Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 14th Annual Report and the Audited Accounts of theCompany for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
(Rupees in Lakh)
Standalone
Particulars
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from Operations
141.96
62.80
Other Income
83.81
16.16
Total Revenue
225.77
78.96
Expenditure
64.36
505.02
EBIDTA
161.41
(426.06)
Finance Cost
0.28
0.24
Depreciation & Amortization
1.31
5.49
Profit Before Tax
159.82
(431.79)
Provision for Current Tax, Deferred Tax & Other TaxExpenses
20.44
-
Profit After Tax
139.38
Note: Figures in brackets represent negative number.
A detailed discussion of operations for the year ended 31st March, 2025 is provided in the ManagementDiscussion and Analysis Report, which is presented in a separate section forming part of this AnnualReport.
There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company during the financial year underreview.
With a view to conserve the resources for expansion of the business activities and working capitalrequirements of the Company, the board of directors of the Company have not recommended anydividend for the year under review (Previous Year: Nil). There is no unclaimed/unpaid Dividend withinthe meaning of the provisions of Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013.
There is no unclaimed/unpaid Dividend within the meaning of the provisions of Section 125 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
Since there are no declared dividends remaining unpaid or unclaimed for a period of 7 (seven) yearsfrom the date of its transfer to unpaid dividend account, the Company is not required to transfer thesame to Investor Education and Protection Fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 124 of the Act andInvestor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016(IEPF Rules).
The Company does not propose to transfer amounts to the general reserve for the financial year 2024¬2025. (Previous Year: Nil)
8. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THECOMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANYTO WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
No material changes and commitments have occurred after the close of the financial year till the date ofthis report, which affect the financial position of the Company.
Reports on Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and Analysis, in accordance with SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations"), along with acertificate from Auditors regarding compliance of the Corporate Governance are given separately in thisAnnual Report.
All Board Members and Senior Management Personnel have affirmed compliance with the code ofconduct for the financial year 2024-2025. A declaration to this effect signed by the Managing Director ofthe Company is contained in this annual report.
The Company has not accepted deposits from the public during the year under review. No deposits wereoutstanding at the beginning or at the closure of the financial year under review.
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") and the Articles of Association ofCompany, Mr. Harsh Pravinbhai Patel, retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re¬appointment.
During the year under review, Mr. Roshan Ravindra Mor has resigned from the directorship of theCompany w.e.f. 01st April, 2024 due to other pre-occupation.
Ms. Aishwarya Gupta, Mr. Vishal Parikh has resigned on 15th May, 2024 due to non-availability.
Mr. Priyavrat Mandhana has also resigned as a Director of the Company w.e.f. 23rd May, 2024respectively due to her pre-occupation.
On 16th June, 2024, Mr. Pravin Navandar, has resigned from the directorship of the Company due toother pre-occupation.
Mr Bharatkumar M. Mundra who was appointed on 13th June, 2024 has also placed its resignation on 1stOctober, 2024 due to its pre-occupation.
Mr. Sudhir Kumar Arya and Mrs. Neeraj Bala has been appointed on 27th March, 2024 and resigned on10th February, 2025 due to unavailability.
Mr. Ronak Pankajbhai Sheth was appointed on 13th June, 2024 on not availablilty shown its non interestto continue from 21st March, 2025.
Mr. Neeraj Bala and Mr. Sudhirkumar Arya was appointed on 28th April, 2024 passed its resignation on10th February due to non-availability of their interest in the company.
The Board recorded the appreciation for the contributions made during their tenure as Directors of theCompany.
The Members of the Company have appointed Mr. Kunj Yogeshbhai Patel and Mr. Amrita AshutoshTiwari as Non-Executive & Independent Directors on the Board of the Company with effect from 16thDecember, 2024 and Regularized on 8th February, 2025, through postal ballot.
The Members of the Company have appointed Mr. Harshkumar Pravinbhai Patel and Mr. AkashJitendrabhai Patel as Non-Executive Director & Independent Directors respectively on the Board of theCompany with effect from 16th December, 2024 and Regularized on 8th February, 2025, through postalballot.
Mr. Abhishek Shivpujan Giri have been appointed as Independent Director as on 11th November, 2024and regularized on 08th February 2025, through postal ballot.
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company, confirmingthat they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under the Section 149(6) of the Act andRegulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
As per the Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019, allthe Independent Directors of the Company have registered with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairsfor inclusion of their names in the comprehensive depository maintained by the Ministry of CorporateAffairs.
All Independent Directors are familiarized with the operations and functioning of the Company. Thedetails of the training and familiarization program are provided in the Corporate Governance Reportforming part of this Report.
Mr. Dhanashree Vaibhav Salgaonkar was appointed on 11th November, 2024 and due to its preoccupation has resigned on 20th March, 2025. The Board recorded the appreciation for the contributionsmade by her during her tenure with the Company
Ms. Helly Jayeshbhai Raval was appointed on 11th November, 2024 as a chief Financial Officer in thecompany.
Ms. Shital Mohanlal Baranwal was appointed on 16th April, 2025 as a Company Secretary of thecompany.
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 Companies Act, 2013 and the ListingRegulations. The Company has implemented a system of evaluating performance of the Board ofDirectors and of its Committees and individual Directors on the basis of a structured questionnairewhich comprises evaluation criteria taking into consideration various performance related aspects.
The Company's Independent Directors met on 10th March, 2025 without the presence of ExecutiveDirectors or Members of the Management. The Independent Directors thereafter reviewed theperformance of Mr. Hansraj Rathor, Managing Director of the Company. The Independent Directorsjointly expressed their opinion that Mr. Hansraj Rathor should prioritize the business strategies. Heshould make efforts to retrieve the Company's funds that are currently obstructed and the funds shouldbe appropriately allocated to facilitate the growth of the Company.
During the year 13 (Thirteen) Board Meetings were convened and held.
Details of meetings of the Board and its Committees along with the attendance of the Directors therein,have been disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report (annexed herewith).
With a view to have a more focused attention on various facets of business and for betteraccountability, the Board has constituted various committees. The statutorily mandated committeesconstituted under the provisions of the Act and Listing Regulations are Audit Committee, Nominationand Remuneration Committee, and Stakeholders Relationship Committee.
The Committees have been mandated to operate within their terms of reference, approved by theBoard to focus on specific issues and ensure expedient resolution on diverse matters.
During the year under review, the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Board of Directorswas dissolved due to continuing losses from past years.
The composition, committee meeting held, terms of reference and other details of the above-mentioned committees are provided in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Report.
The Company has established a Vigil Mechanism, which includes a Whistle Blower Policy, for itsDirectors and Employees, to provide a framework to facilitate responsible and secure reporting ofconcerns of unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's Code of Conduct& Ethics.
No Director/employee has been denied access to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. ThePolicy as approved by the Board may be accessed on the Company's website and the web-link to thesame is https://huvl.in/codes-of-conduct/11-policy-on-vigil-mechanism-whistle-blower-mechanism/
The Board of Directors has formulated a Policy which lays down a framework for selection andappointment of Directors and Senior Management and for determining qualifications, positive attributesand independence of Directors.
The Policy also provides for the remuneration of Directors, Members of Senior Management, and KeyManagerial Personnel.
The salient features of the Nomination and Remuneration Policy are given under Annexure - 'A' to thisReport and the detailed policy is available on the website of the Company at https://huvl.in/codes-of-conduct/8-nomination-and-remuneration-policy/
i. The percentage increase in remuneration of each Director, Chief Executive Officer and CompanySecretary during FY 2024-25 and ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the medianremuneration of the employees of the Company for FY 2024-25 are as under:
Sr.
No.
Name of Director /KMP and Designation
% increase inremunerationin FY 2024-25
Ratio of remuneration ofeach Whole-Time Directorto Median Remunerationof Employees
1.
HANSRAJ RATHOR (Managing Director )appointed on 01st February, 2024
200
1.63
2.
KUNJ YOGESHBHAI PATEL (Non-Executive &Independent Director) appointed on 16thDecember, 2024
NA
3.
AMRITA ASHUTOSH TIWARI (Non - Executiveand Independent) appointed on on 8thFebruary, 2025
4.
HELLY JAYESHBHAI RAVAL (CFO) appointed on11st November, 2024
5.
ABHISHEK SHIVPUJAN GIRI, (Non-Executive &Independent Director) appointed on 21stMarch, 2025
6.
HARSHKUMAR PRAVINBHAI PATEL (NonExecutive Director) appointed on 16thDecember, 2024
7.
AKASH JITENDRABHAI PATEL (Non-Executive &Independent Director) appointed on 16thDecember, 2024
8.
SHITAL MOHANLAL BARANWAL (CompanySecretary) appointed on 16th April, 2025
9.
DHANASHREE VAIBHAV SALGAONKAR(Company Secretary) resigned on 20th March,2025
100
0.36
10.
PRAVIN NAVANDAR (Non-Executive -Independent Director) resigned on 13th July,2024
11.
SUDHIR KUMAR ARYA (Non-Executive -Independent Director) resigned on 10thFebruary, 2025
12.
PRIYAVRAT MANDHANA (Non-Executive - Non¬Independent Director) resigned on 23rd May,2024
13.
RONAK PANKAJBHAI SHETH (Non-Executive -Non-Independent Director) appointed on 13thJune, 2024 and resigned on 21st March, 2025
14.
BHARATKUMAR M. MUNDRA (Non-ExecutiveIndependent) resigned on 01st October, 2024
15.
NEERAJ BALA (Non-Executive Independent)resigned on 10th February, 2025
16.
AISHWARYA GUPTA (Company Secretary)resigned on 15th May, 2024
17.
VISHAL PARIKH (CFO) resigned on 15th May,2024
18.
ROSHAN RAVINDRA MOR (Non- ExecutiveIndependent Director) resigned on 01st April,2024
1. Mr. Roshan Ravindra Mor has resigned from the directorship of the Company w.e.f. 01ST April, 2024 due toother pre-occupation.
2. Ms. Aishwarya Gupta, Mr. Vishal Parikh has resigned on 15th May, 2024 due to non-availability.
3. Mr. Priyavrat Mandhana has also resigned as a Director of the Company w.e.f. 23rd May, 2024 respectivelydue to her pre-occupation.
4. On 16th June, 2024, Mr. Pravin Navandar, has resigned from the directorship of the Company due to otherpre-occupation.
5. Mr Bharatkumar M. Mundra who was appointed on 13th June, 2024 has also placed its resignation on 1stOctober, 2024 due to its pre-occupation.
6. Mr. Sudhir Kumar Arya and Mrs. Neeraj Bala has been appointed on 27th March, 2024 and resigned on 10thFebruary, 2025 due to unavailability.
7. Mr. Ronak Pankajbhai Sheth was appointed on 13th June, 2024 on not availablilty shown its non interest tocontinue from 21st March, 2025.
8. Mr. Neeraj Bala and Mr. Sudhirkumar Arya was appointed on 28th April, 2024 passed its resignation on 10thFebruary due to non-availability of their interest in the company.
9. The Members of the Company have appointed Mr. Kunj Yogeshbhai Patel and Mr. Amrita Ashutosh Tiwari asNon-Executive & Independent Directors on the Board of the Company with effect from 16th December, 2024and Regularized on 8th February, 2025, through postal ballot.
10. The Members of the Company have appointed Mr. Harshkumar Pravinbhai Patel and Mr. Akash JitendrabhaiPatel as Non-Executive Director & Independent Directors respectively on the Board of the Company with effectfrom 16th December, 2024 and Regularized on 8th February, 2025, through postal ballot.
11. Mr. Abhishek Shivpujan Giri has been appointed as Independent Director as on 11th November, 2024 andregularized on 08th February 2025, through postal ballot.
Note: Remuneration paid to each Whole-Time Director and KMP includes Salary, allowances, company'scontribution to provident fund and monetary value of perquisites, if any.
11. The median remuneration of employees of the Company during FY 2024-25 was Rs. 3.66 Lakh perannum;
iii. In the financial year under review, since there is more change in number of employees in FY 2024-25compared to FY 2023-24 so the increase/decrease is not quantifiable.
iv. There were 2 permanent employees on the rolls of the Company as of 31st March, 2025;
vi. It is hereby affirmed that the remuneration paid is as per the Remuneration Policy for Directors, KeyManagerial Personnel, and other Employees.
Details of employee remuneration as required under provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act,2013 and Rules 5(2) & 5(3) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014 is provided in a separate statement and forms part of the Annual Report. Further, thisreport is being sent to the Members excluding the said statement. The said statement is available forinspection of members upto the date of the Annual General Meeting and shall be made available to anyshareholder on request made to the Company Secretary at cs@huvl.in.
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments, if any covered under the provisions of Section 186 of theAct are given in the notes to the Financial Statements.
During the year under review, all related party transactions entered into by the Company wereapproved by the Audit Committee and were at arm's length and in the ordinary course of business. Prioromnibus approval is obtained for related party transactions which are of a repetitive nature and enteredin the ordinary course of business and on an arm's length basis. The Company did not have anycontracts or arrangements with related parties in terms of Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013.Accordingly, the disclosure of related party transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Act in
Form AOC-2 is not applicable to the Company for FY 2024-25 and hence does not form part of thisreport. Suitable disclosure as required by the Accounting Standard (AS 18) has been made in the notesto the Financial Statements.
The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with related party transactions asapproved by the Board may be accessed through the following link: https://huvl.in/codes-of-conduct/.Your Directors draw the attention of the members to Note No.30 to the financial statements which setsout related party disclosures.
The Company is not required to constitute Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassmentof Woman at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. There has been no complaintrelated to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013, during the year. The disclosures with respect to the same are as under:
(a) Number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year: Nil
(b) Number of complaints disposed off during the year: Nil
(c) Number of cases pending for more than ninety days: Nil
M/s. J. Singh & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration Number: 110266W), wereappointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a tenure of 3 years commencing from theconclusion of the 13th AGM of the Company until the conclusion of the 16th AGM of the Company to beheld in the calendar year 2026.
The Audit Report does not contain any other qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
The Notes to the financial statements referred in the Auditors Report are self-explanatory and thereforedo not call for any comments under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Auditors' Report isenclosed with the financial statements in this Annual Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, and the Rules made thereunderthe Company has appointed RAKHI DASGUPTA & ASSOCIATES, Practicing Company Secretary (Certificateof Practice No. 20354 and Membership No. FCS- 13485) as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company. TheSecretarial Audit Report is annexed as Annexure - 'B' and forms an integral part of this Report. TheCompany has complied with all the applicable secretarial standards.
The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any other qualification, reservation or adverse remark.The other statements referred in the Secretarial Audit Report are self-explanatory and therefore do notcall for any comments under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013.
M/S. A.Shubhangi & Associates, Company Secretaries, are appointed as the Secretarial Auditors, toconduct the audit of secretarial records of the Company for Five financial years commencing from 1stApril 2025 up to 31st March, 2030 pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Maintenance of cost records and requirements of cost audit as prescribed under the provisions ofSection 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable for the business activities carried out bythe Company.
There were no instances of fraud during the year under review, requiring reporting by the auditors tothe Audit Committee and/or Board under Section 143(12) of the Act and Rules framed thereunder.
During the year under review, the provisions of Section 135 of the Act were not applicable to theCompany.
The Company has no subsidiary, Joint Venture and Associate Company as of 31st March, 2025.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals whichwould impact the going concern status and the Company's future operations.
The Company has adequate internal financial controls in place with reference to financial statements.These are continually reviewed by the Company to strengthen the same wherever required. The internalcontrol systems are supplemented by internal audit carried out by an independent firm of CharteredAccountants and periodical review by the Management. The Audit Committee of the Board addressesissues raised by Auditors.
The Company has an elaborate risk policy defining the risk management governance model, riskassessment, and Prioritization process. The risk management framework provides an integratedapproach for identifying, assessing, mitigating, monitoring and reporting of all risks associated with thebusiness of the Company. The Audit Committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks andcontrols.
Pursuant to the requirements under sub section (3) (c) and (5) of Section 134 of the Companies Act,2013, with respect to Directors' Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025, the
applicable Accounting Standards have been followed along with proper explanation relatingto material departures;
ii) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made
judgments and estimates that were 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 theprofit/loss of the Company for the year under review;
iii) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting
records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding theassets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv) the Directors have prepared the annual financial statements on a going concern basis;
v) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that
such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively; and
vi) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
Particulars of Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgoas per section 134(3)(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014for the year ended 31st March, 2025 are provided under Annexure - 'C' to this report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 92(1) read with Rule 12 of Companies (Management &Administration) Rules, 2014 and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act') as amended, theAnnual Return in Form MGT-7 for FY 2025 is uploaded on the website of the Company and the web linkof which is: https://huvl.in/annual-reports/
The Company has complied with the applicable mandatory Secretarial Standards.
The Company is in compliance with Regulations of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015("SEBI PIT Regulations") and SEBI circulars issued from time to time. The Company has in place Code ofConduct for Prohibition of Insider Trading and Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure ofUnpublished Price Sensitive Information pursuant to SEBI PIT Regulations, for regulating, monitoring andreporting of trading by insiders in order to align with the SEBI PIT Regulations. The Insider Code aims atpreserving and preventing misuse of unpublished price sensitive information. All Directors, DesignatedEmployees and Connected Persons of your Company are covered under the Insider Code, whichprovides inter alia for periodical disclosures and obtaining pre-clearances for trading in securities of yourCompany. The said code is hosted on the website of the Company at https://huvl.in/codes-of-conduct/5-code-of-conduct-for-preveniton-of-insider-trading/
The Company is committed to complying with the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. We ensure thatall eligible female employees receive the full benefits and protections outlined in the Act,including 26 weeks of paid maternity leave for the first two children and 12 weeks forsubsequent children. We provide a safe and supportive work environment for pregnant womenand new mothers, including creche facilities for organizations with 50 or more employees. Ourcommitment extends to ensuring non-discrimination, full wage payment during leave, and the
reinstatement of employees to their previous positions after their leave. We also maintainaccurate records and display the abstract of the Act in our workplace."
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items duringthe year under review:
1. Details relating to the issue of sweat equity shares, stock options, and shares with differentialrights as to dividend, voting or otherwise, since there was no such issue of securities.
2. None of the Whole-Time Directors of the Company received any remuneration or commissionfrom any of its subsidiaries.
3. During the financial year under review, no application was made or proceeding initiated againstthe Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 nor any such proceeding waspending at the end of the financial year under review.
4. During the financial year under review, there was no instance of one-time settlement of loans /financial assistance taken from Banks or Financial Institutions, hence the Company was notrequired to carry out valuation of its assets for the said purpose.
The Directors take this opportunity to thank the Shareholders, Financial Institutions, Banks, Customers,Suppliers, Regulators, Government Authorities - Central and State Government & Local.
The Directors also place on record their appreciation to the employees at all levels for their hard work,dedication and commitment.
For and on behalf of the Board of DirectorsHEADS UP VENTURES LIMITED
Chairman & Managing DirectorDIN:07567833
Place: Mumbai
Date: 08th September 2025