401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Whelan Security Management Company Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
39,478
Participants Very large workforce
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$649
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

$26M in assets, 39,478 participants

Whelan Security Management Company Inc.'s Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan reported $26M in total assets and 39,478 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #3,803 in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan covers 39,478 participants in Missouri, 54x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $26M.

#3,803
in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)
+30.4%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$25,628,101 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (39,478 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to $26M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 48,538 in the plan year 2023 filing to 39,478 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 453709475 · Whelan Security Management Company Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan · $26M · 39,478 · 75th

  • NET $26M
  • NET 39,478
  • NET 75th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Clarity Innovations Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #3803

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…$26MClarity Innovations Retirement PlanClarity Innovations Retireme…$26MFlorstar Sales, Inc. Retirement and Incentive PlanFlorstar Sales, Inc. Retirem…$26MDyma Brands 401(k) Plan$26MInternational Foundation Employee Thrift PlanInternational Foundation Emp…$26M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income$6M
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): 0.025628101 · Participants: 39478Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.368282167 · Participants: 47254Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.811159993 · Participants: 19357Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEmerson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.357409447 · Participants: 8315Emerson Savings PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.521110634 · Participants: 72024Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.716699086 · Participants: 53760Centene Management Corporation Retirement 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 Clarity Innovations Retirement Plan in MD ($26M); by covered participants it is Honeywell 401(k) Plan in NC (39,468 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($26M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (39,478 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 did Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan surged - up 30.4% during 2024, from $20M to $26M. Reported net income was $6M.
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.
Where does Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gardaworld Security Services U.S. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 75th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
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 Clarity Innovations Retirement Plan in MD ($26M, 282 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 Honeywell 401(k) Plan in NC (39,468 participants, $16.3B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.