Perth disability support services provider 4lifeskills has called in administrators amid NDIS sector headwinds, with a potential sale of the not-for-profit being assessed.
The board of the charitable organisation voluntarily appointed McGrathNicol’s Rob Kirman and Rob Brauer, who are now undertaking an urgent assessment of the business.
It’s understood the administrators are actively engaging with several interested parties on a potential sale, while the organisation continues to operate as usual.
4lifeskills is a Western Australian registered NDIS services provider operating out of three service centres in Gosnells, Spearwood and Rockingham.
It provides a range of disability support services spanning in-home support, short stay accommodation, employment programs for children and adults.
4lifeskills has 14 full-time employees and about 100 part-time and casual staff, according to the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profit Commission.
In its latest financial report, the charity posted a $520,000 net deficit for the 12 months to June 2025, after generating revenue of $7.8 million.
It reported a net deficit of $414,000 in the prior year.
4lifeskills is dependent on grant funding from the Department of Communities and the National Disability Insurance Scheme for the majority of its revenue – almost 90 per cent – which totalled $6.8 million in FY25.
In its report, the board noted that it had no reason to believe those revenue streams would cease.
At last count, 4lifeskills had swung to a net liability position of $285,000, compared with net assets of $235,000 in FY24.
In its capacity as independent auditor, Dry Kirkness wrote that 4lifeskill’s financial position indicated “that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt of the association’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
4lifeskills' board appointing administrators comes amid broader disability support services sector challenges which have hit several Western Australian operators.
In mid-2025, the federal National Disability Insurance Agency introduced significant changes to NDIS pricing, rules and mechanisms for disability support.
Several local providers have pointed to NDIS pricing settings upon their demise, including Therapy Focus, which has since been acquired by APM Human Services.
McGrathNicol’s Mr Kirman and Mr Brauer were also the administrators of Therapy Focus, which they successfully sold to APM, which repaid creditors in full and retained all 250 staff.
Anglicare’s NDIS division, Linked Support Solutions and Agape Care Services were among the other local services providers to run aground, with differing outcomes.
