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+7.692% units YoY
The Knight School
Youth servicesSoftware purchasing at The Knight School appears to flow through its registered agent, David Brooks, as no dedicated CIO or CTO is disclosed in the 2026 FDD. The franchise does not mandate any specific technology systems, leaving an open field for vendors. The addressable market is small but growing, with 30 total units (28 franchised) and 7.7% year-over-year unit growth.
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Total units
30
28 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+7.692%
vs prior filing
AUV
$303K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
15%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$35K
per unit
Investment range
$21K–$54K
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.
17%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.
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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
20 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 8 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 an accounting system capable of generating sufficient accounting reports and information that we require from time to time.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
You shall use the Computer System to collect all data of the Business and provide us independent access to the information collected through the Computer System.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We or our affiliates may be Approved Suppliers of certain products, merchandise and services.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We have the right to require you at any time to purchase other products and services only from Approved Suppliers.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates reserve the right to earn revenue from Approved Suppliers, such as rebates or commissions, on account of their sales of any goods or services to our franchisees, including required purchases.
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?
25Item 8
We estimate that purchases of products, merchandise and services from Approved Suppliers will constitute 25% of your initial investment (accounting for the installment payments) and approximately 25% of your on-going annual expenses to operate your Franchise Business.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If you desire to purchase or lease any unapproved product, supplies, service or equipment or purchase or lease any approved product, supplies, service or equipment from an unapproved supplier, you must notify us in writing and request approval.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
You must execute the Internet Websites, Telephone and Listing Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit D which will assign us all rights to your telephone number.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
We require your use of a certain customer satisfaction rating measurement defined in our Operations Manual, and we reserve the right to replace and update the processes for collecting and calculating that measurement from time to time.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to implement quality assurance audit or otherwise establish a “mystery shopper” or “secret customer” program to anonymously evaluate your operations and if we do, you must participate in the program.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
The Operations Manual may be modified from time to time to reflect changes in the methods, standards and specifications and operating procedures approved or required for our franchisees, and all such modifications will be binding upon you when delivered to you, as if originally set forth therein;
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You may not establish any website, blog, Facebook page, Twitter account, email distribution list, YouTube account, Instagram account, Snapchat account, or other Social Media Platform, World Wide Web or Internet-based presence which uses or displays any of our IP (whether Social Media Materials or otherwise) without…
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
If a Cooperative has been established applicable to your Franchise at the time you open your Franchise, then you shall immediately become a member.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
you must operate your Franchise Business in strict conformance with our methods, standards and specifications and obtain certain services, supplies, materials, equipment, and other products, advertising materials, computer hardware, and software, in strict compliance with our specifications and only from us, our…
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
In order to ensure that you adhere to the uniformity requirements and quality standards associated with all franchised locations, you must purchase or lease certain products, merchandise and services required for your Franchise Business from or a vendor or supplier we designate (“Approved Supplier(s)”).
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
Payable to us or directly to the Brand Fund, as directed, by automatic electronic debit from your account or other manner we designate.
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 systems, applications and web technologies that we periodically designate to operate your Franchise Business.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
Your computer system must at all times be compatible with ours and shall permit us to retrieve attendance, financial and other information that we deem necessary and appropriate.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
You may request additional training, which we may agree to provide in our sole discretion or we may require additional training upon renewal of this Agreement or upon a change in your Operating Principal or City Coach (“Additional Training”).
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
We may require your Operating Principal and City Coach to attend any Required Conference.
The filing answers no to 6 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Franchise agreement
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?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
The vendor opportunity at The Knight School
The Knight School presents a compact but growing opportunity for software vendors. With 30 total units—28 franchised and 2 company-owned—and a 7.7% year-over-year unit growth rate, the system is expanding from its Alabama headquarters into states like Texas, which hosts 10 of its locations. The average unit volume sits at $303,465, and franchisees pay a 15% royalty on gross revenue. For a vendor, the total addressable market is small, but the absence of mandated technology means every unit is a potential greenfield sale. The operator footprint consists of 42 mapped operators, none of whom are multi-unit owners, indicating a highly fragmented, single-unit operator base where purchasing decisions are likely made locally.
Who controls software purchasing
Control over software purchasing at The Knight School is not clearly defined in the 2026 FDD. The only executive listed is David Brooks, the registered agent. No chief information officer, chief technology officer, or head of operations is named. This lack of a visible technology buyer at the headquarters level, combined with an operator base of 42 single-unit franchisees, suggests a decentralized purchasing environment. Vendors should prepare to sell directly to individual franchise owners rather than pursuing a top-down, HQ-mandated deal. The absence of multi-unit operators further reinforces that no single franchisee controls purchasing across multiple locations.
Mandated and current tech stack
The Knight School’s 2026 FDD does not disclose any mandated or recommended technology systems. There is no named point-of-sale vendor, scheduling platform, payment processor, or back-office management tool. This is a blank-slate environment for software vendors. While this lack of mandate removes a barrier to entry, it also means there is no incumbent to displace and no system-wide standard to leverage for a rapid rollout. A vendor’s sales strategy must account for selling to 42 individual operators, each of whom may currently use a patchwork of consumer-grade or generic small-business tools.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD provides no extract on procurement restrictions from Item 8, which typically signals whether franchisees must buy from designated suppliers. This absence, combined with the lack of a mandated tech stack, points to an open procurement model. The franchise agreement has a 5-year initial term. Renewal conditions include providing written notice, being in good standing, satisfying all monetary obligations, executing a release, and completing retraining. Critically, the franchisor may require the franchisee to sign a new agreement with materially different terms upon renewal. For a software vendor, these 5-year renewal windows represent a natural inflection point where franchisees may be more open to evaluating new operational tools, especially if the renewal process introduces new compliance or reporting requirements.
How to read the The Knight School FDD
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is the foundational resource for understanding the legal and operational contours of this system. Key items for a software vendor to scrutinize include Item 8 (procurement restrictions), which is not summarized in our extract but should be reviewed directly for any hidden supplier mandates, and Item 11 (franchisor assistance), where any required technology or training platforms would be listed. The operator footprint data reveals a system of single-unit owners, a crucial detail for sizing a direct-sales effort. Review the full document below to validate these findings and uncover any additional signals not captured in this summary. For a ranked target list of similar franchise systems aligned with your software, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
The Knight School, answered from the filing
The 2026 FDD lists David Brooks as the registered agent, with no other executives on file. In the absence of a named technology buyer, initial outreach should likely be directed to Mr. Brooks.
The Knight School does not mandate or recommend any specific POS, operational, or other technology systems in its 2026 FDD. The tech stack appears to be entirely at the franchisee's discretion.
There are 30 total units: 28 franchised and 2 company-owned. The system is concentrated in Texas (10 units), with additional locations in Tennessee, Alabama, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
The procurement model is not detailed in the 2026 FDD. No designated or approved suppliers are signaled in the available data, suggesting an open purchasing environment for technology vendors.
Franchise agreements have a 5-year initial term. Renewals require written notice and execution of a release, potentially with materially different terms. Contract windows may align with these 5-year cycles, but no specific timing is mandated.
The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026. You can review the full document in the embedded PDF viewer below to conduct your own due diligence on the franchise system.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
42 operators run 42 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit42
Top states by locations
| TX | 10 |
|---|---|
| TN | 3 |
| AL | 2 |
| NJ | 2 |
| PA | 2 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.