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House of Colour

OtherFranchising since 2016Website
Investment
$33K – $52K
9th pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
Units
312
91st pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $33K – $52K including a $30K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 59/100.
  • System growing at 47.2% CAGR over 3 years with 312 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
House of Colour USA, Inc.
Parent company
House of Colour International Ltd
Incorporated in
Virginia
HQ
7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR, United Kingdom
Auditor
Kezos & Dunlavy
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$11.8M
vs $10.6M prior year

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 House of Colour unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $33K–$52K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $345–$4K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

234%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$105K
EBITDA margin
14.0%
Total invested
$45K
Payback
5 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

House of Colour franchisees operate color analysis and personal styling consultancies, providing customers with personalized color palettes and wardrobe recommendations based on seasonal color theory. Day-to-day activities include conducting one-on-one client consultations, delivering color analysis sessions, selling branded color swatches/tools, and potentially offering styling services or workshops.

CEO
Allison Van Iten
Founded
2016
FDD year
2026
States available
43

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$33K – $52K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$345 – $4K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
Greater of $175 or 4% of Gross Revenues
Ad fund
up to 2% of Gross Revenues per month
Total fee load
6.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
312
Opened
50
Last reporting year
Closed
16
Turnover rate
5.1%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+12.2%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+47.2%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
312+34
Franchised units
2025
278
Franchised units
2026
212
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 35 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 35 states
Not registered

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

59
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE59 / 100

House of Colour presents CAUTION-level risk due to undisclosed financial performance data, franchisor going concern flag, and a modest growth rate with compressed margins between fees and total investment.

Score breakdown · what drove the 59 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) — impossible to assess ROI or profitability
  2. 02HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial or operational instability at franchisor level
  3. 03MINOR12.2% YoY unit growth is modest for a mature system; unclear if this reflects market saturation or underperformance
  4. 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($30,000) relative to low total investment ceiling ($52,260) creates thin margin for working capital
  5. 05MINORMinimum royalty of $175/month ($2,100/year) represents 4% of revenues needed just to break even on royalties alone
  6. 06MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years), increasing renewal risk and uncertainty

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Population-based
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
3 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
1 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Virginia

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
74 hrs
On-the-job training
65 hrs
POS system
Proprietary point-of-sale (POS)
Operating tech stack

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

100 numbers

Locked
(505) 402-••••
NM
(701) 328-••••
ND
(213) 576-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

House of Colour · FDD (2026) PDF

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