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Castle Branch, Inc401(k)

CASTLE BRANCH, INC. 401(K) PLAN · WILMINGTON, NC · plan year 2022

Reported admin expense ratio · 2022
0.24%

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

Castle Branch, Inc reported $19,768 in plan administrative expenses for 2022: 0.24% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $807 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.

The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 30,021 comparable plans and shown alongside other administrative & support services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,253rd of 2,005), and the 1,163rd of 2,534 in administrative & support services. In 2022, employees put in $3.49 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,784,739
Participants with balances447
Active participants350
Employer contributions$282,502
Employee contributions$984,716
Employer contribution per active participant$807
Average account balance$17,416
Benefits paid to participants$997,025
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorEARNEY & COMPANY, LLP
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$0 · $84K emplr
2022$7.8M · 447 accts · $283K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2022
Recordkeeping & contract admin$19,768
Total administrative$19,768
The Castle Branch, Inc 401(k) match · 2022
Employer contribution per active participant$807
Median for plans this size$1,114

Castle Branch, Inc's 2022 employer contribution ran below the $1,114 median for plans its size. 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 2022 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Administrative cost history2
2023Not separately reported
2022$19,768 · 0.24%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 562169613 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.