YEL! Youth Enrichment League
Bottom line
- Total investment $57K – $83K including a $23K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $209K/year (median $201K). Estimated payback in 1.0 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
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 YEL! Youth Enrichment League unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
42%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 YEL! Youth Enrichment League units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$377K
on $1.9M purchase
Total debt
$1.5M
SBA $0.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
YEL operates youth enrichment programs (likely afterschool, summer camps, or skill-building activities) where franchisees manage enrollment, hire instructors, schedule classes, and deliver age-appropriate educational/recreational programming. Day-to-day involves marketing to schools/parents, student registration, staff management, program scheduling, and facility operations.
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 · 29 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
Micro-franchise system with unverified financials, franchisor financial concerns, and unproven unit growth creates elevated risk despite no litigation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 5 operating units with unknown growth trajectory suggests minimal system traction and scale
- 02HIGHGoing Concern flag is FALSE — indicates financial instability or uncertainty at franchisor level
- 03MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation limits ability to validate the $72,010 average net income claim
- 04MINOR6% royalty on $209k average revenue = $12.6k annually, but high initial investment ($57-83k) creates long payback period
- 05MINORExtremely small franchise system increases risk of franchisor viability and support quality
- 06MINORYouth enrichment/education sector has thin margins and high sensitivity to enrollment/seasonal volatility
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
33 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
YEL! Youth Enrichment League · FDD (2024) PDF