Re: McCanns Hire Car Contract

by HelenMeg 01.03.14 17:51

This is an article from 2009:

The Vigia Group have announced exciting new plans to extend further their already sizeable investment in
Portugal's Algarve.
Vigia, which offers for sale and to rent a wide variety of luxury properties in Portugal including Algarve villas, golf villas and beach properties, has announced plans to launch a number of new projects across its eight luxury resorts including a 5 star hotel and new golf courses at Parque da Floresta, its flagship resort.
Shareholder and new CEO Barry Bateman, was happy to discuss details: “With the full support of our shareholders, we plan a multi-million investment in some very exciting projects across our eight resorts throughout the region. Investment we believe will help elevate the Vigia brand and enhance the quality of our product offering.”

Who is Barry BATEMAN?
I'm conscious that I'm clogging up this thread. I'm sorry - should I open a new thread?

OK
Headquarters of vigia
Parque da Floresta, Vale do Poço Budens, Lagos 8650-060 Portugal

by HelenMeg 01.03.14 17:58

Further info :

The Vigia Group offers a complete package to the home buyer in Portugal
Vigia Group is a British owned consortium of
companies whose principle operations are in the

Western Algarve. Three of its six shareholders live

on the Western Algarve and are based at the Group's

220 hectare (543 acre) primary site, the golf and

leisure resort, Parque da Floresta.

The Western Algarve was chosen by Vigia's

shareholders as its investment base because of the

unique, unspoilt environment of the area - the real

Algarve; the real Portugal.

So we seem to have UK shareholders based out in the Western Algarve running a big operation concerning golf clubs / resorts.

The company is quoted orginally at least as being based in Wigston Leicester.

I'm trying to find out who are the UK shareholders.

by HelenMeg 01.03.14 18:04

Vigia group website address :

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Try a search and you come up with loads of porn ads - the search says these ads related to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Then look at this link....
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a company was asked to supply a facility enabling amongst other things ' videos on demand / internet / fiberoptics / connectvity to their resort properties.

I'm completely intrigued by the link to all the porn ads... please take a look if you have time..

by HelenMeg 01.03.14 18:12

HURRAH - Found a link I was looking for !!!!!!!!!!!!

Andy BurridgeConsultant
25 years past experience in the Luxury Overseas holiday and property market. In the role of Sales and Marketing Director successfully sold out numerous luxury resort developments in the Algarve, as well as pioneered freehold shared ownership. Consultant to The Vigia Group, Barclays Lisbon, Abacus Savills and La Perla International.

He is possibly husband of Nancy Burridge who found the bag of clothes - !! so that bag must've been a red herring

Oh My God - see what Andy's company does!!!! REad the bottom line below - creating livelier off peak operations - this may be linked to swinging events

OwnerShare Hotel
The Fractional Ownership Consultancy has developed a model for fractionalising resort hotels.
Consider the advantages over conventional funding:
• The hotel room can be sold off-plan to investors or lifestyle purchasers.
• Sales therefore fund the build and upfront capitalisation is kept to a minimum.
• Hotel operating profits are maximised because the cost of funding is minimised.
• Owners/investors utilise the property, creating livelier off-peak operations.

by HelenMeg 01.03.14 18:27

Vigia SGPS SA
Monte Leonor, Sítio do Pimpolho
8650-060 BUDENS
T. 282 690 008
F. 282 690 011
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Main Activity: Hotels & Holiday Accommodation
Main Contact: Mr. Barry Bateman

I'm not very good at being meticulous
but my instincts and findings are telling me that some UK people are making a lot of money out of the golfing / tourist resort opportunity in the Algarve, and those people have a strong connection back to Leicester
and Rothley Park Golf Club.

I think they develop th eoff peak tourism through keeping the hotels and resort apartments filled with off peak activities.
They have had complex and expensive TV systems etc installed in their apartments including videos on demand. I think
Textusa has been right all along with her swinging theory and I'm even more convinced now. I think everyone wants a slice of this pie and I think
that the cover up is massive and has involved all of these links

by Guest 01.03.14 18:39

HelenMeg

There is another comment on Textusa - under the original comment re Vagia group - posted early this evening.

"F S of Vigia also director of Trafalgar Scientific based in Leicester. Jane Tanner worked for Fisher Scientific, a similar company. In my opinion, the holiday wasn't arranged because it was the only suitable venue. I bet these people already knew each other".

I don't know who "F S" is at the moment but maybe another link in the puzzle...I will have a dig around.

Good work chasing out all these links - do you think that the Mccanns could have been investing or hoping to invest in these golf/spa holiday businesses hence needed a souce of funding?
After all they were intending to stay in the Algarve for the forseeable.

I hope we are able to quote other sites if not sorry mods roses

by HelenMeg 01.03.14 20:07

BlackCatBoogie wrote:HelenMeg

There is another comment on Textusa - under the original comment re Vagia group - posted early this evening.

"F S of Vigia also director of Trafalgar Scientific based in Leicester. Jane Tanner worked for Fisher Scientific, a similar company. In my opinion, the holiday wasn't arranged because it was the only suitable venue. I bet these people already knew each other".

I don't know who "F S" is at the moment but maybe another link in the puzzle...I will have a dig around.

Good work chasing out all these links - do you think that the Mccanns could have been investing or hoping to invest in these golf/spa holiday businesses hence needed a souce of funding?
After all they were intending to stay in the Algarve for the forseeable.

I hope we are able to quote other sites if not sorry mods

BCB

I think there may have been an element of looking for people to invest - as I have read that they were encouraging investment into these properties..
I just dont know.. but there seems to be a strong connection between Leicester / Vigia / Golf / low season activities - it seems that Vigia dominates tourism / golf out there in the Western Algarve...

by Hicks 01.03.14 20:46

HelenMeg wrote:
BlackCatBoogie wrote:HelenMeg

There is another comment on Textusa - under the original comment re Vagia group - posted early this evening.

"F S of Vigia also director of Trafalgar Scientific based in Leicester. Jane Tanner worked for Fisher Scientific, a similar company. In my opinion, the holiday wasn't arranged because it was the only suitable venue. I bet these people already knew each other".

I don't know who "F S" is at the moment but maybe another link in the puzzle...I will have a dig around.

Good work chasing out all these links - do you think that the Mccanns could have been investing or hoping to invest in these golf/spa holiday businesses hence needed a souce of funding?
After all they were intending to stay in the Algarve for the forseeable.

I hope we are able to quote other sites if not sorry mods
BCB

I think there may have been an element of looking for people to invest - as I have read that they were encouraging investment into these properties..
I just dont know.. but there seems to be a strong connection between Leicester / Vigia / Golf / low season activities - it seems that Vigia dominates tourism / golf out there in the Western Algarve...

You have been busy HelenMeg since I last logged on. I think the swinging theory is very plausible. Is there any more info on this Nancy Burridge and the bag of clothes?
Murat could have investments in this company or has done business with them hence he would know of a good many hiding places connected to these golfing clubs.
This could be the link we have been looking for ....Murat to McCann

by russiandoll 01.03.14 21:01

bumping this.... well done helenm.

by sallypelt 01.03.14 21:11

HelenMeg wrote:
BlackCatBoogie wrote:HelenMeg

There is another comment on Textusa - under the original comment re Vagia group - posted early this evening.

"F S of Vigia also director of Trafalgar Scientific based in Leicester. Jane Tanner worked for Fisher Scientific, a similar company. In my opinion, the holiday wasn't arranged because it was the only suitable venue. I bet these people already knew each other".

I don't know who "F S" is at the moment but maybe another link in the puzzle...I will have a dig around.

Good work chasing out all these links - do you think that the Mccanns could have been investing or hoping to invest in these golf/spa holiday businesses hence needed a souce of funding?
After all they were intending to stay in the Algarve for the forseeable.

I hope we are able to quote other sites if not sorry mods
BCB

I think there may have been an element of looking for people to invest - as I have read that they were encouraging investment into these properties..
I just dont know.. but there seems to be a strong connection between Leicester / Vigia / Golf / low season activities - it seems that Vigia dominates tourism / golf out there in the Western Algarve...

That would be Frank Arthur Sharpe

by sallypelt 01.03.14 21:14

Frank Arthur Sharpe worked in companies VIGIA (UK) LIMITED, DUKESMEADOW LEISURE CLUB LIMITED, SHARPE LANGHAM LIMITED as Accountant, Chartered accountant.

by HelenMeg 01.03.14 21:20

sallypelt wrote:Frank Arthur Sharpe worked in companies VIGIA (UK) LIMITED, DUKESMEADOW LEISURE CLUB LIMITED, SHARPE LANGHAM LIMITED as Accountant, Chartered accountant.

But also, I wonder what RM's link with Vigia is. Did he just want a piece of what must have been lucrative business. Did he assist them with his portuguese / anglo connections.
Wy did he lie about being at the golf club? Was he told that under no circumstances was he to reveal any connection with them? I dont see him as being a main player - just a peripheral
handyman - a link between the business men and the customers.

by russiandoll 01.03.14 21:22

F A Sharpe on google, company director, with details in Leicester and Portugal

by sallypelt 01.03.14 21:31

FRANK ARTHUR SHARPE is one of the current directors of Limedale Ltd
Current officer is Mr Ronald David Prior
ANDREW BERNARD GAMBLE is the current secretary

This is just some brief information. Frank A Sharpe is a current director of 22 companies.

by sallypelt 01.03.14 21:32

russiandoll wrote:F A Sharpe on google, company director, with details in Leicester and Portugal

Russiandoll, here is a link to some of the companies and their directors.

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It will keep someone busy for days.

by Rasputin 01.03.14 21:33

Now this is what's known as a ' targeted attack ' Mr Redwood .... big grin

...great work Helen !

by sallypelt 01.03.14 21:34

Short name Frank Sharpe
Year of Birth: 1946
Director ID: 907788174

Registered Details
Short name Frank Sharpe
Year of Birth: 1946
Director ID: 907788174

Registered Address
56 Parque Da Floresta
Budens
Vila Do Bispo 8650-060
Portugal

Directorships
0 current appointments
18 resigned appointments
22 dissolved appointments

by sallypelt 01.03.14 21:38

I don't know if this is of interest, but this person is also a director of the same company, and according to Companies House, he has never been a director in the past, and he only holds one directorship.
Registered Details
Short name Custodio M Coelho
Year of Birth: Unknown
Director ID: 905992377

Registered Address
As Brasr,
Lt 1 Sa
8500-509 Portimao
Portugal

by HelenMeg 01.03.14 21:44

Gerry wasn't there to enjoy himself

by Rasputin 01.03.14 21:57

HelenMeg wrote:Gerry wasn't there to enjoy himself

Perhaps someone was there to stage an abduction , discredit the OC and Mark Warner ...thus devalueing the facility leaving it wide open for an aggressive takeover bid at a knock down price .

by Guest 01.03.14 22:25

That is an interesting comment Rasputin, especially in the light of the timing of MBM's disappearance - see the info on here:-

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by russiandoll 02.03.14 9:40

same middle name, same spelling of the surname with the E at the end, from what I read of the Portugal details last night this sounds like it might be the same person

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by joyce1938 02.03.14 10:35

So maybe we can soon dispense with all mystery of phone pings from this one and that one why should they be in that spot etc etc . Maybe much less of a mystery once its all read for what it may have been . a business venture. Ofcourse we cant take it so till we have enough info ,but it does make me think ,how its become very complicated ,looking at all we hear with critical eye ,looking for reasons to attatch to the rogatory latters . I do not wish to be critical about all the work put in by so many people ,its the reason I read more than post ,its got more and more complicated .joyce1938

by Guest 02.03.14 10:37

This snippet is regarding Rothley TempleLodge No 7801:-

"Rothley Temple took its name from the Babington family manor house, known as the Temple, because of its association with the Knights Templar, and subsequently the Knight of St. John of Jerusalem (Hospitallers). Rothley Abbey, or chapel, still remains as part of the Rothley Court Hotel and is incorporated into the Badge of the Lodge.

The Founders mainly resided in the Rothley/Quorn/Cropston area and were typically members of the Rothley Park Golf Club. Geographic exclusivity being prohibited, membership was extended to include those residing beyond the Rothley area to the Province and beyond. Many members were associated with various Corporate, Legal or Financial institutions, in particular British Gas and Alliance-Leicester."

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I think it can be deduced from this that Rothley Park Golf Club was and probably still is a masonic organisation.

Just take a look at the emblem:-

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All blindingly obvious of course, but nice to see it confirmed, independently, in writing.

This is all in my own opinion, nothing is stated as fact.

by Guest 02.03.14 10:45

joyce1938 wrote:So maybe we can soon dispense with all mystery of phone pings from this one and that one why should they be in that spot etc etc . Maybe much less of a mystery once its all read for what it may have been . a business venture. Ofcourse we cant take it so till we have enough info ,but it does make me think ,how its become very complicated ,looking at all we hear with critical eye ,looking for reasons to attatch to the rogatory latters . I do not wish to be critical about all the work put in by so many people ,its the reason I read more than post ,its got more and more complicated .joyce1938

-But if it was just a business venture Joyce why not just say so when questioned by the police about the disapperance of a 3 year old child - why all the lies, secrecy and mobile phone lock down at the same time by GM and RM? ETA: I haven't seen anything about a business venture mentioned in any of the statements, maybe it was mentioned but not released in the PJ files.

- And business ventures need money and funding remember

- I think this is a worthwhile topic, yes it is complicated but considering all the background co-incidences being revealed it may well be highly significant. If nothing else then it is information that puts everything into context.

Or maybe as you suggest, it is another complete red herring, who knows...

All in my own opinion of course, nothing stated as fact

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