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Its strongest pillar is ESG, where it sits just above the UK average. Scaling is the area where its companies lag furthest behind.",[105,106,107],"The composite score of 957 is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each pillar score is averaged across the authority's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That approach means a smaller authority with highly active companies can score above a larger one, making this a fair comparison between places of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Vale of Glamorgan's 957 sits below that benchmark across most pillars. The likely range of 941 to 973 shows how much the composite score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":109,"scaling":110,"investment":111,"esg":112},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, membership of innovative sectors, and presence in the IS-8 sectors. Vale of Glamorgan ranks 220th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 960, which is 40 points below the UK benchmark, and outperforms just over a third of all authorities.","Scaling measures whether companies are high-growth scaleups, their annualised headcount growth, and accelerator participation. At 313th of 360 authorities and 39 points below the UK benchmark, this is Vale of Glamorgan's weakest pillar, with the area outperforming only 13.1% of authorities.","Investment reflects equity-raising activity: whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, the amounts raised, and first-time raisers entering equity markets for the first time. Vale of Glamorgan ranks 217th of 360 on this pillar, scoring 934, which is 66 points below the UK benchmark, the largest gap of any pillar.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit status. At 1,004, Vale of Glamorgan's ESG score is 4 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 204th of 361 authorities and outperforming 43.5% of them, making it the authority's strongest pillar.","The chart below places Vale of Glamorgan's composite score alongside its neighbours in Wales, where the regional score is 996 and the closest-ranked authority above it is Cardiff, scoring 1,047.",[115,118,121,124,127,130],{"question":116,"answer":117},"What is Vale of Glamorgan's Local Growth Index score?","Vale of Glamorgan scores 957 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 266th of 361 local authorities and 43 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"How does Vale of Glamorgan compare to the rest of Wales?","Vale of Glamorgan ranks 20th of 22 Welsh authorities, scoring 39 points below the Wales regional score of 996.",{"question":122,"answer":123},"Which pillar is strongest for Vale of Glamorgan?","ESG is the authority's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,004, which is 4 points above the UK benchmark. It covers clean energy, green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit status.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"Where does Vale of Glamorgan rank on Scaling?","Scaling is the authority's weakest area, ranking 313th of 360 authorities at 39 points below the UK benchmark. This pillar measures scaleup status, headcount growth, and accelerator attendance.",{"question":128,"answer":129},"How many companies are counted in Vale of Glamorgan's score?","The index covers 6,014 active companies in Vale of Glamorgan, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":131,"answer":132},"What does the likely range mean for Vale of Glamorgan's score?","The likely range of 941 to 973 shows how much the composite score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies. Scores are only published when this range is narrow enough to rely on.","Vale of Glamorgan scores 957 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 266th of 361 authorities and 43 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":135,"cached":20,"generatedAt":136},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:59:21",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]