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Consulting Engineering Services, Inc.401(k)

CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · MIDDLETOWN, CT · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.13%

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

Consulting Engineering Services, Inc. reported $32,241 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.13% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,288 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 0.09% to 0.13%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 453rd-largest of 1,106 plans among Connecticut employers on file, and the 4,392nd of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.58 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 145 to 170 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$27,969,871
Participants with balances193
Active participants170
Employer contributions$728,979
Employee contributions$1,880,001
Employer contribution per active participant$4,288
Average account balance$144,922
Benefits paid to participants$1,652,674
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMAHONEY SABOL & CO
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$28.0M · 193 accts · $729K emplr
2023$23.0M · 188 accts · $662K emplr
2022$17.6M · 176 accts · $448K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$18,405
Audit (IQPA)$13,836
Total administrative$32,241
The Consulting Engineering Services, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,288
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,288 per active participant
2023$4,039 per active participant
2022$3,089 per active participant

Consulting Engineering Services, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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 · 20244
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY · Investment advisory (plan)$16,513
MAHONEY SABOL & COMPANY LLC$13,835
PENSION CONSULTANTS, INC. · Contract administrator$2,585
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERVI$1,363

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$32,241 · 0.13%
2023$17,383 · 0.09%
2022$16,804 · 0.09%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 061406235 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.