Madeleine McCann

Madeleine McCann Case – UPDATE – Application seeking permission to commence a Judicial Review.

When Madeleine McCann disappeared, on 3rd May 2007, unprecedented worldwide publicity followed. Donations to aid finding her, flooded in from across the globe. Donations were made by members of the public and celebrities.

Twelve days after Madeleine had been reported missing, her parents opened a limited company
Madeleine’s Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned Limited. It has a UK company number: 06248215

Donations accumulated in this company.

In May 2011 when David Cameron was the UK Prime Minister, ‘Operation Grange’ was set up by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) London, at the request of the Home Secretary.

Every 12 months since, as regular as clock work, the Metropolitan Police have applied to the UK Home Office for further funding of their investigation in to the disappearance of Madeleine. The last time they applied was February 2024.

On every single occasion, the Home Office have granted more and more public funding, to the Metropolitan Police. Always giving them (to my knowledge) the full requested amount. To date the funding stands at over 13 Million pounds.

On no occasion, have the Metropolitan Police, asked for any funding for ‘Operation Grange’ from Madeleine’s Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned Limited. The Met Police have confirmed that to us in writing. As of 31st March 2024 the free publicly accessible online accounts confirm, there is in excess of one million pounds just sitting in the bank account, controlled at least in part by Madeleine’s parents.

As a UK tax payer it is difficult to understand why people are unwittingly giving a second time, to the same cause, when the original donations are just allowed to sit in a bank account.

In May of 2025 I thought it was reasonable therefore, to ask the High Court, Strand, London to consider if the latest round of funding, agreed to be granted to the Metropolitan Police from the UK Home Office in 2025, was ‘irrational.’

Since filling the documents of my application, in person at the High Court, on 19 May 2025, I have been waiting to have the matter considered by a Judge. My application was simply asking, if a Judge would grant me permission to commence a Judicial Review hearing. A decision made with out a hearing, just on paper. A permission only legal decision to proceed or not.

Nobody could possibly have for seen, when Madeleine was reported missing all those years ago, 3rd May 2007, the public would be funding her search now in 2025.

There appears to be no end, to this endless funding for one child, and no question ever been asked, by any Judge as to what the 13 million pounds to date, has been spent on. So I guess the public will still be funding, ‘Operation Grange’ in ten or even fifteen years time, or may be twenty years.

I am sure you can understand by now from my tone, a Judge has refused my application seeking a Judicial Review.

Mr Justice Swift on the 06 January 2026 made the following order.

“The application is certified as totally without merit.’

Mr Justice Swift also stated, ‘as the application was considered to be totally without merit, you may not request that the decision to refuse permission be reconsidered at a hearing before the Administrative Court [see Civil Procedure Rule 54.12 (7)].

He then gave me fourteen days to pay court costs. They are payable to the Home Office!

What other missing child, has ever had thirteen million pounds spent on their case? I cannot think of one such case, only Madeleine McCanns case.