Centre for Cities

The Centre for Cities is an independent, non-partisan urban policy research unit and a charity registered in England.^[1] The Centre's main goal is to understand how and why economic growth and change takes place in the United Kingdom's cities.

Centre for Cities

Predecessor	IPPR
Formation	March 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03)
Registration no.	Charity 1119841 Company 06215397
Headquarters	9 Holyrood Street, 2nd Floor, London, England, SE1 2EL
Budget	£1.4 million (2018)
Revenue	£1.4 million (2018)
Website	www.centreforcities.org

History

The Centre for Cities was launched in March 2005 as part of IPPR and became independent in November 2007.

Since 2017, Andrew Carter has been the CEO for Centre for Cities.^[2][3][4] With his 20 years of experience in urban economic policies for public and private developers.^[3][4]

Research

The Centre produces an annual Cities Outlook report assessing the economic performance of the 64 largest towns and cities in the United Kingdom.^[5][6][7] From 2016 onwards the Centre for Cities reevaluated its methodology for defining primary urban areas, based on this it now recognises 63 primary urban areas in the UK:

• Grimsby and Hastings removed
• Basildon, Exeter and Slough added
• Bolton and Rochdale merged with the Manchester PUA.^[8]

The Centre has undertaken work for the All Party Urban Development Group, an All-party parliamentary group.^[9] In 2018, the Centre released a report challenging the Government's approach to improving UK business productivity. They suggest that the Government should focus on the UK's weaker regions to attract more productive exporters, and not just focus on the UK's least productive companies in general.^[10]

Funding

In November 2022, the funding transparency website Who Funds You? gave Centre for Cities a B grade (rating goes from A to E).^[11]

References

1. "Centre for Cities, registered charity no. 1119841". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
2. "Andrew Carter, CEO at Centre for Cities | Local Government Association". www.local.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
3. www.edwardrobertson.co.uk, Edward Robertson-. "Andrew Carter - Speakers 2022 - 2022 Conference : JPLC - The Joint Planning Law Conference, Oxford". JPLC. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
4. "Andrew Carter, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities". CBI. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
5. "Cities Outlook 2014". Centre for Cities. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
6. "Centre for Cities says economic gap with London widening". BBC News. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
7. Helen Carter (24 January 2011). "Cities report reveals mixed picture of economic recovery". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
8. "The changing geography of the UK economy - Centre for Cities". Centre for Cities. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
9. Centre for Cities, All Party Urban Development Group, accessed on 25 December 2024
10. Delphine Strauss (24 May 2018). "'Solution' to UK productivity puzzle is misconceived, study finds". The Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
11. "Who Funds You? Centre for Cities". Retrieved 22 November 2022.

External links

• Centre for Cities