Tamworth charity One of a Kind misses financial reporting deadline by nine months

The charity association last year appointed an administrator due to concerns "cash inflows [weren't] sufficient to cover future outflows", citing the drought as a cause of financial woes.

It was forced to close stores in Gunnedah, Narrabri, Armidale and Toowoomba. Only its Tamworth stores remained open at the start of 2020, after it left administration.

One of a Kind Community Support has not submitted its 2019 Financial Report and Annual Information Statement to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission. The reports were both due on January 31.

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The charity was approached for comment for this story.

President Michael Ticehurst, in an email, said One of a Kind is not "doing any media" at the moment.

"We hope to be able to provide an update to our community in late October," he said.

A spokesperson for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission said registered charities must comply with their obligations, including submitting information statements on time.

"The ACNC has a range of powers that it can exercise in cases where a charity has failed to comply with its obligations," they said.

"These range from warnings and directions through to financial penalties and revocation of a charity's registration.

"The uses of these regulatory powers are published on the ACNC website."

The charity's shopfront on Hill Street also appears to have been sold, bearing a large sign that says so.

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One of a Kind earned a revenue of $1,954,692 in the year to June 30, 2018, according to its latest financial report to the Charities Commission. It spent $1,154,835 on employee benefits that year. The charity made a profit after other expenses of $3,374.

The charity's last Annual Information Statement estimated it employed 22.49 full-time equivalent staff, plus 35 volunteers.

Mr Ticehurst, a former chief executive officer for the charity, said last December he didn't want to limit One of a Kind services "to the brick and mortar" and wanted to expand.

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