Did Expense Reduction Analysts International, Ltd. (ERAI) ever offer franchises?
Expense_Reduction_Analysts Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our ultimate parent company is Montgomery Investment Co SA, a Luxembourg corporation with a registered office at 50 Esplanade in L-9227 Diekirch, Luxembourg ("Montgomery"). Through an administration process effective January 25, 2011, Montgomery acquired certain assets of Expense Reduction Analysts International, Ltd. ("ERAI") in London, United Kingdom with a principal business address at Suite 24, 40 Churchill Square in Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4YU, United Kingdom. Montgomery is the holding company for us and our affiliates. Neither Montgomery nor ERAI has ever offered franchises. Our intermediate parent company is Evercertain Limited, a UK company: Company number - 04473131, incorporated on June 29, 2002 with a registered office at Suite 24, 40 Churchill Square in Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4YU, United Kingdom. Evercertain Limited has never offered franchises.
Our immediate parent company, MICO Holding Ltd., ("MICO") was incorporated under the laws of England and Wales with a registered office at Suite 24, 40 Churchill Square in Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4YU, United Kingdom on January 3, 2020. By an assignment dated January 3, 2020, Montgomery assigned all of the Trademarks associated with the operation of the franchised business to MICO. MICO has never offered franchises.
Our affiliate, Expense Reduction Analysts Consultants, Inc. ("ERAC") was incorporated in California on March 15, 2004. ERAC's principal business address is 16415 Addison Road, Suite 410 in Addison, TX 75001. From early 2004 to September 2006, ERAC has offered services similar to those offered by our franchises to then-current ERAC Accounts.
Our affiliate, Southwest Cost Strategies, LLC ("SWCS") was formed in Texas on February 10, 2012. SWCS's principal business address is 16415 Addison Road, Suite 410 in Addison, Texas 75001. SWCS is the legal entity for the licenses and Areas it owns. SWCS has never offered franchises.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 6–10)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Expense Reduction Analysts's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Expense Reduction Analysts International, Ltd. (ERAI) has not offered franchises. ERAI, located in London, United Kingdom, had certain assets acquired by Montgomery Investment Co SA in 2011. Montgomery Investment Co SA is the ultimate parent company of Expense Reduction Analysts, Inc.
Expense Reduction Analysts, Inc. began offering franchises for Consulting Businesses in November 2002. They also offered Area Representative franchises starting in November 2002 but do not currently intend to continue offering them.
Several other entities related to Expense Reduction Analysts, such as Evercertain Limited, MICO Holding Ltd., SDCO, LLC, and SWCS, have also never offered franchises. However, Expense Reduction Analysts has three international affiliates (ERA-AUS, ERA-EUR, and ERAML) that offer franchises outside the United States.