401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Empire Candle Co., LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 222
Participants Below avg headcount: 32nd
Percentile by assets National rank: $10,610
Avg per participant Low balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Empire Candle 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Empire Candle Co., LLC · Kansas · Manufacturing

$2M in assets, 222 participants

Empire Candle Co., LLC's Empire Candle 401(k) Plan reported $2M in total assets and 222 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 32nd 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.

#3,087 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Empire Candle Co., LLC multi-year trail

Empire Candle Co., LLC's plans moved +93.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Empire Candle 401(k) Plan at $2M / 222 participants.

#3,087
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers): +43.3%
assets growth YoY

Empire Candle 401(k) Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Empire Candle 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$2,355,394 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 127,068 filed plans

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

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Empire Candle 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Empire Candle 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (222 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Empire Candle 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $11K in the plan year 2022 filing to $712K in the plan year 2023 filing.
Empire Candle 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Empire Candle 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 254 in the plan year 2022 filing to 222 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 481223256 · Empire Candle Co., LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Empire Candle 401(k) Plan · $2M · 222 · 32nd

ASSETS $2M
PCT 222
EIN 32nd
RANK 401(k)
PHOTO near Paramo Management & Consulting 401(k)
IND ind #3087

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Kansas →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Empire Candle 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Empire Candle Co., LLC multi-year asset trail

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $3M 93.02306619513655% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	254	$2M
2023	1	222	$2M
2024	1	252	$3M

Empire Candle Co., LLC filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$2M
Net Income	$712K
Employer EIN	481223256
Plan Effective Date	2006-04-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Kansas

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

Empire Candle 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants

Koch Employees' Savings Plan $3.9B · 11,911
Performance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan $2.9B · 1,223
Black & Veatch Retirement Program $2.7B · 6,890
Garmin International, Inc. Retirement Plan $1.8B · 6,332
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan $1.2B · 7,704

Compare Empire Candle 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Kansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Paramo Management & Consulting 401(k) in IL ($2M); by covered participants it is Preferred Employer Plan Fbo Foothills Gateway, Inc in AZ (222 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2M here).

Paramo Management & Consulting 401(k) (IL) $2M · 1
Fleetwood Metal Industries Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (AL) $2M · 137
Invar Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan (GA) $2M · 32
St. Matthew's House, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (FL) $2M · 287

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (222 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Preferred Employer Plan Fbo Foothills Gateway, Inc (AZ) 222 · 0 off
Bioqual, Inc. 401(k) Plan (MD) 222 · 0 off
Ntrepid, LLC 401(k) Defined Contribution Plan (VA) 222 · 0 off
Gerent, LLC 401(k) Plan (VA) 222 · 0 off

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Empire Candle 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Empire Candle 401(k) Plan surged - up 43.3% during 2023, from $2M to $2M. Reported net income was $712K.

How have Empire Candle Co., LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Empire Candle Co., LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 93.0%, from $2M to $3M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Empire Candle 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Paramo Management & Consulting 401(k) in IL ($2M, 1 participant).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Empire Candle 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Preferred Employer Plan Fbo Foothills Gateway, Inc in AZ (222 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 481223256.