Your Directors are pleased to present this Annual Report of Niyogin Fintech Limited ("the Company" or "Niyogin") along with the audited financial statements (standalone and consolidated) for the financial year ended March 31, 2025.
1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Particulars
|
Standalone
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Consolidated
|
|
2024-25
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2023-24
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2024-25
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2023-24
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Revenue from operations
|
7,644.04
|
4,034.91
|
30,397.84
|
19,576.56
|
Other income
|
19370
|
138.57
|
504.02
|
223.04
|
Total Income
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7,837.74
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4,173.48
|
30.901.86
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19,799.60
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Total Expenditure
|
8,815.91
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4.928.90
|
3312846
|
22,411.63
|
Profit/(Loss) before Tax
|
(97817)
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(755.42)
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(2,226.60)
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(2,612.03)
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Less: Provision for taxation
|
|
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Current Tax
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Deferred Tax Asset
|
-
|
-
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(569.01)
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(128.05)
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Tax Adjustment of earlier year
|
-
|
-
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(24.87)
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-
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Net Profit/(Loss) after Tax
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(97817)
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(75542)
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(1,632.72)
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(2,483.98)
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Transfer to Reserve under Section 45IC of the RBI Act, 1934
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Balance brought forward from previous period
|
(6,314.22)
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(5,559.65)
|
(8,716.41)
|
(7,038.08)
|
Balance carried to Balance Sheet
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(7,285.95)
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(6,314.22)
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(10,299.48)
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(8,716.41)
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Earnings Per Share
|
|
|
- Basic
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(1.01)
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(0.80)
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(1.64)
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(178)
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- Diluted
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(0.99)
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(079)
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(1.63)
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(175)
|
2. COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE
Your Company is in the business of providing fully digital credit access to MSME’s through a large distribution network of financial professionals serviced by product partners. The product stack includes unsecured working capital loans, transaction centric short duration and secured loans. It is registered as a Base layer, Non-Banking Financial Company - Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company under Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company - Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023 ("RBI Scale Based Regulations") and is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (’BSE Limited'). There was no change in the nature of business of the Company during the FY 2025.
Detailed information on the operations of the different business lines and state of affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries are covered in the Management Discussion and Analysis.
On a consolidated basis, the revenue for FY 2025 was ' 30,901.86 Lakhs. The loss for the year was ' 2,226.60 Lakhs.
On a standalone basis, the revenue for FY 2025 was ' 7,837.74 Lakhs. The Company posted loss of ' 978.17 Lakhs as against ' 755.4) Lakhs in the previous year.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Act and the relevant accounting standards and forms part of this Annual Report.
3. DIVIDEND
In the absence of profits during the year under review, your Directors do not recommend any dividend for the FY 2025.
4. DEBT EQUITY RATIO
Your Company’s Debt: Equity ratio as on March 31, 2025 stands 0.25.
5. NET WORTH
The Net Worth of your Company as on March 31, 2025 stood at ' 35,289.92 Lakhs.
6. CREDIT RATING
The brief details of the rating received from the credit agency by the Company for its outstanding instruments are given elsewhere in the Annual Report.
7. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING FINANCIAL POSITION BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND DATE OF THE REPORT
There are no significant material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company that occurred between the end of the financial year and the date of this report, except the following.
The Company has issued and allotted 20,000 Listed, Rated, Senior, Secured, Transferable, Redeemable, Taxable, Non¬ Convertible Debentures of Face value ' 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) ['NCDs'] aggregating to ' 20,00,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Crores Only) on a private placement basis on July 17, 2025. These NCDs were listed on BSE Limited on July 18, 2025.
8. RBI SCALE BASED REGULATIONS
The Company is categorised as an NBFC - Base Layer (NBFC- BL) pursuant to the Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company - Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023.
9. COMPOSITE SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT AND AMALGAMATION
The Board of Directors of the Company upon the report of the Audit Committee and Independent Directors Committee, at its meeting held on January 31, 2025 had considered and approved the Composite Scheme of Arrangement and Amalgamation between Niyogin Fintech Limited ("Demerged CompanyTAmalgamating Company VNFLVCompany"),
and Niyogin Finserv Limited ("Resulting CompanyTNFL 2") and Iserveu Technology Private Limited ("Amalgamated CompanyTIserveu") and their respective shareholders and creditors under sections 230 to 232 read with section 52 and 66 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") (“Scheme").
The Scheme is subject to receipt of the approvals of the requisite majority of the public shareholders and creditors (as maybe applicable) of the Companies, BSE Limited, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai Bench and other regulatory authorities, as may be applicable.
The said Scheme is available on the website of the Company www.niyogin.com
10. SUBSIDIARIES
On March 31, 2025, the Company has 5 subsidiaries and there has been no material change in the nature of the business of the subsidiaries. During the FY 2025, the Company had incorporated a public company in the name of Niyogin Finserv Limited on January 28, 2025. There were no associates or joint
venture companies within the meaning of Section 2(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act").
Iserveu Technology Private Limited (Iserveu)
A material subsidiary in which the Company holds 51.00%. Iserveu is the only full stack financial infrastructure company offering an integrated platform that delivers embedded banking and financial technology solutions to banks, NBFCs, FinTechs, and other regulated financial institutions.
Iserveu enables seamless digital transformation and financial inclusion through its wide portfolio of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) across the following key verticals:
• Financial Inclusion: Agency banking, branchless banking, mobile money platforms, and wallet infrastructure engines
• Issuance: Infrastructure for debit, credit, and prepaid card issuance, along with neo-banking solutions
• Merchant Acquiring: Point of Sale (POS) solutions, QR code-based payment systems, and Soundbox integrations
• Transaction Banking: UPI APIs, BBPS, and payout infrastructure for remittances and offline payments
Iserveu is having its registered office in Odisha, Bhubaneswar. Iserveu is in the process of shifting its registered office from Odisha, Bhubaneswar to Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
The revenue for FY 2025 was ' 16,549.95 Lakhs. The Loss Before Tax reduced significantly by 63.69%, from ' 1,437.26 Lakhs in FY 2023-24 to ' 521.86 Lakhs in FY 2024-25. Iserveu achieved a Profit After Tax of ' 62.64 Lakhs in FY 2024-25, compared to a Loss After Tax of ' 1,331.73 Lakhs in the previous year.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Iserveu in the name of Iserveu Payment Services Private Limited was incorporated on June 13, 2025. Iserveu Payment Services Private Limited intends to engage in the business of providing payment solutions and services related to multiple online and offline payment systems through software and hardware technology products to expand Iserveu's footprint in the digital payments ecosystem.
Investdirect Capital Services Private Limited (Investdirect)
A subsidiary in which the Company holds 60.00% as on March 31, 2025. Based on the audited financials for the year ended March 31, 2025, Investdirect has become a material subsidiary of the Company. Investdirect offers a range of traditional wealth products to clients ranging from mutual funds, bonds, corporate deposits, unlisted securities, PMS, etc. and provides bespoke reporting and analytical tool to other private wealth outfits and has a very marquee list of enterprise names under its belt. Investdirect also has a large B2B franchise offering wealth solutions to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities through a partner network. Investdirect is having its registered office in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The revenue for FY 2025 was ' 6567.26 Lakhs. Investdirect posted a profit of ' 39.03 Lakhs for the year ended March 31, 2025 as against ' 4.10 Lakhs in the previous year.
Monemap Investment Advisors Private Limited (Moneymap)
A step down subsidiary i.e. Moneymap is 100% owned by Investdirect. Moneymap is an investment platform that offers financial advisory services to its clients via a comprehensive portfolio approach using a fully automated and paperless platform. Moneymap holds a valid license issued by SEBI under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013. Moneymap is having its registered office in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The revenue for FY 2025 was ' 19.68 Lakhs. Moneymap posted a profit of ' 0.50 Lakhs for the year ended March 31, 2025 as against loss of ' 0.74 Lakhs in the previous year.
Niyogin AI Private Limited (Niyogin AI)
A wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Niyogin AI houses the AI based platform 'SuperScan' which is an Al-enabled toolkit that employs Optical Recognition technology to convert unstructured data into structured input. Niyogin AI is having its registered office in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
The revenue for FY 2025 was ' 65.60 Lakhs. Niyogin AI posted a loss of ' 433.39 Lakhs for the year ended March 31, 2025.
Niyogin Finserv Limited (Niyogin Finserv)
A wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The main object of the company is to undertake financial services business including investment business, lending, advisory, consultation etc. Niyogin Finserv is having its registered office in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
The revenue for FY 2025 was ' 0 Lakhs. Niyogin Finserv posted a loss of ' 1.92 Lakhs for the year ended March 31, 2025.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing the salient features of financial statements of the Company's subsidiaries in Form No. AOC-1 is attached to the financial statements of the Company.
Further, pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Act, the financial statements of the Company, consolidated financial statements along with relevant documents and separate audited financial statements in respect of subsidiaries, are available on the Company's website at www niyogin com
The policy for determination of material subsidiary can be accessed on the Company's website at https//docs- aws.niyogin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/material subsidiary policy.pdf
In terms of the said policy and provisions of regulation 16 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, Iserveu is a material subsidiary of the Company as on March 31, 2025.
11. SHARE CAPITAL
(i) Authorized and Paid-up Share Capital
As on March 31, 2025, the authorized share capital of the Company was ' 135,58,60,000/- (Rupees One Hundred Thirty- Five Crore Fifty-Eight Lakhs Sixty Thousand only) divided into 12,65,86,000 (Twelve Crore Sixty-Five Lakh Eighty-Six Thousand) Equity Shares of ' 10/- each aggregating to
' 126,58,60,000/- (Rupees One Hundred Twenty-Six Crore Fifty-Eight Lakh Sixty Thousand only) and 90,00,000 (Ninety Lakhs) Preference Shares of ' 10/- each aggregating to ' 9,00,00,000/- (Rupees Nine Crore only).
As on March 31, 2025, the issued and paid-up equity share capital of the Company stood at ' 1,10,99,44,260/- (Rupees One Hundred and Ten Crores Ninety-Nine Lakhs Forty- Four Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty Only) divided into 11,09,94,426 (Rupees Eleven Crores Nine Lakhs Ninety-Four Thousand Four Hundred and Twenty-Six Only) equity shares of ' 10/- each.
(ii) During the FY 2025, the Company made the following allotments:
(a) Employee Stock Option (ESOP) Scheme:
Presently, the stock options granted to the employees operate under NFL-Employee Stock Option Plan 2018 ('Plan 2018'), Niyogin Employees Stock Option Plan 2019 ('Plan 2019') and Niyogin Employees Stock Option Plan 2020 ('Plan 2020'). Pursuant to the Plan 2018, during the FY 2025, the Board issued and allotted 70,500 (Seventy Thousand Five Hundred) to the eligible employees.
There is no material change and the schemes are in compliance with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 (SEBI (SBEB) Regulations) and the Companies Act, 2013.
The certificate from secretarial auditor M/s. Mitesh J. Shah & Associates, Company Secretaries confirming implementation of the schemes in accordance with the SEBI SBEB Regulations is annexed elsewhere in the Annual report.
A statement giving detailed information on the options granted and vested as on March 31, 2025, is provided in Annexure to this report. The details of the schemes including the terms of reference and the requirement specified under regulation 14 of SEBI SBEB Regulations are available on the Company's website at https://docs-aws.niyogin.com/wp- content/uploads/2025/01/reg 14 of sebi sbeb esop disclosure fy24 25.pdf
(b) Conversion of warrants issued on preferential basis:
The Company had raised funds through issue of 1,75,36,011 (One Crore Seventy-Five Lakh Thirty-Six Thousand and Eleven only) convertible warrants on a preferential basis against the receipt of warrant subscription price i.e. 25% of the issue price (i.e. ' 11.405 per warrant) from the allottees to the Promoter/ Promoter Group of the Company and certain identified non - promoter persons/entities in accordance with the SEBI (Issue of Capital Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 ("SEBI ICDR Regulations") and the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act"). The preferential issue was approved by the Board and the shareholders on July 04, 2023 and August 02, 2023 respectively. Subsequently, the allotment of 1,75,36,011 convertible warrants was approved by the Board on August 23, 2023. Further, the Board approved the allotment of 6,57,600 (Six Lakhs Fifty- Seven Thousand Six Hundred) equity shares and 1,57,82,411 (One Lakh Fifty-Seven Lakhs Eighty-Two Thousand Four hundred and Eleven) equity shares upon conversion of
warrants post payment of ' 34.215/- per warrant (being 75% of the issue price per warrant) from the allottee(s) on March 13, 2024 and February 21, 2025 respectively.
10,96,000 Warrants were cancelled on February 23, 2025, due to non-exercise of option to convert warrants into equity shares within the stipulated eighteen-month period from the date of allotment. Accordingly, ' 1,25,00,000 being 25% of the issue price was forfeited and the same was transferred to General Reserve.
12. DEPOSITORY SYSTEM
The Company's equity shares are compulsorily tradable in electronic form. As on March 31, 2025, 99.95% of the Company's listed paid-up capital representing 9,52,12,015 equity shares were in dematerialized form.
The Board of Directors of the Company, vide resolution passed via circulation dated February 21, 2025, approved conversion of 1,57,82,411 warrants into equal number of equity shares of face value of ' 10/- each. The Company was awaiting listing confirmation from BSE for 1,57,82,411 equity shares which resulted in the difference between the paid-up share capital and the listed paid-up capital as on March 31, 2025. In view of the benefits offered by the depository system, members holding shares in physical mode are advised to avail the demat facility.
13. REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Report on Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, together with a certificate from M/s Mitesh J. Shah & Associates, Practicing Company Secretary regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance, as stipulated under SEBI Listing Regulations forms part of the Annual Report. The Report on Corporate Governance also contains the details as required to be provided on the composition and category of Directors, number of meetings of the Board, composition of the various committees, annual Board evaluation, remuneration policy, criteria for Board nomination and senior management appointment, whistle blower policy/vigil mechanism, disclosure of relationships between Directors inter-se, state of Company's affairs, etc. The Company is in compliance with the requirements and disclosures that have to be made in this regard.
14. DIRECTORS
As on March 31, 2025, the Company has seven Directors including one-woman director.
The Board comprises of six Non-Executive Directors, out of which four are Independent Directors.
Mr. Tashwinder Harjap Singh, was re-appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company for a term of 3 years commencing from February 02, 2025 to February 01, 2028. This appointment was approved by the shareholders on January 27, 2025 vide a postal ballot.
Mr. Samir Pandiri was appointed as an Additional Director in the capacity of an Independent Director of the Company for a term of 5 years commencing from September 27, 2024 upto
September 26, 2029. This appointment of Mr. Samir Pandiri as an Independent Director was approved by the shareholders on November 04, 2024 vide postal ballot.
Mr. Sudip Vatsal Thakor and Ms. Katarina Racek were appointed as Additional Directors in the capacity of Independent Directors of the Company for a term of 5 years commencing from November 12, 2024 upto November 11, 2029.
The above appointments of Mr. Sudip Vatsal Thakor and Ms. Katarina Racek as Independent Directors were approved by the shareholders on December 17, 2024 vide postal ballot.
Mr. Nitin Jaiswal was appointed as an Additional Director in the capacity of an Independent Director of the Company for a term of 5 years commencing from August 09, 2025 upto August 08, 2030. This appointment is recommended by the Board for approval of the members in the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.
In accordance with Section 152 and other applicable provisions of Act, Mr. Amit Rajpal (DIN: 07557866), Non-Executive Non¬ Independent Director retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. A resolution seeking shareholders' approval for his re-appointment along with other required details forms part of the Notice. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Board commends his re-appointment.
In the opinion of the Board, Mr. Kapil Kapoor, Mr. Samir Pandiri, Ms. Katarina Racek, Mr. Sudip Thakor and Mr. Nitin Jaiswal are persons of integrity, expertise, experience and fulfils requisite conditions as per applicable laws and are independent of the management of the Company. All the Independent Directors of the Company have registered their names with the data bank of IDs and shall complete the online proficiency self¬ assessment test as per the timeline notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of the Act, the Independent Directors have submitted declarations that each of them meets the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Act along with Rules framed thereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations. 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 relationship or transactions with the Company, other than sitting fees, commission and reimbursement of expenses, if any.
15. KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act, Mr. Tashwinder Harjap Singh, CEO & MD, Mr. Abhishek Thakkar, Chief Financial Officer and Ms. Neha Daruka, Company Secretary are the whole-time key managerial personnel of the Company as on March 31, 2025.
16. NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
Eight meetings of the Board were held during the year. For details of meetings of the Board, please refer to the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of the Annual Report.
17. ANNUAL EVALUATION
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, board committees, and individual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations.
The performance of the board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basis of criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information and functioning, etc. Performance evaluation of Independent Directors was done by the entire Board, excluding the Independent Director being evaluated. The performance of the committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the committee members on the basis of criteria such as the participation in the meetings, effectiveness of meetings, quality of decision making etc. In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of Non-Independent directors, the Board as a whole and Chairman of the Company was evaluated, taking into account the views of executive directors and non-executive directors.
The manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has also been explained in the Corporate Governance Report.
18. POLICY ON DIRECTORS' APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION AND OTHER DETAILS
The policy on director's appointment and remuneration and other matters provided in Section 178(3) of the Act has been disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of the Annual Report.
The charter of the policy inter-alia includes:
- To identify persons who are qualified to become Directors and who may be appointed in Senior Management as well as devising a policy on Board diversity.
- To lay down criteria for such appointments.
- Recommend to the Board their remuneration, appointment and renewal.
- To evaluate performance of every Director including the Independent Directors.
- To recommend to the Board remuneration payable to the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management.
This policy is also available on the Company's website at https//docs-aws niyogin com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ nomination and remuneration policy pdf
19. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
As per the provisions of Section 135 of the Act, your Company is not required to contribute funds for CSR. However, as a part of good corporate governance along with an intent to work for a social cause the Company has constituted a CSR Committee.
For other details regarding the CSR Committee, please refer to the Report on Corporate Governance, which forms part of the Annual Report.
20. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
The Company has in place a comprehensive Internal control framework including clear delegation of authority and standard operating procedures that are established and laid out across all businesses and functions. The framework is reviewed periodically at all levels. The internal financial controls with reference to the financial statements were tested and reported adequate.
21. AUDIT COMMITTEE
The details pertaining to the composition of the Audit Committee are included in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of the Annual Report.
22. AUDITORS
At the 33rd Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on September 17, 2021, the members approved the appointment of M/s Pijush Gupta & Co., Chartered Accountants (ICAI Firm Registration No. 309015E) as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for an initial term of 5 years i.e. from the conclusion of 33rd AGM till the conclusion of the 38th AGM of the Company subject to them continuing to fulfil the applicable eligibility norms. The Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they continue to satisfy the eligibility norms and independence criteria as prescribed by RBI guidelines and the Companies Act, 2013.
The statutory auditors have also confirmed adherence to the requirement of Para 8.3 of the circular issued by RBI in respect of Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs)/ Statutory Auditors (SAs) of Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), UCBs and NBFCs (including HFCs) dated April 27, 2021, as maybe applicable.
23. AUDITOR'S REPORT
The statutory audit report is attached with financial statements and forms part of the Annual Report and does not contain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimer.
During the year under review, the Auditors had not reported any matter under Section 143(12) of the Act, therefore no detail is required to be disclosed under Section 134(3)(ca) of the Act.
24. SECRETARIAL AUDIT
M/s Mitesh J Shah & Associates, Company Secretaries (FCS: 10070 CP No.12891) were appointed as the secretarial auditors of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025. The Secretarial Audit Report forms part of this report and does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or any disclaimer.
The Secretarial Audit Report of Iserveu Technology Private Limited, material subsidiary of the Company forms part of this report and does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or any disclaimer.
Pursuant to Regulation 24A of SEBI Listing Regulations, the Board of Directors have recommended to the shareholders for approval, the appointment of M/s. Mitesh Shah & Co. as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a term of five (5) consecutive years, from FY 2025-26 till FY 2029-30. The outgoing secretarial auditors are M/s Mitesh J Shah & Associates, a firm managed by the same partner.
25. RISK MANAGEMENT
The Board of Directors of the Company has a Risk Management Committee which have approved a comprehensive Framework for Liquidity Risk Management, supported by a formal framework to identify, assess, and monitor risks, with the aim of strengthening risk controls and mitigation processes.
The Committee constituted by the Board periodically reviews risk assessment, risk metrics, and mitigation measures to ensure structured oversight of Risk.
The Audit Committee constituted by the Board periodically reviews internal controls, financial reporting, compliance to ensure the accountability of the functions.
26. WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY/VIGIL MECHANISM
The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy and has established the necessary vigil mechanism for directors and employees in conformation with Section 177(9) of the Act and Regulation 22 of SEBI Listing Regulations, for their directors or employees to report their genuine grievances. This policy is available on the Company's website at https://docs-aws.niyogin.com/wp- content/uploads/2077/01/vigil mechanism whistle blower policy-1 pdf
27. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES & INVESTMENTS
Being an NBFC, the disclosures regarding particulars of loans given, guarantees given and security provided is exempted under the provisions of section 186(11) of the Act. With regard to investments made by the Company, the details of the same are provided under note 10 in standalone financial statements and note 12 in consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 March, 2025.
28. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All transactions with related parties that were entered into during the financial year were in the ordinary course of business and were on an arm's length basis. There were no materially significant transactions with promoters, directors, key managerial personnel or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. There were no contracts or arrangements entered into with related parties during the year to be disclosed under sections 188(1) and 134(h) of the Act in form AOC-2, hence the form AOC-2 does not form a part of this report. Omnibus approval for transactions that cannot be foreseen or envisaged were obtained as permitted under the applicable laws and the thresholds are periodically reviewed. The transactions entered into pursuant to the approval so granted were placed before the audit committee for its review on a quarterly basis.
The Company has not entered into any transactions with related parties as required under Indian Accounting Standard 24 (Ind AS 24) including transaction with promoter/promoter group holding 10% or more shareholding in the Company except as mentioned in the note no. 37 of the standalone financials and note no. 42 in consolidated financials.
The policy on materiality of related party transactions and on dealing with related party transactions is available on the website of the Company at https//docs-aws niyogin com/ wp-content/uploads/7077/01/related party transactions policy. pdf
29. ANNUAL RETURN
In accordance with sections 134(3)(a) and 92(3) of the Act, the annual return in form MGT-7 is placed on the website of the Company and is available on the weblink: https://docs-aws. niyogin com/wp-content/uploads/7077/04/draft annual return for fy 2024 25pdf
30. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information under Section 197 of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014:
a. The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company and percentage increase in remuneration of each Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary in the financial year:
Name
|
Ratio to median remuneration
|
% increase in remuneration in the financial year
|
Non-executive Directors:
|
Amit Vijay Rajpal
|
-
|
-
|
Gaurav Makarand Patankar
|
-
|
-
|
Subhasri Sriram
|
-
|
-
|
Kapil Kapoor
|
-
|
-
|
Eric Wetlaufer
|
-
|
-
|
Ashby Monk
|
-
|
-
|
Samir Pandiri
|
-
|
-
|
a. The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company and percentage increase in remuneration of each Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary in the financial year: (Contd.)
Name
|
Ratio to median remuneration
|
% increase in remuneration in the financial year
|
Katarina Racek
|
-
|
-
|
Sudip Thakor
|
-
|
-
|
Executive Director:
|
Tashwinder Harjap Singh
|
15.14
|
0
|
Chief Financial Officer:
|
Abhishek Thakkar
|
7.23
|
5
|
Company Secretary:
|
Neha Kshitij Daruka
|
2.91
|
5
|
b. The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in the financial year is 11%.
c. The number of permanent employees on the rolls of Company as on March 31, 2025 are 114.
d. Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the FY 2025 was 6%. The average percentile increase in the managerial remuneration in the FY 2025 was 3%.
The average increase in the remuneration of both, the managerial and non-managerial personnel was determined based on the overall performance of the Company and is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.
e. The Company affirms that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.
f. The statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate annexure forming part of this report.
Further, the report and the accounts are being sent to the members excluding the aforesaid annexure. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the said annexure is available for inspection and any member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company at investorrelations@ niyogin.in.
31. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
Regulation 34(2) of SEBI Listing Regulations, inter alia, provides that the annual report of the top 1000 listed entities based on market capitalization (calculated as on 31 March of every financial year) shall include a Business Responsibility Report. As on March 31, 2025, the Company is not amongst top 1000 listed entities, hence this is not applicable.
32. DEPOSITS FROM PUBLIC
Your Company is a 'Non-Banking Financial Company - Non- Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company'. The Company does not hold or have accepted deposits as on March 31, 2025.
33. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING & OUTGO
a. Conservation of Energy: The operations of the Company are not energy intensive.
b. The details pertaining to technology absorption have been explained in the Management Discussion and Analysis
c. Foreign Exchange Earning: NIL
d. Foreign Exchange Outgo: 9.75 Lakhs
34. FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAMME FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Independent Directors have complete access to the information within the Company. As a part of Agenda of Board/Committee Meetings, presentations are regularly made to the Independent Directors. The detailed discussions and presentations on the sales, marketing, credit and operations of the Company, business plans, financials, risks and mitigation plans, compliances, major litigation, regulatory scenario etc. are facilitated by the Company's senior management. It remains the constant endeavor of the Company to continually update its Directors on the various developments, facilitate interaction with various functional and department heads of the Company and external experts.
The details of familiarisation programmes for the directors are disclosed on the Company's website and the weblink for the same is https//docs-aws niyogin com/wp- content/uploads/2022/01/niyogin board familiarisation programme-4.pdf
35. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Act, the Board of Directors, to the best of its knowledge and ability, confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no 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 the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit/loss of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025;
(c) They have taken proper and sufficient care 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;
(d) They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
(e) They have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
(f) they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
36. REQUIREMENT FOR MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS
The provision of section 148 of the Act relating to maintenance of cost records and cost audit are not applicable to the Company.
37. DETAILS IN RESPECT OF FRAUDS REPORTED BY AUDITORS
There was no fraud reported by auditors of the Company as given under Section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 during FY 2024-25 requiring a disclosure in the Director's report.
38. OTHER STATUTORY DISCLOSURES
• The financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are placed on the Company's website at wwwniyogincom
• The Cash Flow Statement for FY2025 is attached to the Balance Sheet.
• The Company has completed all corporate actions within the specified time limits. The securities were not suspended from trading during the year due to corporate actions or otherwise.
• During the FY 2025, there were no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
• During the year ended March 31, 2025, the Company had not made any application under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("the Code"). No proceeding is pending against the Company under the Code.
• During the year, the Company had not made any one¬ time settlement with banks or financial institutions.
• The Directors' responsibility statement as required by section 134(5) of the Act, appears in this report.
• The Company is in compliance with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
• The Company has a policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace and has constituted an Internal Complaints Committee as required under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The policy is available on the Company's website.
There was no case reported during the year under review as detailed below:
a) Number of complaints sexual harassment received in the year: Nil
b) Number of complaints disposed off during the year: Nil
c) Number of cases pending for more than ninety days: Nil
39. COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS ON BOARD AND GENERAL MEETINGS
The Company has complied with all the provisions of secretarial standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India in respect of meetings of the Board of Directors and General Meetings held during the year.
40. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Directors places its gratitude and appreciation for the support and co-operation from its members and various regulators.
The Directors appreciate and value the contribution made by every member of the Niyogin family.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors Amit Vijay Rajpal
Place: London Chairman
Date: August 08, 2025 DIN: 07557866
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