ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Bradford Group, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
593
Participants Below avg headcount
38th
Percentile by assets National rank
$6,749
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by The Bradford Group, Inc. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$4M in assets, 593 participants

The Bradford Group, Inc.'s The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $4M in total assets and 593 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 38th 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.

  • #3,971 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

The Bradford Group, Inc. multi-year trail

The Bradford Group, Inc.'s plans moved -24.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $4M / 593 participants.

#3,971
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-75.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,002,042 38th percentile higher than 38% 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

The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee 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. The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (593 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 669 in the plan year 2023 filing to 593 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 510370495 · The Bradford Group, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $4M · 593 · 38th

  • NET $4M
  • BOOK 593
  • VS-ST 38th
  • BOY ESOP
  • SCH near Beta Technology, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EBSA ind #3971

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 Illinois →

The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

The Bradford Group, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Bradford Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4M 24.93779580518843% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$5M$10M$15M$20M 202220232024 $5.33M $4M ▼ -25.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 675 $5M
2023 1 669 $16M
2024 1 593 $4M

The Bradford Group, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)-$66M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN510370495
Plan Effective Date2013-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

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

The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200040006000800010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.004002042 · Participants: 593The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.699095694 · Participants: 4909Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.165348047 · Participants: 4815Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.429776889 · Participants: 491Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.0622005 · Participants: 9258Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanShorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.430213996 · Participants: 543Shorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Beta Technology, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX ($4M); by covered participants it is Ea Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., Pbc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MD (594 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 75.3% during 2024, from $16M to $4M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have The Bradford Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Bradford Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 24.9%, from $5M to $4M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Beta Technology, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX ($4M, 18 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Bradford Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ea Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., Pbc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MD (594 participants, $134M in assets).