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Its strongest result is on Scaling, where it sits closest to the UK average, while Investment is the weakest pillar, sitting 95 points below the benchmark. Across Nottinghamshire's eight authorities, Gedling ranks 7th.",[97,98,99],"Gedling's composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively, and is based on 5,269 active companies with corporate groups counted once.","Because each score is averaged across a local authority's companies rather than totalled, it reflects how active those companies are on each measure, not how large the local economy is. That makes it a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Gedling's 945 sits below the national benchmark across its company base. The likely range of 930 to 960 shows how much the score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; Gedling's range is narrow enough that the score is published with confidence.",{"innovation":101,"scaling":102,"investment":103,"esg":104},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Gedling scores 931 on this pillar, 69 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 320th of 361 authorities and outperforming only 11.4% of them. That places it in the bottom tier nationally for the characteristics this pillar captures.","Scaling measures whether companies are scaleups, their headcount growth rate and whether they have attended an accelerator. At 983, Gedling's Scaling score is its strongest pillar, sitting just 17 points below the UK benchmark and ranking 240th of 360 authorities. It outperforms a third of all authorities on this measure, suggesting reasonably steady employment growth across its company base.","Investment covers equity raisers, the value of equity raised and first-time raisers, all within the last five years. Gedling's score of 905 is its weakest result, 95 points below the UK benchmark and ranking 335th of 360 authorities. Only 6.9% of authorities score lower, pointing to limited equity financing activity among local companies.","ESG captures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and a not-for-profit proxy. Gedling scores 990 here, just 10 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 249th of 361 authorities and outperforming 31% of them. This is the pillar where Gedling comes closest to matching the national average.","The chart below sets Gedling's composite score of 945 against its Nottinghamshire neighbours, including the county runner-up Nottingham, which scores 1,021.",[107,110,113,116,119,122],{"question":108,"answer":109},"What is Gedling's UK Local Growth Index score?","Gedling scores 945 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 316th of 361 local authorities. The UK benchmark is 1,000, so Gedling sits 55 points below the national average.",{"question":111,"answer":112},"How does Gedling compare to the rest of Nottinghamshire?","Gedling ranks 7th of the 8 authorities in Nottinghamshire, scoring 42 points below the county average of 987.",{"question":114,"answer":115},"Which pillar is Gedling strongest on?","Scaling is Gedling's strongest pillar, with a score of 983, just 17 points below the UK benchmark. It ranks 240th of 360 authorities on this measure.",{"question":117,"answer":118},"Where is Gedling weakest in the Local Growth Index?","Investment is Gedling's weakest pillar, scoring 905 and ranking 335th of 360 authorities. This pillar covers equity raised and equity raisers among local companies in the last five years.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"How many companies are counted in Gedling's score?","Gedling's score is based on 5,269 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"What does the likely range mean for Gedling's score?","The likely range of 930 to 960 shows how much Gedling's composite score could move with a slightly different mix of companies. Because that range is narrow enough to rely on, the score is published.","Gedling scores 945 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 316th of 361 local authorities and 55 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":127,"cached":21,"generatedAt":128},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 11:03:34",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]