ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Consumer Link, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
N/A
Participants Small participant base
53rd
Percentile by assets National rank
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Official DOL plan name: Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Consumer Link, Inc. · North Carolina · Professional & Technical Services

$9M in assets, N/A participants

Consumer Link, Inc.'s Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $9M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 53rd 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.

  • #10,371 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Consumer Link, Inc. multi-year trail

Consumer Link, Inc.'s plans moved +63.5% in assets from 2023 to 2024; this filing shows Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $9M / N/A participants.

#10,371
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-$4M
reported net income

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$8,910,000 Top 47% higher than 53% of 123,620 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 2024

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 582120191 · Consumer Link, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $9M · N/A · 53rd

  • RANK $9M
  • RANK N/A
  • RANK 53rd
  • RANK ESOP
  • RANK near Lumber Traders, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust
  • RANK ind #10371

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in North Carolina →

Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Consumer Link, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Consumer Link, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$36M 63.485702394401976% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M 20232024 $21.8M $35.6M ▲ +63.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 95 $22M
2024 2 106 $36M

Consumer Link, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)N/A
Net Assets (End of Year)-$4M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN582120191
Plan Effective Date2024-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in North Carolina

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500050010001500 050100150200 Total assets ($M) Participants Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 8.91 · Participants: 0Link Group Employee Stock Ownership PlanColumbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 184.02736 · Participants: 1396Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustEcmd, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 153.55178 · Participants: 969Ecmd, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanPrecision Walls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 143.430717 · Participants: 1228Precision Walls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRobert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 132.702062 · Participants: 279Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanState Utility Contractors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 123.497988 · Participants: 158State Utility Contractors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan's closest out-of-state ESOP peers by assets

Outside North Carolina, the nearest ESOP by end-of-year assets is Lumber Traders, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust in WA at $9M (this filing: $9M).

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How have Consumer Link, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Consumer Link, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 63.5%, from $22M to $36M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Link Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lumber Traders, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust in WA ($9M, 52 participants).