Groutsmith
Bottom line
- Total investment —.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated AVOID with a risk score of 85/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
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 Groutsmith unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
32%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Groutsmith franchisees operate tile and grout cleaning and restoration services, providing residential and commercial customers with cleaning, sealing, repair, and color restoration solutions. Day-to-day activities involve on-site service delivery, equipment operation, customer communication, and managing local service schedules. The business model relies on local market penetration and direct customer acquisition.
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
No multi-year history disclosed and no opening/closing activity in the last reporting year.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Groutsmith presents extreme risk due to going concern status, complete absence of financial transparency, undefined business terms, and lack of franchise system maturity or disclosure.
Score breakdown · what drove the 85 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates franchisor financial distress or viability questions
- 02MEDZero disclosed financial metrics (revenue, net income, unit count, growth) suggests either non-disclosure or lack of established track record
- 03MEDUnknown royalty structure and franchise fee ($0 listed) is highly unusual and suggests incomplete or problematic disclosure
- 04MINORUnknown territory protection creates direct competition risk and potential channel conflict with other franchisees
- 05MINORUnknown franchise term length indicates unstable or undefined business relationship
- 06MEDAbsence of any unit growth data suggests stagnation, decline, or brand in early/failed stage
- 07HIGHNo litigation disclosed may indicate young system with insufficient scale to have legal disputes, rather than clean history
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
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.
FDD download
Groutsmith · FDD (2024) PDF