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Its strongest result comes on ESG, where it ranks 88th nationally. Investment is the area where it trails the UK most noticeably.",[99,100,101],"The composite score combines four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across active companies in the area, with corporate groups counted once. That averaging means a place's score reflects how active its companies are on each measure, not how large its economy is, which makes comparisons between authorities of very different sizes fair.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Newark and Sherwood's composite of 981 places it just below the national baseline. Every score also comes with a likely range, which shows how much the result could shift 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 sectors and IS-8 sector activity. Newark and Sherwood scores 970 on this pillar, 30 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 187th of 361 authorities. Companies in the district are somewhat less active on these innovation measures than the national average.","Scaling measures whether companies are scaleups, their headcount growth over recent years, and accelerator attendance. At 1,005, Newark and Sherwood sits 5 points above the UK benchmark and ranks 140th of 360 authorities, suggesting its companies are broadly keeping pace with national norms for workforce expansion and growth signals.","Investment captures equity raisers, the value of equity raised and first-time raisers, all over the last five years. A score of 942 puts Newark and Sherwood 58 points below the UK benchmark and 187th of 360 authorities, making this the district's weakest pillar and the area where local companies are least active relative to the national picture.","ESG measures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Newark and Sherwood's score of 1,058 is 58 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 88th of 361 authorities and outperforming more than three quarters of all authorities. This is the district's standout pillar.","The chart below places Newark and Sherwood's composite score alongside its neighbours in Nottinghamshire.",[109,112,115,118,121,124],{"question":110,"answer":111},"What is Newark and Sherwood's Local Growth Index score?","Newark and Sherwood scores 981 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 160th of 361 local authorities and 19 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":113,"answer":114},"How does Newark and Sherwood compare to the rest of Nottinghamshire?","Newark and Sherwood ranks 3rd of 8 local authorities in Nottinghamshire and scores 6 points below the county average of 987.",{"question":116,"answer":117},"How does Newark and Sherwood perform on ESG?","ESG is the district's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,058, which is 58 points above the UK benchmark and good enough for 88th place out of 361 authorities nationally.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"Where is Newark and Sherwood weakest on the index?","Investment is its lowest-scoring pillar at 942, some 58 points below the UK benchmark, reflecting relatively limited equity-raising activity among local companies.",{"question":122,"answer":123},"How does Newark and Sherwood compare to the East Midlands?","Newark and Sherwood scores 9 points above the East Midlands regional average of 972, ranking 13th of 35 authorities in the region.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"How many companies are counted in Newark and Sherwood's score?","The index covers 5,197 active companies in Newark and Sherwood, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.","Newark and Sherwood scores 981 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 160th of 361 authorities. See how its Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG pillars compare.",{"source":129,"cached":21,"generatedAt":130},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:50:54",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]