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Its Innovation and ESG pillars are close to or above the national benchmark, but a very weak Scaling score holds the composite back. The likely range of 933 to 965 is narrow enough to give confidence in this reading.",[74,75,76],"The composite score for Telford and Wrekin is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each pillar score is averaged across the area's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That averaging means a smaller authority with highly active companies can rank above a larger one, making this a fair comparison across authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Telford and Wrekin's composite of 949 sits just below that national line. The likely range, 933 to 965, shows how much the score could move with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is published only when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":78,"scaling":79,"investment":80,"esg":81},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Telford and Wrekin scores 995 on this pillar, just 5 points below the UK benchmark, and ranks 120th of 361 authorities, putting it in the top half nationally. It outperforms 66.8% of all authorities on this measure, suggesting its companies show meaningful engagement with innovative activity relative to the national picture.","Scaling captures whether companies are 20% scaleups, their headcount growth over recent years, and whether they have attended an accelerator. On this pillar, Telford and Wrekin ranks 360th of 360 authorities with a score of 889, some 111 points below the UK benchmark. That result indicates companies here are adding staff and scaling at a rate well behind the national average, and it is the single largest drag on the composite score.","The Investment pillar measures equity raisers, the amount of equity raised and first-time raisers over the last five years. Telford and Wrekin scores 938 here, 62 points below the UK benchmark, and sits 203rd of 360 authorities. It outperforms 43.6% of authorities, placing it just below the midpoint nationally on access to and uptake of equity finance.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and a not-for-profit proxy. At 1,027, Telford and Wrekin's ESG score is 27 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 135th of 361 authorities. It outperforms 62.6% of all authorities, making this the one pillar where the area clearly exceeds the national line.","The chart below places Telford and Wrekin's composite score alongside its neighbours in Shropshire and across the West Midlands region.",[84,87,90,93,96,99],{"question":85,"answer":86},"What is Telford and Wrekin's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Telford and Wrekin scores 949 on the composite index, placing it 297th of 361 local authorities. That is 51 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":88,"answer":89},"How does Telford and Wrekin compare to the rest of Shropshire?","Telford and Wrekin ranks 2nd of 2 authorities in Shropshire, scoring 12 points below the county score of 961.",{"question":91,"answer":92},"How does Telford and Wrekin rank in the West Midlands?","It ranks 23rd of 30 authorities in the West Midlands region, sitting 16 points below the regional score of 965.",{"question":94,"answer":95},"Which pillar is strongest for Telford and Wrekin?","Innovation is its strongest pillar, with a score of 995, just 5 points below the UK benchmark, and a national rank of 120th of 361 authorities.",{"question":97,"answer":98},"Where does Telford and Wrekin perform weakest?","Scaling is the weakest pillar, with a score of 889 and a rank of 360th of 360 authorities. This reflects low rates of headcount growth, scaleup activity and accelerator participation among local companies.",{"question":100,"answer":101},"How many companies does the Telford and Wrekin score cover?","The index covers 7,871 active companies in Telford and Wrekin, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.","Telford and Wrekin scores 949 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 297th of 361 authorities, 51 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":104,"cached":21,"generatedAt":105},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 11:02:01",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]