The Cleaning Authority
The total investment to open a The Cleaning Authority franchise ranges from $50,000 to $439,260. The initial franchise fee is $50,000. Ongoing royalties are 6% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the The Cleaning Authority franchise?
The Cleaning Authority provides cleaning services for homes. The estimated total initial investment is $50,000 to $439,260, and the initial franchise fee is the lower end of that range, according to the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document.
The royalty is 6 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 1 percent. Required liquid capital is $40,000, and required net worth is $225,000. The franchise agreement term is 15 years.
The company is headquartered in Dayton, OH, and began franchising in 1960.
Loan Activity Score
57/100
SBA Default Rate
7.0%
Active Lenders
34
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, The Cleaning Authority has 63 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 34 lenders made 86 loans to franchisees of The Cleaning Authority. PeerSense calculates The Cleaning Authority's score as 57 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity. Cost figures are based on the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document.
63 locations
$50,000 to $439,260
$50,000
63
63 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
ModerateDistinct lenders in public SBA records for The Cleaning Authority
86
Total SBA loans
$259K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for The Cleaning Authority
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.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
7.0%
vs 10.8% peer avg
SBA Loans
86
Total Volume
$22.3M
Active Lenders
34
8 selective
States
28
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 The Cleaning Authority based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
7.0%
3.8% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
86 loans
Across 34 lenders
Lender Diversity
34 lenders
Avg 2.5 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$50,000 to $439,260 total
The Cleaning Authority: 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
2015
17 approvals. The best year on record for The Cleaning Authority.
Top SBA State
Ohio
11 SBA financed The Cleaning Authority locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$259K
Median $150K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own The Cleaning Authority unit.
Lender Concentration
31.4%
Moderately Spread
Share of The Cleaning Authority approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
The Cleaning Authority's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2015 (17 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 34% of cumulative volume ($10M approved). Operator density is highest in Ohio with 11 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $259K, with the median at $150K. Lender mix is moderately spread: the top three SBA lenders account for 31.4% of approvals. Meaningful choice exists, but specific lenders carry the brand.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$518
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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The Cleaning Authority, unit breakdown
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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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