Ace Pickleball Club franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.14 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$60,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

7% · 7% of Gross Sales, payable monthly on the 1st for the prior month via EFT

Marketing contribution

1% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$750/month, may increase but not more than 10% annually

Other fees

Advertising Fund Fee: 1% of Gross Sales, not to exceed 2%; Transfer Fee $30,000; Renewal Fee $15,000

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$180,000-$235,000 for the first three months of operation (payroll, benefits, utilities, additional inventory, supplies; excludes Royalty/Advertising Fees and owner's salary or draw)

Fees sourceFDD p.10 ↗

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.14 ↗

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Actual monthly and average-daily Gross Sales, Operating Expenses, and Net Operating Income for one affiliate-owned Club

Reporting period

January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 (the Club's 6th through 17th full month of operation)

Sample

1 affiliate-owned Club (Roswell, Georgia); 9 franchisee-owned Clubs and 1 additional affiliate-owned Club excluded because they did not operate the full calendar year

Reported average

$1,528,287

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.36 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

Not captured

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

0

Year-end outlets

8

Net change

+8

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

9

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

1

Transfers

0

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.38 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

13 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$1,312,100

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

13 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 Pickleball Club franchise cost?

standard single Club: $817,750 to $2,404,850; multi-unit developer (development of three Clubs): $877,750 to $2,464,850 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $60,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.14 ↗

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How much do Ace Pickleball Club owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Actual monthly and average-daily Gross Sales, Operating Expenses, and Net Operating Income for one affiliate-owned Club. Sample: 1 affiliate-owned Club (Roswell, Georgia); 9 franchisee-owned Clubs and 1 additional affiliate-owned Club excluded because they did not operate the full calendar year. Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 (the Club's 6th through 17th full month of operation).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.36 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Ace Pickleball Club?

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: $1,312,100; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 13 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗