Lil' Angels franchise
2026 filing · April 1, 2026Fewer locations
Lil' Angels at a glance
A photography business taking portraits of children and families at child care centers, schools, sports teams and youth groups. At the end of 2025 there were 31 Lil' Angels locations in the US, 29 franchised and 2 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Lil' Angels, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 1998
- 28 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Cleveland, Tennessee
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $41K–$46K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $29,500
- Plus $10,000 of required starting purchases
- Royalty
- $0.60 per package
- No percentage royalty: a system fee of $0.60 and a photo lab processing charge of $0.90 for each portrait package unit, billed as orders ship
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 31
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 29
- Company-owned
- 2
- Change in 2 years
- −12
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 16
- Most in Tennessee, Florida and Illinois
From Lil' Angels, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Lil' Angels among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Lil' Angels | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $43,522 | Costs less than 97% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $29,500 | Lower than 81% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 31 | More than 56% of franchises |
How much a Lil' Angels franchise costs
Opening one Lil' Angels costs an estimated $41,263 to $45,780. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the franchises under $50K.
Source: Lil' Angels, LLC, 2026 filing, page 1
Lil' Angels franchise fee
The franchise fee is $29,500, plus $10,000 of required starting purchases. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Lil' Angels, LLC, 2026 filing, page 8
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | No percentage royalty: a system fee of $0.60 and a photo lab processing charge of $0.90 for each portrait package unit, billed as orders ship. |
|---|---|
| Minimum Digital Fee | $3.80 for orders from digital files of five or less equivalent units |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Lil' Angels, LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Other fees as filed, from page 9. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Lil' Angels does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Lil' Angels, LLC, 2026 filing, page 27
How Lil' Angels compares
Of the 139 mobile franchises on this site, Lil' Angels is the 21st cheapest to open and the 44th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Lil' Angels | Typical mobile brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $41K | $96K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $46K | $167K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $30K | $35K | $40K |
| US locations | 31 | 10 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 12% | 6.6% | – |
| Change in franchised locations, 2 yrs | −29.3% | +40% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 91 of 139 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 139 brands in mobile franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40 (−1) | 2 | 0 | −1 |
| 2024 | 37 (−3) | 2 | – | – |
| 2025 | 29 (−8) | 2 | 0 | −8 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Lil' Angels, LLC, 2026 filing, page 28
Where Lil' Angels locations are
At the end of 2025, Lil' Angels had locations in 16 states. The most are in Tennessee, Florida and Illinois.
- Tennessee4
- Florida3
- Illinois3
- Mississippi3
- Missouri3
- Colorado2
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Florida | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Missouri | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Colorado | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| California | 1 | 0 | 1 |
All 16 states
| Kentucky | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nevada | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Source: Lil' Angels, LLC, 2026 filing, page 29
Who owns Lil' Angels?
Lil' Angels franchises are sold by Lil' Angels, LLC.
From Lil' Angels, LLC’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 8. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Lil' Angels, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8
Lil' Angels filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Lil' Angels, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 1, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 1, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2022 filing | April 1, 2022 | NASAA depository | Replaced by the 2026 filing |
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