401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Critical Start, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
257
Participants Below avg headcount
64th
Percentile by assets National rank
$38,029
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Critical Start 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Critical Start, Inc. · Texas · Professional & Technical Services

$10M in assets, 257 participants

Critical Start, Inc.'s Critical Start 401(k) Plan reported $10M in total assets and 257 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 64th 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.

  • #13,626 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Critical Start 401(k) Plan covers 257 participants in Texas, about 37% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $10M.

#13,626
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
+9.0%
assets growth YoY

Critical Start 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Critical Start 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,773,544 Top 36% higher than 64% 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

Critical Start 401(k) 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. Critical Start 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (257 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 263824084 · Critical Start, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Critical Start 401(k) Plan · $10M · 257 · 64th

  • EOY $10M
  • EOY 257
  • EOY 64th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Digital Color Concepts, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #13626

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Critical Start 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Critical Start 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income$809K
Employer EIN263824084
Plan Effective Date2016-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Critical Start, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Critical Start, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$16M 66.91063139430283% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$10M$12M$14M$16M$18M 202220232024 $9.77M $16.3M ▲ +66.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 257 $10M
2023 1 255 $13M
2024 1 237 $16M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Critical Start 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Critical Start 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009773544 · Participants: 257Critical Start 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 37.578871 · Participants: 144503AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.266 · Participants: 23619Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.794958016 · Participants: 38538Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.806443202 · Participants: 85577American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.969059 · Participants: 47532Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Critical Start 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Critical Start 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Critical Start 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Digital Color Concepts, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ ($10M); by covered participants it is Sms Transportation Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in CA (257 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($10M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (257 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 Critical Start 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Critical Start 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.0% during 2022, from $9M to $10M. Reported net income was $809K.
How have Critical Start, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Critical Start, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 66.9%, from $10M to $16M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Critical Start 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Digital Color Concepts, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ ($10M, 90 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Critical Start 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sms Transportation Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in CA (257 participants, $280K 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 263824084.

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.