Allied Disaster DefenseFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Allied Disaster Defense franchise requires a total initial investment of $86K – $200K, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $282K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $86K – $200K
- 27th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $282K
- 5th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 39th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 1
- 2nd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Cleaning & Maintenance avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Started franchising in 2025. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
Bottom line
- Total investment $86K – $200K including a $35K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $282K/year.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 43/100.
- Revenue data based on only 1 reporting unit. Treat as directional, not definitive. Ask franchisees directly for current unit economics.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- ADD Franchising, Inc.
- CEO title
- President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, Director
- O.P. Almaraz
- CEO experience
- 2021 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 3120 East Garvey Avenue S., West Covina, California 91791
- Auditor
- Kwan & Co. CPA, Inc.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- Most recent fiscal year
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
- Headquarters
- CA
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 17 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $35K | $55K | |
| Interior Design/Leasehold Improvements | $1K | $4K | |
| Utility and Security Deposits | $250 | $500 | |
| Signage | $750 | $2K | |
| Furniture and Fixtures | $2K | $3K | |
| Equipment Used in Business | $8K | $20K | |
| Office Equipment, Computers, Office Supplies | $2K | $3K | |
| Business Software Set Up Fee | $500 | $750 | |
| Vehicle and Signage | $3K | $50K | |
| Vehicle Insurance | $750 | $1K | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $500 | $750 | |
| Professional Fees | $2K | $3K | |
| Initial Inventory | $500 | $2K | |
| Business Insurance | $4K | $6K | |
| Training Expenses | $3K | $4K | |
| Grand Opening Marketingnot refundable | $5K | $5K | |
| Additional Funds - three months | $20K | $40K | |
| Total initial investment | $86K | $200K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$25K
9.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
15%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
6.8 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $86K – $200K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $40K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $55K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $150 |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $75 |
| Renewal fee | $10 |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $282K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Item 19 type
- Affiliate
- Sample size
- 1 units
- vs category median 31 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $282K→$282K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 7 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 204 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
vs Cleaning & Maintenance averages
How Allied Disaster Defense Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 1
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Projected new
- 5
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
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).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Early-stage franchise with unproven unit economics, undisclosed profitability, and potential franchisor stability concerns that warrant deep validation before committing capital.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation is required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kwan & Co. CPA, Inc.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 43 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchised unit reported — system shows no meaningful growth or validation of the model
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — cannot assess actual profitability despite $282k average revenue claim
- 03HIGHGoing Concern = False — suggests financial instability or unclear viability of the franchisor itself
- 04MINORWide investment range ($86k-$200k) with no clarity on what drives cost variation
- 05MED8% royalty on gross (not net) revenue is high for a single-unit system with limited support infrastructure
- 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
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Zip Codes |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | West Covina, California |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Delaware |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 36 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 16 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- POS system
- QuickBooks Online
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks Online
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
11 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Allied Disaster Defense · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Allied Disaster Defense franchise?
The total investment to open a Allied Disaster Defense franchise ranges from $86K – $200K, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Allied Disaster Defense franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Allied Disaster Defense FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $282K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Allied Disaster Defense's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Allied Disaster Defense (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Allied Disaster Defense franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Allied Disaster Defense has 1 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 1 company-owned units.
Is Allied Disaster Defense a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Allied Disaster Defense as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 43 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.