Franchise opportunities compared

    9Round vs British Swim School Business(es)

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    9Round

    $160,449 – $390,300

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    British Swim School Business(es)

    Not available

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    9Round

    $19,900

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    British Swim School Business(es)

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    9Round

    6% or $600/mo min

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    British Swim School Business(es)

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • 9Round figures come from its 2026 FDD and British Swim School Business(es) figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    9Round

    $160,449 – $390,300
    Total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    British Swim School Business(es)

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    9Round

    $19,900
    The fee is uniform for all new franchisees; Item 5 separately lists discounts and programs for other situations.
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    British Swim School Business(es)

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    9Round

    6% or $600/mo min
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    British Swim School Business(es)

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    9Round

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    British Swim School Business(es)

    2%
    Marketing Fund Contribution: 2% of Gross Sales. — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    9Round

    142
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56

    British Swim School Business(es)

    258
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 71
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    9Round

    −137
    Calculated: 279 at end of 2023 → 142 at end of 2025

    British Swim School Business(es)

    +120
    Calculated: 138 at end of 2022 → 258 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    9Round

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    British Swim School Business(es)

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    9Round

    2009; franchises offered since April
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    British Swim School Business(es)

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    9Round

    2008; formed December 15
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    British Swim School Business(es)

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    9Round

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    BSBritish Swim School Business(es)

    No reviewed Item 19 figures

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    9Round vs British Swim School Business(es): common questions

    Which has more locations, 9Round or British Swim School Business(es)?
    9Round: 142 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56); British Swim School Business(es): 258 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 71). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do 9Round and British Swim School Business(es) disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    9Round makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; British Swim School Business(es) has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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