Gorilla Property Services®Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Gorilla Property Services® franchise requires a total initial investment of $129K – $215K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $313K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $129K – $215K
- 65th pct Real Estate
- Avg gross sales
- $313K
- 13th pct Real Estate
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 21st pct Real Estate
- Units
- 1
- 2nd pct Real Estate
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Real Estate · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Real Estate avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
105% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line). Above the 20% threshold most investors target.
Bottom line
- Total investment $129K – $215K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $313K/year (median $221K), with an estimated 105% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 41/100.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Gorilla Franchising USA, Inc.
- Ultimate parent
- Gorilla Franchise Services Ltd.
- CEO title
- President
- Andrew Edwards
- Incorporated in
- WY
- HQ
- 3844 Parri Rd, Sorrento, BC V0E2W0, Canada
- Auditor
- DA Advisory Group PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- vs $0 prior year
Overview
About
Gorilla Property Services® franchisees provide commercial and/or residential property maintenance, cleaning, and janitorial services to building owners and property managers. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling and managing service crews, maintaining client relationships, handling billing and collections, and ensuring service quality standards across assigned territories.
- CEO
- Andrew Edwards
- Founded
- 2021
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 12 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Initial Training Fees, Travel, Lodging, Food, and Other Expenses While Training | $1K | $3K | |
| Set-up Feenot refundable | $50K | $55K | |
| IT Set-up Feenot refundable | $3K | $3K | |
| Vehicle | $2K | $60K | |
| Additional Equipment and Tools | $100 | $2K | |
| Tablet and Smartphone | $2K | $4K | |
| Misc. Opening Costs | $500 | $1K | |
| Professional Fees | $1K | $3K | |
| Insurance Premiums | $2K | $4K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising (includes 3 months)not refundable | $15K | $15K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $4K | $17K | |
| Total initial investment | $129K | $215K |
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.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$44K
14.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
24%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4.1 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $129K – $215K
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $4K – $17K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $30K – $50K
- Near category avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- Greater of $429, plus taxes or 2% per of monthly gross sales
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 0.9 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $199 |
| Training fee | $3K |
| Transfer fee | $8K |
| Renewal fee | $8K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $313K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $221K
- Avg p&l bottom line
- $181K
- Reported as P&L Bottom Line in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 105.3%
- Based on P&L Bottom Line / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Actual (Historical)
- Range (low → high)
- $52K→$1.3M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $129K→$663K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Transparency
- 9 / 5
- vs category median 0 / 5 · above
Compared against 121 Real Estate brands
vs Real Estate averages
How Gorilla Property Services® Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 1
- Opened
- 0
- 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
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +0.0%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +0.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Projected new
- 0
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Continuity rate
- 100.0%
- Units that stayed open
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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
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.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Single-unit system with undisclosed growth, no financial performance data validation, and franchisor going concern issues present substantial risk despite reasonable unit-level economics.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · DA Advisory Group PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- 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 41 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 1 unit disclosed with unknown growth trajectory — impossible to validate system viability or scalability
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations — cannot verify if $313k average revenue and $180k net income are typical or outliers
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability or uncertainty about franchisor's long-term viability
- 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($49,500) relative to single operating unit creates validation concerns
- 05MINORRoyalty structure includes $500 minimum even at startup — meaningful burden before reaching profitability threshold
- 06MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years typical) — may indicate franchisor risk mitigation rather than partner confidence
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Territory type | Geographic area (population based) |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 200,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 3 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 9.4 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 20 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 60 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | British Columbia, Canada |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 28 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 16 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 2 mo
- From signing to launch
- POS system
- GorillaPro
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: GorillaPro
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
67 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Gorilla Property Services® · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Gorilla Property Services® franchise?
The total investment to open a Gorilla Property Services® franchise ranges from $129K – $215K, 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 Gorilla Property Services® franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Gorilla Property Services® FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $313K. The median is $221K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Gorilla Property Services®'s franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Gorilla Property Services® (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 Gorilla Property Services® franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Gorilla Property Services® has 1 total units in the United States, including 1 franchised units and 0 company-owned units.
Is Gorilla Property Services® a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Gorilla Property Services® as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 41 out of 100, 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.