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INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
12 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2011
Investments In Limited Partnerships  
INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

NOTE 4. INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

 

We have invested with others, (some of whom are or are affiliated with our officers and directors), in nine limited partnerships which own and operate nine South Florida based restaurants under our service mark “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill”. During the fourth quarter of our fiscal year 2011, we purchased from our limited partnership, the operating assets of the restaurant located at 950 S. Federal Highway, Stuart, Martin County, Florida and on July 30, 2011 this restaurant began operating as a Company-owned restaurant. In addition to being a limited partner in these limited partnerships, we are the sole general partner of all of these limited partnerships and manage and control the operations of the restaurants except for the restaurant located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where we only hold a limited partnership interest.

 

Generally, the terms of the limited partnership agreements provide that until the investors’ cash investment in a limited partnership (including any cash invested by us) is returned in full, the limited partnership distributes to the investors annually out of available cash from the operation of the restaurant, as a return of capital, up to 25% of the cash invested in the limited partnership, with no management fee paid to us. Any available cash in excess of the 25% of the cash invested in the limited partnership distributed to the investors annually, is paid one-half (½) to us as a management fee and one-half (1/2) to the investors, (including us), prorata based upon the investors’ investment, as a return of capital. Once all of the investors, (including us), have received, in full, amounts equal to their cash invested, an annual management fee becomes payable to us equal to one-half (½) of cash available to be distributed, with the other one half (½) of available cash distributed to the investors (including us), as a profit distribution, pro-rata based upon the investors’ investment.

 

As of October 1, 2011, limited partnerships owning three (3) restaurants, (Surfside, Florida, Kendall, Florida and West Miami, Florida locations), have returned all cash invested and we receive an annual management fee equal to one-half (½) of the cash available for distribution by the limited partnership. In addition to our receipt of distributable amounts from the limited partnerships, we receive a fee equal to 3% of gross sales for use of our “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill” service mark, which use is authorized only while we act as general partner. This 3% fee is “earned” when sales are made by the limited partnerships and is paid weekly, in arrears. Although we have no restaurants under development and whether we will have any under development in the future will be dependent, among other things, on market conditions and our ability to raise capital, we anticipate that we will continue to form limited partnerships to raise funds to own and operate restaurants under our service mark “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill” using the same or substantially similar financial arrangement.

 

Surfside, Florida

 

We are the sole general partner and a 45% limited partner in this limited partnership which has owned and operated a restaurant in Surfside, Florida under our “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill” service mark since March 6, 1998. 34.9% of the remaining limited partnership interest is owned by persons who are either our officers, directors or their family members. This limited partnership has returned to its investors all of their initial cash invested and we receive an annual management fee equal to one-half (½) of the cash available for distribution by the limited partnership. This entity is consolidated in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Kendall, Florida

 

We are the sole general partner and a 41% limited partner in this limited partnership which has owned and operated a restaurant in Kendall, Florida under our “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill” service mark since April 4, 2000. 29.7% of the remaining limited partnership interest is owned by persons who are either our officers, directors or their family members. This limited partnership has returned to its investors all of their initial cash invested and we receive an annual management fee equal to one-half (½) of the cash available for distribution by the limited partnership. This entity is consolidated in the accompanying financial statements.

 

West Miami, Florida

 

We are the sole general partner and a 27% limited partner in this limited partnership which has owned and operated a restaurant in West Miami, Florida under our “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill” service mark since October 11, 2001. 34.1% of the remaining limited partnership interest is owned by persons who are either our officers, directors or their family members. This limited partnership has returned to its investors all of their initial cash invested and we receive an annual management fee equal to one-half (½) of the cash available for distribution by the limited partnership. This entity is consolidated in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Weston, Florida

 

We are the sole general partner and a 30% limited partner in this limited partnership which has owned and operated a restaurant in Weston, Florida under our “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill” service mark since January 20, 2003. 35.1% of the remaining limited partnership interest is owned by persons who are either our officers, directors or their family members. As of the end of our fiscal year 2011, this limited partnership has returned to its investors approximately 81.25% of their initial cash invested, increased from approximately 73.75% as of our fiscal year ended 2010. This entity is consolidated in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Wellington, Florida

 

We are the sole general partner and a 28% limited partner in this limited partnership which has owned and operated a restaurant in Wellington, Florida under our “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill” service mark since May 27, 2005. 25.7% of the remaining limited partnership interest is owned by persons who are either our officers, directors or their family members. As of the end of our fiscal year 2011, this limited partnership has returned to its investors approximately 52% of their initial cash invested, increased from approximately 47% as of the end of our fiscal year 2010. This en tity is consolidated in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Pinecrest, Florida

 

We are the sole general partner and 40% limited partner in this limited partnership which has owned and operated a restaurant in Pinecrest, Florida under our “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill” service mark since August 14, 2006. 15.0% of the remaining limited partnership interest is owned by persons who are either our officers, directors or their family members. As of the end of our fiscal year 2011, this limited partnership has returned to its investors approximately 65% of their initial cash invested, increased from approximately 50% as of the end of our fiscal year 2010. This entity is consolidated in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Pembroke Pines, Florida

We are the sole general partner and a 18% limited partner in this limited partnership which has owned and operated a restaurant in Pembroke Pines, Florida under our “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill” service mark since October 29, 2007. 17.9% of the remaining limited partnership interest is owned by persons who are either our officers, directors or their family members. As of the end of our fiscal year 2011, this limited partnership has returned to its investors approximately 32.0% of their initial cash invested, increased from approximately 18.5% as of the end of our fiscal year 2010. This entity is consolidated in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Davie, Florida

We are the sole general partner and a 48% limited partner in this limited partnership which has owned and operated a restaurant in Davie, Florida under our “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill” service mark since July 28, 2008. 9.7% of the remaining limited partnership interest is owned by persons who are either our officers, directors or their family members. As of the end of our fiscal year 2011, this limited partnership has returned to its investors approximately 19.5% of their initial cash invested, increased from approximately 13.5% as of the end of our fiscal year 2010. This entity is consolidated in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

A corporation, owned by one of our directors, acts as sole general partner of a limited partnership which has owned and operated a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida under our “Flanigan’s Seafood Bar and Grill” service mark since April 1, 1997. We have a 25% limited partnership interest in this limited partnership. 60.1% of the remaining limited partnership interest is owned by persons who are either our officers, directors or their family members. We have a franchise arrangement with this limited partnership. For accounting purposes, we do not consolidate the operations of this limited partnership into our operations. This entity is reported using the equity method in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The following is a summary of condensed unaudited financial information pertaining to our limited partnership investment in Fort Lauderdale, Florida:

 

Financial Position:  2011  2010  
Current assets  $150,000   $130,000 
Non-current assets   452,000    446,000 
Current liabilities   152,000    120,000 
Non-current liabilities       9,000 
           
Operating Results:          
Revenues   2,401,000    2,347,000 
Gross profit   1,605,000    1,558,000 
Net income  (loss)   (50,000)   48,000