CORE Group Restoration
Formerly known as CORE Restoration
Bottom line
- Total investment $56K – $374K including a $25K franchise fee, 2.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 59/100.
- System growing at 77.5% CAGR over 3 years with 71 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 CORE Group Restoration unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
38%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
CORE Group Restoration franchisees operate in disaster restoration and property damage recovery services (water, fire, mold remediation). Day-to-day activities include emergency response coordination, customer assessment and project management, subcontractor oversight, and insurance claim navigation. The model relies heavily on referral-based revenue, meaning franchisees generate income through insurance companies, contractors, and customer referrals rather than direct customer acquisition.
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 · 8 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
CORE Group Restoration presents moderate-to-high risk due to completely undisclosed financial performance, wide investment variance, unprotected territories, and unclear royalty mechanics that prevent informed ROI analysis.
Score breakdown · what drove the 59 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to validate ROI on $56k-$373k investment
- 02MINORWide investment range ($317k spread) suggests inconsistent unit economics or vastly different territory models
- 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk and potential cannibalization within the 71-unit system
- 04MINORVariable royalty structure (2-10%) is unusual and suggests performance-based or tiered model — unclear earning thresholds
- 05MINORZero franchise fee is atypical and may indicate weak brand demand, recent pivot, or aggressive growth-at-any-cost strategy
- 06HIGHGoing Concern status = False is ambiguous — need clarification if franchisor has solvency concerns
- 07MINOR16.4% YoY unit growth with only 71 units is modest and concerning given zero franchise fee barrier to entry
- 08HIGHNo litigation disclosed but unprotected territories and royalty ambiguity create dispute risk
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
27 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
CORE Group Restoration · FDD (2026) PDF