To
The Members,
Your Directors are pleased to present the Hundred and Twelfth Annual Report, together
with the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rs' in Lakhs)
Particulars |
2024-2025 |
2023-2024 |
Total Income |
1,259.97 |
847.31 |
Profit before Depreciation, Finance Costs, Exceptional Item and
Taxation |
306.08 |
244.86 |
Less: Depreciation |
15.25 |
14.54 |
Less: Finance Costs |
131.34 |
1.89 |
Profit before Exceptional Item and Tax |
159.49 |
228.43 |
Add: Exceptional Item |
- |
424.07 |
Profit before Tax |
159.49 |
652.50 |
Less: Current Tax |
47.14 |
112.93 |
Deferred Tax |
(4.04) |
21.54 |
Taxes of earlier years |
(15.25) |
- |
Profit for the year |
131.64 |
518.03 |
Other Comprehensive Income/(Expense) for the year, net of tax |
12.84 |
(1.50) |
Total Comprehensive Income/(Expense) for the year |
144.48 |
516.53 |
DIVIDEND
The Directors do not recommend any dividend for the financial year ended 31st March
2025 with a view to conserve the resources of the Company for long term working capital
requirements.
OPERATIONS
The total income of the Company for the current year is ' 1,259.97 Lakhs as against '
847.31 Lakhs during the previous year. During the year, the Company has received interest
income on income tax refund of ' 193.49 Lakhs, the same has been shown under other income.
The Company has made a net profit of ' 131.64 Lakhs during the current year as against the
net profit of ' 518.03 Lakhs in the previous year. The EPS for the current year is ' 4.40
as against ' 17.32 in the previous year after the exceptional item.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
The Board of Directors of your Company have not transferred any amount to the reserves
for the financial year under review.
SUBSIDIARY, ASSOCIATE AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES
The Company has two Associate companies viz. Simplex Papers Limited and Simplex Mills
Company Limited. There are no joint venture companies within the meaning of Section 2(6)
of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act).
During the year, the Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Simplex Modern
Homes Private Limited on 25th March, 2025.
During the year, the Board of Directors reviewed the affairs of the Associate
Companies. In terms of subsection 3 of Section 129 of the Act, we have prepared
consolidated financial statements of the Company, which forms part of the Annual Report.
Further, a statement containing the salient features of the Financial Statements of the
Associate Companies is set out in the prescribed form AOC-1 (Part B'-Associates and
Joint Ventures) which forms part of the Annual Report.
PROJECTS
The Company's project at Nachinolla, Goa having 4 villa's is completed and are ready
for sale.
The Company has inventory (i.e. commercial units) in the project 'Simplex
KhushAangan'' situated at Malad (West), Mumbai and efforts are being made to sale the
same.
The Company has duly entered into Development Agreement with 'Bandra Anand Vihar
Co-operative Housing Society'' situated at Bandra (West) Mumbai for redevelopment of the
residential building. The Development Agreement has been executed on 27th March 2025 and
duly registered with the Joint Sub Registrar assurance on 27th March 2025.
The Company continues to focus on consolidation of its operations, rationalization of
business and exploring the opportunities in the development and redevelopment projects of
residential projects.
CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS
During the year, there was no change in the nature of the business of the Company.
MATERIAL CHANGES AFFECTING THE COMPANY
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the
Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company and date
of this report.
SHARE CAPTIAL
The paid - up equity share capital stood at 'Rs 299.14 Lakhs. During the year under
review, the Company has not issued equity shares.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public and as such, no amount of
principal or interest on deposits was outstanding as on the balance sheet date.
LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS
The details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of
Section 186 of the Act are given in the notes to the Financial Statements. DIRECTORS AND
KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL Director
Shri Surendrakumar Somany and Shri Vijay S. Jindal, retired as Independent Directors on
11th November, 2024 due to completion of their 2nd term as the Independent Director. The
Board places on record the contributions made by them, which are enormous and praise
worthy. The Board wishes both of them a healthy and active life in the years to come.
Smt. Sandhya R. Kini, Whole - time Director retires by rotation in compliance with
Section 152 of the Act, at the ensuing AGM of the Company and being eligible, offers
herself for re-appointment. The Board of Directors are also of the opinion that Smt
Sandhya R. Kini fulfills all the conditions as mentioned in the Act. Upon her
reappointment as a Director, Smt. Sandhya Kini shall continue to hold her office of the
Whole- time Director, and shall not be deemed to constitute a break in her office.
Shri Praveen Kumar, nominee of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on the
Company's Board, resigned as the Director with effect from 25th May, 2025. The Board has
placed on record its appreciation for the valuable contribution. Consequent to his
resignation, Smt. Manju Bagga has been nominated by LIC as a Director on the Board. The
Board of Directors of the Company at the meeting held on 21 May, 2025, on the
recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee has approved the appointment of
Smt. Manju Bagga as an Additional Director, upto the date of ensuing Annual General
Meeting of the Company.
The resolutions seeking Member's approval for the reappointment and appointment forms
part of the Notice. The details of the Director being recommended for appointment and
re-appointment are contained in the accompanying Notice of the AGM.
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company
confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under Section 149(6)
of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI -Listing Regulations and that they are not
disqualified to become directors under the Companies Act, 2013. In terms of Section 150 of
the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification
of Directors) Rules, 2014, Independent Directors of the Company have confirmed that they
have registered themselves with the databank maintained by The Indian Institute of
Corporate Affairs (IICA').
The Board of Directors is of the opinion that all the Independent Directors of the
Company hold highest standards of integrity and possess requisite expertise and experience
required to fulfill their duties as Independent Directors.
Key Managerial Personnel
The following persons are the Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company pursuant to
Section 2(51) and Section 203 of the Act, read with the Rules framed thereunder:
i. Shri Nandan Damani, Chairman and Managing Director;
ii. Shri Sanjay Damani, Joint Managing Director;
iii. Shri Jaimin Desai, Chief Financial Officer;
iv. Smt. Ipshita Dube, Company Secretary (upto 30th September, 2024)
v. Smt. Pooja Bagwe, Company Secretary ( w. e. f. 26th December, 2024)
BOARD EVALUATION
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance,
Board Committee and Individual Director, pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the
SEBI Listing Regulations, a structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into
consideration inputs received from the Directors, covering various aspects of the Board's
functioning composition of the Board and its Committees, culture, execution and
performance of specific duties, obligations and governance.
The performance evaluation of the Independent Director was carried out by the entire
Board. The performance evaluation of the Chairman and the NonIndependent Directors was
carried out by the Independent Directors. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with
the evaluation process.
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
During the year under review, seven Board meetings were held. The details of the
composition of the Board and its Committees and number of meetings held and attendance of
Directors at such meetings are provided in the Corporate Governance Report which forms
part of this Report.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS' MEETING
In terms of Schedule IV of the Act and Regulation 25 of the SEBI Listing Regulations,
Independent Directors of the Company are required to hold at least one meeting in a
financial year without the attendance of NonIndependent Directors and Members of
management.
During the year under review, Independent Directors met separately on 6th February
2025, inter-alia, for:
? Evaluation performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board of Directors of
the Company as a whole.
? Evaluation performance of the Chairman of the Company, taking into views of
Executive and NonExecutive Directors.
? Evaluation of the quality, content and time line of flow of information between the
management and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably
perform its duties.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
The Board has framed a policy for selection and appointment for Directors, Senior
Management and their remuneration. The details of this Policy are given in the Corporate
Governance Report which forms part of this Report. The Nomination and Remuneration Policy
is also available on the Company's website on https://simplex-group.com/simplex
update/Realty Ltd /COMPANY%20CODE%20%20POLICIES/Nominatio n %
20and%20Reumenration%20Policy.pdf
FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAMME FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company has practice of conducting familiarization programme for Independent
Directors of the Company. The details of the said programme are given in the Corporate
Governance Report which forms part of this Report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
During the year, there was no employee in receipt of remuneration as prescribed in the
Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014. The prescribed particulars of Employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act
read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014 is attached as Annexure I and form part of this Report.
AUDITORS AND AUDITOR'S REPORT
i. STATUTORY AUDITORS
Khandelwal and Mehta LLP, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (ICAI Firm Registration No.
W100084) were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company in the 110th Annual
General Meeting held on 2nd August, 2023 for the second term of five consecutive i.e. from
the conclusion of the 110th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 115th Annual
General Meeting to be held for the financial year 2027-28.
The Statutory Auditors have submitted their Independent Auditors Report on the
Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2025 and they have
given an unmodified opinion(s) report on the Financial Statements for the year under
review.
There were no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimer made by the
Auditors in their report. No frauds have been reported by the Auditors under Section
143(12) of the Act.
ii. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
A Secretarial Audit was conducted during the year in accordance with provisions of
Section 204 of the Act. The Secretarial Auditor's Report is attached as Annexure II and
forms part of this Report. The Report does not contain any qualifications, reservations,
adverse remarks or disclaimer.
FRAUD REPORTING
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors and the Secretarial Auditors have
not reported any instances of frauds committed in the Company by its Officers or Employees
to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Act read with Rule 13(1) of the
Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, details of which needs to be mentioned in this
Report.
SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company has complied with the Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of
Company Secretaries of India on Board Meetings and Annual General Meeting.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review as stipulated
under Regulation 34 of the SEBI Listing Regulations is attached and forms part of this
Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company has complied with the mandatory provisions of Corporate Governance
requirements as stipulated under the Listing Regulations. A separate report on Corporate
Governance along with the requisite Auditor's Certificate is annexed and forms part of
this Report.
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(3) (C) read with Section 134(5) of the Act, and the Listing
Regulations, on the basis of information placed before them, the Directors state that:
i. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;
ii. appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently, and
the
judgments and estimates that have been made are reasonable and prudent so as to give a
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2025 and the
profit of the Company for the said period;
iii. proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the
assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv. the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;
vi. the internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such
internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
vii. There is a proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All Related Party Transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on
an arm's length basis, in the ordinary course of business and were in compliance with the
applicable provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations. There were no transactions
during the year which would require to be reported in Form AOC-2. There are no materially
significant related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key
Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with
the interest of the Company at large during the year that would have required Members
approval under the Listing Regulations.
The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is available on the
Company's website on https://simplex-group.com/simplex update/Realty Ltd
/COMPANY%20CODE%20% 20 POLICIES / SRL%20 Revised%20Related%20 Party%20Policy.pdf
VIGIL MECHANISM/WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company has a Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy to deal with instance of fraud
and mismanagement, if any. The detail of the Policy is explained in the Corporate
Governance Report and is also available on the Company's website on https://simplex-group.com/simplex
update/RealtyLtd/ CQMPANY%20CODE%20%20PQLICIES/Whistle%20 Blower
ANNUALRETURN
In terms of Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, copy of the Annual Return of the
Company is available on the website of the Company. The web link of the same is https://simplex-group.com/report.php.
STOCKEXCHANGE
The Company's equity shares are listed at BSE Limited and the Annual Listing Fees for
the year 2025-2026 has been paid.
PARTICULARS OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Considering the Company's business activities, the Directors have nothing to report
under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,
2014 with reference to Conservation of Energy and Technology Absorption.
(Rs' in Lakhs)
Foreign Exchange Transactions |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
Foreign Exchange Earnings |
Nil |
Nil |
Foreign Exchange Outgo |
8.41 |
2.17 |
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
In line with the provisions of the Act and the rules framed there under with respect to
the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), your Company is not governed by the provisions
of Section 135 of the Act and Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules,
2014. Accordingly, the Company is not required to formulate a policy on CSR and was not
required to constitute a CSR Committee.
However, with a view to have a better corporate governance, the Company continues with
the CSR Committee which is already formed and conducts a meeting once in a year.
The details of Committee and its terms of reference are set out in Corporate Governance
Report. The Annual Report on CSR activities is attached as Annexure III and forms part of
this Report.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS
During the financial year under review, no significant and material orders were passed
by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and the
Company's operations in future.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy are included in
the Management Discussion and Analysis, which is part of this Report.
RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Risk management policy has been developed and implemented. The Board is kept informed
of the risk mitigation measures being taken through risk mitigation report/operation
report. There are no current risks which threaten the existence of the Company.
DISCLOSURE UNDER THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARRASSMENT ACT, 2013
The Company has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual
harassment at workplace and has duly constituted an Internal Complaints Committee in line
with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder.
During the year under review, there was no complaint reported under the Prevention of
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
MATERIAL CHANGES AFFECTING THE COMPANY
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the
Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which
these financial statements relate and the date of this Report.
APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE,
2016 (THE CODE)
During the year under review, the Company has not made or received any application
under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and there is no proceeding pending under the said
Code.
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
During the year under review, the Company has not undergone any one-time settlement and
therefore, the disclosure in this regard in not applicable.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the assistance and support
extended by all Government Authorities, Financial Institutions, Banks, Consultants,
Solicitors and Members of the Company. The Directors express their appreciation for the
dedicated and sincere services rendered by the employees of the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Nandan Damani
Chairman & Managing Director DIN:00058396
Mumbai, 21st May, 2025