Lil Athletes franchise
2025 filing · February 25, 2025Shares sales figures
Lil Athletes at a glance
A sports class business for children aged 20 months to 7 years, teaching the basics of a range of sports. At the end of 2024 there were 1 Lil Athletes locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Lil Athletes Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2024
- Typical size
- 2,000–3,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $96K–$141K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus 1% to the brand fund (at least $150 a month) and 2% on local marketing
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 1% of gross sales, at least $150 a month
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
From Lil Athletes Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Lil Athletes among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Lil Athletes | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $118,063 | Costs less than 84% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Lil Athletes franchise costs
Opening one Lil Athletes costs an estimated $95,500 to $140,625. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the low-cost franchises.
Source: Lil Athletes Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 13
Lil Athletes franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Lil Athletes Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus 1% to the brand fund (at least $150 a month) and 2% on local marketing. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales, at least $150 a month. |
| Local Marketing/Required Spending | Currently 2% of your |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Lil Athletes Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from page 10. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Lil Athletes publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Lil Athletes Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 30
How Lil Athletes compares
Of the 120 sports franchises on this site, Lil Athletes is the 33rd cheapest to open and the 97th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Lil Athletes | Typical sports brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $96K | $227K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $141K | $442K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 15 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 77 of 120 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 120 brands in sports franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. The company-owned location is run by the franchisor's affiliate.
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More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Lil Athletes Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 33
Who owns Lil Athletes?
Lil Athletes franchises are sold by Lil Athletes Franchising, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Lil Athletes Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 8.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| 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 Athletes Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Lil Athletes filings
The figures on this page come from Lil Athletes Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued February 25, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | February 25, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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