Retirement plan

THE NORMAN'S GIFT SHOPS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

Name: NORMAN'S GIFT SHOPS, INC. - THE NORMAN'S GIFT SHOPS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: NORMAN'S GIFT SHOPS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE NORMAN'S GIFT SHOPS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, NORMAN'S GIFT SHOPS, INC.

NORMAN'S GIFT SHOPS, INC.EIN 22-2521774Plan #002PY 2025

105 TERRY DRIVE - NEWTOWN, PA 189401851215-579-2600

Prospect flagsLow returns

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Total assets (EOY)

$34.8M

-1.2% from 2024

Total participants

321

+16.7% from 2024

Average account balance

$117,276

-13.5% from 2024

Annual return

-1.40%

-67.18 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry45 - Retail Trade

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort105 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$34.83M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$117K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

297

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

91.5%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$790K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$3K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

-1.40%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$158

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

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Service providers

Top 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY4+ years Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290	Contract Administrator	$47,048
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC3 years Filed as: PARK AVENUE SECURITIES Service code 49 · EIN 13-4023176	Other Services	$16,736
WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED4+ years Filed as: WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC Service code 27 · EIN 95-2755361	Advisory (Plan)	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2I2J2K2P2Q2T3I

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2I
Stock bonus
Stock bonus plan.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
2P
Leveraged ESOP
Employee stock ownership plan that acquires employer securities with borrowed money or other debt-financing techniques.
2Q
ESOP maintained by an S corporation
The employer maintaining this ESOP is an S corporation.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3I
Employer securities investment required
Plan requiring that all or part of employer contributions be invested and held at least for a limited period in employer securities.

Opportunity flags

1 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$47K

$167 / participant

Contract admin$47K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.135%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

The auditor signed off without reservation. This is the cleanest opinion.

Auditor firm: WITHUMSMITH+BROWN, PC
Auditor EIN: 222027092
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

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Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$117,276

$59,623+96.7%

$95,585+22.7%

$85,563+37.1%

Participation rate

91.5%

57.2%+34.3pp

72.1%+19.4pp

66.0%+25.5pp

Annual return

-1.40%

18.22%-19.6pp

38.56%-40.0pp

31.51%-32.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,403

$1,669-16.0%

$2,527-44.5%

$2,654-47.1%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,399

$3,357-58.3%

$4,023-65.2%

$4,375-68.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$158

$650-75.6%

$6,127-97.4%

$834-81.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY4+ years

Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290

Contract Administrator

$47,048

PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC3 years

Filed as: PARK AVENUE SECURITIES

Service code 49 · EIN 13-4023176

Other Services

$16,736

WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED4+ years

Filed as: WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC

Service code 27 · EIN 95-2755361

Advisory (Plan)

THE NORMAN'S GIFT SHOPS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

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