Cowes Harbour is a Trust Port, which means it has no shareholders or other owners, but is managed for the benefit of its users, or ‘stakeholders’. It is run by a Commission of 10 Harbour Commissioners appointed through a public selection process, who give their time on a voluntary basis. The Commissioners appoint a Harbour Master, to whom day-to-day responsibility for running the harbour and the harbour team is delegated.
Cowes Harbour Commission’s main function is to be the Statutory Harbour Authority for Cowes and to undertake commercial activities, so that it can be self-financing, both of which are explained in more detail below. As the Commission has no shareholders, any surplus funds raised through its activities are reinvested back into the harbour and its facilities, to the benefit of its harbour users, or ‘stakeholders’.
To ensure the views of our stakeholders are properly taken into account we have a Harbour Advisory Committee, comprised of representatives of our key stakeholder groups, such as yacht clubs, local business leaders and representatives of both Town and County Councils.
As a publicly accountable body, the Commission strives to ensure that it maintains proper standards of transparency, accountability, integrity and honesty, as befits the important role we perform. You can read more detail about this on our Governance pages. We have a clear policy, as set out in our latest Strategic Plan, to support and encourage the local economy.
The Commissioners are always keen to listen to the views of our stakeholders about improvements or projects they would like to see us undertake for the benefit of our harbour users. We are happy to give consideration to those which fall within our remit.
Contact Info
Address:
85 High St, Cowes PO31 7AJ, United Kingdom
Phone: 44 1983 716482
Website: www.cowesharbourcommission.co.uk
