NDIS provider valuations for Melbourne operators, built around registration and the deal structure.
For selling or buying an NDIS business, a director leaving, bringing in an investor, and restructures. The report deals with registration, audits and the ABN question head on.
A Melbourne NDIS or disability services business is valued on the profit it can keep earning under new ownership, after market wages for every worker and for the owner's own role. Our valuers test how many participants and support hours are likely to stay through a sale, how concentrated revenue is, and whether the buyer can hold the registration the business needs. NDIS registration is linked to a single ABN and cannot move to a different ABN, so the deal structure changes the value.
What the earnings of an NDIS business rest on
Revenue comes from supports delivered to participants under their plans, so the valuation starts with the participant base: how many active participants, how many hours each week, which support categories, and how long participants have stayed. A provider in Dandenong or Sunshine delivering community access and daily living supports to many participants is a different risk from one whose income depends on a few high-needs participants in supported independent living houses. The valuer also looks at the workforce, because supports cannot be delivered without staff. Rostering data shows overtime, agency use and turnover, and a provider that leans on a small group of long-serving support workers or one coordinator who holds the participant relationships carries key person risk. Owner wages are normalised, and any costs run through the business for the owner's benefit are added back so the earnings reflect the operation a buyer would actually run.
Registration does not follow the business to a new ABN
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission says a registration is linked to a single ABN and is not transferable to a different ABN, and that if the business needs to be linked to a different ABN a new registration application is required. It also notes that some structures, such as a sole trader, may not allow the ABN itself to pass to a new owner. This is why the deal structure matters to value. A sale of shares in the company that holds the registration keeps the ABN and the registration in place. A sale of the business assets to the buyer's own entity means the buyer applies afresh, with the cost, delay and audit that involves, and the risk that participants move elsewhere in the meantime. The report values the business on the structure proposed and states it. Which structure suits is for your lawyer and accountant.
New audit and registration rules from 1 July 2026
The Commission says that for changes of ownership from 1 July 2026, the provider must notify it as soon as possible, and a buyer of a provider that delivers high-risk or complex supports must complete an audit within three months of the change. A buyer also takes on the conditions of registration and the registration groups shown on the certificate, and must have a workforce qualified to deliver them. Separately, from 1 July 2026 supported independent living providers and NDIS digital platform providers must be registered. Registration also has an expiry date: a provider can start re-registration up to six months before it, and a lapsed registration means a new application and audit. For a valuation, the valuer checks the registration certificate, the expiry date, the last audit outcome and any conditions, because each one is a cost or a risk the buyer will price.
Records, compliance and the property question
Buyers of NDIS businesses look hard at whether claims reconcile to service records, whether worker screening is current, and how incidents and complaints have been handled. Gaps here are not just compliance problems: they can mean revenue that may have to be repaid or a registration at risk, and either one reduces value. The valuer asks for these records and records what is provided. Where the business operates from houses it owns or leases for supported living, the property and the operating business are separate assets. Property is valued by a property valuer in Victoria; we value the business. Leases and housing agreements are read because a lease that ends, or a landlord who can take the house back, affects the earnings of the supports delivered there.
When Melbourne NDIS providers are valued
- ·Sale of the business, including choosing between a share sale and an asset sale
- ·A director or shareholder leaving and the others buying them out
- ·Bringing in an investor or a new shareholder
- ·Moving the business into a new company or trust (with the ABN question checked first)
- ·Separating supported living property from the operating business
- ·Market value evidence for small business CGT concessions on exit (your accountant applies them)
Common questions.
Can I sell my NDIS registration?+
Not on its own. The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission says a registration is linked to a single ABN and cannot be transferred to a different ABN. A buyer can acquire the company that holds the registration, keeping the ABN, or buy the business assets and apply for its own registration. The valuation reflects whichever structure the parties use.
How much is my NDIS business worth?+
It is worth the profit a buyer can keep earning after market wages, including a wage for your role, adjusted for the risk that participants or key staff leave and for registration and audit costs. Businesses with a broad participant base, stable staff and clean records are worth more. The report works from your own claims, rostering and financial data.
Is a share sale or an asset sale better for an NDIS provider?+
It depends on your circumstances, and that choice is for your lawyer and accountant. For value, a share sale keeps the existing registration and ABN in place, while an asset sale to a new entity means a fresh registration application. A share sale also passes on past liabilities. The valuation states which structure it assumes.
Does the buyer of an NDIS business need an audit?+
For changes of ownership from 1 July 2026, the Commission says the provider must notify it as soon as possible, and a buyer of a provider delivering high-risk or complex supports must complete an audit within three months. The valuation allows for the cost and risk of that audit where it applies.
Are supported independent living houses part of the business value?+
The houses are property and are valued by a property valuer in Victoria. The valuation covers the operating business: the supports delivered, the staff and the agreements with participants and landlords. If the business owns the houses, the report shows the business value separately so the property can be added on its own valuation.
What does an NDIS business valuation cost?+
The fee is fixed before work starts and set by annual turnover: $1,495 + GST under $2 million, $2,495 + GST for $2 million to $3 million, $3,495 + GST for $3 million to $10 million, and a written quote above $10 million. Small reports take 2 business days and medium and large reports 3 business days, counted from when payment and all required information have been received.
- ·Buying or selling a registered NDIS business, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- ·Mandatory registration, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- ·Re-registration, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- ·NDIS Practice Standards, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
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Last reviewed 11 November 2026 by Business Valuations Melbourne, Level 7, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne.