If the McCann's had left within a week of Madeleine's disappearance...

[Eleanor]

There was but Kate put paid to that in her book where she admitted that he was on paid compassionate leave and also that the partners in her practice had agreed she should be paid two months wages also.

It would seem that the average wage for a cardiologist is £143,000 per/annum.

Thank you.  However, staying in Portugal will most certainly have raised expenses that weren't covered by The Fund.

[faithlilly]

Thank you.  However, staying in Portugal will most certainly have raised expenses that weren't covered by The Fund.

Two months in ? Mark Warner were paying for their apartment so what extra expenses would they be incurring ?

[jassi]

Thank you.  However, staying in Portugal will most certainly have raised expenses that weren't covered by The Fund.

I thought the Fund wording meant that almost everything could be covered by the fund.

[faithlilly]

I thought the Fund wording meant that almost everything could be covered by the fund.

It can jassi but it's interesting that the McCanns chose it use it to pay their mortgage, thus depleting the money available to search for their daughter, if they had enough private money to pay for it themselves.

[Eleanor]

Two months in ? Mark Warner were paying for their apartment so what extra expenses would they be incurring ?

I don't think Mark Warner were paying for The Villa.  So in effect they were paying for two households.

Has anyone seen chapter and verse of everything The Fund was paying for?

[faithlilly]

I don't think Mark Warner were paying for The Villa.  So in effect they were paying for two households.

Has anyone seen chapter and verse of everything The Fund was paying for?

Before the McCanns moved to the villa, and at a time they were paying for their mortgage from the fund, Mark Warner were paying for their accommodation.

[Benice]

It can jassi but it's interesting that the McCanns chose it use it to pay their mortgage, thus depleting the money available to search for their daughter, if they had enough private money to pay for it themselves.

I think they more than made up for a couple of mortgage payments with the hundreds of thousands of pounds of their own money which they have contributed to the fund - a fact which is always studiously ignored by sceptics.

As a contributor myself  - I have no complaints if my contribution (small as it was) helped them to pay their mortgage.    The fact that without warning they were unable to return to their normal life/jobs as planned, and had had no chance to foresee that happening,  is one of the reasons why I contributed in the first place.  i.e. to help prevent 'financial reasons' forcing them to leave PT before they wanted to.   It didn't matter to me what they spent it on.

 

[Eleanor]

Didn't they repay the mortgage payments later?

[faithlilly]

Didn't they repay the mortgage payments later?

We are told as much but there is no evidence of it in the accounts and the McCanns have never claimed that they did.

[jassi]

Who paid for all the extended family's accommodation - was that Mark Warner as well ?

[faithlilly]

Who paid for all the extended family's accommodation - was that Mark Warner as well ?

in the beginning yes but I'm not sure after the McCanns moved to the villa though it was probably the fund.

[Alice Purjorick]

I don't think Mark Warner were paying for The Villa.  So in effect they were paying for two households.

Has anyone seen chapter and verse of everything The Fund was paying for?

There is no legal requirement for this information to be made available to the public. As has been said before the company is only required to produce for their members and Companies House:
1) a profit and loss account (or income and expenditure account if the company is not trading for profit)
2) a balance sheet signed by a director on behalf of the board and the printed name of that director.
3) notes to the accounts.
Beyond that it is up to directors of the company what they wish to tell the general public. Before anyone goes banging on about auditors and such like find out exactly what an auditors duties are wrt examining company accounts.

[Eleanor]

There is no legal requirement for this information to be made available to the public. As has been said before the company is only required to produce for their members and Companies House:
1) a profit and loss account (or income and expenditure account if the company is not trading for profit)
2) a balance sheet signed by a director on behalf of the board and the printed name of that director.
3) notes to the accounts.
Beyond that it is up to directors of the company what they wish to tell the general public. Before anyone goes banging on about auditors and such like find out exactly what an auditors duties are wrt examining company accounts.

I am not bothered one way or the other.

Initially, the flood of donations was to help The McCanns stay in Portugal.  But there will have been things they will have needed that The Fund didn't pay for.

[faithlilly]

I am not bothered one way or the other.

Initially, the flood of donations was to help The McCanns stay in Portugal.  But there will have been things they will have needed that The Fund didn't pay for.

Such as ?

[Eleanor]

Such as ?

Give me a minute and I'll make a list.

Not all holiday properties are all stocked, and I should know about that.  Did they have an Oyster Knife, for instance?