Childers Oil Co. 401(k) Review & Grade
Childers Oil 401(k) Plan
Whitesburg, KYWholesale Trade732 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$240Employer $ per active participant
$424Employee $ saved per active participant
0.50%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$1.7MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity2.2 / 504th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost5.8 / 2523th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving0.0 / 150th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features0 / 10No auto-enrollment or default investment reported
Total score8 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Wholesale Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (603 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 4th |
| Lower admin cost | 23th |
| Employee saving | 0th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 53% |
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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
- Childers Oil put in about $240 per active participant, below the typical peer ($1,792). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.50% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- 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 | $175,780 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $310,091 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | – |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $6,967 |
| Contract administrator fees | $6,967 |
| Benefits paid out | $82,346 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $1.1M / $1.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 708 / 755 |
| Participants with account balances | 142 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Coulter & Justus, P.C. |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Benefits Administrators | $22,872 reported compensation |
| Capital Group Retirement Plan Servi | $1,625 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015125835NAL0004910993001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 61-0702219, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.