# The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1199421 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1199421)
- Company number: 13477200
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/worshipful-company-of-woolmen-sustainability-start-up-and-innovation-fund

The encouragement and assistance, both financial and in kind, of innovation in replacing plastics and microplastics using wool and other materials. To foster innovation, thereby reducing the creation of new plastic materials and the threats to the environment by climate change emissions, caused by the creation of plastic.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To promote the conservation of the environment generally for the benefit of all human beings through the advancement of environmental protection and improvement by funding projects researching and/or implementing the use of alternative methods and/or materials that are not harmful to the environment, starting with (but not limited to) the alternative use and application of wool.

## What it funds

The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited is registered under the Charity Commission purposes environment / conservation / heritage for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 3 reported years, to 30 Jun 2025, it spent £0 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited give each year?

The register does not break out The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Jun 2025 was £0. Over its last 3 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year.

### How large is The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited?

In its latest reported year The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-Up & Innovation Fund Limited reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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