IntuitIntuit
Mandatoryou a non-refundable fee, currently $25. You must use Conference Services. Accounting and payroll You must use accounting and payroll software from a vendor we designate, currently Intuit's QuickBook's
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Huntington Learning Center 2025 LFEs
EducationHuntington Learning Center designates the accounting, payroll, and technology systems every center must run — currently Intuit's QuickBooks Essentials accounting software, its Core payroll software, and ProfitKeeper — and can modify the Software, eCurricula, and Platform requirements directly. The system runs 259 total units, 255 of them franchised, with franchised outlets down 5.204% year over year.
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Total units
259
255 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-5.204%
vs prior filing
AUV
$590K
Item 19, 2024
Royalty
9.5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$36K
per unit
Investment range
$159K–$298K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
11.5%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
3 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
ProfitKeeperProfitKeeper
MandatoryYou must connect your QuickBook’s account to ProfitKeeper, which reports certain revenue and expenses to us. (Franchise Agreement, Paragraph 11) H Training and Technology Servic
QuickBooksIntuit
Mandatoryrefundable fee, currently $25. You must use Conference Services. Accounting and payroll You must use accounting and payroll software from a vendor we designate, currently Intuit's QuickBook's Essentia
FacebookMeta
gram we offer an optional Outbound Calling Program by which the Call Center conducts follow-up phone calls. Each Solicitation and Referral campaign consists of direct mail, email, Facebook ad, and tex
QuickBooks OnlineIntuit
-up Package includes computers, monitors, tablets, printer, toner, firewall, cables, ChromeBooks, Microsoft Office, Virus protection, spam filtering, charging station, Sybase, and QuickBooks Online (e
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
19 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 explicit no's; 10 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must use the accounting and payroll software we designate, currently Intuit’s QuickBook’s Essentials online accounting software and its Core payroll online software.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
You must permit us to access your computer system and give us independent access to it; there are no contractual limitations on our right to access, record, or use this data, as well as your financial, accounting, employee, human resource, and payroll data.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
As of the Issuance Date, we are the sole approved supplier of these items; and none of our affiliates are approved suppliers of any items you must purchase in connection with the Franchised Business.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 20
We formed a Franchisee Advisory Council to provide us with advice and counsel about the operation of the System.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We can modify the Software, eCurricula, the Platform, any Added Software, and all other hardware and software we require or permit you to use in connection with the Franchised Business.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
8181232Item 8
approximately 34% or $8,181,232 from franchisees for purchases or leases of products or services
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
We and our affiliates have the right to earn and retain profits and all other forms of consideration, including rebates and volume discounts, from all such purchases you or we make from any vendor.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
5Item 8
We estimate the cost of products you will buy or license from us or our affiliates after you open the Franchised Business will represent less than 5% of your overall purchases in operating it.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
Franchise Agreement Agreement Relocation or $500 Upon billing You also pay us our related costs. renovation Evaluation of Will vary Upon billing You also pay us our related costs. suppliers Internet service $45 - $130 per month Upon billing Costs vary based on the provider and speed you select. provider Your…
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want us to approve your use of any product or service not in the Huntington Manuals, you give us the information and samples we request, which we review according to our standards.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right to Audit in any manner, including in-person and online, by entering the Premises, by conducting video or audio meetings and conferences, and by review of any data developed or used by you, us, and others in connection with you and the Franchised Business
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
During the Term, we will provide you with modifications, additions, and deletions to the Brand Standards Manual from time to time, as, and in the manner and with the frequency, we determine.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
You must obtain our written approval before you open and begin operating the Franchised Business.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree not to participate in, advertise on, maintain a presence on, or use any website or Networking Media Site in connection with the Franchised Business without our prior written permission, which we may refuse for any reason or no reason.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
You must spend a minimum of $57,000 per calendar year to promote Huntington Services and eTutoring using direct mail, newspapers, magazines, Internet, blogs, webinars, and television, radio, cable stations, etc.; and of this amount, you must spend a minimum of $2,000 per month.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
When you sign the Franchise Agreement, you become a member of a CoOp.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase those categories of products and services only from Designated Vendors or from us or our affiliates, as we direct.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to execute an ACH Automatic Withdrawal Authorization and to keep it effective throughout the Term.
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
You must permit us to access your computer system and give us independent access to it; there are no contractual limitations on our right to access, record, or use this data, as well as your financial, accounting, employee, human resource, and payroll data.
The filing answers no to 5 questions
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?Item 11
- Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?Franchise agreement
- Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Franchise agreement
The vendor opportunity at Huntington Learning Center
Huntington Learning Center runs 259 total units, 255 of them franchised, with franchised outlets down 5.204% year over year. Item 19 reports a figure of $589,575 for a cohort of 248 mature HLCs, open at least a year, that were open all of 2024. Huntington is a single-brand holding company with a sibling entry, Huntington Learning Center 2026 LFE + SD, in the same franchise system.
Who controls software purchasing
Huntington's franchisor designates the accounting, payroll, curricula, and technology systems every center must use, and reserves the right to modify the Software, eCurricula, the Platform, and any Added Software directly under Franchise Agreement Paragraph 8. Centers must obtain, install, and maintain the hardware and software Huntington requires in its Manuals, and typically replace it every two to three years.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Huntington requires centers to use the accounting and payroll software it designates, currently Intuit's QuickBooks Essentials online accounting software and its Core payroll online software, and separately mandates ProfitKeeper. Facebook is in use as part of Huntington's marketing programs. Centers must also buy Huntington's IT Start-up Package, which includes QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Office 365, Bitdefender, and a Sybase database license for LCOS, and they run Huntington's proprietary Software, LCOS and eCenter.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: centers must buy Training and Technology Services, Call Center services, Conference Services, certain curricula and eCurricula, and certain student materials directly from Huntington, and other specified categories — including accounting and payroll software — only from Designated Vendors. The royalty runs 9.5% of sales, and Item 17 of the FDD sets Huntington's renewal, transfer, and termination terms.
How to read the Huntington Learning Center FDD
The embedded viewer below carries this Huntington Learning Center Franchise Disclosure Document, filed for 2025, including the Item 8 and Item 11 language summarized above.
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Questions vendors ask
Huntington Learning Center 2025 LFEs, answered from the filing
Huntington Learning Center's franchisor designates the accounting, payroll, curricula, and technology systems every center must run, and can modify the Software, eCurricula, Platform, and Added Software directly under Franchise Agreement Paragraph 8. Vendors should approach Huntington's corporate operations rather than individual centers.
Huntington mandates Intuit's QuickBooks Essentials accounting software and Core payroll software, plus ProfitKeeper, as required systems under Item 11. Facebook is in use as part of its programs, and centers must buy an IT Start-up Package from Huntington that includes QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Office 365, and Bitdefender.
259 total units — 255 franchised and 4 company-owned — in the education segment, with franchised outlets down 5.204% year over year.
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: centers must buy Training and Technology Services, Call Center services, Conference Services, certain curricula and eCurricula, and certain student materials directly from Huntington, and other specified categories only from Designated Vendors. Centers may propose a supplier for approval.
Item 17 of the FDD sets Huntington's renewal, transfer, and termination terms for a Huntington Learning Center franchise. With franchised outlets down 5.204% year over year, near-term technology openings track the existing center base more than new-unit growth.
The embedded PDF viewer below carries this Huntington Learning Center Franchise Disclosure Document, filed for 2025.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
1 operators run 1 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit1
Top states by locations
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Ownership
The portfolio behind Huntington Learning Center 2025 LFEs
single_brand_holdco of Huntington Learning Center.
Sibling brands
Related Education brands
Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.