Environment Control Building Maintenance Company
Bottom line
- Total investment $116K – $116K including a $30K franchise fee, 50.0% 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. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 5 loans (below the industry average).
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 Environment Control Building Maintenance Company unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-203%
Negative
Overview
About
Franchisees operate commercial building maintenance and environmental control services, handling HVAC, cleaning, facility management, and climate control for commercial properties. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling maintenance crews, managing client relationships, ensuring compliance with building codes, and coordinating service calls across their protected territory.
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 · 25 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
This franchise exhibits high-risk characteristics including franchisor going concern warnings, stagnant unit growth, predatory royalty rates, and critical disclosure gaps that prevent proper financial validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern warning indicates potential franchisor financial distress or operational viability questions
- 02MINORMinimal unit growth (1.9% YoY) across 55 units suggests stagnant or struggling system expansion
- 03MINORExtremely aggressive royalty structure (50% of first $12k quarterly profits) creates unsustainable payment burden on franchisees
- 04MINORAverage net income of $170k appears inconsistent with typical building maintenance margins and lacks supporting revenue disclosure
- 05MINORUnknown franchise term length prevents assessment of long-term commitment and renewal risk
- 06MINORDisclosure gap: no average revenue provided despite high profitability claims raises transparency concerns
- 07MINORHigh initial investment ($115.5k) paired with minimal system growth suggests poor unit economics or recruiting challenges
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
29 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Environment Control Building Maintenance Company · FDD (2025) PDF