Averan Planet Fitness Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Planet Fitness location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Planet Fitness’ 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Planet Fitness opening package
Planet Fitness’ 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $1,282,500 to $5,386,000, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Planet Fitness franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated fitness specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Planet Fitness’ reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Planet Fitness’ Item 7.
- Loan draw packages prepared for your lender.
- Point of sale, payroll and other systems connected and tested before opening.
Do you have 30 minutes this week? Book a 30-minute call.
Already open with another bookkeeper? See the Planet Fitness conversion package.
What the Planet Fitness opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Planet Fitness location and connect every bank account and card to it.
Reporting format
We set up the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report Planet Fitness asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Planet Fitness’ 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Planet Fitness’ Item 7 estimate into your opening budget and record every opening cost against its line.
Loan draw packages
We prepare a file for each loan draw your lender asks for, including SBA loan draws.
Systems connected
We connect the point-of-sale system Planet Fitness requires, its membership and class booking system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Planet Fitness location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Planet Fitness royalty, brand fund and report due dates go on one calendar for the monthly close.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and send the list of documents we need.
- 2Setup10 business days
We build the QuickBooks file and connect your accounts.
- 3Build-outEach month
We tag every payment to a line of Planet Fitness’ Item 7 and prepare each loan draw.
- 4Systems45 days before opening
We test the point of sale, the other systems and payroll.
- 5Opening dayYour opening date
We match each day of sales to the deposits that follow it.
Planet Fitness figures from the FDD
Item 19 of Planet Fitness’ 2026 FDD, issued 22 May 2026, reports that 2,291 franchised Planet Fitness clubs trading all of 2025 drew $1,260,539 to $2,705,811 of annual membership revenue across three groups. The 2,291 in that group are 94%* of Planet Fitness’ 2,432 locations.
Planet Fitness’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Planet Fitness location costs $1,282,500 to $5,386,000, including the $40,000 initial franchise fee.
141 Planet Fitness locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Planet Fitness’ 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, Planet Fitness had 86 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed Planet Fitness franchise agreement.
- Planet Fitness’ current FDD.
- The Planet Fitness monthly report format and the software it uses.
- Your entity documents and EIN letter.
- Your lease, contractor bid and loan agreements.
Access we need
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system Planet Fitness requires.
- The membership and class booking system.
- The Planet Fitness 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.
Questions from Planet Fitness owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Planet Fitness owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Planet Fitness owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Planet Fitness’ 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Planet Fitness royalty show up in the books?
The Planet Fitness royalty is 7% of sales, according to Planet Fitness’ 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales.
What does it cost to open a Planet Fitness franchise?
Planet Fitness’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Planet Fitness location costs $1,282,500 to $5,386,000. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Planet Fitness location opens?
Your Planet Fitness books move to the Monthly Close, which closes each month and sends a profit and loss, a balance sheet and the royalty reconciliation. The QuickBooks file stays yours.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in Planet Fitness’ 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Planet Fitness opening
Send the short form for the Planet Fitness opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Planet Fitness location and your opening date.
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