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Hummingbird Music School franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Item 19 disclosed
Hummingbird Music School offers a child services and education franchise with an initial investment ranging from $53,102 to $99,222.
Everything below is free, read straight off Hummingbird Music School's registered filing, with where the numbers land against child services & education peers. Weighing Hummingbird Music School against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Hummingbird Music School's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-31008 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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How much does a Hummingbird Music School franchise make?
Hummingbird Music School is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every child services & education brand that discloses earnings in the Child care & education franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Hummingbird Music School franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Hummingbird Music School's 8% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Hummingbird Music School franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Hummingbird Music School franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Hummingbird Music School lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Hummingbird Music School's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Hummingbird Music School closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Hummingbird Music School will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Hummingbird Music School's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a child services & education of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Hummingbird Music School's outlet tables did not machine-read cleanly; Item 20 of the source FDD has them.
Who owns Hummingbird Music School?
Hummingbird Music School's franchise is offered by HUMMINGBIRD MUSIC SCHOOL FRANCHISE LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Child services & education franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Hummingbird Music School is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Hummingbird Music School franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Hummingbird Music School — who is the franchisor?
Hummingbird Music School's most recently filed FDD (2024) names HUMMINGBIRD MUSIC SCHOOL FRANCHISE LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Hummingbird Music School franchise cost?
Hummingbird Music School's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $53,102 – $99,222, with an initial franchise fee of $25,000 and a 8% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against child services & education peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $134,630).
How much profit does a Hummingbird Music School franchise make?
Hummingbird Music School discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (8% of gross for Hummingbird Music School), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Hummingbird Music School franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Hummingbird Music School disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Hummingbird Music School reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against Hummingbird Music School?
No — Hummingbird Music School's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Hummingbird Music School a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Hummingbird Music School's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against child services & education peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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