The Find Madeleine Fund

Well Done [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] on presenting the 'Find Madeleine Fund' accounts

This limited company (note not a charity) does not seem to be trading in a traditional sense with an income stream, cost of sales and gross margin, but rather is now more clearly acting as a family trust, holding assets and investments in a tax efficient way. See 'restricted funds' and 'investment managers fee'.
The trust can then distribute the 'funds' at a later date, eg on retirement of the McCanns, when the trustees recognise their reduced personal earnings and their associated lower UK income tax thresholds. 
All legal and this trust fund methodology is used by most high net worth individuals.

If makes better sense if we now refer to the fund as 'the Madeleine McCann investment fund', the beneficiaries of which are the McCann family.

Legal registered address

10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1BE

Current company directors

BWB SECRETARIAL LIMITED
CORNER, JON ANTHONY
GRIFFIN, JOHN MICHAEL
KENNEDY, BRIAN NELSON
MCCANN, GERALD PATRICK
MCCANN, KATE MARIE
SMETHURST, EDWARD GERALD

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Company number
06248215

Company status

Active

Company type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)

Accounts category

Small

Incorporated on
15 May 2007

Accounts

Latest annual accounts were to 31 March 2021

Next annual accounts are due by 31 December 2022

Company financial year end is on 31 March 2023
Confirmation statement

Latest confirmation statement statement dated 15 May 2022

Next statement due by 29 May 2023
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Nature of business (SIC)

88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified

Latest company documents
Date Description
17 May 2022 New Confirmation statement made on 2022-05-15 with no updates

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5 January 2022 Accounts for a small company made up to 2021-03-31

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15 May 2020 CONFIRMATION STATEMENT MADE ON 15/05/20, NO UPDATES

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17 May 2019 CONFIRMATION STATEMENT

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The 'official' website, as of today..

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The Missing People website has moved on a little. It is still all pink and mauve in appearance and it still doesn't make much sense to anyone but it did seem to take a ride on the back of a missing three year old to revive and establish itself as the lobbying, go to charity.

It is often said 'look at the money'

It is my opinion and it's only an opinion that Kate and Gerry Mccann cost very little to promote this charity. There were donations pouring into the Find Madeleine Fund which unsuspecting people didn't realize was a limited liability company.

So take a step back and take a look at who benefitted from these enterprises. It was most certainly not Madeleine Mccann. It was most certainly not missing people in UK because the Missing People charity has never once declared a success.

Liz Eagles wrote:The Missing People website has moved on a little. It is still all pink and mauve in appearance and it still doesn't make much sense to anyone but it did seem to take a ride on the back of a missing three year old to revive and establish itself as the lobbying, go to charity.

It is often said 'look at the money'

It is my opinion and it's only an opinion that Kate and Gerry Mccann cost very little to promote this charity. There were donations pouring into the Find Madeleine Fund which unsuspecting people didn't realize was a limited liability company.

So take a step back and take a look at who benefitted from these enterprises. It was most certainly not Madeleine Mccann. It was most certainly not missing people in UK because the Missing People charity has never once declared a success.

There is a bigger piece on this, somewhere in the forum but in 2006 Missing People charity were in financial difficulty.  There is a quote somewhere that states, we need a boost, a new beginning.   There was a complete change of directors, trustees etc.  and of course, the boost was Madeleine.

Also in 2006, we had Blair being questioned under the cash for honours case and Murdochs' NOTW failing fast due to the internet.

Gerry is pictured working alongside child abduction fraudster Ernie Allen of NCMEC whilst visiting the Whitehouse.  John McCann assisted Missing People in some event at Marble Arch and Kate, according to Gerry, didn't have a title yet.  Soon the prime suspect in a missing child case became ambassador for Missing people charity.

If that's not a case of "all in it together", what is?

It's official..

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We have remained "Alert for possible clues" and have "reported the information to the relevant law enforcement agencies".

Have you ?

The 'official' Find Madeleine website - as it stands to this day..

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The begging bowl is still out !

Nah, they've got between 750 thousand and a miilion quid - depends which version of the truth you care to believe, stashed away for a rainy day.  You know the score, to resume the search when Sloperation Grudge is finally dissolved.

What's the forecast for the week in downtown Roafley?

Decisions  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  decisions ....

Running it right up to the wire with the accounts as usual, as nothing showing at Companies House as at today.
A completely pointless game as far as I can see when they've had 9 months to prepare them and there's usually bugger all activity to record.

Doug D wrote:Running it right up to the wire with the accounts as usual, as nothing showing at Companies House as at today.
A completely pointless game as far as I can see when they've had 9 months to prepare them and there's usually bugger all activity to record.

They have probably applied for the 3 month extension that came in with covid. The accounts will probably be late, even after that. Besides, If it is claimed that Madeleine is dead and the Germans have a suspect, why is the fund still open? What is its purpose?

They seem to be delaying publication of the accounts as long as possible. Don't they want us to see them?

As long as people still donate to the fund, the McCann's will keep it open.

When more is going out in fee's than is going in, they will close it.

crusader wrote:As long as people still donate to the fund, the McCann's will keep it open.

When more is going out in fee's than is going in, they will close it.

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I very much doubt money is still going in the fund.

Kate McCann's autobiographic chiclit past it's sell by date many moons again, as for donations there is a limit to how much even the most devoted supporters (all one or two of them) will give to a lost cause.

The fund will remain in situ until such times as the case is finally wrapped-up in pretty paper and ribbon bows. Then and only then can some audacious brave-heart start to delve but as it's a limited company and not a registered charity, chances of catching them out on a technicality is but a pipe dream.

To close the fund would be an admission of guilt, that's to say they are not continuing the search for Madeleine for the simple reason there was never a search to continue.

Whoever is advising them has got this well sewn-up.

But I'm sure they are living in hell for their past dastardly deeds.

how long this could go? After McCann’s would the twins take over to (fake) search for their sister?

I doubt that there is anything going out of the fund, what would they be paying for?

Don't forget that most of the cash is now tied up in investments, so there will probably be some cash coming in.

Will they still be paying the secretary and the auditors, and what about tax?

If they have money in the bank, will they be paying bank charges?

Corporation tax, only if they make a profit.

Bank charges, shouldn't be too much of there is little movement on the account.

Why are the paying for an audit when it's not required?

Why are they paying accountancy fees? Surely there is someone in their group who can file the accounts? Aren't there accountants amongst them?

And why are they using BWB Secretarial Limited?

Get a load of this..

Madeleine McCann's parents avoid Christmas message as police poised to charge suspect

Supporters of Kate and Gerry McCann have every Christmas looked forward to message of hope from the couple regarding missing Madeleine, but no message arrived this year

ByAntony ThrowerNews Reporter

23:00, 31 Dec 2022Updated02:28, 1 Jan 2023

The parents of Madeleine McCann did not pen a Christmas message to their missing daughter this year for the first time since she disappeared.

Kate and Gerry McCann have since May 2007 spoken of their belief their daughter will be found every festive season in heartwarming messages on their Find Madeleine website.

However the last update was from September in a post regarding the European Court of Humans Rights.

In 2021 however they thanked their supporters who sent them Christmas cards and support, The Sun reported.

The message from a year ago read: “It feels a little bit like Groundhog day with Covid and its requirement for social distancing and face masks.

“It’s a little similar in some ways with the investigation to find Madeleine…work and progress continue but with no significant news to share at this stage.

“Despite this, we couldn’t let the opportunity pass to say a very big thank you once again to all our supporters.

“This is our fifteenth Christmas without Madeleine and yet we still receive so many kind words of encouragement and support, not to mention the Christmas cards.

“Amazing and humbling, thank you so much.”

Although there was not a festive message this year, the parents did mark the anniversary in May of the then three-year-old Maddie disappearance.

They again thanked their supporters.

It comes amid reports suggesting German police could be about to charge a suspect over Maddie’s disappearance from Praia da Luz, southern Portugal.

Prime suspect Christian Brueckner, 45, could face charges at some time in the New Year and police are continuing enquiries.

Brueckner was identified as the primer suspect in 2020 when it was found the convicted paedophile was living in a campervan near the McCann family's holiday apartment.

In November Brueckner accused German prosecutors of plotting to frame him for a string of crimes.

The Madeleine McCann suspect was charged last month over accusations of rape and sexual assault in Portugal. But the 45-year-old insists he has done no wrong.

In a rambling prison letter he wrote: “There is no evidence at all that I committed any of these crimes. No DNA, nothing.

“The time that some of these crimes are supposed to have happened I was in prison. The prosecution are trying to trap me and hope that I will capitulate under the mental pressure.

"They hope that I will just say ‘yes’ to everything which will give me a chance to escape from this mental torture.

“Certainly there is no evidence at all. Of course not because I have not committed any of these crimes.”

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Oh dear oh dear oh dear, brings tears to the eyes.



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My face aches.

Hot off the press..

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All churned from one to other.
The question is, who had the information FIRST
The Mail refers to the SUN.
And the SUN, as we know, often links back to >
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Jon Clarke
He does not seem to have published anything yet, but claims to have a mole/ spy/ informant/ 5th columnist embedded in Wolters' office.

JC - the immaculate conception, is notably quiet this yuletide. Not that I follow him around but he usually crops-up when least expected.

Maybe he's nursing a sick head or gone hiding in the lawless hills or .... retired?

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Roughly translated

Updates

3 January, 2023

Happy New Year

We'd like to wish all our supporters a very happy, healthy and peaceful 2023. As has been the case over the many years without Madeleine, the kind messages of support and Christmas wishes which we have received have brought that extra touch of warmth and hope to our lives. Christmas and other celebratory events will never be the same with our family incomplete but we continue to make the best of our situation whilst never forgetting or giving up.
We head into the new year with continued determination and positivity.

May 2023 be a good one for us all.

With our best wishes and eternal thanks.

Kate, Gerry & family

I thought that the McCanns did not accept the evidence of the German police and the case against Brueckner. If that is correct, how can this press report be correct?

On the other hand, If they do accept the case against Brueckner, why the message? And why is the fund still open?

They can't have it both ways

There is a noticeable lack of interest in the McCann saga these days - the intelligent tabloid [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] appears to be clinging on like a limpet to a shipwreck.

Madeleine McCann's parents avoid Christmas message as police poised to charge suspect

ByAntony ThrowerNews Reporter

23:00, 31 Dec 2022Updated02:28, 1 Jan 2023

Supporters of Kate and Gerry McCann have every Christmas looked forward to message of hope from the couple regarding missing Madeleine, but no message arrived this year

The parents of Madeleine McCann did not pen a Christmas message to their missing daughter this year for the first time since she disappeared.

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Madeleine McCann's parents make New Year vow after skipping Christmas message to daughter

Madeleine McCann's parents Kate and Gerry have made a New Year vow to never 'give up' the search for their daughter, Madeleine, who went missing in Portugal in 2007

ByMartin FrickerSenior Reporter
Benjamin LynchNews Reporter

14:38, 3 Jan 2023

The parents of Madeleine McCann vowed to “never forget” their daughter as they marked the start of another year without her.

Kate and Gerry McCann they will never “give up” searching for their daughter, who would now be 19. The couple have spent nearly 16 years searching for Madeleine and have never given up hope of finding her alive.

In a Facebook post, the pair said they face the new year with “continued determination and positivity”.

They also thanked their supporters and well-wishers for bringing an “extra touch of warmth and hope to our lives”.

The couple, both 54, wrote: “Christmas and other celebratory events will never be the same with our family incomplete.

“But we continue to make the best of our situation whilst never forgetting or giving up.

“We head into the new year with continued determination and positivity.

“May 2023 be a good one for us all. With our best wishes and eternal thanks. Kate, Gerry & family.”

The message comes after the couple did not release their usual and expected annual message to their daughter for the first time since she disappeared.

Madeleine vanished for a resort in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007 at the age of just three.

Her disappearance spaked a worldwide search for her that left no answers, little Madeleine appeared to have dispappread without a trace.

Kate and Gerry, from Rothley in Leicestershire, were dining at a tapas bar nearby when she vanished.

Twins Sean and Amelie, who were also in the flat at the time, celebrated this Christmas with their parents. Both are now 17-years-old.

As the couple's search for answers continue, German police named convicted paedophile Christian Brueckner as a prime suspect for Madeleine's abduction and murder.

They continue to investigate the 45-year-old, who is serving a jail term for raping a pensioner in Praia da Luz.

Recently, Brueckner was charged with five alleged sex attacks in Portugal, which he denies. He also denies any involvement in Madeleine's disappearance.

He has accused German authorities of a plot to frame him.

In prison letter he wrote: "There is no evidence at all that I committed any of these crimes. No DNA, nothing.

"The time that some of these crimes are supposed to have happened I was in prison. The prosecution are trying to trap me and hope that I will capitulate under the mental pressure."

Detectives are due to hold a top-level meeting in Wiesbaden this month to discuss latest developments in the Madeleine case.

Recent reports indicate German police could be about to charge a suspect over Maddie's disappearance.

Brueckner, 45, could face charges at some time in the New Year. He was identified as the prime suspect in 2020 when it was revealed he was living in a campervan near the McCann family's holiday apartment at the time.

The Met Police decided in April last year that they would end their 11-year probe in to Madeleine's disappearance.

The Met’s Operation Grange inquiry was launched in 2011, but funding ran out in the autumn of 2021.

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Factually incorrect from beginning to end .... go back to start!