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It stands out most on ESG, at 1,124; its biggest opportunity is Innovation, at 930.",[105,106,107],"Pembrokeshire's scores are built from the area's 5,270 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 Pembrokeshire's 968 puts it 32 points below the UK. Its likely range, 950–986, 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":109,"scaling":110,"investment":111,"esg":112},"Innovation is Pembrokeshire's clearest opportunity, scoring 930 (70 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 10.2% 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.","Pembrokeshire sits in the lower half nationally on Scaling, ahead of 40.8% of authorities. 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.","Pembrokeshire sits in the lower half nationally on Investment, ahead of 39.2% 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.","ESG is Pembrokeshire's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,124 (124 points above the UK) and outperforming 94.7% of authorities nationally. 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.","Pembrokeshire scores 28 points below the Wales score.",[115,118,121,124,127,130],{"question":116,"answer":117},"What is Pembrokeshire's Local Growth Score?","Pembrokeshire has a Local Growth Score of 968, ranking 224th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 930, Scaling 988, Investment 934, ESG 1,124.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"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":122,"answer":123},"What is Pembrokeshire's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, ESG is Pembrokeshire's strongest pillar at 1,124, placing Pembrokeshire in the top 10% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"Where does Pembrokeshire have the most room to improve?","Innovation is Pembrokeshire's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 930, 70 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":128,"answer":129},"How does Pembrokeshire compare to the rest of Wales?","Pembrokeshire ranks 18th of the 22 authorities in Wales, scoring 28 points below the regional score.",{"question":131,"answer":132},"How many active companies are based in Pembrokeshire?","Pembrokeshire has 5,270 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Pembrokeshire scores 968 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 224th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":135,"cached":20,"generatedAt":136},"template","2026-10-20 10:55:45",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]