Your Directors are pleased to present the 38th Annual Reportand the Standalone and Consolidated Audited FinancialStatements for the year ended 31st March 2025.
The Company's financial performance, for the year ended 31stMarch 2025 as per Ind AS is summarized below:
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from Operationsincluding other income
32.96
26.18
806.50
769.70
Profit/ (Loss) beforeInterest, Depreciation,
Tax and Exceptional Items
12.17
(0.54)
63.08
61.66
Exceptional Items
--
10.88
(6.05)
(6.63)
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax
5.45
5.70
(71.35)
(71.71)
Tax Expense (incl.Deferred Tax)
1.46
0.36
(15.17)
(13.17)
Profit/ (Loss) for the year(Owners of equity)
4.00
5.34
(28.80)
(33.24)
Non-controlling Interest
(27.38)
(25.30)
Profit/ (Loss) for the year
(56.18)
(58.54)
Basic/diluted EPS
1.70
2.27
(12.23)
(14.12)
The consolidated financial statements of the Company andits subsidiaries for FY 2024-25 are prepared in compliancewith the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013("the Act”) and as stipulated under Regulation 33 of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 ("the Listing Regulations”) as well as in accordancewith the Indian Accounting Standards notified under theCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015. Theaudited consolidated financial statements together with theIndependent Auditor's Report there on form part of thisAnnual Report.
The Company did not undergo any change in the nature of itsbusiness during the year under review.
As required by Regulation 34(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (ListingRegulations), a Management Discussion and Analysis Report ispart of this Report.
The state of the affairs of the business along with the financialand operational developments has been discussed in detail inthe Management Discussion and Analysis Report.
During the year under review there has been no change in thecapital structure of the Company. The paid-up capital of theCompany as of March 31, 2025 is Rs. 23,54,52,310/- (RupeesTwenty Three Crores Fifty Four lakhs Fifty Two Thousand ThreeHundred and Ten only).
The following changes occurred in the composition of theBoard of Directors and Key Managerial Personnels of theCompany during the FY 2024-25:
Appointment
Ms. Alka Sagar (DIN 07138477) was appointed as a WomanIndependent Director of the Company w.e.f. 14th August,2024. Ms. Alka Sagar (BHSc. & LLB) is a private practitionerand court lawyer. She has more than 18 years of experiencein the relevant field and serves as a board member in aListed Company. She has the required integrity, expertise,experience and proficiency for appointment as a Non¬Executive Independent Director of the Company.
Cessation
Dr. Abhigyan Upadhyay (DIN 07267470), Non-Executive, Non¬Independent Director of the Company has resigned from the
Board of Directors w.e.f. 9th January, 2025, before completionof his term as a Director. Mr. Pramod Toshniwal resigned asIndependent Director of the Company w.e.f. 5th July, 2024 dueto their other commitments and personal reasons.
The Board expresses its appreciation and gratitude for thetimely advice rendered by them during their tenure as theDirectors of the Company.
Re-appointment of a Director liable to retire byrotation
In terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Dr. (Ms.)Kavita Bhansali, Executive Director is liable to retire by rotationat the ensuing Annual General Meeting and offers herself forre-appointment. Necessary Resolution for her reappointmentis recommended for the approval of the shareholders of theCompany in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
There are no changes in Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) duringthe year.
Declaration from Independent Directors
The Company has received declarations from all theIndependent Directors of the Company confirming that theymeet with the criteria of independence as prescribed bothunder sub section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act,2013 and under SEBI Listing Regulations.
Familiarization Programme for theIndependent Directors
In compliance with the requirements of Regulation 25(7) ofthe SEBI Listing Regulations, the Company has put in placea Familiarization Program for the Independent Directorsto familiarize them with the Company, their roles, rights,responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry inwhich the Company operates, business model etc. The detailsof the Familiarization Program conducted are available on thewebsite of the Company at www.bilcare-group.com.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to the requirement under the Section 134(5) ofthe Companies Act 2013, with respect to the Directors'Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
a. in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financialyear ended 31st March 2025, the applicable accountingstandards had been followed and there are no materialdeviations from the same;
b. the directors had selected such accounting policies andapplied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company asat 31st March 2025 and of the Profit/loss of the Companyfor the year ended on that date;
c. the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for themaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Companies Act 2013 forsafeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventingand detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. the accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2025have been prepared on a 'going concern' basis;
e. the directors had devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andthat such systems were adequate and operating effectively;
f. the directors had laid down internal financial controls to befollowed by the Company and that such internal financialcontrols are adequate and were operating effectively.
Annual Return
As per the requirements of Section 92(3) of the Act and Rulesframed thereunder, Annual Return for the Financial Year 2024¬2025 is available on the website of the company at www.bilcare-group.com.
Number of Meetings of the Board
During the Financial Year 2024-25, Eight (8) Board Meetingswere held, details of which are given in the CorporateGovernance Report section.
Particulars of Loans, Guarantees andInvestments under section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013
Particulars of Loans, guarantees and investments form part of thenotes to the financial statement provided in this Annual Report.
An update on the Company's significantinvestments during the financial year issummarised below :
Redemption of Preference Shares Held inCaprihans India Limited
During the financial year under review, out of the total holdingof 21,30,00,000, 0.1% Non-Cumulative, Non-ParticipatingRedeemable Preference Shares of '10 each, 4,63,50,000Preference Shares were redeemed in two tranches of 2,40,00,000shares on 2nd December, 2024, and 2,23,50,000 shares on 10thJanuary, 2025. Accordingly, as at 31st March, 2025, the Companycontinues to hold 16,66,50,000 Preference Shares.
Conversion of Convertible Warrants and Increasein Equity Shareholding in Caprihans India Limited(CIL), a subsidiary of the Company
During the financial year under review, the Companyexercised its right to convert 14,90,000 (Fourteen LakhNinety Thousand) Convertible Warrants, each priced at '200(Rupees Two Hundred only), into Equity Shares. Pursuantto this conversion, the Company was allotted 14,90,000Equity Shares of '10 each at a premium of '190 per shareby CIL. Consequently, the Company's holding of ConvertibleWarrants in CIL reduced to 33,10,000 as at the end of thefinancial year. As a result, the Company's investment inEquity Shares of CIL increased by 14,90,000 equity shares,bringing the total holding to 81,88,325 Equity Shares(55.99%) as of 31st March, 2025.
All contracts/ arrangements/ transactions entered by theCompany during the FY 2024-2025 with related parties werevalued on an arm's length basis and in the ordinary course ofbusiness and approved by the Audit Committee consisting ofIndependent Directors.
As per the SEBI Listing Regulations, if any Related Party Transactions('RPT') exceeds '1,000 crore or 10% of the annual consolidatedturnover as per the last audited financial statement whicheveris lower, would be considered as material and would requireMembers approval. However, there were no material transactionsof the Company with any of its related parties during the year interms of Section 134 read with Section 188 of the Companies Act,2013. Therefore, the disclosure of the Related Party Transactionsas required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Act in Form AOC-2 isnot applicable to the Company for FY 2024-2025 and, hence, thesame is not required to be provided.
The details of RPTs during FY 2024-2025 are provided in theaccompanying financial statements.
The Policy on materiality of related party transactions may beaccessed on the Company's website at www.bilcare-group.com.
Your Board of Directors do not propose to transfer any amountto the reserves.
Your Board of Directors do not recommend any Dividend forthe financial year ended 31st March 2025.
A. Conservation of Energy
i. Steps taken for Conservation of Energy:
Bilcare Focused on Energy conservation measures andsuccessfully implemented as follows:
• 2024-25 - Conversion of 40 W fluorescent tube lightsin office area (Level 1 & 2) to 20 W LED battens: 43fittings (40-20 = 20 W) .02 KW X 10 hrs per day =.2KWh (Units) per day X 43 fittings = 8.6 Units per dayX 365 days = 3139 Units X 10 Rs. = Rs. 31390 savedper annum.
• 2024-25 - Conversion of 18 W CFL lights in officearea (Level 1 & 2) to 10 W LED pencil s: 58 fittings(18-10 = 8 W) .008 KW X 10 hrs per day =.08 KWh(Units) per day X 58 fittings = 4.64 Units per day X365 days = 1693.6 Units X 10 Rs. = Rs. 16936 savedper annum.
Leading to total saving of Rs. 48,326 per annum.
B. Technology Absorption, Adaptation and Innovation
During the financial year, 5 new international patent
applications were made for the PPI Division, which is
transferred to Caprihans India Limited.
Expenditure on Research & Development -
i. During the financial year there is no R&D expenditure ona standalone basis.
ii. On a consolidated basis total R&D expenditure as apercentage of consolidated turnover is 0.25 %
Rs. in Crores
Foreign exchange earned
5.51
Foreign exchange outgo
0.83
The Company has Corporate Social Responsibility Policy asper the Provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and Rules madethereunder and is available on the website of the Company.
The Annual Report on CSR activities is annexed as Annexure-A.
The audit committee comprises of Mr. Rajesh Devene (Chairmanof the Committee), Ms..Madhuri Vaidya and Mr. ShreyansBhandari as members. All the recommendations made by thecommittee were accepted by the Board.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 andSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBIListing Regulations”), the Board has carried out an annualperformance evaluation of its own performance, the Directorsindividually as well as the evaluation of the working of itsCommittees. Performance evaluation has been carried out asper the Nomination and Remuneration Policy.
In accordance with the provisions of Schedule IV (Code forIndependent Directors) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBIListing Regulations, a meeting of the Independent Directorsof the Company was held on 13th February 2025 without theattendance of Non-Independent Directors and Members of theManagement.
Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company are inclusiveof the results of all the subsidiaries. Copies of annual accountsand related information of all the subsidiaries can be soughtby any member of the Company by making a written requestto the Company at the Registered Office. Above information isavailable for inspection at the Registered Office & on websiteof the Company. A statement containing the salient featuresof the financial statement of the subsidiaries in the prescribedformat AOC-1 is presented in a separate section formingpart of the financial statements. The Policy for determining'Material' subsidiaries has been displayed on the Company'swebsite at www.bilcare-group.com.
As on 31st March, 2025, Company has five (5) wholly ownedsubsidiaries viz. Bilcare GCS Limited, UK. Bilcare GCS Inc., USA,Bilcare GCS Ireland Limited, Ireland, Bilcare Inc., USA, andBilcare Pharma Solutions Limited and Caprihans India Limited,a 55.99% subsidiary and Bilcare Research GmbH, Germany, astep down subsidiary.
Given below are the details of deposits, covered under Chapter Vof the Companies Act, 2013:
The Company has not invited/accepted deposits from public/members during the year under review.
During the Financial Year 2022-2023, on 27th March,2023, the Company transferred its Pharma PackagingInnovations (PPI) Division to Caprihans India Limited, itsSubsidiary as a business undertaking on a going concernbasis along with all the assets and liabilities pertaining tothe PPI Division. Accordingly, Caprihans India Limited hasundertaken to pay to the Company, the amount payableto the depositors. As on 31st March, 2025 the outstandingdeposits were Rs. 49.49 Crs (including interest).
There are no significant and material orders passed by theRegulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concernstatus and Company's operations in future.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controlswith reference to financial statements. During the year, suchcontrols were tested and no reportable material weaknesses inthe design or operation were observed.
The Company has in place Whistle Blower Policy, whereinthe Employees/ Directors/ Stakeholders of the Companyare free to report any unethical or improper activity, actualor suspected fraud or violation of the Company's Codeof Conduct. This mechanism provides safeguards againstvictimization of Employees, who report under the saidmechanism. During the year under review, the Companyhas not received any complaints under the said mechanism.Your Directors hereby affirm that no personnel has beendenied access to the audit committee. The Whistle BlowerPolicy may be accessed on the Company's website at www.bilcare-group.com.
The Company is in compliance with relevant provisions ofthe Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of CompanySecretaries of India.
A report on Corporate Governance is given in this AnnualReport. The requisite certificate from the Practicing CompanySecretary confirming compliance with the conditions ofcorporate governance is attached to the report on CorporateGovernance.
Statutory Auditors
M/s. Sharp & Tannan Associates, Chartered Accountants, Pune(Firm Registration No. 109983W), were appointed as theStatutory Auditors of the Company by the shareholders at the36th Annual General Meeting held on September 29, 2023,to hold office until the conclusion of the 41st Annual GeneralMeeting to be held in the year 2028.
M/s. Sharp & Tannan Associates have, however, tenderedtheir resignation as Statutory Auditors of the Company witheffect from August 14, 2025. The resignation was pursuantto the Company's intent to align the Statutory Auditors of theCompany with those of its major subsidiary. Due to bandwidthlimitations, M/s. Sharp & Tannan Associates expressed theirinability to continue as the Statutory Auditors and accordinglyresigned.
To fill the casual vacancy arising out of the said resignation,and based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee,the Board of Directors at its meeting held on August 14, 2025,approved the appointment of M/s. Patki & Soman Associates,Chartered Accountants, Pune (Firm Registration No. 107830W,Peer Review Certificate No. 019076), as Statutory Auditors ofthe Company to hold office from August 14, 2025, until theconclusion of the ensuing 38th Annual General Meeting.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 139(8) of theCompanies Act, 2013, the appointment of M/s. Patki & SomanAssociates, Chartered Accountants, Pune, in the casual vacancycaused by the resignation of M/s. Sharp & Tannan Associates isrequired to be approved by the shareholders of the Companyat a General Meeting within three (3) months from the date ofappointment by the Board.
Further, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee,the Board of Directors has also proposed the appointment ofM/s. Patki & Soman Associates, Chartered Accountants, Pune,as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a term of five(5) consecutive years, commencing from the conclusion of the38th Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the 43rdAnnual General Meeting to be held in the year 2030, subject tothe approval of the shareholders of the Company..
The Board had appointed M/s. Ghatpande & GhatpandeAssociates Company Secretaries, to conduct Secretarial Auditfor the financial year 2024-25. The Secretarial Audit Report forthe financial year ended 31st March 2025 is annexed herewithmarked as Annexure - B to this Report.
1. Classification of Land Parcels as "Assets Held for Sale”
During FY 2023-24, land and building owned by thepromoters against a capital advance paid to the promoters,were capitalized and thereby the capital advance became Nil.While the title deeds for the land and building are yet to beexecuted in the Company's name pending NOC and executionof sale agreements, the physical possession of the assets iswith the Company.
As there were potential buyers for the land, this asset wasclassified as "Assets Held for Sale” in accordance with IndAS 105 as on 31st March 2024 and as the due diligence bythe prospective buyers is still ongoing, the said classificationcontinues as on 31st March 2025. It is expected that thetransaction will be concluded in FY 2025-26..
2. Sale of Leasehold Land and Building - Patalganga
The Company entered into a Memorandum of Understandingwith a prospective buyer for the sale of its leasehold land andbuilding at Patalganga. In line with Ind AS 105, the asset wasclassified as "Asset Held for Sale” as at 31st March, 2025.
Subsequently, on 15th May, 2025 (post the balance sheet date),the sale was executed through a Deed of Assignment for transferof leasehold rights, for a total consideration of '3.25 Crores.
3. SFIO Investigation
With reference to the letter received from the Serious FraudInvestigation Office (SFIO) under Section 212 of the CompaniesAct, 2013, the Company has filed a writ petition before theHon'ble High Court of Mumbai challenging the initiation of theinvestigation. The matter is currently sub-judice. Meanwhile,SFIO has sought certain documents/information from theCompany, its Directors and the professionals engaged by theCompany. The same has already been submitted as and whenasked.
4. Public Fixed Deposits
The Company has paid interest on public fixed depositswithout any delay and has also repaid a substantial portion ofthe principal amount. The balance fixed deposits, along withfull interest, are in the process of being repaid.
5. Others
While filing the Corporate Governance Report for the Quarterended 30th September, 2024 and Integrated Governance Reportfor the Quarter ended 31 st December, 2024 there was a delay infiling with BSE Ltd., by 1 working day, due to technical error atBSE Listing Portal and the same was also clarified to BSE.
All the other observations and comments given by the Auditorsare self-explanatory and do not call for any further comment.
During the year under review, maintenance of cost records andrequirement of cost audit as prescribed under provisions ofSection 148 (1) of the Act are not applicable to the Company
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditor andSecretarial Auditor have not reported any instances of fraudscommitted in the Company by its Officers or Employees, to theAudit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Act, details ofwhich needs to be mentioned in this Report.
The Board of Directors has developed and implemented acomprehensive Risk Management Policy, which lays down theprocedure to identify, monitor and mitigate the key elements ofrisks that threaten the existence of the Company. The Companyis not required to constitute a Risk Management Committee asper the SEBI LODR Regulations, 2015.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details asrequired under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are provided as Annexure - Cto this Report.
A statement containing particulars of employees as requiredunder Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(2) and5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided as a separateannexure forming part of this Report. However, the Annual Reportis being sent to the members excluding the said annexure.The said information is available for electronic inspection duringworking hours and any member interested in obtaining suchinformation may write to the Company Secretary or Registrar andTransfer Agent, and the same will be furnished on request.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required inrespect of the following items as there were no transactions onthese items during the year under review:
1. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend,voting or otherwise.
2. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employeesof the Company under any scheme.
Mr. Shreyans Bhandari, Managing Director of the Company hasreceived remuneration from Caprihans India Limited, subsidiaryof the Company, in his capacity as President of Caprihans IndiaLimited.
During the year under review, no application is made andno proceeding is pending against the Company under theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC Code) and there is noinstance of one-time settlement of the Company with any bankor financial institution.
In terms of provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Womenat Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013, the Company has formulated a Policy to prevent SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace.
Your directors state that during the year under review, there wereno complaints filed & there were no complaints pending at theend of the year pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Womenat Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
We thank our domestic and international customers, vendors,investors, banking community and investment bankers and allother stakeholders for their continued support during the year.
Your directors also wish to place on record their deep sense ofappreciation for the committed services of the employees at alllevels worldwide.
We thank the Governments of various countries where wehave our operations and also thank Central Government,various State Governments and other Government agencies fortheir positive co-operation and look forward to their continuedsupport in future. Finally, we wish to express our gratitude tothe members and shareholders for their trust and support.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Shreyans BhandariChairman & Managing DirectorPune : 14th August 2025