Mar 31, 2025
The Board of Directors of your Company is pleased to present the 10th (Tenth) Board''s Report on the business and
operations of Smartworks Coworking Spaces Limited (Formerly known as Smartworks Coworking Spaces Private
Limited) (the "Company or Smartworks") along with the Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements
of the Company for the financial year ended on March 31, 2025. This being the first report after the Initial Public Offer
("IPO") and listing of the equity shares on 17th July 2025 with BSE Limited ("BSE") and National Stock Exchange of
India Limited ("NSE") (BSE and NSE hereinafter collectively referred as "Stock Exchanges"), the Board welcomes all
the public shareholders and look forward to your continued faith and support.
The Standalone and Consolidated financial highlights of the Company''s operations are summarised below:
|
PARTICULARS |
STANDALONE |
CONSOLIDATED |
||
|
YEAR ENDING |
YEAR ENDING |
YEAR ENDING |
YEAR ENDING |
|
|
REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS |
13,398.72 |
10,378.72 |
13,740.56 |
10,393.64 |
|
OPERATING & ADMINISTRATION EXPENDITURE |
5,055.34 |
3,773.58 |
5,167.92 |
3,796.94 |
|
EBITDA |
8,343.38 |
6,605.14 |
8,572.64 |
6,596.70 |
|
LESS: FINANCE COSTS |
3,339.82 |
3,283.18 |
3,363.38 |
3,283.18 |
|
LESS: DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION |
6,152.89 |
4,709.97 |
6,359.98 |
4,727.20 |
|
ADD: OTHER INCOME |
373.80 |
752.60 |
356.13 |
737.46 |
|
PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAX |
(775.53) |
(635.41) |
(794.59) |
(676.22) |
|
LESS: CURRENT TAX |
- |
- |
0.96 |
- |
|
LESS: DEFERRED TAX |
(158.16) |
(165.17) |
(163.76) |
(176.65) |
|
PROFIT/(LOSS) AFTER TAX |
(617.37) |
(470.24) |
(631.79) |
(499.57) |
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) FOR |
(0.14) |
1.39 |
3.33 |
1.24 |
|
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE YEAR |
(617.51) |
(468.85) |
(628.46) |
(498.33) |
|
BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD |
(3,311.88) |
(2,843.03) |
(3,355.69) |
(2,857.36) |
|
BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD |
(3,929.39) |
(3,311.88) |
(3,984.15) |
(3,355.69) |
12. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF
COMPANY''S PERFORMANCE:
As of March 31, 2025, Our managed Campus platform
consists of a total SBA of 8.99 million square feet across
50 Centres across 15 cities such as Bengaluru, Pune,
Hyderabad, Gurugram, Mumbai, Noida, and Chennai,
accommodating a total capacity of 203,118 seats. At
this time, our operational footprint served 738 clients
occupying 152,619 seats within active centres. This
client base remained robust into the next quarter with
728 clients and 169,541 seats as of June 30, 2025.
Our revenue from operations increased by 32.20% to
? 13,740.56 million for Fiscal 2025 from ? 10,393.64
million for Fiscal 2024. This increase was primarily due
to an increase in revenue from lease rentals. This growth
was primarily driven by a 29.31% increase in lease rental
income, which rose to ?12,892.73 million for Fiscal 2025
compared to ?9,970.62 million in the prior year, reflecting
both portfolio expansion and enhanced monetization of
facilities.
We typically focus on leasing entire/ large, bare
shell properties in prime locations from Landlords
and transform them into fully serviced, aesthetically
pleasing and tech-enabled Campuses with daily-life
and aspirational amenities. Our Centres offer Clients''
employees a modern, attractive and aesthetically
pleasing work environment. We cater to Clients'' needs of
all team sizes, from under 50 to over 6,300 Seats, with
a specific focus on mid-to- large Enterprises having a
requirement of over 300 Seats.
13. DIVIDEND AND DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION
POLICY:
The Board has not recommended any dividend on the
equity shares for the financial year ended March 31,
2025.
The Dividend Distribution Policy is available on the website
of the Company and can be accessed at https://www.
smartworksoffice.com/investors/. This policy sets
out the parameters and circumstances that will be taken
into account by the Board of Directors of the Company
in regard to distribution of dividend to its shareholders
and/or retention of profits and also to provide clarity to
the stakeholders on the dividend distribution strategies
of the Company.
The Company is committed to maintain the highest
standards of Corporate Governance and adhere to the
Corporate Governance requirements set out by the
Securities and Exchange Board of India and compliance
of all applicable rules and regulations. The Board believes
that adopting the highest level of ethical principles would
ensure that the Company continues to be the leading
company as flexible workspace operators. The Report on
Corporate Governance as stipulated under the Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI LODR
Regulations") forms part of this Annual Report.
A certificate from Mr. Babu Lal Patni, Practicing Company
Secretary, confirming compliance with corporate
governance norms, as stipulated under the SEBI (LODR)
Regulations, is annexed to this Report as Annexure I.
15. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS REPORT:
Pursuant to Regulation 34 of the SEBI (LODR)
Regulations, the Management Discussion and Analysis
Report ("MD&A") for the Financial Year ended March 31,
2025, has been presented in a separate section forming
part of this Annual Report. A review of the performance
and future outlook of the Company and its businesses,
as well as the state of the affairs of the business, along
with the financial and operational developments have
been discussed in detail in the Management Discussion
and Analysis Report.
Details with regard to amount transferred to reserves are
provided in the Notes to Financial Statements forming
part of this Annual Report.
The Company has been rated by CARE Ratings Limited
vide its letter dated January 03, 2025, being the
latest, and the same can be accessed at https://www.
smartworksoffice.com/investors/.
The Equity Shares of the Company were listed
on Stock Exchanges w.e.f. July 17, 2025 and the
Company''s shares are compulsorily tradable in
electronic form.
I. The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is
'' 1,40,00,00,000 (Indian Rupees One Hundred
Forty Crores) consisting of 12,00,00,000
(Twelve Crores) Equity Shares of '' 10 (Indian
Rupees Ten only) each, and 2,00,00,000 (Two
Crores) cumulative convertible preference
shares of '' 10 (Indian Rupees Ten only) each as
on March 31, 2025; and
II. As on March 31, 2025, the Issued, Subscribed
and Paid-Up Capital of the Company is
'' 1,03,18,95,920 (Indian Rupees One Hundred
Three Crores Eighteen Lakhs Ninety Five
Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty only)
divided into 10,31,89,592 (Ten Crores Thirty
One Lakh Eighty Nine Thousand Five Hundred
and Ninety Two) Equity Shares of '' 10 (Indian
Rupees Ten Only) each.
I. During the Financial year ended March 31,
2025, your Company has issued and/ or
allotted:
1. 10,707 Cumulative Convertible Preference
Shares ("CCPS") of Face Value '' 10/- (Indian
Rupees Ten only) each at a premium of
'' 259/- (Indian Rupees Two Hundred and
Fifty Nine Only) per share, aggregating to
'' 28,80,183/- (Indian Rupees Twenty Eight
Lakhs Eighty Thousand One Hundred and
Eighty Three Only) by the way of Private
Placement on a preferential basis vide,
resolution by circulation passed by the
Board on April 18, 2024.
2. 37,16,551 Equity Shares of Face Value
'' 10/- (Indian Rupees Ten only) each at
a premium of '' 259/- (Indian Rupees Two
Hundred and Fifty Nine Only) per share,
aggregating to '' 99,97,52,219/- (Indian
Rupees Ninety Nine Crores Ninety Seven
Lakhs Fifty Two Thousand Two Hundred
and Nineteen only) by the way of Private
Placement on a preferential basis, vide
resolution by circulation passed by the
Board on June 07, 2024;
3. 8,50,000 Equity Shares of Face Value
of '' 10/- (Indian Rupees Ten Only) each
at a premium of '' 250/- (Indian Rupees
Two Hundred and Fifty Only) per share,
aggregating to '' 22,10,00,000 (Indian
Rupees Twenty Two Crores and Ten Lakhs
only) on Exercise of 8,50,000 Convertible
Share Warrants, vide resolution by
circulation passed by the Board on August
03, 2024; and
4. 1,96,10,398 Equity Shares of Face Value
of '' 10 (Indian Rupees Ten Only) each
pursuant to conversion of Cumulative
Convertible Preference Shares at an
average cost of acquisition of '' 107.25/-
(Indian Rupees One Hundred Seven
Rupees and Twenty-Five Paise only) in
the conversion ratio of 1:1, vide resolution
by circulation passed by the Board on
December 31, 2024.
II. Further, during the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, below shares were transferred: -
|
Date of |
Number |
Details of |
Details of transferee(s) |
Face value |
Transfer price |
|
September |
965,000 |
NS Niketan LLP |
Jagdish Naresh Master |
10.00 |
430.00 |
|
10, 2024 |
197,791 |
SNS Infrarealty |
Jagdish Naresh Master |
10.00 |
430.00 |
|
697,674 |
LLP |
Pivotal Enterprises Private |
10.00 |
430.00 |
|
|
581,396 |
Ananta Capital Ventures Fund 1 |
10.00 |
430.00 |
||
|
September |
444,444 |
SNS Infrarealty |
Ananta Capital Ventures Fund 1 |
10.00 |
450.00 |
|
20, 2024 |
288,889 |
LLP |
Bharat Jaisinghani |
10.00 |
450.00 |
|
222,222 |
Reina R Jaisinghani |
10.00 |
450.00 |
||
|
88,889 |
Nikhil Ramesh Jaisinghani |
10.00 |
450.00 |
||
|
88,889 |
Neeta Umesh Dharnidharka |
10.00 |
450.00 |
||
|
88,889 |
Girdhari Thakurdas Jaisinghani |
10.00 |
450.00 |
||
|
11,111 |
Ghanshyam Soni |
10.00 |
450.00 |
||
|
11,111 |
Usha Agarwal |
10.00 |
450.00 |
||
|
11,111 |
Rajnish Inderlal Sharma |
10.00 |
450.00 |
||
|
407,811 |
Tusk Investments Limited |
10.00 |
450.00 |
|
Date of |
Number |
Details of |
Details of transferee(s) |
Face value |
Transfer price |
|
September |
11,111 |
SNS Infrarealty |
Madhu Wadhwa |
10.00 |
450.00 |
|
21, 2024 |
11,111 |
LLP |
Sharad Jayprakash Taparia |
10.00 |
450.00 |
|
November |
1,87,778 |
Bharat Jaisinghani |
Ajay T Jaisinghani |
10.00 |
450.00 |
As on March 31, 2025, the Company has 1,250
Non-convertible bonds having nominal value of
'' 10,00,000/- each for an aggregate amount of
'' 125,00,00,000 (Rupees One Hundred and Twenty
Five Crores only).
During the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, the
Company has not bought back any shares from its
shareholders.
During the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025,
the Company has not issued sweat equity shares or
equity shares with differential rights as to dividend,
voting or otherwise.
Pursuant to approval of members of the Company
on February 24, 2023, the ''Smartworks Coworking
Spaces Limited- Employee Stock Option Plan,
2022'' ("Plan" or "ESOP") was adopted, which was
further amended on August 03, 2024. Ahead of
its planned IPO, the Company made a necessary
amendment to ensure compliance with the SEBI
(Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity)
Regulations, 2021, as amended ("SEBI SBEB
Regulations"). Under the ESOP Plan, share-based
benefits were granted to the eligible employees
by granting stock options ("Options"), with a view
to attract and retain the talents and encourage
employees to align their individual performances
with the Company''s broader growth objectives.
During the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025,
the Company has granted 3,17,500 Employee Stock
Options under Plan, out of which 16,000 Options
were forfeited/ lapsed/ cancelled.
Details of options as required pursuant to Companies
Act, 2013 ("the Act") as amended from time to time
and SEBI SBEB Regulations, is annexed to this
Report as Annexure II.
The disclosure, in compliance with the SEBI SBEB
Regulations is uploaded on the Investor Relations
section of the website of the Company at https://
www.smartworksoffice.com/investors/.
COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING
THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED
BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL
YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO WHICH THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND
THE DATE OF THE REPORT
. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFER & CONSEQUENT
LISTING OF SHARES ON NATIONAL STOCK
EXCHANGE OF INDIA LIMITED (âNSE") AND
BSE LIMITED (âBSE")
The equity shares of the Company got listed on
Stock Exchanges with effect from July 17, 2025,
pursuant to the IPO of the Company by way of fresh
issue of 10,941,734 Equity Shares aggregating to
'' 4,450.00 Million and an Offer for Sale ("OFS") of
3,379,740 Equity Shares aggregating to '' 1,375.55
Million by Promoters of the Company and an existing
shareholder.
The issue comprising of a fresh issue and an offer
for sale, was open for subscription from July 10,
2025 to July 14, 2025. The anchor issue opened
on July 9, 2025 and closed on same day. Company
completed its IPO successfully with participation
of several leading domestic and global institutional
investors as well as NRIs, HNIs and retail investors.
The Board is deeply grateful and honoured by the
trust and confidence shown in the Company by its
members.
The Board would also like to express its sincere
appreciation for the invaluable support from various
Authorities, Book Running Lead Managers (BRLMs),
Stock Exchanges, Depositories, Legal Counsels,
Consultants, Auditors, and the Company''s
Employees, all of whom contributed significantly to
the remarkable success of the Company''s maiden
IPO.
Pursuant to applicable regulation of SEBI (Issue of
Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2018 ("SEBI ICDR Regulations"), as the size of offer
for sale by selling shareholders was in excess of
'' 100 crores, the Company was required to appoint
a credit rating agency as the Monitoring Agency.
Accordingly, the Company appointed CARE Ratings
Limited as monitoring agency for this Offer.
II. REPAYMENT/ PREPAYMENT/ REDEMPTION,
IN FULL OR IN PART, OF CERTAIN
BORROWINGS AVAILED BY OUR COMPANY:
As on March 31, 2025, the Company had 1,250 Non¬
Convertible Bonds of nominal value of ?10,00,000
each, aggregating to ?125,00,00,000 (Rupees One
Hundred Twenty-Five Crores only) and the company
has prepaid the outstanding amount post IPO of the
Company.
III. CESSATION OF M/S CLEAN MAX DOS
PRIVATE LIMITED AS ASSOCIATE OF THE
COMPANY:
Our Company divested its 15.74% stake in M/s Clean
Max Dos Private Limited. Consequently, Clean Max
Dos Private Limited ceased to be an Associate
Company of the Company with effect from August
26, 2025, in terms of Section 2(6) of the Companies
Act, 2013.
During the financial year ended March 31, 2025, there
is no change in the nature of business operations of the
Company.
The Company has 4 (Four) Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
("WOS") namely, Smartworks Tech Solutions Private
Limited, Smartworks Office Services Private Limited,
Smartworks Stellar Services Private Limited and
Smartworks Space Pte Ltd., and 1 (one) Associate
Company namely, Clean Max Dos Private Limited, as on
March 31, 2025.
Except as mentioned above, the Company does not
have any other Subsidiary, Joint Ventures or Associate
Companies as on March 31, 2025.
SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES AND
JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES INCLUDED
IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENT:
The performance and financial position of each of the
WOS and Associate Company are as follows:
1. SMARTWORKS TECH SOLUTIONS PRIVATE
LIMITED ("SW TECH SOLUTIONS")
Corporate information
SW Tech Solutions was originally incorporated
as ''Smartworks Coliving Private Limited''
as a private limited company under the
Companies Act, 2013, pursuant to a certificate
of incorporation dated March 11, 2019, issued
by the Registrar of Companies, Central
Registration Centre. Subsequently, its name
was changed to ''Smartworks Tech Solutions
Private Limited'' pursuant to a shareholders''
resolution dated August 31, 2021. A fresh
certificate of incorporation consequent upon
change of name was issued by the Registrar
of Companies, New Delhi on October 7, 2021.
Its CIN is U62099DL2019PTC347081, and
its registered office is situated at Unit No.
305-310, Plot No. 9, 10 & 11, Vardhman Trade
Centre, Nehru Place, South Delhi, Delhi 110 019,
India.
Nature of business
SW Tech Solutions is currently engaged in
the business of providing software booking
systems which is integrated with our Company''s
application to provide office solutions of
meeting room management and booking,
visitor management system and attendance
management system.
Brief financial highlights
The total income of SW Tech Solutions for
the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025 was
'' 57.12 Millions and the net loss was '' 19.46
Millions.
2. SMARTWORKS OFFICE SERVICES PRIVATE
LIMITED ("SW OFFICE SERVICES")
Corporate information
SW Office Services was incorporated as
Smartworks Office Services Private Limited
as a private limited company under the
Companies Act, 2013, pursuant to a certificate
of incorporation dated February 26, 2019,
issued by the Registrar of Companies,
Central Registration Centre. Its CIN is
U74999DL2019PTC346564, and its registered
office is situated at Unit No. 305-310, Plot
No. 9, 10 & 11, Vardhman Trade Centre, Nehru
Place, South Delhi, Delhi 110 019, India.
Nature of business
SW Office Services was incorporated for the
business of providing maintenance and house¬
keeping services to commercial and private
properties and business houses and other
ancillary services.
Brief financial highlights
The total income of SW Office Services for
the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025 was
'' Nil, and the net loss was '' 0.28 Million.
3. SMARTWORKS STELLAR SERVICES PRIVATE
LIMITED ("SW STELLAR SERVICES")
Corporate information
SW Stellar Services was incorporated as
Smartworks Stellar Services Private Limited
as a private limited company under the
Companies Act, 2013, pursuant to a certificate
of incorporation dated April 28, 2022, issued by
the Registrar of Companies, Central Registration
Centre. Its CIN is U74999UP2022PTC163307,
and its registered office is situated at World
Trade Tower, Plot No. C-1, Section 16, Gautam
Buddha Nagar, Noida 201 301, Uttar Pradesh,
India.
Nature of business
SW Stellar Services was incorporated for the
business of operating and maintaining co¬
working and serviced office spaces, meeting
and training rooms and virtual offices and other
ancillary services.
Brief financial highlights
The total income of SW Stellar Services for
the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025 was
'' Nil, and the net loss was '' 0.88 Millions.
1. SMARTWORKS SPACE PTE. LTD.
Corporate information
Smartworks Space Pte. Ltd. is a foreign
subsidiary and was incorporated as a private
company on March 15, 2024, under the laws
of Singapore with Registrar of Companies &
Business Names, Accounting and Corporate
Regulatory Authority, Singapore. Its UEN
is 202410446R, and its registered office is
situated at 1 Pickering Street, #08-00, Great
Eastern Centre, Singapore 048 659, Republic
of Singapore.
Nature of business
Smartworks Space Pte. Ltd. is currently
engaged in the business of letting of self
-owned or leased real estate property except
food court, coffee shops and canteen.
Brief financial highlights
The total income of Smartworks Space Pte. Ltd
for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025
was '' 296.03 Million, and the net profit was
'' 7.81 Million.
1. CLEAN MAX DOS PRIVATE LIMITED ("CLEAN
MAX")
Corporate information
Clean Max was incorporated as a private
limited company under the Companies Act,
2013, pursuant to a certificate of incorporation
dated March 27, 2023, issued by the Registrar
of Companies, Central Registration Centre. Its
CIN is U35105MH2023PTC399724, and its
registered office is situated at 13A FLoor-13
Plot 400 The Peregrine Aprt, Swatantrya
Veer Savarkar Marg Prabhadevi, Prabhadevi,
Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400025.
Nature of business
Clean Max is currently engaged in the business
of generation and sale of power Clean Max is
currently engaged in the business of generation
and sale of power
Brief financial highlights
The total income of Clean Max for the Financial
Year ended March 31, 2025 was '' 16.27 Million,
and the net profit was '' 3.79 Million
During the year, there were no companies
which ceased to be its Subsidiaries, joint
ventures or associate companies. Subsequent
to the closure of the financial year and as of
the date of this report, Clean Max Dos Private
Limited ceased to be an Associate Company
of the Company with effect from August 26,
2025, in accordance with Section 2(6) of the
Companies Act, 2013.
Pursuant to Section 129(3) of the Act read with
Rule 5 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014,
as amended from time to time, a statement
containing the details of performance and
salient features of the financial statements
of the Subsidiary Companies and Associate
Company in Form AOC -1, is annexed to this
Report as Annexure III.
In compliance with the provisions of Section
136 of the Act, the audited financial statements
of WOS and Associate Companies are
uploaded on the Investor Relations section of
the website of the Company at https://www.
smartworksoffice.com/investors/.
The Company has adopted a policy for
determining material subsidiaries pursuant
to Regulation 16(1)(c) of the SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 which is available on the
Investor Relations section of the website of
Company at https://www.smartworksoffice.
com/investors/
13. PARTICULARS OF LOAN TO DIRECTORS
OR TO ENTITIES IN WHICH DIRECTORS
ARE INTERESTED UNDER SECTION 185
OF THE ACT:
During the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, your
Company has not given any loan to any Director or to
entities in which Directors are interested under section
185 of the Act.
14. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES
OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
OF THE ACT:
Details of loans and advances given, investments made
or guarantees given or security provided as per the
provisions of Section 186 of the Act and Regulation 34
read with Schedule V of the Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 during the Financial
Year ended March 31, 2025 are given in the Note No.
9, 11 and 37 forming part of the financial statements
provided in the Annual Report.
The aggregate of loans guarantees given and investments
made by the Company are within the limits prescribed
and in compliance with Section 186 of the Act.
15. DETAILS OF CONTRACTS OR
ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED
PARTIES:
During the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, the
Company had adopted a Policy on dealing with Related
Party Transactions'' ("RPT Policy") in compliance with
Regulation 23 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations.
The RPT Policy is available on the Investor Relations
section of the website of the Company at https://www.
smartworksoffice.com/investors/
All the contracts/ arrangements/ transactions entered
into by the Company with its related parties during the
Financial Year ended on March 31, 2025, were in its
ordinary course of business and on an arm''s length basis
and were approved by the Audit Committee and Board
of Directors.
The disclosure of the particulars of the related party
transactions in Form AOC -2 is annexed to this Report
as Annexure IV.
For further details of related party transactions during
the year, please refer to the notes forming a part of the
financial statements, attached to the Annual Report.
The Company has neither accepted any deposit from
public under Section 73 and 76 of the Act nor any amount
of principle or interest was outstanding as on March 31,
2025.
Accordingly, reporting of any non- compliance with the
requirement of Chapter-V of Act "Acceptance of Deposits
by Companies" are not applicable to the Company.
The existing Statutory Auditors - M/s Deloitte Haskins
& Sells LLP (Firm Registration No: 117366 W/W-100018)
Chartered Accountants were re-appointed as Statutory
Auditors of the Company in 9th (Ninth) Annual General
Meeting of the Company held on August 03, 2024, for
a period of 5 (Five) Years, from the conclusion of 9th
(Ninth) Annual General Meeting of the Company till
the conclusion of 14th (Fourteenth) Annual General
Meeting of the Company to be held for the Financial
Year 2028-29.
The remarks of the Auditors are self-explanatory in nature
and does not require any clarifications by the Board.
119. SECRETARIAL AUDITORS AND ITS
REPORT:
Pursuant to the provision of Section 204 of the Act,
and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board had
appointed Mr. Babulal Patni, Practicing Company
Secretary, Kolkata (Membership No: F2304, COP: 1321)
as Secretarial Auditor to conduct the Secretarial Audit
of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31,
2025.
The report of the Secretarial audit in Form MR- 3, is
annexed to this Report as Annexure V.
The report does not contain any qualification, reservation,
adverse remark or disclaimer.
As per the provisions of Section 138 of the Act and Rules
made thereunder, the Company has appointed M/s.
Grant Thorton Bharat LLP as Internal Auditors for the
Financial Year ended on March 31, 2025.
The Internal Audit report does not contain any
qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer.
121. SECRETARIAL AUDIT OF MATERIAL
UNLISTED INDIAN SUBSIDIARY
The Company does not have any Material Unlisted Indian
Subsidiary as defined under Regulation 16(1)(c) of the
SEBI (LODR) Regulations during the Financial Year ended
March 31, 2025.
Accordingly, the requirement of conducting a Secretarial
Audit of such a subsidiary under Regulation 24A of
the SEBI (LODR) Regulations is not applicable to the
Company for the said financial year.
122. WEBLINK OF ANNUAL RETURN OF THE
COMPANY:
Pursuant to requirement of Section 92(3), every company
shall place a copy of the Annual Return on the website of
the Company, if any, and the web link of the such annual
return shall be disclosed in the Board''s Report.
Accordingly, Annual Return in e-Form MGT-7 for
the financial year shall be placed by the Company
on the following URL of its website: https://www.
smartworksoffice.com/investors/.
During the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025,
the Board met 10 (Ten) times. The maximum interval
between any two meetings of the Board did not exceed
120 days. Details of the meetings of the Board along
with the attendance of the Directors therein have been
disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report forming
part of the Annual Report.
As on March 31, 2025, the Board had 6 (Six) Committees
namely the Audit Committee, Nomination and
Remuneration Committee, Risk Management Committee,
Stakeholders'' Relationship Committee, Corporate
Social Responsibility Committee and Initial Public Offer
Committee.
A detailed note on the composition of the committees
and other mandatory details is provided in the Corporate
Governance Report forming part of this Annual Report.
The details of composition of committees are available
on the website of your Company at https://www.
smartworksoffice.com/investors/
125. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY &
SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING (BRSR)
SEBI, through a notification dated May 5, 2021, made
certain amendments to the SEBI (LODR) Regulations.
One of the key changes is the requirement to submit a
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)
instead of the existing Business Responsibility Report.
Furthermore, a circular also mandates the top 1,000
listed companies (by market capitalization) to comply
from FY 2023-24 onwards.
Your Company was listed on the Stock Exchanges in July
2025, subsequent to the close of the financial year under
review, and adopted its ESG framework in April 2025.
Accordingly, the requirement to prepare and submit the
BRSR for the financial year 2024-25 is not applicable to
the Company.
The Company however in order to comply with the
requirements of Regulation 34(2)(f) of the SEBI
Listing Regulations shall submit its first BRSR for the
financial year 2025-26, in the format prescribed by
SEBI (LODR) Regulations, if applicable. The Company
remain committed to adopting transparent, accurate,
and comprehensive disclosure practices not only aid in
strategic decision-making but also help in demonstrating
incremental value created for all groups of stakeholders.
126. REVISION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND BOARD REPORT:
During the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, there
was no revision of financial statements and Boards''
Report of the Company. However, for the purpose of IPO,
the Company has re-stated the financial statements of
preceding three financial years pursuant to the provisions
of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of
Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018
("SEBI ICDR Regulations").
27. DETAILS IN RESPECT OF ADEQUACY
OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS:
The Company has laid down adequate internal financial
controls commensurate with the scale, size and nature
of the business of the Company. The Company has in
place adequate policies and procedures for ensuring the
orderly and effective control of its business, including
adherence to the Company''s policies, safeguarding its
assets, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the
accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,
and the timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures.
Effectiveness of internal financial controls is ensured
through management reviews, controlled self-assessment
and independent testing by the Internal Auditor.
| 28. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL OF THE COMPANY
I. The present composition of the Board of the Company is as under:
|
Name of the Director |
DIN |
Designation |
|
Mr. Neetish Sarda |
07262894 |
Managing Director |
|
Mr. Harsh Binani |
07717396 |
Whole Time Director |
|
Mr. Atul Gautam |
10641036 |
Chairman and Non-Executive Director |
|
Mr. Virusangulam Kumarasamy Subburaj |
02402775 |
Independent Director |
|
Mr. Rajeev Rishi |
03557148 |
Independent Director |
|
Mrs. Pushpa Mishra |
07898390 |
Independent Director |
|
Mr. Ho Kiam Kheong |
08661195 |
Non-Executive Director |
The Company has eminent individuals from diverse fields as Directors on its Board, who bring in the required skill,
integrity, competence, expertise and experience that is required for making effective contribution to the Board.
The Board comprised of Seven (7) Directors with an appropriate mix of Non-Executive Directors, Executive
Directors and Independent Directors.
II. As on March 31, 2025, Mrs. Punam Dargar is the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer and Mr. Sahil Jain
is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
III. During the financial year 2024-25, there was following changes in the composition of the Board:
|
Sr. No |
Name |
Designation |
Appointment/ Resignation/ Change in designation |
With Effect From |
|
1. |
Mr. Atul Gautam |
Additional Non¬ |
Appointment |
June 21, 2024 |
|
2. |
Mrs. Ramya Hariharan |
Independent Director |
Appointment |
June 28, 2024 |
|
3. |
Mr. Atul Gautam |
Director |
Change in Designation as |
June 28, 2024 |
|
4. |
Mr. Virusangulam Kumarasamy |
Additional Independent |
Appointment |
July 16, 2024 |
|
5. |
Mr. Rajeev Rishi |
Additional Independent |
Appointment |
July 16, 2024 |
|
6. |
Mr. Ho Kiam Kheong |
Nominee Director |
Appointment |
July 16, 2024 |
|
7. |
Mrs. Ramya Hariharan |
Independent Director |
Cessation |
July 18, 2024 |
|
8. |
Mrs. Pushpa Mishra |
Independent Director |
Appointment |
August 03, 2024 |
|
9. |
Mr. Virusangulam Kumarasamy |
Independent Director |
Change in Designation |
August 03, 2024 |
|
10. |
Mr. Rajeev Rishi (DIN: 03557148) |
Independent Director |
Change in Designation |
August 03, 2024 |
Nominee ot Space Solutions maia Pte. Ltd. formerly Lisbrine Pte Limited)
IV. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Act, Mr. Harsh Binani (DIN No. 07717396) is due to retire by
rotation at the ensuing 10th Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
The Board of Directors recommends his re-appointment to the Shareholders.
V. In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") and the Articles of Association of the
Company, Mr. Neetish Sarda, Managing Director of the Company, whose current term is valid up to March 07,
2026, is proposed to be re-appointed for a further period of five (5) years, with effect from March 08, 2026, up
to March 07, 2031.
The Board of Directors, based on the recommendation
of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee,
recommends the re-appointment of Mr. Neetish
Sarda to the shareholders.
The brief profile of Mr. Neetish Sarda and other
requisite disclosures, as required under Regulation
36 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations and Clause 1.2.5
of the Secretarial Standard on General Meetings
(SS-2), are provided in the annexure to the Notice
convening the AGM.
VI. In accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 2013 ("the Act"), the Articles of Association
of the Company, and the relevant Shareholders
Agreement, M/s Space Solutions India Pte. Ltd.
(formerly known as Lisbrine Pte. Limited) has
withdrawn the nomination of Mr. Ho Kiam Kheong
(DIN: 08661195) as Nominee Director on the Board
of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 161 of the Act, Mr. Ho Kiam
Kheong was re-designated and appointed ad
Additional, Non-Executive Director of the Company
with effect from September 1, 2025, who holds
office up to the date of the ensuing 10th (Tenth)
Annual General Meeting ("AGM").
The Board of Directors, based on the
recommendation of the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee, recommends his
appointment to the Shareholders.
The brief profile of Mr. Ho Kiam Kheong and other
requisite disclosures, as required under Regulation
36 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations and Clause 1.2.5
of the Secretarial Standard on General Meetings
(SS-2), are provided in the annexure to the Notice
convening the AGM.
29. INTEGRITY,EXPERTISEANDEXPERIENCE
(INCLUDING THE PROFICIENCY) OF THE
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS APPOINTED
DURING THE YEAR:
Your Company has appointed Mr. Virusangulam
Kumarasamy Subburaj, Mr. Rajeev Rishi and Mrs. Pushpa
Mishra as Independent Directors of the Company. The
Brief Profile of them is stated below:
Mr. Virusangulam Kumarasamy Subburaj is an
Independent Director of our Company. He holds
a bachelor''s and master''s degree in science with
specialisation in agriculture from Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University, Tamil Nadu, and a doctor of philosophy in
agriculture from Gandhigram Rural University, Tamil
Nadu. He was an IAS officer and served as the secretary
to the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of
Chemicals and Fertilisers, Government of India. He has
over 33 years of experience in administration services
in various Ministries of the Government of India. He has
also been a technical member on the National Company
Law Tribunal, New Delhi. He has been associated with
our Company since 2024.
Mr. Rajeev Rishi is an Independent Director of our
Company. He holds a bachelor''s degree in arts and a
bachelor''s degree in law from Panjab University, as well
as a diploma in advanced human resource management
from Ross School of Business, University of Michigan,
USA. He is a member of the Indian Institute of Banking.
He has previously been associated with Indian Banks''
Association, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Central Bank
of India, and YES Trustee Limited. He has more than 37
years of experience in the banking sector of India and
has been associated with our Company since 2024.
Mrs. Pushpa Mishra is an Independent Director of our
Company. She holds a bachelor''s degree in law from the
University of Calcutta. She has been enrolled with the Bar
Council of West Bengal since November 19, 1997. She has
experience in the fields of commercial law, company law,
arbitration law, constitutional law and other allied laws.
She has been associated with our Company since 2024.
The Board is of the opinion that the Independent Directors
of the Company possess requisite qualifications,
skills, experience and expertise and they hold highest
standards of integrity (including the proficiency) and
fulfils the conditions specified in the Act and SEBI (LODR)
Regulations and are independent of the management.
30. STATEMENT ON DECLARATION GIVEN
BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS UNDER
SUB-SECTION (6) OF SECTION 149 OF
THE ACT
Your Company has received declarations from all
Independent Directors confirming that:
i. they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed
under Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)
(b) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations.
ii. they have complied with the code for independent
directors prescribed under Schedule IV to the Act;
iii. they have registered themselves with the
independent director''s database maintained by the
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs in compliance with
Rules 6(1) and 6(2) of the Companies (Appointment
and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014;
iv. 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.
The annual evaluation process of Individual Directors
(Including Chairman & Independent Directors), the Board
and Committees was conducted based on the identified
process and criteria approved by the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee and in accordance with the
provisions of the Act and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations.
The evaluation is based on parameters like level of
participation of the Directors, understanding of the
roles and responsibilities of Directors, understanding of
the business and competitive environment in which the
Company operates, understanding of the strategic issues
and challenges for the Company, etc. The performance
of the Independent Directors is also evaluated taking
into account the time devoted, strategic guidance to
the Company, advice given for determining important
policies, external expertise provided and independent
judgment that contributes objectively to the Board''s
deliberation.
All the Directors have completed their annual evaluation
using the tool, and a summary report of feedback
generated from the tool was sent to the Chairman of the
Board and NRC Committee.
The feedback indicated overall satisfactory performance
by the Board, Committees, and Individual Directors
For the year ended March 31, 2025, evaluations of
the Board, Committees, and Individual Directors
were conducted through the Automated tool, and
questionnaires containing various performance
evaluation criteria were uploaded on it.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134 (5) of
the Act, your directors confirm that:
i) i n the preparation of the annual Accounts for the
financial year ended March 31, 2025, the applicable
accounting standards had been followed along with
proper explanation relating to material departures;
ii) the directors had 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 and loss of the company for that period;
iii) the directors had taken proper and sufficient
care for the maintenance of adequate accounting
records in accordance with the provisions of this
Act for safeguarding the assets of the company
and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities;
iv) the directors have prepared the annual accounts on
a going concern basis.
v) for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, your
Company being unlisted sub-clause(e) of Section
134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 pertaining
to laying down internal financial controls is not
applicable to the Company. *
vi) the directors have devised proper systems to ensure
compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws
and that such systems were adequate and operating
effectively.
*the company listed on 17th July 2025.
33. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY,
ABSORPTION OF TECHNOLOGY,
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 Companies
Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts)
Rules, 2014 annexed to this Report as Annexure VI.
During the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, the
Company has earned '' Nil (P.Y. '' Nil) foreign exchange
and the outgo on foreign exchange was '' Nil(P.Y. '' 2.16
million).
134. WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY/ VIGIL
MECHANISM POLICY
Your Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy
and has established the necessary vigil mechanism for
directors and employees in confirmation with Section 177
of the Act and Regulation 22 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
to facilitate reporting of the genuine concerns about
unethical or improper activity, without fear of retaliation.
The vigil mechanism of your Company provides for
adequate safeguards against victimization of whistle
blowers who avail of the mechanism and also provides
for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee
in exceptional cases.
The said policy is uploaded on the website of your
Company at https://www.smartworksoffice.com/
investors/
During the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, your
Company has not received any complaints under the
vigil mechanism.
35. COMPANY''S POLICY RELATING TO
DIRECTORS'' APPOINTMENT, PAYMENT
OF REMUNERATION AND DISCHARGE OF
THEIR DUTIES
Pursuant to Section 178(3) of the Act, your Company has
framed a policy on Directors'' and KMP''s appointment
and remuneration and other matters ("Nomination and
Remuneration Policy") which is available on the website
of your Company at- https://www.smartworksoffice.
com/investors/.
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy for selection
of Directors and determining Directors'' independence
sets out the guiding principles for the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee for identifying the persons
who are qualified to become the Directors.
Your Company''s Remuneration Policy is directed
towards rewarding performance based on review of
achievements. The Remuneration Policy is in consonance
with the existing industry practice and covers the
following aspects relating to appointment, removal,
retirement, tenure and remuneration to Managing
Directors and Whole-Time Directors, Non-Executive
Director and Independent Directors, Key Managerial
Personnel, Senior Management and Employees. We
affirm that the remuneration paid to the Directors is as
per the terms laid out in the Remuneration Policy.
During the year, there were no changes to the Nomination
and Remuneration Policy.
136. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND
RELATED DISCLOSURE
The disclosures pertaining to remuneration and
other details of Directors and employees as required
under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5 of
the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 have been provided
in the annexure forming part of this report.
Having regard to the provisions of Section 136(1) read
with relevant provisions of the Act, the Annual Report
excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to
the members of the Company. The said information
is available for inspection at the Registered Office of
the Company during working hours and any member
interested in obtaining such information may write to the
Company Secretary or alternatively write to the Company
at [email protected] and the same will be
furnished to the members.
137. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Board had constituted the Risk Management
Committee. The composition of Risk Management
Committee is given in the Corporate Governance Report,
forming part of the Annual Report. Further, pursuant to
Section 134(3)(n) of the Act and Regulation 17(9) of SEBI
(LODR) Regulations, the Company has formulated and
adopted the Risk Management Policy inter-alia including
the details/ process about identification of elements
of risks of any, which in the opinion of the Board may
threaten the existence of the Company.
The aforesaid Risk Management Policy is available
on the website of your Company at- https://www.
smartworksoffice.com/investors/.
38. DETAILS IN RESPECT OF FRAUDS
REPORTED BY AUDITORS UNDER
SUBSECTION (12) OF SECTION 143 OF
THE ACT OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH
ARE REPORTABLE TO THE CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT
No frauds were reported by the Statutory Auditors in
their audit report for the Financial Year ended March 31,
2025.
139. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS AND
COST AUDIT:
Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost
audit as prescribed under the provisions of Section
148(1) of the Act are not applicable for the business
activities carried out by the Company.
40. SIGNIFICANT ORDERS PASSED BY
THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR
TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING
CONCERN STATUS:
There were no significant and material orders passed by
the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going
concern status and company''s operations in future.
141. COMPLIANCE OF SECRETARIAL
STANDARDS:
In accordance with Section 118 of the Act, the Company
has complied with all applicable provisions of Secretarial
Standard-1 on Board Meetings and Secretarial
Standard-2 on General Meetings, as issued by the
Institute of Company Secretaries of India during the
Financial Year ended March 31, 2025.
42. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL
HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT
WORKPLACE (PREVENTION,
The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment
Policy in line with the requirements of the Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Committee
(IC) has been set up to redress complaints received
regarding sexual harassment. All employees (permanent,
contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this
policy.
The following is the summary of sexual harassment
complaints received and disposed off during the Financial
Year ended March 31, 2025:
No. of complaints received : Nil
No. of complaints disposed off : Nil
No. of complaints pending beyond 90 days : Nil
143. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
(CSR)
The Corporate Social Responsibility Policy as approved
by the Board is available on the website of the Company
at https://www.smartworksoffice.com/investors/
During the financial year ended March 31, 2025, although
the Company met the threshold criteria of turnover as
prescribed under Section 135 of the Companies Act,
2013, the Company has incurred an average net loss
during the three immediately preceding financial years.
Accordingly, the amount required to be spent towards
CSR was NIL, and the provisions relating to CSR
spending were not applicable to the Company during
the year under review. Applicable disclosures required
under Section 135 read with rules are disclosed in the
Corporate Governance Report annexed to the Board
Report.
The CSR Policy covers the following aspects relating
to constitution of CSR Committee, Meeting, CSR
Implementation, CSR Budget and Expenditure, Annual
Action Plan, Disclosure, Impact Assessment and
Monitoring Mechanism.
During the year, there were no changes to the Corporate
Social Responsibility Policy.
44. DETAILS OF PROCEEDINGS UNDER
INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE,
2016:
There are no insolvency proceedings filed against the
Company, under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,
2016 as amended, before the National Company Law
Tribunal or other Courts as on March 31, 2025.
45. DETAILS OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT
AND VALUATION WHILE AVAILING LOAN
FROM BANKS/ FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
The Company serviced all the debts & financial
commitments as and when they became due and no
settlements were entered into with the bankers.
Circulating the copy of the Annual Report in electronic
form to all members whose email addresses are available
with the Company. Your Company appeals to other
members to also register themselves to receive the
Annual Report in electronic form. Your Company has
adopted a green initiative to minimise the impact on
the environment. The Company has been circulating
the copy of the Annual Report in electronic form to all
members whose email addresses are available with the
Company. Your Company appeals to other members to
also register themselves for receiving the Annual Report
in electronic form.
A. Confirmation for compliance with Maternity
Benefit Act - The Company hereby confirms that
it is in full compliance with the provisions of the
Maternity Benefit Act.
B. Transfer of unclaimed dividend to investor
education and protection fund - No amount is
required to be transferred to Investor Education and
Protection Fund (IEPF) pursuant to Section 124(5) of
the Act.
C. The Company does not have any scheme of
provision of money for the purchase of its own
shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit
of employees
D. Neither the Managing Director nor the
Wholetime Directors of the Company receive
any remuneration or commission from any of its
subsidiaries.
E. In accordance with Regulation 32(4) of the SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, the disclosure of the Statement
of Deviation(s) or Variation(s) is not applicable to
the Company, as the Company was listed on the
Stock Exchanges with effect from July 17, 2025.
F. The Company does not have any shares in
unclaimed suspense demat account
Your Directors place on record their earnest appreciation
for the unstinted commitment, dedication, hard work and
significant services rendered by the employees, bankers
and other stakeholders of the Company
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
For Smartworks Coworking Spaces Limited
Neetish Sarda Harsh Binani
Managing Director Whole Time Director
DIN: 07262894 DIN: 07717396
Date: 1st September 2025 Date: 1st September 2025
Place: Delhi Place: Gurugram
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