Your directors take pleasure in presenting the 4th Board's Report of the company on the business and operations together with the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2025.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS & PERFORMANCE:
Financial performance of the Company for Financial Year 2024-25 is summarized below:
Particulars
|
2024-25
|
2023-24*
|
Revenue from operations
|
12,503.26
|
11,447.83
|
Other Income
|
6.43
|
0.49
|
Total Revenues
|
12,509.69
|
11,448.32
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Exceptional & Extraordinary items & tax
|
540.00
|
473.04
|
Less: Exceptional items
|
5.63
|
--
|
Less: Extraordinary items
|
1.93
|
2.15
|
Profit/ (Loss) before tax
|
532.45
|
470.89
|
Less: Tax Expenses - Current Tax
|
166. 18
|
125. 77
|
- Deferred Tax
|
--
|
--
|
- Income tax of earlier years
|
--
|
--
|
Net Profit/ (Loss) For the Year
|
366.27
|
345.12
|
* Figures regrouped wherever necessary.
The above figures are extracted from the Financial Statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in India including the Accounting Standards specified under section 129 and 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and other relevant provisions of the Act. The detailed financial statement as stated above is available on the Company's website at www.bccl.info/financial-result.php
!. STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIR:
Company has recorded a total revenue of Rs. 12,509.69/- lakhs in current financial year 2024-25 as compared to Rs. 11,448.32/- in previous financial year 2023-24 representing an increase of 9.27%. Company has incurred higher net profit for the year 2024-25 which is Rs. 366.27/- lakhs as compared to Rs. 345.12/- in previous year representing an increase of 6.12%.
>. DIVIDEND:
Keeping in mind the overall performance and outlook for your Company, your Board of Directors doesn't declare dividends as the company is at growing stage and requires funds for expansion. Your directors do not recommend any dividend for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
4. UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND:
There is no balance lying in unpaid dividend account.
5. SHARE CAPITAL:
The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 20,00,00,000/- and Paid-up Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 12,23,37,500/- as on 31st March, 2025.
During the year under review, the Company has issued and allotted 44,00,000 fully convertible warrants on preferential basis to promoters/promotor group and persons other than promoters on a preferential basis in accordance with provisions specified under Chapter V of SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2018.
Apart from this, no other securities are issued by the company in the financial year 2024-25.
6. MATERIAL CHANGES:
The company had issued 44,00,000 fully convertible warrants on preferential basis to promoters/promotor group and persons other than promoters on a preferential basis in accordance with provisions specified under Chapter V of SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2018, out of which 19,05,597 warrants have been converted into equity shares.
7. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
Company has not transferred any amount from profit to general reserve.
8. CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY:
During the Financial year, there has been no change in the business of the company or in the nature of business carried by the company during the financial year under review.
9. DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE:
There was no significant material order passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's operation in nature.
10. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013 with respect to Directors' Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
a. In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
b. The Directors have selected such Accounting Policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the State of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2025 and of the Profit & Loss of the Company for that period;
c. the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. The Directors had prepared the annual accounts of the Company on a 'going concern' basis; and
e. The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
f. 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.
11. DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR:
Pursuant to Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") read with the Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014, the Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they meet the 'criteria of Independence' as prescribed under Section 149 (6) of the Act and Regulation 16 of the Listing Regulations 2015 have submitted their respective declarations as required. The Independent Directors of your Company have confirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or situation, which could impair or impact their ability to discharge duties with an objective independent judgement and without any external influence.
All the independent directors have enrolled with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs at Manesar for exam "Online Self-Assessment Test".
12. LOANS GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS:
With reference to Section 134(3)(g) of the Companies Act, 2013, loans, guarantees and investments made under section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 form part of the notes to the financial statements provided in this annual report.
13. SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES:
The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate Company.
14. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
As per the requirements of Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the extract of the Annual Return for FY 2024-25 is uploaded on the website of the company at www.bccl.info/annual-reports.php.
15. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
As per the Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2015, the Management Discussion and Analysis of the financial condition is annexed and forms an integral part of the Directors' Report, is given in Annexure I.
16. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
The company is SME Company and listed on SME exchange of BSE Limited therefore, pursuant to Regulation 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015, the compliance with corporate governance as specified in regulation 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of sub regulation 2 of regulation 46 and Para C, D and E of Schedule V shall apply to the extent that it does not violate their respective statutes and guidelines or directives issued by the relevant authorities. Hence your company is exempted to comply with aforesaid provisions of the SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015 and corporate Governance does not form part of this Board's Report.
17. NUMBER OF BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING HELD DURING THE YEAR:
The Details of all meeting of Board of Directors and Committee meeting had taken place during the year and their detailed composition along with their attendance is mentioned below. The
composition of the Board and its committee is also available on the website of the company at www.bccl.info/Committees.php.
I. BOARD MEETING:
The Board of Directors of the Company (Board) has optimum combination of Executive and Non¬ Executive Directors comprising three Executive Directors and three Non- Executive Directors. None of the Directors hold directorship in more than 20 companies nor is a member of more than 10 committees or chairman of more than 5 committees across all the public limited companies in which they are Directors. The composition of the Board is in conformity with Regulation 17 of the SEBI Listing Regulations read with Section 149 and 152 of the Act.
Composition of Board of Director as on 31st March, 2025 is as follows:
Sr.
No
|
Name
|
Designation
|
Nature of Directorship
|
1
|
Bharat Brijlal Bhatia
|
Chairman/Managing Director
|
Executive
|
2
|
Rameshchand Chanduram Bhatia
|
Whole Time Director
|
Executive
|
3
|
Ravi Ashokkumar Bhatia
|
Whole Time Director
|
Executive
|
4
|
Anu Ashish Amodia
|
Independent Director
|
Non-Executive
|
5
|
Ravi Jitendra Modi
|
Independent Director
|
Non-Executive
|
6
|
Dhruvi Shyam Kapadia
|
Independent Director
|
Non-Executive
|
7
|
Insiya Qaidjohar Nalawala
|
Independent Director
|
Non-Executive
|
8
|
Rutu Milindbhai Sanghvi
|
Independent Director
|
Non-Executive
|
9
|
Nevil Prameshkumar Soni
|
Independent Director
|
Non-Executive
|
The Board meets at regular intervals to discuss and decide on the Company's performance and strategies. During the financial year under review, the Board met 13 (Thirteen) times and the gap between two meetings did not exceed one hundred and twenty days (120).
Sr. No.
|
Date of Meeting
|
Board Strength
|
No. of Directors Present
|
1.
|
08/04/2024
|
6
|
6
|
2.
|
23/05/2024
|
6
|
6
|
3.
|
25/06/2024
|
6
|
6
|
4.
|
16/07/2024
|
6
|
6
|
5.
|
27/07/2024
|
6
|
6
|
6.
|
21/09/2024
|
6
|
6
|
7.
|
26/10/2024
|
6
|
6
|
8.
|
11/11/2024
|
6
|
6
|
9.
|
29/11/2024
|
6
|
6
|
10.
|
03/01/2025
|
6
|
6
|
11.
|
07/02/2025
|
6
|
6
|
12.
|
13/02/2025
|
6
|
6
|
13.
|
31/03/2025
|
9
|
9
|
II. COMMITTEES MEETING • AUDIT COMMITTEE
Our Company has constituted an Audit Committee on 21st February, 2022 and re- constituted on 31st March, 2025 with its composition, quorum, powers, roles and scope in line with the applicable provisions of the Act and Listing Regulations.
The Audit Committee of the company consists of two Independent Directors and one Executive Director of the Company. All the Directors have good understanding Finance, Accounts and Law.
Composition of audit committee of the company is as follows:
Sr. No
|
Name of Member
|
Designation
|
Nature of Directorship
|
1
|
Ravi Jitendra Modi
|
Chairman
|
Non-Executive Independent Director
|
2
|
Anu Ashish Amodia
|
Member
|
Non-Executive Independent Director
|
3
|
Bharat Brijlal Bhatia
|
Member
|
Executive Director
|
During the financial year 2024-25, Five (5) meetings of Audit Committee were held on following dates:
? 08/04/2024
? 23/05/2024
? 27/07/2024
? 26/10/2024
? 03/01/2025
Attendance of members for the meeting of Audit Committee held during the year 2024-25 is as below:
Sr.
No
|
Name of Member
|
Status in Committee
|
No of meetings Attended
|
No of meetings entitled to Attend
|
1
|
Rutu Milindbhai Sanghvi
|
Chairman
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
Nevil Prameshkumar Soni
|
Member
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
Bharat Brijlal Bhatia
|
Member
|
5
|
5
|
The term of reference of Audit Committee is as below:
The scope of audit committee shall include, but shall not be restricted to, the following;
1. Oversight of the listed entity's financial reporting process and the disclosure of its financial information to ensure that the financial statement is correct, sufficient and credible;
2. Recommendation for appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of auditors of the listed entity
3. Approval of payment to statutory auditors for any other services rendered by the statutory auditors
4. Reviewing, with the management, the annual financial statements and auditor's report thereon before submission to the board for approval, with particular reference to:
a. matters required to be included in the director's responsibility statement to be included in the board's report in terms of clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013;
b. changes, if any, in accounting policies and practices and reasons for the same;
c. major accounting entries involving estimates based on the exercise of judgment by management;
d. significant adjustments made in the financial statements arising out of audit findings;
e. compliance with listing and other legal requirements relating to financial statements;
f. disclosure of any related party transactions;
g. modified opinion(s) in the draft audit report;
5. Reviewing, with the management, the quarterly financial statements before submission to the board for approval
6. Reviewing, with the management, the statement of uses / application of funds raised through an issue (public issue, rights issue, preferential issue, etc.), the statement of funds utilized for purposes other than those stated in the offer document / prospectus / notice and the report submitted by the monitoring agency monitoring the utilisation of proceeds of a public or rights issue, and making appropriate recommendations to the board to take up steps in this matter;
7. Reviewing and monitoring the auditor's independence and performance, and effectiveness of audit process;
8. Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of the listed entity with related parties;
9. Scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments;
10. Valuation of undertakings or assets of the listed entity, wherever it is necessary;
11. Evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems;
12. Reviewing, with the management, performance of statutory and internal auditors, adequacy of the internal control systems;
13. Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, if any, including the structure of the internal audit department, staffing and seniority of the official heading the department, reporting structure coverage and frequency of internal audit;
14. Discussion with internal auditors of any significant findings and follow up there on;
15. Reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal auditors into matters where there is suspected fraud or irregularity or a failure of internal control systems of a material nature and reporting the matter to the board;
16. Discussion with statutory auditors before the audit commences, about the nature and scope of audit as well as post-audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern;
17. To look into the reasons for substantial defaults in the payment to the depositors, debenture holders, shareholders (in case of non-payment of declared dividends) and creditors;
18. To review the functioning of the whistle blower mechanism;
19. Approval of appointment of chief financial officer after assessing the qualifications, experience and background, etc. of the candidate;
20. Carrying out any other function as is mentioned in the terms of reference of the audit committee.
21. Reviewing the utilization of loans and/ or advances from/investment by the holding company in the subsidiary exceeding rupees 100 crore or 10% of the asset size of the subsidiary, whichever is lower including existing loans / advances / investments existing as on the date of coming into force of this provision
22. Consider and comment on rationale, cost-benefits and impact of schemes involving merger, demerger, amalgamation etc., on the listed entity and its shareholders.
The audit committee shall mandatorily review the following information:
1. management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations;
2. management letters / letters of internal control weaknesses issued by the statutory auditors;
3. internal audit reports relating to internal control weaknesses; and
4. the appointment, removal and terms of remuneration of the chief internal auditor shall be subject to review by the audit committee.
5. statement of deviations:
a. quarterly statement of deviation(s) including report of monitoring agency, if applicable, submitted to stock exchange(s) in terms of Regulation 32(1).
b. annual statement of funds utilized for purposes other than those stated in the offer document/prospectus/notice in terms of Regulation 32(7).
• NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
Our Company has constituted a Nomination and Remuneration Committee on 21st February, 2022 and re-constituted on 31st March, 2025 with its composition, quorum, powers, roles and scope in line with the applicable provisions of the Act and Listing Regulations. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the company consists of three Independent Directors of the Company. Composition of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the company is as follows:
Sr. No
|
Name of Member
|
Designation
|
Nature of Directorship
|
1
|
Anu Ashish Amodia
|
Chairman
|
Non-Executive Independent Director
|
2
|
Ravi Jitendra Modi
|
Member
|
Non-Executive Independent Director
|
3
|
Dhruvi Shyam Kapadia
|
Member
|
Non-Executive Independent Director
|
During the financial year 2024-25, Three (3) meetings of Nomination and Remuneration Committee were held on following dates:
? 08/04/2024
? 27/07/2024
? 13/02/2025
Attendance of members for the meeting of Nomination & Remuneration Committee held during the year 2024-25 is as below:
Sr.
No
|
Name of Member
|
Status in Committee
|
No of meetings Attended
|
No of meetings entitled to Attend
|
1
|
Insiya Qaidjohar Nalawala
|
Chairman
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
Rutu Milindbhai Sanghvi
|
Member
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
Nevil Prameshkumar Soni
|
Member
|
3
|
3
|
The term of reference of Nomination & Remuneration Committee is as below:
1. Formulation of the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director and recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration of the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees;
2. For every appointment of an independent director, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall evaluate the balance of skills, knowledge and experience on the Board and on the basis of such evaluation, prepare a description of the role and capabilities required of an independent director. The person recommended to the Board for appointment as an independent director shall have the capabilities identified in such
3. description. For the purpose of identifying suitable candidates, the Committee may:
b. use the services of an external agencies, if required;
c. consider candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, having due regard to diversity; and
d. consider the time commitments of the candidates.
4. Formulation of criteria for evaluation of Independent Directors and the Board of Directors;
5. Devising a policy on Board diversity, if any;
6. Identifying persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in senior management in accordance with the criteria laid down, and recommend to the
Board of Directors their appointment and removal and shall carry out evaluation of every director 's performance.
7. Whether to extend or continue the term of appointment of the independent director, on the basis of the report of performance evaluation of independent directors.
8. Recommend to the board, all remuneration, in whatever form, payable to senior management.
9. Any other power specifically assigned by the Board of Directors of the Company from time to time by way of resolution passed by it in a duly conducted Meeting, and
10. Carrying out any other function contained in the equity listing agreements as and when amended from time to time.
The performance evaluation of the independent director was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from all the independent directors on the basis of the criteria such as participation in decision making and rendering unbiased opinion; participation in initiating new ideas and planning of the company etc.
The board reviewed the performance of the independent directors on the basis of the criteria such as the contribution in raising concerns to the Board, safeguarding of confidential information, rendering independent unbiased opinion etc. The web link is https://www.bccl.info/policy.php
REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS
During the year company has paid following remuneration or setting fees to the directors as follows:
Name
|
Category
|
Remuneration or sitting fees
|
Bharat Brijlal Bhatia Rameshchand Chanduram Bhatia
|
Executive Managing Director Executive Whole Time Director
|
38.00. 000 p.a.
38.00. 000 p.a.
|
Ravi Ashokkumar Bhatia
|
Executive Whole Time Director
|
24,00,000 p.a.
|
Insiya Qaidjohar Nalawala
|
Non-Executive Independent Director
|
NIL
|
Rutu Milindbhai Sanghvi
|
Non-Executive Independent Director
|
NIL
|
Nevil Prameshkumar Soni
|
Non-Executive Independent Director
|
NIL
|
REMUNERATION POLICY
The Company has adopted and implemented the Nomination and Remuneration Policy devised in accordance with Section 178(3) and (4) of the Companies Act, 2013 which is available on the website of the Company www.bccl.info/policy.php
The remuneration payable to Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management Person will involve a balance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short term and long¬ term performance objectives appropriate to the working of the Company and support in the achievement of Corporate Goals.
Presently the company doesn't pay any sitting fees to its non-executive director. The criteria
for making payment to the non-executive director is available on the website of the company
www.bccl.rnfo/policy.php
• STAKEHOLDER'S RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE
The term of reference of Stakeholder's Relationship Committee is as below:
1. Resolving the grievances of the security holders of the listed entity including complaints related to transfer/transmission of shares, non-receipt of annual report, non-receipt of declared dividends, issue of new/duplicate certificates, general meetings etc.
2. Review of measures taken for effective exercise of voting rights by shareholders.
3. Review of adherence to the service standards adopted by the listed entity in respect of various services being rendered by the Registrar & Share Transfer Agent.
4. Review of the various measures and initiatives taken by the listed entity for reducing the quantum of unclaimed dividends and ensuring timely receipt of dividend warrants/annual reports/statutory notices by the shareholders of the company.
To solve the investors grievances Company has formulated Stakeholder's Relationship
Committee. Composition of the Committee is as follows:
Sr. No
|
Name of Member
|
Designation
|
Nature of Directorship
|
1
|
Dhruvi Shyam Kapadia
|
Chairman
|
Non-Executive Independent Director
|
2
|
Ravi Jitendra Modi
|
Member
|
Non-Executive Independent Director
|
3
|
Bharat Brijlal Bhatia
|
Member
|
Executive Director
|
During the financial year 2024-25, Four (4) meetings of Stakeholder's Relationship Committee were held on following dates
? 23/05/2024
? 27/07/2024
? 26/10/2024
? 07/02/2025
Attendance of members for the meeting of Nomination & Remuneration Committee held during the year 2024-25 is as below:
Sr. No
|
Name of Member
|
Status in Committee
|
No of meetings Attended
|
No of meetings entitled to Attend
|
1
|
Rutu Milindbhai Sanghvi
|
Chairman
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
Nevil Prameshkumar Soni
|
Member
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
Bharat Brijlal Bhatia
|
Member
|
4
|
4
|
Name & Designation and address of the Compliance Officer
CS VISHWA RONAK PATEL
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Bhatia Colour Chem Limited Plot No. A/2/12, Road No. 1, Udhana Udyog Nagar Sangh Udhna Surat-394210
Pursuant to the Regulation 13(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015; the details regarding investor's complaints are as follows:
Status of Complaints pending, received, disposed and unresolved:
Number of Shareholders' Complaints Pending at the end of the year
|
Nil
|
Number of Shareholders' Complaints received during the year
|
Nil
|
Number of Shareholders' Complaints disposed during the year
|
Nil
|
Number of Shareholders' Complaints remain unresolved during the
|
Nil
|
year
|
|
18. FAMILIARIZATION TO INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
The Independent Directors of the Company are familiarized with the various aspects of the Company provided with an overview of the requisite criteria of independence, roles, rights, duties and responsibilities of directors, terms of appointment of the Company and policies of the Company and other important regulatory aspects as relevant for directors.
The Company, through its Executive Director or Manager as well as other Senior Managerial Personnel, conducts presentations/programs to familiarize the Independent Directors with the strategy, operations and functions of the company inclusive of important developments in business. The web link is www.bccl.info/assets/images/Familarization-programme-of-IDs R-WITH-no-of- programme-and-hrs-of-attendence-24-25.pdf
The terms and conditions of independent directors is available on the website of the company at www.bccl.info/policy.php
Meeting of Independent Director
During the financial year 2024-25 one meeting of Independent Director was held on the following date:
? 13/02/2025
Attendance of Directors at Independent Directors meeting held during the financial year is as under:
Name of Directors
|
Categories
|
No. of Meeting Attended
|
Mrs. Rutu Milindbhai Sanghvi
|
Chairman
|
1
|
Mrs. Insiya Qaidjohar Nalawala
|
Member
|
1
|
Mr. Nevil Prameshkumar Soni
|
Member
|
1
|
19. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES:
There is no employee drawing remuneration in excess of limits prescribed under section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. The Disclosures pertaining to remuneration as required under section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules 5(1) of the companies (appointment and remuneration of managerial personnel) Amendment rules, 2016 are annexed in Annexure II.
20. RISK MANAGEMENT:
During the financial year under review, the Board of Directors have adopted a framework for risk management including identification therein of elements of risk, if any, which in the opinion of the Board may threaten the existence of the company as per the provisions of Section 134(3)(n) of Companies Act, 2013. The brief statement of risk management is as under:
Regulatory and Compliance Risk
The textile chemical sector is governed by multiple national and international environmental, health, and safety regulations and pollution control norms. Any non-compliance can result in legal penalties and reputational damage. We proactively monitor regulatory developments and maintain strict internal compliance protocols.
Environmental and Sustainability Risk
The handling and disposal of chemical substances carry inherent environmental risks. We mitigate these through:
• Investment in effluent treatment plants (ETPs)
• Use of environmentally friendly and low-impact formulations
• Continuous improvement in sustainable production practices
Raw Material Price Volatility and Supply Chain Risk
Our operations are dependent on the availability and cost of raw materials, which are subject to global price fluctuations. We manage this risk through:
• Diversification of suppliers
• Strategic sourcing and long-term contracts
• Regular inventory reviews and buffer stock planning
Technology and Innovation Risk
Failure to innovate may lead to obsolescence or loss of market competitiveness. We continuously invest in R&D to develop eco-friendly and high-performance chemical solutions that align with the evolving needs of the textile industry and sustainability goals.
Customer and Market Risk
Our business is closely tied to the performance of the textile industry, which is cyclical and
influenced by global demand-supply dynamics. We mitigate market risk through:
• Diversification across domestic and export markets
• Focus on value-added specialty chemicals
• Strong technical support and customer engagement
Operational and Safety Risk
Manufacturing of textile chemicals involves hazardous processes and materials. To manage operational risk, we have:
• Implemented stringent safety standards and regular audits
• Trained staff in handling hazardous materials
• Adopted automation and process controls to minimize human error
Cybersecurity and IT Risk
With increasing reliance on digital systems for operations and supply chain management, cyber threats are a growing concern. We have adopted robust cybersecurity protocols, regular data backups, and access controls to safeguard sensitive business information.
21. AUDITORS:
• STATUTORY AUDITORS:
The Members at the 01st Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 20th September, 2022, had appointed M/s. DSI & CO., Chartered Accountants, (FRN: 127226W) as the Statutory Auditor of the Company to hold office for a term of five years i.e., from the conclusion of the 01st Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the conclusion of the AGM for the financial year ending 2026¬ 27.
• SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:
The Board had appointed Mr. Ranjit Binod Kejriwal, Practicing Company Secretary to conduct Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2024-25.
Your board, based on the recommendation of Audit Committee, proposed for the approval of members in this Annual General Meeting, appointment Mr. Ranjit Binod Kejriwal, Company Secretary in practice, (FCS: 6116, COP: 5985) and a Peer Reviewed Company Secretary, as the Secretarial Auditor of the company, for performing Secretarial Audit of the company for a period of five consecutive years commencing from 01st April, 2025 till 31st March, 2030 in accordance with the amendment notified in Regulation 24A by way of SEBI (LODR) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024, with effect from April 01, 2025.
The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith in Annexure
III.
The explanation to the secretarial audit qualifications is as under:
• The Company has filed the Revised Annual Report for Financial Year 2023-24 on 21/08/2024.
Certain inadvertent typographical error was noticed in the Annual Report of the Company for Financial Year 2023-24. So, the company rectified the inadvertent error and filed Revised Annual Report for Financial Year 2023-24 on 21-08-2024.
• INTERNAL AUDITOR:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Companie Act, 2013 read with Rule 13 of Companies (Accounts) Rule 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company has appointe M/s Dharan Shah & Associates, Chartered Accountants a Internal Auditor of the Company in the board meeting held o 21st February, 2022.
• COST AUDITOR:
Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors have appointed M/s V.M. Patel & Associates, Practising Cost Accountants (Firm Registration No. 101519) as the Cost Auditor of the Company for Financial Year 2025-26, subject to remuneration being ratified by the Members at the ensuing AGM of the Company.
22. COMMENTS ON AUDITOR'S REPORT:
M/s DSI & CO., Chartered Accountants, have submitted Auditors' Report on the financial statements (standalone) of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March 2025. The notes referred to in the Auditor's Report are self-explanatory and as such they do not call for any further explanation.
23. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:
The company is required to maintain Cost Records as specified by Central government under sub¬ section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, and accordingly such accounts and records are made and maintained.
24. CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
With reference to Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013, all contracts and arrangements with related parties under section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 entered by the company during the financial year, were in the ordinary course of business and were on an arm's length basis. The policy on Related Party Transaction is uploaded on the website of the company. The web link is www.bccl.info/policy.php
Details of the related party transaction made during the year are attached Annexure IV in form AOC-2 for your kind perusal and information.
25. ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND R & D EFFORTS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The particulars required to be included in terms of Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 with regard to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given below:
A. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
ii. The steps taken or impact on conservation of energy: Nil
iii. The steps taken by the Company for utilizing alternate sources of energy: NA
iv. The capital investment on energy conservation equipment: NA
B. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
i. The efforts made towards technology absorption: NA
ii. The benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product development or import substitution: NA
iii. In case of imported technology (imported during last three years reckoned from the beginning of the financial year): NA
iv. The expenditure incurred on research & development during the year: NA
C. FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO
The foreign exchange earnings and expenditure of your Company: Nil
26. CEO/ CFO CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Regulation 15(2) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the provision of Para D of Schedule V of SEBI (LODR) relating to Declaration by CEO is not applicable to the company.
27. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
During the year under review, the disclosures as per Rule 9 of Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the Company.
28. 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 the corporate governance requirements as prescribed by SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations").
The performance of the board was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basis of the criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information and functioning, etc.
The performance of the committees was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from the committee members on the basis of the criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.
The board and the nomination and remuneration committee reviewed the performance of the individual directors on the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of the individual director to the board and committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc. In addition, the chairman was also evaluated on the key aspects of his role.
In a separate meeting of independent directors, performance of non-independent directors, performance of the board as a whole and performance of the chairman was evaluated, taking into account the views of executive directors and non-executive directors. The same was discussed in the board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors, at which the performance of the board, its committees and individual directors was also discussed. Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire board, excluding the independent director being evaluated.
29. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
The List of board of Directors and KMP as on 31/03/2025
Name of Director/KMP
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Category & Designation
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Date of Appointment
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Date of Resignation
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Date of Change in Designation during the Year
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Bharat Brijlal Bhatia
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Executive Managing Director, Chairman
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10/12/2021
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--
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--
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Rameshchand Chanduram Bhatia
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Executive Whole¬ Time Director
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10/12/2021
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--
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--
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Ravi Ashokkumar Bhatia
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Executive Whole¬ Time Director
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10/12/2021
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--
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--
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Insiya Qaidjohar Nalawala
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Non Executive Independent Director
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21/02/2022
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31/03/2025
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--
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Rutu Milindbhai Sanghvi
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Non Executive Independent Director
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21/02/2022
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31/03/2025
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--
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Nevil
Prameshkumar Soni
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Non Executive Independent Director
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21/02/2022
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31/03/2025
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--
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Vishwa Ronak Patel
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Company Secretary
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22/04/2023
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--
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--
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Sunny Harishkumar Vyaswala
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Chief Financial Officer
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22/12/2021
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--
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--
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Dhruvi Shyam Kapadia
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Non Executive Independent Director
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13/02/2025
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--
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19/03/2025
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Anu Ashish Amodia
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Non Executive Independent Director
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13/02/2025
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--
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19/03/2025
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Ravi Jitendra Modi
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Non Executive Independent Director
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13/02/2025
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--
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19/03/2025
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Change in Designation:
• Mrs. Dhruvi Shyam Kapadia, Mrs. Anu Ashish Amodia and Mr. Ravi Jitendra Modi were appointed as Additional Directors on 13th February, 2025 and regularised as Independent Directors via Postal ballot concluded on 19th March, 2025.
In accordance with Section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Bharat Brijlal Bhatia (DIN: 09095082), Executive Director, retire by rotation and is being eligible has offered himself for re-appointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Company's policy on directors' appointment and remuneration is available in the web link www.bccl.info/policy.php. Based on the confirmations received from Directors, none of the Directors are disqualified from appointment under Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.
30. DEPOSIT:
The company has not accepted deposits from the public during the financial year under review within the meaning of Section 73 of the Act of the Companies Act 2013, read with Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
Details of money received from Directors:
SN
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Name of Directors
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Outstanding Amount as on year end (Rs. in Lacs)
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1
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Bharat Brijlal Bhatia
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160.07
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2
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Rameshchand Chanduram Bhatia
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260.33
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3
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Ravi Ashokkumar Bhatia
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4.53
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31. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEM:
The Company has a well-placed, proper and adequate internal financial control system which ensures that all the assets are safeguarded and protected and that the transactions are authorized recorded and reported correctly. The internal audit covers a wide variety of operational matters and ensures compliance with specific standard with regards to availability and suitability of policies and procedures. During the year no reportable material weakness in the design or operation were observed.
32. ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
The Companies Act, 2013 re-emphasizes the need for an effective internal financial control system in the company. Rule 8(5) (viii) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 requires the information regarding adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to the financial statements to be disclosed in the board's report. The detailed report forms part of Independent Auditors Report.
33. WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY / VIGIL MECHANISM:
The Company has established a mechanism called Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy for the directors and employees to report to the appropriate authorities off unethical behaviour, actual or suspected, fraud or violation of the Company's code of conduct or ethics policy and provides safeguards against victimization of employees who avail the mechanism. The policy permits all the employees to report their concerns directly to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company.
The Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy as approved by the Board is uploaded on the Company's website. The web link is https://www.bccl.info/policy.php
34. STATUTORY INFORMATION:
The Company is in trading & manufacturing of chemicals, dyes and auxiliary products and is listed on BSE SME Platform. Apart from this business, the company is not engaged in any other business/activities.
35. SECRETARIAL STANDARDS ISSUED BY THE INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA (ICSI)
The Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
The Company complies with all applicable mandatory Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)
36. CERTIFICATION FROM COMPANY SECRETARY IN PRACTICE
Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) and Schedule V Para C clause (10) (i) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 relating to CERTIFICATE OF NON¬ DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS which is issued by PCS is not applicable to the company as company has listed its specified securities on the SME Exchange only.
37. FRAUD REPORTING
During the year under review, no fraud has been reported by Auditors under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
38. INSURANCE:
All the properties and the insurable interest of the company including building, plants and machinery and stocks wherever necessary and to the extent required have been adequately insured. The company keeps reviewing the insurance amount every year as per requirement.
39. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:
The Company believes that technological obsolescence is a reality. Only progressive research and development will help us to measure up to future challenges and opportunities. We invest in and encourage continuous innovation. During the year under review, expenditure on research and development is significant in relation to the nature size of operations of your Company.
40. APPRECIATION:
Your directors place on records their deep appreciation to employees at all levels for their hard work, dedication and commitment and express their sincere thanks and appreciation to all the employees for their continued contribution, support and co-operation to the operations and performance of the company.
41. SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN:
Our company goal has always been to create an open and safe workplace for every employee to feel empowered, irrespective of gender, sexual preferences, and other factors, and contribute to the best of their abilities.
The Internal Committee (IC) has been constituted as per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and the committee includes external members from NGOs or with relevant experience. Half of the total members of the IC are women. The role of the IC is not restricted to mere redressal of complaints but also encompasses prevention and prohibition of sexual harassment.
The Company did not receive any complaints on sexual harassment during the year 2024-25 and hence no complaints remain pending as of 31st March, 2025.
42. COMPLIANCE WITH MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT:
The company has complied with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act
43. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:
The Company has adopted the Code of Conduct for regulating, monitoring and reporting of Trading by Insiders in accordance with the requirement of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 and the Companies Act, 2013. The Code of internal procedures and conduct for Regulating, monitoring and Reporting of Trading by Insiders is available on https://www.bccl.info/policy.php
44. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation of the co-operation and assistance received from Shareholders, Bankers, regulatory bodies and other business constituents during the year under review.
Your Directors also wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the commitment displayed by all executives, officers and staff, resulting in successful performance of the Company during the year.
Place: Surat For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Date: 02nd August, 2025 Bhatia Colour Chem Limited
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Rameshchand Chanduram Bhatia Bharat Brijlal Bhatia
Whole-Time Director Chairman/Managing Director
DIN:09431185 DIN:09095082
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