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It stands out most on ESG, at 1,083; its biggest opportunity is Scaling, at 979.",[75,76,77],"Shropshire's scores are built from the area's 15,816 active companies, each measured on the same 16 characteristics.","The Local Growth Index scores every UK local authority on four pillars (Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG) using company-level data from the Beauhurst platform. Each measure is averaged across the area's companies, so a score reflects how active the typical local company is rather than how large the local economy is.","Every score is set against a fixed UK benchmark of 1,000, the score of the UK as a whole, so Shropshire's 967 puts it 33 points below the UK. Its likely range, 958–976, shows how much the score could move with a slightly different mix of companies. A score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":79,"scaling":80,"investment":81,"esg":82},"Shropshire sits in the lower half nationally on Innovation, ahead of 28.5% of authorities. The Innovation pillar measures how rooted local companies are in research and new technology: granted patents filed in the last 20 years, university spinouts, R&D grant funding won in the last five years, and the share of companies in innovative sectors or the eight IS-8 growth sectors.","Scaling is Shropshire's clearest opportunity, scoring 979 (21 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 28.1% of authorities. The Scaling pillar looks past the startup phase: how many local companies are scaleups, how fast established companies are adding staff, and how many have attended an accelerator.","Shropshire sits in the lower half nationally on Investment, ahead of 38.6% of authorities. The Investment pillar captures equity finance: how many local companies raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised, and how many raised for the first time.","ESG is Shropshire's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,083 (83 points above the UK) and outperforming 84.8% of authorities nationally. The ESG pillar tracks clean energy and other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and the share of companies set up on a not-for-profit basis.","Shropshire scores 2 points above the West Midlands score, and 6 points above the Shropshire score.",[85,88,91,94,97,100],{"question":86,"answer":87},"What is Shropshire's Local Growth Score?","Shropshire has a Local Growth Score of 967, ranking 229th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 951, Scaling 979, Investment 932, ESG 1,083.",{"question":89,"answer":90},"How is the Local Growth Score calculated?","Each company is measured on 16 characteristics, which are averaged across the area and compared with a fixed UK baseline. The results are combined into four pillar scores, and a composite weighted 30% each to Innovation, Scaling and Investment and 10% to ESG, on a scale where the UK scores 1,000.",{"question":92,"answer":93},"What is Shropshire's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, ESG is Shropshire's strongest pillar at 1,083, placing Shropshire in the top 20% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":95,"answer":96},"Where does Shropshire have the most room to improve?","Scaling is Shropshire's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 979, 21 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":98,"answer":99},"How does Shropshire compare to the rest of Shropshire?","Shropshire ranks 1st of the 2 authorities in Shropshire, scoring 6 points above the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Telford and Wrekin, on 949.",{"question":101,"answer":102},"How many active companies are based in Shropshire?","Shropshire has 15,816 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Shropshire scores 967 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 229th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":105,"cached":20,"generatedAt":106},"template","2026-10-20 10:56:01",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]