[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"authority-caerphilly":3},{"authority":4,"scoredCount":13,"pillars":14,"ranks":53,"averages":59,"peers":61,"rankLine":102,"countyIsDistinct":66,"content":103,"contentMeta":135,"dataFrom":138,"dataTo":139,"dataChangedAt":140},{"slug":5,"name":6,"county":7,"regionName":7,"region":8,"councilName":9,"activeCompanies":10,"score":11,"halfRange":12},"caerphilly","Caerphilly","Wales","wales","Caerphilly Council",5090,988,20,361,[15,26,36,44],{"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,977,25,162,55.1,50,{"key":27,"name":28,"colourVar":29,"compositeWeight":19,"shown":20,"score":30,"halfRange":31,"rank":32,"rankOf":33,"outperforms":34,"topPercent":35},"scaling","Scaling","--pillar-scaling",1009,34,115,360,68.1,33,{"key":37,"name":38,"colourVar":39,"compositeWeight":19,"shown":20,"score":40,"halfRange":41,"rank":42,"rankOf":33,"outperforms":43,"topPercent":35},"investment","Investment","--pillar-investment",966,37,111,69.2,{"key":45,"name":46,"colourVar":47,"compositeWeight":48,"shown":20,"score":49,"halfRange":50,"rank":51,"rankOf":13,"outperforms":52,"topPercent":25},"esg","ESG","--pillar-esg",0.1,1019,28,156,56.8,{"national":54,"region":55,"county":58},138,{"rank":56,"of":57},11,22,{"rank":56,"of":57},{"county":60,"region":60},996,[62,67,71,74,78,82,86,90,94,98],{"slug":63,"name":64,"score":65,"isCurrent":66},"cardiff","Cardiff",1047,false,{"slug":68,"name":69,"score":70,"isCurrent":66},"blaenau-gwent","Blaenau Gwent",1016,{"slug":72,"name":73,"score":70,"isCurrent":66},"isle-of-anglesey","Isle of Anglesey",{"slug":75,"name":76,"score":77,"isCurrent":66},"neath-port-talbot","Neath Port Talbot",1015,{"slug":79,"name":80,"score":81,"isCurrent":66},"flintshire","Flintshire",1011,{"slug":83,"name":84,"score":85,"isCurrent":66},"ceredigion","Ceredigion",1010,{"slug":87,"name":88,"score":89,"isCurrent":66},"swansea","Swansea",1005,{"slug":91,"name":92,"score":93,"isCurrent":66},"monmouthshire","Monmouthshire",1003,{"slug":95,"name":96,"score":97,"isCurrent":66},"bridgend","Bridgend",1001,{"slug":99,"name":100,"score":101,"isCurrent":66},"powys","Powys",993,"138th of 361 authorities nationally",{"heroSummary":104,"intro":105,"pillarCommentary":109,"compareSummary":114,"faqs":115,"metaDescription":134},"Caerphilly ranks 138th of 361 UK local authorities, with a composite score of 988, sitting 12 points below the UK benchmark. Its strongest relative position is on Investment, where it ranks 111th nationally, outperforming more than two-thirds of all authorities. Innovation is the area where its score trails the UK benchmark most.",[106,107,108],"The composite score 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 above a larger one, making this a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK benchmark is set at 1,000, so a score of 988 places Caerphilly just below the national average across its 5,090 active companies. The likely range of 968 to 1,008 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":110,"scaling":111,"investment":112,"esg":113},"Innovation is measured through granted patent families filed recently, academic spinout status, R&D grant value, and whether companies are tagged to innovative or IS-8 sectors. Caerphilly's Innovation score of 977 sits 23 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 162nd of 361 authorities, placing it in the lower half nationally on this pillar.","The Scaling pillar captures whether companies are 20% scaleups, their annualised headcount growth over recent years, and accelerator attendance. At 1,009, Caerphilly's Scaling score is 9 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 115th of 360 authorities, meaning its companies are adding staff at a pace slightly ahead of the national average.","Investment covers whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, the total value of equity raised, and whether any raises were a company's first ever. Caerphilly's Investment score of 966 is 34 points below the UK benchmark, yet it ranks 111th of 360 authorities and outperforms 69.2% of all authorities, reflecting a competitive position relative to peers despite the gap to the national average.","ESG measures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Caerphilly's ESG score of 1,019 is 19 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 156th of 361 authorities, suggesting its companies show above-average engagement across these environmental and social measures.","The chart below compares Caerphilly's composite score of 988 with those of its neighbouring authorities in Wales, where the regional score stands at 996.",[116,119,122,125,128,131],{"question":117,"answer":118},"What is Caerphilly's Local Growth Index score?","Caerphilly has a composite score of 988, placing it 138th of 361 UK local authorities and 12 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"How does Caerphilly compare to the rest of Wales?","Caerphilly ranks 11th of 22 Welsh authorities, with a composite score of 988, which is 8 points below the Wales regional average of 996.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"Which pillar is Caerphilly strongest on?","Investment is Caerphilly's strongest pillar by national rank, placing 111th of 360 authorities and outperforming 69.2% of all authorities, even though its score of 966 remains below the UK benchmark.",{"question":126,"answer":127},"Where does Caerphilly rank on Innovation?","Caerphilly ranks 162nd of 361 authorities on Innovation, with a score of 977, which is 23 points below the UK benchmark. This is its lowest-ranked pillar nationally.",{"question":129,"answer":130},"How many active companies are counted in Caerphilly's score?","The index covers 5,090 active companies in Caerphilly, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":132,"answer":133},"What does the Local Growth Index actually measure?","The index measures the characteristics of a local authority's business economy across four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG. It reflects how active local companies are on these measures, not the size of the local economy.","Caerphilly scores 988 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 138th of 361 authorities, 12 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":136,"cached":20,"generatedAt":137},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:40:05",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]