[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"authority-kingston-upon-hull-city-of":3},{"authority":4,"scoredCount":14,"pillars":15,"ranks":54,"averages":62,"peers":65,"rankLine":72,"countyIsDistinct":21,"content":73,"contentMeta":105,"dataFrom":108,"dataTo":109,"dataChangedAt":110},{"slug":5,"name":6,"county":7,"regionName":8,"region":9,"councilName":10,"activeCompanies":11,"score":12,"halfRange":13},"kingston-upon-hull-city-of","Kingston upon Hull, City of","East Yorkshire","Yorkshire and The Humber","yorkshire-and-the-humber","Kingston upon Hull Council",10307,973,13,361,[16,27,37,45],{"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,962,17,216,40.2,75,{"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",1005,23,141,360,60.8,50,{"key":38,"name":39,"colourVar":40,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":41,"halfRange":42,"rank":43,"rankOf":34,"outperforms":44,"topPercent":26},"investment","Investment","--pillar-investment",936,24,212,41.1,{"key":46,"name":47,"colourVar":48,"compositeWeight":49,"shown":21,"score":50,"halfRange":51,"rank":52,"rankOf":14,"outperforms":53,"topPercent":36},"esg","ESG","--pillar-esg",0.1,1026,20,137,62,{"national":55,"region":56,"county":59},195,{"rank":57,"of":58},6,15,{"rank":60,"of":61},1,2,{"county":63,"region":64},969,976,[66,67],{"slug":5,"name":6,"score":12,"isCurrent":21},{"slug":68,"name":69,"score":70,"isCurrent":71},"east-riding-of-yorkshire","East Riding of Yorkshire",966,false,"195th of 361 authorities nationally",{"heroSummary":74,"intro":75,"pillarCommentary":79,"compareSummary":84,"faqs":85,"metaDescription":104},"Kingston upon Hull, City of ranks 195th of 361 UK local authorities, with a Local Growth Score of 973: 27 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000, 3 points below the Yorkshire and The Humber score and 4 points above the East Yorkshire score. It stands out most on ESG, at 1,026; its biggest opportunity is Innovation, at 962.",[76,77,78],"Kingston upon Hull, City of's scores are built from the area's 10,307 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 Kingston upon Hull, City of's 973 puts it 27 points below the UK. Its likely range, 960–986, 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":80,"scaling":81,"investment":82,"esg":83},"Innovation is Kingston upon Hull, City of's clearest opportunity, scoring 962 (38 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 40.2% 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.","Kingston upon Hull, City of sits in the upper half nationally on Scaling, ahead of 60.8% 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.","Kingston upon Hull, City of sits in the lower half nationally on Investment, ahead of 41.1% 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 Kingston upon Hull, City of's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,026 (26 points above the UK) and outperforming 62.0% 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.","Kingston upon Hull, City of scores 3 points below the Yorkshire and The Humber score, and 4 points above the East Yorkshire score.",[86,89,92,95,98,101],{"question":87,"answer":88},"What is Kingston upon Hull, City of's Local Growth Score?","Kingston upon Hull, City of has a Local Growth Score of 973, ranking 195th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 962, Scaling 1,005, Investment 936, ESG 1,026.",{"question":90,"answer":91},"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":93,"answer":94},"What is Kingston upon Hull, City of's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, ESG is Kingston upon Hull, City of's strongest pillar at 1,026, placing Kingston upon Hull, City of in the top 50% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":96,"answer":97},"Where does Kingston upon Hull, City of have the most room to improve?","Innovation is Kingston upon Hull, City of's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 962, 38 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":99,"answer":100},"How does Kingston upon Hull, City of compare to the rest of East Yorkshire?","Kingston upon Hull, City of ranks 1st of the 2 authorities in East Yorkshire, scoring 4 points above the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is East Riding of Yorkshire, on 966.",{"question":102,"answer":103},"How many active companies are based in Kingston upon Hull, City of?","Kingston upon Hull, City of has 10,307 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Kingston upon Hull, City of scores 973 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 195th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":106,"cached":21,"generatedAt":107},"template","2026-10-20 10:53:46",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]