Social Security Cancels CRIAMAR's Registration as IPSS for Inactivity

The Madeira Social Security Institute (ISSM) has cancelled the registration of CRIAMAR - Associação de Solidariedade Social para o Desenvolvimento e Apoio a Crianças e Jovens as a Private Social Solidarity Institution (IPSS). The decision was taken by order of the president of the ISSM's Management Board, dated 9 November 2026, and was published in the Official Journal on 12 November 2026.

What was decided#

With the cancellation, CRIAMAR no longer appears in the regional register of IPSS. The act was formalised through endorsement no. 1/2026 to registration no. 1/07, on page 37 of the Book of Registration of Private Social Solidarity Institutions, also dated 9 November 2026.

Reason#

According to Declaration no. 37/2026, the cancellation is due to the association's failure, over a period of two years, to carry out the activities necessary to achieve the objectives of its social action. The declaration does not specify what those activities were nor does it detail the institution's history.

Background#

IPSS are privately run, non-profit institutions that carry out social action, meaning support services for individuals and families. Their register is maintained by the ISSM, which applies the Registration Regulation, approved by the annex to Portaria n.º 135/2024, of 18 April. It is this regulation that underpins the published declaration, namely Article 3, paragraph c) of no. 3 of Article 7, paragraph b) of no. 1 of Article 13, and paragraph d) of no. 2 of Article 16.

What the notice does not clarify#

The published document does not state whether the association has any available appeal, nor does it indicate the destination of its assets or of any support it received. It also does not say whether CRIAMAR continues to exist as an association, apart from its registration as an IPSS.