401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$37M
Total assets Below avg plan size
2,132
Participants Near avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$17,132
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

$37M in assets, 2,132 participants

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust reported $37M in total assets and 2,132 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #7,547 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust covers 2,132 participants in Missouri, 2.9x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $37M.

#7,547
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+28.8%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$36,525,467 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (2,132 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust reported participants rose from 1,071 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,132 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $37M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 431883836 · Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust · $37M · 2,132 · 82nd

  • ASSETS $37M
  • ASSETS 2,132
  • ASSETS 82nd
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Alpine Physician Partners, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #7547

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 2023.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$37M
Net Income$8M
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 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.036525467 · Participants: 2132Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings TrustEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.594991308 · Participants: 49944Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.333863661 · Participants: 19273Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.607728879 · Participants: 66210Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.047068199 · Participants: 53822Centene Management Corporation Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.563332746 · Participants: 10316Emerson Electric Company Employee Savings Investment 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 Alpine Physician Partners, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($37M); by covered participants it is Quantix Scs 401(k) Plan in IL (2,132 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,132 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 Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust grew sharply - up 28.8% during 2023, from $28M to $37M. Reported net income was $8M.
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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Alpine Physician Partners, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($37M, 663 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 Quantix Scs 401(k) Plan in IL (2,132 participants, $70M 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 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.