FairyTail Pet Care Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $23K – $44K
- Disclosed sales
- $22K
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
FairyTail Pet Care is a pet services franchise offering dog walking, pet sitting, and in-home pet care. Franchisees run local operations, managing pet-care staff, scheduling, and customer accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A FairyTail Pet Care franchise requires a total initial investment of $23K – $44K, including a $13K franchise fee and an ongoing 9.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $22K[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - issued 12 to 24 months ago; a newer filing is likely on file
Evidence: partial✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored6 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
- Investment
- $23K – $44K
- 3rd pct Pet Services
- Avg gross sales
- $22K
- Incl. company outlets0th pct Pet Services
- Royalty
- 9.0%
- 79th pct Pet Services
- Units
- 6
- 32nd pct Pet Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Pet Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Pet Services median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $23K – $44K including a $13K franchise fee, 9.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $22K/year (median $13K) (includes company-owned outlets).
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 53/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +2 franchised outlets in the latest year (2 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- FairyTail Franchising, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
- Kelly Nova
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 3602 N Arlington Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33603
- Auditor
- Metwally CPA PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $56K
- vs $31K prior year
Affiliated brands
- is the owner of the Licensed Marks and operates a FairyTail Business
- FairyTail Pet Care
- maintains a pr
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Kelly Nova
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2021
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 5
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 90% below the typical pet services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown14 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $13K | $13K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $0 | $3K | |
| Equipment | $0 | $2K | |
| Initial Inventory | $1K | $2K | |
| Signage | $580 | $1K | |
| Computer, Software and Point of Sales System | $580 | $1K | |
| Phone and Internet | $300 | $900 | |
| Grand Opening Marketing | $500 | $2K | |
| Insurance Deposits - Three Months | $100 | $300 | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $2K | $4K | |
| Professional Fees | $600 | $2K | |
| Service Vehicle | $0 | $4K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $100 | $500 | |
| Additional Funds - Three Months | $5K | $10K | |
| Total initial investment | $23K | $44K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $23K – $44K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $5K – $10K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $13K – $13K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 9.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 11.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 9.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $114 |
| Transfer fee | $4K |
| Renewal fee | $3K |
| Inventory (initial) | $1K – $2K |
| Total fee load | 11.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 96% below the pet services norm.
Includes company-owned outlets
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
Single-unit · not modelled
Returns at a glance
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for FairyTail Pet Care until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.
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Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
Total invested capital · disclosed
$41K
Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own lease quote, labor market and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one FairyTail Pet Care unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Includes company-owned outlets
- Avg gross sales
- $22K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $13K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- Gross Sales by outlet (individual outlet detail, not aggregate summary)
- Sample size
- 4 outlets
- vs category median 12 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $300→$53KNot cited — published from our reading of the franchisor's disclosure document; the page it is printed on has not been located.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
Compared against 69 Pet Services brands
Revenue is only 0.7x the investment. This means each unit may take 5+ years to recoup the initial outlay at typical margins.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $22K/year in gross sales. Median is $13K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 0.7x. Includes company-owned outlets.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 11.0% — above the Pet Services median of 8.0%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 0/10 — minimal disclosure beyond the required average. Hard to judge the distribution of outcomes across units. Sample size of 4 outlets — treat as directional only.
Operator retention
Net unit growth of +25.0% over 3 years (2 opened, 0 closed).
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Pet Services medians
How FairyTail Pet Care Compares
Category median of published Pet Services brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 6
- Opened
- 2
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 83%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +25.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +25.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 10
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Termination rate
- 20.0%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 5 states 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.
5
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Early-stage pet care franchise with opaque financials, undefined royalty floors, and unproven unit economics requiring extensive franchisee validation before investment.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Metwally CPA PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 53 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDExtremely small franchise system (6 units) with limited historical data for trend validation
- 02MINORVague royalty structure with undefined 'Minimum Monthly Royalty Requirements' — could create surprise cash obligations
- 03MINORHigh upfront investment ($23,260–$43,500) relative to system size raises capital-intensity concerns
- 04MINOR67% 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
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 11.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Hillsborough County, Florida |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | FL |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 14 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 20 hrs
- Training location
- Tampa, Florida
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee selects administrative office location with franchisor approval; territory designated at time of signing
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Time to Pet (POS) and HubSpot (business management system)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Time to Pet (POS) and HubSpot (business management system)
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a FairyTail Pet Care franchise?
The total investment to open a FairyTail Pet Care franchise ranges from $23K – $44K, with an initial franchise fee of $13K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do FairyTail Pet Care franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the FairyTail Pet Care FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $22K. The median is $13K. Important context: Includes company-owned outlets. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
Who owns FairyTail Pet Care?
FairyTail Pet Care is franchised by FairyTail Franchising, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the FairyTail Pet Care FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the FairyTail Pet Care FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is FairyTail Pet Care's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for FairyTail Pet Care (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many FairyTail Pet Care franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, FairyTail Pet Care has 6 total units in the United States, including 5 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 2 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is FairyTail Pet Care a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates FairyTail Pet Care as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 53 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.