The Find Madeleine Fund

PeterMac wrote:

Liz Eagles wrote:Try looking at Missing People website which is claiming to be the only charity dedicated to bringing missing children and families back together.

do they have a list of the children they have managed to find ?
Ah, no. I thought not.

Do they have a list of their investigators, their private detectives, an account of the number of hours they spent, the pages of evidence hey translated, the costs of international travel
Ah, no.  I thought not.

£ 3.6million income
£500,000 in Fund raising
£2.7 million of salaries and expenses and pensions and themselves

The 24 hour Help Line is staffed by  . . .   unpaid volunteers, who might get a cup of coffee at 3am, and even perhaps a biscuit.


Cliff Richard is noticeable by his absence from the list of Ambassadors, replaced by Lady – now Baroness – my-husband-won't-give-me my-children-back Meyer
Just as an aside, the children are now adult, have contacted their mother, are both practising doctors, as was their father, but choose not to return to the UK to be anywhere near their mother. WIKI

Apparently the Government is offering financial assistance to charities.  It will be interesting how Missing People apply for assistance and how much is granted. 

Of course they might choose to not apply and donate the gross salary paid to one employee.

Lest they forget..

Madeleine's Fund

About the Fund

Madeleine's Fund - 'Leaving No Stone Unturned' is a not-for-profit company which has been established to find Madeleine McCann, support her family and bring her abductors to justice. The Fund is following best practice governance procedures as set out in the Good Governance Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector. The directors of the company are Brian Kennedy, Michael Linnett, Edward Smethurst, Jon Corner, Kate McCann & Gerry McCann. They have appropriate legal, business and charitable experience. An experienced Fund Administrator has been appointed to ensure the highest standards of transparency and accountability. This should enable the Directors to maintain an appropriate governance distance in the day-to-day operations of the Fund.

Fund Objectives

The full objects of the Fund are:

   To secure the safe return to her family of Madeleine McCann who was abducted in Praia da Luz, Portugal on Thursday 3rd May 2007;
   To procure that Madeleine's abduction is thoroughly investigated and that her abductors, as well as those who played or play any part in assisting them, are identified and brought to justice; and
   To provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine's family.

If the above objects are fulfilled then the objects of the Foundation shall be to pursue such purposes in similar cases arising in the United Kingdom, Portugal or elsewhere.

Fund Raising

We thank you for your interest in fund raising to support Madeleine's fund. Many donations have resulted from a variety of fund raising events. These have included Car Boot sales, jumble sales, school cake sales, race nights, sponsored runs & cycle events, ‘dress down' days, auctions & ‘cheese & wine' nights.

These events have further highlighted Madeleine's plight as well as bringing many people together to have fun whilst working towards one common goal.

We would be grateful if you are considering fund raising that you do not refer to Madeleine's fund as a registered charity as it is not. If you are embarking on a type fund raising which may carry an element of risk you may wish to consider your position regarding insurance cover. If you require further information please refer to:

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FAQs

(1) Who are the main contributors to the fund?

Many members of the general public from across the world have kindly donated to Madeleine's Fund, either by personal donation or fund raising events. In addition to this, over £1 million pounds in libel damages and compensation awarded to Kate and Gerry McCann and their friends has been paid into Madeleine's Fund.

(2) What are the registered details of Madeleine's Fund?

Madeleine's Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned Limited is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, CRN 6248215. Registered office: 2-6 Cannon Street, London EC4M 6YH.

(3) Why is Madeleine's Fund not registered as a charity?

Because Madeleine's Fund is currently focussed on searching for one child only, Madeleine McCann it cannot register as a charity. However in the future, if the objects of the fund are fulfilled and subsequently changed to concentrate on multiple similar cases, it may then be possible to acquire charitable status.

(4) Can gift aid or tax relief be claimed on my donation to Madeleine's Fund?

No it cannot because these are only available to registered charities.

(5) If Madeleine's Fund isn't a charity who is regulating it?

The directors regulate Madeleine's Fund and they aspire to follow best practice policies and processes used by charities. The directors have reviewed its operation against “Good Governance: A Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector”. This sets out best practice requirements for charities.

The Fund also has:

   a Financial Procedures Manual
   job descriptions for directors, chair and treasurer
   clearly laid out policies and processes for:
   payments
   expense claims
   risk management
   whistle blowing
   registering conflicts of interest

(6) Who are the directors of Madeleine's Fund?

There are six directors of the Fund. They are:

   Brian Kennedy, a retired head teacher;
   Edward Smethurst – A Commercial lawyer;
   Jon Corner – Director of a media company;
   Michael Linett- retired accountant
   Kate McCann General Practitioner
   Gerry McCann Consultant Cardiologist

(7) What is the money being spent on ?

The majority of the fund money has been and continues to be spent on investigative work to help find Madeleine. Additionally money continues to be spent on the wider 'Awareness Campaign' – reminding people that Madeleine is still missing and to remain vigilant. None of the directors have taken any money from the fund as remuneration.

Anyone who wishes further information with regards to the financial details of Madeleine's Fund and its professional advisors, please refer to the accounts filed at Companies House. Crown Way Maindy Cardiff CF14 3UZ
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[This is undated and stands stagnant on the 'official' Find Madeleine website]

"We have been fortunate to spend more time together as a family since lockdown began..."

The Drs McCann are not considered to be 'key workers' then?

". . . lost loved ones prematurely and unexpectedly . ."
". . . fear, worry and isolation, emotions  . . . which haunted us for a long time and still do on occasions.  [WTF !]

Does nobody ever proof read this stuff and tell them how ghastly it looks

For what worth (none probably!) the 'confirmation statement' was duly filed in good time on 15th May (due by end of the month).

Completely pointless document in my view, which gives absolutely no information of any use to anyone.

MADELEINE'S FUND: LEAVING NO STONE UNTURNED LIMITED

Last updated 2 June 2020


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No change no change no change .... next statement due 29th May 2021.

Leaving no stones unturned.   How many stones are left after all this time and absolutely nothing despite the millions of taxpayers money both in Portugal and UK.  Not to mention the private eyes etc.?

Verdi wrote:MADELEINE'S FUND: LEAVING NO STONE UNTURNED LIMITED

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No change no change no change .... next statement due 29th May 2021.

If there was an abduction hoax, and a subsequent cunning cover-up (as some suggest there was), then here we surely have the core members of it.

Jon Corner, ready with hundreds of digital photos of Madeleine as soon as the alarm went off at around 10pm on 3 May 2007; by his own account he was a 'regular visitor' to Praia da Luz; his daughter Chloe was a Facebook Friend of Catriona Baker in 2006 and possibly before; he featured in the highly misleading BBC Panorama programme of 19 November 2007; and he had possession of the disturbing 'Make-Up Photo' of Madeleine, possibly taken on Sunday 29 April, which he chose to show in a 2-minute video he produced for the second anniversary of Madeleine's reported disappearance

Brian Kennedy mastermind of the Find Madeleine private search for Madeleine McCann, employed in succession:

Gary Hagland, sci-fi addict who says aliens once took him to Saturn, but also had the advantage of being qualified in money-laundering regulations

Francisco Marco, boss of Metodo 3, and his acolytes Antonio Giminez Raso (spent 4 years in jail on remand on serious drugs offences and corruption charges) and Julian Peribanez


Kevin Halligen (or was it Richard Powell?), spent 4 years in jail on serious fraud charges

Henri Exton, former Head of Covert Intelligence at MI5, who did the Smiths' efits (or, actually, did he?) and then

Dave Edgar and Arthur Cowley, of the fake investigations company ALPHAIG, run from a cottage on Halkyn Mountain, Wales 

Edward Smethurst, former in-house lawyer for Brian Kennedy's Latium Group; has holidayed in Praia da Luz every year since 1999, and has been the McCanns' 'Co-ordinating Lawyer' since the get-go - and

The McCanns.

What secrets, I wonder, will be revealed about them all on the coming Day of Judgment?

Tony,

The Brian Kennedy listed as company director is Kate McCann's uncle.  Not the multi-millionaire who masterminded the campaign..

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I wonder if having 2 brian kennedys was meant to cause confusion?

TB
Of that list at least one comes out of it well.
Julian Peribañez who wrote the book Cortina de Humo (The Smokescreen)
revealing how M3 had systematically defrauded the "Fund" over several years,
but raising the important question – Why one of the leading firms of Solicitors, BWB,
AND a leading firm of Accountants, HaysMc, both well used to dealing with Charity accounts
had not only failed even to notice what was going on under their noses, had apparently both
neglected to do proper "Due Diligence" 
and also apparently failed or neglected to make any moves at all
towards recovering the monies allegedly defrauded.

Of that entire list, he seems to be the only one to have told the truth.

Lest they forget..

Madeleine's Fund

About the Fund

Madeleine's Fund - 'Leaving No Stone Unturned' is a not-for-profit company which has been established to find Madeleine McCann, support her family and bring her abductors to justice. The Fund is following best practice governance procedures as set out in the Good Governance Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector. The directors of the company are Brian Kennedy, Michael Linnett, Edward Smethurst, Jon Corner, Kate McCann & Gerry McCann. They have appropriate legal, business and charitable experience. An experienced Fund Administrator has been appointed to ensure the highest standards of transparency and accountability. This should enable the Directors to maintain an appropriate governance distance in the day-to-day operations of the Fund.

Fund Objectives

The full objects of the Fund are:

To secure the safe return to her family of Madeleine McCann who was abducted in Praia da Luz, Portugal on Thursday 3rd May 2007;
To procure that Madeleine's abduction is thoroughly investigated and that her abductors, as well as those who played or play any part in assisting them, are identified and brought to justice; and
To provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine's family.

If the above objects are fulfilled then the objects of the Foundation shall be to pursue such purposes in similar cases arising in the United Kingdom, Portugal or elsewhere.

Fund Raising

We thank you for your interest in fund raising to support Madeleine's fund. Many donations have resulted from a variety of fund raising events. These have included Car Boot sales, jumble sales, school cake sales, race nights, sponsored runs & cycle events, ‘dress down' days, auctions & ‘cheese & wine' nights.

These events have further highlighted Madeleine's plight as well as bringing many people together to have fun whilst working towards one common goal.

We would be grateful if you are considering fund raising that you do not refer to Madeleine's fund as a registered charity as it is not. If you are embarking on a type fund raising which may carry an element of risk you may wish to consider your position regarding insurance cover. If you require further information please refer to:

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FAQs

(1) Who are the main contributors to the fund?

Many members of the general public from across the world have kindly donated to Madeleine's Fund, either by personal donation or fund raising events. In addition to this, over £1 million pounds in libel damages and compensation awarded to Kate and Gerry McCann and their friends has been paid into Madeleine's Fund.

(2) What are the registered details of Madeleine's Fund?

Madeleine's Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned Limited is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, CRN 6248215. Registered office: 2-6 Cannon Street, London EC4M 6YH.

(3) Why is Madeleine's Fund not registered as a charity?

Because Madeleine's Fund is currently focussed on searching for one child only, Madeleine McCann it cannot register as a charity. However in the future, if the objects of the fund are fulfilled and subsequently changed to concentrate on multiple similar cases, it may then be possible to acquire charitable status.

(4) Can gift aid or tax relief be claimed on my donation to Madeleine's Fund?

No it cannot because these are only available to registered charities.

(5) If Madeleine's Fund isn't a charity who is regulating it?

The directors regulate Madeleine's Fund and they aspire to follow best practice policies and processes used by charities. The directors have reviewed its operation against “Good Governance: A Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector”. This sets out best practice requirements for charities.

The Fund also has:

a Financial Procedures Manual
job descriptions for directors, chair and treasurer
clearly laid out policies and processes for:
payments
expense claims
risk management
whistle blowing
registering conflicts of interest

(6) Who are the directors of Madeleine's Fund?

There are six directors of the Fund. They are:

Brian Kennedy, a retired head teacher;
Edward Smethurst – A Commercial lawyer;
Jon Corner – Director of a media company;
Michael Linett- retired accountant
Kate McCann General Practitioner
Gerry McCann Consultant Cardiologist

(7) What is the money being spent on ?

The majority of the fund money has been and continues to be spent on investigative work to help find Madeleine. Additionally money continues to be spent on the wider 'Awareness Campaign' – reminding people that Madeleine is still missing and to remain vigilant. None of the directors have taken any money from the fund as remuneration.

Anyone who wishes further information with regards to the financial details of Madeleine's Fund and its professional advisors, please refer to the accounts filed at Companies House. Crown Way Maindy Cardiff CF14 3UZ

[The Official Find Madeleine Fund.con. Co. Ltd ]

Undated but very old, from the official Find Madeleine Co Ltd website..

Missing Children: Kate's Message

It is only since Madeleine was taken from us, that Gerry and myself have become aware of just how many children go missing each year from all around the world. The scale of the problem is huge. In fact, it is terrifying. I have asked myself many times "why did I not know about this? Am I that naive or is it the fact that the problem itself is not well publicised for whatever reason?"

It is impossible to give a number for the amount of children that go missing but suffice to say it is hundreds of thousands. This includes ‘runaway’ children, parental/family abductions and ‘stranger’ abductions such as in Madeleine's case. The reason for the lack of precision with regards to number of cases, appears to be that there is as yet (in the UK and many countries throughout Europe at least), no standard method for collecting, recording and categorising data. Without this, it is not possible to implement strategies to tackle the problem - recover children and reunite them with their families as soon as possible. PACT (Parents and Abducted Children Together) is one of the organisations in the UK trying to propose/request such national policies be brought in to place by the Government. Surely our children deserve this?

Madeleine's abduction itself was quite unusual, in that it was the abduction of a ‘foreign national’. This introduced unique difficulties, not least a language barrier. Given that people and families travel quite extensively nowadays particularly within a ‘borderless’ Europe, we believe that a Europe-wide response to the problem is mandatory. I would think that not an unreasonable request of countries belonging to a ‘European Union’?

It is fair to say that the USA is probably at least 20 years ahead when it comes to dealing with the problem of missing and abducted children. NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) was founded in 1984 by John and Reve Walsh after they sadly experienced the frustration and lack of effective response available, when their own son, Adam, was abducted and subsequently found murdered in Florida in 1981. NCMEC now offers a vast range of invaluable resources to law enforcement agencies, helping to investigate cases of missing children and child exploitation cases as well as training and education. These resources along with the AMBER Alert system which operates in the USA (a nationwide effort between police departments and the media to blanket local airwaves immediately with information and photograghs when a child is abducted) have led to the safe recovery of many children. Needless to say, the Americans have a great deal of experience and knowledge to offer, and we need to learn from them if we wish to make Europe and the rest of the world a safer place for our children. In recent years, similar ‘Child Rescue Alert’ systems have been introduced in certain European countries- Belgium, France, UK and Greece but we have a long, long way to go.

Gerry and I have been criticised at times for publicising Madeleine's disappearance. We did what we felt was best at that time, obviously having no experience of such ordeals. Thankfully NCMEC has assured us that this was the right thing to do. People have asked (usually in a critical manner) “why has Madeleine received such attention when there are thousands of missing children around the world?” My feeling is that the publicity surrounding Madeleine's abduction was not inappropriate- Every child in such a situation should receive this same amount of attention, but it shouldn't be down to the family to instigate it. The public awareness of Madeleine's plight has at the very least, highlighted cases of other missing children and the extent of the problem as a whole, and from that we can take a small bit of comfort.

All missing children are vulnerable to exploitation including sexual exploitation, with this being the motive in many of those cases of stranger abductions where a motive can be determined. Child sexual exploitation and child pornography in particular, is sadly and shockingly extensive worldwide. It is a multi-billion dollar industry aided by the use of the Internet with the ‘thirst’ for younger victims growing. Once again, my ‘bubble’ of a life burst as I began to discover the facts relating to this now global crisis. As we travelled through Europe in an attempt to raise awareness of Madeleine's abduction and appeal for help, we were repeatedly made aware of the unbelievable existence of such a horrifying activity and its vastness in our so called civilised and ‘child-loving’ society. How can such ‘businesses’ be condoned or tolerated by us all? What are the benefits for our children of being in a European Union where several member countries offer child pornography as a LEGAL past time? The most vulnerable members of our society are our children and they deserve better than this. Lack of sex offender registers, lack of reliable tracking systems for known offenders and no CRB check requirements , not even for those working with children are other major areas of concern within many parts of Europe. My eyes have certainly been opened to a whole new world out there - a very worrying one.

As a parent of an abducted child, I can tell you that it is the most painful and agonising experience you could ever imagine. My thoughts of the fear, confusion and loss of love and security that my precious daughter has had to endure are unbearable - crippling. And yet I am not the victim, Madeleine is. No child should EVER have to experience something so terrible.

The 'painful and agonising experience' didn't hinder their lives in any way, did it?

My thoughts of the fear, confusion and loss of love and security that my precious daughter has had to endure are unbearable - crippling.

She clearly did suffer all of those things. The fear, confusion, loss of love and security which led her to climb up the back of the sofa to see if she could locate her parents who had mildly sedated and abandoned the three children to their fate in a locked apartment on the second night of a holiday in a foreign country.

Only the verb tense is wrong.
Had to endure. A perfect past tense, indicating finality
Not Has had to endure, which indicates continuity

And we can all agree that finding your first and most loved daughter dead and cold would be unbearable, and the thoughts crippling.
The clasping of the child's body and hugging and crying and covering herself and the favourite toy in blood and cadaverine are totally explicable and indeed normal.
Everyone can sympathise, some may indeed empathise, with Kate in her predicament.

Up to that point, but not beyond.

Still no sign of the 2020 accounts which are due by next week.

Why do they always hang it out until the last possible moment?

Everyone has been given a three month date extension 'coz of the 'bug', yet they still leave it until the last possible moment to file them.

What possible benefits do they achieve by playing the deadlines game?

This has pinged up today. Probably an automated thing, as up till now they have always submitted the accounts right at the death, so they are quite likely in the pipeline to be processed and input over the coming week or so.

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I still don't understand the point or thinking behind this brinkmanship.

Because they can.

It's about time the Fund ceased to exist, IMO.  Nobody's searching.  Sadly, Madeleine is probably no longer alive.

She would have been 18 next month, time to close it. Perhaps create something in her memory.

Poor Madeleine.

Danger & excitement!!!!!

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Doug D wrote:Danger & excitement!!!!!

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 Available in 10 days?  Most documents are filed online or using software and are available immediately.  These must have been posted to Companies House.  A deliberate delay? Why?

Sharonl:

A deliberate delay? Why?


No, its the same as usual. The accounts will show a 'received at Companies House' date stamp of the end of March, just in time. Companies House then 'process' them (whatever that actually means), the '10 day' message auto-generates and they will then appear on file in the next day or so. 

What is the change to Kate’s status ?

sequested:

What is the change to Kate’s status ?

Only a change of address to the accountants offices in Leicester.

Accounts are up. Squeezed in just in time on 30th March.

Nothing much to see, as anticipated. Fixed assets have decreased in value by   about 80k following revaluation, cash in bank much the same at 235k.

No income & expenditure accounts published of course, although there wouldn't be much to see anyway, but £6.5k received from the book sales, £5.1k spent on search fees (!!!!!!!!!) and legal costs of £4.2k reimbursed to G & K in relation to 'ongoing libel action in Portugal'.

Insignificant, but I'm a bit intrigued as to what the 'recoverable debtor' figure of £8.9k relates to. It has increased this year by pretty much the figure for legal costs reimbursed to the couple, so I wonder if they are treating this as money they think they are going to get back on their expectation that they win the ECHR case?

Pretty boring really, but not at all unexpected and they've only got 9 months to file the next set of accounts as the 'bug' date extension has now finished.

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