Franchise opportunities compared

    Perfect Skating vs SafeSplash Swim School

    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

    Perfect Skating

    $53,940 – $198,040

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    SafeSplash Swim School

    $24,250 – $1,508,785

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Perfect Skating

    $20,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

    SafeSplash Swim School

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Perfect Skating

    6%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    SafeSplash Swim School

    6% · non-conversion

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25

    Before you compare

    • Perfect Skating figures come from its 2025 FDD and SafeSplash Swim School figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Perfect Skating and SafeSplash Swim School disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only SafeSplash Swim School has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Perfect Skating

    $53,940 – $198,040
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    SafeSplash Swim School

    $24,250 – $1,508,785
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Perfect Skating

    $20,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

    SafeSplash Swim School

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

    Perfect Skating

    6%
    Royalty Fee — 6%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    SafeSplash Swim School

    6% · non-conversion
    Royalty — Dedicated and Hosted
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Perfect Skating

    $100
    Advertising Fund — $100
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    SafeSplash Swim School

    2%
    Strategic Marketing and Promotions Fee — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Perfect Skating

    54
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45

    SafeSplash Swim School

    106
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Perfect Skating

    +8
    Calculated: 46 at end of 2022 → 54 at end of 2024

    SafeSplash Swim School

    +3
    Calculated: 103 at end of 2023 → 106 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Perfect Skating

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    SafeSplash Swim School

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

    Perfect Skating

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    SafeSplash Swim School

    2014
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Perfect Skating

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    SafeSplash Swim School

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Perfect Skating

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    SafeSplash Swim School
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Dedicated Locations
    $225,652
    other adjusted 4-WALL EBITDA
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 68
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Dedicated Locations open and operating throughout Fiscal Year 2025,…
    $1,058,090
    other gross revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 68
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Hosted Locations averaging 1 to 2 operating days per week during Fis…
    $968,171
    other High gross revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    +9 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.

    Perfect Skating vs SafeSplash Swim School: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Perfect Skating or SafeSplash Swim School?
    Perfect Skating: $53,940 – $198,040 (2025 FDD · Item 7); SafeSplash Swim School: $24,250 – $1,508,785 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for SafeSplash Swim School. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Perfect Skating and SafeSplash Swim School royalties compare?
    Perfect Skating: 6% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10); SafeSplash Swim School: 6% · non-conversion (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Perfect Skating or SafeSplash Swim School?
    Perfect Skating: 54 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45); SafeSplash Swim School: 106 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Perfect Skating and SafeSplash Swim School disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Perfect Skating makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; SafeSplash Swim School has reviewed Item 19 figures for 12 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.

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