SixFour3Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A SixFour3 franchise requires a total initial investment of $521K – $1.0M, including a $43K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $811K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $521K – $1.0M
- 56th pct Education
- Avg gross sales
- $811K
- 31st pct Education
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 6th pct Education
- Units
- 3
- 11th pct Education
- SBA default
- N/A
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
Started franchising in 2023. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
Bottom line
- Total investment $521K – $1.0M including a $43K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $811K/year, with an estimated 10% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 47/100.
- Emerging franchise: only 3 years of franchising with 3 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- SixFour3 Franchising, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Matthew Cooke
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- VA
- HQ
- 44427 Atwater Drive, Suite 100, Ashburn, Virginia 20147
- Auditor
- Crowe Donahue PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $34K
- vs $152K prior year
Overview
About
SixFour3 franchisees appear to operate a service or retail business generating average revenues of $760K annually. Without disclosed details, the specific daily operations remain unclear—requiring urgent clarification on whether franchisees manage storefronts, provide field services, offer consulting, or another model.
- CEO
- Matthew Cooke
- Headquarters
- VA
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 2
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 17 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $43K | $43K | |
| Construction Management Fee | $6K | $6K | |
| Technology Startup Fee | $3K | $3K | |
| Deposits (Utility, Real Estate, etc.) | $15K | $30K | |
| Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Architect, etc.) | $5K | $25K | |
| Licenses/Permits | $3K | $5K | |
| Insurance | $3K | $5K | |
| Leasehold Improvements (GC/MEP work) | $0 | $300K | |
| Training Facility Costs: Nets, Dividers, Floorings, etc. | $265K | $350K | |
| Training Facility Costs: FF&E | $55K | $60K | |
| Building Systems (Access, Signage, etc.) | $6K | $11K | |
| SF3 Studio: Equipment & Decor | $40K | $53K | |
| Lobby, Kitchenette & Bathrooms: FF&E & Decor | $35K | $42K | |
| Opening Inventory | $10K | $20K | |
| Travel-Related Training Expenses | $5K | $8K | |
| Initial Launch Advertising | $3K | $5K | |
| Additional Funds - working capital (3 months) | $25K | $50K | |
| Total initial investment | $521K | $1.0M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
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
$130K
16.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
16%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
6.2 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $521K – $1.0M
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $25K – $50K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $43K – $43K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Gross Revenue · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 10.1 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $539 |
| Transfer fee | $32K |
| Renewal fee | $8K |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $811K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Avg p&l bottom line
- $76K
- Reported as P&L Bottom Line in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 9.9%
- Based on P&L Bottom Line / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Affiliate-owned outlets
- Sample size
- 3 units
- vs category median 14 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $445K→$1.2M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 237 Education brands
vs Education averages
How SixFour3 Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 3
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 3
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Projected new
- 4
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
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 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.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
SixFour3 presents material risk due to minimal unit count, franchisor financial instability indicators, thin franchisee margins, and lack of financial transparency—suitable only for capital-patient investors with strong operational experience.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation is required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Crowe Donahue PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 47 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 3 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and unproven replicability
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False suggests potential financial instability or uncertainty about franchisor's viability
- 03MINORNet income of $76,240 on $760,286 revenue (10% net margin) is thin; 6% royalty eats 60% of net profit
- 04MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations limits ability to validate actual franchisee profitability claims
- 05MINORHigh investment range ($520K-$1M+) relative to 10% average net income creates extended breakeven timeline
- 06HIGHUndisclosed litigation history combined with Going Concern status raises transparency concerns
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 | 2 |
| Territory type | zip codes |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Virginia |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Virginia |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 21 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 24 hrs
- Training location
- franchisee premises and franchisor headquarters
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 40 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 9 mo
- From signing to launch
- POS system
- Square POS
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Square POS
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
19 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
SixFour3 · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a SixFour3 franchise?
The total investment to open a SixFour3 franchise ranges from $521K – $1.0M, with an initial franchise fee of $43K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do SixFour3 franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the SixFour3 FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $811K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is SixFour3's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for SixFour3 (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many SixFour3 franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, SixFour3 has 3 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 3 company-owned units.
Is SixFour3 a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates SixFour3 as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 47 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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