Cleaning Authority (The)
The total investment to open a Cleaning Authority (The) franchise ranges from $17,000 to $225,400. The initial franchise fee is $20,000. Ongoing royalties are 6% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the Cleaning Authority (The) franchise?
Cleaning Authority (The) is a franchise for residential and commercial cleaning services. Estimated total initial investment is $17,000 to $225,400, and the initial franchise fee is $20,000.
The royalty is 6 percent, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 1 percent. The franchise agreement term is 15 years.
The brand was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in LOVELAND, OH.
Loan Activity Score
38/100
SBA Default Rate
7.9%
Active Lenders
21
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Cleaning Authority (The) has 30 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 21 lenders made 38 loans to franchisees of Cleaning Authority (The). PeerSense calculates Cleaning Authority (The)'s score as 38 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1977 · 30 locations
$17,000 to $225,400
$20,000
30
30 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Cleaning Authority (The)
38
Total SBA loans
$94K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Cleaning Authority (The)
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Established (25 to 99 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
7.9%
vs 10.8% peer avg
SBA Loans
38
Total Volume
$3.6M
Active Lenders
21
2 selective
States
16
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Cleaning Authority (The) based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
7.9%
2.9% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
38 loans
Across 21 lenders
Lender Diversity
21 lenders
Avg 1.8 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$17,000 to $225,400 total
Cleaning Authority (The): Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2004
7 approvals. The best year on record for Cleaning Authority (The).
Top SBA State
Ohio
6 SBA financed Cleaning Authority (The) locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$94K
Median $72K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Cleaning Authority (The) unit.
Lender Concentration
36.8%
Moderately Spread
Share of Cleaning Authority (The) approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Cleaning Authority (The)'s SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2004 (7 approvals). Operator density is highest in Ohio with 6 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $94K, with the median at $72K. Lender mix is moderately spread: the top three SBA lenders account for 36.8% of approvals. Meaningful choice exists, but specific lenders carry the brand.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$176
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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