TRANSPARENCY
Doctors for Madagascar is registered in the UK as Doctors for Madagascar UK, in Germany as Ärzte für Madagaskar e.V. and in Luxembourg as Médecins pour Madagascar a.s.b.l
As a charity we take transparency seriously, and try to comply with best practice in the countries where we operate. Since the requirements are different for different countries, the approach of the different branches varies slightly. More information on this can be found below, separately for each branch of the charity.
NAME, LOCATION, ADDRESS AND YEAR FOUNDED
Doctors for Madagascar UK is a charitable trust registered in England and Wales under the number 1153478. DfM UK was founded in May 2013 and our current address is
Doctors for Madagascar UK
8 Wrights Road
Bow, London
E3 5LD
AIMS AND GOALS OF DOCTORS FOR MADAGASCAR UK
Please see our trust deed or our entry in the registry of the charity commission.
TRUSTEES
Doctors for Madagascar UK is set up as a charitable trust. Our trustees are:
Hannah Watson
Peter Emmrich
Michael Zakiewicz
Joseph Watson
GIFT AID
DfM UK is eligible to receive gift aid. Gift Aid is a UK tax relief specifically designed to benefit charities and encourage charitable giving. If you’re a UK taxpayer, Gift Aid means that for every pound you donate to a UK registered charity, the charity can reclaim 25p from the government – the basic rate income tax that you have already paid on it. This increases the value of your gift by 25% at no extra cost to you!
The easiest way to gift aid a donation is to use our online giving form.
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Please see our latest annual report
EMPLOYMENT
Doctors for Madagascar UK does not currently employ any paid staff and all work is done by volunteers and trustees. We work closely together with our sister charities in Germany and Luxembourg. Of the three branches of the charity the German chapter, Ärzte für Madagaskar e.V., is the largest and currently employs one project coordinator, but still relies heavily on the work of many volunteers. In addition we employ a number of project managers in our office in Antananarivo, Madagascar, as well as medical staff and project coordinators at the project sites.
ACCOUNTS AND AUDITS
You can find a statement on the income and spending of all three sister charities (UK, Germany and Luxembourg) in our annual report.
DATA ON THE USE OF FUNDS
Information on use of funds can be found here.
LEGAL ARRANGEMENT OF ACTIVITIES IN MADAGASCAR
Doctors for Madagascar has a contract (Accord de Siège) with the Madagascan government which enables us to be active in the country as an international NGO.
Since there is no statutory disclosure requirement or public register for charities in Germany, Transparency Deutschland e. V., has defined ten key areas that charities should voluntarily provide information on.
Here, we publish information on these ten topics, for Ärzte für Madagaskar e.V. in Germany.
NAME, LOCATION, ADDRESS AND YEAR FOUNDED
Ärzte für Madagaskar e.V. is a charity founded in Summer 2011 and based in Leipzig.
ADDRESS:
Ärzte für Madagaskar e.V.
Naunhofer Straße 22
04299 Leipzig
ÄfM e.V. is registered in the Vereinsregister AG Leipzig under the number R 5080.
INFORMATION FOR TAX RELIEF
Doctors for Madagascar is according to the finance authority Leipzig II, Tax Number 231 / 140 / 28274, from the 11.11.2015 onwards according to § 5 Section. 1 Nr. 9 of the Corporation Taxes Law freed from the Corporations Tax and according to § 3 Nr. 6 of the Trade Tax Act freed from the Trade Tax.
NAME AND FUNCTION OF KEY DECISION-MAKERS
For further information on our team and key decision-makers read here.
ACTIVITY REPORT
Further information about our recent activities can be found here.
PERSONNEL STRUCTURE
Further information about our personnel structure can be found here.
FUNDING SOURCES
Information on sources of funds can be found here.
USE OF FUNDS
Information on use of funds can be found here.
AFFILIATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES UNDER COMPANY LAW
Doctors for Madagascar is a registered charity in Germany. The charity has a Seat Agreement (Accord de Siège) with the Malagasy government and possesses an office in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
NAMES OF LEGAL ENTITIES WHOSE ANNUAL PAYMENTS MAKE UP MORE THAN 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET
Doctors for Madagascar received subsidies in 2017 from the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung, the Saxon Youth Foundation and the ALTERNAID Foundation, which accounted for more than 10 percent of annual revenue.