The Cleaning Authority franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$15,000 to $20,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · Tiered % of Gross Revenue, paid weekly. Enterprise: 6% of first $600,000 per calendar year, 5% from $600,000.01 to $1,300,000, 4% above. Hometown: 6% of first $300,000, 5% from $300,000.01 to $550,000, 4% above. Rate resets to 6% each calendar year.

Marketing contribution

1% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Software Access Fee (TCA IQ) currently $40.24 per week

Other fees

Call Center Fee: $2.97 per new-prospect call and $4.21 per other call; Annual Conference attendance fee as invoiced (non-attendance fee $500 first miss, $2,000 thereafter); Local Marketing Fee weekly

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds (3 months): $27,000 - $30,000 (both Enterprise and Hometown); covers incorporation, internet fees, employee recruitment, wages, and advertising for first three months; excludes royalties and owner/manager salary.

Fees sourceFDD p.18 ↗

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.27 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Revenue by top/middle/lower third of Enterprise Market Territories (average and median), plus customers, price per clean, COGS %, customer loss, leads, and employees; Table 2 shows systemwide sales 2021-2025 in a chart

Reporting period

Fiscal year 2025 (Dec 31, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025)

Sample

212 Enterprise Market Territories operating the entire 2025 fiscal year (71 top, 70 middle, 71 lower thirds); excludes 20 Hometown Territories, 13 opened in year, 5 closed in year

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.67 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

233

Year-end outlets

241

Net change

+8

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

13

Terminations

2

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

3

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

7

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.72 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

29 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$178,050

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

20 loans

Historical charge-off share

10.20%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

5 / 49

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 The Cleaning Authority franchise cost?

Enterprise Market (30,000-60,000 Designated Households): $92,850 to $147,100; Hometown Market (15,000-29,999 Designated Households): $76,600 to $119,599 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $15,000 to $20,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do The Cleaning Authority owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Revenue by top/middle/lower third of Enterprise Market Territories (average and median), plus customers, price per clean, COGS %, customer loss, leads, and employees; Table 2 shows systemwide sales 2021-2025 in a chart. Sample: 212 Enterprise Market Territories operating the entire 2025 fiscal year (71 top, 70 middle, 71 lower thirds); excludes 20 Hometown Territories, 13 opened in year, 5 closed in year. Period: Fiscal year 2025 (Dec 31, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.67 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for The Cleaning Authority?

10.20%; numerator / denominator: 5 / 49. 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: $178,050; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 20 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗