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Subcontain

OtherFranchising since 2025Website
Investment
$178K – $912K
59th pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
8.0%
49th pct Other
Units
0
0th pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $178K – $912K including a $60K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
  • No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Subcontain, LLC
Parent company
Clayton Management, LLC
Incorporated in
South Carolina
HQ
121 Venture Blvd., Suite A, Spartanburg, SC 29306
Auditor
MUHAMMAD ZUBAIRY, CPA PC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
Most recent fiscal year

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 Subcontain unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $178K–$912K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $20K–$160K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

17%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$105K
EBITDA margin
14.0%
Total invested
$635K
Payback
73 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Subcontain franchisees appear to operate in containerized solutions/modular services (exact service offering unclear from available data). Day-to-day operations likely involve sales, customer service, logistics coordination, and service delivery—but the complete business model remains undefined due to lack of operational franchises for validation.

CEO
Harry Clayton
Founded
2025
FDD year
2025
States available
0

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$178K – $912K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$20K – $160K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$60K
Royalty
8.0%
Adjusted Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
0
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
2023
0±0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
2
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

72
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION72 / 100

Subcontain presents extreme risk: zero operating units, no financial disclosures, going concern issues, and an unvalidated business model that cannot demonstrate franchisee profitability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORZero operating franchise units despite established brand — suggests failed system or pre-revenue launch
  2. 02MINORNo Item 19 (financial performance representations) — impossible to validate $177K-$911K investment ROI claims
  3. 03MINORHigh franchise fee ($59,500) relative to unknown unit economics and profitability
  4. 04HIGHGoing Concern status is False — indicates potential franchisor financial instability or viability questions
  5. 05MINORWide investment range ($177K-$911K) without corresponding revenue disclosure suggests undefined business model
  6. 06MED8% royalty on undisclosed average revenue creates uncertainty about true ongoing costs
  7. 07MINOR10-year term locks franchisees into relationship with unproven franchisor track record

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
South Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
30 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs
POS system
Hauler Hero
Operating tech stack

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

15 numbers

Locked
(503) 378-••••
CA
(410) 576-••••
CA
(212) 416-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Subcontain · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above