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Its strongest result is in ESG, where it sits in the top 20% of all authorities. Investment is the area where it trails most, sitting 62 points below the UK average.",[80,81,82],"The composite score for North Somerset 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 11,858 active companies, with corporate groups counted once. This means a smaller authority with highly active companies can outscore a larger one, making it a fair comparison between places of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so a score of 986 puts North Somerset fractionally below the national average. Each score also comes with a likely range, showing how much it could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":84,"scaling":85,"investment":86,"esg":87},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. North Somerset ranks 147th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 983, which is 17 points below the UK benchmark, and outperforms 59.3% of all authorities.","Scaling measures whether companies are scaleups, their headcount growth over recent years, and whether they have attended an accelerator. At 1,004, North Somerset sits 4 points above the UK benchmark on this pillar, ranking 146th of 360 authorities, suggesting its companies are adding staff at a rate broadly in line with the national picture.","Investment covers equity raisers, the value of equity raised and first-time raisers, all within the last five years. This is North Somerset's weakest pillar: a score of 938 places it 62 points below the UK benchmark and 205th of 360 authorities, outperforming only 43.1% of all authorities.","ESG reflects clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxies. North Somerset's score of 1,085, 85 points above the UK benchmark, ranks it 52nd of 361 authorities and in the top 20% nationally, making this its strongest pillar by a clear margin.","The chart below places North Somerset's composite score alongside its neighbours in Somerset, where it ranks 2nd of 3 authorities with a score 10 points below the county average of 996.",[90,93,96,99,102,105],{"question":91,"answer":92},"What is North Somerset's Local Growth Index score?","North Somerset has a composite score of 986, placing it 14 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000. It ranks 142nd of 361 local authorities nationally.",{"question":94,"answer":95},"How does North Somerset compare to other authorities in Somerset?","North Somerset ranks 2nd of 3 authorities in Somerset, scoring 10 points below the county average of 996.",{"question":97,"answer":98},"How does North Somerset compare to the South West region?","North Somerset ranks 15th of 27 authorities in the South West, scoring 20 points below the regional average of 1,006.",{"question":100,"answer":101},"Which pillar does North Somerset score highest on?","ESG is North Somerset's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,085, which is 85 points above the UK benchmark and places it 52nd of 361 authorities, in the top 20% nationally.",{"question":103,"answer":104},"Where does North Somerset score lowest?","Investment is the weakest pillar, at 938, which is 62 points below the UK benchmark. North Somerset ranks 205th of 360 authorities on this measure.",{"question":106,"answer":107},"How many companies are counted in North Somerset's score?","The index covers 11,858 active companies in North Somerset, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.","North Somerset scores 986 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 142nd of 361 authorities. Strong on ESG; investment trails the UK average.",{"source":110,"cached":21,"generatedAt":111},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:49:22",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]