The fundraiser's family damaged public trust by not donating any money from his books, a report finds.
Captain Sir Tom Moore said at the time that writing his memoir was an opportunity to raise more money for charity in his name
"The public – and the law – rightly expect those involved in charities to make an unambiguous distinction between their personal interests, and those of the charity and the beneficiaries they are there to serve." The publisher Penguin, and promoter Carver PR, said the family gave repeated assurances that part of the advance would be used to set up and fund the foundation.
The following year, his daughter was approached to be a judge and signed an ambassador agreement with Virgin Media O2 while chief executive of the Captain Tom Foundation, for which she was paid £18,000.She had already been made interim chief executive at the charity, on an annual salary of £85,000. In 2021, the Ingram-Moores received approval from the council to build a Captain Tom Foundation building beside their home, after referencing the charity’s name and number "numerous times" in the planning application.
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