Bottom line
- Total investment $168K – $199K including a $35K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 54 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -5.1% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Crown Trophy unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
28%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Crown Trophy franchisees operate retail and/or production facilities specializing in custom trophies, awards, medals, plaques, and engraving services. Day-to-day operations include managing customer orders (schools, sports leagues, corporate events), production/fabrication, inventory management, and local sales/account development.
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 · 34 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Crown Trophy presents meaningful risk due to system contraction, absent financial transparency, and high capital requirements relative to undisclosed earnings potential.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 3.7% YoY (129 units) indicates contracting system during economic recovery period
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue/net income not disclosed) prevents ROI validation and comparability to investment
- 03MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years typical), creating higher renewal/relocation risk
- 04MINORSliding scale minimum royalty structure is opaque—actual effective rate and breakeven thresholds unknown
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($168K-$199K) relative to unknown revenue potential creates unfavorable risk-reward ratio
- 06MINORProtected territory scope undefined—geographic size and customer density unspecified
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
100 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Crown Trophy · FDD (2025) PDF