401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$44M
Total assets Below avg plan size
2,387
Participants Above avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$18,438
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust · Sponsored by Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. · Missouri · Retail Trade

$44M in assets, 2,387 participants

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust reported $44M in total assets and 2,387 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #7,248 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust covers 2,387 participants in Missouri, 3.2x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $44M.

#7,248
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+20.5%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust's outsized position by total assets

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$44,011,158 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust lands in the large band (2,387 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust end-of-year assets rose from $37M in the plan year 2023 filing to $44M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust reported participants rose from 2,132 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,387 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust reported net income fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 431883836 · Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust · $44M · 2,387 · 83rd

  • PCT $44M
  • PCT 2,387
  • PCT 83rd
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Kennedys Cmk LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • PCT ind #7248

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanHunter, Maclean, Exley & Dun…$44MBuild-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings TrustBuild-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. …$44MKennedys Cmk LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustKennedys Cmk LLP 401(k) Prof…$44MTriton Health Systems, L.L.C. 401(k) Retirement PlanTriton Health Systems, L.L.C…$44MHri 401(k) Plan$44M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$37M
Net Assets (End of Year)$44M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN431883836
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$44M 55.25496173124094% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $28.4M $44M ▲ +55.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,071 $28M
2023 1 2,132 $37M
2024 1 2,387 $44M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

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

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.044011158 · Participants: 2387Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings TrustEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.368282167 · Participants: 47254Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.811159993 · Participants: 19357Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEmerson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.357409447 · Participants: 8315Emerson Savings PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.521110634 · Participants: 72024Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.716699086 · Participants: 53760Centene Management Corporation Retirement Plan
Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kennedys Cmk LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NJ ($44M); by covered participants it is Southwest Gas Corporation Employees' Investment Plan in NV (2,387 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,387 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 Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust grew sharply - up 20.5% during 2024, from $37M to $44M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 55.3%, from $28M to $44M.
Where does Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust ranks in the 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kennedys Cmk LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NJ ($44M, 365 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Build-a-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southwest Gas Corporation Employees' Investment Plan in NV (2,387 participants, $600M 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 431883836.

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.