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Original filing (PDF)20260130144000NAL0006910737003
SPECIAL-LITE, INC.
Form 5500
FILING_RECEIVED
THE SPECIAL-LITE, INC. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
Health & welfare plan
Signals · 2
No auditor on fileNo recordkeeper disclosed
Active participants
257
Accounts w/ balance
—
Plan assets (EOY)
—
Net assets (EOY)
—
Plan health score (directional)
75
/ 100
Grade B
Above-average plan
Directional indicator computed from public Form 5500 data — compliance, concentration, cost, vendor stack and participation. Not a fiduciary tool.
Compliance & disclosures
60
Concentration risk
75
Total plan cost
75
Vendor stack
80
Participation health
100
Knocking points off
- No independent qualified public accountant (IQPA) named.
- No recordkeeper disclosed on Schedule C.
Helping the score
- Concentration not scored — Schedule of Assets PDF not yet parsed for this plan.
- No Schedule C compensation disclosed — likely a small plan or unbundled.
Decision-maker contacts
CFO / Head of HR / Benefits Manager — verified email + LinkedIn for SPECIAL-LITE, INC..
Plan sponsor
Name
SPECIAL-LITE, INC.
EIN
38-1951068
Address
P O BOX 6 · DECATUR, MI · 49045
Phone
(269) 423-7068
Industry
Manufacturingsee all
Plan administrator
Same as plan sponsor.
Plan characteristics
Plan number
501
Plan year
2024
Plan year begin
2024-08-01
Tax period
2025-07-31
Filed
2026-01-30
Welfare benefit codes
4A · Health (other than dental or vision)
4B · Life Insurance
4D · Dental
4F · Temporary Disability (accident and sickness)
4H · Long-Term Disability
Audit & trust (Schedule H)
Auditor
—
Trustee / custodian
—
Trustee phone
—
Service providers (Schedule C)
2 rowsBroker
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES F PICKFORD | — | JACKSON, MI | AGENT | $0 | — |
TPA / Administrator
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MI | 38-2069753 | PORTAGE, MI | TPA | $251K | — |
Investments
The Schedule of Assets is filed as a free-form PDF attachment on EFAST2; we parse these offline and coverage is partial (priority is the largest plans by EOY assets). This plan also reports no pooled (Schedule D) interests, so its holdings aren’t hidden on a master-trust filing. The line-item data lives on DOL EFAST2 under the same ACK_ID.
See Methodology > Data linkages for how Form 5500 / Schedule H / Schedule D / Schedule of Assets fit together.
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