Imagine Arts Academy
Bottom line
- Total investment $128K – $168K including a $49K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- 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 35.0% CAGR over 3 years with 27 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Imagine Arts Academy unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
54%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Imagine Arts Academy franchisees operate youth arts education centers offering classes in visual arts, music, drama, and creative disciplines to children and teens. Day-to-day operations include teaching or managing instructors, handling student enrollment and scheduling, marketing to local families, managing facilities and materials, and retaining students through seasonal programming.
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 · 13 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
Moderate-to-high risk: regulatory baggage of parent company, missing financial disclosures, rapid growth without profitability transparency, and unclear franchisor financial health warrant thorough validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 59 / 100 rating
- 01MINORParent company (Mad Science Group) has regulatory history: 2013 Maryland consent order for unregistered franchise offers and disclosure failures
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure — cannot verify average unit economics or profitability claims
- 03MINORRapid unit growth (28.6% YoY) with only 27 units is concerning for quality control and suggests possible aggressive recruiting over franchisee support
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($128K–$168K) combined with 8% royalty and no disclosed average revenue creates uncertainty on ROI timeline
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is 'False' — requires clarification on franchisor's financial stability and parent company relationship
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
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Imagine Arts Academy · FDD (2025) PDF