Bright Brothers Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Bright Brothers is a home services franchise providing soft washing, pressure washing, gutter cleaning, and holiday lighting. Franchisees run route-based crews, managing scheduling, service, and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Bright Brothers franchise requires a total initial investment of $170K – $344K, including a $50K – $51K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.5% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $170K – $344K
- 71st pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Incl. company outletsn=2
- Royalty
- 6.5%
- 32nd pct Home Services
- Units
- 3
- 9th pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $170K – $344K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.5% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSFY2024 total revenues of $226,059: Sale of Product $109,623, Franchise Fees $90,000, Royalty Fees $16,436, Training Fees $10,000. Net loss $(450,176); members' deficit $(590,707). Going-concern emphasis: start-up with limited revenue, funded by a member and related party. Audited by Walsh & Dickinson, Shelton CT, March 26, 2025.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 38/100 (higher is better).
- FLAGAuditor disclosed a going-concern note, which flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Bright Brothers Group, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Lawrence M Janesky
- CEO experience
- 36 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 60 Silvermine Road, Seymour, CT 06483
- Auditor
- Walsh & Dickinson
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $226K
- vs $27K prior year
- ⚠ Going-concern note
- Disclosed in FDD 2025
- Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Lawrence M Janesky
- Headquarters
- CT
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 3
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 14% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown17 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $45K | $51K | |
| Computers and Technologynot refundable | $2K | $4K | |
| Rent and Security Depositnot refundable | $13K | $15K | |
| Trucknot refundable | $6K | $55K | |
| Sales Vehiclenot refundable | $3K | $25K | |
| Vehicle Modificationnot refundable | $5K | $6K | |
| Pallet Rackingnot refundable | $3K | $5K | |
| Grand Opening Advertisingnot refundable | $15K | $15K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Skidnot refundable | $6K | $30K | |
| Startup Inventory, Equipment, and Toolsnot refundable | $21K | $23K | |
| Business Licenses and Company Formationnot refundable | $250 | $1K | |
| Holiday Lights Inventorynot refundable | $12K | $13K | |
| Professional Feesnot refundable | $1K | $5K | |
| Initial Training Fee and Travel Expensesnot refundable | $6K | $11K | |
| Office Outfitnot refundable | $3K | $8K | |
| Additional Funds (3 Months)not refundable | $30K | $75K | |
| Total initial investment | $170K | $344K |
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.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $170K – $344K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $30K – $75K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $51K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.5%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.5% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $35 |
| Training fee | $5K |
| Transfer fee | $8K |
| Renewal fee | $25K |
| Inventory (initial) | $21K – $23K |
| Total fee load | 7.5% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Bright Brothers did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Bright Brothers unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
28%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
FY2024 total revenues of $226,059: Sale of Product $109,623, Franchise Fees $90,000, Royalty Fees $16,436, Training Fees $10,000. Net loss $(450,176); members' deficit $(590,707). Going-concern emphasis: start-up with limited revenue, funded by a member and related party. Audited by Walsh & Dickinson, Shelton CT, March 26, 2025.
Includes company-owned outlets
Based on a sample of only 2
- Item 19 type
- Gross Revenue and Earnings breakdown for affiliate-owned and franchised locations
- Sample size
- 2
- vs category median 32 · small
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 321 Home Services brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 7.5% — below the Home Services average of 8.9%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports Gross Revenue and Earnings breakdown for affiliate-owned and franchised locations rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Multi-unit rate
50% of franchisees own multiple units, a moderate multi-unit rate.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Home Services averages
How Bright Brothers Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 3
- Opened
- 2
- 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
- 67%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 50.0%
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 2
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 8
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 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.
What could kill this investment?
The auditor flagged going-concern doubt (Item 21) — the single biggest risk here.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Micro-franchise system with minimal operating history, unprotected territories, and unvalidated financials creates significant execution and market saturation risk despite positive unit-level profitability claims.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Walsh & Dickinson⚠ Going-concern note flagged
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 38 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDOnly 3 units system-wide indicates extremely limited track record and network effects; no disclosed growth trajectory raises sustainability concerns
- 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk — multiple franchisees could canibalize revenue within same market
- 03MINORHigh investment-to-unit ratio ($170k-$343k) against only 3 existing locations suggests either premium positioning without proof or inflated costs
- 04MINORItem 19 financial data shows only 3 data points — statistically insufficient to validate claimed $417k average revenue; potential selection bias toward top performer(s)
- 05MINOR6.5% royalty on gross revenue (not net) means franchisee pays even during unprofitable months; combined with $50k upfront fee creates aggressive fee structure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 7.5% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 200,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | New Haven County, Connecticut |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | CT |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 8 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 33 hrs
- Training location
- Seymour, Connecticut and franchisee's location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 33 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
4 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Bright Brothers · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Bright Brothers franchise?
The total investment to open a Bright Brothers franchise ranges from $170K – $344K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Bright Brothers franchise owners earn?
Bright Brothers does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Bright Brothers FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Bright Brothers FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Bright Brothers's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Bright Brothers (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 Bright Brothers franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Bright Brothers has 3 total units in the United States, including 2 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 2 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Bright Brothers a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Bright Brothers as a D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 38 out of 100 (higher is better), 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.