ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-11

$25M
Total assets
373
Participants
74th
Percentile by assets
$67,325
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. · South Carolina · Professional & Technical Services

$25M in assets, 373 participants

Life Cycle Engineering, Inc.'s Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $25M in total assets and 373 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • 74th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #14,971 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. multi-year trail

Life Cycle Engineering, Inc.'s plans moved +42.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $25M / 373 participants.

$25M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
373
covered participants
74th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$67,325
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by total assets

Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,112,249 Top 26% higher than 74% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 367 in the plan year 2023 filing to 373 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. across 3 plan years on file

Across the 3 plan years Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. has on file (2022-2024), sponsor-wide plan assets have moved from $66M to $94M, a gain of 42.8%, while reported participants moved from 929 to 871 (-6.2%). Peak year by sponsor assets: 2024 ($94M); trough: 2022 ($66M).

Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. multi-year asset trail

$60M$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $65.9M $94M ▲ +42.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 929 $66M
2023 2 835 $76M
2024 2 871 $94M

Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$5M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN570649372
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

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Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 81.3% during 2024, from $14M to $25M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Life Cycle Engineering, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 42.8%, from $66M to $94M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Metroconnections, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in MN ($25M, 78 participants).

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