ActiKare Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a ActiKare franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
ActiKare discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross sales only by hours worked (full-time through part-time); 65% of 103 units met criteria; excludes costs, expenses, net income; cherry-picks licensed, 12+ months operation.
What a ActiKare franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $19,750 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 3% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $32,530 – $57,550 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 3%-5% of gross sales or $450-$550/month minimum. Ad fee 2%. Multiple ongoing fees ($250-$300/mo package, $50/mo telecom, scheduling software $130-$200/mo).
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
ActiKare system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 150 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 3 |
| Transferred to new owners | 2 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
3 terminations, 14 reacquired by franchisor in 2025; 20 openings vs 147 base suggests churn.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is ActiKare worth it? — how it compares to 50 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 5% of sales | lower than most (median 7%) |
| Startup cost | from $32,530 | cheaper than most (median $101,125) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 0.8%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every senior & home care franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a ActiKare
The franchisor's framing: Gross sales only by hours worked (full-time through part-time); 65% of 103 units met crite… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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ActiKare franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a ActiKare franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $32,530–$57,550, including a $19,750 initial franchise fee.
- How much do ActiKare franchise owners make?
- Gross sales only by hours worked (full-time through part-time); 65% of 103 units met criteria; excludes costs, expenses, net income; cherry-picks licensed, 12+ months operation. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the ActiKare franchise fees?
- ActiKare's FDD discloses a $19,750 initial franchise fee, a 3% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 3%-5% of gross sales or $450-$550/month minimum. Ad fee 2%. Multiple ongoing fees ($250-$300/mo package, $50/mo telecom, scheduling software $130-$200/mo).
- What is the ActiKare franchise profit margin?
- ActiKare does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross sales only by hours worked (full-time through part-time); 65% of 103 units met criteria; excludes costs, expenses, net income; cherry-picks licensed, 12+ months operation. Recurring fees alone take about 5% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the ActiKare franchise failure rate?
- 3 terminations, 14 reacquired by franchisor in 2025; 20 openings vs 147 base suggests churn.
- How many ActiKare locations are there?
- ActiKare's FDD reports 150 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 2 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does ActiKare have complaints or lawsuits?
- ActiKare discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a ActiKare franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. ActiKare scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 5% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 36188-202604-08 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with ActiKare or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.