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PICTURES OF PEOPLE CONNECTED TO
MCCANN'S
FUND COMMITTEE AND WEBSITE
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
ESTHER McVEY (39)
Year 2007
McVey has been friends with Kate McCann since they went to
school together and is a
board member and spokesperson for the Find Madeleine Fund
until she resigned on 9th January 2008.
appointed 20
June 2007,
(Resigned)
replaced by:
Edward Smethurst
A former television personality - she appeared on GMTV and
in programmes such as 5's Company, The Heaven and Earth
Show, Shopping City and Channel 4's Nothing But The Truth
with Ann Widdecombe - McVey now runs a PR firm in Liverpool,
and hopes to become a Tory MP at the next general election.
A former girlfriend of shadow culture minister Ed Vaizey,
she narrowly failed to win Wirral West in 2005, losing by
about 1,000 votes to Labour's Stephen Hesford.
Esther McVey
Caption:
Julie Kirwan,
left, and
her husband,
David,
second from
right, with
colleague
and Wirral
Tory
parliamentary
candidate
Esther
McVey,
outside one
of their
offices
JOHN McCANN
(48 )Year 2007
John McCann
D.O.B:
15/02/1959
is Gerry's
brother,appointed
16 May 2007as a director of the Find
Madeleine Fund (there are seven
directors).
He has taken
indefinite
leave of
absence from
his job as a
medical rep
for the
pharmaceutical
company
AstraZeneca
in order to
administrate
the £1m fund
from his
Glasgow
sitting
room.
Worried that
focus on
allegations
about her
parents has
overshadowed
the search
for the
four-year-old,
he has just
announced a
new campaign
of
billboards,
television
commercials
and
advertisements
in
newspapers
across
Portugal and
Spain. His
wife, Diane
McCann, is
actively
involved in
fund-raising.
She joined
friends to
run the 10k
in Glasgow,
sporting
t-shirts
with
Madeleine's
picture on
the back.
Diane is a
primary
school
teacher who
lives in Scotstoun,
Glasgow with her husband and two children, Fiona (11) and
Gregor.
A medical
representative,
The uncle of missing
Madeleine McCann has
blamed
negative
stories
about the
family for
the
drop in
donations to
their
fighting
fund.
D.O.B:
28/02/1939
A
retired head
teacher,
Kate's Great
Uncle,
appointed as
fund
director16
May 2007
Brian Kennedy (brother of Susan Healy and Kate's uncle)
is a director
of the Company administrating the Find Madeleine Fund. He
lives in Rothley,
Leicestershire and has acted as a spokesperson for the
family in the UK. During the first week after Madeleine
McCann went missing, Brian and Janet Kennedy, Madeleine's
great-uncle and great-aunt, went twice a day to the central
square of Rothley, the village close to Leicester, in
central England, where Maddie’s parents live. They were the
face that the many journalists on location wanted for their
live transmissions. On the day that marked a week after the
kidnapping, Brian, a former teacher at the local catholic
school in Rothley, even invited "Expresso" journalists into
his home for a cup of tea. Brian and Janet
have one son, James.
MARTIN JOHNSON
Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born March 9, 1970) is a former
England rugby union player and captain. Johnson was born in
Solihull in the West Midlands. At the age of seven, his
family moved to Market Harborough, Leicestershire, where
Martin attended Ridgeway Primary School, Welland Park School
and Robert Smyth School, where his father still works as a
caretaker. Johnson briefly played American football for the
Leicester Panthers as a tight end or defensive end. The
Leaving No Stone Unturned appeal, based on a website, was
kicked off at the Walker football stadium in Leicester. As
well as Martin Johnson, the launch included Esther McVey, a
family friend; Madeleine's uncle John McCann and great uncle
Brian Kennedy; Dr Doug Skehan; lawyer Rosamund McCarthy and
Ann Thomas, from the International Family Law Group.
UK: Former rugby star Martin Johnson supports
campaign for Madeleine McCann's return from
Portugal - GVs
JON
AND MICHELLE CORNER Year 2007
Distraught Kate rang long-time friends Jon and Michelle
Corner, the twins’ godparents, at their Merseyside home to
break the news. Jon Corner is the owner of Online Media, PR
and Marketing Company - River Media in Liverpool. He has
acted as the family spokesman and accompanied the McCanns on
their trip to Huelva, along with Michael Wright, John McCann
and a cameraman. In the Panorama programme (November 19th)
Jon said that they know the McCanns through his wife,
Michelle, "who is Kate's longest friend. I mean they met
each other back in primary school and stayed lifelong
mates."
Jon Corner was appointed as a
Director of the Madeleine Fund on January 9th 2008
D.O.B:
12/02/1957 Film and TV producer and friend of the McCann's
(wife is a long-time friend of Kate) Reportedly
drafted in to help Clarence Mitchell look at offers they
have received, such as making a docudrama or writing a book.
EDWARD SMETHURST (38 ) Year 2007
Edward Smethurst is Head of Legal Services for the Latium
Group and its related Group companies owned by Brian
Kennedy. He is currently acting as the McCanns' legal
coordinator. Edward started his career as a solicitor with
Halliwell Landau before moving in house with British Nuclear
Fuels Plc where he spent seven years before moving to join
the Board of Ultraframe Plc in 2000. Edward specialises in a
variety of contentious matters including intellectual
property related litigation and commercial litigation
generally. Edward has been Chairman of the Law Society North
West Commerce and Industry Group since 1994 and has twice
been National Chairman of the C&I Group. He is the Director
elected on behalf of England and Wales to represent English
Law Society on the Board of the European Company Lawyers
Association. Edward Smethurst was appointed as aDirector of the Madeleine Fund
on January 9th 2008
D.O.B: 16/10/1968 Solicitor Commercial law specialist with
wealthy McCann supporter Brian Kennedy's company,
appointment
announced 09 January 2008 Took over from Esther McVey
PETER
HUBNER (64) Year 2007
Peter Hubner is a retired hospital
consultant and
Director of the Madeleine Fund. appointed 21 May 2007D.O.B.30/09/1942 A friend of the
McCann's
DOUG SKEHAN
Dr Doug
Skehan
D.O.B: 04/11/1952
is the clinical
director of cardiology at Glenfield hospital and
a Director of The Madeleine Fund,
appointed 16 May 2007
He is Gerry McCann's boss and golfing buddy. As an avid
rugby fan, he managed to get Martin Johnson on board for the
launch of the fund. His wife, Marcelle Skehan (also known as
Dr Morris), is a general practitioner (GP) in a Coalville
practice. Douglas
Skehan resigned 24/08/ 2010
PHILIP TOMLINSON (76) year
2007
Philip Tomlinson, a lawyer and former coroner,
in Leicestershire was also
a
Director of the Madeleine Fund
appointed 20 June 2007
(Resigned) replaced by: John Corner
January 9th 2008..
He holds 4 directorships. Born 1931, Philip Tomlinson
trained in medicine. He's a local councillor and sits on
Charnwood Borough Council elected to Chair of The Standards
Committee till 2008. He has published medical papers in
psychiatry and surgery papers:
http://lib.bioinfo.pl/auth:TOMLINSON,PJ
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available
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Madeleine’s fund is a non
charitable not-for-profit company, which has been
established to help find Madeleine McCann and to support her
family and bring her abductors to justice. Any surplus
funds will be used to help families and missing children in
the United Kingdom, Portugal and elsewhere in similar
circumstances. If there are surplus funds Madeleine’s Funds
can be converted into a charity.
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 Peter Hubner,Brian
Kennedy, John McCann,
Michael Linnett,Edward Smethurst
,
Doug Skehan
and Jon Corner.
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.
The Board and its
individual Directors will ensure that the Fund is subject to
required financial legal scrutiny. They will ensure
that they receive reliable external advice and information,
as the basis for making good decisions.
Fund Objectives
1.1
The full objects of the Fund are:
1.1.1 To secure the safe return to her
family of Madeleine McCann who was abducted in Praia da Luz,
Portugal on Thursday 3rd May 2007;
1.1.2 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
1.1.3 To provide support, including
financial assistance, to Madeleine’s family.
1.2 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
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 Peter
Hubner, Brian
Kennedy, John
McCann, Michael
Linnett, Edward
Smethurst , Doug
Skehan, 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:
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 nine
directors of the
Fund. They are:
Peter Hubner; a
retired
consultant;
Brian Kennedy, a
retired head
teacher;
John McCann, a
medical
representative;
Edward Smethurst
– A Commercial
lawyer;
Doug Skehan,
clinical
director in
cardiology at
Glenfield
Hospital;
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
SKY
caption:'Madeleine's
mother
has
paid
tribute
to
the
millions
of
people
who
have
visited
the
website,
set
up
to
help
find
her
daughter.
It's
become
a
global
operation,
run
from
a
small
town
in
the
Scottish
Highlands.
Sky's
James
Matthews
reports.'
CALUM MACRAE
(19)
Year 2007
19-year-old
internet
expert runs
Find
Madeleine
website
which has
attracted
more than
400,000
unique users
and helped
to raise
more than £1
million in
donations
for
campaign. He
is a
Director of
Infohost.
(His father,
Cameron
MacRae, a
police
officer, is
the
Director/Secretary
of the
company)
Calum is an
ex-pupil of
Phil McCann.
Calum
McRae
Calum McRae
Website
Calum McRae
Website
Kate
and
Gerry
'plan
£2m
film
deal'
as
Madeleine
Fund
dwindles
Mark text: Madeleine's Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned
Status
Status: Registered
Classes: 09, 16, 36, 41
Relevant dates
Filing date: 18 May 2007
Next renewal date: 18 May 2017
Registration date: 22 February 2008
List of goods or services
Class 09: Downloadable internet publications
Class 16: Printed matter
Class 36: Charitable fundraising; charitable and
non-charitable services relating to the provision of
assistance to families and others affected by missing
children.
Class 41: Non-downloadable internet publications
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