ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

W. H. Bass, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
63
Participants Small participant base
72nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$313,391
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by W. H. Bass, Inc. · Georgia · Construction

$20M in assets, 63 participants

W. H. Bass, Inc.'s W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $20M in total assets and 63 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

  • #6,422 in Construction (9,030 peers)

W. H. Bass, Inc. multi-year trail

W. H. Bass, Inc.'s plans moved +305.6% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $20M / 63 participants.

#6,422
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+113.8%
assets growth YoY

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$19,743,660 Top 28% higher than 72% of 127,068 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 2023

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (63 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $664K in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 67 in the plan year 2022 filing to 63 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 581579409 · W. H. Bass, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $20M · 63 · 72nd

  • EOY $20M
  • EOY 63
  • EOY 72nd
  • EOY ESOP
  • EOY near Brewco Marketing Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EOY ind #6422

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Georgia →

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

W. H. Bass, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All W. H. Bass, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$37M 305.6455044155237% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M$40M$50M 202220232024 $9.24M $37.5M ▲ +305.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 67 $9M
2023 1 63 $20M
2024 1 62 $37M

W. H. Bass, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1M
Net Income$11M
Employer EIN581579409
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Georgia

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000500100015002000 -2000200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 19.74366 · Participants: 63W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanWarehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 664.601691 · Participants: 1772Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanChoate Construction Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 407.968435 · Participants: 454Choate Construction Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBrent Scarbrough & Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 366.989824 · Participants: 439Brent Scarbrough & Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanAubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 222.074562 · Participants: 424Aubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanDixie Plywood and Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 208.200343 · Participants: 327Dixie Plywood and Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest ESOP by assets is Brewco Marketing Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan in KY ($20M); by covered participants it is The First National Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL (63 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 113.8% during 2023, from $9M to $20M. Reported net income was $11M.
How have W. H. Bass, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), W. H. Bass, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 305.6%, from $9M to $37M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brewco Marketing Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan in KY ($20M, 83 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The First National Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL (63 participants, $355 in assets).