Is the maddie fund.... now a secret fund

[Miss Taken Identity]

So do you think that generally speaking the Portuguese would have been welcoming to the McCanns if they’d gone back to Portugal to start knocking on doors indefinitely?

I have no idea, I have never done a survey of the population of Portugal to ask and don't feel I should have to I have no issue with the country or it people.

I do believe some Portuguese people welcomed and supported the McCanns. Some people from the church and their lawyers for sure.

[Robittybob1]

That photo of the bucket -  the hand writing looked like Kate's handwriting didn't it?

[Erngath]

Very true but Kizzy should.

Can you?
Proof that one of the McCann family put the " begging bucket" in the foyer?

[Mr Gray]

your cite needs a source....who wrote this

[jassi]

That photo of the bucket -  the hand writing looked like Kate's handwriting didn't it?

Sure does - probably photoshopped  to make her look bad

[G-Unit]

Ir isn't relevant where the money in the Fund cane from because once it's been donated it belongs to the Fund.  The Fund needs money to find Madeleine McCann and bring her abductor to justice. It's the job of the directors to ensure that expenditure is related to those aims. It's also their job to make sure the company complies with statutory requirements. At the moment their annual confirmation statement is a month overdue.

[kizzy]

Can you?
Proof that one of the McCann family put the " begging bucket" in the foyer?

Glad you realise it was a begging bucket - because i did not put that in my post.

kmccanns handwriting.


https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=kate+mccann+handwriting&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=OZ70Q_8BlQym0M%253A%252Cyy3Iofp0tF9MpM%252C_&usg=__tGf_XQaQ_00UndpsQ12LaTA8JWo%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEkdyRtfjbAhUqKMAKHSGpDIkQ9QEILDAA#imgrc=OZ70Q_8BlQym0M:

[kizzy]

There are threads on the Fund dating back years ago... I don't understand what others don't understand why it COULDN'T have been a charity...

Iwill amend the post as it should have been - why did they make out it was a charity [cant read my own pitmans lol]

[kizzy]

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

A couple of the objects of the fund



What i find odd about this is -to secure the safe return of maddie.

Shouldnt it be the return of maddie what ever the outcome. [alive or dead] sad as that would be.

and that her abductors, as well as those who played or play any part in assisting them, are identified and brought to justice; and.

Surely this would stop anyone with the slightest info -  coming forward for fear of being involved.

[Robittybob1]

These are just words made up by the people managing the fund.  They won't be locked in stone.  IMO I could imagine that if the directors agreed the fund's purpose could change.

[faithlilly]

Can you?
Proof that one of the McCann family put the " begging bucket" in the foyer?

It has the parents name on it.

[jassi]

If the parents had no connection with the bucket, one might expect them to have raised a fuss  about a scam trading on Madeleine's name

[Brietta]

If the parents had no connection with the bucket, one might expect them to have raised a fuss  about a scam trading on Madeleine's name

Collection buckets are soooo very outmoded in this computerised age ... absolutely no-one uses them any more preferring instead to use social media to fund raise.

http://www.missingkids.com/supportus/donate/fundraiser
https://www.givengain.com/cc/fundraisingformce/
https://www.givengain.com/cause/5656/campaigns/14995/
https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/get-involved/fundraise.html

May we now make an effort to return to the thread topic ... "Is the maddie fund.... now a secret fund"

[G-Unit]

These are just words made up by the people managing the fund.  They won't be locked in stone.  IMO I could imagine that if the directors agreed the fund's purpose could change.

Well they did drop one of the aims, didn't they, although it still remains on the Find Madeleine website;

To provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine's family.
http://findmadeleine.com/about_us/madeleines-fund.html

That aim was dropped in December 2011, 7 years ago.

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/06248215/filing-history
21 Dec 2011Resolution of Memorandum and/or Articles of Association

[Alice Purjorick]

These are just words made up by the people managing the fund.  They won't be locked in stone.  IMO I could imagine that if the directors agreed the fund's purpose could change.

Err no ! they are objectives laid down in the articles of association of a private limited company registered in England and Wales, subsequently have legal standing.
If the board directors vote in favour and CH accept then the articles may be changed. As indeed they were in 2011 according to CH filing records.
The  fund should properly be referred to as The Foundation. See definitions in articles of association.

http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//compdetails

Play around in here enough and you should find it all.