Colin Ingram-Moore pictured left, with Captain Sir Tom Moore, centre, and Hannah Ingram Moore second from right (Picture: Splash News)
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has been barred from being a charity trustee, along with her husband.
In a statement, the family said they ‘fundamentally disagree’ with the decision.
Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband Colin were disqualified by the Charity Commission after a three-year investigation by the government body regulating the field.
They said: ‘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 / grandfathers’ legacy.
‘It has been a harrowing and debilitating ordeal that has gone on for over two years.
‘We are increasingly concerned that the Charity Commission’s process may have evolved into a relentless pursuit, and question whether it is a tactic by the Commission to make our lives more difficult, by suspending us in constant fear and mental anguish.
‘The orders of disqualification do not state that Hannah Ingram-Moore or Colin Ingram-Moore have misappropriated or received unauthorised payments from the charity’s funds, including public donations. We have never accessed or made any payments from the charity’s bank account.
‘Independent Trustees have maintained full control over the charity’s finances since inception.
‘We fundamentally disagree with the conclusions reached by the Charity Commission.’
A statutory inquiry into The Captain Tom Foundation was opened in 2022 after concerns about the charity’s management were raised the previous year, including about the charity’s independence from the family’s businesses.
The foundation was registered on 5 June 2020, following the fundraising efforts of the late Captain Sir Tom Moore during the pandemic.
He inspired the nation by raising £38 milliion for NHS charities, when he set a goal of walking 100 laps of his garden by his 100th birthday on 30 April 2020.
The foundation was registered as a grant-making charity, for the advancement of public health and wellbeing.
Helen Stephenson, CEO of the Charity Commission, said when the investigation was announced in 2022: ‘The late Captain Sir Tom Moore inspired the nation with his courage, tenacity and concern for others.
‘It is vital that public trust in charity is protected, and that people continue to feel confident in supporting good causes.
‘We do not take any decision to open an inquiry lightly, but in this case our concerns have mounted. We consider it in the public interest to examine them through a formal investigation, which gives us access to the full range of our protective and enforcement powers.’
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