The Durham Co. 401(k) Review & Grade
The Durham Company Retirement Savings Plan
Lebanon, MOManufacturing814 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,368Employer $ per active participant
$2,328Employee $ saved per active participant
0.06%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$44.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$69,495Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity13.5 / 5027th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost21.0 / 2584th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.3 / 1515th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score40 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 27th |
| Lower admin cost | 84th |
| Employee saving | 15th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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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
- Durham put in about $1,368 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,320). 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.
- 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 | $1,114,616 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $1,896,111 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $288,389 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $26,279 |
| Contract administrator fees | $26,279 |
| Benefits paid out | $4,537,666 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $41.2M / $44.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 767 / 862 |
| Participants with account balances | 636 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | RSM US LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Principal Life Insurance Company | $26,278 reported compensation |
| Sundvold Financial LLC | $16,851 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251013111916NAL0000528803001, received 2025-10-13, EIN 43-0743043, plan #005, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.