Captain Tom’s Daughter Profited From the Charity in His Name

Europe|He Was a National Hero in Britain. His Daughter Profited From His Name.
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The family of Captain Tom Moore, who raised $50 million for Britain’s health service during the pandemic, has been criticized for ‘serious and repeated’ misconduct by an official inquiry.

His walk for charity at the age of 99 captivated a nation in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic. But the legacy of Captain Tom Moore, the decorated British Army officer who raised nearly 40 million pounds, or $50.5 million, for the National Health Service, has been tarnished by disclosures about how his family profited from the sudden fame of their plucky patriarch.
On Thursday, Britain’s Charity Commission said in a damning report that Mr. Moore’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, and her husband Colin had “damaged public trust” with “serious and repeated instances of misconduct” relating to a charitable foundation set up in the name of Mr. Moore, who died in 2021.
The couple held on to an advance worth close to 1.5 million pounds, or $1.9 million, for three books by Mr. Moore, rather than giving a portion of it to the foundation as they had signaled they would. They used the foundation’s name to obtain approval to build a spa and pool facility next to the Moore family home in Bedfordshire (they were later ordered to tear it down).
And Ms. Ingram-Moore had been “disingenuous” when she claimed in interviews that she had never been offered a six-figure salary to become chief executive of the Captain Tom Foundation. She had discussed a salary of 150,000 pounds, applied for one of 100,000 pounds, and was rejected by the commission.
“Captain Sir Tom inspired a nation and reminded us what service to others can achieve even in the most challenging of times,” said David Holdsworth, the chief executive of the Charity Commission, in a statement. “Sadly, however, the charity set up in his name has not lived up to that legacy of others before self, which is central to charity.”
“We found repeated instances of a blurring of boundaries between private and charitable interests, with Mr. and Mrs. Ingram-Moore receiving significant personal benefit,” Mr. Holdsworth said.