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Central Research, Inc.401(k)

CENTRAL RESEARCH 401(K) PLAN · LOWELL, AR · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.82%

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

Central Research, Inc. reported $52,731 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.82% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $824 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 rose from 0.67% to 0.82%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other administrative & support services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Arkansas (289th of 456), and 1,280th of 2,534 in administrative & support services. In 2024, employees put in $1.91 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$6,442,689
Participants with balances241
Active participants276
Employer contributions$227,349
Employee contributions$433,731
Employer contribution per active participant$824
Average account balance$26,733
Benefits paid to participants$1,167,107
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$6.4M · 241 accts · $227K emplr
2023$6.4M · 245 accts · $287K emplr
2022$5.6M · 280 accts · $319K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$52,731
Total administrative$52,731
The Central Research, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$824
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$824 per active participant
2023$1,306 per active participant
2022$1,126 per active participant

Central Research, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 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.

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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 · 20243
PBMARES, LLP · Contract administrator$10,108
SIGNATURE ESTATE SECURITIES INCindirect comp

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

Administrative cost history3
2024$52,731 · 0.82%
2023$41,279 · 0.69%
2022$41,751 · 0.67%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 510353006 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.