1933 The business is founded
As Britain emerges from The Great Depression, T.E. Penny & Co starts out in business as a partnership between two printing engineers,...
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We are the nation’s leading supplier of envelopes for use with Gift Aid. Many millions are bought each year by thousands of churches and charities across the UK and Europe.
At heart we are a small team operating from our factory at Sandy in Bedfordshire with friendly, family style values, offering a similarly friendly service. We may be small in size, but we’re big on commitment, at times requiring us to stand up for our customers, especially with Government.
We’re like this because we care, a value that has been constant in all our operations in the 88 years we have been in business.
As Britain emerges from The Great Depression, T.E. Penny & Co starts out in business as a partnership between two printing engineers,...
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The War Office becomes a customer as Penny and Company continues trading throughout the blitz, despite being bombed out of its workshops...
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In May 1944, with the war still on and plenty of work to do, the business incorporates under company number 387300 at...
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The company begins its association with numbered, dated collection envelopes when it becomes printing engineers for Colonel Louis G. Wells, an American...
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Envelope Systems is born as an operation within T.E. Penny & Co. Ltd after the retirement of Colonel Wells. Our first customer...
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Envelope Systems takes its first stand in protecting customers’ interests and appeals to Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise, as it was known...
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Britain’s first, and still its favourite, Gift Aid envelope is launched on 06 April 2000 to coincide with the new Gift Aid...
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Fund Filer, our online service for managing Gift Aid and making repayment claims, is born. Years ahead of its time, it becomes...
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Colour printing begins at Envelope Systems. Beautiful colour designs are produced in-house for the first time as the market for bespoke Gift...
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Envelope Systems finds itself arguing with HMRC again, this time about a harsh deadline for adopting new Gift Aid declaration wording, which...
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Envelope Systems scoops the national championship for Corporate Social Responsibility for crossing swords with HMRC on behalf of customers. It beats a...
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The first envelope to take the new springy ‘polymer’ bank notes flat is introduced, still incorporating our hugely popular tear off strip...
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Envelope Systems joins the National Association of Funeral Directors as a supplier member after developing a Gift Aid envelope style specially for...
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T.E. Penny & Co. Ltd finally has to change its name to Envelope Systems Ltd, such does modern legislation around identity and...
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As Envelope Systems emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, it launches this lovely new website! Improved e-commerce and many other back-end efficiencies are...
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