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Design Communications, Ltd. 401k Plan — Form 5500 plan (Design Communications, Ltd.)

Plain-English plan summary

According to public Form 5500 filings published through the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) via the EFAST2 system, Design Communications, Ltd. 401k Plan is a benefit plan reported by Design Communications, Ltd. under EIN 04-2830520 and plan number 001. The latest loaded filing year is 2023. The filing reports 366 participants and $19,816,880 in end-of-year plan assets, where available in the loaded dataset.

Form 5500 plan profile · 2023

Key reported metrics

Net assets (EOY)$19.8MPlan net assets, end of year$19,816,880
Participants366Covered participants reported
Assets / participant$54.1KComputed: assets ÷ participants$54,144 (computed)
Provider compensation$87.4K4 Schedule C provider row(s)$87,431
Plan sponsor
Design Communications, Ltd.
EIN
04-2830520
Plan number
001
Plan type
2
Location
Avon, MA
Latest filing year
2023
How to read this plan profile
  • Net assets = total assets minus total liabilities, end of year (Schedule H/I).
  • Assets / participant is computed (assets ÷ reported participants) — a ratio, not a filed figure.
  • Schedule chips (Sch H / I / C) show which schedules each filing includes.
  • Fields a filing did not report are labeled not reported in the loaded dataset — never estimated.
  • Figures are reported as filed, in whole dollars; verify against the official DOL/EBSA record before relying on them.
EFAST2 filings

Form 5500 filing history

Each loaded annual filing for this plan. Open one for its full reported snapshot.

  1. 2023
    366 participants · 2Sch HSch C
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Schedule H · 2023

Reported financial statement

Reported figures as filed, in whole dollars. Only fields the filing reports are shown; others are marked not reported.

Reported balance (end of year)$19.8M total assets
Net assets$19.8MLiabilities—
Money in vs. money out
Total income / additions$5M
Total expenses$493.8K
Benefits paid / distributions$382K
Contributions
Employer$150.3K
Participant$1.7M
Full reported line items

Net assets

Total assets (EOY)
$19,816,880
Net assets (EOY)
$19,816,880
Net assets (BOY)
$15,353,616

Income & contributions

Employer contributions
$150,300
Participant contributions
$1,696,657
Total contributions
$1,936,365
Total income / additions
$4,957,040

Expenses & distributions

Benefits paid
$382,022
Administrative expenses
$87,471
Total expenses
$493,776
Net increase / (decrease)
$4,463,264
Computed from reported fields

Reported ratios

Derived only from this plan's own reported figures — comparisons within the filing, not benchmarks, estimates, or national averages.

Contribution share (employer vs. participant)
Employer 8%Participant 92%
Total expenses ÷ net assets2%Computed ratio
Benefits paid ÷ total income8%Computed ratio
Provider comp. ÷ net assets0%Computed ratio
Schedule C

Service provider compensation

Reported direct + indirect compensation per provider, ranked. Bars show relative scale.

  1. 1
    Global Retirement Partners LLC$40.6K
    INVESTMENT ADVISOR · Direct $40.6K · Indirect $0
  2. 2
    Empower Annuity Ins Co. Of America$27.7K
    RECORDKEEPER · Direct $27.7K · Indirect $0
  3. 3
    Rpw Solutions LLC$10.2K
    CONTRACT ADMIN · Direct $10.2K · Indirect $0
  4. 4
    Empower Advisory Group, LLC$8.9K
    INVESTMENT MANAGER · Direct $8.9K · Indirect $0

What to inspect next

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors the Design Communications, Ltd. 401k Plan?
Design Communications, Ltd. 401k Plan is reported as sponsored by Design Communications, Ltd. (EIN 04-2830520, plan number 001) in public Form 5500 filings.
What is the most recent Form 5500 filing year for Design Communications, Ltd. 401k Plan?
The latest Form 5500 filing year loaded for Design Communications, Ltd. 401k Plan is 2023.
How many participants does Design Communications, Ltd. 401k Plan report?
Design Communications, Ltd. 401k Plan reports 366 participants in its latest loaded Form 5500 filing.
What are the reported plan assets for Design Communications, Ltd. 401k Plan?
Design Communications, Ltd. 401k Plan reports $19,816,880 in end-of-year plan assets in its latest loaded Form 5500 filing.
Form 5500 terms, in plain English
Form 5500
The annual report most U.S. employee benefit plans file with the Department of Labor through the EFAST2 system. It documents the plan sponsor, participants, finances, and service-provider compensation.
Schedule H
The financial statement for larger plans (generally 100+ participants): assets, liabilities, net assets, income, expenses, and the net change.
Schedule I
The condensed financial statement for smaller plans, covering the same kinds of figures in less detail.
Schedule C
Reports compensation paid to the plan’s service providers — both direct and indirect.
Net assets
Total assets minus total liabilities at the end of the year — what the plan holds for participants.
Employer / participant contributions
Money contributed to the plan by the employer and by participants during the year.

Figures are reported as filed and may contain errors or omissions. Verify against the official DOL/EBSA record before relying on any value.

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