Bubbly Laundry
Bottom line
- Total investment $48K – $186K including a $25K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Bubbly Laundry unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
69%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Bubbly Laundry franchisees operate self-service or attended laundromat facilities offering coin/card-operated washing and drying services. Day-to-day operations include customer service, facility maintenance, equipment monitoring, restocking supplies, and cash/payment processing. Revenue derives from per-load fees and ancillary services.
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 · 14 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Bubbly Laundry presents high risk due to micro-scale system (3 units), undisclosed financials, false going concern status, and lack of transparent unit economics—classic indicators of an unproven or struggling franchise.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 3 units in entire system indicates extremely limited track record and inability to validate business model at scale
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests franchisor may lack financial stability or operational viability
- 03MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure — impossible to assess realistic revenue/profitability expectations despite $25k franchise fee
- 04MINORWide investment range ($47.6k–$186.5k) without corresponding revenue data suggests opaque unit economics
- 05MINOROnly 5-year term with protected territory may indicate franchisor unwilling to commit long-term or uncertainty about model sustainability
- 06MEDNo growth trajectory disclosed for 3-unit system — stagnation is high risk for new franchisee entering market
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
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Bubbly Laundry · FDD (2025) PDF