Padgett Business Services
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-04-08
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$52,000 [p.8 · WI · 2026-04-08]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty Fee on Padgett Services – Conversion (Note 1, 6) | 9% (Note 7) of Gross Receipts except that during the first twelve- month period, the Royalty Rate is 5% for each month Royalties are paid in a timely manner and during the second twelve- month period, the Royalty Rate is 6.5% for each month Royalties are paid in a timely manner. Minimum shall apply after 24 months. (Note 2) [p.9 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
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| Royalty Fee on Padgett Services – Start-Up Franchisee (Note 1, 6) | The greater of 9% (Note 7) of Gross Receipts (Note 2) OR: $100/mo. for the first three months of operation after the First Six-Month Period; $200/mo. for the second three months of operation after the First Six-Month Period; $400/mo. for the third three months of operation after the First Six-Month Period; $600/mo. for the fourth three months of operation after the First Six-Month Period; $800/mo. for the fifth three months of operation after the First Six-Month Period; $1,000/mo. for the next consecutive 9 months of operation after the First Six-Month Period; $1,200/mo. for the next consecutive 12 months of operation after the First Six-Month Period; $1,500/mo. for the remainder of the Franchise Agreement term. [p.9 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
| Advertising Fund Contribution (Note 6) | Up to 2% of Gross Receipts. [p.10 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$117,295 [p.15 · WI · 2026-04-08] – Not disclosed
Base single-franchise offering as stated in the FDD's total row. Multi-unit or area-development formats are not broken out here.
Item 20 — Outlets
| Franchised outlets at start of year | 166 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 164 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | -2 [p.36 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
| Transfers | 8 [p.38 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
| Terminations | 3 [p.41 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
| Non-renewals | 0 [p.41 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
| Ceased operations (other) | 1 [p.41 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 0 [p.37 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
All 130 franchised outlets FYE 2025 - total system revenue · FYE 2025
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 [p.33 · WI · 2026-04-08] | $558,701.88 [p.33 · WI · 2026-04-08] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
All disclosed cohorts (6)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 130 franchised outlets FYE 2025 - average annualized ongoing revenue per monthly client relationship FYE 2025 non-annual metric (not annualized) |
130 [p.32 · WI · 2026-04-08] | $9,028 [p.32 · WI · 2026-04-08] | $9,028 [p.32 · WI · 2026-04-08] | $75,771 [p.32 · WI · 2026-04-08] | $1,205 [p.32 · WI · 2026-04-08] |
| Franchised outlets with $500,000+ revenue FYE 2025 FYE 2025 |
47 [p.33 · WI · 2026-04-08] | $1,143,869.47 [p.34 · WI · 2026-04-08] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Franchised outlets with $300,000-$499,999 revenue FYE 2025 FYE 2025 |
23 [p.33 · WI · 2026-04-08] | $402,904.89 [p.34 · WI · 2026-04-08] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Franchised outlets with $100,000-$299,999 revenue FYE 2025 FYE 2025 |
44 [p.33 · WI · 2026-04-08] | $194,190.56 [p.35 · WI · 2026-04-08] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Franchised outlets with <$100,000 revenue FYE 2025 FYE 2025 |
16 [p.33 · WI · 2026-04-08] | $66,136.38 [p.35 · WI · 2026-04-08] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| All 130 franchised outlets FYE 2025 - total system revenue FYE 2025 |
130 [p.33 · WI · 2026-04-08] | $558,701.88 [p.33 · WI · 2026-04-08] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
“The information below is an historic financial performance representation about the franchise system's existing outlets.” [p.31 · WI · 2026-04-08]
Extraction notes
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.
- A non-annual Item 19 metric was excluded from headline consideration; it is labeled, never annualized.