Bottom line
- Total investment $33K – $58K including a $20K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $722K/year (median $594K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 39/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 21 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 ActiKare unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
306%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 ActiKare units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.2%
7.39× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.89×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$2.1M
on $10.1M purchase
Total debt
$8.0M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
ActiKare franchisees operate in-home care and personal assistance services, managing caregiver scheduling, client care delivery, and billing for elderly and disabled clients. Day-to-day operations involve recruiting/training caregivers, managing client relationships, handling payroll and compliance, and overseeing service quality across a protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 28 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
ActiKare presents moderate-to-cautionary risk due to missing profitability disclosure, stagnant unit growth, and lack of clarity on royalty application mechanics despite reasonable initial investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 39 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — cannot validate profitability claims against $722k average revenue
- 02MINORMinimal system growth at 2.1% YoY with only 147 units — suggests market saturation or recruitment challenges
- 03MINORLow initial investment ($32.5k-$57.5k) relative to average revenue ($722k) creates unrealistic ROI expectations in marketing
- 04MINORHybrid royalty structure (5%-3% or $450-$550/month) is ambiguous — unclear which franchisees pay and under what conditions
- 05HIGHNo going concern statement but minimal financial transparency raises questions about franchisor financial health
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
46 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
ActiKare · FDD (2025) PDF