International Egg Foundation
Analysis
International Egg Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, International Egg Foundation reported income of £275k and spending of £284k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £240k to £275k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, International Egg Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gateshead Older People's Assembly (£274k), The Sir Robert Ogden Charitable Foundation (£275k) and Age UK East Grinstead & District (£274k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The IEF champions the egg, specialising in our core area of expertise ? egg production. Through our work we want to showcase what can be achieved through the power of the egg. We want to work with other major organisations and foundations, adding value to existing and proposed projects, to increase the availability and intake of high quality protein in developing regions.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Gateshead Older People's Assembly | Tyne and Wear | £274k |
| The Sir Robert Ogden Charitable Foundation | Norfolk | £275k |
| Age UK East Grinstead & District | West Sussex | £274k |
| Aquabox | Cromford | £275k |