Gokhale Method Institute
Bottom line
- Total investment $8K – $24K including a $4K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Gokhale Method Institute unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
917%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees teach posture and movement correction courses based on the Gokhale Method to individual clients and small groups. Day-to-day operations involve conducting in-person or virtual classes, managing client scheduling, handling billing on a per-course basis, and maintaining teaching certification standards. Revenue depends entirely on enrolling and retaining students in a model with variable per-person course royalties.
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 · 23 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Highly opaque, pre-revenue-disclosure franchise with unprotected territory, unclear unit economics, and franchisor going concern issues presents elevated risk for franchisee profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo financial performance disclosure (Item 19) — cannot validate ROI claims or typical unit economics
- 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk with other franchisees in same market
- 03MINOROnly 18 units system-wide with unknown growth trajectory — insufficient scale and unclear expansion momentum
- 04HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 05MINORVariable royalty structure ($10-$180 per person per course) lacks transparency on how this translates to predictable revenue
- 06MINORLow franchise fee ($4,000) may indicate weak franchisor support infrastructure or inability to invest in franchisee success
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
38 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Gokhale Method Institute · FDD (2026) PDF