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Utili-Serve, LLC401(k)

UTILI-SERVE, LLC 401(K) PLAN · CONOVER, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.82%

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

Utili-Serve, LLC reported $72,481 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.82% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,041 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 0.62% to 0.82%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other utilities employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,120th of 2,005), and 328th of 412 in utilities. In 2024, employees put in $1.40 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 216 to 268 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,805,413
Participants with balances322
Active participants268
Employer contributions$815,055
Employee contributions$1,141,361
Employer contribution per active participant$3,041
Average account balance$30,452
Benefits paid to participants$1,132,235
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorPARSONS CPA, PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$9.8M · 322 accts · $815K emplr
2023$7.9M · 282 accts · $588K emplr
2022$5.7M · 238 accts · $498K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$72,481
Total administrative$72,481
The Utili-Serve, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,041
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$3,041 per active participant
2023$1,904 per active participant
2022$2,306 per active participant

Utili-Serve, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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
CORNERSTONE WEALTH GROUP, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$29,033
LOREN D STARK COMPANY · Contract administrator$6,780

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$72,481 · 0.82%
2023$50,352 · 0.74%
2022$34,974 · 0.62%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 262847595 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.