Toye, Kenning and Spencer
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| Private | |
| Industry | Jewellery, Clothing , Freemasonry , Rotary |
| Founded | 1685 |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, London, Bedworth England, UK |
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Key people
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num_employees = Approximately 200 (2008) |
| Revenue |
 £4.23 million (2008) |
 £131,007 (2008) |
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£195,082 (2008) |
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| Website | www.thetoyeshop.com www.toye.com |
Brian Toye, Chairman Fiona Toye, CEO
Toye, Kenning & Spencer plc is a British jewellery and clothing manufacturer based in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham; Covent Garden, London and Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1685, the company remains family-run by members of the Toye family.
The firm holds a Royal Warrant to Queen Elizabeth II for Supply of Gold and Silver laces, insignia and embroidery. It supplies Honours badges and ribbons presented at investitures and is sole supplier of the buttonhole Honours emblem. The company has also been commissioned to produce semi-official commemorative coins for politically important events aimed at improving diplomatic relations with the UK.
The Toyé family arrived in England in 1685 as Huguenot refugees after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV. The Toyé family sailed into the Thames in 1685 disguised as cattle-dealers. They settled in Hope Town, now known as Bethnal Green, close to Spitalfields. Here they resumed the traditional family business of weaving, lace-making, embroidery and gold and silver wire making. In 1784 Guillaume Henry Toyé was engaged in this industry and living with his family in Hope Town. He had four sons and three daughters.
In 1835 William Toyé (grandson of Guillaume) acquired larger premises at George Street, Bethnal Green. At first he applied himself to broad weaving but other forms of weaving soon appealed to him, particularly the making of ribbons, as there was then a far larger demand for this commodity. It was found necessary to open retail establishments further west in London in addition to the factories. A shop was opened in 1888 at 18 Little Britain and a short time later a further establishment was opened up at 17 Clerkenwell Road.
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