401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Critical Start, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $13M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 255
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 64th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $50,968
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Critical Start 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Critical Start, Inc. · Texas · Professional & Technical Services
$13M in assets, 255 participants
Critical Start, Inc.'s Critical Start 401(k) Plan reported $13M in total assets and 255 participants in its 2023 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.
- #12,889 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
Coverage in Texas
Critical Start 401(k) Plan covers 255 participants in Texas, about 37% of the average Texas filer (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $13M.
- #12,889
- in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
- +33.0%
- 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 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$12,996,941 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Critical Start 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. Critical Start 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (255 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Critical Start 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $809K in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Critical Start 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 263824084 · Critical Start, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)
Critical Start 401(k) Plan · $13M · 255 · 64th
- PART $13M
- PART 255
- PART 64th
- PART 401(k)
- PART near Proven Business Systems 401(k) Plan
- PART ind #12889
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
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $10M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $13M |
| Net Income | $3M |
| Employer EIN | 263824084 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2016-03-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $40.0B · 119,854
- Exxonmobil Savings Plan $21.9B · 23,477
- Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $16.5B · 41,679
- American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan $14.7B · 88,792
- Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan $13.5B · 45,686
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 Proven Business Systems 401(k) Plan in IL ($13M); by covered participants it is Johnson & Towers Inc. Thrift Savings Plan in NJ (255 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($13M here).
- Proven Business Systems 401(k) Plan (IL) $13M · 242
- Baker Companies 401(k) Plan (CT) $13M · 31
- Forum One Communications 401(k) Plan (CO) $13M · 125
- Boulder Valley Gastroenterology, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (CO) $13M · 227
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (255 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Johnson & Towers Inc. Thrift Savings Plan (NJ) 255 · 0 off
- Acquistapace Harvesting, Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) 255 · 0 off
- Sai360 401(k) Savings Plan (IL) 255 · 0 off
- Cleaveland/Price, Inc. 401(k) Plan (PA) 255 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.