The Ivy Review
Bottom line
- Total investment $18K – $43K including a $9K 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 75/100.
- 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
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 Ivy Review unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
230%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
The Ivy Review appears to be an education/test preparation franchise, likely offering tutoring, college admissions consulting, or standardized test prep services. Franchisees would manage client relationships, deliver instruction or consulting services, potentially manage staff, and handle local marketing to build a client base within their protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
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
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 5 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
The Ivy Review presents HIGH RISK due to Going Concern status, extreme underdeveloped system size (8 units), missing financial disclosures, and unclear unit growth—all indicators of a struggling or early-stage franchise with unproven unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates franchisor financial distress or operational instability
- 02MINOROnly 8 units systemwide with unknown growth trajectory suggests minimal scale and market validation
- 03MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI assessment and comparison
- 04MINORExtremely low unit count relative to 10-year franchise term indicates failure to scale or recent contraction
- 05MINORMinimal franchise fee ($9,000) combined with unclear profitability model suggests potential survival risk
- 06MINOR8% royalty on 'Royalty Income' is ambiguously defined—may not correlate to actual revenue
- 07HIGHNo litigation disclosed but Going Concern status suggests underlying financial/operational crises
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
8 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Ivy Review · FDD (2025) PDF