Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

L. Knife & Son, Inc.401(k)

SHEEHAN FAMILY COMPANIES EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN · KINGSTON, MA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.12%

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

L. Knife & Son, Inc. reported $244,478 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.12% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,493 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.15% to 0.12%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 9,317 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 233rd-largest of 2,726 plans among Massachusetts employers on file, and the 218th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2023, the employer put in $1.01 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$225,121,604
Participants with balances2,309
Active participants1,439
Employer contributions$9,342,805
Employee contributions$9,221,851
Employer contribution per active participant$6,493
Average account balance$97,497
Benefits paid to participants$11,270,978
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorTONNESON & COMPANY , PC
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$225.1M · 2,309 accts · $9.3M emplr
2022$188.1M · 2,327 accts · $10.7M emplr
The L. Knife & Son, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$6,493
Median for plans this size$3,659
2023$6,493 per active participant
2022$6,130 per active participant

L. Knife & Son, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $3,659 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. · Recordkeeping · Trustee (directed)$165,760
HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT · Other services$39,382
TONNESON & CO$39,336

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

Administrative cost history2
2023$244,478 · 0.12%
2022$306,149 · 0.15%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 042902690 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.