401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Design Standards Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
62
Participants Small participant base
36th
Percentile by assets National rank
$47,922
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Standards Group Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Design Standards Corporation · New Hampshire · Manufacturing

$3M in assets, 62 participants

Design Standards Corporation's The Standards Group Retirement Plan reported $3M in total assets and 62 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 36th 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.

  • #3,575 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Design Standards Corporation multi-year trail

Design Standards Corporation's plans moved -20.5% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Standards Group Retirement Plan at $3M / 62 participants.

#3,575
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-24.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $957K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Standards Group Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

The Standards Group Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,971,164 36th percentile higher than 36% 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

The Standards Group Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Standards Group Retirement Plan is a small filing (62 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Standards Group Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$456K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$957K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Standards Group Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Standards Group Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 50 in the plan year 2022 filing to 62 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 060945166 · Design Standards Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Standards Group Retirement Plan · $3M · 62 · 36th

  • PART $3M
  • PART 62
  • PART 36th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Instech Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • PART ind #3575

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 New Hampshire →

The Standards Group Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Standards Group Retirement PlanThe Standards Group Retireme…$3MInstech Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanInstech Laboratories, Inc. 4…$3MImplementation Services LLC 401(k) PlanImplementation Services LLC …$3MM. Scott Ostler P.S. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanM. Scott Ostler P.S. 401(k) …$3MHallmark University, Inc. 401(k) PlanHallmark University, Inc. 40…$3M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Standards Group Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Design Standards Corporation multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Design Standards Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 20.50875298313254% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5M$3M$3.5M$4M$4.5M 202220232024 $3.93M $3.12M ▼ -20.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 50 $4M
2023 1 62 $3M
2024 1 64 $3M

Design Standards Corporation filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income-$957K
Employer EIN060945166
Plan Effective Date1982-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Hampshire

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

The Standards Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -2000200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants The Standards Group Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 2.971164 · Participants: 62The Standards Group Retirement PlanC&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a), Total assets ($M): 574.6136 · Participants: 12135C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a)Ams Osram Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 461.503498 · Participants: 977Ams Osram Savings PlanAlbany International Corp. Prosperity Plus Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 447.510354 · Participants: 1784Albany International Corp. Prosperity Plus Savings PlanConnection Employee 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 378.181216 · Participants: 2702Connection Employee 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanCoca Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 362.577523 · Participants: 2708Coca Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan
The Standards Group Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants
Compare The Standards Group Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Standards Group Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Hampshire, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Instech Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($3M); by covered participants it is Gemtech Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (62 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (62 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 The Standards Group Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Standards Group Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 24.4% during 2023, from $4M to $3M. Reported net income was -$957K.
How have Design Standards Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Design Standards Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 20.5%, from $4M to $3M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Standards Group Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Instech Laboratories, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in PA ($3M, 37 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Standards Group Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gemtech Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (62 participants, $800K 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 060945166.

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.