Lightspeed Restoration Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Lightspeed Restoration franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Lightspeed Restoration discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2024 data: 6 franchisees (1 single, 5 multiple territories/16 total). Average sales single territory $349,180; multiple $881,032. Gross profit 73%, labor 15%, COGS 27%.
What a Lightspeed Restoration franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $5,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 8% 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 | 10% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $154,230 – $334,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Territory fee $44k-$112k. Royalty tiered 5-8% on deposits. Tech fee $750/mo first territory.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Lightspeed Restoration system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 27 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 3 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 3.7% of outlets |
3 terminations, 1 ceased in 2024. Early-stage system (franchising since 2023)
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 Lightspeed Restoration worth it? — how it compares to 29 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $154,230 | pricier than 67% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 3.7% of outlets | worse than 62% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | more litigious than 60% of peers |
Benchmarked against every restoration & remediation franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Lightspeed Restoration
The franchisor's framing: 2024 data: 6 franchisees (1 single, 5 multiple territories/16 total). Average sales single… 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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Lightspeed Restoration franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Lightspeed Restoration franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $154,230–$334,000, including a $5,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Lightspeed Restoration franchise owners make?
- 2024 data: 6 franchisees (1 single, 5 multiple territories/16 total). Average sales single territory $349,180; multiple $881,032. Gross profit 73%, labor 15%, COGS 27%. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Lightspeed Restoration franchise fees?
- Lightspeed Restoration's FDD discloses a $5,000 initial franchise fee, a 8% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 10% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Territory fee $44k-$112k. Royalty tiered 5-8% on deposits. Tech fee $750/mo first territory.
- What is the Lightspeed Restoration franchise profit margin?
- Lightspeed Restoration does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2024 data: 6 franchisees (1 single, 5 multiple territories/16 total). Average sales single territory $349,180; multiple $881,032. Gross profit 73%, labor 15%, COGS 27%. Recurring fees alone take about 10% 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 Lightspeed Restoration franchise failure rate?
- 3 terminations, 1 ceased in 2024. Early-stage system (franchising since 2023)
- How many Lightspeed Restoration locations are there?
- Lightspeed Restoration's FDD reports 27 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Lightspeed Restoration have complaints or lawsuits?
- Lightspeed Restoration 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 Lightspeed Restoration franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Lightspeed Restoration scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 10% 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 33767-202504-03 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Lightspeed Restoration or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.