Long John Silvers, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Long John Silver's, LLC Employees Savings Trust
Louisville, KYAccommodation & Food Services1,882 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$139Employer $ per active participant
$307Employee $ saved per active participant
0.43%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$8.4MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity15.4 / 5031th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost7.0 / 2528th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.8 / 1518th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score28 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Accommodation & Food Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (458 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 31th |
| Lower admin cost | 28th |
| Employee saving | 18th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 17% |
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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
- Long John Silvers put in about $139 per active participant, below the typical peer ($266). 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 (0.43% 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 | $261,466 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $577,983 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $122,010 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $34,645 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $34,645 |
| Benefits paid out | $1,243,770 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $7.7M / $8.4M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,304 / 2,460 |
| Participants with account balances | 129 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Coulter & Justus, P.C. |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Hilliard Lyons - a Baird Company | $36,792 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251013092908NAL0000928545001, received 2025-10-13, EIN 36-4718017, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.