Abbey Road Institute
Bottom line
- Total investment $517K – $2.5M including a $250K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Abbey Road Institute unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
7%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Abbey Road Institute franchisees operate music production and audio engineering educational facilities, offering courses in recording, mixing, mastering, and music technology. Franchisees manage student recruitment, instructor hiring, facility operations, and course delivery in their protected (or unprotected) territories. Revenue is generated through tuition fees, equipment rental, and potential ancillary studio services.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Abbey Road Institute presents meaningful financial opacity and growth constraints; the lack of disclosed revenue data, unprotected territory, and modest unit expansion create elevated risk for a $500K+ investment with no validated ROI benchmarks.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure — cannot validate revenue/profitability claims despite $517K-$2.46M investment requirement
- 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; franchisees can cannibalize each other's markets
- 03MEDOnly 7 units with 20% YoY growth is modest expansion for a 10-year-old brand; suggests limited scalability or market demand
- 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($250K) relative to unit count indicates dependency on new franchisee recruitment rather than system profitability
- 05MED8-12% royalty rate on undisclosed revenues creates unpredictable cash flow burden for franchisees
- 06HIGHNo 'Going Concern' status may indicate recent financial instability or restructuring at corporate level
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Abbey Road Institute · FDD (2026) PDF