Kindling Franchise Consultants

Kindling is a boutique consulting firm, specialised in working with Children’s Activity providers.

Andrew is an absolute professional and a genuine pleasure to work with - always professional, always friendly, always measured and an extremely safe pair of hands. He has seamlessly become viewed as a senior expert member of our team.
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Kindling is led by Andrew Walters, a Franchising expert with close to two decades in senior management at some of the UK’s biggest and best loved Children's Franchise systems. He has helped to build networks of more than 600 franchised locations globally across 20 countries.


Whether you are an established Franchisor looking to accelerate your growth, or an aspiring Franchisor keen to start the journey to Franchising your concept – we are here to help!

Special Offer
Children's brands can benefit from a free 30-minute consulting session on franchising your business or international expansion, plus a 5% discount on any consulting service packages.

Our services are broadly broken down into four main categories, though we are always happy to provide bespoke work based on specific needs.

Franchise your business


We work with a range of new brands to provide strategic roadmaps, and to create all of the necessary documentation to start your Franchising journey. A highly intensive and exciting programme, and one where we get firmly under the skin of your business to build a Franchise network that truly represents you.

Franchise mentoring

Working with emerging and mature Franchisors, we take on the role of mentor helping to set targets, provide strategic insight and solve problems. We are there on demand each month to deal with whatever the Franchising world throws at you.

Franchise recruitment planning

Franchising is highly competitive and finding Franchises is for most networks, their hardest and enduring challenge. We work with our clients to build their brand USP and competitive edge, to create a fully aligned plan to generate leads, and most crucially to ensure that they are handled correctly to become completed sales.

International Expansion

For nearly 20 years now, Franchising brands globally has been at the heart of what Andrew has done. We are really proud to have taken brands into more than 20 countries, and to have helped overseas brands to enter the UK market.