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It stands out most on Scaling, at 1,026; its biggest opportunity is Innovation, at 983.",[104,105,106],"Derbyshire Dales's scores are built from the area's 4,206 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 Derbyshire Dales's 994 puts it 6 points below the UK. Its likely range, 972–1,016, 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":108,"scaling":109,"investment":110,"esg":111},"Innovation is Derbyshire Dales's clearest opportunity, scoring 983 (17 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 59.8% 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 Derbyshire Dales's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,026 (26 points above the UK) and outperforming 83.1% of authorities nationally. 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.","Derbyshire Dales sits in the upper half nationally on Investment, ahead of 67.8% 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.","Derbyshire Dales sits in the upper half nationally on ESG, ahead of 60.9% 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.","Derbyshire Dales scores 22 points above the East Midlands score, and 26 points above the Derbyshire score.",[114,117,120,123,126,129],{"question":115,"answer":116},"What is Derbyshire Dales's Local Growth Score?","Derbyshire Dales has a Local Growth Score of 994, ranking 117th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 983, Scaling 1,026, Investment 964, ESG 1,024.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"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":121,"answer":122},"What is Derbyshire Dales's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, Scaling is Derbyshire Dales's strongest pillar at 1,026, placing Derbyshire Dales in the top 20% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"Where does Derbyshire Dales have the most room to improve?","Innovation is Derbyshire Dales's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 983, 17 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"How does Derbyshire Dales compare to the rest of Derbyshire?","Derbyshire Dales ranks 2nd of the 9 authorities in Derbyshire, scoring 26 points above the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Bolsover, on 1,017.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"How many active companies are based in Derbyshire Dales?","Derbyshire Dales has 4,206 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Derbyshire Dales scores 994 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 117th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":134,"cached":21,"generatedAt":135},"template","2026-10-20 10:47:23",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]