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It stands out most on Investment, at 988; its biggest opportunity is Scaling, at 977.",[94,95,96],"Adur's scores are built from the area's 3,756 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 Adur's 995 puts it 5 points below the UK. Its likely range, 971–1,019, 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":98,"scaling":99,"investment":100,"esg":101},"Adur sits in the upper half nationally on Innovation, ahead of 74.5% 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 Adur's clearest opportunity, scoring 977 (23 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 26.9% 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.","Investment is Adur's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 988 (12 points below the UK) and outperforming 81.1% of authorities nationally. 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.","Adur sits in the upper half nationally on ESG, ahead of 67.0% 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.","Adur scores 8 points below the South East score, and level with the West Sussex score.",[104,107,110,113,116,119],{"question":105,"answer":106},"What is Adur's Local Growth Score?","Adur has a Local Growth Score of 995, ranking 112th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 1,008, Scaling 977, Investment 988, ESG 1,034.",{"question":108,"answer":109},"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":111,"answer":112},"What is Adur's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, Investment is Adur's strongest pillar at 988, placing Adur in the top 20% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":114,"answer":115},"Where does Adur have the most room to improve?","Scaling is Adur's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 977, 23 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":117,"answer":118},"How does Adur compare to the rest of West Sussex?","Adur ranks 3rd of the 7 authorities in West Sussex, scoring level with the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Horsham, on 1,020.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"How many active companies are based in Adur?","Adur has 3,756 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Adur scores 995 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 112th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":124,"cached":21,"generatedAt":125},"template","2026-10-20 10:35:51",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]