Bottom line
- Total investment $117K – $442K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 74/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one 55 Fitness unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
77%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
55 Fitness franchisees operate boutique fitness studios, likely offering group fitness classes (e.g., cycling, HIIT, yoga) or strength training in a branded facility. Day-to-day operations include managing class schedules, instructor hiring/training, member check-ins, equipment maintenance, marketing, and membership sales/retention in a protected local territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 8 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
55 Fitness presents extreme risk due to single-unit system, lack of financial transparency, apparent franchisor distress, and inability to validate investment returns before commitment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 74 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system indicates either brand-new franchise or failed expansion — extreme concentration risk and inability to validate model
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is False, suggesting franchisor financial instability or operational distress
- 03MINORNo Item 19 disclosure (Avg Revenue/Net Income) prevents ROI validation — cannot assess if $116k-$442k investment generates positive returns
- 04MINORWide investment range ($325k spread) with single unit makes cost projections unreliable and suggests unpredictable buildout expenses
- 05MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue base is difficult to evaluate; could be unsustainable if margins are thin in fitness sector
- 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisee into relationship with unproven, single-location franchisor with no growth track record
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
13 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
55 Fitness · FDD (2023) PDF