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Its strongest result comes on Scaling, where it edges just above the national average. Investment is the area where it trails the benchmark most noticeably.",[99,100,101],"Ashfield's composite score of 969 is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively, covering 4,103 active companies with corporate groups counted once.","Each pillar score is an average across those companies, so the index reflects how active local businesses are rather than the size of the local economy. That makes it a fair comparison between authorities of very different scales.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Ashfield's composite of 969 sits 31 points below that national reference point. The likely range of 950 to 988 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":103,"scaling":104,"investment":105,"esg":106},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Ashfield ranks 221st of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 959, which is 41 points below the UK benchmark, suggesting its companies are less active on these innovation signals than the national average.","Scaling captures whether companies are scaleups, their headcount growth rate and accelerator attendance. At 1,008, Ashfield sits 8 points above the UK benchmark and ranks 128th of 360 authorities, outperforming 64.4% of areas, making this its strongest pillar by some distance.","Investment measures equity raisers, the amount of equity raised and first-time raisers, all within the last five years. Ashfield scores 930 here, 70 points below the UK benchmark and ranking 237th of 360 authorities, indicating its companies are raising equity less frequently and in smaller amounts than the national norm.","The ESG pillar covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Ashfield's score of 999 is just 1 point below the UK benchmark, ranking 220th of 361 authorities and placing it very close to the national average on this dimension.","The chart below compares Ashfield's composite score of 969 with its neighbours across Nottinghamshire, where it ranks 6th of 8 authorities, sitting 18 points below the county average of 987.",[109,112,115,118,121,124],{"question":110,"answer":111},"What is Ashfield's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Ashfield scores 969, placing it 219th of 361 UK local authorities and 31 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":113,"answer":114},"How does Ashfield compare to the rest of Nottinghamshire?","Ashfield ranks 6th of 8 authorities in Nottinghamshire, scoring 18 points below the county average of 987.",{"question":116,"answer":117},"What is Ashfield's strongest pillar on the index?","Scaling is Ashfield's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,008, which is 8 points above the UK benchmark and places it 128th of 360 authorities nationally.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"Where does Ashfield rank for business investment?","Ashfield ranks 237th of 360 authorities on Investment, scoring 930, which is 70 points below the UK benchmark. This reflects lower levels of equity raising among its companies compared with the national average.",{"question":122,"answer":123},"How many companies are counted in Ashfield's index score?","The score covers 4,103 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as each of their registered entities.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"What does the UK Local Growth Index actually measure?","The index measures the characteristics of a local authority's business economy across four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG. It is not a measure of economic output or GDP.","Ashfield scores 969 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 219th of 361 authorities. Scaling is its strongest pillar at 1,008, just above the UK average.",{"source":129,"cached":21,"generatedAt":130},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:36:21",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]