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Its strongest result is on Scaling, where it ranks 19th nationally, well ahead of most authorities. Investment is the area where it trails the UK average most noticeably.",[104,105,106],"Tamworth'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 totalled, a smaller authority like Tamworth can be compared fairly with larger ones: the score reflects how active local companies are, not the sheer size of the local economy.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Tamworth's 986 places it just below that national reference point. Every score also comes with a likely range, which shows how much the result could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to be meaningful, and Tamworth's composite range of 965 to 1,007 meets that threshold.",{"innovation":108,"scaling":109,"investment":110,"esg":111},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinout status, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector membership. Tamworth's Innovation score of 971 sits 29 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 186th of 361 authorities, suggesting its companies are somewhat less active on these measures than the national average.","Scaling covers whether companies qualify as scaleups, their headcount growth over a three-year period, and accelerator attendance. On this pillar Tamworth ranks 19th of 360 authorities, with a score of 1,062 that is 62 points above the UK benchmark, placing it in the top 10% nationally and outperforming 94.7% of all authorities.","Investment measures equity-raising activity: whether companies raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised, and whether any deal was a company's first ever equity raise. At 919, Tamworth's Investment score is 81 points below the UK benchmark and ranks 287th of 360 authorities, indicating that equity finance is less prevalent among its companies than across the UK as a whole.","The ESG pillar reflects clean energy activity, other green activities, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and a not-for-profit proxy. Tamworth's ESG score of 1,008 is 8 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 193rd of 361 authorities, a broadly mid-table result that sits marginally ahead of the national reference point.","The chart below shows how Tamworth's composite score of 986 compares with its neighbours across Staffordshire and the wider West Midlands region.",[114,117,120,123,126,129],{"question":115,"answer":116},"What is Tamworth's Local Growth Index score?","Tamworth scores 986 on the Local Growth Index, placing it 141st of 361 UK local authorities and 14 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"How does Tamworth compare with the rest of Staffordshire?","Tamworth ranks 1st of the 9 authorities in Staffordshire with a score 18 points above the county average of 968. The next closest authority in the county is Lichfield, which scores 982.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"How does Tamworth rank in the West Midlands region?","Tamworth ranks 6th of 30 authorities in the West Midlands region and scores 21 points above the regional average of 965.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"Which pillar is Tamworth's strongest?","Scaling is Tamworth's strongest pillar. It scores 1,062, which is 62 points above the UK benchmark, and ranks 19th of 360 authorities nationally, placing it in the top 10%.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"Where does Tamworth score lowest on the Local Growth Index?","Investment is Tamworth's lowest-scoring pillar at 919, which is 81 points below the UK benchmark and ranks 287th of 360 authorities, indicating relatively limited equity-raising activity among its companies.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"How many companies are counted in Tamworth's score?","The index covers 3,497 active companies in Tamworth, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.","Tamworth scores 986 on the Local Growth Index, ranking 141st of 361 UK authorities. Top 10% nationally for Scaling; see how its companies compare.",{"source":134,"cached":21,"generatedAt":135},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:49:22",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]