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GPS Hospitality — Burger King franchisee (Atlanta HQ)

3525 Piedmont Rd NE Bldg 8, Atlanta, GA 30305·Founded 2012·1,600 employees·$145.0M revenue
56.0
Elevated
0.5 pts (7d)·updated 7h ago
Live · 90-day window
Tier
Elevated

Multiple converging signals. Underwriter attention warranted this quarter.

Score history
56.0
7d Δ +0.5 · 30d high 57.7 · low 52.1

31 computed points across the 90-day window. Decay-weighted aggregate of 11 raw signals.

Top signals (30d)
5

Director of Safety departed; no replacement in 45 days

Critical signals (sev ≥ 8)
3

LinkedIn headcount down 27% in 60 days

Signal timeline · last 90 days

What the fabric heard.

  1. LinkedIn Headcount Delta12 days agosev 7

    Director of Safety departed; no replacement in 45 days

    Director of Safety (12-year tenure) updated LinkedIn to 'Open to Work'. No backfill posted. Safety-program continuity at risk.

  2. UCC Filings2 weeks agosev 5

    Switched primary AR factor mid-quarter

    UCC-3 swap from RTS Financial to Triumph Business Capital mid-quarter. Indicates aging-AR pressure or breached covenants with prior factor.

  3. LinkedIn Headcount Delta3 weeks agosev 7

    Director of Safety departed; no replacement in 45 days

    Director of Safety (12-year tenure) updated LinkedIn to 'Open to Work'. No backfill posted. Safety-program continuity at risk.

  4. LinkedIn Headcount Delta3 weeks agosev 4

    Headcount up 31% in 90d — onboarding-risk window

    Headcount climbed 31% in 90 days (104 → 136). Largely entry-level CDL drivers. Onboarding-related loss frequency typically follows.

  5. LinkedIn Headcount Delta4 weeks agosev 7

    Director of Safety departed; no replacement in 45 days

    Director of Safety (12-year tenure) updated LinkedIn to 'Open to Work'. No backfill posted. Safety-program continuity at risk.

  6. LinkedIn Headcount Delta5 weeks agosev 4

    Headcount up 31% in 90d — onboarding-risk window

    Headcount climbed 31% in 90 days (104 → 136). Largely entry-level CDL drivers. Onboarding-related loss frequency typically follows.

  7. LinkedIn Headcount Delta7 weeks agosev 8

    LinkedIn headcount down 27% in 60 days

    Employee count visible on LinkedIn fell from 188 → 137 over 60 days (-27%). Disproportionate losses in operations and dispatch roles.

  8. Permits / DBA / FBN Changes1 months agosev 7

    New LLC formed at same address as expiring entity

    Owner's existing LLC missed annual statement; new LLC formed at same suite, same registered agent, different name. Classic phoenix-entity workaround.

  9. LinkedIn Headcount Delta1 months agosev 8

    LinkedIn headcount down 27% in 60 days

    Employee count visible on LinkedIn fell from 188 → 137 over 60 days (-27%). Disproportionate losses in operations and dispatch roles.

  10. Court Docket Scrape2 months agosev 8

    Wage-and-hour class action filed in CA Superior

    Class action filed alleging unpaid overtime and meal-break violations across 110+ drivers. Plaintiff firm: Setareh Law Group. Demand: certification + PAGA penalties.

  11. LinkedIn Headcount Delta2 months agosev 7

    Director of Safety departed; no replacement in 45 days

    Director of Safety (12-year tenure) updated LinkedIn to 'Open to Work'. No backfill posted. Safety-program continuity at risk.