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FV-00902·MODERATEExcellent81

FairyTail Pet Care

Personal Services - Pet CareFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$23K – $44K
3rd pct Pet Care
Avg revenue
62nd pct Pet Care
Royalty
Units
6
33rd pct Pet Care
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $23K – $44K including a $13K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
FairyTail Franchising, LLC
Incorporated in
Florida
HQ
3602 N Arlington Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33603
Auditor
Metwally CPA PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$31K
vs $56K prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2025
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 FairyTail Pet Care unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: automotive
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $23K–$44K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $5K–$10K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

312%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$128K
EBITDA margin
17.0%
Total invested
$41K
Payback
4 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

FairyTail Pet Care franchisees operate pet sitting, dog walking, and in-home pet care services for residential clients. Day-to-day work involves scheduling client appointments, managing independent contractors or direct staff, handling customer service inquiries, and maintaining client relationships through branded software/systems.

CEO
Kelly Nova
Founded
2021
FDD year
2025
States available
5

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$23K – $44K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$5K – $10K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$13K
Royalty
Greater of 9% of Gross Sales or Minimum Monthly Royalty R…
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
11.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
6
Opened
2
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
83%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+66.7%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+25.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
5+1
Franchised units
2024
3
Franchised units
2025
4
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 3 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 3 states
Not registered

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

62
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE62 / 100

Early-stage pet care franchise with opaque financials, undefined royalty floors, and unproven unit economics requiring extensive franchisee validation before investment.

Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not provided) — impossible to assess actual profitability
  2. 02MEDExtremely small franchise system (6 units) with limited historical data for trend validation
  3. 03MINORVague royalty structure with undefined 'Minimum Monthly Royalty Requirements' — could create surprise cash obligations
  4. 04MINORHigh upfront investment ($23,260–$43,500) relative to system size raises capital-intensity concerns
  5. 05MINOR67% YoY unit growth from micro base (3→6 units) is mathematically impressive but statistically unreliable

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Geographic
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Florida

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
14 hrs
On-the-job training
20 hrs
POS system
Time to Pet / HubSpot
Operating tech stack

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

3 numbers

Locked
(360) 902-••••
UT
(212) 416-••••
NY
(701) 328-••••
ND

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

FairyTail Pet Care · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above