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GForce

Health & FitnessFranchising since 2024Website
Investment
$217K – $468K
42nd pct Health & Fitn…
Avg revenue
$1.2M
51st pct Health & Fitn…
Royalty
8.0%
55th pct Health & Fitn…
Units
7
32nd pct Health & Fitn…
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $217K – $468K including a $55K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year. Estimated payback in 0.9 years.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
  • Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 7 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Gymkour, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
2907 Shelter Island Drive, Suite 105, San Diego, California, 92106
Auditor
Kezos & Dunlavy
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
Most recent fiscal year

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 GForce unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,197,435
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: fitness
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $217K–$468K
Working capital
$
Item 7 didn't break this out — defaulted to ~10% of annual revenue

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

91%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$347K
EBITDA margin
29.0%
Total invested
$380K
Payback
13 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.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 GForce units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

26.8%

3.27× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

3.07×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$13.4M

on $26.3M purchase

Total debt

$12.9M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($13.2M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

GForce franchisees typically operate [UNKNOWN - specific business model not provided]. Without disclosed business category, the actual day-to-day operations, customer interaction model, and revenue drivers cannot be assessed.

CEO
Christina Grady
Founded
2024
FDD year
2025
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$217K – $468K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$0 – $75K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$55K
Royalty
8.0%
Gross Revenue · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.9 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.2M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Affiliate-owned outlets
Sample size
6 units
vs category median 12
Range (low → high)
$564K$1.6M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
8 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank51th
vs Health & Fitness peers
Investment cost rank42th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank55th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank32th
vs Health & Fitness peers
Risk score rank45th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
7
Opened
1
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
6
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
14%
vs corporate-owned
2023
1+1
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 17 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 · 17 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

60
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE60 / 100

GForce presents elevated risk due to going concern status, minimal unit count, lack of financial documentation, and unclear franchisee profitability despite headline net income claims.

Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates potential financial instability or solvency issues at franchisor level
  2. 02MINOROnly 7 units systemwide suggests nascent/stalled growth with unclear expansion trajectory
  3. 03MEDNo Item 19 (financial performance representation) disclosed — cannot validate claimed $376K avg net income
  4. 04MINOR8% royalty on $1.2M avg revenue = $96K annual ongoing costs, creating significant breakeven pressure
  5. 05MINORHigh investment range ($217K–$467.5K) relative to small unit count raises capital efficiency questions
  6. 06MINOR5-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

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip codes
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
Delaware

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
44 hrs
On-the-job training
21 hrs
POS system
iClass Pro
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

18 numbers

Locked
(503) 378-••••
OR
(651) 539-••••
MN
(608) 266-••••
WI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

GForce · FDD (2025) PDF

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