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FV-02839·MODERATEExcellent81

Ultra Pool Care Squad

Cleaning - Commercial & JanitorialFranchising since 2021Website
Investment
$74K – $101K
28th pct Commercial & …
Avg revenue
65th pct Commercial & …
Royalty
Units
4
12th pct Commercial & …
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $74K – $101K including a $25K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
  • 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
Ultra Pool Care Squad Franchise USA, Inc.
Parent company
PF Global Business Group USA, Inc.
Incorporated in
Nevada
HQ
2901 Leisure Island Way, Knoxville, TN 37914
Auditor
LBMC, PC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$11K
vs $56K prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2024
Status as of 2024; may have been resolved in a later filing we don't yet have.

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 Ultra Pool Care Squad unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $74K–$101K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $15K–$20K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

71%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$75K
EBITDA margin
10.0%
Total invested
$105K
Payback
17 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.

Overview

About

Ultra Pool Care Squad franchisees operate residential/commercial pool maintenance and cleaning services, handling routine chemical balancing, equipment repairs, seasonal openings/closings, and customer service within a protected territory. Day-to-day work involves field service calls, inventory management, scheduling, and direct customer interactions across multiple accounts.

CEO
David Pain
Founded
2021
FDD year
2024
States available
4

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$74K – $101K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$15K – $20K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$25K
Royalty
greater of $500 or 7.5% of Gross Revenue (first 12 months…
Ad fund
greater of $250 or 2.5% of Gross Revenue per month
Total fee load
10.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
4
Opened
4
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
2022
4+4
Franchised units
2023
0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 7 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 · 7 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.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

Early-stage pool care franchise with minimal unit count, zero financial transparency, and aggressive royalty structure creates significant profitability and viability risks.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 4 units in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests early/stalled expansion
  2. 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation and profitability assessment
  3. 03MEDHigh royalty burden (7.5% + $1,000/month floor after year 1) on undisclosed revenue base creates earnings uncertainty
  4. 04MINORRelatively high total investment ($74-101K) for pool care niche without proven unit economics
  5. 05MINOR5-year term is short; unclear if franchisor provides adequate support infrastructure for only 4 franchisees

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Geographic area
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
5 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
Optional
Governing law
Tennessee

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
28 hrs
On-the-job training
23 hrs
POS system
Skimmer
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

9 numbers

Locked
(805) 205-••••
CA
(325) 939-••••
TX
(360) 902-••••
SD

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Ultra Pool Care Squad · FDD (2024) PDF

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