Bottom line
- Total investment $243K – $603K including a $54K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $296K/year (median $199K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
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 Tumbles unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
9%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Tumbles units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$414K
on $2.1M purchase
Total debt
$1.7M
SBA $1.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Tumbles appears to be a children's gymnastics, tumbling, or movement-based facility where franchisees operate a brick-and-mortar location offering classes, coaching, and instruction to youth members. Day-to-day operations include managing instructors, scheduling classes, facility maintenance, member enrollment and retention, and community marketing.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 10 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Extremely small, opaque franchise system with undisclosed profitability, high royalty burden, and unclear growth trajectory presents substantial financial risk for franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 6 units system-wide indicates extremely limited scale and network support; virtually no franchisee community for peer learning
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 despite average revenue of $295,727 — impossible to validate actual profitability or ROI on $242.5k-$603k investment
- 03MINORHigh investment range ($360.5k spread) with no corresponding unit performance data suggests inconsistent site economics or unclear cost drivers
- 04MINORMinimum royalty of $1,500/month ($18k annually) represents 6.1% of average revenue even before 8% gross sales royalty kicks in — double royalty burden creates breakeven risk
- 05MINOR24-month grace period on royalties suggests franchisees may struggle with cash flow in early years, indicating business model weakness
- 06MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory with only 6 locations raises questions about system viability, franchisor commitment, and whether brand is contracting
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
16 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Tumbles · FDD (2025) PDF