CK Franchising, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
CK Franchising, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Irvine, CAHealth Care & Social Assistance1,330 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$442Employer $ per active participant
$954Employee $ saved per active participant
1.00%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$8.8MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity16.0 / 5032th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost1.6 / 256th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving3.1 / 1521th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score24 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Health Care & Social Assistance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,427 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 32th |
| Lower admin cost | 6th |
| Employee saving | 21th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 36% |
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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
- CK Franchising put in about $442 per active participant, below the typical peer ($976). 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 (1.00% 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 | $588,222 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $1,268,560 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $60,307 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $88,229 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $32,085 |
| Other admin expenses | $2,000 |
| Benefits paid out | $3,016,920 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $8.7M / $8.8M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 2,126 / 534 |
| Participants with account balances | 245 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $54,144 reported compensation |
| Osaic Fa Inc | $32,085 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250815150851NAL0010283539001, received 2025-08-15, EIN 31-1638733, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.