ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Lester Group, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
159
Participants Small participant base
39th
Percentile by assets National rank
$16,943
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by The Lester Group, Inc. · Virginia · Retail Trade

$3M in assets, 159 participants

The Lester Group, Inc.'s The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $3M in total assets and 159 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 39th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #4,560 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 159 participants in Virginia, about 20% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $3M.

#4,560
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
+27.6%
assets growth YoY

The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$2,693,922 39th percentile higher than 39% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (159 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 540281310 · The Lester Group, Inc. PY 2022 · ESOP

The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $3M · 159 · 39th

  • NET $3M
  • BOOK 159
  • VS-ST 39th
  • BOY ESOP
  • SCH near Manufacturing Maintenance Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EBSA ind #4560

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Virginia →

The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income$581K
Employer EIN540281310
Plan Effective Date1966-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Lester Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Lester Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 34.26452314582426% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6M$7M$8M$9M$10M 202220232024 $6.63M $8.9M ▲ +34.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 359 $7M
2023 2 363 $8M
2024 2 361 $9M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Virginia

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 2.693922 · Participants: 159The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership PlanNvr, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 862.945849 · Participants: 6910Nvr, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Resorts Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 301.066368 · Participants: 1695The Resorts Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmerican Systems Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 291.782297 · Participants: 1828American Systems Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanNew River Electrical Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 287.62409 · Participants: 424New River Electrical Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanDavis H. Elliot Company, Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 237.22873 · Participants: 1882Davis H. Elliot Company, Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan
The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest ESOP by assets is Manufacturing Maintenance Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL ($3M); by covered participants it is Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MA (159 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (159 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 27.6% during 2022, from $2M to $3M. Reported net income was $581K.
How have The Lester Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Lester Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 34.3%, from $7M to $9M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Manufacturing Maintenance Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL ($3M, 118 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Lester Group, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Boston Brace International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MA (159 participants, $5M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 540281310.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.