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It stands out most on Investment, at 934; its biggest opportunity is ESG, at 965.",[102,103,104],"Derby's scores are built from the area's 15,868 active companies, each measured on the same 16 characteristics.","The Local Growth Index scores every UK local authority on four pillars (Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG) using company-level data from the Beauhurst platform. Each measure is averaged across the area's companies, so a score reflects how active the typical local company is rather than how large the local economy is.","Every score is set against a fixed UK benchmark of 1,000, the score of the UK as a whole, so Derby's 957 puts it 43 points below the UK. Its likely range, 947–967, shows how much the score could move with a slightly different mix of companies. A score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":106,"scaling":107,"investment":108,"esg":109},"Derby sits in the lower half nationally on Innovation, ahead of 25.2% of authorities. The Innovation pillar measures how rooted local companies are in research and new technology: granted patents filed in the last 20 years, university spinouts, R&D grant funding won in the last five years, and the share of companies in innovative sectors or the eight IS-8 growth sectors.","Derby sits in the lower half nationally on Scaling, ahead of 37.8% of authorities. The Scaling pillar looks past the startup phase: how many local companies are scaleups, how fast established companies are adding staff, and how many have attended an accelerator.","Investment is Derby's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 934 (66 points below the UK) and outperforming 40.3% of authorities nationally. The Investment pillar captures equity finance: how many local companies raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised, and how many raised for the first time.","ESG is Derby's clearest opportunity, scoring 965 (35 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 15.0% of authorities. The ESG pillar tracks clean energy and other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and the share of companies set up on a not-for-profit basis.","Derby scores 15 points below the East Midlands score, and 11 points below the Derbyshire score.",[112,115,118,121,124,127],{"question":113,"answer":114},"What is Derby's Local Growth Score?","Derby has a Local Growth Score of 957, ranking 265th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 947, Scaling 986, Investment 934, ESG 965.",{"question":116,"answer":117},"How is the Local Growth Score calculated?","Each company is measured on 16 characteristics, which are averaged across the area and compared with a fixed UK baseline. The results are combined into four pillar scores, and a composite weighted 30% each to Innovation, Scaling and Investment and 10% to ESG, on a scale where the UK scores 1,000.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"What is Derby's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, Investment is Derby's strongest pillar at 934, placing Derby in the top 75% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":122,"answer":123},"Where does Derby have the most room to improve?","ESG is Derby's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 965, 35 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"How does Derby compare to the rest of Derbyshire?","Derby ranks 8th of the 9 authorities in Derbyshire, scoring 11 points below the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Bolsover, on 1,017.",{"question":128,"answer":129},"How many active companies are based in Derby?","Derby has 15,868 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Derby scores 957 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 265th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":132,"cached":21,"generatedAt":133},"template","2026-10-20 10:59:13",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]