Your directors have pleasure in presenting the 39th (Thirty Ninth) Annual Report on the business and operations of your Company along with the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
The financial performance of your Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, is summarized below:
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Particulars
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Financial Year ended
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As at
31.03.2025
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As at
31.03.2024
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Standalone
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Total Revenue
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2,739.81
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2657.15
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Total Expenses
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2770.72
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2691.93
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Profit before tax after exceptional items
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-30.91
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-34.78
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Exceptional items
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-
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-
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Profit before tax but after exceptional Items
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-30.91
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-34.78
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Less: Tax expenses including deferred tax
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-2.62
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13.71
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Profit after tax
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-33.53
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-21.07
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Other Comprehensive Income / (loss) (net of tax)
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12.04
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17.36
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Total Comprehensive Income
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(21.49)
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(3.71)
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Basic/ Diluted earnings per share of Re.10 each
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-0.45
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-0.28
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STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Standalone Financial Statements for the Financial Year 2024-25 are prepared in compliance with the Companies Act, 2013, Indian Accounting Standards ('IND-AS') and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and are forming part of the Annual Report.
Statement in Form AOC-1 containing salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiary and joint venture companies, as required under Rule 5 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014, is not required since the company not having any subsidiary and joint venture companies.
CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY
During the year under review, there was no change in the nature of business of the Company. There were no material changes and / or commitments affecting the financial position of your Company between April 01, 2025, and the date of this report.
DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any deposits during the year under review falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
TRANSFER TO GENERAL RESERVE
Your Company has not transferred any amount to General Reserve for the Financial Year 2025.
DIVIDEND
During the year under review the Board of Directors did not recommend any dividend for the year under review, in view of the future growth plans of the Company.
SHARE CAPITAL AND CHANGE IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE
1) As at March 31, 2025, the Authorized Share Capital was Rs. 12,00,00,000 /- divided into 1,20,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each and Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Share Capital was Rs. 7,49,03,000/- divided into 74,90,300 equity shares of Re.10/- each;
2) All issued equity shares in the capital of the Company are fully paid-up;
3) During the Financial Year 2024-25, no change has taken place in authorized, issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the Company;
4) The Company has only one class of shares i.e., equity shares;
5) The Company has not issued any kind of debt instrument (Convertible / Non-convertible) or any convertible instruments during the financial year under review.
EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION SCHEME
Your Company has no Employees Stock Option Scheme 2016 ('ESOP Scheme 2016') i.e. in compliance with SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021, as amended from time to time ('SEBI ESOP Regulations') and there has been no material change to the ESOP Scheme 2016 during the year under review.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
To comply with the provisions of Sections 177 and 188 of the Act and Rules made thereunder read with Regulation 23 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, your Company took rather, these were synchronized and synergized with the Company's operations. Attention of Members is drawn to the disclosure of transactions with the related parties set out the Standalone Financial Statements forming part of the Annual Report.
Your Company has framed a Policy on Related Party Transactions in accordance with the Act and SEBI (LODR) Regulations. The Policy intends to ensure that proper reporting, approval and disclosure processes are in place for all transactions between the Company and its related parties. The policy is uploaded on website of the Company at https://www.seasonsworld.com/investors.aspx
Since all transactions which were entered into during the Financial Year 2025 were on arm's length basis and in the ordinary course of business and there was no material related party transaction entered by the Company during the Financial Year 2025 as per Policy on Related Party Transactions, hence no detail is required to be provided in Form AOC-2 prescribed under Clause (h) of Sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Act and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
Details of Loans, Guarantees or Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act are given in the Notes to the Standalone Financial Statements.
SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES
No company has become or ceased to be a subsidiary, joint venture or associate company during the year under consideration.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL.
a) DIRECTOR
To comply with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act and in terms of the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Sumer Singh Wadhwa (DIN: 01585482), Non-Executive Director (Non¬ Independent) is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, seeks re¬ appointment. The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee ('NRC'), recommended their re-appointment for consideration by the Members at the ensuing AGM.
Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed both under Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations and are in compliance with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. Further, the Independent Directors have also confirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or situation, which exists or may be reasonably anticipated, that could impair or impact their ability to discharge their duties as Independent Directors of the Company.
The Board is of the opinion that the Independent Directors of the Company possess requisite qualifications, experience and expertise and they hold highest standards of integrity (including the proficiency) and fulfils the conditions specified in the Act read with Rules made thereunder and SEBI (LODR) Regulations and are eligible & independent of the management.
None of the Directors of the Company are disqualified as per the provisions of Section 164 of the Act. The Directors of the Company have made necessary disclosures under Section 184 and other relevant provisions of the Act.
Brief resume and other details of the Directors being appointed/re-appointed at the ensuing AGM as stipulated under Secretarial Standard-2 issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and Regulation 36 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, are separately disclosed in the Notice of ensuing AGM.
During the Financial Year Ms Kavita Rani and Mr. Manish Chandra Appointed as Independent Non¬ Executive Directors by passing the Special Resolution at the 38th Annual General Meeting held on 27th September 2024.
The tenure of term of Two term of 5 (five) consecutive years of Mr. Pramod Kumar Hari and B.K. Behra Independent Director (Non-Executive) expired on 30th September 2024, hence they have tendered their resignations.
b) KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Mr. Inderjeet Singh Wadhwa, Managing Director, Mr. Saurabh Arora, Company Secretary and Mr. Sanjay Katyal Chief Financial Officer continued to be the Key Managerial Personnel of your Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 203 of the Act read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
BOARD EVALUATION
To comply with the provisions of Section 134(3)(p) of the Act and Rules made thereunder and Regulation 17(10) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, the Board has carried out the annual performance evaluation of the Directors individually including the Independent Directors (wherein the concerned Director being evaluated did not participate), Board as a whole and following Committees of the Board of Directors:
(i) Audit, Risk Management and Ethics Committee;
(ii) Nomination and Remuneration Committee; and
(iii) Stakeholders' Relationship Committee.
The manner in which the annual performance evaluation has been carried out is explained in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report.
Board is responsible to monitor and review the evaluation framework.
Further, to comply with Regulation 25(4) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, Independent Directors also evaluated the performance of Non-Independent Directors, Chairman and Board as a whole at a separate meeting of Independent Directors.
BOARD AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The number of meetings of the Board and various Committees of the Board including composition are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report. The intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under the provisions of Section 173 of the Act and SEBI (LODR) Regulations.
REMUNERATION POLICY
To comply with the provisions of Section 178 of the Act and Rules made thereunder and Regulation 19 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, the Company's Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel (KMP), Senior Management and other Employees of the Company is uploaded on website of the Company at https://www.seasonsworld.com/investors.aspx. The Policy includes, inter-alia, the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director, appointment and remuneration of Directors, KMPs, Senior Management Personnel and other employees of the Company.
REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The statement of remuneration under Section 197 of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is attached to this report as Annexure - A.
Further, as per second proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act read with Rule 5 of the aforesaid Rules, the Board's Report and Financial Statements are being sent to the Members of the Company excluding the statement of particulars of employees as required under Rule 5(2) of the aforesaid Rules. Any member interested in obtaining a copy of the said statement may write to the Compliance Officer at cs.stl@seasonsworld.com up to the date of AGM. The said statement is also available for inspection by the Members at the Registered Office of your Company on all days except Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday up to the date of AGM i.e. August 19, 2025, between 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
The Shareholders of the Company in their 36th AGM held on Friday, 23rd September 2022 appointed M/s Bhatia & Bhatia, Chartered Accountants (Firm Reg. no. 003202N) as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of up to 5 (Five) consecutive years to hold office till the conclusion of the 41st AGM to be held in the year 2027. They have also confirmed that they are not disqualified from continuing as Statutory Auditors of the Company.
The Statutory Auditors' Report for the Financial Year 2025 does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark and forms part of the Annual Report. The Statutory Auditors have not reported any fraud under Section 143(12) of the Act.
COST AUDIT
In terms of Section 148 of the Act and the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, Cost Audit is not applicable on the Company for the Financial Year 2025.
DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013.
To comply with the provisions of Section 134 of the Act and Rules made thereunder, your Company has complied with the provisions relating to constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
During the year under review, no complaint was received under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 177 of the Act and Regulation 22 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, the Company has adopted a Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy to provide a platform to the Directors and Employees of the Company to raise concerns regarding any irregularity, misconduct or unethical matters/dealings within the Company. The same is detailed in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report.
During the year under review, no complaint was received under the Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle Blower Policy of the Company.
SECRETARIAL AUDITORS
Pursuant to the amended provisions of Regulation 24A of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations and Section 204 of the Act read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Audit, and the Board of Directors have approved and recommended the appointment of M/s. Pramod Kothari & Co, Peer Reviewed Firm of Company Secretaries in Practice (Firm Registration Number: S2012UP197900) as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a term of up to 5(Five) consecutive years to hold office from the conclusion of ensuing AGM till the conclusion of 44th (Forty Fourth) AGM of the Company to be held in the Year 2030, for approval of the Members at ensuing AGM of the Company. Brief resume and other details of M/s. Pramod Kothari & Co, Company Secretaries in Practice, are separately disclosed in the Notice of ensuing AGM.
M/s. Pramod Kothari & Co (Firm Registration Number: S2012UP197900) have given their consent to act as Secretarial Auditors of the Company and confirmed that their aforesaid appointment (if made) would be within the prescribed limits under the Act & Rules made thereunder and SEBI (LODR) Regulations. They have also confirmed that they are not disqualified to be appointed as Secretarial Auditors in terms of provisions of the Act & Rules made thereunder and SEBI (LODR) Regulations.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year 2025 does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark and is attached to this report as Annexure - B. Further, the Secretarial Auditors have not reported any fraud under Section 143(12) of the Act.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Your Company has a robust Risk Management Policy which identifies and evaluates business risks and opportunities. The Company recognizes that these risks need to be managed and mitigated to protect the interest of the stakeholders and to achieve business objectives. The risk management framework is aimed at effectively mitigating the Company's various business and operational risks through strategic actions. In line with the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, cyber security risks are also covered under Risk Management Policy of the Company.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
Your Company has in place adequate Internal Financial Controls. The report on Internal Financial Controls issued by M/s Bhatia & Bhatia, Chartered Accountants statutory auditor of the Company is annexed to the Audit Report on the Financial Statements of the Company and does not contain any reportable weakness in the Company.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
the Company is not falling under any criteria specified in sub-section (1) of section 135 of the Act and Company is not required to constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR") Committee.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(c) read with Section 134(5) of the Act, the Directors state that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of your Company as at March 31, 2025 and of the profits of the Company for the period ended on that date;
c) proper and sufficient care have been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of Act for safeguarding the assets of your Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;
e) proper internal financial controls laid down by the Directors were followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls were adequate and operating effectively; and
f) proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
OTHER INFORMATION
a) MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORT
Management Discussion & Analysis Report for the Financial Year 2025 as stipulated under Regulation 34(2)(e) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations forms part of the Annual Report.
b) CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO.
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo as stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is attached to this report as Annexure - C.
c) CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Your Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of Corporate Governance and adhere to the Corporate Governance requirements set out by Securities and Exchange Board of India. The report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under the SEBI (LODR) Regulations is attached to this report as Annexure - D. The certificate from M/s. Pramod Kothari & Co, Practicing Company Secretaries confirming compliance with the conditions of corporate governance is also attached to the Corporate Governance Report.
d) LISTING
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed on the BSE Limited and Calcutta Stock Exchange. Annual listing fee for the Financial Year 2024-25 has been paid to both exchanges.
e) ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to Sections 92(3) and 134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return of the Company is uploaded on website of the Company at hCps://www.seasonsworld.com/investors.aspx
f) RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
During the year under review, no Research & Development was carried out.
g) CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
Statements in the Board's Report and the Management Discussion & Analysis Report describing the Company's objectives, expectations or forecasts may be forward looking within the meaning of applicable laws and regulations. Actual results may differ from those expressed in the statement.
h) GENERAL
Your Directors confirm that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there was no transaction on these items during the year under review:
1) Issue of equity shares with differential voting rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
2) The Whole-time Directors of the Company does not receive any remuneration or commission from any of its subsidiaries.
3) No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company's operations in future.
4) Issue of Sweat Equity Shares.
5) No application made or any proceeding pending under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 as at the end of the Financial Year 2025.
6) No instance of one-time seClement with any bank or financial institution.
The Company is in regular compliance of the applicable provisions of Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
No material changes and commitments have occurred after the closure of the Financial Year 2025 till the date of this Report, which would affect the financial position of your Company.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Company's organizational culture upholds professionalism, integrity and continuous improvement across all functions as well as efficient utilization of the Company's resources for sustainable and profitable growth. Your directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the sincere services rendered by employees of the Company at all levels. Your directors also wish to place on record their appreciation for the valuable co-operation and support received from various Government Authorities, Banks/Financial Institutions and other stakeholders such as members, customers and suppliers, among others. Your directors also commend the continuing commitment and dedication of employees at all levels which has been vital for the Company's success. Your directors look forward to their continued support in future.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors For Seasons Tex7les Limited
Inderjeet Singh Wadhwa
Chairman DIN:00052459
Date: May 20, 2025 Place: New Delhi
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