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It stands out most on Innovation, at 1,009; its biggest opportunity is ESG, at 997.",[99,100,101],"Broxtowe's scores are built from the area's 4,796 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 Broxtowe's 994 puts it 6 points below the UK. Its likely range, 970–1,018, 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":103,"scaling":104,"investment":105,"esg":106},"Innovation is Broxtowe's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,009 (9 points above the UK) and outperforming 75.1% 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.","Broxtowe sits in the upper half nationally on Scaling, ahead of 58.1% 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.","Broxtowe sits in the upper half nationally on Investment, ahead of 73.1% 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 Broxtowe's clearest opportunity, scoring 997 (3 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 37.1% 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.","Broxtowe scores 22 points above the East Midlands score, and 7 points above the Nottinghamshire score.",[109,112,115,118,121,124],{"question":110,"answer":111},"What is Broxtowe's Local Growth Score?","Broxtowe has a Local Growth Score of 994, ranking 114th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 1,009, Scaling 1,002, Investment 972, ESG 997.",{"question":113,"answer":114},"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":116,"answer":117},"What is Broxtowe's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, Innovation is Broxtowe's strongest pillar at 1,009, placing Broxtowe in the top 25% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"Where does Broxtowe have the most room to improve?","ESG is Broxtowe's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 997, 3 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":122,"answer":123},"How does Broxtowe compare to the rest of Nottinghamshire?","Broxtowe ranks 2nd of the 8 authorities in Nottinghamshire, scoring 7 points above the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Nottingham, on 1,021.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"How many active companies are based in Broxtowe?","Broxtowe has 4,796 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Broxtowe scores 994 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 114th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":129,"cached":21,"generatedAt":130},"template","2026-10-20 10:39:41",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]