UK FLOATING HOMES LTD

Name

UK FLOATING HOMES LTD

Legal name

UK Floating Homes Ltd

Website

https://ukfloatinghomes.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Floating Home Construction

NAICS

Boat Building (336612), Ship Building and Repairing (336611)

SIC

Mobile Homes (2451), Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Houseboat & Leisure Barge Manufacturing (IMAJAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Houseboats & Floating Stays (THAMADAG)

Keywords

• Floating home construction
• Houseboat sales
• GRP hull manufacturing
• Mooring management
• Marine refurbishment

Headquarters

HQ city

Wallingford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. New Build Houseboat Sales: Design, build and sell bespoke floating homes. New builds priced from £180,000 to £280,000+ excluding mooring fees. Company claims 35% savings against existing value once placed.
2. GRP Hull Sales: Sale of fibreglass floating platforms in standard sizes. Prices: 25ft x 12ft = £17,500, 35ft x 14ft = £24,000, 50ft x 14ft = £33,500.
3. Houseboat Sales Agency: Full sales agency service managing resale of existing houseboats from start to finish. Also offer advertise with us service for one-off fee of £150+VAT.
4. Mooring Sales & Management: Manage letting of mooring spaces including advertising, rent collections, check-in and out inventories. Partnership deals linking mooring sales with houseboat builds.
5. Refurbishment & Conversion Services: Full refurbishment, engine installations, marine electrics and plumbing, shipwright and carpentry, fibreglass repairs, marine valeting and cleaning.
6. Holiday Lodge Rentals: Floating holiday lodge rentals for short breaks and investment income opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UK Floating Homes designs, builds, sells, delivers, refurbishes and maintains floating homes, houseboats and floating lodges across the UK. They use a proprietary GRP (fibreglass) catamaran hull design to produce floating platforms and customizable new-build houseboats at multiple UK riverside and marina sites, complemented by mooring sales and management, sales agency, refit, and delivery/commissioning services.

Product overview

UK Floating Homes is a British company offering a comprehensive portfolio of floating accommodation products and services. The core product portfolio includes GRP Hulls (custom-sized fibreglass floating platforms) and New Build Houseboats (customizable residential floating homes at locations on River Thames and River Itchin), complemented by Floating Holiday Lodges for investment or personal use. Services include Bespoke HouseBoat Design for custom builds, Mooring Sales & Management, Houseboat Sales agency, Refit & Conversions, Mooring Evaluation & Planning, and Delivery & Commissioning. The company positions new builds as offering approximately 35% savings against market value once in place.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GRP Hulls (Fibreglass Floating Platforms) Catamaran hull design floating platforms available in custom sizes (25ft x 12ft at £17,500, 35ft x 14ft at £24,000, 50ft x 14ft at £33,500). UK manufactured, road transportable, can be assembled on site, low maintenance, suitable for fresh or salt water, with potential dry storage area within hull space. Sold to individuals and businesses needing floating platforms.
• Bespoke Houseboat Design
• New Build Houseboats New build floating homes offered at multiple UK locations (River Thames at Shepperton, Hampton Court, Chertsey Meads; River Itchen at Southampton) with prices from £180,000 to £280,000+ excluding mooring fees. Customizable internal layouts and specifications. Company claims 35% savings against market value once placed.
• Floating Holiday Lodges
• Mooring Sales & Management
• Houseboat Sales Agency
• Refit & Conversions
• Mooring Evaluation & Planning
• Delivery & Commissioning

Quantifiable outcome

• 35% savings against existing value when buying new build houseboat

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• 4th D Landscape ServicesminorOthersLandscape services partner providing external landscaping solutions for floating home installations and moorings.
• Origin Easifold DoorsminorOthersSupplier of Easifold bifolding doors used in floating home construction.
• Lindon Lewis MarineminorOthersChandlers providing marine supplies and equipment for floating homes and vessels.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fountaine Pajot: French serial catamaran and motor yacht builder. Comparable via composite catamaran hull manufacturing at scale; serves a broader leisure yacht market rather than residential floating homes.
• MDL Marinas: One of the UK's largest marina operators with ~18,000 berths. Comparable as a UK mooring and waterfront infrastructure operator that overlaps with UK Floating Homes' mooring management and marina-side services.
• Lagoon Catamarans: One of the world's largest sailing and power catamaran manufacturers (Beneteau group). Comparable on GRP catamaran hull technology and serial production of multihull vessels, though focused on recreational yachts.
• Tingdene Marinas: UK marina and boatyard operator providing moorings, boat sales and brokerage. Comparable on the mooring-management and houseboat-resale service lines that UK Floating Homes also offers to owners.
• Sunreef Yachts: Polish luxury catamaran and superyacht manufacturer. Comparable through its multihull GRP-composite construction expertise and custom build capability, though its focus is luxury sailing yachts rather than residential floating homes.
• Castle Marinas: UK marina group with moorings across southern England. Comparable through its ownership/operation of UK residential and leisure moorings — directly relevant to the mooring-supply bottleneck UK Floating Homes depends on.

Emerging players

• Waterstudio: Dutch floating architecture firm developing waterborne residential and mixed-use projects. Comparable as a designer/developer of floating dwellings, though positioned at larger architectural scale than UK Floating Homes' houseboat product.
• Arkup: US-based designer and builder of self-sustaining luxury floating homes and houseboats. Directly comparable as a specialist floating-home manufacturer with a similar bespoke-build model targeting residential buyers on water.

Regional players

• Dura Vermeer Bouw Zuidwest: Dutch construction/development firm active in floating neighbourhood and waterborne residential projects (notably Maastricht). Comparable as a developer of floating homes for permanent residence, but Netherlands-focused and at larger development scale.

Direct peers

• Prestige Marine: UK houseboat and wide-beam boat builder operating on UK inland waterways. Comparable as a domestic specialist constructing residential floating accommodation for owners on rented or purchased moorings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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