401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Gulbrandsen Chemicals, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
113
Participants Small participant base
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$202,417
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Gulbrandsen Chemicals, Inc. · South Carolina · Manufacturing

$23M in assets, 113 participants

Gulbrandsen Chemicals, Inc.'s Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan reported $23M in total assets and 113 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.

  • #11,172 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in South Carolina

Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan covers 113 participants in South Carolina, about 31% of the average South Carolina filer (state average ~369 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#11,172
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+19.9%
assets growth YoY

Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$22,873,086 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings 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. Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (113 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $19M in the plan year 2023 filing to $23M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 116 in the plan year 2023 filing to 113 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 570881658 · Gulbrandsen Chemicals, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan · $23M · 113 · 73rd

  • EOY $23M
  • 5500 113
  • ASSETS 73rd
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Pchp 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #11172

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in South Carolina →

Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

South Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$19M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN570881658
Plan Effective Date1984-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gulbrandsen Chemicals, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gulbrandsen Chemicals, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 35.68604243570509% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$16M$18M$20M$22M$24M 202220232024 $16.9M $22.9M ▲ +35.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 112 $17M
2023 1 116 $19M
2024 1 113 $23M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

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

Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022873086 · Participants: 113Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings 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
Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pchp 401(k) Plan in VT ($23M); by covered participants it is John Youngblood Motors Inc. Salary Savings & Profit Sharing Plan in MO (113 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (113 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 Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 19.9% during 2024, from $19M to $23M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Gulbrandsen Chemicals, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gulbrandsen Chemicals, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 35.7%, from $17M to $23M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pchp 401(k) Plan in VT ($23M, 152 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gulbrandsen Companies Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is John Youngblood Motors Inc. Salary Savings & Profit Sharing Plan in MO (113 participants, $918K 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 570881658.

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.