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Its strongest result is on ESG, where it ranks 13th nationally. Scaling is the area where its companies sit furthest below the UK average.",[105,106,107],"Ceredigion's composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively, and covers 2,742 active companies with corporate groups counted once.","Each score is an average across those companies rather than a total, which means a smaller authority like Ceredigion can be compared fairly with much larger ones: the figure reflects how active local companies are on each measure, not the overall size of the local economy.","The UK benchmark is set at 1,000, so Ceredigion's composite score of 1,010 places it marginally above that national reference point. The likely range of 980 to 1,040 shows how far the score might move with a slightly different mix of companies; because that range is narrow enough to be reliable, the score is published.",{"innovation":109,"scaling":110,"investment":111,"esg":112},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector membership. Ceredigion ranks 68th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 20 points above the UK benchmark, and outperforms 81.2% of all authorities, placing it in the top 20%.","Scaling measures whether companies are 20% scaleups, their annualised headcount growth, and whether they have attended an accelerator. At 984, Ceredigion's Scaling score sits 16 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 236th of 360 authorities, and outperforms just 34.4% of peers, making this the area with the most room to close the gap on the national average.","Investment looks at whether companies raised equity in the last five years, the amount raised, and whether a raise was a first-time deal. Ceredigion ranks 81st of 360 authorities, scoring 982, which is 18 points below the UK benchmark, yet still outperforms 77.5% of authorities, placing it in the top 25% nationally.","ESG captures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and a not-for-profit proxy. Ceredigion's ESG score of 1,143 is 143 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 13th of 361 authorities and outperforming 96.4% of all local authorities, making this by far its strongest pillar.","The chart below places Ceredigion's composite score alongside its neighbours in Wales, where it scores 14 points above the Wales average of 996 and ranks 6th of 22 Welsh authorities.",[115,118,121,124,127,130],{"question":116,"answer":117},"What is Ceredigion's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Ceredigion scores 1,010, placing it 76th of 361 local authorities and 10 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"How does Ceredigion compare with the rest of Wales?","Ceredigion ranks 6th of 22 Welsh authorities, scoring 14 points above the Wales average of 996.",{"question":122,"answer":123},"Which pillar is Ceredigion's strongest?","ESG is Ceredigion's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,143 that sits 143 points above the UK benchmark and ranks 13th of 361 authorities nationally.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"Where does Ceredigion rank on Innovation?","Ceredigion ranks 68th of 361 authorities on Innovation, scoring 1,020, which is 20 points above the UK benchmark and in the top 20% nationally.",{"question":128,"answer":129},"How many companies are counted in Ceredigion's score?","The score covers 2,742 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.",{"question":131,"answer":132},"What does a likely range mean for Ceredigion's score?","The likely range of 980 to 1,040 shows how much the composite score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies. A score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.","Ceredigion scores 1,010 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 76th of 361 authorities and 10 points above the UK benchmark, with ESG its standout pillar.",{"source":135,"cached":20,"generatedAt":136},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:43:49",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]