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Its strongest result is on ESG, where it sits just above the UK average. Innovation and Scaling are the areas where it trails most noticeably.",[107,108,109],"The composite score for Angus is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across a place's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That averaging means a smaller authority like Angus can be compared fairly with much larger economies: the score reflects how active local companies are, not the total size of the local economy.","The UK benchmark is set at 1,000, so a score of 949 means Angus sits below the national average across its 4,178 active companies. The likely range of 930 to 968 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":111,"scaling":112,"investment":113,"esg":114},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Angus scores 931 on this pillar, 69 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 322nd of 361 authorities. Only around 10.8% of authorities score lower, pointing to limited activity across the innovation measures among its companies.","Scaling measures whether companies are scaleups, their headcount growth rate and whether they have attended an accelerator. At 950, Angus ranks 337th of 360 authorities on this pillar, 50 points below the UK average, and outperforms just 6.4% of authorities. That places Scaling as its weakest pillar by rank.","Investment looks at whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised and whether a deal was their first ever. Angus scores 945 here, 55 points below the UK benchmark, but ranks 174th of 360 authorities, outperforming 51.7% of places. That mid-table position marks Investment as a relative strength compared with its Innovation and Scaling standings.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. With a score of 1,015, Angus sits 15 points above the UK benchmark on this pillar, ranking 167th of 361 authorities and outperforming 53.7% of them. It is the only pillar on which Angus exceeds the national average.","The chart below shows how Angus compares with neighbouring authorities across Scotland on the composite score and each pillar.",[117,120,123,126,129,132],{"question":118,"answer":119},"What is Angus's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Angus scores 949, placing it 298th of 361 local authorities and 51 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"How does Angus compare with the rest of Scotland?","Angus ranks 25th of 32 Scottish authorities with a score of 949, which is 43 points below the Scottish average of 992.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"Which pillar is strongest for Angus?","ESG is Angus's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,015, which is 15 points above the UK benchmark and places it 167th of 361 authorities.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"Where does Angus rank on Innovation?","Angus ranks 322nd of 361 authorities on Innovation with a score of 931, which is 69 points below the UK average.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"How reliable is Angus's composite score?","The likely range of 930 to 968 is considered narrow enough to publish, meaning the score gives a dependable picture of business activity in Angus.",{"question":133,"answer":134},"How many companies does the Angus score cover?","The index covers 4,178 active companies in Angus, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.","Angus scores 949 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 298th of 361 authorities and 51 points below the UK benchmark. ESG is its strongest pillar.",{"source":137,"cached":20,"generatedAt":138},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:35:37",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]