LEISURE POOLS Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a LEISURE POOLS franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
LEISURE POOLS discloses little or no owner-earnings data (Item 19) — the franchisor won't put real profit in writing.
What their own earnings claim actually says
No financial performance representations made. Franchisor provides actual records of existing outlets only if purchasing one.
What a LEISURE POOLS franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $100,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Total initial investment | $150,900 – $287,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
$2,500/month brand support fee; $5,000 install assist fee if needed; product purchase minimums required.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
LEISURE POOLS system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 15 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero historical failures/terminations; only 15 outlets opened in 2025. Too new to assess.
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 LEISURE POOLS worth it? — how it compares to 59 similar franchises
| Startup cost | from $150,900 | about average (median $157,952) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade F | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 2.4%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every retail & business services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a LEISURE POOLS
The franchisor's framing: No financial performance representations made. Franchisor provides actual records of exist… 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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LEISURE POOLS franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a LEISURE POOLS franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $150,900–$287,000, including a $100,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do LEISURE POOLS franchise owners make?
- LEISURE POOLS discloses little or no earnings data (Item 19) — meaning the franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. That's a red flag worth questioning.
- What are the LEISURE POOLS franchise fees?
- LEISURE POOLS' FDD discloses a $100,000 initial franchise fee. $2,500/month brand support fee; $5,000 install assist fee if needed; product purchase minimums required.
- What is the LEISURE POOLS franchise profit margin?
- LEISURE POOLS discloses no Item 19 earnings representation, so no profit margin can be derived from the FDD at all. Any margin figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
- What is the LEISURE POOLS franchise failure rate?
- Zero historical failures/terminations; only 15 outlets opened in 2025. Too new to assess.
- How many LEISURE POOLS locations are there?
- LEISURE POOLS' FDD reports 15 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does LEISURE POOLS have complaints or lawsuits?
- LEISURE POOLS 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 LEISURE POOLS franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. LEISURE POOLS scores F on disclosure honesty. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with LEISURE POOLS or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.