Bottom line
- Total investment $116K – $1.0M including a $98K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $19K/year.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 30 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 Sparkle unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
0%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Sparkle franchisees operate cleaning or facility maintenance service businesses, likely offering commercial or residential cleaning solutions. Daily operations typically involve managing service delivery, customer scheduling, staff oversight, and quality control to generate recurring service revenue.
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 · 17 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
Sparkle presents extreme risk due to going concern status, single operating unit with unknown performance, undisclosed financials, and lack of transparency on royalties and actual unit profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 operating unit with unknown growth trajectory suggests either brand is nascent/unproven or system is contracting
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is False, indicating material doubts about franchisor's financial viability and ability to support franchisees
- 03MINORNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosure combined with extremely low reported avg revenue of $19,441 suggests severe underperformance or data integrity issues
- 04MINORRoyalty rate unknown indicates lack of transparency and potential hidden fees that could materially impact unit economics
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee of $97,500 combined with total investment range up to $1,031,250 creates significant downside risk with unproven revenue model
- 06MEDNet income not disclosed prevents ability to assess actual profitability and ROI feasibility
- 07MINORWide investment range ($116,175–$1,031,250) with minimal revenue guidance indicates franchisor cannot articulate consistent unit economics
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Sparkle · FDD (2024) PDF