Charity Inquiry Launched into Captain Tom Foundation's Finances

He raised over £38 million for NHS Charities Together and won the nation's hearts with his fundraising walk.

After his death in February 2021, his family set up the Captain Tom Foundation to support causes close to his heart.

However, the Charity Commission launched an inquiry into the Foundation's finances and found that it had paid more than £162,000 in management costs in its first year, despite only granting £160,000 to four charities.

The Foundation is no longer taking donations, and a building that used the charity's name must be torn down.

The Captain Tom Foundation, set up by Sir Tom Moore, a former British Army officer, has announced that it would cooperate fully with a statutory inquiry by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The inquiry was launched amid concerns that his family may have profited from using his name.

The Foundation's statement came as it was reported that Hannah Ingram-Moore, who lived with Sir Tom, was told to knock down an unauthorized building used as a home spa.

The building had received planning permission in August 2021 and had been partly constructed when revised plans were submitted in February 2022, which included a spa pool, toilets and a kitchen "for private use." The revised plans were turned down by Central Bedfordshire Council in November 2022.

The £38m raised by Sir Tom's walks, managed and distributed by NHS Charities Together, was not under investigation.

The money had funded thousands of projects, including mental health support for NHS staff, training for emergency volunteers, equipment and support for patients, and community partnership programs to prevent ill health and reduce pressure on NHS services.

The Captain Tom Foundation is a completely separate organization from the Charity Commission's inquiry.