Authority Brands’ brands here include home service, dog grooming and handyman franchises. Each is franchised on its own terms, under its own agreement, so the cost to open, the fees and the record of each brand differ, even where the parent company is the same.
Brands owned by Authority Brands
| Brand | Cost to open | Franchise fee | Royalty | Locations | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Hour Heating & Air ConditioningHVAC | $143K–$287K | $43,000 | 6% | 446 | +61 (+16%) |
| America’s Swimming Pool CompanyHome service | $89K–$213K | $40,000 | 5%–7% in annual revenue tiers | 410 | +46 (+13%) |
| Benjamin Franklin PlumbingPlumbing | $143K–$287K | $43,000 | 6% | 409 | +124 (+44%) |
| Homewatch CareGiversHome care and senior care | $143K–$194K | $50,000 | 5%; minimum applies | 260 | +38 (+17%) |
| Mister SparkyHandyman | $133K–$277K | $33,000 | 6% | 255 | +109 (+75%) |
| Mosquito SquadPest control | $162K–$220K | $50,000 | Up to 10% | 247 | +19 (+8%) |
| The Cleaning AuthorityResidential cleaning | $119K–$163K | $50,000 | 6% of gross revenue | 244 | +23 (+10%) |
| The JunkluggersJunk removal | $96K–$359K | $50,000 | 7% | 167 | +48 (+40%) |
| DoodyCallsPet | $76K–$94K | $39,900 | 7.5% | 134 | +60 (+81%) |
| Monster Tree ServiceHome service | $335K–$490K | $49,500 | 3.5%–6.5%, subject to minimums | 134 | −116 (−46%) |
| DRYmedicRestoration | $196K–$319K | $45,000 | Service-based tiers and minimums | 115 | +72 (+167%) |
| Color World PaintingPainting | $107K–$168K | $49,500 | 6% | 46 | −33 (−42%) |
| Lawn SquadLawn care | $94K–$133K | $45,000 | 7%; annual minimum applies | 28 | +18 (+180%) |
| Woofie'sDog grooming | $182K–$295K | $57,500 | 6.5% + minimum | – | – |
Change is in US locations, franchised and company-owned, over the three latest years in each brand’s filing. A dash means the brand’s counts aren’t usable.
Size and growth
Together these brands have 2,895 US locations, 97% of them run by franchisees. Across the 13 brands with three years of counts, the total grew by 469 locations (+19%), from 2021 to 2025.
Grew the most
- Lawn Squad+180%
- DRYmedic+167%
- DoodyCalls+81%
- Mister Sparky+75%
- Benjamin Franklin Plumbing+44%
Shrank the most
Brands that started the three years with at least 10 locations.
Fees and royalties across the brands
Franchise fees run from $33K to $58K across these brands, with a typical $47K. Where the royalty is a single share of sales, it runs from 5% to 7.5%, typically 6%. At 4 brands the royalty isn't one rate on all sales: it is tiered, ranged, charged on part of revenue or comes with a minimum. On top of that, the marketing fund ranges from 1% to 2% of sales.
A shared parent can mean shared suppliers, systems and support staff, but it rarely means shared terms: compare the agreements brand by brand, and ask whether owning one brand gets you anything when you buy another.
Sales per location and who runs it
Of these brands, 8 publish yearly sales per location, from $114K at Lawn Squad to $1.36M at Homewatch CareGivers. Of the 14 brands whose agreement says, 8 require the owner to run it day to day; at the rest a trained manager can.
| Brand | Sales per location | Marketing fund | Who runs it |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning | Other figures | Other terms | A trained manager can run it |
| America’s Swimming Pool Company | $911K a year | 1% of sales | Owner must run it |
| Benjamin Franklin Plumbing | $657K a year | Other terms | A trained manager can run it |
| Homewatch CareGivers | $1.36M a year | Other terms | Owner must run it |
| Mister Sparky | Other figures | Other terms | A trained manager can run it |
| Mosquito Squad | $493K a year | – | Owner must run it |
| The Cleaning Authority | Other figures | 2% of sales | Owner must run it |
| The Junkluggers | Other figures | 2% of sales | Owner must run it |
| DoodyCalls | Other figures | 1.5% of sales | A trained manager can run it |
| Monster Tree Service | $575K a year | 1% of sales | Owner must run it |
| DRYmedic | Other figures | – | Owner must run it |
| Color World Painting | $149K a year | 2% of sales | A trained manager can run it |
| Lawn Squad | $114K a year | 2% of sales | A trained manager can run it |
| Woofie's | $246K a year | 2% of sales | Owner must run it |
Questions
Who owns Authority Brands?
Funds advised by private equity firm Apax Partners. They bought Authority Brands from PNC Riverarch Capital in 2018, and British Columbia Investment Management took a large minority stake in 2022 while Apax kept majority control. Source: Franchising.com