Kid to KidFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Kid to Kid franchise requires a total initial investment of $327K – $587K, including a $25K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $937K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 13.3% charge-off rate across 98 loans[1]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $327K – $587K
- 51st pct Education
- Avg gross sales
- $937K
- 33rd pct Education
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 3rd pct Education
- Units
- 119
- 58th pct Education
- SBA default
- 13.3%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Education · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Education avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Franchising since 1994. Systems this mature have refined operations and brand recognition.
20% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line). Within the 15-30% range most franchise investors consider acceptable.
Bottom line
- Total investment $327K – $587K including a $25K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $937K/year (median $868K), with an estimated 20% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 28/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 13.3% across 98 loans (above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Kid to Kid Franchise System, LLC
- Parent company
- BaseCamp Franchising, LLC
- Predecessor
- Parent
- Prior franchisor entity
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 39 East Eagle Ridge Drive, #100, North Salt Lake, Utah 84054
- Auditor
- Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $13.6M
- vs $15.5M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Independent Franchisee Association
- Franchisee Advisory Board
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- Uptown Cheapskate Franchise System
- BaseCamp
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Kid to Kid operates children's resale/consignment retail stores, buying and selling gently used children's clothing, toys, furniture, and accessories. Franchisees manage daily store operations including inventory acquisition, customer service, visual merchandising, and local marketing. The model relies on community foot traffic and repeat consignment partnerships with local families.
- CEO
- Zach Gordon & Tyler Gordon
- Headquarters
- UT
- Founded
- 1992
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 25
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $25K | $25K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $40K | $68K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $262K | $495K |
| Total initial investment | $327K | $587K |
Source: Kid to Kid 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$164K
17.5% margin
Unlevered ROIC
32%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
3.1 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $327K – $587K
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $40K – $68K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $25K – $25K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 0.5%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 5.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 5.0 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.5% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $350 |
| Transfer fee | $25K |
| Renewal fee | $6K |
| Total fee load | 5.5% of rev |
A 5.5% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $937K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $868K
- Avg p&l bottom line
- $91K
- Reported as P&L Bottom Line in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 20.0%
- Based on P&L Bottom Line / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Annualized Average, Median and Range of Profit and Loss
- Sample size
- 80 units
- vs category median 14 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $260K→$3.0M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $951K→$1.3M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 237 Education brands
vs Education averages
How Kid to Kid Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 119
- Opened
- 6
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 2
- Turnover rate
- 1.7%
- Company-owned
- 19
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 84%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +2.0%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +0.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 2
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 11 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 98
- Loan volume
- $22.2M
- Median loan
- $186K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 13.3%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 79.7%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 32
- Defaults
- 13
Vintage analysis
Kid to Kid charge-off rate by loan vintage
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SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Kid to Kid's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 15 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 30-year lending trend
- SBA 504 real estate/equipment data
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Declining unit base, prior litigation revealing support deficiencies, and absence of verified earnings claims create meaningful execution risk for new franchisees despite reasonable unit economics.
Litigation (Item 3)
1 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $186,750
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 28 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 2.0% YoY (119 units) suggests system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02HIGH2014 litigation involved franchisor liability for inadequate support ($186,750 judgment) — evidence of operational/advisory gaps that may persist
- 03HIGHNo Item 19 (going concern = false) means franchisor provides no audited financial performance claims, forcing reliance on limited average data that may not reflect typical unit performance
- 04MINORNet income ($91,329) represents only 9.7% margin on average revenue ($938,483), leaving minimal buffer for underperformance or unexpected costs
- 05HIGHLitigation history combined with declining unit count suggests franchisor-franchisee relationship friction and possible reputational damage
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Utah |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
1 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 24 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 55 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Baseline™
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Baseline™
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
28 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Kid to Kid · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Kid to Kid franchise?
The total investment to open a Kid to Kid franchise ranges from $327K – $587K, with an initial franchise fee of $25K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Kid to Kid franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Kid to Kid FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $937K. The median is $868K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Kid to Kid's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Kid to Kid has a charge-off rate of 13.3% across 98 loans, meaning 13.3% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Kid to Kid franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Kid to Kid has 119 total units in the United States, including 100 franchised units and 19 company-owned units. 6 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Kid to Kid a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Kid to Kid as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 28 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.