Manappuram Finance Ltd. Badlapur Mumbai

Manappuram's origins go back to 1949 when it was founded in Valapad (a coastal village in the Thrissur District of Kerala) by the late V.C. Padmanabhan, father of Shri Nandakumar. Its activity was mainly pawn broking and money lending carried out on a modest scale. The principal asset of the company was the integrity and foresight of its Founder and among the people of the area it soon acquired a reputation as a safe-haven for their investments.The expansion: Shri Nandakumar took over the reins of this one Branch business in the year 1986 when his father expired. Since then, it has been a story of unparalleled growth, with new milestones being crossed every year. Manappuram Finance Ltd. was incorporated in 1992 (the original name was Manappuram General Finance and Leasing Limited) with its registered office at Valapad, in the Thrissur District of Kerala. It is India's first listed and highest credit rated gold loan company and widely recognised as a leading wealth creator in the Indian stock market. Since inception, the Company has maintained a consistently rapid pace of growth. Today, it has around 3,300 branches across 26 states and UTs with Assets under Management (AUM) of about Rs.10,000 crores, a workforce of about 18,000 and a live customer base of 15 lakhs (Data as of 31 March, 2013).