What specific revenue information is Brain Balance providing for franchisee-owned Centers?
Brain_Balance Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
upplements the information provided in this Item 19, for example, by providing information about possible performance at a particular location or under particular circumstances.
We are providing historical revenue information (without including expense items) for all franchisee-owned Centers. In 2024, we excluded eight Centers that closed during the year and did
not operate a full year. We also excluded three Centers that opened during the year but did not operate a full year
In 2023, we included one Center that closed in November 2023, which was not open the entire year. We also excluded five Centers that closed during the year and did not operate a full year.
We have four Brain Balance® Satellite Centers which operated for a full year as of the date of this Disclosure Document. We have included these Centers in the same data set as our standard Centers. Although a Satellite Center outsources some of its administrative tasks to its related standard Center, it has the same capacity for enrollments and revenue as a standard Center.
The first chart shows the highest performing Center, the lowest performing Center, the average performance of the full group, and the median Gross Revenue number for the group for the year. The total number of Centers that were open for the entire year is shown as "# Total Centers." The group of centers that operated under a unique set of circumstances, as described above, are shown separately.
The second chart shows the top and bottom five performing Centers by Gross Revenue for the year.
The third chart shows each group for the year, divided into performance categories.
Chart One:
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Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD pages 61–65)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Brain Balance's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 19 provides historical revenue information for franchisee-owned centers, excluding expense items. In 2024, eight centers that closed during the year and three that didn't operate for the full year were excluded from the data. In 2023, one center that closed in November and five others that didn't operate for the full year were excluded. The data includes four Brain Balance Satellite Centers, which are treated the same as standard centers despite outsourcing some administrative tasks.
The FDD presents the highest, lowest, average, and median gross revenue for the group of centers. For 2023, the maximum gross sales were $1,934,476, the minimum were $98,705, the average was $614,976, and the median was $541,587, based on 70 total centers. In 2024, the maximum gross sales were $2,430,160, the minimum were $187,073, the average was $686,778, and the median was $558,573, based on 61 total centers. The document also breaks down the top and bottom five performing centers by gross revenue for both years.
Additionally, the FDD categorizes centers into performance tiers. For 2023, the top third of centers had maximum gross sales of $1,934,476, a minimum of $707,330, an average of $994,050, and a median of $893,546, with 24 total centers. The second third had maximum gross sales of $684,088, a minimum of $414,674, an average of $538,413, and a median of $534,783, with 23 total centers. The bottom third had maximum gross sales of $401,431, a minimum of $98,705, an average of $295,985, and a median of $313,230, with 23 total centers. This detailed breakdown allows prospective franchisees to see the range of financial performance across different Brain Balance centers.
It is important to note that these figures are based on voluntary reporting from franchisees or data from the Customer Relations Management System, and individual results may vary. The FDD explicitly states that there is no assurance that a new franchisee will earn as much as the figures presented. Prospective franchisees should request written substantiation for the financial performance representation and carefully consider these figures in light of their own circumstances and market conditions.