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Its strongest performance is in Innovation, where it ranks 43rd nationally and outperforms 88.1% of authorities. Investment is the one area where it falls below the UK benchmark, sitting 35 points under it.",[100,101,102],"Charnwood's composite score of 1,005 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 across authorities of different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000 by design, so Charnwood's position just above that mark puts it marginally ahead of the national average. The likely range for its composite score runs from 988 to 1,022, showing 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":104,"scaling":105,"investment":106,"esg":107},"Innovation covers granted patent families filed recently, R&D grant value, whether companies are academic spinouts, involvement in innovative sectors, and coverage across the IS-8 sectors. Charnwood ranks 43rd of 361 on this pillar, with a score of 1,043, placing it 43 points above the UK benchmark and in the top 20% of all authorities nationally. It also ranks 2nd within Leicestershire and 5th across the East Midlands, indicating that local companies are notably active on the measures that make up this pillar.","The Scaling pillar captures whether companies qualify as scaleups, their three-year headcount growth rate, and accelerator attendance. Charnwood scores 1,004 here, 4 points above the UK benchmark, and ranks 147th of 360 authorities. That places it broadly in line with the national average, with its companies adding staff at a pace that is close to but slightly ahead of the UK norm.","Investment measures equity raising activity: whether companies raised equity in the last five years, the value of that equity, and whether a company completed its first-ever equity deal in that period. At 965, Charnwood's Investment score sits 35 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 114th of 360 authorities. While it outperforms more than two-thirds of authorities, this is the one pillar where it trails the national average, suggesting local companies raise equity less actively than the UK norm.","The ESG pillar reflects clean energy and other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxies. Charnwood scores 1,014 on this pillar, 14 points above the UK benchmark, and ranks 174th of 361 authorities. Although this is the lowest-ranked of its four pillars, it remains above the national average, with Charnwood outperforming just over half of all authorities.","The chart below places Charnwood's composite score alongside its neighbouring authorities in Leicestershire and the wider East Midlands.",[110,113,116,119,122,125],{"question":111,"answer":112},"What is Charnwood's UK Local Growth Index score?","Charnwood scores 1,005 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 88th of 361 local authorities and 5 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":114,"answer":115},"How does Charnwood compare to other authorities in Leicestershire?","Charnwood ranks 2nd of 8 authorities in Leicestershire, scoring 36 points above the county average of 969.",{"question":117,"answer":118},"How does Charnwood rank in the East Midlands?","Charnwood ranks 5th of 35 authorities in the East Midlands region, with a score 33 points above the regional average of 972.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"Which pillar is Charnwood strongest on?","Innovation is Charnwood's strongest pillar, where it ranks 43rd of 361 authorities with a score of 1,043, placing it in the top 20% nationally and 43 points above the UK benchmark.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"Where does Charnwood underperform relative to the UK?","Investment is the only pillar where Charnwood falls below the UK benchmark, scoring 965, which is 35 points below the national average of 1,000.",{"question":126,"answer":127},"How many companies does the Charnwood score cover?","The score is based on 9,241 active companies in Charnwood, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.","Charnwood scores 1,005 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 88th of 361 authorities and 2nd in Leicestershire. Strong on Innovation, 43rd nationally.",{"source":130,"cached":21,"generatedAt":131},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:45:00",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]