Captain Tom Day celebrating NHS fundraising hero is ‘postponed’ as watchdog probes charity accounts after he ‘attempted to appoint his daughter as CEO with pay of £150,000”
- Fundraiser named after Captain Tom Moore held to celebrate the older generation
- But one of the event organizers said the event was suspended amid a surveillance investigation
- It follows that the charity tried to pay Hannah Ingram-Moore a six-figure salary
Captain Tom Day has been postponed, reports say, while a watchdog investigates the charity’s accounts after he allegedly tried to appoint his daughter as chief executive on a six-figure salary .
The fundraiser named after Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised £39.3m for the NHS during the pandemic, was set up to celebrate the older generation and contribute to organizations that support them by June.
But Dame Esther Rantzen, one of the organizers of the event, said the war hero’s daughter was putting the day on hold due to requests from the Charity Commission.
It follows that the Captain Tom Foundation tried to pay Hannah Ingram-Moore a salary of around £150,000 before the watchdog intervened.
The fundraiser named after Captain Sir Tom Moore (above), who raised £39.3million for the NHS during the pandemic, was set up to celebrate the older generation and help with organizations that support them in June
It follows that the Captain Tom Foundation tried to pay Hannah Ingram-Moore, above, a salary of around £150,000 before a watchdog intervened
On whether she would want to be linked to the charity if the watchdog ran into trouble, Dame Esther also said: ‘I absolutely have to protect my own reputation,’ The Independent reported.
A description of the event on the charity’s website reads: ‘It will be a day for those who have given us so much, a day to inspire and empower those who have often felt rejected.
“It will be a day to remind us all of the positive impact achieved by working together across generations, promoting a sense of pride and purpose for many who have felt they have been left behind.
“You will be encouraged to raise funds, share stories and events, and recognize projects and organizations that support our aging population. We will also be offering an innovation award as part of the event.
The latest comments come after the family of late-war veteran, the Ingram-Moores, won planning permission in 2021 for a new home on the grounds of their current home, The Sun reported.
It will include a kitchen, toilets and an outdoor patio and will measure 15x6m.
The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore (pictured on the day the war veteran was knighted) are set to build an extension to their home with a toilet, kitchen and patio which will be ‘mainly’ used for charitable purposes
Planning documents claimed it “would be used partly for private purposes, but primarily in connection with the Captain Tom Foundation.”
The Matrix Group, which already has offices on the property, made the planning request.
The new home “is entirely funded by family money,” Hannah Ingram-Moore said.
It is understood that the proposal to put Ms Ingram-Moore in the role of CEO was made by directors, while the reported salary was around 10% of the charity’s total income for the first year from May 2020 to April 2021.
The charity said that during the directors’ discussions with the regulator, Ms Ingram-Moore ‘made the decision that the CEO role was not something she wanted to pursue’ as she wanted to focus on d other commitments.
The Charity Commission said its ‘engagement’ with the charity’s trustees was ongoing.
