RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Bottom line
- Total investment $229K – $414K including a $57K franchise fee, 7.5% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.9M/year (median $2K). Estimated payback in 0.8 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 32 loans (below the industry average).
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 1 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 RealClean Aircraft Detailing unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
47%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 RealClean Aircraft Detailing units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.1M
on $5.7M purchase
Total debt
$4.5M
SBA $2.8M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
RealClean Aircraft Detailing franchisees operate mobile or fixed-location aircraft cleaning and detailing services, targeting private aviation facilities, charter companies, and corporate flight departments. Day-to-day work involves managing crew scheduling, equipment maintenance, client relationships, and delivery of exterior/interior aircraft detailing services to maintain aircraft appearance and value.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 9 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Single-unit franchise with unverified financial claims, franchisor going concern issues, and no published Item 19 represents high risk despite attractive claimed margins.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 operating unit despite $228K-$414K investment requirement raises serious questions about system viability and franchisee recruitment
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates the franchisor itself may face financial/operational sustainability issues
- 03MEDItem 19 Financial Performance Representation missing — cannot independently verify claimed $1.89M average revenue or $386K net income
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($56.5K fee + $228K-$414K total) with unproven single-unit track record creates disproportionate risk
- 05MINORUnknown growth trajectory with only 1 unit suggests either new franchise system or failed expansion attempts
- 06MINOR7.5% royalty on $1.89M revenue = $141,750 annually — substantial ongoing cost that must be validated
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
13 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
RealClean Aircraft Detailing · FDD (2025) PDF