DIRECTORS' REPORT
Dear Members,
Your Company's Directors are pleased to present the 38th Annual Report of
the Company along with the Audited Financial Statements of the company for the financial
year ended March 31, 2025
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
|
Rs. In lacs |
Particulars |
March 31, 2025 |
March 31, 2024 |
Total Revenues |
605.74 |
- |
Total Expenditure |
581.32 |
13.01 |
Earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) |
24.41 |
(12.92) |
Other Income (Net) |
1.99 |
0.09 |
Finance Cost |
|
- |
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
- |
Profit/(Loss) before exceptional item and tax |
24.41 |
(12.92) |
Exceptional Item |
|
- |
Profit /(Loss) before tax |
24.41 |
(12.92) |
Tax Expense |
|
- |
Net Profit /(Loss) for the year after tax |
24.41 |
- |
Balance carried forward to Balance Sheet |
24.41 |
(12.92) |
THE STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS:
During FY 2024-25, there was a significant change in the ownership and control of the
Company. An Open Offer under the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)
Regulations, 2011 was made, and pursuant to its successful completion, control of the
Company passed to a new promoter group.
During the financial year 2024-25, the Company reported a significant improvement in
its financial performance, reflecting the early success of its business transformation.
Revenue from operations stood at Rs.603.75 lakhs, compared to nil revenue in the previous
year. Other income was Rs.1.99 lakhs, resulting in a total income of Rs.605.74 lakhs.
The Company maintained strong cost controls, with total expenses of Rs.581.32 lakhs,
including employee costs of Rs.4.27 lakhs and administrative and other expenses of
Rs.11.05 lakhs. The Company reported a profit before tax of Rs.24.41 lakhs for the year, a
turnaround from a loss of Rs.12.92 lakhs in the preceding year.
DIVIDEND:
Your company has recommended Interim dividend of 10 paisa per equity shares ie. 2.5%
dividend for the Financial year 2025-26.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated
under the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulation") is presented in a
separate section forming part of this Annual Report.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
Following are the change in the composition of Board of Directors and KMP during the FY
2024-25
a) Mr. Sanjeev Chajjed resigned on 09th December 2024 due to pre-occupation
b) Mr. Ravikant Baheti was appointed as Independent Director wef 13th
February 2025 and Ms. Khyati Nahar was appointed as Non Executive Non- Independent
Director wef 13th February 2025
c) Mr. Akshay Sapkal was appointed as CFO of the company wef 06th December
2024
Following changes took place post reporting financial year closure:-
d) Ms. Surabhi Pal resigned as Company Secretary and Compliance officer wef 04th
June 2025 Seeking New Opportunities.
e) Ms. Pratibha Ranka was appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance officer wef 06th
June 2025
f) Mr. Akshay Sapkal resigned as CFO of the company wef 02nd May 2025 due to
preoccupations.
g) Ms. Meenu Malu resigned as Managing Director of the company wef Closing business
hour of 14 th July 2025 due to New business opportunities of the company under new
leadership.
h) Rakesh Rathi Appointed as Managing Director wef 15th July 2025
i) Mr. Uttam Dave Appointed as Chairman and Whole time Director 14th July
2025
j) Mr. Yash Maheshwari and Mr. Padmanabhan Desikachari Appointed as Non Executive Non-
Independent Director wef 29th July 2025
k) Mr. Eric Anklesaria and Mr. Satish Goel appointed as an Independent Director wef 29th
July 2025
l) Mr. Pradeep Malu resigned on 02nd August 2025 due to other professional
commitments.
m) Mr. Ravindra Kala resigned on 04th August 2025 due to pre-occupation.
n) Mr. Suresh Jain resigned on 14th August 2025 due to pre-occupation.
o) Ms. Rupashree Shrivastava appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director wef 01st
September, 2025
p) Mr. Aditya Poddar appointed as CFO of the Company wef 01st September,
2025
During the year, the non-executive directors of the Company had no pecuniary
relationship or transactions with the Company. The Company has received declarations from
all Independent Directors of the Company that they meet the criteria of Independence
prescribed under the Act and the Listing Regulations.
Board Evaluation:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligation and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, the formal annual evaluation was carried out
for the Board's own performance, its committee & Individual directors. The manner and
detail in which evaluation was carried out is explained in the Corporate Governance
Report.
Nomination and Remuneration Policy:
The Board of Directors has framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation to
remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company.
This policy also lays down criteria for selection and appointment of Board Members. The
details of this policy are explained in the Corporate Governance Report.
Meetings of the Board:
During the year 7 (Seven) Board Meetings (other than Meeting of Independent Directors)
were convened and held, details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report
which is annexed to this report and forms a part of this report. The intervening gap
between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act,2013 and the
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Independent Directors affirmation:
The Independent Directors of your Company have given the certificate of independence to
your Company stating that they meet the criteria of independence as mentioned under
Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and there has been no change in the
circumstances which may affect their status as independent director during the year.
Familiarisation Programmes for Independent Directors:
The Company has put in place a system to familiarise its Independent Directors with the
Company, their roles, rights & responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry
in which the Company operates, business model of the Company, etc. The details of such
familiarization programme is put up on the website of the Company at http
://istreetnetwork.com
Key Managerial Personnel:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 203 of the Act, the key managerial personnel of
the Company are:
Ms. Meenu Malu - Managing Director
Ms. Surabhi Pal- Company Secretary.
Mr. Akshay Sapkal- CFO
The changes took place during and post closure of the Financial year in mentioned in
Point 5 to the Directors report under.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL DETAILS DIRECTORS
RESPONSIBILITYSTATEMENT:
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems
established and maintained by the Company, the work performed by the internal, statutory
and secretarial auditors and the reviews performed by the relevant Board Committees,
including the Audit Committee of the Board, the Board is of the opinion that the Company's
internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the year ended March 31,
2025. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, based on the
above, the Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability confirms that:
i. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable Indian Accounting
Standards (IndAS) have been followed and that no material departures have been made from
the same;
ii. 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 the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit
of the Company for that period;
iii. they 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 the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities;
iv. they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
v. they have laid down internal financial controls which are adequate and are operating
effectively during the year ended March 31, 2025; and
vi. there is a proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively during the
year ended March 31,2025.
WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy with a view to provide vigil mechanism to
Directors, employees and other stakeholders to disclose instances of wrongdoing in the
workplace and report instances of unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or
violation of the Company's code of conduct policy.
The Whistle Blower Policy also states that this mechanism should also provide for
adequate safeguards against victimization of Director(s)/ Employees who avail of the
mechanism and also provide for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee in
exceptional cases. The Whistle Blower Policy has been posted on the website of the Company
and the details of the same are explained in the Report on Corporate Governance forming
part of this Annual Report. The Whistle blower Policy is available at the website of the
Company http://istreetnetwork.com
SUBSIDIARY, JOINT VENTURE AND ASSOCIATES:
The Company does not have any subsidiary, joint venture or Associates as on March 31,
2025 except as stated in the Audited Financials of the company.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFTER THE DATE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of your
Company between the end of the financial year and the date of this report. There has been
no change in the nature of business of the Company.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS:
The Companies Act, 2013 has mandated the Company to have a formal framework of Internal
Financial Controls (IFC) and has also laid down specific responsibilities on the Board,
Audit Committee, Independent Directors and Statutory Auditors with regard to IFC.
The financial control system and framework is required to ensure:
The orderly and efficient conduct of its business,
Safeguarding of its assets,
The prevention and detection of frauds and errors,
The accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and,
The timely preparation of reliable financial information.
The Board reviews the effectiveness of controls documented as part of IFC framework,
and take necessary corrective actions where weaknesses are identified as a result of such
reviews. This review covers entity level controls, process level controls, fraud risk
controls and Information Technology environment. Based on this evaluation, no significant
events had come to notice during the year that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our IFC. The Management has also come to a conclusion that
the IFC and other financial reporting was effective during the year and is adequate
considering the business operations of the Company.
The Statutory Auditors of the Company has audited the IFC over Financial Reporting and
their Audit Report is annexed to this report.
RISK MANAGEMENT:
Risk management is embedded in your Company's operating framework. Your Company
believes that managing risks helps in maximizing returns. The Company's approach to
addressing business risks is comprehensive and includes periodic review of such risks and
a framework for mitigating controls and reporting mechanism of such risks. Some of the
identified risks are related to adoption of the new and innovative business concept by the
consumers and retailers, capabilities of our network partners to deliver the desired
experience to the customers, not able to raise resources and funds for reaching to a
sustainable level of business, high technology obsolesce, competition with deep pockets,
logistic infrastructure etc. In order to give risk perception of our business to the
investors, the Company has attempted to provide "Investor Guidance" on the
website. This section contains the risk factors as identified by the Company which shall
be updated on a timely basis.
DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 22 OF THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION,
PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL), ACT, 2013:
The Company has a 'Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy 'in force in terms of Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The
objective of this Policy is to ensure a safe, secure and congenial work environment where
employees will deliver their best without any inhibition, threat or fear. The Company has
Zero Tolerance to any form of harassment especially if it is sexual in nature. There were
no complaints pending for the redressal at the beginning of the year and no complaints
received during the financial year.
CONTRACT OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
In line with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations, your
Company has formulated a Policy on Related Party Transactions which is also available on
the Company's website at www.istreetnetwork.com the Policy intends to ensure that proper
reporting; approval and disclosure processes are in place for all transactions between the
Company and Related Parties.
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for review and
approval. Prior omnibus approval is obtained for Related Party Transactions on a quarterly
basis for transactions which are of repetitive nature and/or entered in the Ordinary
Course of Business and are at Arm's Length.
All Related Party Transactions entered during the year were in Ordinary Course of the
Business and at Arm's Length basis. Accordingly, the disclosure of Related Party
Transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 in Form AOC-2
is not applicable. There are no materially significant related party transaction's that
may have potential conflict of interest with the Company at large. The details of related
party disclosure form a part of the notes to the financial statements provided in the
annual report.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
During the year, your Company has not accepted any deposits under Section 73 of the
Act, and as such, no amount on account of principal or interest on public deposits was
outstanding as of March 31, 2025.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments have been disclosed in the financial
statements.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD:
The Board of Directors has the following Committees:
Audit Committee
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
Securities Allotment Committee
Business Review Committee
Independent Director Committee.
The details of the Committees along with their composition, number of meetings and
attendance at the meetings are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return is displayed in the
website of the company at the following web link http://istreetnetwork.com/annual-report/
AUDIT COMMITTEE:
During the year the Audit Committee comprises of Mr. Sanjeev Chhajed, Mr. Suresh Jain,
Mr. Ravindra Kala and Mr. Pradeep Malu. Further, details relating to the Audit Committee
are provided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms a part of this report. Mr.
Sanjeev Chhajed resigned on 09th December 2024, Following his resignation the
Audit Committee comprises of, Mr. Suresh Jain, Mr. Ravindra Kala and Mr. Pradeep Malu.
LISTING:
The Shares of the Company will continue to be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (the
BSE Ltd.) which is situated at Phiroze Jeejeeb hoy Towers, 25 Floor, Dalal Street,
Mumbai-400 001. The Company has paid the listing fees up to the financial year 202526.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
The Company is committed to observe good corporate governance practices. The report on
Corporate Governance for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, as per regulation 34(3)
read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 forms a part of this Annual Report. The requisite Certificate from the
Practising company secretary of the Company confirming compliance with the conditions of
Corporate Governance annexed herewith as "Annexure -D"
CERTIFICATION:
The MD certification on the financial statement is annexed hereto as "Annexure-
A"
SECRETARIAL AUDIT:
Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made there under inter-alia
requires every listed company to annex with its Board's report, a Secretarial Audit Report
given by a Company Secretary in Practice, in the Form MR-3. The Board of Directors has
appointed Ms. Neha Poddar, Practicing Company Secretaries, as Secretarial Auditor to
conduct the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25. The report
did not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. The Secretarial Audit
report is annexed herewith as "Annexure -C" and forms an integral part of
this Report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS ANDOUTGO:
a) Consumption of Energy : Not Applicable We consume only Electricity
for maintaining office and our systems. |
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b) Technology Absorption, Research &Development(R&D) |
|
Technology imported and absorbed. |
: NIL (Previous year- Nil) |
Expenditure on R&D |
: NIL (Previous year- Nil) |
c) Foreign exchange earnings and outgo |
|
Foreign exchange earnings |
: Nil (Previous year- Nil) |
Foreign exchange outgo |
: Nil (Previous year- Nil) |
GREEN INITITAVTIES:
Electronic copies of the Annual Report 2024-25 and Notice of the 38th Annual
General Meeting are sent to all members whose email addresses are registered with the
Company/Depository Participant(s). For members who have not registered their email
address, annual report is hosted on BSE website and also on the company's website.
STATUTORY AUDITORS:
In terms of the provisions of Section 139 of the Act read with the Companies (Audit and
Auditors) Rules, 2014, M/s. SMMP & Associates, Chartered Accountants were
appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company in AGM he^ on 23rd September 2023 for 5
years i.e till the conclusion of 41st AGM of your Company. During the year the
company has received the respective Limited Review Audit report and Auditors' report which
has been submitted to the BSE periodically and also updated on the website of the company.
EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS BY THE BOARD ON EVERY QUALIFICATION, RESERVATION OR ADVERSERE
MARK OR DISCLAIMER MADE:
The reports of Statutory Auditor and Secretarial Auditor are free from any
qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer except which are
self-explanatory.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES:
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under section
197(12) read with Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014 is annexed herewith as "Annexure - B" to this report.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, employees of the
company draws remuneration during the FY. However, in line with the provisions of Section
136(1) of the Act, the Report and Accounts as set out therein, are being sent to all
Members of your Company excluding the aforesaid information about the employees. Any
Member, who is interested in obtaining these particulars about employees, may write to the
Company Secretary at the Registered Office of your Company.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS:
There are no options outstanding at the end of the financial year.
HUMAN RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
Objective appraisal systems based on Key Result Areas (KRAs) are in place for senior
management staff. This is a part of Corporate HR function and is a critical pillar to
support the organization's growth and its sustainability in the long run.
GENERAL
During the year under review, the promoter along with its promoter Group namely Mr.
Pradeep Malu and M/s. Inovent Solutions limited have entered into a Share Purchase
Agreement dated 13th January 2025 to sell 85,00,000 (Eighty five lakhs equity shares at
Rs. 3.60/-, (Three rupees and sixty paise) per share aggregating Rs. 3,06,00,000/- (Three
Crore Six Lakhs) to Mr. Uttam Ishwarlal Dave and Mr. Yash Maheshwari.
The aforesaid transfer aggregates to 39.91% of the shareholding which trigger the Open
offer under applicable regulation of SEBI (SAST) Regulation 2011.
All details of the open offer carried out is available in the Company website and BSE
website
Your Directors state that no other disclosure or reporting is required in respect of
the following matters as there were no transactions on these matters during the financial
year 2024-25:
Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or
otherwise.
Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company
under any scheme including Employees Stock Option Scheme
No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or
Tribunals which impact the going concern status and the Company's operations in future
except as stated above about Graded Surveillance Mechanism policy introduced by BSE which
impacted the company's fund raising capabilities.
The Company does not have any scheme of provision of money for the purchase of
its own shares by employees for the benefit of employees.
No fraud has been reported by the Auditors to the Audit Committee or the Board.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
We thank all our stakeholders for their continued support during the yet another
difficult year. We place on record our appreciation of the contribution made by our
employees/professional at all levels.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
Statement in this report, particularly those which relate to Management Discussion and
Analysis, describing company's objectives, projections, future outlook, estimates and
expectations may constitute forward looking statement within the meaning of applicable
laws and regulations and actual results might differ.
Place: Mumbai |
By Order of the Board of Directors |
Date: 01.09.2025 |
For iStreet Network Limited |
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Rakesh Rathi |
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Managing Director |
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