ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

North Country Business Products, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
142
Participants Small participant base
63rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$98,485
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by North Country Business Products, Inc. · Minnesota · Retail Trade

$14M in assets, 142 participants

North Country Business Products, Inc.'s North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan reported $14M in total assets and 142 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd 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.

  • #5,950 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan covers 142 participants in Minnesota, about 13% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $14M.

#5,950
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+8.6%
assets growth YoY

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$13,984,873 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (142 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$318K in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 133 in the plan year 2023 filing to 142 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 410944999 · North Country Business Products, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan · $14M · 142 · 63rd

  • ASSETS $14M
  • PCT 142
  • EIN 63rd
  • RANK ESOP
  • PHOTO near Flagship Converters, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • IND ind #5950

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 Minnesota →

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN410944999
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (North Country Business Products, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All North Country Business Products, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 20.986963599186268% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$22M$24M$26M$28M$30M 202220232024 $23M $27.9M ▲ +21.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 276 $23M
2023 2 287 $25M
2024 2 285 $28M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Minnesota

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

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -500050010001500 Total assets ($M) Participants North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 13.984873 · Participants: 142North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership PlanAndersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 962.686911 · Participants: 12104Andersen Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanLandscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 593.784492 · Participants: 490Landscape Structures, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustKingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 593.525018 · Participants: 782Kingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanForce America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 472.716981 · Participants: 615Force America Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAblenet, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 459.837439 · Participants: 134Ablenet, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest ESOP by assets is Flagship Converters, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CT ($14M); by covered participants it is Standard Heating & Air Conditioning Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NE (142 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (142 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 North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.6% during 2024, from $13M to $14M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have North Country Business Products, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), North Country Business Products, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $23M to $28M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Flagship Converters, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CT ($14M, 44 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to North Country Business Products Associate Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Standard Heating & Air Conditioning Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NE (142 participants, $11M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 410944999.

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.