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It stands out most on Innovation, at 1,665; its biggest opportunity is ESG, at 1,117.",[89,90,91],"South Cambridgeshire's scores are built from the area's 10,652 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 South Cambridgeshire's 1,398 puts it 398 points above the UK. Its likely range, 1,355–1,441, 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":93,"scaling":94,"investment":95,"esg":96},"Innovation is South Cambridgeshire's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,665 (665 points above the UK) and outperforming 99.4% of authorities nationally. 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.","A strong showing on Scaling, ahead of 99.2% of authorities nationally. 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.","Investment is another of South Cambridgeshire's strengths, ahead of 98.9% of authorities nationally. 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 South Cambridgeshire's clearest opportunity, scoring 1,117 (117 points above the UK). It currently outperforms 93.6% of authorities. 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.","South Cambridgeshire scores 407 points above the East of England score, and 249 points above the Cambridgeshire score.",[99,102,105,108,111,114],{"question":100,"answer":101},"What is South Cambridgeshire's Local Growth Score?","South Cambridgeshire has a Local Growth Score of 1,398, ranking 4th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 1,665, Scaling 1,136, Investment 1,487, ESG 1,117.",{"question":103,"answer":104},"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":106,"answer":107},"What is South Cambridgeshire's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, Innovation is South Cambridgeshire's strongest pillar at 1,665, placing South Cambridgeshire in the top 1% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":109,"answer":110},"Where does South Cambridgeshire have the most room to improve?","ESG is South Cambridgeshire's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 1,117, 117 points above the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":112,"answer":113},"How does South Cambridgeshire compare to the rest of Cambridgeshire?","South Cambridgeshire ranks 2nd of the 6 authorities in Cambridgeshire, scoring 249 points above the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Cambridge, on 1,442.",{"question":115,"answer":116},"How many active companies are based in South Cambridgeshire?","South Cambridgeshire has 10,652 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","South Cambridgeshire scores 1,398 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 4th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":119,"cached":21,"generatedAt":120},"template","2026-10-20 10:29:52",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]