Circle Centre Lund

What Circle Centre Lund does

Circle Centre Lund is a Swedish non-profit organization founded in 2019 in Lund that operates a community-run Library of Goods under a sharing-economy model. Members pay low monthly subscription fees to borrow household items, kitchen equipment, tools, and outdoor gear instead of purchasing them, addressing overconsumption, household storage inefficiency, and waste. The core offering is a physical inventory of donated goods housed at a main site on Magistratsvägen 3 in Norra Fäladen (relocated June 10, 2025), with a satellite selection available through a partnership with Fixa Till in Linero.

The product surface extends beyond goods-lending into a Common Workspace where members use shared equipment (e.g., sewing machines) during opening hours, and a calendar of Educational Events and hands-on workshops focused on sustainable living, mending, and repair skills. There is no proprietary software platform disclosed; operations are coordinated via a Squarespace-built website and community channels, with monetary donations accepted through Swish.

The organization is funded through three revenue streams: recurring membership subscriptions, material donations of goods that form the lending inventory, and monetary donations, with all surplus reinvested into inventory expansion and events. It serves a single customer segment — general public community members in Lund, Sweden — reached via word-of-mouth, community events, workshops, and partnerships. It has 11 employees, no parent company, no disclosed institutional investors, and a published Vision 2040 long-term roadmap.

Name

Circle Centre Lund

Legal name

Circle Centre Lund

Website

https://circlecentrelund.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Circle Centre Lund is a non-profit Library of Things in Lund, Sweden, founded in 2019, that lets community members borrow household goods, tools, and outdoor gear via low-fee memberships to reduce overconsumption.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Sharing Services (Library of Things)

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (51921), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), General Rental Centers (5323)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

DIY & Home Skills Workshops (Woodworking, Carpentry, Home Repair, Gardening) (THAJAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports & Recreation Gear Organization (Bikes, Skis, Camping) (HSAFADAE)

Keywords

• Sharing economy services
• Community lending library
• Library of things
• Tool rental service
• Circular economy

Headquarters

HQ city

Lund

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Members pay membership fees to access the Library of Goods and borrow items. Fees are kept low to make sharing accessible to all community members.
2. Material Donations: Community members donate household goods and outdoor gear to the library. Donated items form the core inventory of the Library of Goods.
3. Monetary Donations: As a not-for-profit, Circle Centre accepts monetary donations through Swish. All profits are reinvested into fixing and expanding inventory and hosting events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Circle Centre Lund is a non-profit Library of Things in Lund, Sweden, founded in 2019. Members pay low subscription fees to borrow household items, kitchen equipment, tools, and outdoor gear from a community-run lending library instead of purchasing them. The core offering is complemented by a common workspace where members use shared equipment (e.g., sewing machines) and free educational events and hands-on workshops on sustainability, mending, and repair.

Product overview

Circle Centre Lund operates as a single unified offering — a community-driven Library of Things that provides borrowing access to household goods, outdoor gear, tools, and kitchen items through a membership program. The core Library of Goods is complemented by a Common Workspace for members to use shared equipment, and Educational Events focused on sustainability and repair skills. All operations are non-profit, with material and monetary donations from the community supporting the inventory expansion and maintenance. The organization does not offer a platform-plus-modules architecture; rather, it is a single integrated sharing economy service with three interconnected components serving the Lund community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Library of Goods A community-run lending library where members borrow household items, outdoor gear, tools, and kitchen equipment at low fees, enabling Lund community members to access goods without purchasing them.
• Membership Program A subscription-based membership that enables access to borrow items from the Library of Goods, with members paying low monthly fees to rent home items, kitchen items, tools, outdoor gear, and more for selected periods.
• Common Workspace A shared physical workspace within the Circle Centre facility where members can work independently or collaboratively on personal projects, with access to shared equipment such as sewing machines during opening hours.
• Educational Events and Workshops Open educational events and hands-on workshops focused on sustainable living, reuse, and skills such as mending and repair, fostering knowledge and skill sharing within the Lund community.
• Donation Program A program accepting material donations of household goods and outdoor gear to expand the Library of Goods inventory, as well as monetary donations via Swish, with all proceeds reinvested into fixing and expanding inventory and hosting events.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fixa TillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Fixa Till in Linero, Lund. A selection of Circle Centre's borrowable goods is available at this secondary location, expanding access for members in different parts of Lund.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fat Llama: UK-headquartered peer-to-peer rental marketplace for higher-value items like cameras and tools. Competes in the same 'borrow instead of buy' category but is for-profit, app-mediated, and skews toward commercial/professional users.

Emerging players

• Hurr: UK-based peer-to-peer fashion rental platform. Represents the broader 'access over ownership' movement that funds and legitimizes Circle Centre's mission, though the product category (clothing) is non-overlapping with household tools and outdoor gear.
• OLIO: UK-based app for sharing surplus food and household items locally. Operates in the same sharing-economy/anti-waste category but focuses on food and consumer goods via a mobile platform rather than a physical lending library.

Direct peers

• The Library of Things: London-based Library of Things lending household and DIY items to community members on a subscription basis. Operates the closest comparable model to Circle Centre Lund, differing mainly by geography (UK vs. Sweden) and slightly broader inventory.
• Peerby: Dutch peer-to-peer platform for borrowing items from neighbors. Comparable sharing-economy model focused on reducing ownership of rarely-used goods, though digitally mediated rather than a physical library.
• Repair Café International: International foundation supporting local Repair Cafés where volunteers help repair items. Shares Circle Centre's anti-overconsumption mission, sustainability workshops, and community-based event programming, though the lending-library component is unique to Circle Centre.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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