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    Club SciKidz

    Club Scientific LLC · reviewed 2025 disclosure data

    Reviewed sources
    Headquarters
    Atlanta, GA
    Source: clubscikidz.com

    Club SciKidz franchise delivers hands-on science education programs for children through camps, classes, and birthday parties that make STEM learning engaging a

    Headline figures

    What the disclosures show

    1. 1Opening costs are estimated at $74,400 – $88,500 in the 2025 FDD (Item 7); several initial fee options apply.
    2. 2Item 19 covers 4 separate groups: revenue and other measures for 4 franchised locations; revenue and other measures for 11 franchised locations; other measures for franchised locations; revenue and other measures for 1 company-owned locations. They are not combined.
    3. 3Outlets grew by 2 in 2024, to 18 (Systemwide, as labeled in the FDD, Item 20).

    From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.

    Costs · Items 5–7

    What does it cost to open?

    Estimated opening costs and the fees payable to the franchisor.

    Startup Investment — Item 7

    Total estimated initial investment

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13

    Formats disclosed in Item 7 (2)

    Each format has its own total. The total depends on the format you choose; multi-unit packages are listed but not included in the headline range.

    • single franchisePDF p. 13$74,400 – $88,500
    • Area Development AgreementMulti-unitPDF p. 14$124,400 – $188,500

    Standard single-unit franchise fee

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9
    Discounted and multi-unit options are separate; see all fees.

    Ongoing Fees — Item 6

    Selected recurring charges; payment bases and conditions remain attached to each fee.

    Royalty FeesMain ongoing fee · It is currently paid from registration fees and other amounts received by a third-party reservation vendor.

    17 reported fees, each with its payment basis, are listed below; they haven't been sorted into recurring, initial and occasional groups yet.

    Financial Performance — Item 19

    What results are disclosed—and for which locations?

    4 separate populations, shown apart. Revenue is not owner income.

    Franchised locations

    Revenue and other measures · 4 locations

    Who is counted
    franchised outlets that operated four or more Summer Program Periods
    Period
    2024
    Excluded
    the one franchised unit that opened in 2024 and was not open for the entire 2024 Program Period; one franchised unit that closed during 2024
    Method
    open and operating during the entire 2024 Summer Program Period, and at least three prior year’s Summer Program Periods

    Franchised locations

    Revenue and other measures · 11 locations

    Who is counted
    franchised outlets that operated for one or two Summer Program Periods
    Period
    2024
    Excluded
    the one franchised unit that opened in 2024 and was not open for the entire 2024 Program Period; one franchised unit that closed during 2024
    Method
    “sales” is the total revenue derived from the sale of goods or services less sales tax, discounts, allowances, and returns; reported 2024 sales figures for nine units only include a partial year of sales

    Franchised locations

    Other measures

    Who is counted
    franchised outlets that operated three Summer Program Periods
    Period
    2024
    Excluded
    the one franchised unit that opened in 2024 and was not open for the entire 2024 Program Period; one franchised unit that closed during 2024
    Method
    open and operating during the entire 2024 Summer Program Period, and at least two prior year’s Summer Program Periods

    Company-owned locations

    Revenue and other measures · 1 locations

    Who is counted
    the outlet owned by our affiliate that is operated in the Atlanta, Georgia market
    Period
    2024
    Method
    “sales” is the total revenue derived from the sale of goods or services less sales tax, discounts, allowances, and returns

    These groups are never combined.

    Outlet Changes — Item 20

    How has the outlet count changed?

    Systemwide, as labeled in the FDD · counts as of year end of each year.

    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 34

    Net +10 outlets, 2022–2024

    082022162023182024+8+2

    Year-end counts reported in Item 20. The scale starts at zero; the labels between the dots show each year's change.

    2024 turnover at a glance

    Outlets at start · reported
    16
    Exits · summed reported counts
    1
    Churn · Franopolis calculation

    Exits include closures, terminations and non-renewals. Churn divides exits by outlets at the start of the year; it is not a measure of earnings.

    Questions to investigate

    Prompts based on what this brand's reviewed disclosures do and don't show — not conclusions. Create a free account to save questions to your research.

    For the franchisor

    • Which line items in the 2025 Item 7 estimate ($74,400 – $88,500) vary most by market, and why?

    • Which initial fee option would apply to my situation, and what conditions or discounts affect it?

    • Which locations are included in the Item 19 figures, and which were excluded?

    • Reported units went from 16 to 18 in 2024. How many new units opened, closed or changed hands?

    • Is a territory available in my area, and how is it defined in my agreement?

    For current and former owners

    • How did your actual startup costs and timeline compare with the Item 7 estimate?

    • How many hours a week do you work in the business, and in what role?

    • How do your results compare with the Item 19 figures, and what explains the difference?

    • What support from the franchisor has been most and least useful?

    For your advisors

    • Ask a franchise attorney to review the territory, renewal, transfer and termination terms.

    • Ask an attorney what the Item 3 litigation disclosures mean for a new franchisee.

    • Ask an accountant to build a cash-flow plan using your own assumptions, not the franchisor's.

    Sources & vintage history

    Every displayed fact is retained with its disclosure vintage, item, page, and reviewed status. Prior vintages remain on file rather than being overwritten.

    Citations (2025 FDD)

    1. [1]Estimated initial investment — Item 7 · PDF p. 13
    2. [2]Standard initial franchise fee — Item 5 · PDF p. 9
    3. [3]Item 19 — Franchised (4 locations) — revenue and other measures · PDF p. 32
    4. [4]Item 19 — Franchised (11 locations) — revenue and other measures · PDF p. 32
    5. [5]Item 19 — Franchised locations — other measures · PDF p. 32
    6. [6]Item 19 — Company-owned (1 locations) — revenue and other measures · PDF p. 33
    7. [7]Outlet counts — Item 20, Table 1 · PDF p. 34

    "PDF p." is the page in the PDF file; "printed p." is the number printed on the FDD page.

    Territory & operations

    These are contract disclosures, not confirmation that any territory is currently available.

    Legal & agreement

    Total litigation count

    Bankruptcy disclosure

    Initial term

    Franchisor financial statements

    No verified franchisor financial statement figures have been reviewed yet.

    SBA-backed loans to franchisees

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    Source: U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) & 504 FOIA data. Loan volume is not a measure of franchisee success.

    At a glance

    Business history

    Owner participation

    Territory language

    Not reviewed

    Litigation disclosure

    Bankruptcy disclosure

    Agreement term

    Independent analysis of franchisor-provided data. Not investment advice. Franopolis does not distribute FDDs.