Bottom line
- Total investment $132K – $226K including a $70K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 53/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 198 loans (below the industry average).
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 Ace Handyman Services unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
38%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate as independent handyman service providers, managing residential repair and maintenance calls (plumbing, electrical, carpentry, drywall, etc.) under the Ace brand. Day-to-day operations include scheduling jobs, dispatching technicians, managing customer relationships, and performing or overseeing handyman work. Revenue depends on service call volume, labor margins, and customer retention in a protected 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 · 6 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Ace Handyman Services presents elevated risk due to undisclosed unit economics, active quality litigation, anemic growth, and historical fraud allegations within the franchise system.
Score breakdown · what drove the 53 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average unit revenue and net income) prevents ROI validation
- 02HIGHActive consumer litigation for defective work quality—core business risk exposure
- 03MINORSlow unit growth (3.8% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee underperformance
- 04MINORTrademark infringement settlement in Texas indicates brand/operational vulnerabilities
- 05HIGHParent company fraud allegations involving franchisees raise system integrity concerns
- 06MINORHigh franchise fee ($70,000) combined with unknown profitability creates breakeven uncertainty
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
99 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Ace Handyman Services · FDD (2026) PDF