SkedaddleFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Skedaddle franchise requires a total initial investment of $170K – $436K, including a $55K franchise fee. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.1M[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $170K – $436K
- 63rd pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- 32nd pct Home Services
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 8
- 18th pct Home Services
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Home Services 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
Each dollar invested generates 3.6x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
Bottom line
- Total investment $170K – $436K including a $55K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $824K).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 36/100.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Skedaddle Franchising LLC
- Parent company
- Skedaddle Franchising Company Inc.
- Ultimate parent
- Mervyn James Holdings Inc.
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 1288 Osprey Drive, Ancaster, Ontario L9G 4V5 Canada
- Auditor
- Kezos & Dunlavy, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $559K
- vs $893K prior year
Affiliated brands
- is wholly owned by Dowd Holdings
- Chubby Raccoon Holdings
- Humane Wildlife Control
- maintains a pr
- is wholly owned by Mervyn James Holdings
- operates the Contact Center
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Skedaddle is a wildlife removal and animal control franchise where franchisees operate as local pest/animal exclusion specialists. Day-to-day work involves responding to customer calls, humanely trapping and removing animals (typically raccoons, squirrels, bats, etc.), sealing entry points, and providing cleanup/sanitation services. Franchisees manage crews, handle customer service, and oversee the technical wildlife removal operations within their protected territory.
- CEO
- William Dowd
- Founded
- 2017
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing · 12 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $55K | $55K | |
| Storage Unit | $0 | $2K | |
| Equipment and Initial Inventory | $32K | $50K | |
| Uniforms | $600 | $1K | |
| Computer, Software, and Business Management System | $2K | $2K | |
| Service Vehicle | $20K | $23K | |
| Start-Up Marketing | $23K | $42K | |
| Insurance Deposits - Three Months | $3K | $12K | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $3K | $4K | |
| Professional Fees | $2K | $5K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $0 | $500 | |
| Additional Funds - Three Months | $30K | $50K | |
| Total initial investment | $170K | $247K |
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
$136K
12.5% margin
Unlevered ROIC
38%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
31 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $170K – $436K
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $30K – $75K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $55K – $55K
- Near category avg vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of 6.5% of Gross Sales or Minimum Monthly Royalty…
- Ad fund
- 0.5%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.5% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $230 |
| Training fee | $600 |
| Transfer fee | $28K |
| Renewal fee | $14K |
| Inventory (initial) | $32K – $50K |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $824K
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 5 units
- vs category median 25 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $379K→$2.0M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- limited
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Transparency
- 4 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Compared against 349 Home Services brands
vs Home Services averages
How Skedaddle Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 8
- Opened
- 4
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 1
- Turnover rate
- 12.5%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +60.0%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- Outlier (see FDD)
- Likely small-sample artifact
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 3
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 8 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.
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 2 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 2
- Loan volume
- N/A
- Amount data pending
- Median loan
- N/A
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 0
- Defaults
- 0
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Skedaddle presents CAUTION-level risk: micro-franchise system with minimal profitability transparency, undisclosed net income, early-stage growth metrics, and franchisor going concern issues limiting validation ability.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $160,500
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kezos & Dunlavy, LLC
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: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 36 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to assess true profitability despite $1.09M avg revenue claim
- 02MEDOnly 8 units system-wide with 60% YoY growth suggests extremely early-stage franchise with limited track record and scalability questions
- 03MEDHigh royalty burden (6.5% + minimum monthly fee) combined with undisclosed net income creates uncertainty on actual franchisee take-home
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status 'False' suggests potential franchisor financial instability or operational concerns requiring clarification
- 05MINORWide investment range ($169.9K–$436.1K spread of 157%) indicates inconsistent unit economics and territory-dependent performance variability
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 | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Population |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Territory population | 500,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| 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 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Delaware |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 51 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 138 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Site selection
- franchisee
- POS system
- Salesforce
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Salesforce
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
9 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Skedaddle · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Skedaddle franchise?
The total investment to open a Skedaddle franchise ranges from $170K – $436K, with an initial franchise fee of $55K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Skedaddle franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Skedaddle FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.1M. The median is $824K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Skedaddle's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Skedaddle (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 Skedaddle franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Skedaddle has 8 total units in the United States, including 2 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 4 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Skedaddle a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Skedaddle as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 36 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.