Bottom line
- Total investment $538K – $958K including a $35K franchise fee, 7.5% 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 Trapped unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
13%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate escape room entertainment venues where customers solve puzzles and complete challenges to 'escape' themed rooms within time limits. Day-to-day operations include managing game sessions, customer service, facility maintenance, staff scheduling, and marketing to drive bookings.
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.
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
Trapped franchise presents extreme risk: going concern status, zero disclosed units, absent financial disclosures, and high capital requirements create a scenario where franchisees cannot validate returns or system health.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates franchisor financial distress or instability
- 02MEDZero disclosed franchise units with unknown growth trajectory — impossible to validate system viability
- 03MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed (no Item 19) — cannot assess ROI or profitability benchmarks
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($538K–$958K) paired with unproven unit economics creates severe ROI uncertainty
- 05MED7.5% royalty on undisclosed revenue base makes ongoing cost assessment impossible
- 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisee into commitment with unvalidated business model
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
20 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Trapped · FDD (2025) PDF