Aussie Pet Mobile Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Aussie Pet Mobile franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Aussie Pet Mobile discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Reported annual sales for 59 franchisees (2024): 1-3 vans $297k avg; 4-6 vans $726k avg; 7-10 vans $1.28M avg; 10+ vans $1.81M. Leads data; excludes 4 closures. No income figures provided.
What a Aussie Pet Mobile franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $19,950 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 7% 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 | 9% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $167,325 – $208,650 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty tiered 7%-4% on gross revenue or minimum monthly. 2% ad fund minimum $500. Territory fees, tech, CMS, van support, convention, transfer, renewal fees disclosed.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Aussie Pet Mobile system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 105 |
| Ceased operations | 4 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 2 |
| Closure rate | 3.8% of outlets |
4 closures in 2024; negligible transfers/terminations. Early-stage franchise growth.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Aussie Pet Mobile worth it? — how it compares to 47 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 9% of sales | steeper than 62% of hair, beauty & personal care franchises |
| Startup cost | from $167,325 | cheaper than most (median $347,050) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 3.8% of outlets | worse than 83% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every hair, beauty & personal care franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Aussie Pet Mobile
The franchisor's framing: Reported annual sales for 59 franchisees (2024): 1-3 vans $297k avg; 4-6 vans $726k avg; 7… 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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Aussie Pet Mobile franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Aussie Pet Mobile franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $167,325–$208,650, including a $19,950 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Aussie Pet Mobile franchise owners make?
- Reported annual sales for 59 franchisees (2024): 1-3 vans $297k avg; 4-6 vans $726k avg; 7-10 vans $1.28M avg; 10+ vans $1.81M. Leads data; excludes 4 closures. No income figures provided. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Aussie Pet Mobile franchise fees?
- Aussie Pet Mobile's FDD discloses a $19,950 initial franchise fee, a 7% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 9% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty tiered 7%-4% on gross revenue or minimum monthly. 2% ad fund minimum $500. Territory fees, tech, CMS, van support, convention, transfer, renewal fees disclosed.
- What is the Aussie Pet Mobile franchise profit margin?
- Aussie Pet Mobile does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Reported annual sales for 59 franchisees (2024): 1-3 vans $297k avg; 4-6 vans $726k avg; 7-10 vans $1.28M avg; 10+ vans $1.81M. Leads data; excludes 4 closures. No income figures provided. Recurring fees alone take about 9% 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 Aussie Pet Mobile franchise failure rate?
- 4 closures in 2024; negligible transfers/terminations. Early-stage franchise growth.
- How many Aussie Pet Mobile locations are there?
- Aussie Pet Mobile's FDD reports 105 total outlets, with 4 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 Aussie Pet Mobile have complaints or lawsuits?
- Aussie Pet Mobile discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Aussie Pet Mobile franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Aussie Pet Mobile scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 9% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 33823-202504-07 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Aussie Pet Mobile or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.