QuickBooksIntuit
Mandatorysh flow and daily operating activities. The cost of the software is included in your monthly Technology Fee, which is currently $349 per month. We currently require you to utilize QuickBooks Online Ac
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HQ-led decisions
The Patch Boys
Home servicesThe Patch Boys' Franchise Agreement puts software purchasing under the franchisor's control: franchisees must run QuickBooks Online for accounting and a proprietary CRM for customer management. The brand franchises all 264 of its home-services locations, part of BELFOR Franchise Group's restoration and repair portfolio.
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Total units
264
264 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-7.042%
vs prior filing
AUV
$293K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
8%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$45K
per unit
Investment range
$75K–$106K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
1 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
10%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
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ther presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with you THE PATCH BOYS Business, including any profile on Facebook, X formerly
InstagramMeta
or any other public computer network in connection with you THE PATCH BOYS Business, including any profile on Facebook, X formerly known as Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, or any oth
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wise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with you THE PATCH BOYS Business, including any profile on Facebook, X formerly known as Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, P
PinterestPinterest
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or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with you THE PATCH BOYS Business, including any profile on Facebook, X formerly known as Twitter, LinkedIn, Yo
YouTubeGoogle
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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
25 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 5 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You may not utilize any other accounting or reporting software that is not approved by us.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to the information generated and stored in the Computer System, which includes cash flow information, accounting information, customer/client information and information relating to daily operating activities.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
on the 5th day of each month, a report of Gross Sales obtained in the prior month
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Some of our officers have an ownership interest in our affiliates BELFOR, CDI, and BHI, which act as suppliers to our franchisees.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 20
THE PATCH BOYS has established a Franchise Advisory Council (FAC) consisting of four franchisee representatives.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor reserves the right, at its option, to reinspect the facilities and products of any approved supplier, and to revoke approval if the supplier fails to continue to meet any of Franchisor’s criteria.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
20838.17Item 8
In 2025, our affiliate CDI derived $20,838.17 from the sale of franchisee required purchases.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We retain the right to derive revenue or other material consideration from required purchases and leases of products and services.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
25Item 8
We estimate that the cost of the items purchased according to our specifications will be approximately 40% to 60% of the overall purchases in establishing the business and approximately 25% of the total purchases during the operation of the business.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may also charge a fee, currently a minimum of $500, for Franchisor’s services in making a determination on the proposed supplier, including the costs of inspection of the supplier’s facilities, evaluation of the test results, and a background check of the supplier.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
In the event you wish to purchase an unapproved item, including inventory, and/or acquire approved items from an unapproved supplier, you must provide us a proof of the materials you wish to order to us and a written request for approval.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
authorize the transfer of these numbers and directory listings to us or, at our direction, instruct the telephone company to forward all calls made to your telephone number to numbers we specify.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must also comply with payment card industry (PCI) standards, norms, requirements and protocols, including PCI Data Security Standards.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
To determine whether you are complying with this Agreement and all System Standards, we have the right at any time during business hours to perform an on-site inspection of your business at your Office Site, and any other locations through which the Business is operated.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify the Operations Manual and System Standards periodically to reflect changes in the System and you will be required to follow the revised Operations Manual and System Standards.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must also select your business office site within the Territory (as previously defined as the “Office Site”), and we must approve such Office Site in our sole discretion.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You may not implement a website or URL for THE PATCH BOYS Business either yourself or through a third-party provider.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
You will be required to spend at least $10,000 in the first twelve (12) months of operation on local advertising and marketing for your THE PATCH BOYS Business (“Initial Opening Advertising”).
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
You promise to sign and deliver to us, before the Business opens, the documents we require to authorize us to automatically debit your business checking account for the Royalty due on Gross Sales from the preceding month, including the EFT Agreement.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
The Managing Owner or, if applicable, the Designated Manager must continuously exert her/his full-time best efforts to manage, promote and enhance the THE PATCH BOYS Business
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase (or lease) the point-of-sale software and hardware, and related software and hardware that we specify.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to the information generated and stored in the Computer System, which includes cash flow information, accounting information, customer/client information and information relating to daily operating activities.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You are required to use our THE PATCH BOYS CRM (customer relationship management) cloud-based software system.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
If we send a THE PATCH BOYS employee to your location for additional training, then you must pay us the Field Training Fee, which is currently $2,000 per person.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
The Managing Owner or, if applicable, the Designated Manager, must attend the Convention every year it is offered.
The filing answers no to 4 questions
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Item 11
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?Franchise agreement
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
- 95.3% of home services brands mandate no POS, leaving a massive whitespace for tech vendors to target before competitors catch on.By identifying the 525 brands with no mandated POS, your sales team can prioritize high-fit targets and cut prospecting waste by 40%, converting weeks of manual research into a single query that surfaces ready-to-sell accounts.
- Teams spend weeks manually combing through FDDs to assess unit counts and financials across 554 active home services brands.Replacing manual FDD research with instant corpus search saves 15+ hours per brand evaluation, allowing your team to assess 10x more targets and accelerate pipeline velocity by 30%.
- Without instant access to AUV data, you cannot gauge franchisee ROI or brand health across 239 disclosed home services brands.Seeing median AUV of $661,803.61 at a glance lets you prioritize brands with strong unit economics, increasing win rates by focusing on financially healthy targets and avoiding low-ROI pursuits.
The vendor opportunity at The Patch Boys
The Patch Boys franchises 264 home-services locations, all franchisee-owned, operating under BELFOR Franchise Group alongside DUCTZ, Chem-Dry, HOODZ and other restoration and repair brands. Franchised outlets fell 7.0% year over year and 18 outlets transferred to new owners in 2025, a sign that some locations are turning over to new operators — often the moment a technology pitch lands best.
Who controls software purchasing
The Franchise Agreement gives the franchisor broad reach over technology: it can develop or designate required software, including business management and accounting software, at the franchisee's expense. Nathan Willard is President of The Patch Boys, and Michael J. Reddy holds the Chief Development Officer role at Belfor Franchise Group, LLC — a relevant contact for a system-wide pitch. Sheldon Yellen serves as Chief Executive Officer across BFG, BELFOR and BELFOR Holdings, Inc.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
QuickBooks Online Accounting Software is required, along with the franchisor's specified Chart of Accounts. Franchisees must also use THE PATCH BOYS CRM, a proprietary cloud-based customer relationship management system, and install whatever hardware is needed to run it, plus a customized website managed by the franchisor's website provider and the phone model and service the franchisor designates. The franchisor reserves the right to designate further required software and can require franchisees to join a system-wide computer network to submit reports online. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X (Twitter) and YouTube are named in the filing in connection with advertising and marketing-material approvals.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 describes an approved-supplier model: franchisees are currently only required to buy their Initial Package and vehicle decals from approved suppliers, though the franchisor reserves the right to require future vehicles to come through an approved supplier too, and vehicle wraps must already be purchased from one. Franchisees may propose an alternate supplier for approval. Renewal runs for a 5-year term and requires a compliance history, timely notice, execution of the then-current franchise agreement (which may carry a different royalty rate and territory), a remodel where necessary, and a general release; a second renewal carries a renewal fee.
How to read The Patch Boys FDD
The embedded PDF viewer below holds The Patch Boys' 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, covering the CRM and accounting-software mandates, the approved-supplier terms, and the Item 19 figure of $293,408 built on the 83 Represented Franchise Owners the filing defines as its cohort.
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Questions vendors ask
The Patch Boys, answered from the filing
Michael J. Reddy holds the Chief Development Officer role at Belfor Franchise Group, LLC, The Patch Boys' parent; Nathan Willard is President of the brand itself. Either is a relevant entry point for a franchise-wide technology pitch, given Belfor's shared portfolio of DUCTZ, Chem-Dry, HOODZ and other restoration brands.
QuickBooks Online Accounting Software is mandated, along with a franchisor-specified Chart of Accounts. THE PATCH BOYS CRM, a proprietary cloud-based system, is also required. The filing names Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X (Twitter) and YouTube in connection with marketing-material approvals.
The Patch Boys franchises 264 locations in the US, all franchisee-owned, in the home-services segment. Top states by mapped operator count are Texas, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The Patch Boys runs an approved-supplier list. Franchisees must buy their Initial Package and vehicle decals from approved suppliers, and vehicles must be bought wrapped from an approved supplier; the franchisor reserves rights over future vehicle purchases, and franchisees may propose an alternate supplier for approval.
Renewal runs for a 5-year successor term, matching the initial 5-year term. Franchised outlets fell 7.0% year over year and 18 outlets transferred to new owners in 2025, meaning some existing locations are changing hands — often the moment a new operator reconsiders vendor relationships.
The embedded PDF viewer below contains The Patch Boys' 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, covering its technology, supplier and financial performance terms in full.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
112 operators run 112 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit112
Top states by locations
| TX | 16 |
|---|---|
| FL | 10 |
| GA | 8 |
| NJ | 6 |
| PA | 4 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind The Patch Boys
strategic_multibrand of BELFOR Franchise Group.
Sibling brands
Related Home services brands
Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.