Puddle Pool 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.15 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$49,500 to $343,500 · 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 Revenue or $600 per month per territory, whichever is greater; Item 6 table says monthly via ACH, footnote 1 refers to weekly payments

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

$199 monthly

Other fees

Call Center Fee $249/month first territory, $99/month per additional territory; Required third-party bookkeeping $100-$200/month; Brand Development Fund 2% of gross revenue if established (not currently)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Operating Expenses / Additional Funds - 3 months: $20,000 - $25,000

Fees sourceFDD p.9 ↗

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.15 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Full profit and loss statement (income, COGS, expenses, net operating income, net income) for a single franchised outlet (The Villages, FL)

Reporting period

January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Sample

1 franchised outlet (43 franchised + 1 corporate outlets operating at 12/31/2025; 42 franchised outlets excluded for being open less than 12 months)

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.35 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

1

Year-end outlets

43

Net change

+42

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

43

Terminations

1

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

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

18 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$200,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

18 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 Puddle Pool Services franchise cost?

single territory (up to 10,000 households with pools), home-based office: $101,800 to $135,700 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $49,500 to $343,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.15 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Puddle Pool Services owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Full profit and loss statement (income, COGS, expenses, net operating income, net income) for a single franchised outlet (The Villages, FL). Sample: 1 franchised outlet (43 franchised + 1 corporate outlets operating at 12/31/2025; 42 franchised outlets excluded for being open less than 12 months). Period: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.35 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Puddle Pool 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: $200,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 18 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗