Weathersby Guild
Bottom line
- Total investment $72K – $98K including a $49K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -7.4% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Weathersby Guild unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
64%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Weathersby Guild franchisees appear to operate a service-based business (likely home services, inspection, or maintenance given the name association). Without disclosed revenue data, day-to-day operations likely involve client acquisition, service delivery, and compliance with franchisor systems and standards.
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 · 27 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
Weathersby Guild shows HIGH RISK profile due to going concern status, negative unit growth, regulatory history, and complete lack of profitability disclosure, making investment viability impossible to validate.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern warning indicates potential financial distress or viability concerns at franchisor level
- 02MINORUnit count declining 7.4% YoY suggests franchisees are struggling or exiting the system
- 03MINORNo Item 19 (average revenue/net income) disclosure prevents assessment of unit profitability
- 04MINORPrior regulatory violation (2015) for unregistered franchise sales indicates compliance/governance issues
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($49,000 franchise fee + $71,590-$98,130 total) combined with unit decline raises ROI concerns
- 06MED7% royalty on undisclosed revenue means true cost burden cannot be calculated
- 07MINOR50-unit system is small and vulnerable; declining trajectory suggests loss of momentum
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
46 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Weathersby Guild · FDD (2026) PDF