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Its strongest pillar is Investment, where it ranks 6th nationally and sits 345 points above the benchmark. All four pillars are published, and each sits above the UK average.",[104,105,106],"Westminster's composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across active companies in the authority, with corporate groups counted once, which means a place with fewer but more dynamic companies can rank above a larger economy with more inactive ones. That makes the index a fair basis for comparing authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so any score above that means local companies are, on average, more active across that pillar's measures than the national norm. Westminster's composite of 1,179 sits clearly above that benchmark. The likely range of 1,172 to 1,186 shows how far the score might move with a slightly different mix of companies; because that range is narrow, the score is published with confidence.",{"innovation":108,"scaling":109,"investment":110,"esg":111},"Innovation captures granted patent families filed in the last 20 years, university spinout status, R&D grant value, presence in innovative sectors, and IS-8 sector tagging. Westminster ranks 11th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 1,131, which is 131 points above the UK benchmark and places it in the top 5% nationally. Companies here are, on average, notably more active across these innovation signals than the typical UK authority.","The Scaling pillar measures scaleup status, headcount growth over the latest four years of accounts, and accelerator attendance. Westminster ranks 5th of 360 on Scaling, its highest pillar rank, sitting 117 points above the UK benchmark. That places it in the top 2% of authorities, indicating its companies are adding staff and achieving high-growth signals at a pace well ahead of the national average.","Investment reflects whether companies raised equity in the last five years, the amount raised, and whether a raise was a first-ever equity deal. Westminster's Investment score of 1,345 is 345 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 6th of 360 authorities. That margin is the largest of any pillar here and signals a strong pattern of equity activity among local companies.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Westminster's ESG score of 1,012 is 12 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 179th of 361 authorities. While still above the national average, this sits well behind its other pillars, reflecting a more middling position on ESG signals relative to the rest of the UK.","The chart below shows how Westminster's composite score compares with its neighbours across Greater London, where it ranks 2nd of 32 authorities, 158 points above the county score of 1,021.",[114,117,120,123,126,129],{"question":115,"answer":116},"What is Westminster's Local Growth Index score?","Westminster's composite score is 1,179, placing it 179 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000 and 7th of 361 local authorities in the UK.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"How does Westminster compare with the rest of London?","Westminster ranks 2nd of 32 authorities in Greater London, scoring 158 points above the county average of 1,021 and 146 points above the London region average of 1,033.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"Which pillar is Westminster's strongest?","Investment is Westminster's strongest pillar by margin, sitting 345 points above the UK benchmark and ranking 6th of 360 authorities. By rank, Scaling is its highest at 5th of 360.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"How many companies are counted in Westminster's score?","The score is based on 116,496 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"What does the Local Growth Index actually measure?","It measures the characteristics of a place's companies across four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG. It is not a measure of economic output or GDP.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"Why is Westminster's ESG score lower than its other pillars?","Westminster's ESG score of 1,012 ranks 179th of 361 authorities, just 12 points above the UK benchmark. The ESG pillar covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status, and Westminster's companies are closer to the national average on these measures than on innovation, scaling or investment.","Westminster ranks 7th of 361 UK local authorities with a composite score of 1,179, sitting 179 points above the UK benchmark across Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG.",{"source":134,"cached":21,"generatedAt":135},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:30:20",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]