[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"authority-cumberland":3},{"authority":4,"scoredCount":14,"pillars":15,"ranks":55,"averages":63,"peers":66,"rankLine":73,"countyIsDistinct":21,"content":74,"contentMeta":106,"dataFrom":109,"dataTo":110,"dataChangedAt":111},{"slug":5,"name":6,"county":7,"regionName":8,"region":9,"councilName":10,"activeCompanies":11,"score":12,"halfRange":13},"cumberland","Cumberland","Cumbria","North West","north-west","Cumberland Council",10335,969,12,361,[16,27,37,46],{"key":17,"name":18,"colourVar":19,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":22,"halfRange":23,"rank":24,"rankOf":14,"outperforms":25,"topPercent":26},"innovation","Innovation","--pillar-innovation",0.3,true,934,16,311,13.9,100,{"key":28,"name":29,"colourVar":30,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":31,"halfRange":32,"rank":33,"rankOf":34,"outperforms":35,"topPercent":36},"scaling","Scaling","--pillar-scaling",1009,25,124,360,65.6,50,{"key":38,"name":39,"colourVar":40,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":41,"halfRange":42,"rank":43,"rankOf":34,"outperforms":44,"topPercent":45},"investment","Investment","--pillar-investment",927,23,255,29.2,75,{"key":47,"name":48,"colourVar":49,"compositeWeight":50,"shown":21,"score":51,"halfRange":52,"rank":53,"rankOf":14,"outperforms":54,"topPercent":52},"esg","ESG","--pillar-esg",0.1,1079,20,64,82.3,{"national":56,"region":57,"county":60},221,{"rank":58,"of":59},14,35,{"rank":61,"of":62},1,2,{"county":64,"region":65},968,973,[67,68],{"slug":5,"name":6,"score":12,"isCurrent":21},{"slug":69,"name":70,"score":71,"isCurrent":72},"westmorland-and-furness","Westmorland and Furness",967,false,"221st of 361 authorities nationally",{"heroSummary":75,"intro":76,"pillarCommentary":80,"compareSummary":85,"faqs":86,"metaDescription":105},"Cumberland scores 969 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 221st of 361 local authorities and 31 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000. Its strongest result is on ESG, where it ranks 64th nationally, well above the UK benchmark. Innovation and Investment sit below the benchmark and hold the composite score down.",[77,78,79],"Cumberland's composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is an average across active companies in the authority, with corporate groups counted once. That approach means a smaller authority with highly active companies can outrank a much larger one, making this a fair comparison across authorities of different sizes.","The UK benchmark is set at 1,000, so a score of 969 means Cumberland's companies are, on average, slightly less active across these measures than the UK as a whole. Every published score comes with a likely range showing how much it could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; Cumberland's composite range of 957 to 981 is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":81,"scaling":82,"investment":83,"esg":84},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Cumberland ranks 311th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 66 points below the UK benchmark, and outperforms only 13.9% of authorities. That places it among the weaker performers nationally on the measures that capture research activity and innovative sector presence.","Scaling captures whether companies are growing rapidly, headcount growth rates and accelerator participation. Cumberland's score of 1,009 sits 9 points above the UK benchmark, with a rank of 124th of 360 authorities. It outperforms 65.6% of authorities, suggesting its companies are adding staff and reaching growth milestones at a rate broadly in line with, and marginally ahead of, the national picture.","Investment measures equity-raising activity: whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised and whether they were first-time raisers. At 927, Cumberland's score is 73 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 255th of 360 authorities. It outperforms 29.2% of authorities, pointing to a local business base that is less connected to external equity than most parts of the UK.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Cumberland's ESG score of 1,079 is 79 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 64th of 361 authorities and outperforming 82.3% of them. This is Cumberland's strongest pillar by a clear margin, reflecting relatively high ESG-related activity among its companies.","The chart below sets Cumberland's composite score against its Cumbria neighbour, Westmorland and Furness, and other nearby authorities in the North West.",[87,90,93,96,99,102],{"question":88,"answer":89},"What is Cumberland's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Cumberland scores 969, placing it 221st of 361 local authorities and 31 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":91,"answer":92},"How does Cumberland compare to the rest of Cumbria?","Cumberland ranks 1st of the 2 authorities in Cumbria, scoring 1 point above the county average of 968. Westmorland and Furness, the county's other authority, scores 967.",{"question":94,"answer":95},"How does Cumberland compare to the North West region?","Cumberland ranks 14th of 35 authorities in the North West, scoring 4 points below the regional average of 973.",{"question":97,"answer":98},"Which pillar is Cumberland's strongest?","ESG is Cumberland's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,079, ranking 64th of 361 authorities and 79 points above the UK benchmark.",{"question":100,"answer":101},"Where is Cumberland weakest on the index?","Innovation is Cumberland's lowest-scoring pillar at 934, ranking 311th of 361 authorities and 66 points below the UK benchmark.",{"question":103,"answer":104},"How many companies are counted in Cumberland's score?","The score covers 10,335 active companies in Cumberland, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.","Cumberland scores 969 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 221st of 361 authorities. Strong on ESG; weaker on Innovation and Investment.",{"source":107,"cached":21,"generatedAt":108},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:55:28",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]