401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7M
Total assets Small plan by assets
37
Participants Small participant base
49th
Percentile by assets National rank
$194,444
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC · South Carolina · Professional & Technical Services

$7M in assets, 37 participants

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC's Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $7M in total assets and 37 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 49th 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.

  • #9,472 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

What the 2024 filing shows

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan holds $7M for 37 participants - about $194,444 per participant, in the lower half of filed plans by assets.

#9,472
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-7.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $543K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$7,194,440 49th percentile higher than 49% of 123,620 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 2024

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan is a small filing (37 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$543K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 29 in the plan year 2023 filing to 37 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 571017922 · Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $7M · 37 · 49th

  • EBSA $7M
  • PART 37
  • TYPE 49th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near The Contractors Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #9472

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in South Carolina →

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pyramid Time Systems 401(k) PlanPyramid Time Systems 401(k) …$7MBarnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBarnwell Whaley Patterson & …$7MThe Contractors Retirement PlanThe Contractors Retirement P…$7MGenesis Medical Group 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanGenesis Medical Group 401(k)…$7MHedman Partners LLP Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanHedman Partners LLP Profit S…$7M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$7M
Net Income-$543K
Employer EIN571017922
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7M 8.508693964923701% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6.5M$7M$7.5M$8M 202220232024 $6.63M $7.19M ▲ +8.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 30 $7M
2023 1 29 $8M
2024 1 37 $7M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

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

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00719444 · Participants: 37Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.477517422 · Participants: 15095Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.829914985 · Participants: 9296The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.663698617 · Participants: 11813Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.460862801 · Participants: 11878Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction PlanThe Milliken Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.350798497 · Participants: 5733The Milliken Retirement Plan
Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Contractors Retirement Plan in CA ($7M); by covered participants it is Carnahan Evans PC Profit Sharing Plan in MO (37 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (37 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024?
Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.0% during 2024, from $8M to $7M. Reported net income was -$543K.
How have Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 8.5%, from $7M to $7M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Contractors Retirement Plan in CA ($7M, 161 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Carnahan Evans PC Profit Sharing Plan in MO (37 participants, $17M in assets).