401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Lakes Venture, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
2,286
Participants Above avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$12,387
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Lakes Venture, LLC · Illinois · Retail Trade

$28M in assets, 2,286 participants

Lakes Venture, LLC's Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan reported $28M in total assets and 2,286 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #7,317 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan covers 2,286 participants in Illinois, 2.9x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $28M.

#7,317
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+30.4%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,316,940 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,286 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 2,745 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,286 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 461124457 · Lakes Venture, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan · $28M · 2,286 · 78th

  • ASSETS $28M
  • PCT 2,286
  • EIN 78th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Kahala Brands 401(k) Plan
  • IND ind #7317

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN461124457
Plan Effective Date2016-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lakes Venture, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lakes Venture, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$34M 55.78068427535152% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $21.7M $33.8M ▲ +55.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,745 $22M
2023 1 2,286 $28M
2024 1 3,056 $34M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.02831694 · Participants: 2286Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kahala Brands 401(k) Plan in AZ ($28M); by covered participants it is Harlem Children's Zone, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in NY (2,286 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,286 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 Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan surged - up 30.4% during 2023, from $22M to $28M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Lakes Venture, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lakes Venture, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 55.8%, from $22M to $34M.
Where does Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kahala Brands 401(k) Plan in AZ ($28M, 347 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Fresh Thyme Market 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Harlem Children's Zone, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in NY (2,286 participants, $10M 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 461124457.

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.