ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
103
Participants Small participant base
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$225,859
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. · Utah · Construction

$23M in assets, 103 participants

Golden Empire Mfg. Inc.'s Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $23M in total assets and 103 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #6,673 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in Utah

Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 103 participants in Utah, about 17% of the average Utah filer (state average ~592 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#6,673
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+84.3%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,263,492 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Golden Empire Mfg. 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. Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (103 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$77M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from N/A in the plan year 2022 filing to 103 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 820397671 · Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $23M · 103 · 75th

  • SCH $23M
  • SCH 103
  • SCH 75th
  • SCH ESOP
  • SCH near Al's Liquor Store Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • SCH ind #6673

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 Utah →

Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Utah filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)-$63M
Net Income$14M
Employer EIN820397671
Plan Effective Date2022-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Golden Empire Mfg. Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 84.25128736755758% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$10M$15M$20M$25M 20222023 $12.6M $23.3M ▲ +84.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 N/A $13M
2023 1 103 $23M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Utah

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

Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Utah, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -2000200400600800 050100150 Total assets ($M) Participants Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 23.263492 · Participants: 103Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanWhitaker Construction Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 121.038272 · Participants: 697Whitaker Construction Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanJacobsen Construction Company, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 111.243432 · Participants: 531Jacobsen Construction Company, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRocky Mountain Atv, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 104.049142 · Participants: 501Rocky Mountain Atv, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanFj Management Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 102.977078 · Participants: 30Fj Management Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCentral Milling Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 45.365384 · Participants: 111Central Milling Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Utah, assets vs. participants
Compare Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Utah, the nearest ESOP by assets is Al's Liquor Store Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in SC ($23M); by covered participants it is Dak Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (103 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (103 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 Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 84.3% during 2023, from $13M to $23M. Reported net income was $14M.
How have Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Golden Empire Mfg. Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 84.3%, from $13M to $23M.
Where does Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 75th 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Al's Liquor Store Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in SC ($23M, 50 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Golden Empire Mfg. Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dak Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OH (103 participants, N/A 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 820397671.

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.