Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN)
Bottom line
- Total investment $30K – $38K including a $25K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $124K/year (median $129K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- 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
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 Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
44%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$174K
on $870K purchase
Total debt
$696K
SBA $0.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Creative Kids Movement Network franchisees operate children's movement and fitness programs, likely including classes in dance, gymnastics, sports conditioning, or developmental movement. Day-to-day operations typically involve scheduling and teaching movement classes to children, managing student enrollment, maintaining facility space, and handling parent communications and billing.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Extreme caution warranted: single-unit system with undisclosed profitability, franchisor financial instability, and delayed royalty structure mask viability concerns.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchisee unit reported — impossible to validate system viability or growth trajectory
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — cannot verify $124,230 average revenue translates to actual profit
- 03MINORDelayed royalty structure ($0 for 16 months) suggests franchisor concerns about franchisee cash flow sustainability
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status = False indicates potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 05MINORFranchise fee ($24,600) represents ~20% of claimed average revenue — high entry cost relative to income claims
- 06MED5-year term is shorter than industry standard (typically 10 years) — suggests limited franchisor commitment or franchisee protection
- 07MINORSingle unit makes territory protection claim unverifiable and raises questions about market penetration strategy
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) · FDD (2025) PDF