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It stands out most on ESG, at 1,030; its biggest opportunity is Scaling, at 953.",[107,108,109],"Thanet's scores are built from the area's 7,703 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 Thanet's 955 puts it 45 points below the UK. Its likely range, 942–968, 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":111,"scaling":112,"investment":113,"esg":114},"Thanet sits in the lower half nationally on Innovation, ahead of 28.0% of authorities. 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.","Scaling is Thanet's clearest opportunity, scoring 953 (47 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 8.3% 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.","Thanet sits in the lower half nationally on Investment, ahead of 42.5% 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 Thanet's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,030 (30 points above the UK) and outperforming 64.5% of authorities nationally. 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.","Thanet scores 48 points below the South East score, and 12 points below the Kent score.",[117,120,123,126,129,132],{"question":118,"answer":119},"What is Thanet's Local Growth Score?","Thanet has a Local Growth Score of 955, ranking 273rd of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 951, Scaling 953, Investment 937, ESG 1,030.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"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":124,"answer":125},"What is Thanet's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, ESG is Thanet's strongest pillar at 1,030, placing Thanet in the top 50% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"Where does Thanet have the most room to improve?","Scaling is Thanet's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 953, 47 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"How does Thanet compare to the rest of Kent?","Thanet ranks 9th of the 13 authorities in Kent, scoring 12 points below the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Dover, on 1,023.",{"question":133,"answer":134},"How many active companies are based in Thanet?","Thanet has 7,703 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Thanet scores 955 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 273rd of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":137,"cached":21,"generatedAt":138},"template","2026-10-20 10:59:59",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]