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All four pillars sit above 1,000, and Scaling stands out as the strongest, ranking 31st nationally. The authority places 2nd in Hampshire and 11th across the South East.",[106,107,108],"Hart's composite score of 1,030 is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is an average across the authority's 5,523 active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That approach means a smaller authority with strong companies can rank alongside a much larger one, making comparisons between authorities of different sizes fair.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Hart's score of 1,030 sits 30 points above that benchmark across all four pillars and the composite. The likely range of 1,009 to 1,051 shows how much the composite score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":110,"scaling":111,"investment":112,"esg":113},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector membership. Hart scores 1,033 on this pillar, 33 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 53rd of 361 authorities and placing in the top 20% nationally.","Scaling measures scaleup status, headcount growth and accelerator attendance. Hart's strongest pillar, at 1,048 and ranked 31st of 360 authorities, it sits 48 points above the UK benchmark and in the top 10% nationally, outperforming 91.4% of all authorities.","Investment captures whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised and whether they were raising for the first time. Hart's score of 1,007 is 7 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 53rd of 360 authorities and placing in the top 20%.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxies. Hart scores 1,032 on this pillar, 32 points above the UK benchmark, though at rank 122 of 361 it is the authority's lowest-ranked pillar, outperforming 66.2% of authorities.","The chart below shows how Hart's composite score compares with neighbouring authorities across Hampshire and the South East.",[116,119,122,125,128,131],{"question":117,"answer":118},"What is Hart's overall score in the UK Local Growth Index?","Hart scores 1,030, placing it 43rd of 361 local authorities and 30 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"How does Hart compare with other authorities in Hampshire?","Hart ranks 2nd of 13 authorities in Hampshire, scoring 30 points above the county benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"Which pillar is Hart's strongest?","Scaling is Hart's top-performing pillar, ranked 31st of 360 authorities nationally and 48 points above the UK benchmark.",{"question":126,"answer":127},"How many active companies are counted in Hart's scores?","Hart's scores are based on 5,523 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":129,"answer":130},"What does the likely range on Hart's score mean?","The composite likely range of 1,009 to 1,051 shows how much the score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies. Scores are only published when this range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"question":132,"answer":133},"How does Hart rank in the South East region?","Hart ranks 11th of 64 authorities in the South East, scoring 27 points above the regional benchmark of 1,003.","Hart scores 1,030 in the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 43rd of 361 authorities and 30 points above the UK benchmark. See its Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG scores.",{"source":136,"cached":21,"generatedAt":137},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:38:08",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]