ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bl Companies, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$113M
Total assets Near avg plan size
323
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$350,545
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Bl Companies, Inc. · Connecticut · Professional & Technical Services

$113M in assets, 323 participants

Bl Companies, Inc.'s Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $113M in total assets and 323 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #18,947 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 323 participants in Connecticut, about 45% of the average Connecticut filer (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $113M.

#18,947
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+19.5%
assets growth YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$113,226,057 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (323 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $95M in the plan year 2022 filing to $113M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 305 in the plan year 2022 filing to 323 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $18M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 061182567 · Bl Companies, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $113M · 323 · 92nd

  • IND $113M
  • IND 323
  • IND 92nd
  • IND ESOP
  • IND near Palmer-Donavin Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • IND ind #18947

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 Connecticut →

Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$95M
Net Assets (End of Year)$113M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN061182567
Plan Effective Date2006-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bl Companies, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bl Companies, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$192M 36.05318944476205% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M$200M 202220232024 $141M $192M ▲ +36.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 704 $141M
2023 2 719 $170M
2024 2 691 $192M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Connecticut

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

Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100200300400500600 0100200300400 Total assets ($M) Participants Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 113.226057 · Participants: 323Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMott Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 360.458407 · Participants: 269Mott Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanSonalysts, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 125.286205 · Participants: 418Sonalysts, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanEurpac Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 96.349012 · Participants: 529Eurpac Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanTwin Mro Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 82.993881 · Participants: 93Twin Mro Employee Stock Ownership PlanHamilton Point Investments ESOP, Total assets ($M): 51.206792 · Participants: 95Hamilton Point Investments ESOP
Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest ESOP by assets is Palmer-Donavin Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($113M); by covered participants it is Neighbors & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in KS (323 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (323 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 19.5% during 2023, from $95M to $113M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have Bl Companies, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bl Companies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 36.1%, from $141M to $192M.
Where does Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Palmer-Donavin Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH ($113M, 524 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bl Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Neighbors & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in KS (323 participants, $38M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 061182567.

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.