401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,071
Participants Near avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$26,468
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust · Sponsored by Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. · Missouri · Retail Trade

$28M in assets, 1,071 participants

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust reported $28M in total assets and 1,071 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #8,561 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Where Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust sits by assets

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $28M for 1,071 participants (~$26,468/participant), down 18.5% in 2022.

#8,561
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-18.5%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust's outsized position by total assets

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,347,666 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust lands in the large band (1,071 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 431883836 · Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust · $28M · 1,071 · 82nd

  • PART $28M
  • TYPE 1,071
  • NET 82nd
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near First Community Credit Union 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #8561

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN431883836
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$44M 55.25496173124094% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $28.4M $44M ▲ +55.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,071 $28M
2023 1 2,132 $37M
2024 1 2,387 $44M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

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

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -50510 Total assets ($B) Participants Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.028347666 · Participants: 1071Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings TrustBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.183956862 · Participants: 18917Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.685677709 · Participants: 47923Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.500937056 · Participants: 59568Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.239485944 · Participants: 49060Centene Management Corporation Retirement PlanAnheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.061778 · Participants: 14556Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is First Community Credit Union 401(k) Retirement Plan in ND ($28M); by covered participants it is Big-D 401(k) Build Plan in UT (1,071 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($28M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,071 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 Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust declined sharply - down 18.5% during 2022, from $35M to $28M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 55.3%, from $28M to $44M.
Where does Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust ranks in the 82nd 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 Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is First Community Credit Union 401(k) Retirement Plan in ND ($28M, 230 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Big-D 401(k) Build Plan in UT (1,071 participants, $82M 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 431883836.

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.