Geese Chasers Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $136K – $142K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
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FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Geese Chasers franchise requires a total initial investment of $136K – $142K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 10.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. 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: high - issued more than two years ago
Evidence: strong✓ 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 scored4 of 6 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
- Investment
- $136K – $142K
- 53rd pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- 75th pct Home Services
- Units
- 15
- 23rd pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home 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 $136K – $142K including a $50K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 59/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +2 franchised outlets in the latest year (2 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- GC Franchising, LLC
- CEO title
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Robert W. Young
- CEO experience
- 20 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Incorporated in
- NJ
- HQ
- 4 Milton Drive, Medford, New Jersey 08055
- Auditor
- Gold Gerstein Group LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $438K
- vs $370K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Robert W. Young
- Headquarters
- NJ
- Founded
- 2013
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 11
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 17% below the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2024 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $50K | $50K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $36K | $42K |
| Total initial investment | $136K | $142K |
Source: Geese Chasers 2024 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $136K – $142K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $50K – $50K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- Tiered by sales volume · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 12.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 10.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $5K |
| Renewal fee | $25K |
| Total fee load | 12.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Geese Chasers is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Geese Chasers 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 annual revenue, 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.
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: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 12
- vs category median 32 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $20K→$1.4MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 34 of the 2024 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $41K→$879K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2023
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- Disclosed in the 2024 filing, covering 2023
Compared against 319 Home Services brands
Item 19 · by group
What the filing does disclose
Item 19 of this FDD reports performance in more than one group. We publish no single average for this brand; the groups the filing does disclose are listed below, quoted from its own Item 19 table.
Each row below is quoted from the FDD's own Item 19 table. Gross sales are not profit.
Item 19 detail
top unit
| Segment | Sample | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Top Franchise | 1 | $1.4M |
top quartile
| Segment | Sample | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Top 3 Franchises | 3 | $879K |
bottom quartile
| Segment | Sample | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom 3 Franchises | 3 | $41K |
bottom unit
| Segment | Sample | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom Franchise | 1 | $20K |
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 12.0% — above the Home Services median of 8.0%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Operator retention
System expanding at 55.6% CAGR over 3 years across 15 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
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 Home Services medians
How Geese Chasers Compares
Category median of published Home 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 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 15
- 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
- 93%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +55.6%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +55.6%
- 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
- Projected new
- 2
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 11 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.
11
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
1 current owner across 1 state.
- NJ 1
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
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
Undisclosed financials combined with small system size, prior litigation, and high royalty burden create meaningful investment uncertainty.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
My Face on Web v. Geese Chasers LLC (2016) – copyright infringement claim related to website design; settled for monetary consideration and dismissed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Gold Gerstein Group LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Entity = GC Franchising, LLC (the Franchisor; a New Jersey LLC, Medford NJ), the entity Item 21 relies on. Figures from the audited Statements of Income, in whole US dollars (no scaling). FY ended December 31, 2023 (yr1) vs December 31, 2022 (yr2). Total revenue 2023 = Fees $390,667 + Initial & renewal franchise fees $47,500 = $438,167 (other_revenue reflects the $47,500 initial & renewal franchise fees). Balance sheet reconciles: total assets $88,597 = total liabilities $1,468 + members' capital $87,129. Audited by Gold Gerstein Group LLC, report dated April 20, 2024.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 59 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGHPrior copyright litigation (2016) indicates IP management weaknesses and potential brand vulnerability
- 02MEDSmall franchise system (15 units) with modest growth (16.7% YoY) suggests limited scale, unproven unit economics, and higher failure risk
- 03MINORHigh royalty rate (8-10%) combined with unknown profitability creates cash flow risk for marginal operators
- 04MED10-year term locks franchisees into potentially underperforming concept with limited exit options
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 12.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Exclusive territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory radius | 30 mi |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | No |
| Hire a manager? | Not allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 3 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | New Jersey |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | NJ |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
My Face on Web v. Geese Chasers LLC (2016) – copyright infringement claim related to website design; settled for monetary consideration and dismissed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- GC Franchising, LLC headquarters in Medford, NJ and franchisee's designated territory
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 40 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 1 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee (home-based, no site approval by franchisor)
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- QuickBooks Online
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks Online
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Geese Chasers franchise?
The total investment to open a Geese Chasers franchise ranges from $136K – $142K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Geese Chasers franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Geese Chasers FDD discloses outlet figures from $20K to $1.4M but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Geese Chasers?
Geese Chasers is franchised by GC Franchising, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2024 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Geese Chasers 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 Geese Chasers FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Geese Chasers's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Geese Chasers (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 Geese Chasers franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Geese Chasers has 15 total units in the United States, including 14 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 2 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Geese Chasers a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Geese Chasers as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 59 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.