The Charity Committee opened a case for the charity in March 2021, just one month after Sir Tom’s death, and began examining the organization’s composition. The guard has now launched an investigation as he worries about deals between the charity and a company linked to Sir Tom’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, and her husband Colin. Concerns were also expressed about the decision-making by the managers and the way the charity is run. Sir Tom came to the fore during the COVID pandemic after raising 38 38 million for the NHS by walking 100 laps in his garden before his 100th birthday at the height of the UK’s first lockdown in April 2020. The guard says the money raised for the NHS, which was donated to the NHS Charities Together, is not part of his investigation. The Captain Tom Foundation enrolled in June 2020 following fundraising efforts by the war veteran. The publication of the foundation’s first annual accounts in March 2022 revealed that the charity cost 240 240,000 and donated .000 160,000 to good causes. However, the committee said it was concerned that an “inability to address copyright and trademark issues” in setting up the charity had given a private company, Club Nook Limited, the opportunity to mark variations of the “Captain Tom” name without objection from charity. That could have generated “significant profits” for the company, which is controlled by Ms Ingram-Moore and Mr Ingram-Moore, the commission added. Launched on June 16, the investigation assesses whether Captain Tom Foundation administrators were responsible for mismanagement or misconduct in the management of the charity that resulted in any losses, adequately managed conflicts of interest and complied with its obligations. legislation. Prior to the start of the investigation, the committee worked with the charity on a number of issues. In March 2021, the charity asked the regulator for permission to employ Ms. Ingram-Moore, a former manager, with a salary of 60 60,000 a year, for three days a week. The committee requested evidence of the benchmarking exercise. The charity provided the committee with this information and a revised proposal for the appointment of Ms Ingram-Moore with a salary of £ 100,000 on a full-time basis. Image: The charity has asked the regulator for permission to employ Ms. Ingram-Moore with a salary of .000 60,000 a year Then, in July 2021, the regulator refused permission to hire Ms Ingram-Moore as managing director with a salary of .000 100,000 – considering the proposed salary to be neither reasonable nor justified. The following month, the committee allowed the charity to appoint Ms Ingram-Moore as interim managing director with a salary of 85 85,000 a year, on a three-month rolling contract, for a maximum of nine months, while managers conducted an open recruitment process. The charity has since hired a new CEO. Helen Stephenson, Executive Director of the Charity Committee, said: “The late Captain Sir Tom Moore has inspired the nation with his courage, perseverance and interest in others. It is vital to protect the public’s trust in charity and the people. continue to feel confident in supporting good intentions. “We do not make any decision to launch an investigation casually, but in this case our concerns have increased. We consider it in the public interest to examine them through a formal investigation, which gives us access to our full range of protections and enforcement. powers. “ The committee had previously expressed concerns about the payment of consultants’ fees to third parties, but later said it was “satisfied” that these specific payments were a reasonable compensation for the costs incurred by the companies in setting up the charity. Image: Sir Captain Tom Moore died at the age of 100 last year He added that he was also pleased that the payments were “adequately identified and managed”. Stephen Jones, Chairman of the Board of the Captain Tom Foundation, said: “Of course we will work closely with the committee in its research on copyright management. I note that the administrators confirmed with the committee during the registration process that “the image and copyright of the name were reserved in a private family trust” and the committee knew that this was always intended to happen. “We welcome the fact that the Charity Committee today states that it is ‘satisfied’ with the questions raised about the foundation’s annual report published in February, and concluded that the payments were reasonable and that conflicts of interest were identified and addressed. . “ Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:01 Capt Tom’s daughter: “You will always be with me” Jack Gilbert, who took over as CEO earlier this month, added: “My appointment marks the beginning of a major period of transformation for the Captain Tom Foundation. “With a revitalized and more focused mission, in the coming months we will announce a series of charitable activities both at grassroots and national level that change the way we think, feel and act towards age and aging, the fight against aging and creating meaningful connections between communities and generations. “In collaboration with the board, I use the NCVO-supported Trusted Charities standards to ensure that in all respects, including governance and finance, the foundation adheres to best practices. These will be externally validated as part of procedure. “
