Uh oh. Amid the longstanding inquiry into Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family, one rather damning conclusion has so far been reached. It has been revealed today that Captain Tom’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband have been disqualified from being charity trustees as part of an ongoing investigation by the Charity Commission. Talk about a fall from grace…
Interest in the Captain Tom Foundation – set up in 2020 after the army veteran fundraised £38.9 million for the NHS during lockdown – piqued after concerns arose about the management of the charity and its independence from the ex-soldier’s family. Sir Tom Moore passed away in February 2021, shortly after his 100th birthday and six months later, his daughter was made CEO of the charity. She held her position until April 2022 while her husband had remained one of the Foundation’s trustees. The charity stopped taking money from donors last summer and the family’s lawyer has hinted it could shut down entirely.
The family of the lockdown hero became entrenched in scandal after it emerged, amongst other things, that the Ingram-Moore’s had pocketed £800,000 from Captain Tom’s book sales. Other dodgy dealings include the pool and spa complex the family had built at their £1.2 million Bedfordshire home – which they have since had to tear down. And Ingram-Moore lined her own pockets too, paying herself a hefty sum to run the Captain Tom Foundation – a cool £85,000. Alright for some…
In a statement released today, the family pushed back against the findings, saying that they ‘fundamentally disagree with the conclusions reached by the Charity Commission’. They went on:
The disqualification has been imposed without the conclusion of the statutory inquiry into The Captain Tom Foundation. The commission’s failure to conclude the inquiry prolongs our deep distress and hinders our ability to move on with our lives, extending the pain and impact on our family and our father/grandfather’s legacy.
The family also announced that they had chosen to make the ‘extremely difficult decision’ not to launch an appeal bid. Given the Ingram-Moores’ tendency to spark headlines, it’s probably wisest they try and keep their heads down…
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