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The Camp Transformation Center

Health & FitnessFranchising since 2016Website
Investment
$349K – $472K
63rd pct Health & Fitn…
Avg revenue
$470K
22nd pct Health & Fitn…
Royalty
6.0%
9th pct Health & Fitn…
Units
80
76th pct Health & Fitn…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $349K – $472K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $470K/year (median $455K). Estimated payback in 3.3 years.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 71/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 53 loans (below the industry average).
  • System contracting at -26.9% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
The Camp Franchise Systems LLC
Parent company
None
Incorporated in
California
HQ
5871 Pine Avenue, Suite 200, Chino Hills, CA 91709
Auditor
Golbar & Associates
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$2.5M
vs $2.4M prior 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 The Camp Transformation Center unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $469,554
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: fitness
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $349K–$472K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $50K–$75K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

29%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$139K
EBITDA margin
29.5%
Total invested
$473K
Payback
41 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 Camp Transformation Center units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

46.5%

6.74× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.94×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$2.4M

on $10.6M purchase

Total debt

$8.2M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($5.3M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

The Camp Transformation Center operates fitness/wellness facilities offering group training programs, personal coaching, and body transformation services. Franchisees manage daily operations including class scheduling, staff training, member acquisition and retention, facility maintenance, and marketing within their local markets. Revenue is primarily derived from membership fees, personal training sessions, and supplemental wellness programs.

CEO
Alejandra Font
Founded
2016
FDD year
2025
States available
4

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$349K – $472K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$50K – $75K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
6.0%
Percentage of Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.5%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.5%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
3.3 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$470K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$455K
Item 19 type
Gross Sales and Net Operating Income
Sample size
73 units
vs category median 12 · large
Range (low → high)
$65K$1.4M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
10 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank22th
vs Health & Fitness peers
Investment cost rank63th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank9th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank76th
vs Health & Fitness peers
Risk score rank81th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
80
Opened
5
Last reporting year
Closed
4
Turnover rate
5.0%
Company-owned
4
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
95%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-21.6%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-26.9%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
76-20
Franchised units
2024
97
Franchised units
2025
104
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 4 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
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 4 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
53
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

71
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION71 / 100

Deteriorating franchise system with documented litigation, regulatory violations, going concern warning, and 21.6% unit decline signals high-risk investment unsuitable for most franchisees.

Score breakdown · what drove the 71 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHGoing concern warning indicates franchisor financial distress or viability questions
  2. 02MEDUnit count declined 21.6% YoY (80 units) suggesting franchisee dissatisfaction and system contraction
  3. 03HIGHMultiple active and concluded litigation cases including pending DA investigation for unfair competition and false advertising
  4. 04MINORHistory of labor law violations and wage/hour disputes raising operational/compliance concerns
  5. 05MINORNo protected territory combined with declining unit count creates competitive risk for franchisees
  6. 06MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation limits transparency on actual franchisee profitability claims
  7. 07MINORUnregistered franchise offer consent order indicates prior regulatory violations in Washington

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Protected territory
No
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
5
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
The state where the Center is located

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
42 hrs
On-the-job training
20 hrs
POS system
ABC point-of-sale (POS) system
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

66 numbers

Locked
(909) 844-••••
CA
(909) 518-••••
CA
(909) 771-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

The Camp Transformation Center · FDD (2025) PDF

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