401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $23M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 286
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 73rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $79,966
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Design Communications, Ltd. · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services
$23M in assets, 286 participants
Design Communications, Ltd.'s Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan reported $23M in total assets and 286 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.
- #14,579 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan covers 286 participants in Massachusetts, about 43% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $23M.
- #14,579
- in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
- +15.4%
- assets growth YoY
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$22,870,381 Top 27% higher than 73% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (286 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to $23M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 290 in the plan year 2023 filing to 286 in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 042830520 · Design Communications, Ltd. PY 2024 · 401(k)
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan · $23M · 286 · 73rd
- BOY $23M
- BOY 286
- BOY 73rd
- BOY 401(k)
- BOY near Port Washington State Bank Employees' Profit Sharing Retirement Plan
- BOY ind #14579
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 Massachusetts →
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $20M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $23M |
| Net Income | $3M |
| Employer EIN | 042830520 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1991-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Design Communications, Ltd.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Design Communications, Ltd. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $23M 48.95762014628997% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 270 | $15M |
| 2023 | 1 | 290 | $20M |
| 2024 | 1 | 286 | $23M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $34.2B · 66,907
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $11.4B · 34,618
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $7.7B · 14,762
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $6.8B · 20,639
- State Street Salary Savings Program $6.5B · 12,777
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Port Washington State Bank Employees' Profit Sharing Retirement Plan in WI ($23M); by covered participants it is Roofing Wholesale Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan in AZ (286 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($23M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (286 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.