Brightview Landscapes, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
The Brightview 401(k) Plan
Blue Bell, PAAdministrative, Support & Staffing Services15,544 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$691Employer $ per active participant
$1,443Employee $ saved per active participant
0.02%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$378.4MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity35.9 / 5072th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost23.2 / 2593th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving7.5 / 1550th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score70 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Administrative, Support & Staffing Services plans with 10,000+ active participants (33 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 72th |
| Lower admin cost | 93th |
| Employee saving | 50th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 36% |
Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Brightview Landscapes put in about $691 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($271). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $10,735,709 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $22,426,274 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $2,087,940 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $62,086 |
| Other admin expenses | $38,449 |
| Benefits paid out | $61,275,090 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $358.0M / $378.4M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 16,188 / 14,899 |
| Participants with account balances | 5,569 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $93,971 reported compensation |
| Mercer (US) Inc. | $42,127 reported compensation |
| Baker Tilly US, LLP | $23,637 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251006111916NAL0003327793001, received 2025-10-06, EIN 42-1724313, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.
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