[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"authority-northumberland":3},{"authority":4,"scoredCount":13,"pillars":14,"ranks":54,"averages":61,"peers":63,"rankLine":65,"countyIsDistinct":20,"content":66,"contentMeta":98,"dataFrom":101,"dataTo":102,"dataChangedAt":103},{"slug":5,"name":6,"county":6,"regionName":7,"region":8,"councilName":9,"activeCompanies":10,"score":11,"halfRange":12},"northumberland","Northumberland","North East","north-east","Northumberland Council",12332,996,13,361,[15,26,35,44],{"key":16,"name":17,"colourVar":18,"compositeWeight":19,"shown":20,"score":21,"halfRange":22,"rank":23,"rankOf":13,"outperforms":24,"topPercent":25},"innovation","Innovation","--pillar-innovation",0.3,true,987,17,132,63.4,50,{"key":27,"name":28,"colourVar":29,"compositeWeight":19,"shown":20,"score":30,"halfRange":31,"rank":32,"rankOf":33,"outperforms":34,"topPercent":25},"scaling","Scaling","--pillar-scaling",1009,21,119,360,66.9,{"key":36,"name":37,"colourVar":38,"compositeWeight":19,"shown":20,"score":39,"halfRange":40,"rank":41,"rankOf":33,"outperforms":42,"topPercent":43},"investment","Investment","--pillar-investment",965,23,112,68.9,33,{"key":45,"name":46,"colourVar":47,"compositeWeight":48,"shown":20,"score":49,"halfRange":50,"rank":51,"rankOf":13,"outperforms":52,"topPercent":53},"esg","ESG","--pillar-esg",0.1,1077,19,69,80.9,20,{"national":55,"region":56,"county":59},108,{"rank":57,"of":58},3,12,{"rank":60,"of":60},1,{"county":11,"region":62},994,[64],{"slug":5,"name":6,"score":11,"isCurrent":20},"108th of 361 authorities nationally",{"heroSummary":67,"intro":68,"pillarCommentary":72,"compareSummary":77,"faqs":78,"metaDescription":97},"Northumberland ranks 108th of 361 local authorities, with a composite score of 996, just 4 points below the UK benchmark. Its strongest result comes on ESG, where it sits in the top 20% nationally. Investment is the area where it trails the UK average most noticeably.",[69,70,71],"Northumberland's composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","The index measures the characteristics of active companies in each authority, with corporate groups counted once. Because every score is an average across local companies rather than a sum, authorities of very different sizes can be compared on equal terms.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Northumberland's 996 places it fractionally below the national benchmark across its 12,332 active companies. The likely range of 983 to 1,009 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":73,"scaling":74,"investment":75,"esg":76},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Northumberland ranks 132nd of 361 authorities on this pillar, sitting 13 points below the UK benchmark, though it still outperforms 63.4% of all authorities.","Scaling covers whether companies are scaleups, headcount growth rates and accelerator attendance. At 1,009, Northumberland scores 9 points above the UK average on this pillar, ranking 119th of 360 authorities and outperforming 66.9% of them.","Investment reflects whether companies have raised equity, how much they have raised and whether they are first-time equity raisers, all within the last five years. Northumberland's score of 965 is 35 points below the UK benchmark, its widest gap across the four pillars, though it still ranks 112th of 360 and outperforms 68.9% of authorities.","ESG captures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Northumberland scores 1,077 here, 77 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 69th of 361 authorities and outperforming 80.9% of them. This is clearly its strongest pillar.","The chart below shows how Northumberland's composite score and pillar scores compare with those of its neighbouring authorities in the North East region.",[79,82,85,88,91,94],{"question":80,"answer":81},"What is Northumberland's Local Growth Index score?","Northumberland has a composite score of 996, placing it 4 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000 and 108th of 361 local authorities.",{"question":83,"answer":84},"How does Northumberland compare with the rest of the North East?","Northumberland ranks 3rd of 12 authorities in the North East region, scoring 2 points above the regional average of 994.",{"question":86,"answer":87},"Which pillar is Northumberland strongest on?","ESG is its strongest pillar, with a score of 1,077, which is 77 points above the UK benchmark and places it in the top 20% of all authorities nationally.",{"question":89,"answer":90},"Where does Northumberland rank on Innovation?","Northumberland ranks 132nd of 361 on Innovation, with a score of 987, which is 13 points below the UK average. Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags.",{"question":92,"answer":93},"How many active companies does Northumberland have in the index?","The index covers 12,332 active companies in Northumberland, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.",{"question":95,"answer":96},"What does the likely range on Northumberland's score mean?","The likely range of 983 to 1,009 shows how much the composite score could move with a slightly different mix of companies. Scores are only published when this range is narrow enough to rely on.","Northumberland scores 996 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 108th of 361 authorities, 4 points below the UK benchmark. ESG is its strongest pillar.",{"source":99,"cached":20,"generatedAt":100},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:46:35",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]