Handwritten Collection
Formerly known as Accor
Bottom line
- Total investment $1.4M including a $100K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- 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 Handwritten Collection unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
2%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Handwritten Collection franchisees operate boutique hotel or accommodation properties, likely focused on personalized, curated guest experiences with handwritten elements or bespoke service. Daily operations involve guest management, housekeeping, revenue optimization, and local marketing while paying 5% monthly royalties on room revenue to the franchisor.
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 · 15 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
This is a high-risk opportunity with a financially distressed franchisor, unproven unit economics, minimal system scale, and zero transparency on profitability metrics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates financial distress or viability questions at corporate level
- 02MINOROnly 1 unit in system suggests either brand is new/unproven or existing unit(s) have failed
- 03MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure prevents ROI validation and suggests poor unit economics
- 04MINORNo territory protection exposes franchisee to direct competition from other franchisees or corporate
- 05MEDUnusually high initial investment ($1.375M) with zero disclosed average unit profitability creates extreme risk
- 06MINORUnknown growth trajectory with single unit provides no evidence of scalability or market demand
- 07MINOR20-year term locks franchisee into long commitment with unproven business model
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Handwritten Collection · FDD (2025) PDF