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Investment is the standout pillar, with the borough ranking 10th nationally and outperforming 97.2% of authorities. ESG is the weakest area, sitting 27 points below the UK benchmark.",[106,107,108],"The composite score for Hammersmith and Fulham is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across the authority's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That averaging means a smaller authority with highly active companies can score alongside a much larger one, making this a fair comparison across all 361 authorities regardless of size.","The UK benchmark is set at 1,000, so Hammersmith and Fulham's composite score of 1,085 places it clearly above the national average. Each score also comes with a likely range, which shows how much it 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 tags. Hammersmith and Fulham ranks 42nd of 361 authorities on this pillar, with a score of 1,046, placing it 46 points above the UK benchmark and in the top 20% nationally.","The Scaling pillar measures whether companies are 20% scaleups, headcount growth over three years and accelerator attendance. Hammersmith and Fulham scores 1,026 here, ranking 62nd of 360 authorities and sitting 26 points above the UK benchmark, indicating its companies are adding staff at a rate ahead of the national average.","Investment captures equity raisers, the amount of equity raised and first-time raisers, all over the last five years. At 1,221, Hammersmith and Fulham's Investment score is 221 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 10th of 360 authorities and outperforming 97.2% of all local authorities. This is the borough's strongest pillar by a considerable margin.","The ESG pillar covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals and a not-for-profit proxy. Hammersmith and Fulham scores 973 on this pillar, ranking 291st of 361 authorities and sitting 27 points below the UK benchmark, making this the area where its companies are least active relative to the national picture.","The chart below compares Hammersmith and Fulham's composite score against its neighbouring authorities in Greater London.",[116,119,122,125,128,131],{"question":117,"answer":118},"What is Hammersmith and Fulham's overall score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Hammersmith and Fulham scores 1,085 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 85 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000 and 17th of 361 local authorities nationally.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"How does Hammersmith and Fulham compare to the rest of Greater London?","Hammersmith and Fulham ranks 6th of 33 London authorities, with a score 52 points above the London average of 1,033. It also ranks 5th of 32 authorities within Greater London as a county, sitting 64 points above that benchmark of 1,021.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"Which pillar is strongest for Hammersmith and Fulham?","Investment is the strongest pillar, with a score of 1,221, ranking 10th of 360 authorities and outperforming 97.2% of all local authorities in the UK.",{"question":126,"answer":127},"How does Hammersmith and Fulham perform on ESG?","ESG is the borough's weakest area, with a score of 973, which is 27 points below the UK benchmark. It ranks 291st of 361 authorities on this pillar.",{"question":129,"answer":130},"How many companies are counted in Hammersmith and Fulham's score?","The score is based on 26,412 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.",{"question":132,"answer":133},"What does the likely range on the Local Growth Index scores mean?","The likely range shows how much a score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies in the area. Hammersmith and Fulham's composite likely range is 1,070 to 1,100, and scores are only published when that range is narrow enough to be reliable.","Hammersmith and Fulham scores 1,085 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 17th of 361 authorities and 85 points above the UK benchmark.",{"source":136,"cached":21,"generatedAt":137},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:33:04",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]