GoJoe Patrol Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
GoJoe Patrol is a security franchise providing mobile patrol and on-site security services for commercial and residential clients. Franchisees run local operations, managing guards, patrols, and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A GoJoe Patrol franchise requires a total initial investment of $91K – $152K, including a $45K – $60K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $91K – $152K
- 28th pct Pet Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned onlyn=1
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 7th pct Pet Services
- Units
- 4
- 24th pct Pet Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Pet Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Pet Services avg · 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 $91K – $152K including a $45K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports one affiliate-owned business open for all of 2024 (printed p.34). No franchised outlet is represented, although Item 20 shows two existed at year end.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 55/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports actual rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- GoJoe Patrol Franchising, LLC
- Ultimate parent
- State Protection Services, Inc. (SPS)
- CEO title
- President and General Counsel
- Shawn Sladich
- Incorporated in
- Washington
- HQ
- 7011 E Trent Avenue, Suite 103, Spokane Valley, Washington 99212
- Auditor
- Moss Adams LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $219K
- vs $12K prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- operated two GoJoe Patrol businesses
- State Protection Services
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Shawn Sladich
- Headquarters
- Washington
- Founded
- 2020
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 4
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 83% 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 Fee | $45K | $60K | |
| Furniture and Fixtures | $650 | $2K | |
| Computer, Communications Devices, Internet | $5K | $7K | |
| Vehicle(s) | $6K | $9K | |
| Professional Fees | $500 | $2K | |
| Pre-Opening Travel | $2K | $3K | |
| Market Introduction | $10K | $25K | |
| Business Permits and Licenses | $500 | $3K | |
| Rent | $0 | $8K | |
| Office Supplies and Stationery | $250 | $400 | |
| Employee Uniforms and Equipment | $400 | $2K | |
| Insurance and other pre-payments | $4K | $7K | |
| Miscellaneous | $3K | $4K | |
| Additional Funds | $15K | $21K | |
| Total initial investment | $91K | $152K |
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
- $91K – $152K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $15K – $21K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $45K – $60K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $1K |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Inventory (initial) | $650 – $2K |
| Total fee load | 7.5% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
GoJoe Patrol did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one GoJoe Patrol unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
86%
Above the 30–60% band. Verify revenue is per-unit average
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 reports one affiliate-owned business open for all of 2024 (printed p.34). No franchised outlet is represented, although Item 20 shows two existed at year end.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on a single reporting unit - not a system average
- Item 19 type
- actual
- Sample size
- 1
- vs category median 12 · small
- Reported figure
- $7.0M
- A single outlet — not a range
- Transparency tier
- limited
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 3 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 68 Pet Services 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 7.5% — below the Pet Services average of 9.3%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports actual rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
Net unit growth of +100.0% over 3 years (2 opened, 1 closed).
Multi-unit rate
Only 1% of franchisees own multiple units. Could indicate challenging economics or a young system where operators haven't had time to expand.
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 averages
How GoJoe Patrol Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 4
- Opened
- 2
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 1
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 50.0%
- Company-owned
- 2
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 50%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +100.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 2
- Closed (3yr)
- 1
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 6
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Ceased ops
- 25.0%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 4 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.
4
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 loan disclosures. This brand has only 1 7(a) loan on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 1
- Loan volume
- $150K
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (1 loan) — rate not shown below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 1
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
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 4-unit system with opaque profitability, high upfront costs, and undisclosed net income creates meaningful uncertainty about unit-level returns and franchisor viability.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation disclosed.
Largest disclosed settlement: $40,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Moss Adams LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
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 55 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDOnly 4 franchised units with 100% YoY growth suggests extremely early-stage system with limited track record and scale
- 02MINORHigh initial investment ($90,900–$152,100) relative to minimal royalty ($3,540 minimum after year 3) creates revenue concentration risk for franchisor sustainability
- 03HIGH'Going Concern' status False indicates potential financial instability or accounting concerns at corporate level
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 7.5% 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 | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 500,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 16 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Spokane Valley, Washington |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | Washington |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation disclosed.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 33 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 8 hrs
- Training location
- Corporate office in Spokane Valley, WA and in-field, Spokane Valley, WA
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 8 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- RevSuite (Team Software, Silvertrac, GPS Insight, Driver i, FranConnect)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: RevSuite (Team Software, Silvertrac, GPS Insight, Driver i, FranConnect)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
2 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
GoJoe Patrol · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a GoJoe Patrol franchise?
The total investment to open a GoJoe Patrol franchise ranges from $91K – $152K, with an initial franchise fee of $45K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do GoJoe Patrol franchise owners earn?
GoJoe Patrol does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the GoJoe Patrol 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 GoJoe Patrol FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is GoJoe Patrol's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for GoJoe Patrol (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 GoJoe Patrol franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, GoJoe Patrol has 4 total units in the United States, including 2 franchised units and 2 company-owned units. 2 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is GoJoe Patrol a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates GoJoe Patrol as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 55 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. 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.