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FV-02608·MODERATEExcellent91

The Bunny Hive

Education - Children's ProgramsFranchising since 2023Website
Investment
$127K – $331K
40th pct Children's Pr…
Avg revenue
$317K
21st pct Children's Pr…
Royalty
7.0%
29th pct Children's Pr…
Units
16
47th pct Children's Pr…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $127K – $331K including a $42K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $317K/year (median $317K).
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
The Bunny Hive Franchising, LLC
Parent company
The Bunny Hive Holdings, LLC
Incorporated in
Georgia
HQ
2715 Creek Edge, Powhatan, Virginia 23139
Auditor
Seay & Weissinger LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$11K
vs $492K prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2025
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 The Bunny Hive unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $317,349
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: education
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $127K–$331K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $27K–$47K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

16%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$41K
EBITDA margin
13.0%
Total invested
$265K
Payback
77 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.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 The Bunny Hive units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$381K

on $1.9M purchase

Total debt

$1.5M

SBA $1.0M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

The Bunny Hive appears to operate as a children's experience or entertainment venue (likely play centers, birthday party hosting, or educational activities). Franchisees manage daily operations including customer service, staff scheduling, facility maintenance, event coordination, and revenue generation through memberships, classes, or party bookings.

CEO
Brittany Schmid
Founded
2019
FDD year
2025
States available
8

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$127K – $331K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$27K – $47K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$42K
Royalty
7.0%
typical 6–8%
Ad fund
n/d
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$317K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$317K
Item 19 type
Gross Revenues
Sample size
16 units
vs category median 16
Range (low → high)
$220K$414K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank21th
vs Education - Children's Programs peers
Investment cost rank40th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank29th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank47th
vs Education - Children's Programs peers
Risk score rank53th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
16
Opened
13
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
2
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
88%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2023
14+13
Franchised units
2024
1
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 22 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).

AK
ME
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NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
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CA
NV
ID
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WY
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KS
OK
TX
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AR
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WI
IL
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TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 22 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
4
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

62
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE62 / 100

Early-stage franchise with explosive but unvalidated growth, missing critical profitability data, and high fees relative to system maturity.

Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORExplosive unit growth (1300% YoY) suggests either aggressive expansion or unreliable baseline data; 16 units is extremely small and difficult to validate
  2. 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to assess actual profitability despite $317k average revenue claim
  3. 03MEDHigh investment range ($126k-$331k) with 7% royalty on undisclosed net margins creates significant break-even uncertainty
  4. 04MINORFranchise fee of $42,000 represents 33% of minimum investment, indicating front-loaded franchisor revenue model
  5. 05MINORExtremely young/small franchise system (16 units) lacks historical data to predict sustainability or franchisee success rates

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius / Population based
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
7 years
Renewal term
5 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
Georgia

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
31 hrs
On-the-job training
8 hrs
POS system
MindBody
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

43 numbers

Locked
(217) 782-••••
IL
(651) 296-••••
MN
(912) 644-••••
GA

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FDD download

The Bunny Hive · FDD (2025) PDF

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