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

[Vertigo Swirl]

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/april-jones-fund-23-groups-6448411

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/april-jones-fund-trustees-astounded-6114517

http://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/15833286.Missing_April_Jones__fund_to_be_registered_as_a_charity/

Could you link to the charity itself and its accounts please?

[slartibartfast]

Could you link to the charity itself and its accounts please?

It was wound up in 2013...

[Vertigo Swirl]

It was wound up in 2013...

So, there are no historical accounts that we can look at?

[slartibartfast]

So, there are no historical accounts that we can look at?

Who knows, it was a fund that was setup, raised a lot of money, distributed said money and closed down.

[faithlilly]

It was wound up in 2013...

It was.

The money was donated to help with the search for April, likewise for Madeleine. Both missing children had an active police investigation in progress when the funds were set up. April’s fund was registered with the Charity Commission to benefit the community and was overseen by directors completely independent of the family, Madeleine’s fund was registered as a company with over half the directors family or personal friends of the McCanns and was for the benefit of one child and her family.

The search, at the time both funds were registered was being carried out by the an official police force so there was no need to fund a search. April’s family accepted this and the money went to good causes. The McCanns knew this yet still decided not to share the money with good causes.

My question is why ?

[Vertigo Swirl]

Who knows, it was a fund that was setup, raised a lot of money, distributed said money and closed down.

Surely accounts should be available to view after the charity is closed, in the same way that they are for companies?

[Vertigo Swirl]

It was.

The money was donated to help with the search for April, likewise for Madeleine. Both missing children had an active police investigation in progress when the funds were set up. April’s fund was registered with the Charity Commission to benefit the community and was overseen by directors completely independent of the family, Madeleine’s fund was registered as a company with over half the directors family or personal friends of the McCanns and was for the benefit of one child and her family.

The search, at the time both funds were registered was being carried out by the an official police force so there was no need to fund a search. April’s family accepted this and the money went to good causes. The McCanns knew this yet still decided not to share the money with good causes.

My question is why ?

How long into the search for April before the police informed her parents that they were no longer looking for a living child?

[misty]

Surely accounts should be available to view after the charity is closed, in the same way that they are for companies?

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/april-jones-fund-trustees-astounded-6114517

30th Sept 2013.....

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......The fund, now administered by a  board of trustees, has collected well in  excess of £70,000, and donations are  still being made.

The money will be split in three ways  in accordance with the family’s wishes,  with a portion being donated to a local  search and rescue organisation, a local charity that benefits children and to the family of April.

[faithlilly]

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/april-jones-fund-trustees-astounded-6114517

30th Sept 2013.....

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......The fund, now administered by a  board of trustees, has collected well in  excess of £70,000, and donations are  still being made.

The money will be split in three ways  in accordance with the family’s wishes,  with a portion being donated to a local  search and rescue organisation, a local charity that benefits children and to the family of April.

And ?

[misty]

And ?

It's self-explanatory how the fund was distributed after being wound up. Is there another fund still collection for charity in April's name?

[faithlilly]

It's self-explanatory how the fund was distributed after being wound up. Is there another fund still collection for charity in April's name?

I’m not sure what you’re getting at ? The Madeleine fund, like April’s, could have received charitable status if their aims had been widened. The McCanns could still have received money, just not all the money. With charitable status they would also be able to claim 25p for every pound donated which would have added greatly to the amount the fund raised.

Bottom line is that when the OFM fund was set up the McCanns could have had no idea that they would have  to fund a search so there was nothing stopping them widening the aims. At this distance it looks like greed rather than need.

[misty]

I’m not sure what you’re getting at ? The Madeleine fund, like April’s, could have received charitable status if their aims had been widened. The McCanns could still have received money, just not all the money. With charitable status they would also be able to claim 25p for every pound donated which would have added greatly to the amount the fund raised.

Bottom line is that when the OFM fund was set up the McCanns could have had no idea that they would have  to fund a search so there was nothing stopping them widening the aims. At this distance it looks like greed rather than need.

Were the objectives of each fund identical at the respective times they were set up?

[faithlilly]

Were the objectives of each fund identical at the respective times they were set up?

Of course not but they could have been.

[Vertigo Swirl]

I’m not sure what you’re getting at ? The Madeleine fund, like April’s, could have received charitable status if their aims had been widened. The McCanns could still have received money, just not all the money. With charitable status they would also be able to claim 25p for every pound donated which would have added greatly to the amount the fund raised.

Bottom line is that when the OFM fund was set up the McCanns could have had no idea that they would have  to fund a search so there was nothing stopping them widening the aims. At this distance it looks like greed rather than need.

The idea that the McCanns should have set up a charity to help all missing people abroad in the early days of Madeleine’s disappearance is patently absurd IMO.  Furthermore, how is it greedy to safeguard donations sent to you to help you with your personal situation?  If I sent you £1000 to help you at a time of need in your life should I consider you greedy for gratefully accepting it?

[Robittybob1]

The idea that the McCanns should have set up a charity to help all missing people abroad in the early days of Madeleine’s disappearance is patently absurd IMO.

Definitely agree.