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Its strongest performance comes on Innovation, where it ranks 23rd nationally. Investment is the area where it trails the UK average.",[107,108,109],"Rushmoor's composite score of 1,023 is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","The index measures the characteristics of the 5,328 active companies in the authority, with corporate groups counted once. Because scores are averaged across those companies rather than summed, the index compares places of very different sizes on equal terms.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000 on the fixed benchmark, so Rushmoor's composite of 1,023 places it 23 points above that mark. Each score is published alongside a likely range showing how much it could shift with a modestly different mix of companies; a score is only shown when that range is narrow enough to rely on, and all four of Rushmoor's pillar scores meet that bar.",{"innovation":111,"scaling":112,"investment":113,"esg":114},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tagging and IS-8 sector classification. Rushmoor ranks 23rd of 361 authorities on this pillar, placing it in the top 10% nationally and 75 points above the UK benchmark, making Innovation its clearest area of strength.","The Scaling pillar measures scaleup status, headcount growth and accelerator participation. Rushmoor ranks 45th of 360 authorities, sitting 35 points above the UK benchmark and within the top 20% nationally, indicating that its companies are adding staff at a noticeably faster rate than the UK average.","Investment tracks whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised and whether a deal was their first ever. At 970, Rushmoor's Investment score is 30 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 102nd of 360, and is the one pillar where the authority falls short of the national average.","The ESG pillar captures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Rushmoor's score of 985 sits 15 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 262nd of 361, which is its weakest relative position across the four pillars.","The chart below places Rushmoor's composite score against its Hampshire neighbours, where it ranks 3rd of 13 authorities in the county, sitting 23 points above the county score of 1,000.",[117,120,123,126,129,132],{"question":118,"answer":119},"What is Rushmoor's overall score in the UK Local Growth Index?","Rushmoor scores 1,023 on the composite index, placing it 49th of 361 local authorities and 23 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"How does Rushmoor compare to other authorities in Hampshire?","Rushmoor ranks 3rd of 13 authorities in Hampshire, scoring 23 points above the county score of 1,000.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"What is Rushmoor's strongest pillar in the index?","Innovation is Rushmoor's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,075 that is 75 points above the UK benchmark and ranks 23rd of 361 authorities nationally.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"Where does Rushmoor rank for business investment activity?","Rushmoor ranks 102nd of 360 authorities on Investment, with a score of 970, which is 30 points below the UK benchmark. This is the only pillar where it falls below the national average.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"How many companies are counted in Rushmoor's index scores?","The scores are based on 5,328 active companies in Rushmoor, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":133,"answer":134},"What does the likely range shown for each score mean?","The likely range shows how much a score could shift if the mix of companies in the authority were slightly different. A score is only published when its range is narrow enough to be reliable, and all of Rushmoor's scores meet that threshold.","Rushmoor scores 1,023 in the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 49th of 361 authorities and 23 points above the UK benchmark, with Innovation its top pillar.",{"source":137,"cached":21,"generatedAt":138},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:41:39",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]