CanvaCanva
stem”) that consists of the following hardware and updated software: (a) a Windows or Apple computer; and (b) Honeybrook POS System, QuickBooks, Google Workspace, Google Drive and Canva. If you do not
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
SoCal Candle Rentals
Home servicesSoftware purchasing at SoCal Candle Rentals flows through a small HQ team led by CEO Mindy Halley and VP Clinton Halley. The system mandates Honeybrook POS and QuickBooks, leaving limited room for displacement but potential for complementary tools. With only 4 total units—3 franchised, 1 company-owned—the addressable market is tiny, making this a niche target for vendors with highly relevant home-services solutions.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
4
3 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
$266K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
7%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$25K
per unit
Investment range
$51K–$146K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
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.
8%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
QuickBooksIntuit
ave or purchase a computer system (“Computer System”) that consists of the following hardware and updated software: (a) a Windows or Apple computer; and (b) Honeybrook POS System, QuickBooks, Google W
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
25 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 3 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
(a) a Windows or Apple computer; and (b) Honeybrook POS System, QuickBooks, Google Workspace, Google Drive and Canva.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
You consent to us accessing your Technology and retrieving any information we deem appropriate in conducting the inspection.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You will deliver a balance sheet, profit and loss statement, statement of cash flows and explanatory footnotes prepared under generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis (“Financial Statements”) to us within the time period required by the Franchise Operations Manual.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Our affiliate, MCHBS, is currently the only approved supplier of t-shirts and hats containing our logo and other branded clothing.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We may modify, update or add to the System Website at any time.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates may receive rebates from some suppliers based on your purchase of products and services.
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?
50Item 8
We estimate that approximately 50% to 80% of purchases required to open your SoCal Candle Rentals Business and 50% to 80% of purchases required to operate your SoCal Candle Rentals Business will be from us or from other approved suppliers or under our specifications.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We charge a fee (estimated to be between $100 and $500) to evaluate the proposed product, service or supplier.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want to use or sell a product or service that we have not yet evaluated, or if you want to purchase or lease a product or service from a supplier or provider that we have not yet approved (for products and services that require supplier approval), you must notify us and submit to us the information…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Notify all telephone companies, listing agencies, social media companies and domain name registration companies (collectively, the “Agencies”) of the termination or expiration of your right to use the following, and immediately transfer to us: (A) the telephone numbers, accounts and/or domain names, if applicable…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to comply with the then-current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards as those standards may be revised and modified by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC, or any successor organization or standards we may reasonably specify.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
To ensure compliance with this Franchise Agreement, we or our representatives will have the right to evaluate your Franchised Business operations, and inspect or examine your books, records, accounts and tax returns.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We can modify the Franchise Operations Manual at any time.
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 may not maintain a separate website, conduct e-commerce, or otherwise maintain a presence on the Internet in connection with your Franchised Business without our express written permission, which we may revoke at any time, in our sole discretion.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
You must spend at least $2,500 on approved grand opening marketing, advertising and promotion for your Franchised Business (“Grand Opening Program”) during the period commencing 30 days before the opening of your Franchised Business and ending 90 days after the date on which your Franchised Business opens for business.
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
In addition to the Brand Fund Contribution, you must spend 1% of Gross Sales each month on local advertising (“Local Advertising Requirement”).
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
You must participate in any advertising cooperative that we require for the purpose of creating and/or purchasing advertising programs for the benefit of all franchisees operating within a particular region.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase, install, maintain in sufficient supply and only use fixtures, furnishings, equipment, signs and supplies that conform to the standards and specifications described in the Franchise Operations Manual or otherwise in writing.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must use the computer hardware and software, including the point-of-sale system that we periodically designate to operate your SoCal Candle Rentals Business.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to maintain, at all times, credit card relationships with the credit and debit card issuers or sponsors, check or credit verification services, financial center services, payment providers, merchant service providers, loyalty and gift cards, and electronic fund transfer systems (together, “Payment Vendors”)…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We currently require you to pay fees and other amounts due to us or our affiliates via electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) or other similar means.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to participate in our gift card and loyalty programs, if any, and agree to make gift cards and loyalty programs available for purchase and redemption at your Franchised Business subject to the policies and procedures in the Franchise Operations Manual.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must use the computer hardware and software, including the point-of-sale system that we periodically designate to operate your SoCal Candle Rentals Business.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
We will have the right at any time to retrieve data and other information from your Technology as we, in our sole discretion, deem necessary or desirable.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We may charge you training and our then- for training additional persons, newly current fee, currently hired personnel, refresher training $300 per person per courses, remedial training, advanced day, for additional training courses, and additional or special training or assistance assistance or training you need or…
The filing answers no to 6 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?Franchise agreement
- Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?Franchise agreement
- Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Item 11
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
- 95.3% of home services brands mandate no POS, leaving a massive whitespace for tech vendors to target before competitors catch on.By identifying the 525 brands with no mandated POS, your sales team can prioritize high-fit targets and cut prospecting waste by 40%, converting weeks of manual research into a single query that surfaces ready-to-sell accounts.
- Without instant access to AUV data, you cannot gauge franchisee ROI or brand health across 239 disclosed home services brands.Seeing median AUV of $661,803.61 at a glance lets you prioritize brands with strong unit economics, increasing win rates by focusing on financially healthy targets and avoiding low-ROI pursuits.
- With median unit growth of only 2.62% YoY across 323 disclosed brands, you need to find the outliers poised for expansion before they hit the market.Using growth signals to identify high-velocity brands lets you engage them during expansion phases, capturing deals 2x faster than reactive competitors who wait for public announcements.
The vendor opportunity at SoCal Candle Rentals
SoCal Candle Rentals is a home-services franchise with a footprint of just 4 total units—3 franchised and 1 company-owned—spread across California and Arizona. The system reported an average unit volume (AUV) of $265,573 in its 2026 FDD, with a 7.0% royalty rate and a 10-year initial term. Year-over-year unit growth was not disclosed, and the operator base consists of 2 mapped operators, none of whom are multi-unit owners. For a software vendor, the addressable market is 3 franchised locations, making this one of the smallest targets in the FranCloud database. The opportunity here is not scale but depth: if your product solves a acute pain point for a home-services operator running on Honeybrook POS and QuickBooks, you may find a receptive test bed.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD lists two HQ executives: Mindy Halley, Chief Executive Officer, and Clinton Halley, Vice President. No CIO, CTO, or procurement officer is named, which is consistent with a system of this size. In practice, software purchasing decisions almost certainly route through these two individuals. Vendors should prepare a concise, ROI-focused pitch that speaks to the owner-operator reality of a 4-unit brand—there is no layered buying committee to navigate, but expectations for direct value are high.
Mandated and current tech stack
SoCal Candle Rentals mandates two systems in its FDD: Honeybrook POS System and QuickBooks by Intuit Inc. Honeybrook serves as the point-of-sale backbone, while QuickBooks handles accounting. No other operational, CRM, scheduling, or marketing platforms are disclosed as required or recommended. This creates a narrow wedge for complementary software—field service management, customer communication, or inventory tools that integrate with Honeybrook and QuickBooks—but displacement of either mandated system is unlikely without a compelling, HQ-driven initiative.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The 2026 FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the franchisor’s posture on designated vs. approved suppliers remains unknown. On renewals, Item 17 outlines a structure where franchisees in good standing may add five successive 2-year renewal terms, provided they give written notice between 60 and 180 days before expiration, sign the then-current franchise agreement (which may carry higher royalties and ad contributions), pay a renewal fee, and complete any required renovations. With 10-year initial terms and no disclosed unit growth, natural contract windows will be infrequent. Vendors should monitor the 2-year renewal cycles of existing franchisees for potential re-evaluation moments.
How to read the SoCal Candle Rentals FDD
The full 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (executive team), Item 11 (mandated systems), and Item 17 (renewal and term conditions). Because the system is small and tightly controlled by its two named executives, the FDD is the most reliable map of who buys what and when. For a ranked list of franchise targets matched to your software category, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
SoCal Candle Rentals, answered from the filing
CEO Mindy Halley and VP Clinton Halley are the named executives in the 2026 FDD. With no CIO or CTO listed, purchasing authority likely sits with these two individuals.
The 2026 FDD mandates Honeybrook POS System and QuickBooks by Intuit Inc. No other operational or back-office systems are disclosed as required.
Four total units: 3 franchised and 1 company-owned, with operators mapped in CA (1) and AZ (1). No multi-unit operators are on file.
The 2026 FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract. Without that signal, the designated-supplier vs. approved-supplier model is not publicly known.
Initial terms run 10 years. Renewal allows five successive 2-year terms, requiring 60–180 days' written notice. With only 3 franchised units and no disclosed growth, windows will be rare and unit-specific.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can read it directly in the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
2 operators run 2 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit2
Top states by locations
| CA | 1 |
|---|---|
| AZ | 1 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.