Bottom line
- Total investment $75K – $130K including a $50K 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 72/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 2 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Helpful Heroes unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
80%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Helpful Heroes franchisees operate service-based businesses providing in-home assistance, likely focusing on elderly care, disability support, or general home services. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling and managing care providers, client acquisition and retention, service quality oversight, and compliance with local health/safety regulations.
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 · 16 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
Helpful Heroes presents HIGH RISK due to an extremely underdeveloped franchise system (2 units only), missing financial disclosures, false going concern status, and a high upfront fee with undefined ongoing costs relative to unproven earnings potential.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates severely underdeveloped franchise with minimal track record
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI validation and suggests weak financial performance
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential solvency or operational stability issues at franchisor level
- 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($49,999) relative to system size and lack of financial disclosure creates significant risk for franchisee
- 05MED5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years typical), suggesting limited franchisor commitment or protections
- 06MINORRoyalty range of 5-8% is vague and undefined, creating uncertainty around actual operating costs
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
16 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Helpful Heroes · FDD (2026) PDF