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It stands out most on Innovation, at 1,002; its biggest opportunity is ESG, at 972.",[95,96,97],"Coventry's scores are built from the area's 23,494 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 Coventry's 968 puts it 32 points below the UK. Its likely range, 959–977, 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":99,"scaling":100,"investment":101,"esg":102},"Innovation is Coventry's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,002 (2 points above the UK) and outperforming 70.9% of authorities nationally. 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.","Coventry sits in the lower half nationally on Scaling, ahead of 23.1% 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.","Coventry sits in the lower half nationally on Investment, ahead of 29.7% 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 Coventry's clearest opportunity, scoring 972 (28 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 18.8% of authorities. 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.","Coventry scores 3 points above the West Midlands score.",[105,108,111,114,117,120],{"question":106,"answer":107},"What is Coventry's Local Growth Score?","Coventry has a Local Growth Score of 968, ranking 226th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 1,002, Scaling 974, Investment 927, ESG 972.",{"question":109,"answer":110},"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":112,"answer":113},"What is Coventry's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, Innovation is Coventry's strongest pillar at 1,002, placing Coventry in the top 33% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":115,"answer":116},"Where does Coventry have the most room to improve?","ESG is Coventry's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 972, 28 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"How does Coventry compare to the rest of West Midlands?","Coventry ranks 15th of the 30 authorities in West Midlands, scoring 3 points above the regional score.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"How many active companies are based in Coventry?","Coventry has 23,494 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Coventry scores 968 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 226th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":125,"cached":20,"generatedAt":126},"template","2026-10-20 10:55:52",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]