1. 1. Welcome and
apologies
Peter Roscrow
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
of The Food Chain (UK) Ltd
16 October 2013

2. AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence
2. Presentation of the Annual Review
3. Announcement of the results of the Trustee Election
2013
4. Ordinary Resolutions
5. Special Resolution
6. Any Other Business

3. Management Committee
Simon Cornwell
Michael Drury
Joanna Hancock
Vice-chair
Colm Howard-Lloyd Vice-chair
Harriet Jones
Vicki Morley
Adrian Platt
Susanne Rogers
Peter Roscrow
Chair
Robert Dunk
Lee Kilby
Siobhán Lanigan
Company Secretary
Treasurer
Chief Executive

4. Staff Team
Siobhán Lanigan
Chief Executive
Katie Smith Operations Manager
Tina Sloane Fundraising & Communication Manager
Nigel Burch Finance and Facilities Manager
Peter Blowers Kitchen Services Manager
Fran Hodge Training and Volunteer Coordinator
Sorcha Kenny Dietitian
Deirdre McCarthy
Services Coordinator
Nicola Ball
Services Coordinator
Charlie Belbin Community & Events Fundraiser
Tora Pank, Damon Nicholls, Julia Bell, Sofia Pantazi,
Connie Peña, Melissa Antonatos

5. 2. Presentation
of Annual
Review
Siobhán
Lanigan
Achievements in 2012
1.We moved to Acorn house and began operating our own
kitchen for the first time in our 25 year history. 
2. We launched a new website with a range of new features.
3. We automated many processes to reduce administration and
increase efficiency.
4. We rolled out Eating Together after the successful pilot.
5. We redeveloped Eating Positively into a series of themed,
kitchen based classes.
6. We promoted our services more widely to help us reach
more vulnerable families in London. 
7. We developed some online materials to make nutrition
information available. 
8. We built on partnerships in the HIV care sector to better
support PLHIV in London. 
9. We increased the number of vulnerable families that we
support in times of crisis. 

6. Achievements in 2012
•
Prepared 9,074 meals for 257 people living at 189 addresses
across London
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Sent 4,042 grocery hampers, costing over £217,000 to 409
households
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Ran 19 Eating Together sessions providing a meal, information
and company for 16 people
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Educated 311 people living with HIV at 36 Eating Positively
classes
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Provided volunteering opportunities for over 600 people
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Supported 60 people who had recently been discharged from
hospital
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Provided food for 30 pregnant women and their new babies

7. Where we are now
Volunteer Support
449 People have volunteered so far in this financial year
• Qualified and trainee dietitians and nutritionists
• Cooks, Shoppers, Kitchen Assistants, Supervisors, Drivers and
Navigators, Hosts
• Fundraisers
• Office assistants
• Committee members
84 new people have been inducted, 58 are active volunteers
• 29 heard about us through a friend, 24 through a search engine
•81% wanted to give something back
• 65% wanted to volunteer for an HIV charity , 57% for nutrition
• 60% wanted to use an existing skill, 57% to learn a new skill

8. Who Needs The Food Chain?
Since 1st April 2013 The Food Chain has received referrals for 301
people and their families living with HIV in London.
The typical Service User?
100,000 people in the
UK are HIV+
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Female or Male (48% & 52%)
Aged 40 - 45
Heterosexual (61%)
Living alone
Black African (47%)
Born in the United Kingdom
Unemployed (89%)
Household income below £50pw (60%)

9. Why Do People Need The Food Chain?
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32000 people living
London are HIV+
Health (54%)
Economic (84%)
Skills & Knowledge (26%)
Psychosocial (27%)
Referrals with a health issue
• BMI <20 requiring weight gain
• BMI >30 requiring weight loss
• CD4 count <200
• Mobility issues
• Recent hospital discharge
• Pregnant
• Liver problems
• Kidney problems

10. What Difference Does The Food Chain Make?
By providing good nutrition to people at their
times of crisis we can
6000 people in the
UK are newly
diagnosed every year
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Alleviate stress
Provide respite emotionally and physically
Introduce them to peer support
Connect them with other support
Improve their adherence to medication
Nutrition is vital for some ARV medications to
• Reduce side effects
• Increase effectiveness

11. All referrals
301

13. Sunday meals

14. Grocery deliveries

15. Eating positively
classes

16. Eating Together
meals

17. Other plans for this year
1.
We will look more at our service users needs and see how we can best
provide a seven-day-a week food delivery service consisting of a mixture
of meals and groceries
2.
We will offer more varied ways for service users to develop skills for
example by joining volunteers to support Eating Together or meal
preparation.
3.
We will look at how our services can be integrated to provide nutrition
services that are appropriate to people in all stages of living with HIV.
4.
We will expand our range of web-based materials on nutritional
information, recipes, and budgeting and shopping tips for those living with
HIV.
5.
We will use the kitchen to ensure our services are delivered as efficiently
as possible, changing the way we purchase food to reduce costs.
6.
We will diversify our income and use the new kitchen for fundraising
activities to ensure we have the resources to continue providing services.
7.
As we approach the end of our existing strategic plan and develop a new
one we will continue to listen to, and work with service users to ensure
our services develop to reflect changing needs.

18. 3.Announcement
of Trustee
elections
Robert Dunk
1. Kath Lloyd Jones
2. Mark Reynolds
3. Peter Roscrow
To be duly elected as trustees
of The Food Chain (UK) Ltd.

19. 4. To receive the
annual report and
statement of
accounts
Income
£831,670
Peter Roscrow &
Nigel Burch
0%
7%
9%
Grants
Donations
14%
Gifts in kind
Fundraising
Interest and other
70%

20. Expenditure
£792,111
2%
10%
24%
Fundraising
Food delivery services
Education and outreach
Governance
64%

21. 4. Resolution
Peter
Roscrow
That the Company’s accounts for the year to 31
March 2013 be adopted.

22. 5. Resolution
Peter
Roscrow
That Messrs Begbies Chettle Agar be appointed
the Company’s auditors for the year 20132014, and that the Trustees be authorised to set
the auditors’ remuneration.

23. 6. Special
Resolution
That the new Articles of Association be
approved and adopted as the Articles of
Association of the Company in substitution
for, and to the exclusion of, all existing Articles
thereof (and for the avoidance of doubt, in
substitution for the provisions of the Company's
memorandum of association which were, by
virtue of Section 28, Companies Act
2006, treated as provisions of the Company's
Articles of Association with effect from 1
October 2009).

24. 7. Any Other
Business