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Its strongest result is on Scaling, where it sits close to the national average, while Investment is the area of greatest distance from the UK benchmark. Both its county and regional peers score above it.",[102,103,104],"The composite score for Cannock Chase 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 area, with corporate groups counted once. That approach means the index reflects how active local companies are rather than how large the local economy is, allowing a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Cannock Chase's composite of 943 sits below that national benchmark. Every score also comes with a likely range showing how much it could move with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":106,"scaling":107,"investment":108,"esg":109},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Cannock Chase scores 923 on this pillar, 77 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 338th of 361 authorities. That places it among the lower-scoring authorities nationally, outperforming only 6.4% of peers on this dimension.","The Scaling pillar measures scaleups, headcount growth and accelerator participation. At 995, Cannock Chase is just 5 points below the UK benchmark and ranks 192nd of 360 authorities, its strongest result across all four pillars. Local companies are adding staff at a rate broadly in line with the national picture.","Investment covers whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised and whether their first-ever equity deal was recent. Cannock Chase scores 904 here, 96 points below the UK benchmark, and ranks 344th of 360 authorities. This is its weakest pillar, with equity activity among local companies noticeably below the national level.","The ESG pillar captures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Cannock Chase scores 967, 33 points below the UK benchmark, and ranks 304th of 361 authorities, outperforming 15.8% of peers on this measure.","The chart below sets Cannock Chase's composite score against its neighbours in Staffordshire and the wider West Midlands region.",[112,115,118,121,124,127],{"question":113,"answer":114},"What is Cannock Chase's overall score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Cannock Chase scores 943, placing it 318th of 361 local authorities and 57 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":116,"answer":117},"How does Cannock Chase compare with the rest of Staffordshire?","Cannock Chase ranks 8th of 9 authorities in Staffordshire and scores 25 points below the county average of 968.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"Which pillar is Cannock Chase strongest on?","Scaling is its strongest pillar, with a score of 995, just 5 points below the UK benchmark and a national rank of 192nd of 360 authorities.",{"question":122,"answer":123},"Where does Cannock Chase rank on Investment?","Investment is its weakest area: it scores 904, 96 points below the UK benchmark, and ranks 344th of 360 authorities nationally.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"How does Cannock Chase's score compare with the West Midlands region?","The regional average is 965, so Cannock Chase sits 22 points below it. It ranks 26th of 30 authorities in the West Midlands.",{"question":128,"answer":129},"How many companies are counted in Cannock Chase's scores?","The scores are based on 5,053 active companies in Cannock Chase, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.","Cannock Chase scores 943 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 318th of 361 authorities and 57 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":132,"cached":21,"generatedAt":133},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:40:14",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]