Averan The Little Gym Bookkeeping Conversion Package
Averan Advisors takes over the books for an open location of The Little Gym from your current bookkeeper. We review what you have, fix what is wrong and switch at a month end, so no month is missed or closed twice.
The Little Gym conversion package
The conversion package is for The Little Gym owners who already have a bookkeeper and want to switch. The work follows The Little Gym’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement. A dedicated childcare and education specialist handles your account.
- A written review of your current books for The Little Gym.
- Every account matched to its statement on your switch date.
- Accounts rebuilt to produce the monthly report The Little Gym asks for.
- Recent royalty and fee charges from The Little Gym checked against your agreement.
Do you have 30 minutes this week? Book a 30-minute call.
What The Little Gym conversion package includes
Books review
We review your current books for The Little Gym and send you a written list of what is wrong and what it takes to fix it.
Clean opening balances
We match every bank, card and loan account to its statement on your switch date.
Reporting format
We rebuild the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report The Little Gym asks its owners for.
Fee check
We recalculate recent royalty and fee charges from The Little Gym from your sales and check them against your franchise agreement.
Systems reconnected
We reconnect the point-of-sale system The Little Gym requires, its enrollment and tuition billing system and your payroll to the books.
Records collected
We collect the files, workpapers and logins your current bookkeeper holds.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in The Little Gym’s 2026 FDD.
First close on time
We close your first month with us by the 15th of the next month.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and request access to your current books.
- 2Review10 business days
We send written findings, a scope and a price.
- 3CleanupSet in the scope
We fix the errors we found and rebuild the accounts.
- 4CutoverYour switch date
We move your systems to the new books and lock the opening balances.
- 5First closeBy the 15th
We close your first month and send your reports.
We set your switch date at a month end. Your current bookkeeper closes the month before it, and we close every month after it.
What we check in your current books for The Little Gym
Reconciliations
Every bank, card and loan account matched to its statement.
Royalty and fees
The Little Gym charges recalculated from your sales and checked against Item 6 of the FDD.
Uncategorized items
Transactions left uncategorized or recorded as miscellaneous expense.
Balance sheet
Loans, payroll liabilities, sales tax and owner money explained.
Franchise fee and build-out
Recorded as assets and spread over the years they cover.
The Little Gym reports
The books produce the monthly report The Little Gym asks for.
The Little Gym figures from the FDD
The Little Gym franchisees averaged $658,446 of sales in 2025, according to Item 19 of The Little Gym’s 2026 FDD, issued 24 April 2026. The 166 in that group are 65%* of The Little Gym’s 255 locations. Fees paid to The Little Gym come to about 9%* of sales. The Little Gym franchise costs $420,324 to $722,773 to open.
The Little Gym initial franchise fee is $59,500, which is part of The Little Gym Item 7 estimate, according to The Little Gym’s 2026 FDD.
At The Little Gym average of $658,446 of sales a year, the 8% royalty comes to about $4,390* a month and the 1% brand fund to about $549* a month.
43 The Little Gym locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of The Little Gym’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, The Little Gym had 93 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed franchise agreement with The Little Gym.
- The Little Gym’s current FDD.
- Your last 12 months of financial statements.
- Your last 12 months of The Little Gym reports.
- Last year’s tax return.
- Your loan agreements and statements.
Access we need
- Accountant access to your current QuickBooks file.
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system The Little Gym requires.
- The enrollment and tuition billing system.
- The Little Gym reporting portal.
- Your invoice and expense software.
- View access to your bank accounts and credit cards, with no power to move money.
- How you want inventory tracked.
- The files, workpapers and logins your current bookkeeper holds.
Questions from The Little Gym owners switching bookkeepers
Can I switch my books for The Little Gym partway through the year?
Averan sets your switch date at the end of any month you choose.
What do you check in my current books for The Little Gym?
We check that every account matches its statement, recalculate recent royalty and fee charges from The Little Gym, clear uncategorized transactions, explain every balance sheet account and confirm the books produce the report The Little Gym asks for.
Who owns the QuickBooks file?
You do. If you already have a QuickBooks Online file, we work in it with accountant access. The file stays yours if you leave.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in The Little Gym’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about switching your books for The Little Gym
Send the short form for The Little Gym conversion package, or book a 30-minute call about your current books and your switch date.
Request the conversion package → Book a 30-minute call