Wellbeing Design Homes enters liquidation owing $200,000 in unpaid superannuation

One of the directors of a disability support organisation which went bust owing millions of dollars has had another NDIS business placed into liquidation.

Denise Clissold is the owner of Wellbeing Design Homes. Credit: Nine.

One of the directors of a disability support organisation which went bust owing millions of dollars has had another NDIS business placed into liquidation.

Wellbeing Design Homes, based in Wyong and owned by Denise Jane Clissold, had a liquidator appointed following Federal Court action.

The NDIS organisation provided independent living services to people with disabilities.

The Deputy Commissioner of Taxation took its directors to the Federal Court in December last year, with the company ordered to be wound up on grounds of insolvency by Registrar Geoff Segal.

According to Australian Securities and Investments Commission Documents, Wellbeing Design Homes was first registered in December 2022 and lists Ms Clissold and her son, Joshua John Stratford as its company directors.

Federal Court documents reveal the company owes just under $200,000 in unpaid superannuation to their employees.

Denise Clissold. Picture: Nine News.

Richard Stone of RSM Australia was recently appointed as a liquidator by the court.

A former employee claimed several ex-staff members did not receive superannuation entitlements despite working for the company for a number of years.

One employee, who is owed thousands in superannuation, said she wasn’t holding onto any hope in terms of receiving reimbursement.

“I don’t see how they’re going to get it all back,” she said.

Ms Clissold was served with a banning order by the NDIS commission for a period of two years on August 20 last year.

Ms Clissold’s previous business – Coast Community Pty Ltd – which was registered in 2018, was placed into liquidation 12 months ago, owing more than $4m to creditors.

According to a statutory report filed with ASIC by liquidator Daniel Frisken, he believed that business’ failure was attributed to inadequate maintenance of the company’s asset management accounts and deficient record keeping practices in relation to client funding requests submitted to NDIS.

Deficient corporate governance protocols, director-related transaction and the accrual of significant statutory liabilities from approximately January 2020 were also attributed by the liquidator to that company’s failure.

It was also revealed Coast Community Pty Ltd company owed superannuation to employees, as well as amounts to the ATO and the NDIA.

A spokeswoman for the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission said they were unable to comment on the matter.

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