Fish Window Cleaning
Bottom line
- Total investment $107K – $173K including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 46/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 126 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 FISH WINDOW CLEANING unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
59%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate a residential and commercial window cleaning service, managing crews to provide scheduled cleaning, pressure washing, and gutter services to recurring customers. Day-to-day operations involve crew scheduling, customer acquisition/retention, quality assurance, equipment maintenance, and direct service delivery or crew supervision in a defined 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 · 22 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
Fish Window Cleaning presents moderate-to-caution risk: sluggish unit growth, undisclosed financials preventing due diligence, employment litigation exposure, and a punitive royalty floor that could strain marginal performers.
Score breakdown · what drove the 46 / 100 rating
- 01MINORStagnant unit growth of only 1.9% YoY suggests mature or declining system momentum with 270 units showing minimal expansion
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (Avg Revenue and Net Income not disclosed) prevents validation of ROI claims and franchisee profitability benchmarks
- 03HIGHJoint employment and wage violation litigation (Pope et al.) indicates potential labor classification mismanagement or compliance issues that could expose franchisees to liability
- 04MINORHigh initial investment range ($107,200–$172,700) combined with 5–8% royalty on minimum performance standards creates leverage risk if sales underperform
- 05MINORRoyalty structure based on 'greater of Gross Sales or Applicable Minimum Performance Standard' is punitive—franchisees pay minimums even if revenue lags, reducing flexibility
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
97 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
FISH WINDOW CLEANING · FDD (2025) PDF