401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $71M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 3,847
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 88th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $18,333
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC · Florida · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$71M in assets, 3,847 participants
Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC's Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $71M in total assets and 3,847 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.
- #2,729 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
Coverage in Florida
Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 3,847 participants in Florida, 6.1x the typical Florida plan (state average ~628 per filing). Assets: $71M.
- #2,729
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
- +18.3%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$70,525,496 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (3,847 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $60M in the plan year 2023 filing to $71M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 4,071 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,847 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 133894317 · Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)
Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan · $71M · 3,847 · 88th
- BOY $71M
- SCH 3,847
- EBSA 88th
- PART 401(k)
- TYPE near Sihf Healthcare Savings and Investment Plan
- NET ind #2729
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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Florida →
Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Florida filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $60M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $71M |
| Net Income | $11M |
| Employer EIN | 133894317 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1999-04-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $71M 46.98873420820107% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 3,015 | $48M |
| 2023 | 1 | 4,071 | $60M |
| 2024 | 1 | 3,847 | $71M |
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Merlin Entertainments Group US, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Florida, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sihf Healthcare Savings and Investment Plan in IL ($71M); by covered participants it is Aar Corp. Retirement Savings Plan in IL (3,848 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($71M here).
- Sihf Healthcare Savings and Investment Plan (IL) $71M · 910
- Raleigh Radiology Associates, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (NC) $71M · 193
- Mauldin & Jenkins 401 (K) Plan (GA) $71M · 511
- The Southern Devall Group 401(k) Plan (LA) $71M · 637
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,847 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Aar Corp. Retirement Savings Plan (IL) 3,848 · 1 off
- Aquent LLC 401(k) Plan (MA) 3,845 · 2 off
- Ieh Auto Parts LLC 401(k) Plan (GA) 3,845 · 2 off
- Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Retirement Plan (CA) 3,851 · 4 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.