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Its strongest pillar is Innovation, which sits closest to the national average, while Investment and Scaling both fall further behind. The score puts Rossendale 9th of 14 authorities in Lancashire and 24th of 35 in the North West.",[104,105,106],"Rossendale's composite score of 950 is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively, across 3,238 active companies with corporate groups counted once.","Each pillar score is an average across a local authority's companies, which means a place with fewer but more active businesses can score just as well as a larger economy. That makes the index a fair basis for comparing authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Rossendale's composite of 950 sits 50 points below that benchmark. The likely range of 930 to 970 shows how much the 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":108,"scaling":109,"investment":110,"esg":111},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Rossendale ranks 188th of 361 authorities on this pillar, 30 points below the UK benchmark, outperforming just under half of all authorities. It is the district's strongest pillar, though it still falls short of the national average.","Scaling measures whether companies are scaleups, their headcount growth, and whether they have attended an accelerator. At 336th of 360 authorities and 49 points below the UK benchmark, this is Rossendale's weakest pillar, with only 6.7% of authorities scoring lower. Companies in the district are adding staff at a noticeably slower rate than the UK average.","Investment captures equity-raising activity, the amount of equity raised and first-time raisers over the last five years. Rossendale ranks 308th of 360 authorities on this pillar, 86 points below the UK benchmark. That gap points to relatively limited equity financing activity among its companies.","ESG covers clean energy, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and a not-for-profit proxy. Rossendale ranks 245th of 361 on ESG, just 9 points below the UK benchmark, the closest any of its pillars comes to the national average. It outperforms 32.1% of authorities on this measure.","The chart below places Rossendale's composite score alongside its Lancashire neighbours, including the county runner-up Lancaster, which scores 1,025.",[114,117,120,123,126,129],{"question":115,"answer":116},"What is Rossendale's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Rossendale scores 950, placing it 296th of 361 local authorities and 50 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"How does Rossendale compare to the rest of Lancashire?","Rossendale ranks 9th of 14 authorities in Lancashire and scores 10 points below the county average of 960.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"Which pillar is Rossendale strongest on?","Innovation is Rossendale's highest-scoring pillar at 970, ranking 188th of 361 authorities and 30 points below the UK benchmark.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"Where does Rossendale rank on Scaling?","Rossendale ranks 336th of 360 authorities on Scaling, its weakest pillar, scoring 49 points below the UK benchmark.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"How many companies are counted in Rossendale's score?","The score is based on 3,238 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"What does the likely range on Rossendale's score mean?","The likely range of 930 to 970 shows how much the composite score could move with a slightly different mix of companies. A score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.","Rossendale scores 950 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 296th of 361 local authorities and 50 points below the UK benchmark.",{"source":134,"cached":21,"generatedAt":135},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 11:01:54",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]