Does Brian C. Scudamore own a controlling interest in 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
1_800_Got_Junk Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ITEM 1. The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors and Affiliates
To simplify the language in this disclosure document “1-800-GOT-JUNK?”, “us” and “we” means 1-800-GOT-JUNK? LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the franchisor. “You” means the person who buys a franchise. If you are a corporation, partnership, or other entity, “you” includes your owners.
The Franchisor
1-800-GOT-JUNK? was formed on October 1, 1998 under the laws of the state of Delaware, and we conduct business under that name. Our principal business address is 301 – 887 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 4T5. We grant franchises to qualified candidates in the United States for the operation of retail junk removal businesses (“Franchised Businesses”) using the System and identified by the name 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and have offered these franchises since November 1999. We have no other business activities and have not operated businesses of the type being franchised. Our agents for service of process are disclosed in Exhibit D to this disclosure document.
Parent Companies and Predecessors
We are a subsidiary of RBDS Rubbish Boys Disposal Service Inc., a British Columbia, Canada corporation (“Rubbish Boys”). 0766143 BC Ltd. (“0766”) owns the majority interest in Rubbish Boys, and 1222072 BC Ltd. owns the majority interest in 0766143 BC Ltd, each of which have the same principal business address as our address. We do not have any predecessors.
Our Affiliates that Provide Services to Our Franchisees
Our affiliate, O2E Brands Inc. (“O2E Brands”), provides shared franchise services, such as marketing, human resources, business technology, legal and finance to the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? system, and to all other affiliated franchised brands described below. O2E Brands has the same principal business address as our address.
Our Global Affiliated Franchise Programs
0766 is the direct or indirect parent company to the following franchisors, all of which have a principal business address that is the same as ours. None of these affiliates have offered franchises in any line of business other than as listed below and none of them have conducted a business similar to the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? business that you will operate:
Source: Item 18 — Public Figures (FDD page 42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Brian Scudamore is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? LLC. The document states that 0766143 BC Ltd. owns the majority interest in RBDS Rubbish Boys Disposal Service Inc. and that 1222072 BC Ltd. owns the majority interest in 0766143 BC Ltd. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? LLC is a subsidiary of RBDS Rubbish Boys Disposal Service Inc.
The FDD states that control of an entity means the power to vote 50% or more of the equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or to direct the management and policies of such entity.
While Brian Scudamore is the founder and CEO, the FDD indicates that ownership is layered through parent companies (RBDS Rubbish Boys Disposal Service Inc., 0766143 BC Ltd., and 1222072 BC Ltd.). The document does not explicitly state whether Brian Scudamore owns a majority or controlling interest in any of these parent companies, and therefore it is not possible to determine if he ultimately controls 1-800-GOT-JUNK? LLC. A prospective franchisee should seek clarification from 1-800-GOT-JUNK? regarding the ownership structure and control of the company.