Your Directors take pleasure in presenting 52nd Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company alongwith the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2025.
The key highlights of the Audited Financial Statements of the Company's for the financial year ended March 31, 2025in comparison with the previous financial year ended March 31, 2024 are summarized below summarized below:
(Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from Operations
2,199.90
1320.49
-
Other Income
38.89
42.11
Total Income
2,238.79
1,362.60
Depreciation and amortisationexpenses
149.38
153.88
Other Expenses
1882.15
1475.94
Total Expenses
2031.53
1629.82
Profit/(Loss) before exceptionalitems and tax
207.26
(267.22)
Exceptional items
0.04
6.51
Profit/(Loss) before tax
Tax expense/(credit)
207.30
(2.60)
202.26
202.31
The Company is primarily engaged in the activities of pathology and related healthcare services. There was nochange in nature of the business of the Company, during the year under review.
During the year under review the total income of the Company is Rs. 2,199.90 lakhs as compared to Rs. 1362.60 lakhsin previous year, representing profit of Rs. 207.30 Lakhs in the current year.
Considering long term prospectus of the Company, the Directors of your Company do not recommend any dividendfor the Financial year 2024-25
Your Directors do not propose to transfer any amount to General Reserves for the financial year 2024-25.
During the Financial Year 2024-25., there was no change in the authorized, subscribed, issued and paid-up sharecapital of the Company.
As on April 02, 2024 your Company had floated an associate LLP i.e "Aspira DNA Diagnostics Gujarat LLP'. Thecontribution and composition of the LLP are as follows:
Sr.
No
Name
Designation
% of
Contribution
Capital inIndian Rupees
1
Mrs. Meenakshi Mittal
Designated Partner
25%
6,50,000/-
2
Mrs. Nikta Modani
3
Mr. Pankaj Shah
Designated Partner &Nominee of M/s. AspiraPathlab & DiagnosticsLimited
50%
13,00,000/-
Total
100%
26,00,000/-
However as on May 16, 2025 Board members had decided to takeover 100% Assets and Liabilities of Aspira DNADiagnostics Gujarat LLP by entering into a business transfer agreement and strike off the LLP as the designatedpartners of LLP are unwilling to carry its business in future.
Your Company does not have any Subsidiary or Joint Ventures
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing the salient features of financialstatements of the Company's Associate in Form No. AOC-1 is attached to the financial statements of the Companyas Annexure-I.
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any deposit from the public falling within the ambitof Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014
There has been no material changes and commitments, since the close of the financial year i.e. March, 31 2025 till thedate of signing of this Directors' Report, affecting the financial position of your Company.
The Company has a Related Party Transaction Policy in place which is in accordance with the SEBI (ListingObligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The said Policy is available on the Company's websitewhich can be accessed through the following weblink:
https: / / www.aspiradiagnostics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Related-Party-Transaction-Policy-1.pdf
All the Related Party Transactions entered into during the year under review, were entered in the Ordinary courseof business and on an arm's length basis. There were no materially significant Related Party Transactions made bythe Company with its Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may havea potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.
Further, since the transactions with the related parties were in the ordinary course of business and at arm's lengthpricing, not material in nature and in accordance with the Related Party Transactions Policy, the particulars of such
transactions with the related parties are not required to be reported by the Company in E Form AOC-2.
All the Related Party Transactions are reviewed by the Audit Committee and the Board on a quarterly basis.
The members may refer to note no. 38 to the financial statements, which set out Related Party Disclosures
In terms of the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Meeting of Board and itsPowers) Rules, 2014 and Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, loans, guarantees and investments given/made by the Company as on March 31, 2025 are mentioned in no.6to the financial statements of the Company.
The disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 are provided in the prescribed format and annexed herewith as Annexure - II to this Annual Report.
The statement containing the names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars ofemployees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is available for inspection and any Member interested inobtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary/ Compliance Officer of the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the relevant rules made thereunder,out of the total Directors, two-third of the Directors shall retire by rotation every year and if eligible, offer themselvesfor reappointment at the AGM. Mr. Nikunj Mange (DIN: 08489442) Executive Director of the Company is liable toretire by rotation and being eligible, he has offered himself for re-appointment. The Board of Directors recommendedhis re-appointment in their meeting held on August 12, 2025 and the same is being placed before the Members fortheir approval at the ensuing 52nd Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Pursuant to Regulation 36(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("ListingRegulations") read with Secretarial Standards - 2 on General Meetings, a brief profile of Mr. Nikunj Mange isprovided as an Annexure-1 of the Notice of 52nd Annual General Meeting.
Your Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors confirming that they meet the criteriaof independence as prescribed under regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 and the same has been taken on record by Company.
There has been no change in the circumstances affecting their status as Independent Directors of the Company.
During the year under review, the Non-Executive Directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationships ortransactions with the Company, other than receiving the sitting fees
a) APPOINTMENT/ RESGINATION/ REDESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIALPERSONNEL
Event
Resignation
Resignation of Mr. Avinash Chander Mahajan (DIN:00041661) as Non-executiveand Independent Director of the Company w.e.f January 22, 2025
II. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW
Re-appointment
i) The Nomination and remuneration committee and Board members in itsmeeting held on May 16, 2025 considered the re-appointment of Dr. Pankaj J.Shah (DIN:02836324) as Managing Director of the Company for a period of three(3) years i.e from August 01, 2025 to July 31, 2028 subject to members approval.
ii) The members of the Company by Postal Ballot via special resolution on July10, 2025 approved the re-appointment of Dr. Pankaj J. Shah (DIN:02836324) asManaging Director of the Company for a period of three (3) years i.e fromAugust 01, 2025 to July 31, 2028
In accordance with the provisions of Sections 2(51), 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the following are/were the Key ManagerialPersonnel of the Company as on March 31,2025:
1. Mr. Pankaj Shah- Chief Executive Officer
2. Mr. Balkrishna Talawadekar- Chief Financial Officer
3. Ms. Krupali Shah- Company Secretary
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulations 17(10), 25(4) and of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors have carried out annualperformance Evaluation of:
i. Their own performance as a whole;
ii. Individual Directors Performance; and
iii. Performance of all Committees of the Board for the Financial Year 2024-25
In terms of the requirements of Schedule IV of the Act, a separate meeting of Independent Directors of the Companywas held on March 22, 2025. In which the performance of the Board as a Whole and of its Committees was evaluatedby the Board through a structured questionnaire which covered various aspects such as the composition, quality andperformance of the Board, meetings and procedures, contribution to Board processes, effectiveness of the functionsallocated, relationship with Management, professional development, adequacy, appropriateness, and timeliness ofinformation etc.
Taking into consideration the responses received from the Individual Directors the performance of the Board and itsCommittees was evaluated. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
The brief on the policy of nomination and remuneration and other matters provided in Section 178(3) of the Act havebeen disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of the Annual Report of the Company. TheNomination and Remuneration Policy is also available on the website of the Company and can be accessed throughthe following web link:
www.aspiradiagnostics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Nomination-and-Remuneration-Policy-Aspira-
Pathlab.pdf
During the year under the review, the Board of Directors met Four (4) times the details of which are given in theCorporate Governance Report. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under
the Companies Act, 2013.The dates of the Board Meeting are as follows:
• May 28, 2024
• August 13, 2024
• November 11, 2024 and
• February 07, 2025
The Board of Directors of your Company have formed various Committees, as per the provisions of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and as a part of goodcorporate governance practices. The terms of reference and the constitution of those Committees are in compliancewith the applicable laws
In order to ensure focused attention on business, better governance and accountability, the Board has constituted thefollowing committees:
a) Audit Committee;
b) Nomination and Remuneration Committee;
c) Stakeholder Relationship Committee
The details with respect to the Composition, terms of reference, etc. of the aforesaid committees are given in detailsin the "Corporate Governance Report" which is presented in a separate section and forms part of the Annual Reportof the Company.
The Audit Committee is constituted as per Regulation 18 of the Listing Regulations read with Section 177 of theCompanies Act, 2013. Kindly refer section on Corporate Governance, under head 'Audit Committee' for mattersrelating to constitution, meetings and functions of this Committee.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is constituted in compliance with the requirements of Regulation 19of the Listing Regulations read with Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. The details pertaining to its constitution,meetings, terms of reference etc. is provided under Corporate Governance section under head 'Nomination &Remuneration Committee'.
The Stakeholders' Relationship Committee of the Company is constituted in line with the provisions of Regulation20 of the Listing Regulations read with Section 178(5) of the Companies Act, 2013.The details pertaining to itsconstitution, meetings, terms of reference etc. is briefly provided in the Corporate Governance Report under the head'Stakeholders' Relationship Committee'.
The Members of the Company in their 51st Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on September 27, 2024, had appointedM/s. Sarda Soni Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 117235W) as the Statutory Auditorsof the Company to hold office for their first term of five (5) years i.e. from the conclusion of 51st AGM till theconclusion of 56th AGM of the Company.
M/s. Sarda Soni Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they have not beendisqualified to act as Statutory Auditors of the Company and that their continuation is within the ceiling limit asprescribed under section 139 and 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 and related rules thereto
Further, the Statutory Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified under the second provisoof Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 (including any statutory modification(s) or re- enactment(s) for the
The Auditors' Report for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, is issued with unmodified opinion and does notcontain any qualification, reservation or adverse remarks. The Auditors' Report being self-explanatory does not callfor any further comments from the Board of Directors.
In compliance with the provisions of Section 204 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, readwith Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, andRegulation 24A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended fromtime to time, the Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, at its meeting held onMay 16, 2025, approved the appointment of M/s. Nilesh A. Pradhan & Co. LLP, Practicing Company Secretaries, asthe Secretarial Auditor of the Company for a period of five (5) consecutive financial years commencing from April01, 2025 to March, 31 2030, subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing General Meeting.
The Company has obtained a consent and eligibility letter from the firm, confirming its compliance with theeligibility criteria prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI LODR Regulations. The firm holds a validPeer Review Certificate issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). They have also confirmed thatthey are not disqualified from being appointed and have no conflict of interest. Further, they have declared that theyhave not undertaken any prohibited non secretarial audit assignments for the Company, in compliance with Section204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder, read with Regulation 24A of the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and other applicable provisions. Further, the firm hasthe necessary qualifications, expertise, and experience to carry out the Secretarial Audit and to issue the AnnualSecretarial Compliance Report in accordance with applicable laws.
After careful evaluation of the firm's professional competence, independence, and track record, the Audit Committeeand the Board are of the view that M/s. Nilesh A. Pradhan & Co. LLP is well-suited for the said appointment.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, as issued by CS Prajakta V Padhye,Practicing Company Secretary, Partner of M/s. Nilesh A. Pradhan & Co., LLP (Membership No. FCS 7478; CP No7891) in Form MR-3 is annexed to the Board report as Annexure - III which is self-explanatory and does not containany qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
In compliance with the provisions of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 13 of Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 the Board of Directors on the recommendation of Audit Committee has re-appointed M/s.Vishal J Bhanushali, Chartered Accountants (FRN:145806W), Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors of yourCompany for financial year 2025-26.
The Audit Committee in its quarterly meetings reviews the internal audit and internal control systems. TheCompany's internal controls commensurate with the size and operations of the business. Continuous internalmonitoring mechanism ensures timely identification and redressal of issues.
Based on the framework of Internal Financial Controls and compliance systems established and maintained by theCompany, the work performed by the Internal Auditors, Statutory Auditors and Secretarial Auditors, including theAudit of Internal Financial Controls over financial reporting by the Statutory Auditors and the reviews performedby Management and the relevant Board Committees, including the Audit Committee, the Board is of the opinionthat the Company's internal financial controls were adequate and effective during Financial Year 2024-25
In accordance with the requirement of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, in relation to the audited financialstatements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company confirm that:To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanation obtained by them, yourDirectors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c) read with Section 134(5) of the Companies Act,
a) that in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended March, 31 2025 the IndianAccounting Standards (Ind AS) have been followed and there are no material departures
b) such accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and the Directors made judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs ofthe Company as on March 31, 2025 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
c) proper and sufficient care is taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance withthe provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventingand detecting material fraud and other irregularities;
d) the annual accounts of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis;
e) proper internal financial controls have been laid down to be followed by the Company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
f) the Directors have devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable lawsand that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Your Company has adopted and established a vigil mechanism named "Whistle Blower Policy (WBP)" for directorsand employees to report genuine concerns and to deal with instance of fraud and mismanagement, if any {incompliance with the provisions of Section 177 (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') and Regulation 22 of theSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015).
The Policy provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of employees, who avail of the mechanism andprovides to employees' direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. It is affirmed that no personnel of theCompany have been denied access to the Audit Committee. The details of the Whistle Blower Policy are explainedin the Corporate Governance Report and also available on your Company's website at the below link
www.aspiradiagnostics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Whistle-Blowers-Policy.pdf
During the year under review, Auditors have not reported any instances of frauds committed in your Company byits Officers or Employees to the Audit Committee and / or to the Board under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act,2013.
In order to restrict communication of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI), the Company has adoptedCode of Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information in compliance with SEBI (Prohibition of InsiderTrading) Regulations, 2015. The said Code is available on the website of the Company at the Web link:
www.aspiradiagnostics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Code-of-Practices-Proceduers-For-Fair-Disclosure-of-UPSI.pdf
Further the Company has adopted Structured Digital Database (SDD) in the Company as per the Regulation 3(5)and 3(6) of SEBI (PIT) Regulations, 2015 and timely freezing the PAN of Designated Personnel's to avoid the insidertradings.
The Company Secretary of the Company is the Compliance Officer for monitoring adherence to the said Regulationsand in absence of Company Secretary, Chief Financial Officer act as Compliance Officer for the same.
Pursuant to Regulation 34 read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, ('Listing Regulations'), a detailed review of operations, performance and future outlook of yourCompany and its business is given in the Management Discussion and Analysis (MDA) which forms part of thisReport. The MDA report is attached herewith as Annexure-IV to this Annual Report.
Report on Corporate Governance and Certificate by the Secretarial Auditors of the Company regarding complianceof the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in Part C of Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, are provided ina separate section and forms part of the Annual Reportof the Company.
Pursuant to Regulations 17(5) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015, Your Company has formulated Code of Conductfor its Board of Directors and Senior Management, specifying duties of a Board Members and Senior ManagementPersonnel as laid down in the Companies Act, 2013 and the same has been placed on Company's website at thebelow link
www.aspiradiagnostics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/code-of-conduct-for-Board-Members-and-Senior-Management-Personnel.pdf
Pursuant to Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has a risk management policy in place foridentification of key risks to its business objectives, impact assessment, risk analysis, risk evaluation, risk reportingand disclosures, risk mitigation and monitoring, and integration with strategy and business planning.
Pursuant to Regulation 21(5) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 theconstitution of a Risk Management Committee is not applicable to the Company.
During the year under review your company has not qualified the criteria of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013to constitute a CSR committee and to spend in CSR activity. However, your company assure that it will comply withSection 135 when the section will be applicable on company
Your Company has complied with provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee underthe Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The details relating to the number of complaints received and disposed off is given below:
Sr No.
1.
Number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year
Nil
2.
Number of complaints disposed off during the year
3.
Number of cases pending for more than ninety days
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AS ON THE CLOSURE OF FINANCIAL YEAR 2024-25
Female
63
Male
78
Transgender
During the year under the review, your Company has complied with the provisions of Maternity Benefit Act 1961.
In accordance with Sections 134(3)(a) & 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12(1) of the Companies(Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, an extract of Annual Return of the Company for the Financial Year2024-25 shall be available on the website of the Company at www.aspiradiagnostics.com , under the section 'InvestorCorner'.
The information relating to the conservation of energy, technology absorption foreign exchange earnings and outgounder section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014 isappended as Annexure- V to this report.
i) In line with the applicable circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Securities and ExchangeBoard of India, the Notice of the AGM along with the Annual Report for the financial year 2024-25 is being sentelectronically to those Members whose email addresses are registered with the Company, Depositories, orRegistrar and Transfer Agent (RTA) unless a member has specifically requested for a physical copy of the same.
ii) For Members whose email addresses are not registered, the Company/RTA will dispatch a physical lettercontaining the web link and exact path to access the Notice of AGM and the Annual Report. The saiddocuments are also available on the Company's website at www.aspiradiagnostics.com/investor-relation/ andcan be accessed on the websites of the Stock Exchange (BSE Limited) at www.bseindia.com as well as on thewebsite of NSDL at www.evoting.nsdl.com
Your Company has in place an adequate internal financial control framework with reference to financial andoperating controls thereby ensuring orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to theCompany's policies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy andcompleteness of accounting records, and timely preparation of reliable financial information.
During Financial Year 2024-25, such controls were tested and no reportable material weakness in the design oroperation was observed. The Directors have in the Directors Responsibility Statement confirmed the same to thiseffect.
The Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements as designed and implemented by the Companyare adequate. During the year under review, no material or serious observations has been received from the Auditorof the Company for inefficiency or inadequacy of such controls.
During the financial year under review, there is no application made and/or no proceeding pending under theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
During the year under review, there has been no one-time settlement of Loans taken from Banks and FinancialInstitutions.
Pursuant to the requirement of Section 134(3)(q) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(5)(vii) of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, it is confirmed that during the Financial Year under review, there are nosignificant/material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concern status of
your Company and its operations in future.
Your Directors confirm that the Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, havebeen complied with. Your Company has duly complied with Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board ofDirectors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and approvedby the Central Government under Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Your Company has maintained healthy, cordial and harmonious industrial relations at all levels. Your Directorsplace on record their deep appreciation to employees at all levels for their hard work, dedication and commitment.
The Board place on record its appreciation for the support and co-operation your Company has been receiving fromits investors, customers, vendors, bankers, financial institutions, business associates, Central & State Governmentauthorities, Regulatory authorities and Stock Exchanges. Your Board looks forward for the long-term future withconfidence, optimisms and full of opportunities.
Date: August 12, 2025 Managing Director & CEO Executive Director
Place: Mumbai DIN :- 02836324 DIN: 08489442