BURNHAM YACHT HARBOUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

What BURNHAM YACHT HARBOUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED does

Burnham Yacht Harbour Management Company Limited operates a single-site private marina on the River Crouch at Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex, UK, founded in 1989. The harbour offers 350 finger berths for vessels from 7m to 14m, lateral berthing for larger craft, a boatyard capable of handling vessels up to 16.5ft beam and 60ft length, and a 35-tonne travel hoist. Ancillary facilities include a slipway, fuel (diesel and petrol), gas, and an on-site restaurant and brokerage offices.

The operating stack is intentionally light and consumer-facing: a live webcam, a weather bulletin sourced via WeatherLink integration, and Zoho Forms-based online enquiry and reporting forms. There are no proprietary AI/ML systems, mobile applications, or complex booking platforms referenced; customer interaction runs through standard email, telephone, and web enquiry channels.

The business model is multi-stream: annual and visitor mooring fees form the core revenue, supplemented by boatyard labour and storage charges (with new tariffs effective 1 April 2026), fuel sales, brokerage commissions via the resident Clarke & Carter office, sailing course revenue shared with Premier Sailing, and rental income from the Swallowtail restaurant and other on-site commercial tenants. Customers are predominantly individual private boat owners — many with classic or premium yachts — alongside a long tail of visiting sailors and a small set of commercial on-site partners (brokerage, F&B, sailing school, RNLI, Marine Life Rescue). The company is run by General Manager Tony Pitt with a small team of 1–10 employees.

Name

BURNHAM YACHT HARBOUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Legal name

Burnham Yacht Harbour Marina Ltd

Website

https://burnhamyachtharbour.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Burnham Yacht Harbour Management Company Limited is a private marina operator on the River Crouch in Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex, UK, providing 350 berths, boatyard services, winter storage, and ancillary facilities to private boat owners, yacht brokers, and sailing schools since 1989.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marina and Boatyard Services

NAICS

Marinas (71393), Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Port and Harbor Operations (488310), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Marina & Small Craft Harbor Construction (IMAFAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dry Docks & Floating Docks (Graving, Floating, Syncrolift) (IMAJALAA), Quay & Waterfront Civil Works (Piers, Quays, Seawalls, Dredging, Revetments) (IMAJALAF)

Keywords

• Marina berthing services
• Boatyard maintenance
• Yacht mooring
• Marine vessel storage
• Shipwright repair services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnham On Crouch

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Berthing and Mooring Fees: Annual and seasonal berthing charges for finger berths accommodating vessels from 7m to 14m length, with lateral berthing for larger vessels. Charges apply from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.
2. Boatyard Services: Full service boatyard catering for vessels up to 16.5ft beam and 60ft length, including haul out, scrub, anti-fouling, polishing, shipwright services, and engineering work. Travel hoist accommodates up to 35 tonne vessels.
3. Diesel Sales: On-site diesel berth with refuelling services. Diesel available Mon-Fri 8am-12:30pm, weekends 8am-5pm (subject to seasonal hours).
4. Storage Ashore: Two large storage areas for vessels stored ashore near main block and marina basins. Priority allocation for annual resident pontoon berth-holders.
5. Swallowtail Restaurant: On-site restaurant operated by third party, generating rental income from premises lease.
6. Yacht Brokerage Commissions: Resident yacht brokers Clarke & Carter operating from the marina premises. Commission charges apply to vessel sales and charters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Burnham Yacht Harbour operates a 350-berth marina on the River Crouch in Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex, offering annual and seasonal berthing for vessels from 7m to 14m, lateral berthing for larger vessels, and a full-service boatyard with a 35-tonne travel hoist. Additional offerings include winter layup, storage ashore, in-house shipwright and engineering services, on-site diesel refuelling, and a tenant restaurant.

Product overview

Burnham Yacht Harbour is a premier marina operation offering a unified portfolio of marine services centred around berthing and mooring (350 finger berths for vessels 7m–14m), a full-service boatyard (vessels up to 18m/35 tonne), and storage ashore. The offering is augmented by in-house shipwright and engineering services (carpentry, teak decking, antifouling, polishing), an on-site diesel berth, the Swallowtail Restaurant, and digital tools including live webcam and weather/tide information feeds. No software-as-a-product or platform architecture is described.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Swallowtail Restaurant: On-site restaurant at Burnham Yacht Harbour that caters for most tastes and holds regular entertainment events.

Products and services

• Berthing & Mooring Services Annual, seasonal, and visitor berthing at a marina on the north bank of the River Crouch. Finger berths accommodate vessels from 7m to 14m; lateral berthing available for larger vessels. All berths have water and electricity access.
• Full Service Boatyard Boatyard services for vessels up to 16.5ft beam and 60ft length, including haul-out, scrub, layup ashore, relaunch, anti-fouling, polishing, and shipwright and engineering work. Travel hoist accommodates vessels up to 35 tonnes.
• Winter Layup & Storage Ashore Seasonal storage and winter layup in two large storage areas near the main block and adjacent to marina basins. Priority allocation given to annual resident pontoon berth-holders.
• Shipwright & Engineering Services In-house carpentry, bespoke joinery, teak deck installation and caulking, and engineering work performed by skilled shipwrights such as Lloyd Nicholls.
• Diesel Berth Refuelling On-site diesel refuelling service for berth holders and visiting vessels, with availability reduced to 8am-12:30pm weekdays during winter hours and 8am-5pm weekends.
• Swallowtail Restaurant (On-Site Tenant) On-site restaurant and bar operated by tenant Swallowtail Restaurant, offering food, drink, and regular entertainment events for berth holders and visitors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 350 finger berths plus lateral berthing capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution)minorOthers · 28 June 2024Burnham-on-Crouch RNLI hosts Open Days at the marina. BYH supports RNLI and specifically the local RNLI station. Marina hosted RNLI open day on Saturday 6th July 2024 from 11am-4pm with demonstrations, crew meet-and-greet, and fundraising activities.
• Marine Life RescueminorOthers · 21 June 2023Marine life rescue organization that responded to a seal pup rescue at Burnham Yacht Harbour Marina on 21st June 2023. The distressed seal pup was safely rescued by Marine Divers from Marine Life Rescue and transferred to their unit for rehabilitation.
• Premier SailingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 May 2022Premier Sailing operates sailing courses from Burnham Yacht Harbour. Their 'Sail Around Britain' charity cruise departed from the marina in 2022, having raised over £33,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support across previous trips. Three boats departed from BYH for the cruise. Also offers general sailing courses for enthusiasts.
• Swallowtail RestaurantcoreOthersOn-site restaurant operated by Swallowtail Restaurant, catering for most tastes and holding regular entertainment events. Located within the marina premises, providing dining options for berth holders and visitors. Contact: +44 (0)1621 785505. Website: www.swallowtailrestaurant.co.uk
• Clarke & CartercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorResident yacht brokers operating from the marina premises, providing vessel sales and charter brokerage services to marina customers and visitors. Referenced as 'Resident Yacht Brokers' on the facilities page.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Premier Marinas: UK marina group operating 7 premium marinas (including Hamble Point, Port Solent, Gosport). Closest UK analogue to BYH's positioning: premium berthing, full-service boatyards, and on-site restaurant/broker partners.
• Cobb's Quay Marina: UK south-coast marina operated by Quay Marinas, offering berthing, boatyard and on-site amenities. Comparable premium UK marina with similar customer profile, though at larger scale and southern geography.
• Camper & Nicholsons Marinas: International marina operator with a network of premium marinas and yacht services including shipyard facilities. Comparable marina-plus-boatyard offering and premium brand positioning, though skewing to larger vessels and Mediterranean geographies.
• Fox's Marina & Boatyard: Independent UK marina and boatyard in Suffolk offering berthing, boatyard, storage, and yacht services. Closest single-site independent peer to BYH in scale, geography (East Coast), and service mix.
• Yacht Havens: Independent UK marina group (Gosport, Lymington, WicorMarine) with berthing, boatyard and yacht services. Comparable mid-sized independent marina group with similar service mix and on-site partnerships.
• MDL Marinas: One of the UK's largest marina groups operating ~18 marinas with berthing, boatyard and on-site amenities. Directly comparable business model (subscription berthing + boatyard + partners), but at materially larger portfolio scale across multiple geographies.
• Berthon: UK-based marina, boatyard, and yacht brokerage group operating from Lymington. Directly comparable on full-service marina + in-house boatyard + restoration/sales offering, with similar premium UK south-coast positioning.
• Royal Clarence Marina: Mid-sized UK marina in Gosport offering berthing and boatyard services. Comparable scale and service offering to BYH, including full boatyard and on-site facilities, though southern geography.

Broad incumbents

• Sunseeker: UK luxury motor yacht manufacturer and broader marine lifestyle brand. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but serves the same affluent yacht-owner customer base and operates large Poole-based marine facilities comparable to full-service boatyards.
• IGY Marinas: Global marina operator (largest outside the Mediterranean) with superyacht-focused facilities, shipyards, and concierge services. Compares on premium marina + boatyard model but operates at materially larger scale and international footprint.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/burnhamyachtharbour
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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