ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGof The Food Chain (UK) Ltd16 October 2013

1. Welcome and apologies

Peter Roscrow

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

Management CommitteeSimon CornwellMichael DruryJoanna Hancock Vice-chairColm Howard-Lloyd Vice-chairHarriet JonesVicki MorleyAdrian PlattSusanne RogersPeter Roscrow Chair

Robert Dunk Company SecretaryLee Kilby TreasurerSiobhán Lanigan Chief Executive

Staff Team

Siobhán Lanigan Chief ExecutiveKatie Smith Operations ManagerTina Sloane Fundraising & Communication ManagerNigel Burch Finance and Facilities ManagerPeter Blowers Kitchen Services ManagerFran Hodge Training and Volunteer CoordinatorSorcha Kenny DietitianDeirdre McCarthy Services CoordinatorNicola Ball Services CoordinatorCharlie Belbin Community & Events Fundraiser

Tora Pank, Damon Nicholls, Julia Bell, Sofia Pantazi,Connie Peña, Melissa Antonatos

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.

2. Presentation of Annual Review

Siobhán Lanigan

Achievements in 2012

• Prepared 9,074 meals for 257 people living at 189 addresses across London

• Sent 4,042 grocery hampers, costing over £217,000 to 409 households

• Ran 19 Eating Together sessions providing a meal, information and company for 16 people

• Educated 311 people living with HIV at 36 Eating Positively classes

• Provided volunteering opportunities for over 600 people

• Supported 60 people who had recently been discharged from hospital

• Provided food for 30 pregnant women and their new babies

Where we are nowVolunteer 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

100,000 people in the UK are HIV+

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?

• 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%)

32000 people living London are HIV+

Why Do People Need The Food Chain?

• 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

6000 people in the UK are newly diagnosed

every year

What Difference Does The Food Chain Make?

By providing good nutrition to people at their times of crisis we can

• 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

All referrals 301

Sunday meals

Grocery deliveries

Eating positively classes

Eating Together meals

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.

1. Kath Lloyd Jones2. Mark Reynolds3. Peter Roscrow

To be duly elected as trustees of The Food Chain (UK) Ltd.

3.Announcement of Trustee elections

Robert Dunk

Income

£831,670

4. To receive the annual report and statement of accounts

Peter Roscrow & Nigel Burch

70%

14%

9%

7%

0%

GrantsDonationsGifts in kindFundraisingInterest and other

Expenditure

£792,111

10%

63%

24%

2%

Fundraising Food delivery servicesEducation and outreachGovernance

That the Company’s accounts for the year to 31 March 2013 be adopted.

4. Resolution

Peter Roscrow

5. Resolution

Peter Roscrow That Messrs Begbies Chettle Agar be appointed

the Company’s auditors for the year 2013-2014, and that the Trustees be authorised to set the auditors’ remuneration.

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).

7. Any Other Business