Ace Handyman Services franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.21 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$70,000 to $100,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · 6% of prior month's Gross Revenues, paid monthly, subject to annual reconciliation against Minimum Annual Gross Revenues requirements

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$599/month currently (Software and Internet Fee), may be raised by franchisor up to a $1,200/month cap

Other fees

National Brand Fee 2% of Gross Revenues (monthly); Recruiting Platform Fee $125/month (required 1st year); Meeting/Convention Fee $1,500/meeting if not attending ($750 if attending but not full stay/hotel)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$30,000 - $45,000: estimated operating costs for the initial 3-month period, chiefly the required Office Manager's wages ($24-$30/hr, 40 hrs/wk for 12 weeks); excludes owner living expenses and cost of employing assistants

Fees sourceFDD p.16 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.21 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average/median/high/low Total Revenue, Gross Profit, and Owner Discretionary Income (OGI), broken into 4 revenue quartiles each for (a) Single Reporting Territories and (b) Multi-Territory Reporting Groups (8 tables total)

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025

Sample

309 Reporting Territories for full year 2025 (154 Reporting Operators): 77 Single Reporting Territories (77 operators) and 232 Territories operated by 77 Multi-Territory Reporting Groups; excludes 40 territories open <12 months, 34 with incomplete financial reports, and 26 territories that closed during 2025, out of 383 total franchised territories as of 12/31/2025

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.49 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

369

Year-end outlets

383

Net change

+14

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

40

Terminations

10

Non-renewals

2

Other closures

14

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

19

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.61 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

90 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$150,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

44 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Ace Handyman Services franchise cost?

standard AHS Business: $132,200 to $226,000; Mini AHS Business: $97,200 to $171,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $70,000 to $100,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.21 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Ace Handyman Services owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average/median/high/low Total Revenue, Gross Profit, and Owner Discretionary Income (OGI), broken into 4 revenue quartiles each for (a) Single Reporting Territories and (b) Multi-Territory Reporting Groups (8 tables total). Sample: 309 Reporting Territories for full year 2025 (154 Reporting Operators): 77 Single Reporting Territories (77 operators) and 232 Territories operated by 77 Multi-Territory Reporting Groups; excludes 40 territories open <12 months, 34 with incomplete financial reports, and 26 territories that closed during 2025, out of 383 total franchised territories as of 12/31/2025. Period: Calendar year 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.49 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Ace Handyman Services?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $150,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 44 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗