Our impact
Since 8 March 2020, Hull has saved £385,000 by borrowing instead of buying.
We publish an impact report every year. Each one counts members, loans, money saved and carbon saved since we opened. A dash means the figure isn't in that report, or is still being checked.
| Figure | 54 months to 31 August 2024 | 42 months to 31 August 2023 | 30 months to 31 August 2022 | 18 months to 8 September 2021 | 12 months to 8 March 2021 | 6 months to 31 August 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Members | 3,168 | 2,828 | 1,351 | – | – | 157 |
| Items lent | 7,221 | 5,714 | – | 932 | 360 | 101 |
| Consumables | 6,854 | 4,309 | 2,018 | 782 | 425 | – |
| Saved by members | £385,000 | £247,324 | £140,000 | £49,102 | £11,045 | £2,959 |
| CO₂ saved | 183 t | 136 t | 73 t | – | – | – |
| Items to borrow | 985 | 806 | – | 408 | 301 | 152 |
| Items donated | 468 | 338 | 286 | – | – | 25 |
Carbon figures use the Edinburgh Tool Library method, based on research commissioned by Benthyg Cymru. Full report downloads are coming soon.
Hull's most borrowed
Loans per item since we opened. The carpet cleaner has never been the most glamorous thing on the shelf, but it's the hardest working.
- 334 loans
- 203 loans
- 193 loans
- 168 loans
- 147 loans
- 138 loans
- 122 loans
- 94 loans
- 69 loans
- 65 loans
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What sharing adds up to
Money our members saved by borrowing instead of buying, from each impact report since we opened on 8 March 2020.
183 tonnes
of CO₂ saved, about the same as 45 UK cars driven for a year
3,168
members, from all over Hull and as far as Selby
7,221
loans, plus 6,854 consumables sold at cost
Figures from our 54-month impact report, to 31 August 2024. Savings total £385,000. Carbon method: Edinburgh Tool Library method. Read the impact reports