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All four pillars sit below the national average, with Scaling the closest to it and Innovation the furthest behind. The score puts South Holland 8th of 9 authorities in Lincolnshire and 34th of 35 in the East Midlands.",[101,102,103],"South Holland's composite score of 925 is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively, and is based on 5,521 active companies, with corporate groups counted once.","Because each pillar score is averaged across a local authority's companies rather than summed, the index reflects how active local companies are on each measure, not how large the local economy is. That makes it a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so South Holland's composite of 925 sits 75 points below that national benchmark. The likely range of 911 to 939 shows how much the 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":105,"scaling":106,"investment":107,"esg":108},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tagging and IS-8 sector classification. South Holland ranks 358th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 907, which is 93 points below the UK benchmark. That places it among the weakest in the country on this measure, with fewer than 1% of authorities scoring lower.","The Scaling pillar captures whether companies are 20% scaleups, their headcount growth over recent years, and accelerator participation. At 955, South Holland is 45 points below the UK average and ranks 320th of 360, making this its strongest pillar relative to the national benchmark, though it still falls short of it.","Investment measures equity raisers, the value of equity raised, and first-time raisers, all over the last five years. South Holland scores 904 here, 96 points below the UK benchmark, and ranks 345th of 360 authorities, pointing to relatively limited equity financing activity among its companies.","The ESG pillar reflects clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. South Holland scores 951 on ESG, 49 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 326th of 361. This is the pillar on which the area sits closest to the national average in rank terms.","The chart below shows how South Holland's composite score of 925 compares with neighbouring authorities in Lincolnshire, where the county average is 955 and the closest runner-up, South Kesteven, scores 1,001.",[111,114,117,120,123,126],{"question":112,"answer":113},"What is South Holland's Local Growth Index score?","South Holland scores 925 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 355th of 361 local authorities and 75 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":115,"answer":116},"How does South Holland compare with the rest of Lincolnshire?","South Holland ranks 8th of 9 authorities in Lincolnshire and sits 30 points below the county average of 955.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"Which pillar is South Holland strongest on?","Scaling is South Holland's highest-scoring pillar at 955, ranking 320th of 360 authorities and sitting 45 points below the UK benchmark.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"Which pillar is South Holland weakest on?","Innovation is the lowest-scoring pillar, at 907, which is 93 points below the UK benchmark and ranks 358th of 361 authorities.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"How many companies are included in South Holland's score?","The score is based on 5,521 active companies, with corporate groups counted once.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"What does the likely range mean for South Holland's score?","The likely range of 911 to 939 shows how much the composite score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies. Scores are only published when that range is narrow enough to be reliable.","South Holland scores 925 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 355th of 361 local authorities and 75 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":131,"cached":21,"generatedAt":132},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 11:06:35",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]