401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Whelan Security Management Company Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
48,538
Participants Very large workforce
72nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$405
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Whelan Security Management Company Inc. · Missouri · Administrative & Support Services

$20M in assets, 48,538 participants

Whelan Security Management Company Inc.'s Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan reported $20M in total assets and 48,538 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

  • #3,751 in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan covers 48,538 participants in Missouri, 66x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#3,751
in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 peers)
+33.6%
assets growth YoY

Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$19,651,385 Top 28% higher than 72% of 127,068 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 2023

Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (48,538 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$381K in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 10,703 in the plan year 2022 filing to 48,538 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 453709475 · Whelan Security Management Company Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan · $20M · 48,538 · 72nd

  • TYPE $20M
  • NET 48,538
  • BOOK 72nd
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Kennesaw Motor Sales, Inc. Dba Cobb County Toyota 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #3751

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 Administrative & Support Services retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) PlanGardaworld Security Services…$20MKennesaw Motor Sales, Inc. Dba Cobb County Toyota 401(k) PlanKennesaw Motor Sales, Inc. D…$20MMeridian Capital Group, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanMeridian Capital Group, LLC …$20MOrthopedic Associates of Flower Mound 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanOrthopedic Associates of Flo…$20MMechanical Contractors, LLC 401(k) PlanMechanical Contractors, LLC …$20M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN453709475
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Whelan Security Management Company Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Whelan Security Management Company Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$26M 74.21665524510183% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$15M$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $14.7M $25.6M ▲ +74.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 10,703 $15M
2023 1 48,538 $20M
2024 1 39,478 $26M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

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

Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.019651385 · Participants: 48538Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.594991308 · Participants: 49944Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.333863661 · Participants: 19273Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.607728879 · Participants: 66210Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.047068199 · Participants: 53822Centene Management Corporation Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.563332746 · Participants: 10316Emerson Electric Company Employee Savings Investment Plan
Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kennesaw Motor Sales, Inc. Dba Cobb County Toyota 401(k) Plan in GA ($20M); by covered participants it is The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan in NJ (48,629 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (48,538 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan surged - up 33.6% during 2023, from $15M to $20M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Whelan Security Management Company Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Whelan Security Management Company Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 74.2%, from $15M to $26M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kennesaw Motor Sales, Inc. Dba Cobb County Toyota 401(k) Plan in GA ($20M, 234 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan in NJ (48,629 participants, $5.1B 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 453709475.

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.