The House of Good research

Churches provide so many essential services for communities across the UK. From youth groups to foodbanks, they help to support the wellbeing of millions of people, including the most vulnerable in society.  

The House of Good is our groundbreaking research, which measures the value of all of these services to the country.  

Our first The House of Good report published in 2020, using HM Treasury Green Book methodology, showed that the economic and social value of churches was £12.4 billion per year. But later research in 2021 showed that the figure was significantly higher than first thought.   

When HM Treasury updated guidance in The Green Book, we recalculated the figures. The new method showed that churches actually provide £55 billion social benefit to the UK – every year.  

Church buildings are in crisis

Despite the huge value that churches provide, none gets guaranteed funding. Without national or government funding, church buildings are falling into disrepair and facing closure at a record rate. 

But we are speaking up for churches. Every Church Counts is a blueprint of how churches can be saved for the future.  

We are calling on the UK Government, heritage organisations and Christian denominations to work together to tackle the UK’s single biggest heritage challenge.   

Our plan is the starting point for a national conversation on the future of church buildings. And we would love you to be a part of it.  

 Find out more about Every Church Counts