Plastics For Change Foundation

Business Overview

• Plastics For Change Foundation is the Section 8 (not-for-profit) arm registered in Karnataka in Jan 2021, associated with the "Plastics For Change" group — a Fair Trade / B-Corp certified organization operating a verified recycled-plastic, ocean-bound plastic, supply chain that connects informal waste collectors in the Global South with international brands.
• The group's stated mission is "to use plastic waste as a resource for creating better livelihoods," funding community-development programs, housing, education, healthcare, financial inclusion, for waste-picker communities.
• The Foundation itself reported 0 employees as of its last filing, TheCompanyCheck, Apr 2024, consistent with it being a grant/CSR-funded vehicle rather than an operating business — distinct from any for-profit "Plastics For Change" trading entity in the same group, noted to avoid entity confusion.

Sector & Classification

Listed as "Health and Social Work" (Tofler) vs "Environment, Waste Management & Recycling Solutions" (TheCompanyCheck) — source conflict, exact NIC code not obtained

Directors & Key Management

Confirmed (2 independent sources — Tofler, TheCompanyCheck) current directors: (1) Sakkarepatna Guruprasad Srinidhikashyap — appointed 24 Aug 2024 per TheCompanyCheck; (2) Andrews Moses — appointed 24 Aug 2024 per TheCompanyCheck (also listed as company contact, email andrew@plasticsforchange.org). DIN numbers: not obtained — both Tofler and Falconebiz require a paid subscription to reveal DINs; Falconebiz's public page returned no company-specific data for this CIN.

GST Registrations

Not obtained. No GSTIN was disclosed on Tofler or TheCompanyCheck (TheCompanyCheck explicitly locks GST compliance data behind premium access). No findgst.in/knowyourgst individual GSTIN page could be located without a starting GSTIN or PAN. Do not assume the parent "Plastics For Change" trading entity's GSTIN belongs to this Foundation.

Financials

• Partial / single-source only. TheCompanyCheck reports FY2025, year ended 31 Mar 2025, revenue of ₹93.65 Lakh, described as 1769% YoY growth
• EBITDA, PAT and net worth are locked behind a paid report and were not obtained.
• Tofler's public page did not show a revenue figure for the same period, "Not Available".
• Standalone vs consolidated basis not stated on either source.
• Treat the ₹93.65 Lakh figure as unverified (single source) pending a second corroborating source or MCA/Section-8 financial filing.

Funding History

• Not obtained / not applicable — no funding rounds, investors, or Tracxn-style equity funding events were found
• Consistent with this being a Section 8 not-for-profit rather than an equity-funded startup. Any donor/CSR grant funding to the Foundation could not be confirmed from the sources checked.

Shareholding

• Not obtained — TheCompanyCheck states shareholding pattern requires premium/full-report access
• Not disclosed on Tofler's public page either. As a Section 8 company it would have "members" rather than conventional shareholders, but member details were not found.

Loans & Charges

• None registered — confirmed by TheCompanyCheck, "does not have any charges (loans) registered". No corroborating second source checked for charges specifically, so treat as partial-confirmed.

Related Parties

• Not obtained — no subsidiary/holding/group-network information was shown on Tofler's public page, "No company network information available".
• The Foundation is presumed to be affiliated with the broader "Plastics For Change" brand/group, same directors' email domain, shared branding, but no formal related-party/group-structure filing was located.

Legal & Compliance

• None found — an Indian Kanoon search for "Plastics For Change Foundation" / "Plastics For Change" returned no matching court cases, orders, or legal proceedings.

Competitive Landscape

• As a niche Section-8/CSR-linked entity, direct "competitor" framing applies more to the broader plastics-recycling/impact-sourcing space than to this specific foundation.
• Comparable organizations/peers, rough scale tags, unverified beyond general knowledge — treat as indicative, not sourced from the same registry fetches: (1) Saahas Zero Waste — mid-size waste-management social enterprise, Bangalore
• (2) Banyan Nation — recycled-plastics/circular economy startup, funded, Hyderabad
• (3) Lucro Plastecycle — recycled plastics manufacturer, larger industrial scale
• (4) Shakti Plastics — plastic recycling, mid-size
• (5) Waste Warriors Society — waste-management NGO/foundation, similar not-for-profit scale
• (6) Kabadiwalla Connect — informal waste-collector network/tech platform, similar mission-driven scale. None of these were cross-verified for this specific task and are offered only as directional peer context.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sources

Tofler: https://www.tofler.in/plastics-for-change-foundation/company/U85300KA2021NPL143261 (and /directors subpage) | TheCompanyCheck: https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/plastics-for-change-foundation/U85300KA2021NPL143261 | Falconebiz: https://www.falconebiz.com/ (public page returned no CIN-specific data) | Indian Kanoon: https://indiankanoon.org/search/?formInput=%22Plastics%20For%20Change%20Foundation%22 (no results) | Official site: https://www.plasticsforchange.org/ (verified via curl: org domain returns HTTP 200; .com variant 404s/redirects) and https://plasticsforchange.org/logo.webp (verified HTTP 200, image/webp)