Bottom line
- Total investment $546K – $9.2M including a $65K 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 Doodle Bugs! unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
2%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Doodle Bugs franchisees operate children's activity centers or entertainment venues (likely art, craft, or play-based services) that serve families with young children. Day-to-day operations likely include staffing activities/classes, managing facilities, handling customer billing, and marketing to local parents to drive recurring revenue.
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 · 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 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
Doodle Bugs presents high risk due to corporate going concern status, complete lack of financial transparency, minimal unit count with unknown growth, and inability to validate ROI on a $546k-$9.2M investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern warning indicates potential financial distress at corporate level
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure prevents ROI validation; impossible to assess $546k-$9.2M investment payback
- 03MINOROnly 17 units with unknown growth trajectory suggests stagnant or declining system; minimal network for support and referrals
- 04MINORMassive investment range ($546k-$9.2M) indicates inconsistent unit economics or undefined cost structure
- 05MINORNo Item 19 financial performance data violates FTC transparency standards for franchisees evaluating investment viability
- 06MINOR15-year term locks franchisee into relationship with financially unstable franchisor
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
7 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Doodle Bugs! · FDD (2026) PDF