for any further comments. The Auditorsâ Report does not contain any qualification, reservation,
adverse remark or disclaimer.
b) SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 inter alia requires every listed Company to annex to its Board
Report, a Secretarial Audit Report, given in the prescribed form by a Company Secretary in practice.
The Board appointed M/s. GKV & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, represented by CS
Gautam Virsadiya as the Secretarial Auditor to conduct Secretarial Audit of the Company for the
Financial Year 2024-25 and their report is being obtained.
The Board also recommend for re-appointment of M/s. M/s. GKV & Associates, Company Secretaries
as secretarial auditors for a period of 5 (five) consecutive years commencing from F.Y. 2025-26 till
F.Y. 2029-30 subject to the approval of shareholders in ensuing Annual General Meeting.
c) SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT:
The Secretarial Audit Report from M/s. GKV and Associates, Practicing Company Secretary for the
financial year ended 31st March, 2025 is annexed with the Directorsâ Report and forms part of the
Annual Report as given in âANNEXURE- Dâ.
There are Nil qualifications or reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer in the Secretarial Audit
Report.
d) INTERNAL AUDITOR:
The Board of Directors have appointed M/s. Anant Rathod & Associates, Chartered Accountants,
Ahmedabad as Internal Auditor of the Company.
17. DETAILS OF FRAUDS REPORTED BY THE AUDITORS:
During the year under review, neither the Statutory Auditor nor the Secretarial Auditor have reported
to the Audit Committee under Section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013 any instances of fraud
committed against the Company by its officers or employees.
The Company is in compliance with Secretarial Standards on Meetings of Board of Directors and
General Meetings issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
The Company is committed to an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and
complexity of its operations. The Companyâs Internal Control Systems are regularly being reviewed
by the Companyâs Internal Auditors with a view to evaluate the efficacy and adequacy of Internal
Control Systems in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and
policies at all locations of the Company and to ensure that these are working properly and wherever
required, are modified/ tighten to meet the changed business requirements.
The scope of the Internal Audit is defined and reviewed every year by the Audit Committee and inputs,
wherever required, are taken from the Statutory Auditors. Based on the report of Internal Auditors,
major audit observations and corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the
Board.
Statutory Auditorsâ Report on Internal Financial Controls as required under Clause (i) of Sub-section
3 of Section 143 of the Act, is annexed with the Independent Auditorsâ Report.
The information required under the provisions of Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Rule 8(3) the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 with respect to conservation of energy,
technology absorptions and foreign exchange earnings and outgo is given in âAnnexure - Aâ which
forms part of this Annual Report.
Regulation 21 is not Applicable to Company but your Company has an elaborate Risk Management
procedure covering Business Risk, Operational Controls Assessment and Policy Compliance
processes. Major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematically addressed through
mitigating actions on a continuous basis within the risk appetite as approved from time to time by the
Board of Directors.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary / Joint Ventures / Associate Companies as on 31st March,
2025.
Your Company is committed to good Corporate Governance and has taken adequate steps to ensure
that the requirements of Corporate Governance as laid down in Regulation 27 of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are complied with. The details are given
in âANNEXURE- Câ.
Your Company has appointed M/s. Purva Sharegistry (India) Private Limited as its Registrar and Share
Transfer Agent.
During the Financial year ended on March 31, 2025, there is no application made or any proceeding
pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code, 2016.
26. THE 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:
Not applicable during the year under review.
The equity shares of the Company are listed on BSE and the Company has paid the annual listing fees
for the year 2025-26.
In accordance with Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
(Second Amendment) Regulations, 2016, the Company is not required to prepare Dividend
Distribution policy.
In terms of Regulation 39 of the Listing Regulations, None of the shares of the Company lying in the
suspense account.
As per Regulation 34 (2) (e) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion and Analysis Report is set out in a separate section
included in this Annual Report and forms part of this Report.
In accordance with Companies Act, 2013 the Annual Return of the Company as on 31st March, 2025
in the prescribed format is available on the website of the Company at www. ecsbiztech. com.
The information required pursuant to Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of the
employees are given in âAnnexure- Bâ to this Annual Report.
The Fixed Assets of your Company are adequately insured.
The Board of Directors of the Company has, pursuant to the provisions of Section 177(9) of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules,
2014, framed the Whistle Blower Policy for Directors and employees of the Company to provide a
mechanism which ensures adequate safeguards to employees and Directors from any victimization on
raising of concerns of any violations of legal or regulatory requirements, incorrect or misrepresentation
of any, financial statements and reports etc.
Whistle blower policy is disclosed on the website of the Company at www.ecsbiztech.com.
The following is a summary of Protected Disclosures received and disposed off during the year 2024¬
25:
No. of Protected Disclosures received : NIL
No of Protected Disclosures disposed off : NIL
During the year under review, all contracts, arrangements, or transactions entered into by the Company
with related parties were conducted in the ordinary course of business and on an armâs length basis.
There were no materially significant Related Party Transactions (RPTs) that required shareholders''
approval under Regulation 23 of the Listing Regulations. Additionally, there were no RPTs with the
Company''s Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, or other designated persons that could
potentially conflict with the interests of the Company at large. For related party transactions that are
repetitive in nature and occur in the ordinary course of business on an armâs length basis, prior omnibus
approval was obtained. Details of these transactions, pursuant to each omnibus approval granted, were
reviewed quarterly by the Audit Committee. The particulars of Contracts or Arrangements made with
related parties, as required under section 134(3)(h), are disclosed in the prescribed form (Form AOC-
2), which is attached to this Report as âAnnexure - Eâ. In compliance with the Companies Act, 2013,
and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has
framed a policy on dealing with RPTs. This policy ensures proper reporting, approval, and disclosure
processes for all transactions with related parties. The policy can be accessed on the Companyâs
website at www.ecsbiztech.com.
Your Company has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at
the workplace in line with the provision of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace in line with the
provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
Act, 2013 and Rules made there under.
Further, the Company has Internal Complaints Committee for various locations of the Company in
compliance with the above-mentioned Act and Rules.
During the financial year 2024-25, there was no complaint / case of sexual harassment and hence no
complaint remains pending as on 31st March, 2025.
37. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL
POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF
THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO WHICH THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT:
There are no subsequent events between the end of the financial year and the date of this report which
have a material impact on the financial of the Company.
There are no significant and material orders passed by any regulator or court or tribunal impacting the
going concern status and your Companyâs operations in future.
39. PARTICULARS OF VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF ONE-TIME SETTLEMENT
AND VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS:
During the financial period under review, there were no instances of any one-time settlement against
loans taken from banks or financial institutions.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as
there were no transactions/instances on these items during the year under review:
a) There has been no material change in the nature of business during the year under review.
b) Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise nor issued
shares (including sweat equity shares) to the employees or Directors of the Company, under
any Scheme.
c) Neither the Managing Director nor the Whole Time Directors of the Company receive any
remuneration or commission from any of its subsidiaries.
d) The Company does not have any scheme of provision of money for the purchase of its own
shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit of employees.
e) There is no any application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during the FY 2024-25.
Your Company takes this opportunity to express their gratitude for the unstinted commitment,
dedication, hard work and significant contributions made by the employees at all levels in ensuring
sustained growth of the Company. Your Directors also sincerely thank to all the stakeholders,
customers, vendors, bankers, business associates, government, other statutory bodies and look forward
to their continued assistance, co-operation and support.
Place: Ahmedabad By Order of the Board
For, ECS Biztech Limited
Chairman & Managing Director
(DIN: 00328792)
Reg. Office: B-02, THE FIRST, ECS Corporate House,
Behind Keshavbaug Party Plot,
Off. 132 Ft. Road, Vastrapur,
Ahmedabad - 380 015, Gujarat.
Mar 31, 2024
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 14th Annual Report for your Company together the Audited
Statements of Accounts for the Financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
The Standalone Financial Results for the Year ended 31st March, 2024 are as follows:
(Rs. in Lakhs except EPS)
|
Standalone |
||
|
Particulars |
FY 23-24 |
FY 22-23 |
|
Income from Operations |
215.93 |
119.97 |
|
Other Income |
2.66 |
14.41 |
|
Total Income |
218.59 |
134.38 |
|
Expenses |
208.90 |
132.48 |
|
Profit before tax |
9.68 |
1.90 |
|
Less: Tax Expenses |
- |
- |
|
Current Tax |
- |
- |
|
Deferred Tax |
271.24 |
18.54 |
|
Profit after Tax |
280.93 |
20.44 |
During the year under review, your Companyâs total revenue for the year is Rs. 218.59 Lakhs as
compared to Rs. 134.38 Lakhs during the previous year. The Company has earned the Net Profit of
Rs. 280.93 Lakhs as compared to the Net profit of Rs. 20.44 Lakhs during the previous year.
With a view to conserve the resources of business and working capital requirements of the Company,
your Directors have not recommended any dividend for the year under review.
Since there was no unpaid / unclaimed dividend, the provision of Section 125 of the Companies Act,
2013 do not apply.
Your Company does not propose to transfer any amount to any reserve of the Company for the year
under review.
At present, the Company has only one class of shares i.e. Equity Shares. The Issued, Subscribed and
Paid up Equity Share Capital of the Company as on 31st March 2024 is Rs. 10 /- each. The Authorized
Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 40,00,00,000/- divided into 4,00,00,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/-
each. The paid-up share capital of the Company is Rs. 20,55,50,470/- divided into 2,05,55,047 equity
shares of Rs. 10/- each.
The members are aware that Companyâs equity shares are compulsorily tradable in electronic form.
As on March 31, 2024, the Companyâs paid up capital representing 20,11,0397 shares of Re. 10/- each
are in de-materialized form and 4,44,650 shares of Re. 10/- each are in Physical form.
Your Company has not issued any equity shares with differential rights, sweat equity shares, employee
stock options and did not purchase its own shares. Hence there is no information to be provided as
required under Rule 4(4), Rule 8(13), Rule 12(9) and Rule 16(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and
Debentures) Rules, 2014 and Section 62 of the companies Act, 2013 respectively.
During the year under review, there is no change in the nature of business of the Company.
In terms of the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, the appointment of the Cost
Auditors does not apply to the Company.
The Company is not required to comply with the requirements of maintaining the cost records,
specified by the Central Government, under provisions of Section 148(1) of the Act and accordingly
no such records are made or maintained by the Company.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 and 74 of the
Companies Act, 2013 read together with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014
(including any statutory modification(s) or re- enactment(s) for the time being in force). Hence, the
The details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the
Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statements annexed with the Annual
Report.
Our board comprises of a group of Executive, Non-Executive and Independent Directors, who between
them carry deep industry expertise and knowledge. As on 31st March 2024, the Company has Four
Directors, of the Four Directors, Three are Non- Executive Directors and of which two are Independent
Directors. The composition of the Board is in conformity with Regulation 17 of the Listing
Regulations read with Section 149 of the Act.
Mr. Vijay M. Mandora is the Chairman & Managing Director (âCMDâ) of the Company. He has an
enviable track record of leading the Company right from inception to its current strong market position.
He manages day-to-day management of the Company, subject to the supervision and control of the
Board of Directors.
The brief profile of each Director on the Board is available on the Companyâs official website at the
web link: https://www.ecsbiztech.com/investors.
During the financial year 2023-24, the meetings of the Board of Directors were held 05 (Five) times.
Details of these meetings and other Committee/General meetings are given in this report. Board of
Directors duly met 05 (Five) times on 29.05.2023, 11.08.2023, 10.11.2023, 11.01.2024, 12.02.2024
during the year. The Composition, category and attendance of each Director as on the date of this
Report at the Board and Annual General Meeting is as follows: -
|
Name of Director |
Designation |
Category |
No. of Board |
No. of Board Meetings attended |
|
Mr. Vijay M. |
Managing Director |
Promoter, Executive |
5 |
5 |
|
Mr. Hardiksinh |
Director |
Non- Executive |
5 |
5 |
|
Mrs. Hemal Bharat |
Director |
Non- Executive |
5 |
5 |
|
Mr. Jaidip Raval |
Director |
Non- Executive |
5 |
5 |
During the year under review, there is no change in the Directors of the Company.
Moreover, At the Board Meeting dated 12th August, 2024, The Board approved resignation of Mr.
Hardiksinh Mandora and appointed Mr. Heetav Rathod as an additional director-Non Executive
director w.e.f. 12th August, 2024
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies
(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and Articles of Association of the
Company, Mr. Vijay M. Mandora, Director (DIN: 00328792) retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. Necessary resolution for his
re- appointment is included in the Notice of 14th AGM for seeking approval of members.
As required under regulation 36(3) of SEBI (LODR), 2015, particulars ofthe Directors retiring, change
in designation and seeking reappointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting is annexed to the
notice convening 14th Annual General Meeting.
Mr. Vijay Mandora (DIN: 00328792) is the Managing Director of the Company. Mr. Dvijesh Pandit
is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
During the financial year 2023-2024, Mrs. Shobha Bharti resigned from the post of Company
Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from 11th October, 2023. Ms. Shobha
Bharti appointed as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from 11th
January, 2023.
Mrs. Nilam Viren Makwana was appointed as Company Secretary & Compliance officer of the
Company w.e.f. 11th January, 2024.
Except above, there was no change in the Key Managerial Personnel during the year under review.
At the Board Meeting dated 12th August, 2024, The Board approved resignation of Mr. Dvijesh Pandit
- CFO and appointed Mr. Harish Kanjibhai Parmar as CFO w.e.f. 12th August, 2024.
All the Independent Directors of the Company have given their declarations stating that they meet the
criteria of independence as prescribed under the Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
the rules made there under and read with Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations in the opinion
of the Board, the Independent Directors meet the said criteria.
During the year under review the Independent Directors duly met on March 29, 2024 without the
attendance of Non-Independent Directors and members of the management and the quorum was
present throughout the meeting. Pursuant to the provisions as specified in Schedule IV of the
Companies Act, 2013, the Independent Directors reviewed the performance of Non-Independent
Directors, the Committees and the Board as a whole along with the performance of the Chairman of
the Company, taking into account the views of Executive Directors and assessed the quality, quantity
and timeliness of flow of information between the management and the Board that is necessary for the
Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties.
Currently, the Board has three (03) Committees:
a) Audit Committee
b) Nomination and Remuneration Committee
c) Stakeholder Relationship Committee
A detailed note on the Board and its committees, composition and compliances, as per the applicable
provisions of the Act and Rules are provided under the Corporate Governance Report.
In terms of the provisions of Section 134(3)(p) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(4) of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and Listing Regulations, the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee has carried out the annual evaluation of performance of the Board and its Committees and
the Board of Directors has carried out the annual evaluation of the performance of individual directors.
The manner in which the evaluation was carried out is provided in the Corporate Governance Report,
which is part of this Annual Report.
The Company has put in place an induction and familiarization programme for all its Directors
including the Independent Directors. The familiarization programme for Independent Directors in
terms of provisions of Regulation 46 (2) (i) of Listing Regulations, is available on the website of the
Company.
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 134 (3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect to
Directorâs Responsibility Statement, your Directors hereby confirm the following:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024, the
applicable accounting standards have been followed;
b) the directors have selected such accounting policies and applied 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 profit and loss of the Company for that
period;
c) the directors have taken proper and sufficient care towards the maintenance of adequate accounting
records in accordance with the 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 on a going concern basis;
e) the directors have laid down internal financial controls, which are adequate and operating
effectively;
f) the directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
a) STATUTORY AUDITOR
M/s. Purushottam Khandelwal & Co., Chartered Accountants (FRN: 12385W), Ahmedabad were
appointed as a Statutory Auditors of the Company with the approval of members at the 12th Annual
General Meeting to hold office till the conclusion of the 17th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditorsâ Report are self-explanatory and do not
call for any further comments. The Auditorsâ Report does not contain any qualification, reservation,
adverse remark or disclaimer.
b) SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors has
appointed M/s. GKV and Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries (CP No.: 19866) as the
Secretarial Auditors of the Company to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the FY
2024-25. Your Company has received consent from M/s. GKV and Associates, Company Secretaries
in practice to act as the Secretarial Auditors for conducting the audit of the secretarial records for the
F.Y ending on 31st March, 2025.
c) SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT:
The Secretarial Audit Report from M/s. GKV and Associates, Practicing Company Secretary for the
financial year ended 31st March, 2024 is annexed with the Directorsâ Report and forms part of the
Annual Report as given in âANNEXURE- Dâ.
There are three qualifications or reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer as reproduce herein:
1. As per SEBI Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/PoD2/CIR/P/2023/120 dated July 11, 2023 (Chapter-
VII(A)- Penal Action for Non-Compliance) of Regulation of 27(2) - For Non submission of Corporate
Governance Report within time for the quarter and half year ended on 30.09.2023.
Clarification from Board: Due to unavailability of whole time Company Secretary & Compliance
Officer of the Company, the Company has failed to file the Corporate Governance Report within time,
the payment of penalty has also been paid by the Company.
2. As per SEBI Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/PoD2/CIR/P/2023/120 dated July 11, 2023 (Chapter-
VII(A)- Penal Action for Non-Compliance) of Regulation of 13 (3) - For Non submission of Investor
Complaints report within time for the quarter and half year ended on 30.09.2023.
Clarification from Board: Due to unavailability of whole time Company Secretary & Compliance
Officer of the Company, the Company has failed to file the report within time, the payment of penalty
has also been paid by the Company.
3. As per SEBI Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/PoD2/CIR/P/2023/120 dated July 11, 2023 (Chapter-
VII(A)- Penal Action for Non-Compliance) of Regulation of 31 - For Non submission of Shareholding
Pattern within time for the quarter and half year ended on 30.09.2023.
Clarification from Board: Due to unavailability of whole time Company Secretary & Compliance
Officer of the Company, the Company has failed to file the Shareholding Pattern within time, the
payment of penalty has also been paid by the Company.
The Board of Directors have appointed M/s. Anant Rathod & Associates, Chartered Accountants,
Ahmedabad as Internal Auditor of the Company for F.Y. 2024-2025.
During the year under review, neither the Statutory Auditor nor the Secretarial Auditor have reported
to the Audit Committee under Section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013 any instances of fraud
committed against the Company by its officers or employees.
The Company is in compliance with Secretarial Standards on Meetings of Board of Directors and
General Meetings issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
The Company is committed to an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and
complexity of its operations. The Companyâs Internal Control Systems are regularly being reviewed
by the Companyâs Internal Auditors with a view to evaluate the efficacy and adequacy of Internal
Control Systems in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and
policies at all locations of the Company and to ensure that these are working properly and wherever
required, are modified/ tighten to meet the changed business requirements.
The scope of the Internal Audit is defined and reviewed every year by the Audit Committee and inputs,
wherever required, are taken from the Statutory Auditors. Based on the report of Internal Auditors,
major audit observations and corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the
Board.
Statutory Auditorsâ Report on Internal Financial Controls as required under Clause (i) of Sub-section
3 of Section 143 of the Act, is annexed with the Independent Auditorsâ Report.
20. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The information required under the provisions of Section 134(3)(m) o f the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Rule 8(3) the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 with respect to conservation of energy,
technology absorptions and foreign exchange earnings and outgo is given in âAnnexure - Aâ which
forms part of this Annual Report.
21. RISK MANAGEMENT:
Regulation 21 is not Applicable to Company but your Company has an elaborate Risk Management
procedure covering Business Risk, Operational Controls Assessment and Policy Compliance
processes. Major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematically addressed through
mitigating actions on a continuous basis within the risk appetite as approved from time to time by the
Board of Directors.
22. DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY / JOINT VENTURES / ASSOCIATE
COMPANIES:
The Company does not have any Subsidiary / Joint Ventures / Associate Companies as on 31st March,
2024.
23. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Your Company is committed to good Corporate Governance and has taken adequate steps to ensure
that the requirements of Corporate Governance as laid down in Regulation 27 of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are complied with. The details are given
in âANNEXURE- Câ.
24. REGISTRAR AND SHARE TRANSFER AGENT:
Your Company has appointed M/s. Purva Sharegistry (India) Private Limited as its Registrar and Share
Transfer Agent.
25. INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE:
During the Financial year ended on March 31, 2024, there is no application made or any proceeding
pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code, 2016.
26. THE 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:
Not applicable during the year under review.
The equity shares of the Company are listed on BSE and the Company has paid the annual listing fees
for the year 2023-24.
In accordance with Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
(Second Amendment) Regulations, 2016, the Company is not required to prepare Dividend
Distribution policy.
In terms of Regulation 39 of the Listing Regulations, None of the shares of the Company lying in the
suspense account.
As per Regulation 34 (2) (e) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion and Analysis Report is set out in a separate section
included in this Annual Report and forms part of this Report.
In accordance with Companies Act, 2013 the Annual Return of the Company as on 31st March, 2024
in the prescribed format is available on the website of the Company at www. ecsbiztech. com.
The information required pursuant to Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of the
employees are given in âAnnexure- Bâ to this Annual Report.
The Fixed Assets of your Company are adequately insured.
The Board of Directors of the Company has, pursuant to the provisions of Section 177(9) of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules,
2014, framed the Whistle Blower Policy for Directors and employees of the Company to provide a
mechanism which ensures adequate safeguards to employees and Directors from any victimization on
raising of concerns of any violations of legal or regulatory requirements, incorrect or misrepresentation
of any, financial statements and reports etc.
Whistle blower policy is disclosed on the website of the Company at www.ecsbiztech.com.
The following is a summary of Protected Disclosures received and disposed off during the year 2023¬
24:
No. of Protected Disclosures received : NIL
No of Protected Disclosures disposed off : NIL
35. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
There are no materially significant related party transactions made by the Company which may have
potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large and thus Disclosure in Form AOC-2 is not
required as per Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013.
36. POLICY RELATING TO PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT:
Your Company has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at
the workplace in line with the provision of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace in line with the
provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
Act, 2013 and Rules made there under.
Further, the Company has Internal Complaints Committee for various locations of the Company in
compliance with the above-mentioned Act and Rules.
During the financial year 2023-24, there was no complaint / case of sexual harassment and hence no
complaint remains pending as on 31st March, 2024.
37. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE
FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED
BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO
WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE
REPORT:
There are no subsequent events between the end of the financial year and the date of this report
which have a material impact on the financial of the Company.
38. SIGNIFICANT / MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS:
There are no significant and material orders passed by any regulator or court or tribunal impacting the
going concern status and your Companyâs operations in future.
39. GENERAL:
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as
there were no transactions/instances on these items during the year under review:
a) There has been no material change in the nature of business during the year under review.
b) Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise nor issued
shares (including sweat equity shares) to the employees or Directors of the Company, under
any Scheme.
c) Neither the Managing Director nor the Whole Time Directors of the Company receive any
remuneration or commission from any of its subsidiaries.
d) The Company does not have any scheme of provision of money for the purchase of its own
shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit of employees.
e) There is no any application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during the FY 2023-24.
Your Company takes this opportunity to express their gratitude for the unstinted commitment,
dedication, hard work and significant contributions made by the employees at all levels in ensuring
sustained growth of the Company. Your Directors also sincerely thank to all the stakeholders,
customers, vendors, bankers, business associates, government, other statutory bodies and look forward
to their continued assistance, co-operation and support.
Place: Ahmedabad By Order of the Board
For, ECS Biztech Limited
Chairman & Managing Director
(DIN: 00328792)
B-02, THE FIRST, ECS Corporate House,
Behind Keshavbaug Party Plot,
Off. 132 Ft. Road, Vastrapur,
Ahmedabad - 380 015, Gujarat.
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