How will we achieve this?
Today people are bartering, lending, trading, gifting and swapping their homes, cars, power drills, skills and even extra time.
They have many reasons for doing so, including economic and environmental concerns, and a desire to work and play locally rather than globally. Though whatever the reason, collectively they are re-shaping the way the world works as part of the Sharing Economy.
The Sharing Economy (also known as Collaborative Consumption, or Peer-to-Peer) is all about broadening access to (as opposed to ownership of) resources of all kinds - skills, services, knowledge, money, and decision making power. Across all aspects of our lives, the Sharing Economy can make a difference.
Choosing access over ownership of assets in many situations is the cheaper, more time efficient and higher quality decision. We aren’t saying it’s right in every instance, but there are plenty of opportunities there: from meals, to homes, to skills, to yachts, and everything else in between.
The Sharing Economy gives the public and businesses the ability to explore how we can all lead more sustainable, connected and fulfilling lives.
AnyVan
Founders: Angus Elphinstone & Ben Goor
Bliive
Founder: Lorrana Scarpioni
Booking Sync
Founder: Sébastien Grosjean
Bright Delivery
Founder: Eoin Brady
Compare and Share
Founder: Benita Matofska
Echo
Founder: Matthew McStravick
E-Rated
Founder: Yoav Artzi
eRentz
Founder: Peter Voss
Freewheelers
Founder: Chris Arnold
GoCar Share
Founder: Drummond Gilbert
GrubClub
Founder: Olivia Zibony
HiyaCar
Founder: Graeme Risby
JustPark
Founder: Anthony Eskinazi
Liftshare
Founder: Ali Clabburn
MangoPay
Founder: Céline Lazorthes
Nimber
Founder: Ari Kestin
OpenPlay
Founders: Sam Parton & Ian Pridham
Onfido
Founder: Eamon Jubbawy
The People Who Share
Founder: Danica Jovanovic
Rent My Items
Founder: Warren Heal
Rentez-Vous
Founder: Fiona Disegny
Spaceify
Founder: Matthew Baker
SplitCab
Founder: Davide Machado
StoreMates
Founders: Shaff Prabatani & Ben Rogers
StreetBank
Founder: Sam Stephens
TableCrowd
Founder: Kate Jackson
Traity
Founder: Juan Cartagena
Under The Doormat
Founder: Merilee Karr
Veridu
Founder: Rasmus Groth
YourParkingSpace
Founder: Charles Cridland
1. To act with best interests of our community, and the wider P2P community/overall sharing economy at heart. After all, we want to make the UK the best possible place to share.
2. Our members are our lifeblood, we are committed to taking the best care of our members because without them we would not exist.
3. Work to help users trust each other. Having trust in the people we meet with, do business with, is proven to make people happier.
4. Outbound communications should reflect the core values of improving a member’s lifestyle, empowering individuals to utilise their assets for the good of the economy, local community and the environment.
5. Consistent and open data capture policy. Open in that we tell users exactly how we use their data, and that this data is only used to make our community, and the wider community better - not sold for external advertising.
6. When our users get in touch we aspire to reply to them within 24 hours.
7. To throw at least one knowledge sharing event for the wider community every year.
8. Continue to offer our services to the whole of the UK (where appropriate). Sharing is not just London-centric.
9. Each member organisation is to create and maintain an “abusive member watch list” to prevent repeated irresponsible actions being taken to ensure a quality experience for their community.
10. Participate in open conversations about how to make our own communities better by sharing knowledge with each other.
For me and my company, UK-Share has just opened up so many new opportunities. It’s boosted my business, I’ve been able to find new clients-a truly great idea, and I’m happy to be part of it. We will work hard to make UK-share even better!
Through UK-Share I got in touch with my neighbours after I moved. I didn’t know anyone at all, but they helped me to find mates for a night out, a Tennis partner and even a rental car! Sharing makes life more exciting!
I found UK-Share through my manager. We organized a team building event and through one of UK-Share’s partners, we were able to book a footbacll pitch! Afterwards we all went to a pub we found through UK-Share too!
I was always a bit sceptical about sharing stuff with strangers, but UK-Share has completely turned me around! Strangers are really just friends I haven’t met yet, and UK-Share is helping me with that.
I found UK-Share by accident, but I really love it! Whenever I come to London I use it to find a room, rent a car and meet new people! I use so many of the services from here!
UK-share has made my social life so much more exciting! I met my partner on a pub-crawl we organised through one of UK-Share’s partners!
We’re big fans!