[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"authority-rutland":3},{"authority":4,"scoredCount":13,"pillars":14,"ranks":54,"averages":59,"peers":61,"rankLine":63,"countyIsDistinct":20,"content":64,"contentMeta":96,"dataFrom":99,"dataTo":100,"dataChangedAt":101},{"slug":5,"name":6,"county":6,"regionName":7,"region":8,"councilName":9,"activeCompanies":10,"score":11,"halfRange":12},"rutland","Rutland","East Midlands","east-midlands","Rutland Council",1934,1044,43,361,[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,1051,64,35,90.3,10,{"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",1049,57,29,360,91.9,{"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",1028,77,39,89.2,20,{"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",0.1,1059,53,87,75.9,25,{"national":55,"region":56,"county":58},30,{"rank":57,"of":23},1,{"rank":57,"of":57},{"county":11,"region":60},972,[62],{"slug":5,"name":6,"score":11,"isCurrent":20},"30th of 361 authorities nationally",{"heroSummary":65,"intro":66,"pillarCommentary":70,"compareSummary":75,"faqs":76,"metaDescription":95},"Rutland scores 1,044 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 30th of 361 local authorities and 44 points above the UK benchmark. It ranks 1st in the East Midlands region, sitting 72 points above the regional average. All four pillars are above the UK benchmark, with Scaling the strongest relative performer.",[67,68,69],"Rutland's composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","The index measures the characteristics of active companies in each authority, with corporate groups counted once. Because scores are averaged across those companies rather than summed, a small authority like Rutland can be compared directly and fairly with much larger ones.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Rutland's score of 1,044 puts it clearly above that benchmark across 1,934 active companies. Each score also carries a likely range, showing how much it could move with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":71,"scaling":72,"investment":73,"esg":74},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, membership of innovative sectors and presence in IS-8 sectors. Rutland ranks 35th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 51 points above the UK benchmark, placing it in the top 10% nationally. That result points to a local company base with meaningful engagement in innovation activity relative to the UK as a whole.","Scaling measures scaleups, headcount growth and accelerator attendance. At 29th of 360 authorities and 49 points above the UK benchmark, this is Rutland's strongest pillar by rank, and again places it in the top 10% nationally. Rutland's companies are adding staff noticeably faster than the UK average, and the proportion meeting high-growth thresholds is above the national norm.","Investment captures equity raisers, the value of equity raised and first-time raisers, all over the last five years. Rutland ranks 39th of 360 and sits 28 points above the UK benchmark, placing it in the top 20% of authorities. Local companies are accessing equity finance at a rate that exceeds most of the country, though the margin above the benchmark is narrower here than on the other pillars.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and a not-for-profit proxy. Rutland ranks 87th of 361 on this pillar, scoring 59 points above the UK benchmark and outperforming around three quarters of all authorities. Although this is Rutland's lowest-ranked pillar, the score remains comfortably above the national baseline.","The chart below shows how Rutland's composite score and pillar scores compare with neighbouring local authorities in the East Midlands.",[77,80,83,86,89,92],{"question":78,"answer":79},"What is Rutland's overall score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Rutland scores 1,044, placing it 30th of 361 local authorities and 44 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":81,"answer":82},"How does Rutland rank in the East Midlands?","Rutland ranks 1st of 35 authorities in the East Midlands, scoring 72 points above the regional average of 972.",{"question":84,"answer":85},"Which pillar is Rutland strongest on?","Scaling is Rutland's highest-ranked pillar, placing it 29th of 360 authorities and in the top 10% nationally.",{"question":87,"answer":88},"How many active companies does Rutland's score cover?","The score is based on 1,934 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":90,"answer":91},"What does a score above 1,000 mean for Rutland?","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Rutland's score of 1,044 means its companies are more active across the index measures than the national average. The gap is 44 points above the benchmark.",{"question":93,"answer":94},"What does the UK Local Growth Index actually measure?","It measures the characteristics of a local authority's business economy across four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG. It is not a measure of economic output or GDP; it reflects how active local companies are on those dimensions.","Rutland scores 1,044 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 30th of 361 authorities and 1st in the East Midlands, 44 points above the UK benchmark.",{"source":97,"cached":20,"generatedAt":98},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:34:18",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]