401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

R.C. Bigelow, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$60M
Total assets Below avg plan size
392
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$153,486
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by R.C. Bigelow, Inc. · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$60M in assets, 392 participants

R.C. Bigelow, Inc.'s Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan reported $60M in total assets and 392 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #17,386 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $60M for 392 participants (~$153,486/participant), down 16.6% in 2022.

#17,386
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-16.6%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$60,166,655 Top 11% higher than 89% of 139,123 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 2022

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (392 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 060646518 · R.C. Bigelow, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan · $60M · 392 · 89th

  • PART $60M
  • PART 392
  • PART 89th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Boyne Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #17386

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Connecticut →

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) PlanBigelow Tea Employees 401(k)…$60MBoyne Resorts 401(k) Retirement PlanBoyne Resorts 401(k) Retirem…$60MMmc 401(k) Savings and Retirement PlanMmc 401(k) Savings and Retir…$60MSard Verbinnen & Co., LLC 401(k) PlanSard Verbinnen & Co., LLC 40…$60MNational Development Associates of New England & Affiliates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustNational Development Associa…$60M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$72M
Net Assets (End of Year)$60M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN060646518
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (R.C. Bigelow, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All R.C. Bigelow, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$75M 23.941826249107585% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$55M$60M$65M$70M$75M$80M 202220232024 $60.2M $74.6M ▲ +23.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 392 $60M
2023 1 476 $69M
2024 1 434 $75M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.060166655 · Participants: 392Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) PlanUnited Technologies Corporation Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.916975 · Participants: 55762United Technologies Corporation Employee Savings PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.786830027 · Participants: 57522GE Retirement Savings PlanCiti Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.438946034 · Participants: 70070Citi Retirement Savings PlanThe Hartford Investment and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.615003 · Participants: 17724The Hartford Investment and Savings PlanXerox Corporation Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.641347 · Participants: 11876Xerox Corporation Savings Plan
Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Boyne Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan in MI ($60M); by covered participants it is Cincinnati Incorporated Employees' 401(k) Plan in OH (392 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (392 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.6% during 2022, from $72M to $60M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have R.C. Bigelow, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), R.C. Bigelow, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 23.9%, from $60M to $75M.
Where does Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Boyne Resorts 401(k) Retirement Plan in MI ($60M, 7,029 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bigelow Tea Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cincinnati Incorporated Employees' 401(k) Plan in OH (392 participants, $44M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 060646518.

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.