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Allied Disaster Defense

Cleaning - Commercial & JanitorialFranchising since 2025Website
Investment
$86K – $200K
36th pct Commercial & …
Avg revenue
$282K
6th pct Commercial & …
Royalty
8.0%
43rd pct Commercial & …
Units
1
1st pct Commercial & …
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $86K – $200K including a $35K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $282K/year (median $282K).
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
  • Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 1 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
ADD Franchising, Inc.
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
3120 East Garvey Avenue S., West Covina, California 91791
Auditor
Kwan & Co. CPA, Inc.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
Most recent fiscal year

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 Allied Disaster Defense unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $282,031
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $86K–$200K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $20K–$40K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

15%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$25K
EBITDA margin
9.0%
Total invested
$173K
Payback
82 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Allied Disaster Defense units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$113K

on $564K purchase

Total debt

$451K

SBA $0.3M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Allied Disaster Defense franchisees provide disaster recovery and emergency response services, likely including property damage mitigation, cleanup, restoration coordination, and emergency preparedness consulting. Day-to-day operations involve responding to client emergencies, managing crew deployment, coordinating with insurance adjusters, and handling restoration project oversight in a defined territory.

CEO
O.P. Almaraz
Founded
2023
FDD year
2025
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$86K – $200K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$20K – $40K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$35K
Royalty
8.0%
Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
10.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$282K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$282K
Item 19 type
Affiliate
Sample size
1 units
vs category median 32 · small
Range (low → high)
$282K$282K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
7 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank6th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Investment cost rank36th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank43th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank1th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Risk score rank68th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
1
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.0%
2023
0±0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 10 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 10 states
Not registered

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

63
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE63 / 100

Early-stage franchise with unproven unit economics, undisclosed profitability, and potential franchisor stability concerns that warrant deep validation before committing capital.

Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 1 franchised unit reported — system shows no meaningful growth or validation of the model
  2. 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — cannot assess actual profitability despite $282k average revenue claim
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern = False — suggests financial instability or unclear viability of the franchisor itself
  4. 04MINORWide investment range ($86k-$200k) with no clarity on what drives cost variation
  5. 05MED8% royalty on gross (not net) revenue is high for a single-unit system with limited support infrastructure
  6. 06HIGHNo litigation disclosed but only 1 unit limits meaningful dispute history

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip Codes
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Delaware

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
36 hrs
On-the-job training
16 hrs
POS system
QuickBooks Online
Operating tech stack

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

11 numbers

Locked
(410) 576-••••
MD
(369) 902-••••
(517) 335-••••
MI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Allied Disaster Defense · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above