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Ben Lewis Plumbing401(k)

THE BEN LEWIS PLUMBING PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN · CLARKSBURG, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.55%

Peer grade: B+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Ben Lewis Plumbing reported $54,190 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.55% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,775 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.62% to 0.55%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Maryland (962nd of 1,671), and 2,981st of 5,337 in construction. In 2024, the employer put in $1.66 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$10,728,734
Participants with balances285
Active participants113
Employer contributions$313,591
Employee contributions$188,998
Employer contribution per active participant$2,775
Average account balance$37,645
Benefits paid to participants$179,540
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorUHY LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$10.7M · 285 accts · $314K emplr
2023$9.1M · 284 accts · $600K emplr
2022$7.1M · 262 accts · $300K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$54,190
Total administrative$54,190
The Ben Lewis Plumbing 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,775
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,775 per active participant
2023$5,217 per active participant
2022$2,542 per active participant

Ben Lewis Plumbing's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
CPI QUALIFIED PLAN CONSULTANTS, INC · Recordkeeping · Participant communication$11,069
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$12,532

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024CPI QUALIFIED PLAN CONSULTANTS, INC
2023CPI QUALIFIED PLAN CONSULTANTS, INC

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Administrative cost history3
2024$54,190 · 0.55%
2023$45,256 · 0.56%
2022$46,605 · 0.62%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 520915291 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.