An occupational therapy clinic for children in inner Brisbane has gone into liquidation, after operating for only three years.
Evora Group, which had traded as Evora Therapy, Evora Allied Health, Rise Therapy Brisbane and Evora Digital, went into voluntary liquidation on Friday.
Liquidator Des Byron from Business Reset confirmed the business ceased trading in early April and had undertaken an “orderly wind down of operations to reduce any impact on customers”.
The Fortitude Valley-based pediatric occupational therapy clinic worked with patients who had conditions ranging from autism and ADHD to cerebral palsy and Down’s syndrome.
It also offered a mobile therapy service, visiting both homes and schools across Brisbane.
Sole director and owner Tyler Rodwell started the business in 2023 with senior occupational therapist Nadi Han.
A report from the director, lodged with ASIC on Monday said Evora Group owed $112,477 to creditors, but any further debts owed to five employed occupational therapists were yet to be confirmed.
The report on company activities and property said Evora Group owed $92,422 on a NAB business loan and $20,055 to the Australian Taxation Office.
It said the company had about $6,880 in a bank account and a $13,900 rental bond.
The report further noted Evora Group was owed about $28,057 from debtors.
News Corp has contacted the company for comment.
Mr Rodwell could not be contacted.
Late last year, a survey from industry body Occupational Therapy Australia said more than half (55 per cent) of businesses in the sector failed to make a profit in the last financial year, after pricing freezes from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The maximum rates occupational therapy providers can charge under the scheme has not increased in six years, while travel imbursement rates for home visits were cut in half in the last annual review, the body said.
Occupational Therapy Australia’s survey found 14 per cent of occupational therapy businesses were actively planning to close their doors, with a further 50 per cent were considering an exit from the industry within the next three years.