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It stands out most on ESG, at 992; its biggest opportunity is Innovation, at 902.",[103,104,105],"North East Lincolnshire's scores are built from the area's 7,835 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 North East Lincolnshire's 928 puts it 72 points below the UK. Its likely range, 915–941, 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":107,"scaling":108,"investment":109,"esg":110},"Innovation is North East Lincolnshire's clearest opportunity, scoring 902 (98 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 0.6% 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.","North East Lincolnshire sits in the lower half nationally on Scaling, ahead of 3.6% 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.","North East Lincolnshire sits in the lower half nationally on Investment, ahead of 17.8% of authorities. 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 North East Lincolnshire's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 992 (8 points below the UK) and outperforming 33.5% of authorities nationally. 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.","North East Lincolnshire scores 48 points below the Yorkshire and The Humber score, and 27 points below the Lincolnshire score.",[113,116,119,122,125,128],{"question":114,"answer":115},"What is North East Lincolnshire's Local Growth Score?","North East Lincolnshire has a Local Growth Score of 928, ranking 353rd of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 902, Scaling 944, Investment 917, ESG 992.",{"question":117,"answer":118},"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":120,"answer":121},"What is North East Lincolnshire's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, ESG is North East Lincolnshire's strongest pillar at 992, placing North East Lincolnshire in the top 75% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"Where does North East Lincolnshire have the most room to improve?","Innovation is North East Lincolnshire's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 902, 98 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":126,"answer":127},"How does North East Lincolnshire compare to the rest of Lincolnshire?","North East Lincolnshire ranks 7th of the 9 authorities in Lincolnshire, scoring 27 points below the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is South Kesteven, on 1,001.",{"question":129,"answer":130},"How many active companies are based in North East Lincolnshire?","North East Lincolnshire has 7,835 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","North East Lincolnshire scores 928 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 353rd of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":133,"cached":21,"generatedAt":134},"template","2026-10-20 11:06:31",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]