GForce Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $217K – $468K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
GForce is a youth sports franchise offering gymnastics and parkour classes, camps, and parties for kids. Franchisees run the gyms, managing coaches, class scheduling, and enrollment.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A GForce franchise requires a total initial investment of $217K – $468K, including a $55K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Limited operating history: franchising since 2024. A system this young has fewer than three years of Item 20 outlet history and rarely enough SBA loans for a charge-off rate, so its grade rests on less evidence than an established system's. Read its Item 20 tables and talk to its first franchisees before relying on the grade. Other new franchisors
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: 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 scored6 of 6 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $217K – $468K
- 42nd pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 72nd pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 7
- 30th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Health & Fitness 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 $217K – $468K including a $55K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 covers six AFFILIATE-owned gyms in San Diego (printed p.34): 'we had 6 affiliate-owned outlets open and operating and no franchised outlets'. Item 20 further notes these operate under the trade name 'San Diego Gymnastics', and one opened in April 2024 so contributes a partial year.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 44/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +1 franchised outlets in the latest year (1 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
- Gymkour, LLC
- CEO title
- President
- Christina Grady
- CEO experience
- 2008 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 2907 Shelter Island Drive, Suite 105, San Diego, California, 92106
- Auditor
- Kezos & Dunlavy
- Audited financials
Overview
About
- CEO
- Christina Grady
- Headquarters
- CA
- Founded
- 2024
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 13% below the typical health & fitness franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $55K | $55K | |
| Your Training Expensesnot refundable | $3K | $5K | |
| Premises Deposits | $10K | $20K | |
| Leasehold Improvements, Construction and/or Remodelingnot refundable | $10K | $12K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures & Class Suppliesnot refundable | $2K | $12K | |
| Gym and Parkour Equipmentnot refundable | $100K | $175K | |
| Freightnot refundable | $10K | $30K | |
| Exterior & Interior Signagenot refundable | $5K | $10K | |
| Business Licenses and Permitsnot refundable | $500 | $500 | |
| Computer Systemsnot refundable | $1K | $3K | |
| Premises Rent Paymentsnot refundable | $10K | $50K | |
| Initial Inventorynot refundable | $5K | $8K | |
| Professional Feesnot refundable | $0 | $3K | |
| Grand Opening Advertisingnot refundable | $5K | $8K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $1K | $3K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 monthsnot refundable | $0 | $75K | |
| Total initial investment | $217K | $468K |
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
- $217K – $468K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $0 – $75K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $55K – $55K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Transfer fee | $18K |
| Renewal fee | $4K |
| Inventory (initial) | $5K – $8K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for GForce 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 GForce 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: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 19 covers six AFFILIATE-owned gyms in San Diego (printed p.34): 'we had 6 affiliate-owned outlets open and operating and no franchised outlets'. Item 20 further notes these operate under the trade name 'San Diego Gymnastics', and one opened in April 2024 so contributes a partial year.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
- Item 19 type
- affiliate outlet financials
- Sample size
- 5 outlets
- vs category median 11 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $1.0M→$1.6MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 35 of the 2025 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 173 Health & Fitness brands
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 9.0% (near the Health & Fitness median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
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 Health & Fitness medians
How GForce Compares
Category median of published Health & Fitness 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
- 7
- Opened
- 1
- 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
- 6
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 14%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 10
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state 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.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kezos & Dunlavy
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 44 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 7 units systemwide suggests nascent/stalled growth with unclear expansion trajectory
- 02MINOR8% royalty on $1.2M avg revenue = $96K annual ongoing costs, creating significant breakeven pressure
- 03MINORHigh investment range ($217K–$467.5K) relative to small unit count raises capital efficiency questions
- 04MINOR5-year term is short; franchisor may lack commitment or franchisees may lack confidence in renewal
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% 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 | 3 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 150,000 |
| 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 | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | California |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | DE |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 52 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 21 hrs
- Training location
- Virtual and San Diego, California (headquarters/affiliate-owned outlet) and franchisee's outlet premises
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 16 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 7 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisor approval required; franchisee identifies site
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- iClass Pro and Deputy Premium
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: iClass Pro and Deputy Premium
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
2 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 GForce franchise?
The total investment to open a GForce franchise ranges from $217K – $468K, with an initial franchise fee of $55K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do GForce franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the GForce FDD discloses outlet figures from $1.0M to $1.6M 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 GForce?
GForce is franchised by Gymkour, LLC. The FDD names no parent company. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the GForce 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 GForce FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is GForce's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for GForce (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 GForce franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, GForce has 7 total units in the United States, including 1 franchised units and 6 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is GForce a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates GForce as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 44 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.