Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

James a. Scott & Son, Inc.ESOP

JAMES A. SCOTT & SON, INCORPORATED EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN · LYNCHBURG, VA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.02%

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

James a. Scott & Son, Inc. reported $39,105 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.02% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $18,516 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 0.03% to 0.02%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 144th-largest of 2,266 plans among Virginia employers on file, and the 536th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. active participation has grown from 318 to 372 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$228,430,206
Participants with balances385
Active participants372
Employer contributions$6,887,771
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$18,516
Average account balance$593,325
Benefits paid to participants$16,735,831
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$228.4M · 385 accts · $6.9M emplr
2023$203.7M · 346 accts · $7.4M emplr
2022$183.5M · 346 accts · $5.4M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$39,105
Total administrative$39,105
Employer contributions to the James a. Scott & Son, Inc. plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$18,516
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$18,516 per active participant
2023$21,814 per active participant
2022$17,035 per active participant

James a. Scott & Son, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 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 · 20243
CRAIG RYDER · Trustee (directed)$20,241
BROWN, EDWARDS & COMPANY LLP · Accounting / audit$17,760
SUNTRUST · Investment management$1,043

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$39,105 · 0.02%
2023$41,472 · 0.02%
2022$47,263 · 0.03%
All plans at this employer2
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 540372970 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.