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    British Swim School vs Soccer Shots Businesses

    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.

    British Swim School2026 FDDSSSoccer Shots Businesses2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    British Swim School

    $95,200 – $176,050

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    $42,950 – $54,300

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    British Swim School

    $59,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    $36,500

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Royalty · Item 6

    British Swim School

    10%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Before you compare

    • British Swim School figures come from its 2026 FDD and Soccer Shots Businesses figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • British Swim School discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (British Swim School: 4, Soccer Shots Businesses: 20). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    British Swim School

    $95,200 – $176,050
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    $42,950 – $54,300
    TOTAL ESTIMATED START-UP COSTS
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    British Swim School

    $59,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    $36,500
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    Royalty (Item 6)

    British Swim School

    10%
    Royalty percentage
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    7%
    Royalty Fee — current rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    British Swim School

    2%
    Marketing fund contribution — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    1%
    Brand Fund Fee — current rate — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    British Swim School

    289
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    British Swim School

    +95
    Calculated: 194 at end of 2023 → 289 at end of 2025

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    British Swim School

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Soccer Shots Businesses

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

    British Swim School

    2011
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Soccer Shots Businesses

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

    British Swim School

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    British Swim School
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Outlets open and operating at least six full months in 2025
    244 units
    other Outlet population included in 2025 performance tables
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 68
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Contracted pools per franchise outlet
    2 pools per outlet
    other contracted pools per outlet 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Contracted pools where franchisees provided services for more than 30 days in c…
    $178,624
    other Revenue per contracted pool average 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    +1 more groups in the full report
    SSSoccer Shots Businesses
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 92 Multi-Territory Reporting Franchisees, 2024 calendar year.
    37 percent
    other Schedule 8, Total Registrations per Multi-Territory Reporting Franchisee
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 58 Single Territory Reporting Franchisees, 2024 calendar year.
    72.3 percent
    other Schedule 9, Owner Discretionary Profit / EBITDA per Single Territory Reporting Franchisee
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 46 Reporting Franchisees with two Territories, for the 2024 calendar year.
    $1,716,744
    other Schedule 2, Gross Sales with Two Territories
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    +17 more groups in the full report

    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.

    British Swim School vs Soccer Shots Businesses: common questions

    Which costs less to open, British Swim School or Soccer Shots Businesses?
    British Swim School: $95,200 – $176,050 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Soccer Shots Businesses: $42,950 – $54,300 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Soccer Shots Businesses. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do British Swim School and Soccer Shots Businesses royalties compare?
    British Swim School: 10% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); Soccer Shots Businesses: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do British Swim School and Soccer Shots Businesses disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    British Swim School has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups; Soccer Shots Businesses has reviewed Item 19 figures for 20 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

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

    How Franopolis reviews FDD figures

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